A year ago, we took the plunge and bought annual passes to Walt Disney World. This week, we doubled-down and also bought a pass to Universal Orlando. I guess we are becoming fully-fledged Floridians now. The Disney passes really paid out over the last year. We needed to use them at least 8x to payout the cost … and boy did we. We went to … Continue reading Doubling Down …
We’re down in Florida this week – hiding from the bitter, cold weather in Minnesota. Some friends of mine say that I’ve “gotten soft” in my retirement lifestyle, but they are often the first ones to complain about the Winter weather. Wintering in the Sunshine State might seem like “soft living”, but I feel like I’ve already checked enough boxes of hearty Winter adventures to … Continue reading Bold North Adventures
Apologies to Clement C. Moore … ‘Twas a Sunday in December, as day turned to night. Not a worry was stirring, all felt just right. No work tomorrow, no Sunday night dread. Just watching the Packers pull ahead! The TV was glowing, a warm, steady light. The Christmas tree twinkled, so peaceful and bright! There were no emails to answer, no meetings to plan. Just … Continue reading ‘Twas A Sunday In December
Who would have thought the Republicans would decisively clean-sweep the White House, Senate, and House in this week’s election? Certainly not the media pundits or the political pollsters. Once again, the “experts” were wrong. Most voters clearly didn’t believe that Biden was “sharp as ever”, Harris was a “new path forward”, or Trump was “Hitler” – no matter how many times they told us that. … Continue reading Betting Election Night
The big summer concerts of 2024 are rolling through right now. It seems like every year now, we go to 3 or 4 big shows in July & August. In July, we saw Bachman Turner Overdrive & Pat Benatar. On Monday, we saw a tripleheader at the MN Twins stadium: Steve Miller, Journey, and Def Leppard. Next week we have a double-bill: Lynrd Skynrd & … Continue reading Concert Counting
When we were at our Florida place earlier this month, I drove over to St. Petersburg to catch a ballgame. As I’ve mentioned at least one time before, I’ve been collecting ballparks as an adult, the same as I collected baseball cards as a kid. Tropicana Field was my 31st MLB ballpark stop. I got interested in getting to ballparks in every MLB city when … Continue reading Strange Activity
Sorry I missed my Monday deadline this week. I was on the road to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway with a buddy. The Speedway was on the line of totality for the solar eclipse! The eclipse was amazing. And, a bit haunting. The cold, black disk of the moon staring down on the darkened Earth is really chilling. Very cosmic & otherworldly. It is no surprise … Continue reading Quirky, Cosmic Trip
We went to the Hollywood FL Hard Rock Casino this weekend to check out the Guitar Hotel. While we were there, I put a bet down on my Green Bay Packers – who easily covered the 10.5 point spread, despite losing to the 49ers. You can bet on all the games at the Hard Rock Sports Book: NFL, NCAA, NBA, NHL, and MLB. One thing … Continue reading Betting The White House?
What kind of retiree doesn’t play golf? Me, I guess! Despite being the quintessential retiree sport, I’ve been playing less and less. I was in the garage yesterday and putting things away for winter. When I got to my golf clubs, I realized I hadn’t played at all this year. Not once! So many people retire to play golf, it’s surprising I am pulling the … Continue reading Out Of The Swing …
We’ve spent the last few weeks working on clearing out my wife’s father’s house. He passed away earlier this year. Let me tell you, the man had a lot of coins! I wrote earlier about his collection of valuable coins, but he also had a lot of ‘everyday small change’. I would estimate that they add up to about 2-3 coffee cans worth. To give … Continue reading Small Change
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