Rocky Mountain Highs (a non-Disney Trip Report) - COMPLETE 2/17

[franandaj]

Apparently people do hike to the top. They are called, "crazy people".

Then there's the guy who pushed a peanut all the way to the top using just his nose, for a $50 bet.

 

[GoofyFan1515]

Everyone's a comedian.

Well, not everyone.........although Rosie does TRY to be one.

 

[Captain_Oblivious]

Okay, for the frequent destination of ours I'll say Biergarten. That also satisfies clues regarding a buffet, in Epcot, not "American" cuisine.

For others, I'll go with:

Beaches & Cream
Trattoria al Forno
50's Prime Time
Cape May Cafe (I'm having trouble coming up with another buffet, outside of the parks, and I think I've broken the clue of only 2 featuring primarily "American" cuisine)

You went 3 for 5. Nice job!

I think I could have actually said there were 2 frequent destinations of yours. In order, our reservations are for:

Boma
Trattoria al Forno
Yachtsman Steakhouse
50's Prime Time Cafe
Biergarten

Judy and I took the cog train up in the "time before kids". Very cool.

I remember it being a neat ride as well. But I didn't have to pay for it as a kid, either.

That's awesome.

Sarah is very funny. She just doesn't advertise that side of her much.

I've stayed at a few Hamptons. Carbon copy of Country Inns.
I've only stayed at one Holiday Inn Express and it was pretty nice too.

I often try for the Holiday Inn Express just because of their cinnamon rolls.

I think it would've actually been better if they advertised "No breakfast".

Come on down for a hot bowl of gruel!

Exploding or non-exploding variety?

Don't explosions make everything better?

Well that would explain why she stopped reading mine!

You said it, not me!

Sometimes it's fun to watch the unwary tumble over the cliff.

This is why you watch car racing, right?

Exactly! What could possibly go wrong?

Beats me.

Whoops! Sorry!

No problem. Sometimes it's hard to lay the groundwork for later chapters without people catching on to the foreshadowing.

Well…
Maybe except for the Chillytos. You can have those.

I hadn't had Fritos in forever. Julie and I tended to keep that bag up in the front of the van.

Everyone else must have Numb Tongue

Numb tongue?? Numb tongue???

It took until Dave? Sara must have been an absolute angel by infant standards.

She was very laid-back and agreeable as a baby. That suckered us into having more. Dave didn't sleep for 6 months.

Can’t imagine why that’d be.

Especially given the caliber of you audience…

Don't sell yourself short. You're a tremendous slouch.

I think I’ll just let that one alone.
As Darth would say: “All too easy…”

 

[Captain_Oblivious]

Then there's the guy who pushed a peanut all the way to the top using just his nose, for a $50 bet.

I had to google that one. Hard to believe someone actually did that!

Well, not everyone.........although Rosie does TRY to be one.

It's ok. I try to be an engineer, and look how far that's gotten me.

 

[glennbo123]

You went 3 for 5. Nice job!

I think I could have actually said there were 2 frequent destinations of yours. In order, our reservations are for:

Boma
Trattoria al Forno
Yachtsman Steakhouse
50's Prime Time Cafe
Biergarten

Dang, I was torn between guessing Biergarten and Boma and it turns out I should've guessed both! And the Yacthsman makes sense. I should've gotten all of those. But 3 for 5 is a good place to be -- not too stalkerish, know what I mean?

 

[franandaj]

Don't sell yourself short. You're a tremendous slouch.

Caddyshack!

I had to google that one. Hard to believe someone actually did that!

We were watching one of those TV shows, "Mysteries at the Mueseum" or some thing similar and they aired the story. I immediately thought of your trip report!

 

[Captain_Oblivious]

Dang, I was torn between guessing Biergarten and Boma and it turns out I should've guessed both! And the Yacthsman makes sense. I should've gotten all of those. But 3 for 5 is a good place to be -- not too stalkerish, know what I mean?

Absolutely. You don't want to get that stalker reputation. That's the kind of thing that can haunt you for years.

Caddyshack!

+1

We were watching one of those TV shows, "Mysteries at the Mueseum" or some thing similar and they aired the story. I immediately thought of your trip report!

I know $50 was a lot of money back then, but it still seems like way too much effort!

By the way, I was informed a certain package arrived today...

 

[pkondz]

Come on down for a hot bowl of gruel!

That would've been an improvement.

Don't explosions make everything better?

In a word?

Yes.

This is why you watch car racing, right?

 

[GoofyIsAsGoofyDoes]

Numb tongue?? Numb tongue???

I can fix that!

Don't sell yourself short. You're a tremendous slouch.

A great line from a film full of great lines.
We use "Tremendous Slouch" as the working name for one of my garage bands.

 

[Captain_Oblivious]

That would've been an improvement.

And here I thought gruel was a poor business plan. Then again, people seem willing to buy kale products for some reason.

In a word?

Yes.

Could not agree more.

A great line from a film full of great lines.
We use "Tremendous Slouch" as the working name for one of my garage bands.

I showed that movie to my wife the other day. She'd never seen it before. We came to the conclusion that there are many great lines...but it's not necessarily a great movie. More like a bunch of random skits strung together for 2 hours, with individual great moments in them.

 

[pkondz]

Then again, people seem willing to buy kale products for some reason.

No idea. Certainly not to eat.
Compost?

 

[Captain_Oblivious]

No idea. Certainly not to eat.
Compost?

Best idea yet!

Ever heard Jim Gaffigan's stand-up routine on kale? "They could find out kale cures cancer, and I'd still say, 'You know what, I think I'll just do the chemo.'"

 

[GoofyIsAsGoofyDoes]

I showed that movie to my wife the other day. She'd never seen it before. We came to the conclusion that there are many great lines...but it's not necessarily a great movie. More like a bunch of random skits strung together for 2 hours, with individual great moments in them.

Hadn't seen it? Surprising.

As for y'all's conclusion on that film...
I'll agree and offer that the same could be said for a rather large number of films that are quoted regularly.
Churning out a some great one-liners is one thing; creating a cohesive dramatic/action/comedic story-line that merely includes them is another thing entirely.

 

[pkondz]

Ever heard Jim Gaffigan's stand-up routine on kale? "They could find out kale cures cancer, and I'd still say, 'You know what, I think I'll just do the chemo.'"

 

[franandaj]

I showed that movie to my wife the other day. She'd never seen it before. We came to the conclusion that there are many great lines...but it's not necessarily a great movie. More like a bunch of random skits strung together for 2 hours, with individual great moments in them.

That was one of my most favorite movies in High School along with Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Both of those I could quote forever. However Bill Murray's interaction with the gopher will be among some of the funniest scenes that I remember!

 

[pkondz]

Don't drive angry!

 

[Captain_Oblivious]

Hadn't seen it? Surprising.

As for y'all's conclusion on that film...
I'll agree and offer that the same could be said for a rather large number of films that are quoted regularly.
Churning out a some great one-liners is one thing; creating a cohesive dramatic/action/comedic story-line that merely includes them is another thing entirely.

That was my initial assessment of Caddyshack when I first saw it years ago, and watching it again didn't change my mind. But you are right...

That was one of my most favorite movies in High School along with Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Both of those I could quote forever. However Bill Murray's interaction with the gopher will be among some of the funniest scenes that I remember!

You could make the same argument about Monty Python and the Holy Grail: a bunch of skits loosely held together. Although I think Holy Grail has fewer dry spots than Caddyshack. Bill Murray is far and away the best thing about that movie.

Don't drive angry!

+1 Too early for flapjacks?

I see we have a "Bill Murray with rodents" theme going here...

 

[Captain_Oblivious]

DIS Friends are awesome.

I recently received some loot courtesy of Magdalene and Alison! They seem to be aware that being a Disney Imagineer is my dream job.

Inside was a 60th anniversary Disneyland postcard with a nice note from Magdalene on the back and 2 t-shirts, one for me and one for Julie:

She also included an Imagineering pin for each of the kids. I really love these pins and considered stealing one.

Also inside was a special Disneyland Golden Book for Drew "to help with the indoctrination".
Here is Sarah reading the story to Baby Drew:

And finally, not pictured, was a box of German lebkuchen cookies. Not pictured because they got eaten fairly quickly.

Magdalene and Alison, thanks so much for sending these!

Now I'll get to work on the next chapter and hopefully have an update for you later.

 

[pkondz]

Looks like you got a really good haul there!
And really, who wouldn't want to be an imagineer?

 

[glennbo123]

DIS friends are awesome!