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[declansdad]

Yea, I saw her drink her first LEGAL beer. It wasn't there though, it was the first day we were at the Brit's house.



She had problems downing the half pint they gave her so she is either faking it or has not had much practice chugging. She is getting a charge out of her legal status here.

She needs to try a yard of ale.


Great pictures by the way. Looks like an amazing trip.

 

[mm1971]

Yea, I saw her drink her first LEGAL beer. It wasn't there though, it was the first day we were at the Brit's house.



She had problems downing the half pint they gave her so she is either faking it or has not had much practice chugging. She is getting a charge out of her legal status here.

Great picks CJ. Looks like she is faking for your sake to me. Safe travels.

 

[declansdad]

Just wanted everyone to know there are only 13 weeks until the NHL training camps open.

 

[mm1971]

Just wanted everyone to know there are only 13 weeks until the NHL training camps open.

And 8 weeks until the NFL season opens.

 

[theduck619]

I know I'll get flack for this opinion, but I have to air it somewhere. I am very sad to hear Disney is going to do this. It's bad enough that shows are getting more sexually charged with every passing day... at younger and younger audiences. Now they want to push the agenda of promoting gay families to our kids on the Disney Channel, too?

I am with you Don. I have family members who are gay. My problem is that it is being pushed onto younger and younger audiences. Parents have the right to explain their beliefs to their children as time goes on. I am sad that they have dove into the debate this way.

 

[GoofyIsAsGoofyDoes]

Don't let college stop you! Where there's a will there's a way. I know you don't have the time, but we are building up the vacation account for when we get to those crazy college tuition days. We still have 5 years and by then I'll probably need to donate body parts in order for the kids to attend college.

Good luck!

Oh, we haven’t given up. We’ll still put bits of cash away when possible through various methods. And since we’re no longer tied to the school calendar it is somewhat possible that just the Mrs. and I could do a couple of days here and there during the off seasons (especially if they offer up a PIN or a deal of some type). The problem is just that we’ll always have to make a choice between paying the tuition debts down or splurging on a luxury. Choosing a luxury over an obligation would be tough.

I feel your pain Rob. Yes, I am able to pay for college and do some traveling. How? First I know I am lucky. The Kid also got a chunk of change from SH and she is good about keeping her expenses down while at school. I also don't have many monthly expenses. No mortgage or car payment so my living expenses are low. Plus these last two big trips were a lot less expensive than what they would normally cost. DVC paid for the Aluani and Disneyland rooms. So far this trip I have had to pay for only one night in a hotel. Both in the UK and Germany I stayed in my friend's house/apartment. Paris and London are a different story.

Finally, I quit worrying about adding to my retirement for the moment. After I got out of the hospital and the months of recovery, I adopted a different attitude. If I can afford it and want to do it, it is going to happen. Saying that, this will probably be the last big trip for a couple of years. Like I said though, I am lucky.

Ahhhhh, the life of CJ…
You are in a good place sir and I see you shift in priorities as a good thing as well.
Just not somewhere I can go… yet.

DS got a pretty good sunburn yesterday as well (at grandmothers swimming.). Hopefully he learned a lesson on where not to miss with the lotion.

Here’s hoping for the lesson learned.
Mine is a might hard headed. He’d get burned and then still see having to stop and put on lotion as just too time consuming thus ensuring he’d get burned again (and again, and again… ).

Did not intend to pry & sorry if I did, but completely understand with our first one heading off this fall. We are lucky to be in a position to be able to still vaca especially with scholarships. Good luck and hopefully you can find a way to go maybe just not as often as in the past.

Naaaaa… it’s not prying if I started the conversation. I could easily have not said anything, but I feel pretty good about discussing fairly serious subjects with the folks around here. It’s a good group and a rather diverse one as well.

Thanks for the concern though (and that goes for all of ya’). We’ll likely find some better answers as time goes on. It just looks a bit daunting standing here at the edge of that yawning chasm knowing that the next step I take is going to both challenging and necessary.

Morning...

Not sure if it is a good thing or a bad thing, but I'm back at work. At least I'm not on a jury. They signed us all in and then they came out and informed us that we were called in for a criminal case, but they reached a resolution on it this morning and we were free to go.

Then “justice” was served and you did what was expected.
That’s a win.

 

[middlepat]

MIAMI (AP) — Comparing the championship runs of the NBA's Miami Heat and the NHL's Chicago Blackhawks:

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UNBEATABLE: Both teams had long runs of success on their way to the respective titles, though Miami's was actually unblemished while Chicago's was a bit less shiny. The Heat put together the second-longest winning streak in NBA history during the regular season, 27 consecutive games. The Blackhawks opened the season with a 24-game streak of getting at least one point out of every game — and while that encompassed exactly half of the lockout-shortened season, their longest actual winning streak in that span was just 11 games, with two of those coming in shootouts. Chicago technically lost three times in that 24-game run, all in shootouts, and two of them consecutively.

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TITLE TOWNS: Welcome to the Heat and Blackhawk eras in their respective leagues. For Miami, this year's NBA championship was its third in eight years and its second straight. Chicago won the Stanley Cup for the second time in four seasons. Before the 2010 title, the last time the Blackhawks hoisted hockey's biggest prize was 1961. And naysayers could try to take some of the luster off crowns for both cities, since the Heat title last year and the Blackhawks' crown this season both came in lockout-shortened seasons.

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STAR POWER: Maybe something about the winds off Lake Erie helps create superstars. Heat star LeBron James hails from Akron, Ohio, maybe 40 miles or so south of the shores of the great lake — definitely close enough to get some good lake-effect storms in the winter. Blackhawks star Patrick Kane comes from Buffalo, N.Y., situated along the lake's eastern edge. James won the NBA Finals MVP award; Kane was this year's Conn Smythe Award winner, presented to the best player in the entire NHL postseason.

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TIES THAT BIND: Florida Panthers general manager Dale Tallon — whose club plays about a half-hour north of the arena that the Heat call home — was the architect of the Blackhawks team that won the Cup in 2010, and some of his moves paid off for Chicago again during this most recent title run. Meanwhile, Heat guard Dwyane Wade hails from Chicago, and remember that the Bulls tried unsuccessfully to sign him, James and Chris Bosh in the summer of 2010, just a few days after the Blackhawks hoisted the Cup.

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BOSTON GIVEAWAYS: Both of these postseasons will likely be remembered for what Boston lost. Last summer, it was Ray Allen, who turned down more years and money from the Celtics and decided to sign with the Heat. And Allen went on to hit what will go down as the biggest shot in Heat history, the 3-pointer with 5.2 seconds left in regulation of Game 6 that forced overtime and denied the San Antonio Spurs what would have been their fifth NBA title. And during the Stanley Cup final, the Bruins were up by a goal with about a minute remaining in Game 6 — then surrendered two lightning-fast goals to not only lose, but lose in regulation even, a stunning collapse that brought the NHL season to a quick and dramatic close.

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BRING ON BASEBALL (SADLY): Heat fans, Blackhawks fans, take heart. You had a good winter. Entering Tuesday, the Miami Marlins, Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox all had one thing in common. They were all in last place. So after the Blackhawks hold their celebration, looks like Miami and Chicago will be parade-free for the next few months.

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LUCKY NUMBERS: Heat record in this postseason? 16-7. Blackhawks record in this postseason? 16-7. And with that, the winter season is complete.

..

 

[Goofy + 3]

MIAMI (AP) — Comparing the championship runs of the NBA's Miami Heat and the NHL's Chicago Blackhawks:

___

UNBEATABLE: Both teams had long runs of success on their way to the respective titles, though Miami's was actually unblemished while Chicago's was a bit less shiny. The Heat put together the second-longest winning streak in NBA history during the regular season, 27 consecutive games. The Blackhawks opened the season with a 24-game streak of getting at least one point out of every game — and while that encompassed exactly half of the lockout-shortened season, their longest actual winning streak in that span was just 11 games, with two of those coming in shootouts. Chicago technically lost three times in that 24-game run, all in shootouts, and two of them consecutively.

___

TITLE TOWNS: Welcome to the Heat and Blackhawk eras in their respective leagues. For Miami, this year's NBA championship was its third in eight years and its second straight. Chicago won the Stanley Cup for the second time in four seasons. Before the 2010 title, the last time the Blackhawks hoisted hockey's biggest prize was 1961. And naysayers could try to take some of the luster off crowns for both cities, since the Heat title last year and the Blackhawks' crown this season both came in lockout-shortened seasons.

___

STAR POWER: Maybe something about the winds off Lake Erie helps create superstars. Heat star LeBron James hails from Akron, Ohio, maybe 40 miles or so south of the shores of the great lake — definitely close enough to get some good lake-effect storms in the winter. Blackhawks star Patrick Kane comes from Buffalo, N.Y., situated along the lake's eastern edge. James won the NBA Finals MVP award; Kane was this year's Conn Smythe Award winner, presented to the best player in the entire NHL postseason.

___

TIES THAT BIND: Florida Panthers general manager Dale Tallon — whose club plays about a half-hour north of the arena that the Heat call home — was the architect of the Blackhawks team that won the Cup in 2010, and some of his moves paid off for Chicago again during this most recent title run. Meanwhile, Heat guard Dwyane Wade hails from Chicago, and remember that the Bulls tried unsuccessfully to sign him, James and Chris Bosh in the summer of 2010, just a few days after the Blackhawks hoisted the Cup.

___

BOSTON GIVEAWAYS: Both of these postseasons will likely be remembered for what Boston lost. Last summer, it was Ray Allen, who turned down more years and money from the Celtics and decided to sign with the Heat. And Allen went on to hit what will go down as the biggest shot in Heat history, the 3-pointer with 5.2 seconds left in regulation of Game 6 that forced overtime and denied the San Antonio Spurs what would have been their fifth NBA title. And during the Stanley Cup final, the Bruins were up by a goal with about a minute remaining in Game 6 — then surrendered two lightning-fast goals to not only lose, but lose in regulation even, a stunning collapse that brought the NHL season to a quick and dramatic close.

___

BRING ON BASEBALL (SADLY): Heat fans, Blackhawks fans, take heart. You had a good winter. Entering Tuesday, the Miami Marlins, Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox all had one thing in common. They were all in last place. So after the Blackhawks hold their celebration, looks like Miami and Chicago will be parade-free for the next few months.

___

LUCKY NUMBERS: Heat record in this postseason? 16-7. Blackhawks record in this postseason? 16-7. And with that, the winter season is complete.

..

One glaring difference. Folks around the country like the Blackhawks. Folks outside of South Florida hate the Heat.

 

[afwdwfan]

One glaring difference. Folks around the country like the Blackhawks. Folks outside of South Florida hate the Heat.

No... I just actively hate the Heat.

I just don't care about the Blackhawks.

 

[Goofy + 3]

No... I just actively hate the Heat.

I just don't care about the Blackhawks.

Fair enough. Oh and one other thing. Blackhawks don't flop.

 

[IbeAbitGOOFY]

Matt posted this on the clubhouse page. Thought I'd also post here for all to see. We had a lunch meet-up. Good times and great to me my first DisDad.

 

[DisneyDaddy-O]

A friend sent this to me....
As a Leaf fan this makes feel good for some reason.

 

[budamacdvcr]

A friend sent this to me....
As a Leaf fan this makes feel good for some reason.

 

[middlepat]

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BRING ON BASEBALL (SADLY): Heat fans, Blackhawks fans, take heart. You had a good winter. Entering Tuesday, the Miami Marlins, Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox all had one thing in common. They were all in last place. So after the Blackhawks hold their celebration, looks like Miami and Chicago will be parade-free for the next few months.

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This is unfortunately true quite often.

 

[twokids0204]

The Pirate Princess participated in something called Hashing. Invented by the UK army near the end of WWII, it involves a "hare" setting a trail that the "pack" follows. The hare is a bit sneaky and lays out false trails to throw off the pack.

As a first timer, she had to down a beer. Took her a while but she somewhat finished it. Here she is with the last sips.

I went for a jog last night and had a beer as well, I just didn't have a fancy name for it...

Looks like an awesome vacation CJ.

 

[AirGoofy]

Morning...

Not sure if it is a good thing or a bad thing, but I'm back at work. At least I'm not on a jury. They signed us all in and then they came out and informed us that we were called in for a criminal case, but they reached a resolution on it this morning and we were free to go.

Congrats.

Yea, I saw her drink her first LEGAL beer. It wasn't there though, it was the first day we were at the Brit's house.

She had problems downing the half pint they gave her so she is either faking it or has not had much practice chugging. She is getting a charge out of her legal status here.

You think it is her first beer.

Oh, we haven’t given up. We’ll still put bits of cash away when possible through various methods. And since we’re no longer tied to the school calendar it is somewhat possible that just the Mrs. and I could do a couple of days here and there during the off seasons (especially if they offer up a PIN or a deal of some type). The problem is just that we’ll always have to make a choice between paying the tuition debts down or splurging on a luxury. Choosing a luxury over an obligation would be tough.
.

Future party at Rob's.

One glaring difference. Folks around the country like the Blackhawks. Folks outside of South Florida hate the Heat.

I don't hate the Heat. Just enjoy watching good basketball.

 

[AirGoofy]

Just checking in real fast before heading out to play golf them tennis later. My dad and aunt took all the grand kids to Wisconsin Dells for a few days.

Kid freedom. Any plans?

Spent the day at the apartment downloading pictures and kicking back. Going out tonight for dinner. Some random pics...

The Pirate Princess participated in something called Hashing. Invented by the UK army near the end of WWII, it involves a "hare" setting a trail that the "pack" follows. The hare is a bit sneaky and lays out false trails to throw off the pack.

Wood shavings on the country parts and flour for pavement mark the trail. The arrow means you are on the trail, the X shows you followed a wrong lead. Crash got lost once following a wrong trail.

Of course, it always ends up at a pub. This is in Wellington.
.

Looks like a great trip.

Evening guys...the build-to-long-weekend fun begins! Co-worker brought in 8 skids of beertoday, and surprise surprise he was off till Thursday, got it all done, but yikes it gets worse the closer we get to the weekend.

No change on my status, DW is in rough shape though. Not to mention shetook the gorls swimming yesterday, forgot to do her own sunscreen, she's a lobster right now, lots of pain.!

Ouch, lobster sunburn doesn't sound good. Way to rock out the beer, although I would have been happy to drink it with you.

True, but do any of us really know how CJ acquires all that cash?

Well, he certainly isn't using it to put out the camper hookups.

I think I am beginning my mid life crisis , At work I am a old timer (since 1986) most of the people at work could almost be my kid ,when compared to people on TV, lately it's been Barry from storage wars & Uncle Si from Duck Dynasty, at get togethers with friends we all talk about retirement how soon and how we plan to get there

Wow, you must be really old. Almost as old as my nemesis, grandpa duck.

Is that sort of like snipe hunting? Always a good time though!

But, Bigfoot is real.

$15 for showing up, $40 if I'm selected on a jury

That's good money. Ours is $12 a day.

I'm starting to get a complex here, I guess I'll just play the lottery heavy those days

Just send me some winnings.

 

[Cinderella's Fella]

Disney on Destination America.

 

[BigTikiDaddy]

Only you could make that a bad thing....

mostly cheap stuff, Bud, Canadian, Blue etc, I'm not talking REAL beer, just macroswill. Plus when you have limited space, that's a lot.

Yea, I saw her drink her first LEGAL beer. It wasn't there though, it was the first day we were at the Brit's house.



She had problems downing the half pint they gave her so she is either faking it or has not had much practice chugging. She is getting a charge out of her legal status here.

Pauliner is good stuff, looks like the Heffweizen, which is good good stuff.

Just wanted everyone to know there are only 13 weeks until the NHL training camps open.

Monday free agency starts!

DS got a pretty good sunburn yesterday as well (at grandmothers swimming.). Hopefully he learned a lesson on where not to miss with the lotion.

DW is bad too, she orgot sunscreen at the pool, the girls had UV suits so had no problems. When she went for meds for her strep throat, he took pity and gave her some burn cream too..

A friend sent this to me....
As a Leaf fan this makes feel good for some reason.

 

[AJRitz]

Hey guys! I know that folks have been asking, so I'm taking another round of pre-orders for DISDads dri-fit t-shirts. I've got sizes from Men's S through Men's 4XL available, in three colors (see below for samples - the colors are not exactly as they appear here). I'm taking orders only until July 31, 2013 (if we don't have at least 25 shirts ordered by then, I may extend the deadline before ordering).


Click any of the images for the order page.