“People ask me what I do in the winter when there’s no baseball. I’ll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring.” —Rogers Hornsby My brother and I had to skip our annual Spring Training trip out to Arizona last year due to the arrival of his first-born child …
Being Disney annual passholders in 2013, we waited anxiously all year for our chance to test the new Magic Bands. Despite multiple trips and stays at various resorts over the year, we never were “chosen” to participate in the test. This weekend, however, we did get to try out a (somewhat limited) version of the …
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My recent Florida vs. Ohio sports contests ended up in Ohio’s favor 2-1. It started two weeks ago when my hometown Indians lost to my current town Rays in the AL wildcard game. Yesterday we drove over to Orlando to see the Cleveland Cavaliers take on the Orlando Magic in pre-season play. The Cavs were …
For a while I’ve been wanting to get some sort of OBD-II adapter and software (like Carbonga) so I could troubleshoot the occasional check-engine light on my ’03 Toyota Highlander. After reading about the Automatic Link back in March, the allure of a shiny new gadget for $70 (with no additional service fees) was too strong to resist so I …
It’s been three years since our last Labor Day Weekend trip to Disney so we were excited to hit the road this evening after work and school and get over to Orlando to start our vacation. We weren’t as lucky as in years past, however, and were delayed on I-4 due to an accident. Our …
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We spent this past weekend over at Disney as we continue to take full advantage of our annual passes this year. In our continued attempt to check out as many of the resorts as possible, this time we stayed at the Carribean Beach. It was a very nice hotel but due to our short stay …
The summer vacations continue: although we just saw the Ohio family two weeks ago in Naples this past July 4th weekend we were back in Cleveland (like last year) for my niece’s baptism. We flew up on the 4th and spent the afternoon picnicking with family before the evening’s fireworks festivities. We spent Friday at Cedar Point, the …
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It’s summer, and that means summer vacation! We just spent the last week with my immediate family in beautiful Naples, FL. Everyone started flying in on Tuesday and we drove down from the Tampa Bay Area to Naples that evening. My brother had procured a four bedroom vacation home on a golf course (a perk …
In what is shaping up to be an annual trip, my daughter and I spent a free weekend in Miami, tagging along with my wife who had business in the area.
We celebrated the arrival of 2013 a little differently this year … with friends at Disney’s Hollywood Studios! It was crazy crowded but definitely a unique experience.