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Obama is here for the seventh time as President.

It is like the old Gerald Ford days only the Democratic version.

There is not much disruption but then I do not run around enough to get into any traffic jams or anything. I am a happy recluse and stay at home.

As it happens, there will be only one day of dodging. On Monday, I will not go my usual path to the gym.

They close the roads around the airport that provide provide a shortcut.

But that is all.

It is believed that he will have a home here when he retires, not full time, the vacation kind.

They have friends here.

There is a mild frisson from it all. A bit of a thrill. I have the impression that, like the Fords, they are low profile people and when the dust settled the Ford family moved freely around the valley and were pretty much treated to muted respect but very little gawking.

But for now, I am gawking and while not at the airport fence waiting for a look at him I am happy that he is here and will get a boost from seeing Air Force One on Monday.

Labels: Obamas

When the Obamas visited the Valley the last time, the rumors began.

Now, a news item. Deemed as "not accurate" by the White House spokesman.

White House Denies Rumors Obama Buying Rancho Mirage Home

Of course it is being denied. No one wants word to go out about buying a new house. Particularly someone as rare and awesome as the Obama family.

It would not be our first President by any means. Eisenhower played golf and had a home here. Gerald Ford.

It is a good place to go because there are so many already famous people here. The "star factor" fades in the desert. Good manners are routine. Gawkers are dispensed with quickly through social disapproval. "Leave them alone".

I would say it is ideal for them for a lot of reasons. Not least of all, the golf. 124 courses. A horrendous drain on the eco system but there they are. Green grass and all. Some are happily "natural" but we know there is no such thing as a natural golf course.

I hope it is true that they will live here. I will not go to see them. I will not gawk. I am like the rest of the people here. Happy to have all kinds of folks and more than happy to leave others alone no matter what their star power.

Labels: Obamas, Palm Springs