Back from LA

Spent the weekend down in the land of the cars and home of the stars.

Had a wedding to attend to on Saturday - eldest son of my best childhood friend got married to his sweetheart of 7 years. 1 down 2 to go. After seeing all the hoopla and other behind-the-scenes goings on, youngest son says when the time comes he'll just elope.

Sunday the 5 of us ventured on out from our Woodland Hills cottage to the "happiest place on earth". Spent more time in line getting in the frigging parking lot than waiting for any official ride. Best - Carousel. Worst - Toon Town's Roger Rabbit (too loud and scary). Saw all the main characters, with some up close & personal time with Pluto, but seeing Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Goofy, Pooh & Tigger was good too!

Seattle has a lot in common with Disneyland. They have Space Mountain, we have the Space Needle. They have the Matterhorn, we have Mt Rainier. They say they're the "happiest place on earth", we say we're the "most caffeinated place on earth." Lot's of similarities you probably could confuse the two - especially this weekend when the weather was in the 80's both places.

Now taking 3 kids under 3 wasn't recommended - I must say that we managed not to lose anybody (for too long) and didn't suffer any meltdowns or tantrums.

Favorite adventure - was plane ride home this afternoon as all 5 of us caught up on nap time (3 youngsters almost from the time wheels hit the wheel well after liftoff from LAX until touchdown at SEA).

Credit Cards?

Are Diners Club & Carte Blache still in existence and an acceptable form of payment?

In Lost Wages once again and in the shadows of the Wynn Resort and their sister hotel Encore (shouldn't it be named Lose?) is the tiny Somerset Motel. They still have the fading old signs for DC & CB out on the street - is that supposed to attract business?

Nostalgia anyone?

Carlin - part 2

NBC will host a fitting tribute to George by running the first episode of SNL (which was originally called NBC's Saturday Night) this Saturday June 28th. Which I'm sure will be way more funny than a 90-minute showing of a live memorial service; although with the guests commemorating George in fair fashion that might be pretty funny actually.

Since most of us missed this first episode (season?) - I was a freshman in college and doing something way more important than watching TV on Saturday nights - it'll be interesting to see how the show started. Set your DVR's and enjoy.

$3

Who checks - YES - on your IRS 1040 form where it asks "Do you want $3 of your federal tax to go to the Presidential Election Campaign Fund?"

And why?

best book I'm too scared to read

Carlin

I'll betchya the FCC won't be allowing any derivitive of NBC to do a 90-minute show on his memorial service (even though he was the first host of SNL in '75).

So catch it here - the Seven Words you can't say on TV, and go outside and swear a good one for George you MotherF@#*ers!

Laundry Lint

Why is it always the same color?