I know it is almost Christmas and me half-way dashing out the door to Florida. But the missus asked a speculative question before me. She said what are we gonna do for the kids Spring Break? What a question there. I’m thinking we can chill out in one of those Condo Hotels by a beach.
I can imagine us now. The kids out on jet skis. Me and the missus sipping on some wine. Flipping burgers on the barbecue. Yep this is the way to go.
I am so late with posting this. But I want to let you know that we have the second charity auction listed. This charity benefits the Autism Research Institute in their efforts to find a cure.
What are we offering to the winning bidder this time? The chance to play a role in our upcoming ETU adventure. I posted the beta of our ETU emblem for all to see. I think it is pretty wicked looking. Me likes it. Do you want to be immortalized in Pinebox? You know, not just another tomb stone by the student parking lot.
When I was younger I always wanted to own a Corvette. Not just any particularone though. By that I mean I don’t care about the year of the engine. That engineering stuff is beyond me. I just wanted cool. And cool to my mind is a canary yellow Corvette. I used to see one all of the time way back when. Seeing that Vette zoom by would plant me in my tracks. Really took my breath away.
This memory came back to me today when I surfed around and found a site that sells Corvette floor mats. Maybe I should go drool on a Corvette at the Chevy dealer. If business gets good I ought to be able to restore this little dream.
I feel better today. Still have a 100 F (37.8 C) temp but I feel like some food. Anything beats crackers and applesauce. Perhaps I’ll have a piece of toast. The smell of food has really unsettled my stomach the last couple of days so I look forward to anything different. The missus wants Korean tonight. I don’t know if I can be that adventurous with my tummy yet.
This morning I also fixed the Simple Warcraft comments problem. Thanks Giddy Tiger for making me aware of this problem. I reset my permalinks to the default setting and that cured all. Phew.
Hoping I can spend less time in bed today. So far so good. Thanks for all of your support.
Half of the fun of visiting Las Vegas is the hotels. There are so many different themes and even without the variety shows, magic acts, and superstars each property has so much to offer. Hotels Las Vegas just brings a huge dose of excitement.
A person can fulfill many fantasies in Vegas. Going back in time to visit the Roman Empire at Caesar’s Palace. Having a romantic moment at the Paris Hotel looking out at the city from the Eifel tower. Being a rock star a Planet Hollywood. Vegas is such a fun place. We all deserve a good time now and then.
I don’t know what I did but I have been sicker than a dog. Temperature got up to 102 F (38.9 C) yesterday. Have not really been able to eat or even drink for that matter. Got miserable down pat though. Feelinb better at the moment. Only 100 F (37.8 C) at this moment.
All I have been able to do is watch DVDs in bed. So I am on Season 4 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. I tried to sit up yesterday and that just put me off in a bad way. The bright side is I am ill this week and not next week when the family shall be on the road. Phew!
What caused this? Either I got the flu, had a reaction to pork, or I breathed in some bad mold while cleaning my fish tanks.
Despite resigning, I have not cancelled my vacation to Orlando to go see my old pal Mickey. In fact I need to work on the budget for that trip. Gosh we leave next week.
Today I came across Trusted Travel eNewsletter. I found them just in time. If you follow the link and register, you not only get a chance to win four sightseeing tour tickets, you also have a chance to win an iPod Nano. Trusted Tours and Attractions have 21 cities to choose from too. I am so pleased that one of their locations is Orlando.
They list quite a number of attractions for Orlando too. You can catch tours to Kennedy Space Center. They have discounts to a lot of other local attractions. But the thing that looks really attractive to me is the passes they sell. These passes are good for two, three, or five days. These are good for 50 different tours, attractions, and activities.
The site is quite helpful too. You can find a page of hotels there. A map of Orlando is provided and I am going to use that to plan my route around town. Weather is another piece of information they provide. Raining a bit I see now, but the temperature is nice. I won’t need a heavy coat.
Hey I need to dig out the suitcases. Why don’t you go plan your trip? Join me in Orlando or visit one of their other travel locations. Then we can blog about our trips. 
I pushed a button by mistake. Wanted to edit and hit view instead. A routine ran that let me create Simple Warcraft. Yay!
So now I am ready to blog on gaming over there. I may do some short fiction also.
And now that I see how easy it is to create one more blog, I should be adding the Writer’s Journey soon.
Gosh look at my blog too. Somehow I goofed up my skin and it has reverted to the basic WordPress version. Though it did get my links in the order I prefer. Hmmmm. I have been wanting to change that also. I suspect I will use some of my free time to learn how to make my own skins.
The editing menu on my new blog is different than this one. I thought Yahoo (my host) kept me on the cutting edge of this stuff. Oh well. This won’t be hard to add. Then I can do spellchecking in the blog instead of having to copy to Word. And write in different colors. Did I mention I saw styles too? Also I need to look at tables or Excel addins. I am delinquent on my Hug Hug responsibilities.
I received a box in the mail.
Of course I had to open it.
Styrofoam boxes rest inside the cardboard box. Look a gift card.
What happens when I pull the top off of the Styrofoam? Look inside and we find wine. Two bottles, one red and one white. And some lovely flyers too.
Who sent this to me? The good folds at Gold Medal Wine Club wanted me to try out their product and service. After seeing how it works they want me to let you all know my experience. And I confess that this is my first experience with any wine clubs.
The wine is well packaged. The Styrofoam protects the bottles quite well and I suspect the packaging helps control the temperature so the wine does not overheat while in transit. The bottles I received are Belvedere Russian River Valley 2005 and Bradford Mountain Grist Vineyard Zinfandel Dry Creek Valley 2004. A white and a red respectively.
All of the paper materials are top notch. Very nice quality, so when should you want to mail some wine to a friend for Christmas you won’t be embarrassed by sending shoddy materials. The newsletter is on a glossy paper and the layout is appealing to the eye. The font is easy on my eyes which I appreciate. The first think I notice inside is column on the wine sent to me. They regarding how the wine has been made and what wine credentials they posses. They also have stats on the wine to include pH, alcohol content, total acidity, how long the bottle is aged in oak, cases produced for each vintage and when to drink the wine.
The newsletter includes information about the Hambrecht family wines. These articles tell about the owner’s experience. They allow the reader to have an inside look at the vineyards. This lets the wine connoisseur have the chance to know the wine and not just taste it. I enjoyed the “Wine Wizard” which is a wine trivia section. They have some nice recipes inside and this recipe made use of the wine. This wine club lets you grade the wine and inside the newsletter they presented a score of past vintages.
I think wine clubs are a great concept. Learn about the wine. Sample it. Tell others how you feel about it. Then order more of what you like and at a discount.
I am no longer employed by the College. Yesterday I tendered my resignation and left Lake Jackson. No more hour long drives. At least that is my hope.
Now I hope to limit myself to a short jaunt up the stairs. My goal is to make money through my writing. This includes fiction for print or media. The gear chapter of the ETU book is on my to do list. Writing for blog ads and such will probably increase. The firm is there too and I see the coming tax season as a chance to make some money too. And there is eBay also. So I’m going to be hustling.
I hope to use some of this time to catch up on visiting around the blogs too. There are some folks out there that are long over due for a visit. If I can get the Warcraft blog running and I think I’m getting closer, it shall be followed by a Writers Journey blog. Simple Warcraft is going to be an open blog, while the Writer’s Journey is going to require a subscription. No charge, but I want to control access to that site.
It is strange to feel free today. I hope from here on out the only jerk I have to work for is me.
