Guess what officially starts today?

I’m just sayin’.

You’ve probably got a lot of holiday travel in front of you, and as such, I thought you might enjoy some festive road music. Add these to your holiday road trip mix:

Holiday Mood by Apples in Stereo

Time of the Season by Isobel Campbell and Mark Lanegan

Electronic Santa by Blazer Force (aka Bret McKenzie of Flight of the Conchords and The Muppets soundtrack)

That Was the Worst Christmas Ever! by Sufjan Stevens

You’re welcome.

Photo: ShedBOy^ via Flickr

The best way to make Disneyland, and life, more enjoyable: jazz hands.

How to survive Disneyland? That seems kind of silly, doesn’t it? Isn’t surviving Disneyland the same as enjoying Disneyland? I should think so. However, there are some among us (you know who you are) that feel otherwise. They look at a day in a crowded theme park like the rest of us look at a day in the DMV — long lines, too hot and very expensive.  Man, the DMV sucks.

Disneyland, thankfully, doesn’t. To turn that frown upside down I am offering some helpful tips for creating a Disneyland vacation that should make even the most cynical crack the occasional smile (someone buy that person a Grumpy t-shirt). Churros not included. Read More »

Hello friends! My husband and I had the opportunity last weekend to hike the Catalina State Park near Oro Valley (just north of Tucson) in Arizona. I will be posting more about our experience in Oro Valley in an upcoming entry.

The park itself has a nice network of trails that accommodate all levels of expertise and energy, and take the hiker from low desert environs to tall trees and mountain streams. The entrance fee is $7.00 per car load of four, with each additional person $3.00. Washes are running due to the amount of rainfall we’ve had this year, so be prepared to wade across some streams. As always, be aware of where you’re putting your feet to avoid the desert critters, and make sure you bring plenty of water!

Now here comes the potentially embarrassing part. I made a video of our trek, which you can view after the break. The first part is from an overlook with views of the lower part of the park. The second part is just me babbling and looking foolish. It’s the very first time I’ve ever video taped myself… EVER. And so of COURSE I had to make it public as soon as humanly possible. It’s what we bloggers DO, after all.

So… brace yourself!

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These people are people.

Growing up in the 80s as I did – the late 80s mind you, I was, of course, a fan of Depeche Mode from day one. Who knew that some twenty-plus years later they’d still be going strong?

I actually saw them in Phoenix when this was their big, new hit:
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