25 Years of Just Do It
Twenty five years ago Nike unveiled its “Just Do It” campaign. 25 years! Check out the commemorative anniversary video and wait for the Asian baller.
Conspiring Against Pulpconnection
Oh, I see what’s going on here. Someone’s conspiring against Pulpconnection to lower its blog ranking over on BlogRank, right? I mean Pulpconnection has been ever so slowly climbing the BlogRank charts, so “they” needed to take action by disrupting services and thereby affecting my rank.
Well…maybe the reason for the prolonged outage isn’t nefarious, but it makes for a good fantasy. I am surprised to see that Pulpconnection made some gains in the various ranking scales of BlogRank, hitting the 15th spot in the ultimate rank for Hawaii blogs.
Oh yeah, the site is still slow. Sorry. 🙁
Prolonged Pulpconnection Outage
Sorry for the off-and-on behavior of Pulpconnection for the past few days. There’s been a prolonged outage as my server on Dreamhost is getting fixed. First there was a planned behind-the-scenes migration for my Dreamhost server. But then, there was an unexpected hardware issue. Because of this, Pulpconnection has been coming and going as things are being fixed.
Hopefully the situation stabilizes soon.
Any Box Will Do
Whenever you have stuff to move and deadlines are involved, you’ll do anything to finish the move. Any truck is a means of transportation. You’ll pile stuff high and lash it down. And any box is a container to carry more stuff. Just remember that. Always.
DCL Tip: Strong Magnets
If you’ve looked at Disney discussion boards like Disboards.com to prepare for a Disney cruise, you might have seen forum posts about decorating the magnetic stateroom doors. While I can vouch that it is possible, my tip is to use strong magnets, really strong magnets.
The stateroom doors on the Disney Wonder are thick and barely magnetic. Large surface area magnets like a flat sheet work well, but smaller “button” magnets are easily dislodged. When your door slams, the average magnet will fall off, littering the hallway. Strong Like Bull magnets would definitely stick, but at their value, I wouldn’t leave these unattended.
Bring along extra magnets if possible and also tape to attach them to your door decorations. Even though we tested our decorations on a refrigerator, they didn’t stick to the Disney doors without extra magnets added on.
Here’s our door that was remade several times after our decorations fell off.
Oh, don’t forget Disney’s policy that you can’t use any type of adhesives (like tape) on the door themselves.
Reviewed AAA Sportfishing Company
To help plan for trips and vacations, I’ve been using TripAdvisor more and more. This service provides great user-contributed reviews and suggests local activities. After a great experience fishing with Captain Jerry of AAA Sportfishing Co in Ketchikan, Alaska, I had to provide a review.
Here’s my very first TripAdvisor review – “Changed my view of fishing!”
Sage Advice from Chris “Ashton” Kutcher
Build a life, find your opportunities, and always be sexy.
Much respect, Chris, much respect.
Got 15 Minutes for Some Magic?
Fifteen minutes of spare time is what you need to watch some Magic, Magic Johnson that is. 6-9 point guard for the Los Angeles Lakers. The Great Western Forum. Prime Ticket television. Chick Hearn and Stu Lantz. Showtime.
How many of these magical moments did you see unfold?
DCL Tip: Non-Tear Free Shampoo
After playing in the busy swimming pool onboard the Disney Wonder, parents may want to give their kids a good cleaning. So back in your stateroom, you’ll use extra everything – extra soap, extra shampoo, and extra conditioner. Then you’ll hear your kids scream out, “My eyes! My eyes!”
Ooops, sorry. The provided H20-branded shampoo is not tear free. Although Disney cruises cater to kids, the shampoo is for the whole family. So yeah, the Sea Marine Revitalizing shampoo stings if it hits your eyes. Just a tip to not overdo the shampoo and watch the eyes.
Reviewed: Not a Starbucks in Skagway
Contributing a short Yelp review for the non-Starbucks in Skagway, Alaska. So while this non-Starbucks cafe serves Starbucks, touring Skagway with a hot cup of coffee is just more fun. 🙂
Read my Yelp review for the non-Starbucks in Skagway, AK.
More coffee experiences captured in Coffee While Cruising – Part 1, Part 2, Part 3.
My Vacation Diet
Here are some of the foodie pics taken when vacationing in Fresno, Vancouver, Alaska, and on-board the Disney Wonder. Sorry, I didn’t add any descriptions of the pics. I’ll let the food speak for themselves. Do I need to say that I didn’t go hungry with this vacation diet?
The best food while at sea was at Palo (not surprising). Go for the dishes your server says isn’t available elsewhere on ship. You also need to try Palo both for dinner and for brunch. These are two different experiences with very different menus and styles.
Zefferelli’s in Vancouver was a completely lucky find. Late in the day while on Robson Street, our group couldn’t decide what to eat. Adults wanted Thai or Asian while the kids wanted spaghetti. The kids won out so we headed to the closest Italian place which happened to be the second-floor Zefferelli’s. Wow. Here’s my abbreviated Yelp review I drafted on my iPhone. In general though, Vancouver is a great place to sample different cuisines. There’s so much to pick from, all within walking distance. Biggest challenge for a large group is the small size of many restaurants.
I was not disappointed with the sit down meals we had on the Wonder. The menu featured a large variety, but some dishes really sang. The soups were surprisingly good and always save space for dessert. Our server would always exclaim “calorie time!” when he came to take our dessert orders. I’m not sure why, but asparagus had no effect on me during the cruise, and trust me, I tried by ordering several dishes with asparagus.
In Juneau, seek out Tracy’s King Crab Shack and soak it all in. Located right on the docks, this literal shack serves the biggest, freshest crab product you’ll probably ever find (I think I’ll post pics in a separate post).
Now, I’m getting hungry…
