The Point of No Return

Now that The Phantom of the Opera is scheduled to return in 2009 to The Pantages Theater in Los Angeles, we're seeing plenty of commercials for it. And all that makes me want to do is go out right now and buy tickets. It's not like I haven't seen the show, no. I've seen it … Continue reading The Point of No Return

Freaky Stuff

Although this should come as no surprise to anybody, we went to Disneyland on Sunday to renew The Kid's annual pass. With that, he's now good for another year of good, clean Disneyland fun! Anyway, we did all the usual things including the Innoventions attraction where he loves to wander around and touch everything. And … Continue reading Freaky Stuff

Christmas in California

This coming Friday we will be having our annual Company Christmas Party* Year-End Celebration at a local hotel. I have to admit that these sorts of things really aren't for me; I'm pretty much a dullard when it comes to company-related functions--unless there is a softball game scheduled somewhere in the middle of it all. … Continue reading Christmas in California

Say What?

Now that the holiday is in full swing, we've been spending the evenings driving around the neighborhoods looking at the Christmas lights. We've been doing this for half of The Kid's four years of life and he enjoys it tremendously. Part of this tradition includes heading down to Starbucks for a warm cup of our … Continue reading Say What?

Fun Friday Post

The inspiration for this post hit me yesterday while at work. I had to look up the spelling of a word in the trusty ol’ Merriam Webster dictionary sitting on my shelf. I opened it up to a page that I thought was close to the word I was looking for and when I saw … Continue reading Fun Friday Post