January 15th, 2008
Not that you’d ever have a little too much to drink while traveling, but should that happen, the bar that used these cocktail napkins might provide you a leg up in getting back to your hotel.
At the beginning of the evening you can grab one, fill out the box labeled “Please take me home […]
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January 13th, 2008
Sometimes odd things catch my eye, and then I can’t get them out of my mind — no matter how hard I try. That’s sort of been the case with the Giant Baked Potato at the Idaho Potato Museum (formerly known as the Idaho Potato Expo) in Blackfoot, Idaho.
While I like a spud as […]
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January 12th, 2008
“Hawaiian Eye” was a television series that ran from 1959 - 1963, and starred Robert Conrad and Anthony Eisley as crime fighting detectives in Honolulu, Hawaii.
The detectives hung out at the Shell Bar, where at least once an episode that ran into “Cricket,” a singer and photographer at the bar played by Connie Stevens. […]
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January 10th, 2008
I took a little spin on a Segway about a month ago, and thought it was great fun! (I’ll be writing more about that experience in an upcoming post.)
So the documentary 10 MPH caught my eye. It’s the story of two friends who make an impulse purchase — of a Segway. They quit their corporate […]
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December 28th, 2007
“Unaccompanied Minors” is a Christmas movie from last year.
Parents, don’t worry! There is very little in the movie that resembles what it is like for young children to travel alone, what airports and airport personnel are really like, nor what it’s like to be stuck in an airport during a storm.
It goes the cheap […]
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December 24th, 2007
While Santa may only fly one day of the year, he racks up enough miles on that one day to outpace any of us who consider ourselves frequent flyers.
Watch his progress, and entertain the little ones in the process, by following the updates from NORAD. Santa’s whereabouts are updated every five minutes (if you’ve got […]
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November 24th, 2007
During the 1950-60’s, Hilo Hattie was the stage name for a popular Hawaiian entertainer whose real name was Clarissa Haili. She was originally a teacher, but achieved fame as a singer and dancer, popularizing a comic hula-style dancing.
In 1963, a Hawaiian store opened for business, naming the store after this popular entertainer. Hilo Hattie’s […]
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November 21st, 2007
If you had any doubt that the skies were busy, take a look at this artistic rendition of flight patterns across the United States.
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October 14th, 2007
Halloween revelers in the Portland Metro area can wander over to Oregon City, and the Halloween Fantasy Trail located at Wentzel Farm.
While the trail is open year round, it is decorated with spooky sights and sounds for the Halloween season. The trail goes on for 1,000 feet, though a 40 foot castle filled with ghosts, […]
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September 27th, 2007
Brunch is San Francisco is always a real treat. And what could be better than brunch in a classic environment — with a twist.
Enjoy a weekly Drag Queen performance during brunch at Harry Denton’s Starlight Room , on the 21st floor of the Sir Francis Drake Hotel (450 Powell Street).
It’s a salute to the traditional variety […]
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