Just wanted to take some quick time out here to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. I’ll be spending mine at home with family although we are itching to get up to Flagstaff to see some snow.
Don’t know if it is due to the fact that I write about Disney stuff at Disney-O-Rama or simply because Disney Parks bring such joy to me but the Magic Kingdom is honoring me next year throughout the park. Don’t believe me? Well just watch the video below to see for yourself. 
I’m about a week late getting this up but wanted to make the announcement that my youngest daughter, Leah gave birth to our second grandchild last Thursday at 12:58 in the morning. Her name is Jadyn Nicole and she weighed in at 8 lbs, 7 ounces and was 21 inches long at birth. She is completely healthy and gorgeous (just like her mamma).
Have you ever dreamed of flying? I’m not referring to airplanes, balloons or even hang gliders but to fly as the birds do would be simply fantastic. Good news for such enthusiasts is that there are several companies that are working hard to make such a dream a reality.
There are in fact several products either already available or being developed that will make human flight a very real possibility. Unfortunately for now it is reserved for those who are quite well off finally.
I’m done traveling for the year and with my travels, I was fortunate to add another 5 roller coasters to my list. This brings me to a grand total of 133 individual roller coasters I have rode in my life. 5 may not seem like a lot but seeing that I didn’t actually travel just to ride coasters but rode these new coasters during normal business travel, I’m satisfied with the number.
Which ones did I add to the list? 2 in Las Vegas, 1 in Primm (just outside of Vegas), 1 in Columbus, Ohio and a new one at Cedar Point which is in Sandusky, Ohio. Here is the breakdown.
Here is a breakdown of the approximate calories of each food allowed during the HCG diet. As a refresher, HCG, short for Human Chorionic Gonadotrophin is a hormone found in pregnant women that when taken allows a person to survive on a low calorie diet (500 calories a day) and in which case they are able to lose on average about a pound or two a day, all while maintaining a healthy physique and not experiencing the usual hunger pains that accompany many diets. Read “How I Lost 40 Pounds in 40 Days” for more information on this astounding diet.
I recently lost 40 pounds in 40 days using Human Chorionic Gonadotrophin (HCG) and a very low calorie diet. While that is phenomenal weight loss, I still need to lose about 20 pounds to get to my goal weight of 190 pounds. So, after approximately 6 weeks after being off the first round of HCG, I am now starting the second phase.
This will be a much shorter phase – 23 days to be exact as opposed to the 42 days I did beforehand. After this second phase of HCG dieting is over, I should be at my goal weight from which I will simply need to maintain that for the rest of my life.
The band U2 has always been one of my favorites. From Bono’s superb singing voice to Edge’s unique guitar playing style to the quality and substance of their music, they have always thrilled me with their music and performances. Now a new book has been authored by my very good friend, Matt McGee that details all of the relevant day-to-day events that have shaped U2 into the band it is today. It provides the important stories behind the ‘who, what, when and where’ including insights about key moments in U2s development that have never been told before.
And who is this Matt McGee and why is he qualified to write a book about one of the all time greatest bands to ever have existed? Matt runs the most popular U2 fan site – @U2, which is not only the oldest independent site for U2 fans on the Web but has been invited to co-host events at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland and has earned numerous awards over its long history. In December, 2007, Entertainment Weekly included @U2 at #4 on its list of the 25 Best Fan Web Sites covering music, movies, or television. All these accomplishments make me very proud of my friend.
I’ve been in many themed restaurants over the years. In fact one of the best as far as having “stuff” hanging everywhere is Joe’s Crab Shack where you will find an amazing assortment of things to look at. However, I believe a restaurant I visited on my recent trip to Ohio tops them all for how far an eatery will go in it’s theming.
Quaker Steak & Lube (obviously coined after the Quaker State & Lube oil change stores) is a motor sports themed restaurant famous for their chicken wings available in a wide variety of sauces but also serving up steaks, chicken, and ribs. They have about 30 locations situated in several states back east including Ohio, New York, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Florida to name a few. I had the pleasure of visiting the Columbus Ohio location and while there ate about 25 wings in various varieties, my favorite being the “Golden Garlic.”
For years there have been rumors that a major amusement park would be built in Arizona. Recently it was speculated that Six Flags had bought land somewhere north of New River Arizona and was planning on building an amusement park. It was a rumor. There have also been rumors that an all-indoor park was being planned. Now there is news that a group is planning on building a park somewhere between Phoenix and Tucson.
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