This story, as it continues to unfold, is just incredible: Also incredible, to me at least, is the fact that there is a typo in the wife’s name in this graphic. But I digress… I had the rest of my Chicken, Sausage, & Clam Gumbo soup for lunch, along with a killer salad of romaine lettuce, … Read more
A short, interesting article: How Do People Find the Time to Watch Television? Here are a few gems from T-Shirt Hell. I’ve put them behind the cut as a couple of them are potentially offensive. Don’t expand it if you think you might be offended.
“Jamerica the Beautiful” People of a very religious disposition have been known to see the face of Jesus in a slice of burnt toast, or the Virgin Mary’s silhouette in a tree. Map-nuts similarly observe simulacra of states and continents in everyday objects. “I’ve seen photos of clouds resembling maps, pancake surface patterns,” writes Bjørn … Read more
Robert arrived at 10:00 and we went to the Farmers Market restaurant for breakfast in honor of our 6th anniversary. We had their most delicious French Toast, which we both love. I had an over-easy egg on the side, and Robert had bacon on the side. I know that an egg with French Toast is … Read more
We pulled into port in Tampa just before 6:00 AM, as we were awakened by the noise associated with docking. Our wake-up call was set for 6:00 anyway, so we just got up. We had a full breakfast before getting in line for debarkation, which went amazingly smoothly. We were off the ship within five … Read more
We had a continental breakfast room service this morning, and Joe promptly opened the champagne, which we added to the orange juice for morning birthday mimosas. Birthday Boy in our Stateroom Window At times, we thought that banner above the window said “Wappy Birthday.” Birthday Boy Opening the Champagne (Look at the concentration!) Room Service with … Read more
We had a wake up call at 8:30, in anticipation of our port call in Cozumel today. We had breakfast from the omelet station again today, after which we headed back to the room to ready ourselves for today’s excursion, which was horseback riding at the Ranchos Buenavista. We had a group of about 28 people, with … Read more
We had a wake up call at 7:15, and seeing Grand Cayman Island approaching out our cabin window, we went down to breakfast first thing. Today we tried the omelet station, both getting ham and cheese omelets, and both being pretty satisfied with our selection. We had to be in the Paris Lounge for our … Read more
Today was a day at sea. We had a wake up call at 8:30, grabbed a quick breakfast, and headed to the Paris Lounge for the 9:30 Shore Excursion Orientation. After that, we stopped by the room, changed into our swim- and sun-wear, and went back to the Serenity Deck. Joe sat on the sun … Read more
Kevin (av8rdude) arrived at about 7 until 6, and Joe arrived shortly after that. Kevin dropped us off at Terminal A, where we checked in to US Airways uneventfully. The security line, however, was another story. After trying the security line up by Southwest, and finding it infreakingcredible—I mean out of the main area, into … Read more