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Category: Soap Box
When we get fired up about something
The Caylee Anthony web
We were on vacation out west and happened to turn the news on for the first time in a week. It was Fox news with a story about a missing girl. I didn\’t really pay attention, but my dad commented that
The Olympics – Swimming and Gymnastics
We\’ve been watching the Olympics every night since Friday and it is really amazing to see how great these athletes are. Tonight was the first night I was really frustrated with our Women\’s Gymnastics
They say you should learn something new every day…
Today I learned how to post on the blog more effectively, and it\’s so simple that I\’m surprised I didn\’t figure this out on my own. It\’s easy to write a story about what you did today, it\’s even easier
Orlando and the housing market
I am loving watching this housing market in Orlando fall! I know it is sad for those folks that paid way too much and now they can\’t sell. But for the ones where we offered and they refused – I have
I am scared of vaccinations
And not the needle – the stuff they actually put in you! I know how it works and I agree that vaccines have saved many, many lives. But are so many of them necessary today? I just read an article about
Penalties for DUI
I\’ve been posting a lot of “soap box” topics lately and Chris and I had a discussion on DUIs today. We agreed that if the penalties were strict, people wouldn\’t continue to do it. Last week a car hit
I lost a tire tonight
Chris came and begged me to drive him to McDonald\’s tonight. At 2am. And I agreed. Bad idea! The McDonald\’s he loves (and the one that is open 24 hours) is right next to a construction site. We
Mount Everest
We are currently planning some hiking and camping trips for the summer – and it is a lot more work than it seems! Many of the National Park campgrounds book up months out and some open their reservations
iPod Touch… my review, and a twist!
I didn\’t want any bells and whistles in my FJ Cruiser but the choice of radio stations in Orlando is not good, and the one killer feature of my FJ is that it has an input plug for an MP3 player for the
“It gets hot here”
Lately we have been traveling to cooler climates and whenever someone asks how we like Orlando we always say “we really like it, but it is way too hot all the time!” Then they always respond “Oh it gets
Brides hiring someone to dress them
Doesn\’t that sound odd? And like a waste of money? How hard is it to put on a wedding dress? Apparently it isn\’t that easy! I\’ve seen at least 5 weddings this year where the dress was not put on
Showers and gifts
I have this fear of bridal showers and baby showers. I am trying to figure out why I don\’t like them and I think it all boils down to the presents. I never know what to buy! I know there are registries
Wedding Ceremonies
We had a wedding tonight in a Catholic church. I can usually recite every reading and it is pretty predictable on what the priest will say for his sermon. But tonight was totally different – it was one
Stop and check out the street musicians
You never know who it might be!
Joshua Bell did a “stunt” with the Washington Post recently where he played in a Metro stop at rush hour. Check out the video:
Unbelievable! I think people get
Learning to throw stuff away
I was thinking about this today and I thought I\’d let everyone know that I learned something funny from my Dad, although it did take me a few years to get it right.
Recently we decided to clean out
Are we a small world after all?
Did you hear about Disneyland closing the Small World ride? They are going to revamp it starting this month. Apparently we are not so small – and we are growing bigger each year. So much that the ride
When music videos were good: November Rain
I heard November Rain by Guns N\’ Roses in the car today and I was thinking about how much I loved the video when it came out back in 1992. Stephanie Seymour was so gorgeous and she rocked that Carmela
How History is Repeated
I picked up an old book of Sandra\’s the other day, it was written in 1964 and it is about how to run a successful photo studio. For those of you that don\’t know we\’ve been going to Las Vegas for the
Is the phone company just lazy?
Have you ever dialed a phone number just to get a few rings and the computer telling you that you do not need to dial the area code for the number? Or that you don\’t need to dial \’1\’ before the number?