I really like to travel (NO FLYING THOUGH!), and we were fortunate enough to do lots of it – before we had so many little kids, of course. We still try to make a yearly trip to Florida, especially while we can still fit the entire family in one car – something that soon won’t […]
One of the coolest places we ever visited was a ghost amusement park. It had been in existence for 100 years before closing down unexpectedly one year, leaving everything behind: rides, paths, old vehicles, buildings, food stands, restrooms, and even part of a ferris wheel remained poking out of the trees that had grown up
My parents returned Tuesday afternoon from their 2 week vacation to the Golden Gate State. Some of their highlights included: visiting San Francisco, San Diego (no zoo), the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and Grauman’s Chinese Theatre. It also included a nine hour car trip to Santa Rosa where they visited my mother’s cousin who owns
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Perhaps in an attempt to cash in on the Indiana Jones craze sweeping the nation (not to mention this blog), a treasured crystal skull was stolen from a New Age store in Claremont, California. Hunt for the Crystal Skull Begins Early Let me just point out that I was nowhere near California on the date
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Saw the movie Alpha Dog last night. It wasn’t really my kind of movie, and the only reason I really enjoyed it is because it’s based on a true story… and unlike many movies which claim to be based upon true stories, this one was actually pretty accurate. It’s about a spoiled rich kid named
And now for some youtube fun: VIDEO 1: Bloody Tennis Tantrum WHO: Mikhail Youzhny, a professional tennis player WHAT: Tennis racket vs. forehead WHEN: Monday, March 31, 2008 WHERE: Sony Ericsson Open – Key Biscayne, FL WHY: ????? COMMENTS: If you are bored by tennis, the real fun starts about 30 seconds into the video. Make sure
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