Advising others on trips
I seldom plan anything without checking the Internet first. That especially goes for planning trips and vacations.
I’m a member and regularly visit dozens of sites that specialize in travelers’ reviews but I rely mostly on TripAdvisor. Its system is super simple, but quite effective and there are so many users on there that I can also look up other reviews that users have written so I can trust their reviews based on what they thought of other sites and destinations I’ve gone to.
I regularly write reviews myself of attractions that I think are really outstanding or absolutely horrible. I also like to include video clips of trips to give the other users better ideas of what they’re getting into and the reason I reviewed something a certain way. I recently decided to Get Wild Blue so I could upload these easier and watch others’ videos too that dial-up wasn’t loading or playing at a decent speed.
Since then I’ve gone on a few weekend trips with friends that I’ve reviewed a few destinations for but I try not to get too crazy. Writing those reviews are pretty time-consuming.
Family fun
Some of my favorite childhood memories are about taking a short break from the rigors of life and going away for a long weekend with the family. We had a small Avion travel trailer and we would use it a few times every year to take the whole family on a trip.
I can remember taking it one year to Gettysburg during a spring break. It was unseasonably cold there, and even though we had the heater cranked up as high as it would go, we were still freezing! Then there was a Christmas break down to the some islands off of the coast of the Carolinas. I can’t remember at the top of my head what the name of the islands were; I just remember how my parents had the smallest artificial Christmas tree I’ve ever seen perched on top of the dining table!
My parents modified the trailer so that one of us actually slept in the bathtub, one of us on top of the dresser in the bedroom, one of us on a cot in the kitchen, and two of us on the sofa-bed, while my parents slept in the double sized bed in the bedroom! Looking back, I think my parents were crazy, but I have to give them credit for trying!
The Comedy Channel
I’m so grateful for the Comedy Channel. The old saying that laughter is the best medicine is so true. One of my favorite shows on the Comedy Channel is Josh.O, I don’t know what it is about Josh, but he just cracks me up each time I watch him and he keeps me coming back for more.
Toilett Paper Commercial
My favorite commercial, comes from a toilet paper company. The first time I saw it, I couldn’t stop laughing because of how funny it looked.
It’s about a guy coming out of the bathroom, telling his wife that they are out of toilet paper. In an instance, you see a toilet paper roll fly up, barely striking the guy at the side of his head while it is flying by. The funny part about this is that as the roll is flying by, it shaves off a section of his hair because of how rough it supposedly is.
In the next scene, he comes out again, asking for another roll. Just to have it puff up into a million fluff balls because it’s too soft this time. Of course, the third time he dares to ask for another roll, hiding by the door, he is tossed the right toilet paper, which the commercial is for and everyone is happy. I just love the first part of the commercial, where he has a strip of hair missing after the paper roll zooming by.
I’m glad I have cable tv, where I can just record my favorite shows, and commercials to my DVR to watch over and over again.
Remote control club
I read in the local newspaper that a new club is forming for remote control airplane enthusiasts. Apparently they have managed to arrange for a piece of land to use for their landing strip. I’ve always been interested in remote control aircraft: I think I’ll try to hook up with these guys! I just wish I could remember where and when I read that article. Maybe I’ll have to Google it. I think it sounds like a lot of fun!
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