August 20, 2005 - L.A. to Port Canaveral - Eastbound Repo Cruise - The SHIP OF FOOLS Part 2

[paulcrsb]

That's great!
Thanks Mark!

Paul

 

[Perdita&Pongo]

Our lives have finally come full circle folks. First we all talked to our friends on the phone and then along came the internet. We gave up our local friends and made new ones around the world online. With the advent of VOIP and unlimited nights and weekends, we're once again talking on the phone, except now it's with our new friends from across the globe.

If you think it's weird putting faces to the names, you should try putting voices to the faces and names. Those who haven't tried Jason's chat room should give it a try...Mark

Mark - What is VOIP? I am guessing Voice Over Internet Protocol or something. How do you hook that up? Tell us more!

 

[pampat]

Hi gang. Well here I am back from my trip to Richmond VA and DC. Had a blast but boy, it's taken me 2 days to catch up on all the pages I missed. I went away on page 810 so a lot has been happening in my absence.

Good to be back. Glad to see that you have been looking after Allan in my absence, but I think you let him get out of hand a bit with his jokes. You really do have to keep him on a tight rein. I promise not to leave him on his own again to get upto mischief!

Pam

 

[mississaugamom]

Welcome back, Pam!!! Good job on tracking where you left off AND catching up!

We enjoyed Allan's humour during your absence - we only had to "redirect" him once!

Arlene

 

[mark & sandra]

Thanks, Mark!!!!

Arlene

I thought of you when I read it Arlene...Mark

 

[ennisb]

Mark - What is VOIP? I am guessing Voice Over Internet Protocol or something. How do you hook that up? Tell us more!

Yup VOIP voice over internet protocol..
one place to find out more is vonage.com. I use it for my office phone, I can call all over the US free, and it's like .3 for calls to England. Works great over my cable modem

 

[mark & sandra]

Lets hope he does something about the spiraling costs.


LOS ANGELES - The Walt Disney Co. said Sunday its president, Robert Iger, will succeed Michael Eisner as chief executive after another top contender for the job dropped out of the running. The company said Iger was unanimously elected by the board and will take charge Sept. 30.

Eisner will step down on that day, a year earlier than he had previously announced, the company said.


"Bob is an experienced, talented and visionary leader who has made crucial and substantial contributions toward Disney's strong performance," Disney board chairman George Mitchell said in a statement. "On behalf of the entire Board, I want to express how excited we are at the prospect of Bob leading this extraordinary company and talented management team to new levels of financial and creative success in the years ahead."


In a letter to the board, Eisner praised the decision and said he will not seek a nomination for another term on the board when his current term expires next year. Eisner also said he will not seek the board chairmanship after Mitchell retires.


Mitchell said the board chose Iger after a "lengthy, thorough and professional selection process, comparing both internal and external candidates against our criteria for CEO."


EBay Inc. CEO Meg Whitman, who was competing with Iger for the CEO slot, withdrew her application on Friday after interviewing with the Disney board earlier in the week, spokesman Henry Gomez said Sunday.


"She decided to stay at eBay," Gomez said. "After considering it during the week, she decided she wanted to stay at eBay."


Iger, 54, who also serves as chief operating officer, had been considered a front-runner for the post. He was president of Capital Cities/ABC when Disney bought the company in 1995, and went on to become president of the ABC Group and head of Walt Disney International. He was named president in 2000.


Eisner, who has been CEO since 1984, announced in September he would retire after his contract expires next year and had backed Iger as his successor. Disney officials, meanwhile, had said they planned to choose Eisner's replacement by June and that Iger, along with candidates from outside the company, were being considered.


With the announcement, the board was expected to turn its attention to the search for a chairman. Mitchell, who will turn the board's mandatory retirement age of 72 next year, has said he will not stand for re-election at the 2006 annual meeting.


Disney's board first split the roles last year after shareholders delivered a stinging vote of no confidence in Eisner, who then held both titles. Shareholders withheld 45 percent of their votes for his re-election to the board, a move that prompted the board to strip him of his chairmanship.


The decision Sunday came despite questions about the fairness of the succession process by corporate governance critics and dissident ex-board members Roy E. Disney and Stanley Gold, who sparked the shareholder revolt and lobbied unsuccessfully for Eisner's ouster last year.

 

[Mom2Belle&PeterPan]

Nancy, I asked about this at chat last night too. No answer there, so I am glad that "ennisb" shared the info. with us. Thank you "ennisb"! Are you on the cruise with us? If so, WELCOME!!! Glad to have you with us! If not, thanks for visiting and sharing on our thread! Nancy, now we now have the info. on VoIP!

Mark - What is VOIP? I am guessing Voice Over Internet Protocol or something. How do you hook that up? Tell us more!

 

[Mom2Belle&PeterPan]

Welcome back Pam!!! Allan shared about all the great fun you were having! (He and your dd missed you, as did we!) Good job on catching up on the thread. Allan was just having fun like most of our dhs' here like to do! It's innate in the LooneyHOODs (and one of the many reasons we love our dh's - they have that wild LooneyHOOD side, ROFL!)

Have a great week as you get in to the swing of things after your trip. Any more travels for you before the August cruise?

Hi gang. Well here I am back from my trip to Richmond VA and DC. Had a blast but boy, it's taken me 2 days to catch up on all the pages I missed. I went away on page 810 so a lot has been happening in my absence.

Good to be back. Glad to see that you have been looking after Allan in my absence, but I think you let him get out of hand a bit with his jokes. You really do have to keep him on a tight rein. I promise not to leave him on his own again to get upto mischief!

Pam

 

[winotracy]

Nancy, I asked about this at chat last night too. No answer there, so I am glad that "ennisb" shared the info. with us. Thank you "ennisb"! Are you on the cruise with us? If so, WELCOME!!! Glad to have you with us! If not, thanks for visiting and sharing on our thread! Nancy, now we now have the info. on VoIP!

Ennisb is on the Westbound cruise Barb.

 

[ennisb]

Nancy, I asked about this at chat last night too. No answer there, so I am glad that "ennisb" shared the info. with us. Thank you "ennisb"! Are you on the cruise with us? If so, WELCOME!!! Glad to have you with us! If not, thanks for visiting and sharing on our thread! Nancy, now we now have the info. on VoIP!

If you have an questions I'll try to answer them for you.

No I'm not on this cruise, I'm part of the May westbound crew. But I've been trying to keep up with both threads since there is so much great information and ideas on both threads.

 

[pampat]

Welcome back Pam!!! Allan shared about all the great fun you were having! (He and your dd missed you, as did we!) Good job on catching up on the thread. Allan was just having fun like most of our dhs' here like to do! It's innate in the LooneyHOODs (and one of the many reasons we love our dh's - they have that wild LooneyHOOD side, ROFL!)

Have a great week as you get in to the swing of things after your trip. Any more travels for you before the August cruise?

Barbara,

We love them????!?!?! OK then.

Allan has one more business trip to Seattle and Victoria BC, and then as a family we are going for 5 days to the South of France and taking my Mum and Dad with us. This is our opportunity to buy our wine for Tracy's wine tasting on board.

Back to work tomorrow and by 1.00 p.m. I will feel like I've never had a break! I'm slowly catching up on the washing and ironing, but big up to Allan and Joy, when I came back from 10 days away, the house shone like a new pin, the grass was mown, the animals all healthy and the fridge was full of food. Are you all jealous?

See you tomorrow, off to bed now catching up with my jet lag!

Pam

 

[dletz]

I did a trial for SBCs VOIP. I never used it, the quality was poor. There was a huge echo, all my sis did was laugh whenever I called her using the service. A friend of mine just signed up with another company (I don't remember the name) for $200 a year for 2 phone lines, she ended up saving over 1000 a year for signing up for this service.

 

[eye R.N.]

Lets hope he does something about the spiraling costs.


LOS ANGELES - The Walt Disney Co. said Sunday its president, Robert Iger, will succeed Michael Eisner as chief executive after another top contender for the job dropped out of the running. The company said Iger was unanimously elected by the board and will take charge Sept. 30.

What a surprise. Uncle Mikey's hand picked choice get's the job.

"Meet the new boss, same as the old boss"

 

[kmiles]

Geez!

Go to the Animal Kingdom for an afternoon and come back to a new CEO for the whole company!

Actually, I would give Iger a chance. He's really helped move ABC along and Eisner's vote of confidence is not a bad thing in my book. I'm actually pleased that they picked someone from within the company. I think it's important that the next CEO embraces what the Disney touch is!

In all honesty, I'll be a bit sad to see Eisner go. He's done outstanding things for the Walt Disney Company in his 21 years as CEO and Chairperson. After all, he gave us DCL. He also turned Feature Animation around to produce a no-miss line of hits.

Sure, it's time for him to go. Totally in agreement their. I just hope that Iger can produce some of the results that Eisner made happen turning his first 15 years with the company.

 

[Grumbo]

For Jazzman and Janet......
OK went and saw Wicked.....
Meagan's team made the 12:30 final game, the show was at 2:00 pm. We told her if she wanted, she could play the game, and we'd take a friend from Toronto. There was no choice as far we was concerned. Play her game.. The game ended 1 - 1 and went into overtime. We had about a 30 minute drive to the theatre, but it went into sudden death overtime. We stayed. Unfortunately 7 minutes into OT they scored on Meagan. We ran out, made it to the theatre, 3 minutes to spare..
I was not too sure how I'd like it. IT IS PHENOMENAL. Loved the music, costuming is great, the actors/actresses are superb. It has a great message and is so cleverly done on the story leading up to how the "Wicked Witch of the West" became the way she is portrayed along with an "explanation" of the Wizard of Oz story. Janet you'll love it. You go Wednesday?
The original witch is still out, and the understudy will be there the whole run. IF this is the understudy God only knows how good the "regular" was because this one is superb. Gotta download some of the songs I liked from it. Anyway Jazz your dd is right on. Great show

Cheers,
Grumbo

 

[Scratch42]

Sorry about Meagan's game.

Thanks for the review! Can't wait to see it! We go Tuesday night! Hope that I can stay awake to see the whole thing!LOL

Scratch

 

[mickeyfan1]

Hello Fools and assorted visitors. Last night was a very bad night for me. I took Max out and slipped on the ice that formed because the STUPID builder refuses to put gutters up and the water that drips off the roof freezes all the way down out driveway. Now, I can not bend my knee more then about 25% nor can I straighten it. Of course, I have no established doctor, so as soon as 8am rolls around, I will have to start calling those on the list that are accepting new patients. I spent the night in the guest roon with my knee supported by a pillow. And DH has gone to New York City for the next 3 days. This is gonna be fun.

ANyone want to come play taxi driver?

 

[Scratch42]

Hello Fools and assorted visitors. Last night was a very bad night for me. I took Max out and slipped on the ice that formed because the STUPID builder refuses to put gutters up and the water that drips off the roof freezes all the way down out driveway. Now, I can not bend my knee more then about 25% nor can I straighten it. Of course, I have no established doctor, so as soon as 8am rolls around, I will have to start calling those on the list that are accepting new patients. I spent the night in the guest roon with my knee supported by a pillow. And DH has gone to New York City for the next 3 days. This is gonna be fun.

ANyone want to come play taxi driver?

OMG! You poor dear!

I would but by the time I got there you could have crawled to the Dr's!

Keep icing and take plenty of Tylenol!

Pixie Dust that it's not too serious!

Scratch

 

[piglet33]

Hello Fools and assorted visitors. Last night was a very bad night for me. I took Max out and slipped on the ice that formed because the STUPID builder refuses to put gutters up and the water that drips off the roof freezes all the way down out driveway. Now, I can not bend my knee more then about 25% nor can I straighten it. Of course, I have no established doctor, so as soon as 8am rolls around, I will have to start calling those on the list that are accepting new patients. I spent the night in the guest roon with my knee supported by a pillow. And DH has gone to New York City for the next 3 days. This is gonna be fun.

ANyone want to come play taxi driver?

Marsha - I am so sorry to hear that this happened and hope everything turns out ok for you. Keep us posted.

Reneé