Our Wedding
Married, January 30, 2010 DeeDee and I decided long ago that a traditional wedding was not the approach we wanted to take. We both agreed that Chantel and Mike’s (my sister and her husband) wedding was more to our liking. Chantel and Mike got married at Circles Bistro in South Tampa. A friend married them. The food was excellent and the cake was from Wright’s Gourmet in South Tampa. Like Chantel and Mike, we decided to check out some restaurants that we enjoy including Gino’s,... [Read more]
Parenting Recommendation: LearningCents Bank
LearningCents So, I was talking to a parent who thought this was a great idea and thought I should add it to my blog. Over a year ago, I purchased a LearningCents Bank for Jack. The bank features Save, Spend, and Give cylinders in which kids deposit their allowance each week. This process helps teach kids the important concepts of money. Since Jack is six years old, he receives an allowance of $6/week. His responsibilities include filling the dog dish, cleaning the play room and tidying up... [Read more]
Disney’s A Christmas Carol
December 8, 2009 by DG
Filed under Entertainment, Featured, Featured Videos, General, Reviews
I saw Disney’s A Christmas Carol this weekend. It is an animated retelling of Charles Dickens’ classic novel about a Victorian-era miser taken on a journey through Scrooge’s past, present, and future. The story is not new. It is the same story we have seen many times so I won’t bore you with a synopsis of the story, but I would like to comment on the technology and the specifics of the film. var flashvars = { width: "580", height: "350", autostart: "false", repeat:... [Read more]
My World Series of Poker Story
Greg "Fossilman" Raymer and Chris Moneymaker How did I get in? I entered a Double Shootout Tournament. First place was a $10,000 entry fee into the World Series of Poker Main Event plus $1,000. What happened?I checked into my hotel in Vegas (Bally’s) on Wednesday, July 6th in the late afternoon. There was a PokerStars.com party at the Mirage for the online qualifiers. It was a nice event. I was rubbing elbows with Greg Raymer (2004 WSOP Champion), Chris Moneymaker (2003 WSOP Champion)... [Read more]
