This one is for fellow Disney fanatics – I just read an article about the return to Disneyland of the 17-minute Michael Jackson 3D video, Captain EO. I never got to see Captain EO; my first time to Disney World was in 1992, and the attraction was either broken down during that visit or we […]
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I am a fan of many of the wordpress blogs, especially those written by my wonderful friends here on tangents.org. But recently, I came across a previously undiscovered (to me) blog that is right up my alley, and I was surprised to find out that it’s a wordpress blog: designingzoos.com – does that sound like
It started off so well. I was leaving just a bit early so I could get some gas and other necessities. Oops, a mile from home I noticed that I forgot my boots. Important item for the play, so I had to turn around. Back out for the second time, still early, but without as
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There’s a celebrity in Britian named James May who has a show on the BBC called “Toy Stories”. Each episode centers around adventures he has with one of Britian’s best loved toys. For the episode about Legos (to be aired in the spring), he had a life-size Lego house built in which he lived for
As you may have read in my previous post, we took a trip to Illinois to visit with family and also tour the area’s haunted houses. Well, I’m done whining about my painful mouth, so here’s a run-down of the fun parts: Got to visit with lots of family in the short time we were
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The flu season is upon us, and it’s obvious. In our family, we are teetering between two outbreaks of illness. Last week, it was hand, foot, and mouth disease (not to be confused with its fear-provoking counterpart, foot and mouth disease, which is only found in animals). The kids had little bumps on their hands,
Since early this summer, the powers that be have been building an extension on the street where I work. The paving appeared to have been finished late last week. I thought that the road would be open early this week at this week. I’m looking forward to it, since it will cut off 2 miles
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Living in Lincoln Nebraska was really cool; it was interesting to be in the western part of the midwest and away from the Great Lakes region – there are differences both in culture and in topography. The story of Robber’s Cave in Lincoln interested me for a few reasons, but especially for the wild-west themes;
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The Sky Safari is an aerial ride at the Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo in Fort Wayne, Indiana. It’s like a chair-lift at a ski resort, but lose the snow and add views of zoo animals; including zebra, ostrich, wildebeest and lions. I rode on it earlier this summer with my daughters, mom and uncle, and
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As a frequent visitor to Orlando Florida, the United States theme park capital, the following news stories caught my eye. Disney World and Universal Studios have been competing in an epic battle for tourists for a few decades now, and as a result, us tourists are the real winners! Check out the two new additions
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