Jun 24 2008 01:09 PM
Getting ready to leave for Puerto Rico tomorrow.
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Vacations 2008
| sharpie Feb 13 2008 03:31 PM |
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Leaving for Rome on Friday for 9 days. Renting an apartment with the missus, Lenny, two friends and their son near the Piazza Navona. Hoping that Soup and Wolf's parody will be done by the time I get back.
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| Rockin' Doc Feb 13 2008 04:08 PM |
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Have a great trip!
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| soupcan Feb 13 2008 04:10 PM |
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Leaving for Vail, Colorado on Saturday for a week. Doing some skiing with the wife and kids.
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| SteveJRogers Feb 13 2008 05:38 PM |
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I see no one wanted to bump my sorry ass picture from November...
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| Willets Point Feb 13 2008 08:28 PM |
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This forum has room for only one ass, and that's Vic's.
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| AG/DC Feb 13 2008 08:32 PM |
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Sorry.
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| Gwreck Feb 13 2008 09:11 PM |
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Seattle for a coupla days at the end of March.
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| Willets Point Feb 13 2008 09:13 PM |
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Charlottesville is a lovely town to stroll and Monticello is a must-see. Any free time could be spent on the Skyline Drive and/or Blue Ridge Parkway.
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| A Boy Named Seo Feb 13 2008 10:24 PM |
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Albuquerque tomorrow for a handful of days. Supposed to snow! I don't even have a real coat!
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| Rockin' Doc Feb 14 2008 05:29 AM |
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Willets Point - "Charlottesville is a lovely town to stroll and Monticello is a must-see. Any free time could be spent on the Skyline Drive and/or Blue Ridge Parkway."
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| Willets Point Feb 14 2008 06:39 AM |
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The UVA campus is worth seeing too, especially the parts Jefferson designed.
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| Benjamin Grimm Feb 14 2008 07:15 AM |
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Gonna be in Florida for a little over a week in March. Part vacation, part visits to family and friends. Will include a trip to Port St. Lucie to see the Mets play the Indians of Cleveland, and a couple of days in the Everglades.
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| themetfairy Feb 14 2008 07:19 AM |
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Yancy - is that the last weekend of March? I'm going to be there for that game also.
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| Benjamin Grimm Feb 14 2008 07:25 AM |
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No, it's a Wednesday game. March 19, I think.
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| themetfairy Feb 14 2008 07:38 AM |
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Ah, oh well.
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| metsguyinmichigan Feb 14 2008 09:07 AM |
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Visiting my parents near West Palm Beach in early April.. Missing the Mets play the Marlins by two days! GRRRRR.
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| DocTee Feb 14 2008 09:21 AM |
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I'm supposed to cruise with my school's training ship from Hawaii to Tonga, Tahititi and New Caledonia, but failed my physical(!) and am awaiting clearance from a cardiologist.
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| John Cougar Lunchbucket Feb 14 2008 09:27 AM |
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We're heading to Florida for a few days in early March. Hopefully somewhere more exotic later this year.
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| Farmer Ted Feb 14 2008 10:36 AM |
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Whipple Dam State Park if the Lunchbuckets are headed this way again.
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| SteveJRogers Feb 15 2008 07:21 PM |
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Right now I'm tentatively scheduled to see the Mets in San Diego in early June.
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| Fman99 Feb 15 2008 09:19 PM |
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Not a vacation, per se, but I spent two days this past week in San Antonio for work. Did the River Walk and enjoyed two days of 70-ish degree weather before coming home.
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| A Boy Named Seo Feb 21 2008 08:28 AM |
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Just booked us a place in Telluride for the [url=http://www.bluegrass.com/telluride/lineup.html]bluegrass festival[/url].
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| metirish Feb 21 2008 02:19 PM |
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Looks like a very fun trip Seo, cracking website too.
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| Farmer Ted Feb 21 2008 02:27 PM |
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I'm soooo close to a business trip to the Bahamas in March.
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| sharpie Feb 25 2008 06:18 AM |
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Back from Roma.
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| AG/DC Feb 25 2008 06:53 AM |
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I'm going to New York for our annual conference tomorrow.
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| AG/DC Feb 26 2008 07:08 AM |
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I"m off. Call me at the Hilton New York City. Maybe I'll introduce you to S.
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| John Cougar Lunchbucket Feb 26 2008 07:09 AM |
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Dude.
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| Benjamin Grimm Feb 26 2008 12:06 PM |
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Hawaii in August.
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| John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 03 2008 09:55 PM |
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Flying down to Florida, see yas Sunday.
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| Triple Dee Mar 04 2008 04:55 AM |
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Has anyone ever been to Asheville, NC?
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| Rockin' Doc Mar 04 2008 05:16 AM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Mar 04 2008 06:54 AM |
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Asheville is a small, vibrant city set amid the Blue Ridge Mountains. A beautiful area, particularly in the spring or fall. The Biltmore Estate and the historic Grove Park Inn are two sites well worth visiting. Beautiful hiking trails and waterfalls abound in the immediate surrounding area. There are some great restaraunts (some with great mountaintop views) and several good local theatres. Due to it's elevation, Asheville enjoys rather mild summer temparatures, for a southern city.
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| sharpie Mar 04 2008 06:47 AM |
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My daughter goes to school in Asheville. I've been there many times (and I'll be back at the end of this month). Great place for many of the reasons Doc mentioned. Sometimes you feel like you've stepped into Berkeley of the 1970's. A lot to like about that place.
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| Willets Point Mar 04 2008 07:43 AM |
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I went to a wedding in Asheville five years ago. It's a lovely town dripping with charm and chock full of hippies. Also very close to the Blue Ridge for your hiking pleasure.
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| Willets Point Mar 04 2008 07:45 AM |
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Speaking of vacations, we'll be taking the baby on his first trip next month to Washington/Northern Virginia for a friends' wedding. Hope to see the cherry blossoms (I always seem to be a week early or late). We'll be visiting at the same time as the Pope but have decided to not drive around in a glass-enclosed vehicle and wave at people.
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| AG/DC Mar 04 2008 07:49 AM |
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I like Asheville. The hiking and the weather. The Berkeley thing not so much.
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| themetfairy Mar 04 2008 08:06 AM |
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It's not exactly a vacation, but we're going down to DC for a day trip next month to see the Mets in the new stadium.
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| Frayed Knot Mar 04 2008 08:27 AM |
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My sister lives in Asheville ... definitely NOT a hippie.
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| John Cougar Lunchbucket May 22 2008 08:46 PM |
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We got a cabin at Raystown Lake in late June. The Teds (and Coobys, if you're local??) should come and whip out some weenies.
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| soupcan May 23 2008 07:13 AM |
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Back to San Diego in a two weeks with Junior to check on my pops and take in a Mets-Pods game.
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| DocTee May 23 2008 07:18 AM |
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Heading to Sandy Eggo with the family in early-to mid June (after the Mets are there, alas)
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| metirish May 23 2008 07:20 AM |
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Going to Puerto Rico from June 26 through July 8th , we really can't wait for this vacation.
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| Methead May 23 2008 07:21 AM |
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Going to Alabama next weekend for a weddin'.
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| Benjamin Grimm May 23 2008 07:23 AM |
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Where in Puerto Rico will you be?
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| metirish May 23 2008 07:29 AM |
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My wife is from Cayey so we will be there at the family home, but we will be visiting all over , she has mentioned that friends have invited us to Rincon , I guess I will go where I'm told.
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| DocTee May 23 2008 07:52 AM |
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You learn fast, young grasshopper.
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| sharpie May 23 2008 08:20 AM |
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Rincon is really nice. Astoundingly beautiful beaches with monster waves. Lotta surfers. There is also a beach on a cove that doesn't have such killer waves.
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| metirish May 23 2008 08:26 AM |
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I meant to ask if you will be there at that present time Ben Grim?
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| Benjamin Grimm May 23 2008 08:50 AM |
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No, no Puerto Rico for me this year.
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| metirish May 23 2008 08:59 AM |
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Cayey is just north of Ponce , I didn't like Ponce either and from what my wife tells me most people not from Ponce don't like it either , the people from there apparently think they are better than the rest.
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| Farmer Ted May 23 2008 10:09 AM |
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Back from a working vacation of sorts in FLA. 97 each day and the smell of wldfire smoke everywhere. Ugh.
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| Gwreck May 23 2008 10:09 AM |
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First weekend in August, going to Houston to see the Mets Friday and Sunday, will go up to Dallas to see the Rangers/Blue Jays on Saturday.
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| A Boy Named Seo May 26 2008 09:36 AM |
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Just in time to get your greenbacks on the Mets to win it all. There's nothing on the calendar yet for October, but if you've never been to [url=http://troubadour.com/events.php?date=2008-10-01]the Troubadour[/url], it's my favorite place to see a show out here. West LA (but away from Sunset), it's easy to get to, close parking for like $8, and the venue is small and cozy and sounds great. Bands that should or could be playing bigger rooms play there all the time. I can't stop going on vacation. This chick I'm crazy about from Memphis is flying to LA in a couple days and then we're driving back to Tennessee, stopping to see every wigwam, giant ball of twine, and enormous plaster dinosaur that Route 66 has to offer. We're going to see/meet friends and family along the way, and maybe camp in some places we're not supposed to. Me = psyched. Then we've got Telluride in 3 weeks to get our bluegrass on. Boo jobs! Boo!
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| metirish May 27 2008 10:47 AM |
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Turns out that the boat trip I was worried about should be super cool , my wife's friend sent a link yesterday , an Irish guy owns the boat , I can't wait.
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| John Cougar Lunchbucket May 27 2008 10:48 AM |
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Me = envious.
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| metirish May 27 2008 10:58 AM |
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Yeah really , Seo has the coolest fucking time ever.
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| Gwreck May 27 2008 01:53 PM |
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Believe it or not, I've never actually been to L.A. The show I'm coming to see will probably be at the L.A. Sports Arena but depending on timing I may have a couple other days to do things. I had a similar problem last year when I was trying to schedule things for October but was worried about where the Mets would be. This year, as I started to look at days it crossed my mind to check the playoff schedule but then decided against it...
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| SteveJRogers Jun 04 2008 06:25 PM |
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Well, officially time to head to San Diego, well plane leaves in about, eh, 22 hours and change.
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| A Boy Named Seo Jun 04 2008 06:38 PM |
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Have a nice time, Steve. Skip getting bounced from the players' hotel this time and head out to the gas lamp for booze and chixxx instead. And post pictures of that.
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| cooby Jun 10 2008 07:42 PM |
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My mom and sister and I went to Mt. Airy Lodge today
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| themetfairy Jun 10 2008 07:59 PM |
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Is it still beautiful?
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| Willets Point Jun 10 2008 08:03 PM |
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I'm assuming you didn't get the room with the champagne glass bathtub.
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| themetfairy Jun 10 2008 08:11 PM |
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| cooby Jun 10 2008 08:13 PM |
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Yes, its your host with the most in the Poconos. Edit: Ah, I see you found the ad
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| SteveJRogers Jun 10 2008 08:34 PM |
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All you have to bring, is your love of everything!
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| Rockin' Doc Jun 10 2008 08:37 PM |
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But how can you enjoy winter fun when it's 90 degrees outside?
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| seawolf17 Jun 11 2008 04:07 AM |
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Those snow-making machines are really good.
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| Farmer Ted Jun 11 2008 08:42 AM |
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Mt. Airy has a casino now, slots only. IIRC, they tore down the old juke joint and built a new hotel altogether.
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| cooby Jun 11 2008 08:28 PM |
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Yep, we had fun.
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| Farmer Ted Jun 12 2008 07:35 AM |
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Haven't heard about a casino over there but stopped by the one in Erie. I was the youngest person in there with 40 years to spare.
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| sharpie Jun 12 2008 07:49 AM |
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Going to San Diego next month for about a week. Never been. I'll take in a Padre game and boo the Braves the day before the ASG.
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| cooby Jun 12 2008 03:51 PM |
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Except for my sister, that was my case in the Poconos, too :)
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| Willets Point Jun 12 2008 07:15 PM |
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I need a vacation. Where do you go with babies?
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| sharpie Jun 13 2008 07:05 AM |
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I always did lakes and beaches with babies. Beaches have the problem of them gobbling up sand but the surf is a source of fascination. Lakes are nice, you can hold them and dip them in the still water. Urban vacations, my favorite, are out for a few years.
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| Benjamin Grimm Jun 13 2008 07:33 AM |
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We went to Ogunquit, Maine in 2001 when my daughter was two and a half months old. (That's where we were on September 11.) The following spring, when she was ten months, we went to Puerto Rico.
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| seawolf17 Jun 13 2008 08:39 AM |
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The problem that we found with MiniWolf over the past two years is that not only does the day more or less end at 7 pm, which can be a crimp when you're on vacation somewhere, but he had a hard time going to sleep when we were in the room; he wanted to stay up and play.
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| John Cougar Lunchbucket Jun 13 2008 08:42 AM |
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Beach: All the sand you can eat! Really we found you can save $$ on vacation with kids by choosing areas that don't have a lotta highend shopping & dining, since you won;t get much of a chance to use that stuff anyway (for example, efficiency in Hollywood Fla vs. luxury hotel in South Beach). They both have pools and beaches, that's all you're gonna get anyway. We are taking Jr. out to a lake & cabin in PA in a few weeks. Wifey was afraid of full-blown "camping" just yet but I was all for it, so we compromised. We'll let ya know how it goes.
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| Willets Point Jun 13 2008 10:41 AM |
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No joke. And all the grandparents live in The South which is not a summertime destination in my book. I'm thinking of taking the baby to the Maine coast or some quiet corner in Vermont.
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| sharpie Jun 13 2008 10:49 AM |
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We rented a cabin on a lake in Vermont when Lenny was about a year and his sister about 4. Had a great time. Do it.
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| cooby Jun 13 2008 07:35 PM |
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We took our daughter to Cooperstown when she was not quite 1 year old.
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| John Cougar Lunchbucket Jun 21 2008 07:35 AM |
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OK, we're off to the wildnerness. See yas next week!
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| metirish Jun 21 2008 08:19 AM |
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Have fun .
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| Rockin' Doc Jun 22 2008 10:00 AM |
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Greetings from Seattle. We are leaving to tour the wine country later today. We plan to tour (and sample) the Chateau St. Michelle and Columbia wineries. Then tour and sample the wares of the Red Hook Brewery.
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| Gwreck Jun 22 2008 12:08 PM |
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St. Louis and Kansas City in August.
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| themetfairy Jun 22 2008 04:22 PM |
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The combined St. Louis Baseball Museum/Bowling museum is worth visiting, especially since it's near Busch Stadium.
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| Mendoza Line Jun 23 2008 10:14 AM |
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Colorado, part business and part pleasure. Flying out to Denver tomorrow and camping out with a friend who owns some acreage 2 hours west, then back to Denver for a conference Wednesday - Friday, then renting a cabin with a few other people in Rocky Mountain National Park for the weekend.
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| Mendoza Line Jun 23 2008 10:53 AM |
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I lived in St. Louis from 1987-1991...prolly changed a lot since then, but... - Fairy is right about the Arch. - McGurk's, at 12th and Russell in Soulard, was a great Irish bar. I checked the web - it's still there. No idea if it's still good. - The Soulard Market, sort of in that same area - fun to walk around, good for fresh veggies, fresh meats, and probably lunch. If you've ever been to the West Side Market in Cleveland or even the Arthur Avenue Market up in the Bronx, it's the same basic idea. - The Anheuser-Busch brewery tour used to be good in the eighties, but not so much anymore. If you're interested, the brewery is on Pestalozzi St., not too far from McGurk's. - If you can get out to University City, Cicero's on Delmar Blvd. usually has good live music. It's where Wilco/Son Volt got their start as Uncle Tupelo. The area is very college-y, as it's right near Wash U. I think the light rail stops at Delmar. - Don't miss Forest Park - designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, has a decent (free) art museum, a pretty good (also free) science center, and an excellent (and - yes - free) zoo. They used to have some good theater (cheap or maybe even free) in the amphitheater in summer. The art museum has air conditioning. In August in St. Louis, that's enough of a reason to go there. - The botanical garden, not too far from Forest Park - also pretty nice. And Yogi Berra grew up around there. Check out the phone book - I think there's something like two pages of Berras. The neighborhood - called The Hill - is St. Louis's historically Italian neighborhood and is the place to go for Italian food.
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| AG/DC Jun 23 2008 11:15 AM |
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Does the city have blues any more?
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| Mendoza Line Jun 23 2008 02:33 PM |
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Unfortunately, I was never able to find any. That, of course, may have changed in seventeen years.
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| metirish Jun 24 2008 01:09 PM |
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Getting ready to leave for Puerto Rico tomorrow.
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| Willets Point Jun 24 2008 01:53 PM |
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Wow, Lorcan's getting big! Are you visiting in-laws?
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| metirish Jun 24 2008 02:08 PM |
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Thanks Willets , visiting in-laws and friends around the Island. Will be going to Vieques and Culebra on July 5th by charter boat , a friend of the missus hired the boat and it turns out it's an Irish guy.
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| themetfairy Jun 24 2008 10:29 PM |
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Have a great time!
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| cooby Jul 11 2008 06:24 PM |
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Hubby in Seattle right now, but not on vacation.
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| themetfairy Jul 11 2008 06:25 PM |
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Ocean City is lovely. The beaches there are very joggable :)
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| cooby Jul 11 2008 06:33 PM |
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Luckily for me, they are also very swimmable!
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| seawolf17 Jul 11 2008 07:14 PM |
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Next week...
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| themetfairy Jul 11 2008 07:16 PM |
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We're looking forward to having the Wolfs at our door :)
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| cooby Jul 11 2008 07:16 PM Edited 2 time(s), most recently on Jul 11 2008 07:32 PM |
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Edited so as not to terrorize seawolf and family.
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| themetfairy Jul 11 2008 07:18 PM |
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We actually used to have season passes for Sesame Place.
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| cooby Jul 11 2008 07:22 PM |
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| themetfairy Jul 11 2008 08:15 PM |
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She's speechless!
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| John Cougar Lunchbucket Jul 11 2008 08:26 PM |
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We brought Jr. there a few weeks ago. I don't think he ever realized it had anything to do with Sesame Street. He enjoyed the swinging bags best.
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| sharpie Jul 11 2008 09:15 PM |
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Headin' off to Sandy Eggo. Might take in the Padres-Braves tilt on Sunday if I can convince the wife. Might be hard to do that.
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| themetfairy Jul 12 2008 05:26 AM |
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Tell your wife that Petco is a great stadium with some interesting architecture and quirks.
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| soupcan Jul 12 2008 07:33 AM |
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And some pretty good food!
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| MFS62 Jul 13 2008 07:17 AM |
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Yes, have a good trp and enjoy the food.
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| Rockin' Doc Jul 13 2008 11:24 AM |
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MFS62 - "I hear fish tacos are a hot dish out there, and I can't really wrap my head (or lips) around that concept.
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| MFS62 Jul 13 2008 11:36 AM |
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Thanks.
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| sharpie Jul 19 2008 09:43 PM |
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Got back today. Had several fish tacos. Fish are deep fried, kind of like fish 'n' chips fish so they hold up in a taco. First one was very good, the other two times I had them they were just okay.
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| MFS62 Jul 26 2008 09:53 AM |
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Heading up to Cape Cod for a few days starting tomorrow.
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| Number 6 Jul 27 2008 11:02 PM |
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I am heading out on a three-month trip starting Thursday. I've been planning and saving for it for years now. I almost can't believe it's a few days away. Of course, I'll miss the entire rest of the season, though if the Mets end up making the playoffs I'll probably order the radio package and end up sleep deprived. Honestly, the Mets part of the equation is the only real reason I'm nervous about leaving the US behind for a while.
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| AG/DC Jul 28 2008 05:53 AM |
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Wow, enjoy.
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| seawolf17 Jul 28 2008 06:28 AM |
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A dream trip. Wow. Enjoy.
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| Vince Coleman Firecracker Jul 28 2008 06:40 AM |
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Good lord, that is a fantastic trip. I'd say have fun, but I can't imagine you won't.
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| metirish Jul 28 2008 07:00 AM |
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WOW , what a trip, looking forward to the updates. Don't forget the URL.
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| soupcan Jul 28 2008 07:13 AM |
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What do you people do that you can take 3 month vacations?
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| Benjamin Grimm Jul 28 2008 07:26 AM |
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Geez, that sounds great.
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| sharpie Jul 28 2008 09:06 AM |
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21 days is my adult record although in college during the summer I worked aboard cruise ships and took 2 2-month voyages but that was a long time ago.
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| themetfairy Jul 28 2008 09:32 AM |
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All the best Number 6. Take lots of pictures so we can live vicariously through you!
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| John Cougar Lunchbucket Jul 28 2008 09:43 AM |
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Yeah, have fun. Post the link.
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| Vince Coleman Firecracker Jul 28 2008 10:50 AM |
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Has anyone else had a bad experience visiting Japan? When I was there I stayed a night in Narita and could not get a drink anywhere. I was walking around town about 9ish at night with two friends and every bar we went into, someone would stop us at the door and tell us they were closed, despite being packed with people. We kept being pointed to two bars in town, one was a gaudy Irish-style pub playing heinous techno and full of drunken ex-pats and I'm 90% sure the other was a gay karaoke joint. Some of the other bars would have signs over the doors saying things like "No Foreigners Allowed". I wound up working so much while I was there that that night was the only time I got a chance to go into town. I don't know if my experience is typical, but it basically turned me off to ever visiting there again.
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| Benjamin Grimm Jul 28 2008 11:28 AM |
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I wouldn't judge a whole country based on one evening in the town near the airport.
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| Vince Coleman Firecracker Jul 28 2008 11:33 AM |
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No, of course not. But it was a miserable experience, and I'm interested in hearing other people's take.
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| AG/DC Jul 28 2008 11:41 AM |
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Paul McCartney has had some bad experiences also.
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| Benjamin Grimm Jul 28 2008 11:44 AM |
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Here's mine, from 2006: http://cranepoolforum.net/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=5191
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| Vince Coleman Firecracker Jul 28 2008 11:55 AM |
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Well, that's a helluva recap. Looks like your trip there was a lot more fun then mine.
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| Number 6 Jul 28 2008 11:57 AM |
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Thanks, all, for the good wishes. We are very excited. To answer the questions that were asked... I am traveling with my wife of 3 years. She recently received her Masters in speech pathology, and we had been planning to take this trip between the end of her program and the beginning of her new career. I have been working in advertising for the last 4 years, and have been looking to make a career change for a while (not sure to what, I'm looking for inspiration). I've been freelancing for the past 3 months, so I was able to determine my exit date.
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| Benjamin Grimm Jul 28 2008 12:06 PM |
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Don't expect everyone you encounter in Japan to be able to speak English. I took Japanese lessons for six months before going to Japan and there were a bunch of times where I was the one who had to close the language gap.
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| Methead Jul 28 2008 12:17 PM |
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You are going to have the time of your life, man. Have a blast.
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| Number 6 Jul 28 2008 12:25 PM |
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Oh, definitely. I'm prepared to wave my arms around and look like an idiot as much as is necessary.
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| Benjamin Grimm Jul 28 2008 12:41 PM |
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Wow, I just reread that thread that covers my Japan trip, and I found that it ended with me promising more photos soon.
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| Number 6 Jul 29 2008 12:49 PM |
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Here's the link to the site: http://whereareaaronandclaire.blogspot.com
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| bmfc1 Aug 02 2008 08:40 PM |
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Not very glamorous, but our family is in Dewey Beach, DE this week--15th straight year at the Delaware Shore.
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| cooby Aug 02 2008 08:56 PM |
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I rode through there today, too
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| bmfc1 Aug 02 2008 09:15 PM |
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I would have bought you a beer!
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| John Cougar Lunchbucket Aug 02 2008 09:46 PM |
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Don't they kick the adults out of Dewey? Just joking, sorta. My friends from back when owned/ran the Cork (still do I think, as well as the Lighthouse & Rudder now). If you go way back, another friend was one of the identical twin bartenders at the Lighthouse (I guess I was friends with his brother too but not as much).
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| cooby Aug 03 2008 07:57 AM |
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Aw that would have been nice! but it was only about 10 am
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| bmfc1 Aug 04 2008 08:30 PM |
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Dewey is family oriented from Sunday to Thursday. As you said, it's far from that on the weekends.
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| cooby Aug 06 2008 09:12 PM |
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Going to be in Washington DC on Thanksgiving Day and a couple more.
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| AG/DC Aug 06 2008 10:30 PM |
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Oh, you must come and say hi.
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| Benjamin Grimm Aug 07 2008 07:53 AM |
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As mentioned in the Schaefer Business thread, I'll be leaving for two weeks in Hawaii on Monday evening, August 11.
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| metirish Aug 07 2008 08:19 AM |
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Enjoy , sounds like a great trip. One year we'll go there.
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| themetfairy Aug 07 2008 08:50 AM |
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Have a great time BG - take a lot of pictures!
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| Rockin' Doc Aug 17 2008 01:04 PM |
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Returned last night from 8 days of rest and relaxation on the uncrowded, pristine beaches of Ocracoke Island. My wife had no desire to have her peaceful vacation to end. I practically had to drag her to the car in order to depart for the ferry and drive home.
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| Frayed Knot Aug 17 2008 01:10 PM |
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That's the island famous for thier dish of Ocra with Coke, right?
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| A Boy Named Seo Aug 21 2008 10:10 AM |
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Off to Memphis again to see this chick. WT fucking F am I doing??
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| sharpie Aug 21 2008 10:12 AM |
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The missus and I went to Ocracoke last October for our (gulp) 20th wedding anniversary. Loved it. Amazing beaches, great food, purty scenery.
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| themetfairy Aug 21 2008 10:28 AM |
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Very cool! I hope you have a great time. Buy some flowers before you board the plane - she'll love it if you give them to her as soon as you see her :)
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| John Cougar Lunchbucket Aug 21 2008 10:29 AM |
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She must be a one-date tape girl.
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| metirish Aug 21 2008 10:31 AM |
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Seo , have fun but do vote before you leave.
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| A Boy Named Seo Aug 21 2008 10:48 AM |
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I like her and all, but damn I wouldn't wanna look after those flowers for 6 or 8 hours (w/ layover). Plus, I think the airlines now have a bringing-flowers-to-a-chick-fee they'd pop me with. I have a bag full of crap I've picked up for her over the last month. Thank you, though.
The booby thing? I did already.
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| metirish Aug 21 2008 10:51 AM |
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No , vote in my silly Madchester Poll.....
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| A Boy Named Seo Aug 21 2008 10:54 AM |
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The Farm, baby. The Farm.
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| John Cougar Lunchbucket Aug 21 2008 11:11 AM |
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Going way back in Internet history, former poster Thirteen, probably when he still posted as Seventeen, remarked that he was so nuts about this girl who later became his wife that he made her a mix tape after one date.
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| holychicken Aug 21 2008 11:20 AM |
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Not really a "vacation" but I am heading down to Philly this weekend for a friend's bachelor party. We are going to the game at CBP on Saturday, so I can root against the Phils. Also, I have been studying the boobies thread closely to prepare myself for the night after the game.
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| themetfairy Aug 21 2008 11:30 AM |
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Bag 'O Crap works, too. So long as it's good crap ;)
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| A Boy Named Seo Aug 21 2008 11:32 AM |
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Fucking guilty as charged. I'd known this girl through our volunteer group for a while before I finally decided to break up with this other girl and go after the right one. The day I'm gonna call her up and ask her out, she sends an email saying she's moving to TN. Well fuck me. Let's go for farewell drinks anyway, I say, and we do, and after that first time we hang out, I made her this hastily thrown together mix before our second date, or whatever, which lasted a couple of awesome days. Then some more days. Then she finally moved. It's like "Brief Encounter" or some shit. Bah. California/Tennessee Battle Royale Mix CD Throwdown Vol. I 1) "Los Angeles" - Frank Black 2) "Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again" - Cat Power 3) "Big Sur" - The Thrills 4) "Tennessee Square" - Whiskeytown 5) "California" - Phantom Planet 6) "Ramblin' Man" - The Allman Brothers Band 7) "California Stars" - Wilco/Billy Bragg 8) "Graceland" - Willie Nelson 9) "Why You'd Want to Live Here" - Death Cab for Cutie 10) "Knoxville Girl" - The Lemonheads 11) "Los Angeles" - X 12) "Pride (In the Name of Love)" - U2 13) "California" - Jay Farrar 14) "Nashville to Kentucky" - My Morning Jacket It was ballsy going with the Cat Power and Lemonheads versions instead of Dylan and the Louvin Brothers, but I think I pulled it off. Vol II. was a heavy-hitter, too. I'm running out of ammo for Vol. III.
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| A Boy Named Seo Aug 21 2008 11:33 AM |
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It's good crap.
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| John Cougar Lunchbucket Aug 21 2008 11:35 AM |
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awesome! Can't let them one-date-tape girls get away.
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| AG/DC Aug 21 2008 01:32 PM |
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The Mets have a Tennessee affilliate. Not much surfing there, though.
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| A Boy Named Seo Aug 21 2008 01:47 PM |
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I think Twain tried it on the Mississipp and struck out. "I tried surf-bathing once, subsequently, but made a failure of it. I got the board placed right, and at the right moment, too; but missed the connection myself. The board struck the shore in three-quarters of a second, without any cargo, and I struck the bottom about the same time, with a couple of barrels of water in me." -- Mark Twain, Roughing It, 1866 I'm a California boy. No Tennessee in my future.
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| Vic Sage Aug 21 2008 01:55 PM |
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taking the family on vacation on Saturday.
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| Farmer Ted Aug 21 2008 02:36 PM |
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Final vacation was last Friday. Went to Pittsburgh for the Mets game. Stayed at the Westin which also happened to be the Mets hotel (found out that tidbit as we arrived).
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| Benjamin Grimm Aug 27 2008 08:11 AM |
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Back from Hawaii. I intend to share photos. Hopefully I'll actually do so!
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| AG/DC Aug 27 2008 08:14 AM |
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Aloha.
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| soupcan Aug 27 2008 08:18 AM |
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Did you find Greg's bad luck tiki idol?
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| Benjamin Grimm Aug 27 2008 08:35 AM |
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The way the Mets kept winning, I suspected I had somehow found a good luck tiki.
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| cooby Aug 27 2008 08:17 PM |
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Do you make traditional stuffing? I love that...
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| themetfairy Aug 28 2008 12:19 PM |
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We just got back from a five-night cruise to Bermuda. Yes, I've been to Bermuda before, but it's my favorite place in the world and I love being there. We only had a day and a half on the island, but D-Dad loves cruising so the trip was mostly about the time at sea. It was a good way to wind down the summer before my daughter returns to college this weekend.
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| Benjamin Grimm Aug 28 2008 12:33 PM |
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I think the only time I ever wore a tie on vacation was for an hour or two on the day that I got married.
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| themetfairy Aug 28 2008 02:04 PM |
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Cruises have their pros and cons. Personally I prefer getting to my destination and spending more time there. But D-Dad is all about the time at sea - he finds it very relaxing.
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| AG/DC Aug 28 2008 02:14 PM |
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Your daughter has been a-growing her hair.
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| sharpie Aug 28 2008 02:29 PM |
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My father was in the cruise ship industry and during college I worked on them in the summer. When I was a kid we went on several. Can't imagine going on one for pleasure these days. I'm in the group that wants to be someplace else not on a floating hotel.
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| metsguyinmichigan Aug 28 2008 04:35 PM |
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I'm going on a cruise in November. It will be a huge family reunion, kind of a once-in-a-lifetime thing. I'm really looking forward to it!
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| A Boy Named Seo Sep 24 2008 02:10 PM |
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Off to the Redwoods tonight to camp through the weekend.
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| metirish Sep 29 2008 10:58 AM |
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Seo might never leave the Redwoods after this debacle.
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| Rockin' Doc Sep 29 2008 05:38 PM |
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I hope for Seo's sake that the batteries on his XM radio went dead before yesterday's game.
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| A Boy Named Seo Sep 30 2008 03:30 PM |
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The XM radio worked perfectly.
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| Willets Point Oct 11 2008 09:10 PM |
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My mother won a week in a beach house on the Jersey Shore in a charity auction so we're heading out tomorrow for a week. Hoping for Indian Summer as opposed to cold and wet autumn.
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| cooby Oct 14 2008 01:17 PM |
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Going to Finger Lakes this weekend; Washington DC for Thanksgiving
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| themetfairy Oct 14 2008 02:36 PM |
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Have fun!
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| cooby Oct 14 2008 06:08 PM |
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Thank you
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| cooby Nov 28 2008 06:10 AM |
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Hello from Washington DC!
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| themetfairy Nov 28 2008 06:35 AM |
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I'm glad that you're having fun :)
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| Edgy DC Nov 28 2008 07:37 AM |
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Hey, Coo, I'll PM you my phone number if you'd like to meet while you're here. Have a good time.
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| Farmer Ted Nov 28 2008 05:50 PM |
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Technically a 2008 AND 2009 trip. Headed to Cali to chill with some old friends in Palm Springs for New Years. Going to the Rose Bowl, too.
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