Did you know that way, way back in 1963 Alweg Research Corp. — the company that built the Disneyland monorail — offered to give a monorail system to the city of Los Angeles? I’ve ridden both the Disneyland and the Walt Disney World monorails hundreds of times in my life and I’ve wasted thousands of […]
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Here are five places where I’d really like to go on a nice long run some day:
- Maui, Hawaii
- Rome, Italy
- Paris, France
- Washington, D.C.
- Boston, MA
My five favorite rides at Disneyland:
- Jungle Cruise
- It’s a Small World
- Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room
- Pirates of the Caribbean
- Gadget’s Go Coaster
My son’s five favorite rides at Disneyland, and what he calls them:
- It’s a Small World — “Issa Small World the Ride”
- The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh — “Pooh!”
- Gadget’s Go Coaster — “Baby Roller Coaster”
- Storybook Land Canal Boats — “Whale Belly”
- Alice in Wonderland — “Alices”
My five favorite places on Maui:
- Black Rock · Ka’anapali
- Longhi’s · Lahaina
- The Kahana Sunset · Kahana
- Kimo’s · Lahaina
- The Hula Grill · Ka’anapali
My five favorite Disney theme parks:
- Walt Disney World
- E.P.C.O.T.
- Disneyland
- California Adventure
- Disney’s Hollywood Studios (formerly Disney-MGM Studios)
My five favorite places to spend a vacation:
- Maui, Hawai’i
- The Magic Kingdom
- La Quinta, Palm Springs, California
- Paris, France
- Vail, Colorado
Five rides that are no longer operational but which I enjoyed:
Here are five places I have always wanted to visit:
Somehow I never mentioned the fact that in late November of 2006, I attended a black-tie dinner 1 at — of all things — a furniture convention 2 in Scottsdale, Arizona, and — after all the sales awards had been … er … awarded — Hootie and the Blowfish performed. It was quite surreal, and […]
I’m packing for a trip and going through the computer bag I carry with me all day, every day. In addition to five pens and two mechanical pencils, I also have three iPhone AC adapters, five iPhone / iPod / iPad USB cables, three iPhone headsets, three “regular” sets of headphones, six AAA batteries, and […]