Archive for January, 2009

By far the coolest thing I’ve seen in another country has to be the Panama Canal.

We transited the Panama Canal on the Disney Magic's Westbound repositioning cruise in May 2008. I wrote up a trip report here and my photos from the trip, including quite a large number from the Canal transit, are here.

I'm a fan of infrastructure. Massive public works construction projects make me happy. The Panama Canal ranks up with with Hoover Dam as the most impressive examples of civil engineering I've ever seen.

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If I could have a wild animal as a pet, it would be…


River Otter by Ken Bosma (kretyen)

Oh, it would totally be a river otter. Or two. Can't have just one, it would be lonely. We'd have to rebuild the back yard into a water habitat, of course, but I wouldn't mind doing that.

Lifestyle? Well, I'd have to learn all about how to take care of them, and make sure they're fed every day and their habitat is kept clean. That might rule out long vacations unless I can find an open-minded pet-sitter.

Relationships? No change. Jen loves river otters too.

Rug? Much as I love them, they probably wouldn't be inside much.

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My road-trip mix tape (tape?)

Bearing in mind that all I can really think of is what I'm hearing on my streaming radio station right now, these are songs I would like to listen to while driving I-5 and trying to stay awake.

Because of You by Kelly Clarkson

It has a driving beat, so to speak. I care less about lyrics and more about inducing the right state of mind to keep me in the "driving zone".

So What by Pink

See above.

Womanizer by Britney Spears

See above above.

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When I get home…

When I get home, I change pants to sweats, shoes to slippers, sweater or dress shirt to sweatshirt.

I like to be comfortable at home especially if I'm not planning to go anywhere. Also, our house tends to get chilly in the evenings, so warm fuzzy clothes helps.

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My favorite place to hear music: Universal Ampitheater

It's where I saw Oingo Boingo at their very last show on Halloween, 1995. Come on, guys, it's been fourteen years, let's get the reunion going already!

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