MERRY CHRISTMAS

MERRY CHRISTMAS ! Wishing all of you a Merry Holiday and may 2009 be a Happy New Year!!

Need a Little Christmas ?

I have created a Podcast(of sorts) of three Christmas stories that I enjoy listening to during the Holiday Season.

A Christmas Carol in Prose by Charles Dickens ( A Librvox Recording) It is a Five part series that will release a new episode from Dec 18th to Dec 22nd

Its A Wonderful Life - Lux Theater Radio recording.

and finally, Miracle on 24th Street.

The link to the website is http://myfavoritechristmasstories.podango.com .

Recap of the Weekend and Begining of the week

So this weekend was filled with a lot of carpentry projects:



So first, wallpaper the room downstairs, then (pictures to follow), New baseboards, then Crown Molding at the ceiling and finally, framing in the window.

Next.... Monday we had an unusual experience in the Desert....

(That is Kodie in the picture).




And now the view from my house is this...



Count down the 12 days of Christmas over at markandms.blogspot.com

On till Next Post... :D

The 12 Days of Christmas

Will we are at DAY Five of the 12 Days of Christmas so ....


Say it with ME ! ! FIVE GOLDEN RINGS ! ! ! ! ! !

Ok now that is done , here is a favorite variation on the Twelve Days of Christmas Song.


Mr. Williams , Take it away....

Rainy Days and Mondays ..Get me Down

So it is another Monday and we all over slept.

Of Course it looks like the DOG Days of Summer are still here.

Or it is just a Lazy Monday after a Weekend that was TOO Short..

December 2, 1967

Well today this CUTE GUY is 41 years old. But I am looking at the 41st year of my life, as the first year of the next 40 years. So look for me to post a picture of me at 40 on my 81st Birthday.

So a Birthday Wish into CyberSpace....

Well, you know that I would definately "Wish Upon A Star", but a gift that would be fine with me would be another trip to..

Speaking of the Happiest place on Earth! I do share my birthday with a Celebrity, you may know .... Britney Spears.

Not someone that I would have wanted to share my birthday with BUT, At least she was a MOUSEKETEER!

Of Course, you other Disney Fanatics out there know that the month of December, holds another special birthday. That Special Birthday is on the 5th of December.

[Drum Roll, Trumpet Fanfare]

The Birthday of the Greatest Imagineer and Mouseketeer:

Walter Elias Disney

So Make this a Magical Day ... I will try to follow in Walt's Footsteps;

• Stay Young at Heart,
• Believe in the Magic, and that
• All your Dreams Can Come True!

So on December 5th, sometime during your day, hum, whisle, or sing a Disney Song!

You will be "tipping your hat" to the Dreamer that gave the World a little more joy and happiness than it had before.

Remember, It all started with a Mouse !

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARK

TODAY IS MARK'S BIRTHDAY ......






Mark, You have a GREAT BIRTHDAY ! !

Stephanie's Birthday Present

Please click on the PLAY button. Before Reading this post....Please.



So for Stephanie's Birthday, Donna and Len wanted to buy tickets to Jersey Boys at The Palazzo. We tried to get tickets for the Jersey Boys last time we were in NYC. But of couse it had just won a Tony Award and there were no tickets available.

So November 8th at 7:00pm, we were entertained for a full 2hours and 10 minutes! This is a GREAT show.

As we were walking in to the theater a disclaimer about the show containing smoking, strobe lights and strong authentic Jersey language!

I got a chuckle from the disclaimer, in that now i have a new way of catagorizing "cussing" - Authenic Jersey! So instead of the old pharse "excuse my french" , I can see excuse my Authenic Jersey! Of course, I have to pronouce Jersey without the "r".

So if you get a chance to see this show , Please Go! ! ! You will not be disappointed.



Playbill Cover

The Las Vegas Cast

The Actual Jersey Boys

Here is a link to the Jersey Boys Tour

Happy All Hallow Eve (The Eve of All Saints Day).

Happy All Hallow Eve (The Eve of All Saints Day).

Below is one of my favorite Halloween Stories. The recording is a episode of Window To The Magic - #119. It is the background story of the Gracey Mansion.

The Gracey Mansion is the Haunted Mansion in Disneyland.



You can go the the "Window to the Magic Website by Clicking WTTM or the page with this episode is found by clicking here Episode 119

To download this shorten episode click here



A bonus question, What are the names of the Three Hitchhiking Ghosts?

Post your Answer.

There may be a prize....

What did I do today???

I exercised my right to Vote.

I wish I can just motivate myself to just Exercise!!

Just DON'T ask me who I voted for. There is a reason they have those blinders on the voting machines.

Happy Birthday Anthony! ! !

Here are some pictures from Anthony Birthday Celebration!

WOW it was 17 years ago today!Boy do I feel old.

A New Country Song that is sure to be a HIT

Here is a New Country Song that I thought my Sister-in-Law Kristie would like since she is a Big Country Music Fan.

Just press the Play Button below:

The Summer just started and the activities are just beginning...

Well School might have ended on Wednesday, but there was still performing to be done. Anthony and several of his theater classmates were asked to be a scene during the performance of Disney's High School Musical preformance at Plant Hollywood on the Las Vegas Strip. The area high schools were contacted but only the school's that called back were asked to participant. Well with Brandi as a one of the counselors at Anthony's high school and Stephanie being a stage mother. The Legacy High School kids got an opportunity of a lifetime.

Here are some pictures....

PROM 2007 I mean 2008

Yes I know that I have not updated in a while ... Because I was not in LV but traveling again for work.

So here are some pictures from Anthony going to PROM. He went with a big gang of friends(12)that are Seniors and Juniors.








And of course , we have the pictures of Anthony getting ready.........

Anthony's Performance !!!

Here is the Link to thew Hairspary Song..."You Can't Stop The Beat!"

So this week was Anthony's performance in Legacy High School's musincal revue. Anthony has a solo. He is singing Johanna from Sweeney Todd.

Here it is below:



And here is the duet that Anthony was in ..... Brush Up Your Shakespeare ..From Kiss Me Kate.


And Finally, A surprise role thanks to John Travolta.... that was a hint.


Link to follow....

Get answers to Question , even when you are away from your computer.

OK here is a scenario, you are talking to friends...and someone asked Who was that actor who played in the Disney Movie "Enchanted" I hear that he...... So what is the name of that actor?? Well , if you were at home you would just Google it ...Right or if you can not remember of the great Italian restaurant you eat that in Pittsburgh. Well now you can get that information from your cell phone...No nat a blackberry, just a statdard cellular phone.

The service is CHACHA .. You call a 1-800-2CHACHA(242242) or text to CHACHA anbd ask your question.

You than receive a text with the answer! This company uses human guides who receive the qquestions and they research and answer your questions. Pretty Cool. Try it out.

The Website is CHACHA Website


Check it out !

Confused by my new Twitter Widgit??

So you may have noticed that I added a Twitter post to the sidebar of this blog. So "What is Twitter" To answer that question better than I can with words... Here is a Video:


I started using Twitter to follow several podcasters, but it has become an extension to my Facebook page.

Pope Benedict goes wireless with Sprint

Well Sprint is supporting a HIGHER POWER to change their image.

Here is a article about the Pope Benedict's recent trip to the US.

"In nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti..."

"Hey, what's that chirp?"

Apparently hoping to get in the good graces of a higher power, Sprint is providing emergency communications for Pope Benedict XVI during his trip this weekend to New York City.

Before the spiritual leader of the world's 1 billion Catholics arrived in the Big Apple today, Sprint deployed 600 Direct Connect phones for both emergency services and communication between security personnel and the Pope's caravan.

Sprint was chosen for the project by the Archdiocese of New York.

"Robust communications are integral to the success of the Pope's visit, and we decided to work with Sprint because of their industry-leading Nextel Direct Connect product and the instant connectivity that it will provide to our staff during all activities over the next few days," Joseph Zwilling, director of communications for the Archdiocese, said in a statement.

Sprint said 40 Direct Connect phones will be used by the Elite Fleet and the Pope's Caravan, all Cardinals and Vatican VIP personnel as they travel through the city.

The walkie-talkie like phones are best recognized by the familiar chirp which indicates someone is trying to contact them.

Not that there will be any question where Pope Benedict is during the three-day visit, Sprint said the security team will have access to Actsoft's Comet Tracker, which provides GPS location of Direct Connect phones.

The pontiff will speak to the United Nations today, meet with clergy on Saturday and visit the World Trade Center site and say Mass at Yankee Stadium on Sunday.

Submitted by DaveHayes on Fri, 2008-04-18 12:30.

Interesting Article in today's USA Today

There was a article in the USA Today, about a book that is based on this video. This professor is dying of cancer and this is his last lecture and the message to his three kids.

Take a look

Just a Quick Update

Anthony is practicing four days a week for his Musical performance on May 8-9-10. He has a solo. Stephanie has told me that he sounds GREAT!

Of Course I am still traveling for work. I am at Disneyland for this weekend and next. I am training the Entertainment group.

Stephanie is working and running Anthony from place to place( No, he has not taken his driving test yet).

That is all for now.

My Week in OHIo

Here is a Link to My Travels in Ohio for the Week of March 24th- 28th
Mapquest map of journey


I started out in Columbus>Marion>Springfield>Canton>Massillon> Cleveland.


And of course I arrive at he Cleveland Airport  and this is what I saw at my  gate:

So my Six Hour flight from Cleveland to Las Vegas, turns into a 12 hour flight and going on a different airline. So I leave Cleveland on Friday but I did not reach Las Vegas until the early hours of Saturday. :(

Kristie at Life with My Xmen tagged me for a meme.

Here are the rules:Write your own six word memoir.

Post it on your blog and include a visual illustration if you like.

Link to the person who tagged you in your post.

Tag six more blogs with links.

Don’t forget to leave a comment on the blogs you tagged inviting them to play along.

Seeker of Knowledge, Conjuror of Fun!

I have Tagged....... To be completed later

iMAC Air Commercial

So I am a MAC user and I love it! So when the New iMAC Air was released, the song used in the TV commercial was COOL! Except that I did not know the song or the artist. So with the power of the Internet and Google I found out:

Artist: Yael Naim

Song: New Soul

See the Music Video below.



MAC RULES ! ! !

A Special Post For BLAKE !!

A reader of this blog saw your flickr page and the Buzz Lightyear photo that I took on the AstroBlaster Ride at DL. So Blake this pic is for you!!

Anthony and his Pearly Whites

Anthony has been asking for some time to have his teeth whitened.  We had looked into it  with the Dentist and that would set us back about $400 to $800 dollars, plus the Dentist  would not do it unless Anthony was 18 years old.   We have tried the strips from the store but they do not work very  well.   And Anthony is  not a patient kid to begin with.... But what 16 year old  is!

So this past Thursday  Stephanie was at Sam's Club and there was a display/area for a company called WhiteSmileUSA.  There had created an area in the store something like they  do in the malls to demonstrate and give massages.  And they would whiten your teeth in 15 minutes for one application or you could buy the complete package which included two applications and a take-home kit for touchups.  

So Saturday, Anthony  and I went to Sam's Club and here is  pics of the  process.  the total cost was only 189.00   A far cry from $800 for the dentist.

Sorry for the absense But here is what I was up to since the last post

Sorry for the long delay in posting...I need to get in the habit of posting even when I am on the road.

Well, the first part of March I was again in Disneyland. This is project with them will not end till June so I will be spending a lot of time in Anaheim CA.

Here is a picture of the line of business that I was training:

Yes You guessed it the Custodial Staff. For both Parks [Disneyland & DCA(Disney California Adventure)]

So far I have trained the Horticulture, ODV (OutDoor Vending) , Stores, and now Custodial. The next LOB will be Entertainment so I hop to get some pictures of that group.

As a side note I have been working on creating a blog and podcast to share my interest, passion, obsession for Everything Disney. The Domain is http://1313southharborblvd.net , but I only have it pointed to a blog page. Stay tuned for that project.

More observations from my two week tour

Shelby Co. Courthouse Sidney OH City Hall Disneyland Anaheim CA

From the looks of the two pictures above I believe that Walt Disney may have visited Sidney before he located to Burbank CA and started building the Disneyland. The City Hall in Disneyland has a strong similarity to the Courthouse in Sidney OH.


Also if you ever wondered how Disneyland keeps Space Mountain so white? Here is your answer.....

Cassie and Cody made the cover of PetFancy ! ! !

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Am I in Bavaria!?!

I am in Bavaria .... no But I was in Fantasyland on Thursday when the average temperature in CA was only 40 degrees.....bbbrrrr. I was walking from the King Arthur Carousel and I happen to look to my left and It catch my eye. With the Matterhorn in the background of Peter Pan's flight and Mr. Todd's Wild Ride it looked like I was in Bavaria and not CA. So since I have not traveled to Europe yet, I have possible flown enough miles to go to Europe but I have not taken a trip there.

Also I rode the New submarine ride with Nemo, it was pretty cool . Very updated from the 20,000 leagues under the sea attraction.

Of course since I was in Disneyland I had to stop by the Tiki Tiki Room and have a Dole Whip, unfortunately after I took my first bite , I remembered that a Dole whip was more of a ice cream that a fruit smoothie.... And I gave up sweets for LENT. So back on track ...after I finish the Dole Whip.

You are thinking , "why didn't you just throw it away?" Because you can only get a Dole Whip in the park and an experience in Disneyland is not complete with a Dole Whip and Fresh Popcorn on Main Street.

A Busy Saturday....

So I got into the park about 9:30am and it was busy. I had spent the entire week training the Super Users on the Nextel devices and I was ready to enjoy the park. I am working every day from Sunday to Sunday and so I knew this would be my only opportunity to get in the park.
This train is located at the Pirate's Layr Island( formerly Tom Sawyer's Island)
I when in the DCA(Disneyland California Adventure) as well... This pictures were taken with my Blackberry Pearl.
I took a picture of this benches. This is an example of why I am so interested in Walt Disney.

The attention to detail is incredible! The Imagineers could have made ordinary benches, but instead they created benches with Mickey Ears. So I guess these could be considered.... Hidden Mickeys.


I also took a 30 minutes drive to visit the Mission San Juan Capistrano ..... "Where the Swallows come back to Capaistrano" of course I wasn't visiting, when they come back..March 19th.... So no swallows but a very interesting place .....

Check out the link for the pictures for MSJ.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/9698718@N05/?saved=1