Disney Cruise: Day 1
I’m on a boat! Well, a ship, actually. For the next three days we’re on the Disney Dream, cruising to the Bahamas on a short family vacation for Thanksgiving.
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Labor Day Weekend … at home this year
This year we broke our 5-year old tradition of going to Orlando and stayed at home for Labor Day Weekend. The decision was primarily driven by the fact that we had the Busch Gardens Fun Cards we bought at the beginning of the summer (Memorial Day). So rather than going to Disney or Universal like years’ past, we spent …
Baseball, barbecues, and a boat in Cleveland
After spending Independence Day at home with friends from out-of-town (your typical cookout, pool party, then picnic and fireworks shindig), we flew up to Cleveland for a long weekend with more family and friends.
Kicking off the summer at Busch Gardens
Other than our usual Memorial Day weekend preparations for the upcoming hurricane season we had no plans or obligations so we decided to go to Busch Gardens for the day. Even with Tropical Storm Beryl approaching north Florida, we had gorgeous weather for our outing. We had purchased vouchers for our Fun Cards (pay for …
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Spring Training 2012: Recap
It’s hard to believe, but our fourth annual Spring Training trip is over. Time to head back east …
Spring Training 2012: Day Three
It’s our last full day in Arizona … one more game, and hopefully we’ll get to see one Indians victory while we’re out here.
Spring Training 2012: Day Two
Mountain hiking and baseball … another perfect day in the valley of the sun.
Spring Training 2012: Day One
It’s (almost the end of) March, which means it’s time for my annual trip out west to Arizona. My brother and I are going a little later in the season this year and also bringing some other people along: his wife, our sister, and my daughter. The tech arsenal for this trip is pretty much …
A quick weekend in Miami
My wife had business in Miami this past weekend so my daughter and I tagged along for a quick weekend getaway.
Wait Wait … Don’t Tell Me!
This evening my wife and I went to the taping of NPR’s “Wait Wait … Don’t Tell Me!” radio show at the Straz Center in Tampa. The show is normally taped in Chicago, but it occasionally travels around the country. A few months ago when we heard it was coming to Tampa, we just had …