Before yesterday, I’d never been on Big Thunder Mountain Railroad. Since I heard it’s going to be closing soon for refurbishment, I decided to trek out to Magic Kingdom in the morning and take it for a spin. After all, this weekend is going to be busy due to the marathon. In fact,...

A few weeks ago, I received a letter from Bright House telling me that my rates were going up – again.  This seems to be a holiday tradition with Bright House. A little over a year ago, I noticed that my bill for cable TV, Internet and Phone was over $175.  That seemed absurd to me....

I went out to Gaylord Palms ICE! on Tuesday. It’s best for me to hit this thing early before it gets too crowded.  Not only do the prices go up for peak times, but so does the hassle factor. I like to take pictures and it’s pretty dark in there for photography; not to mention cold...

What you see above is essentially the womb of America’s Space Program. Inside the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB), NASA assembled its rockets from the Apollo program to the Space Shuttle. These days, most folks are familiar with the image of the Space Shuttle rolling out of this...

The angry denizens of Occupy Orlando are promoting a protest for this weekend – 8:00 am on October 15th – starting at the Chamber of Commerce at 75 South Ivanhoe Blvd. I wish them well, but I’m not going to join them.  Don’t get me wrong; I also have some complaints. I...

A few weeks ago, I updated a post I made earlier in the year about Guitar Center prohibiting me from entering the store with my messenger bag.  Some unfortunate employee thought it would be a good idea to reply to my post with something offensive, and I shared those details on the post. That...

The Long Arm of the Law doesn’t like it when ordinary citizens take photos of them.  Bill Beebe has an interesting post about his experiences with Orange County Sheriff Deputies near his home. Beebe noticed a car that just didn’t look right – heavily tinted windows,...

I didn’t think this day was going to get here. Not when you consider a lot of the ignorance of our elected and appointed leaders. Dept. of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood was in Orlando today to help kick-off SunRail and sign over $178 Million in federal funds to help Central Florida...

Wells Fargo completed its takeover of Wachovia and immediately implemented some draconian changes. There was one particular change that convinced me that I could not remain a customers, despite having been with Wachovia (and First Union before it) for a couple of decades. It’s pretty...

Should you ever wonder if we live in a police state, watch these officers unload their weapons into a car. Lest you think that this couldn’t happen in Orlando, please remember that it did happen here and stray bullets crashed through apartments, endangering families in their path. Four...

One of the things that makes me smile is to see local folks who are accomplishing things, so it makes me happy to help spread the word and support them.  Local author Aya Knight has a book signing coming up for a new book - The Chronicles of Kale: A Dragon’s Awakening.  Head on other,...

Located at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, Star Tours is a Star Wars themed motion-simulation ride. It shut down for  renovation after the Star Wars Celebration V convention in Orlando last year at an event called Last Tour to Endor. I took the ride that night and couldn’t hear a...