I’m a sucker for Vince Flynn books. The are a great mix of politics, the CIA and terrorism plots. The books come off as a fairly realistic “what if”, and they are a fast read. His new book “extreme measures was particularly good. I give it a thumbs up
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Obama, the name
Today is day one with the Obama presidency. Right or wrong, I’ve seen some funny things you can do with his name. It’s been just a few hours but these two were referenced while the market tanked today: Obacolypse Obamagedon It’ll be a great presidency with his name and the newspapers.
Continue ReadingObama Inauguration
The Obama Inauguration was today. It’s an incredible day for African Americans. I can’t imagine how they must feel. A quote from one of the NY Newspapers over the weekend kind of sums it up: “Rosa Parks sat so that Martin Luther King could walk so that Barak Obama could run” Years of struggle have […]
Continue ReadingOrlando Fla.
Our trip to Orlando is about over. We’ll be heading home tomorrow. The 9 day jaunt is ending way to quickly but I feel refreshed, which is kind of what taking such trips is about. For the last few years my wife and I have been trying to get down to Orlando with my sister […]
Continue ReadingVictoria and Albert’s @ the Grand Floridian
I had dinner last night at Victoria and Albert’s last evening. If you clicked on the link you’ll get an idea on the type of menu that was there. It was a 7 course meal with wine pairings. The food was great, the wines were great (we were all looped when we left) and we […]
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Weekend in Pa.
Rosie and I have had some out of town guests stay with us this past weekend. We all decided to go on a little jaunt to Pa. We visited the Amish in Intercourse Pa. where we ate, took little tours and found our way to a vinyard. Since the Hershey Chocolate World was only a […]
Continue ReadingGame Consoles + Blu-Ray
I was running out to pick up a Blu-Ray DVD player, when I spoke to a few people who suggested picking up a Sony Playstation 3 instead. The rational was that it played Blu-Ray DVD’s AND played games. OK I said, and I trotted out the door to my nearest Best Buy. The SP3 was […]
Continue ReadingAnother Christmas in the can
Christmas Eve and Christmas are my favorite days of the year. I love visiting all our family, looking at Christmas lights, and tracking Santa Claus on NORAD’s website. I’m not really about the presents, but I think something magical carries over to Christmas from my youth. I’m probably just nuts. At any rate, some of […]
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