I have problems with Palm Springs. Perhaps it's me, but I just can't handle the vibe - the outdoor cafes with misting machines hissing over the sidewalks, the endless strip of stores, the ugliness in the heat. The kind of place where people go so they can say "I'm going to the desert," but what they really want to do is lounge in a hotel and go shopping for a Prada bag. Palm Springs seems to have more mattress stores and coffee shops than any town I've ever been in and I'm still trying to figure out what that means.