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| My frequently-accessed web sites |
| Shopping |
Buy.com
Amazon.com
(I mainly shop for electronics & media -- can you tell?)
eBay
Froogle |
| Weather |
Weather Underground
(frequently-updated local conditions, in my neighborhood)
(plus a good, zoom-able radar) |
| Start Page |
My.Yahoo.com
(have used it for years -- a personalized, customizable catch-all) |
| Travel Planning |
Hilton.com
(currently Gold status, previously Diamond)
Marriott.com (currently Gold status, previously Platinum)
United.com (previously Premier Exec 1K status)
Orbitz.com (I like their table format, options)
RCCL.com (unfortunately we have not cruised for years) |
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| Location Services |
Google Maps
Yahoo Maps seems better for finding nearby businesses
AAA also has an awesome site, if you have the time to work it |
| Trivia |
Movies & Actors:
us.imdb.com |
And of course, Google is Google...
| Food & Drink |
| Soda |
Coca-Cola Classic
Coke Zero |
| Steak |
Ribeye, medium-rare |
| Burger |
Black-and-bleu (blackened,
with bleu cheese) |
| Fish |
Salmon or mahi mahi --
minimal sauce |
| Pizza |
Pepperoni (I guess I'm a
purist)
Roasted green chiles, Pepperoncini, jalapenos |
| Appetizer |
Italian nachos from Old
Chicago
Spinach dip from The Keg (Canadian steakhouse chain)
Guacamole (prepared tableside at
Starr Pass JW Marriott,
Tucson) |
| Wings |
Torrid sauce from
The N-Zone |
| Desserts |
Chocolate cake with
chocolate frosting
Chocolate sundae
Chocolate chip cookies
(detect a trend?)
Crème Brûlée, with my favorites from
Green Gateau (in Lincoln) and
Luxe Bistro (in Ottawa,
Ontario) |
| Snack |
Potato chips with French
onion dip
Hershey's chocolate -- milk and/or dark
Roasted almonds
A crisp, cold, red delicious apple |
| Energy foods |
Clif Bar -- Chocolate Chip
Peanut Crunch, or Peanut Toffee Buzz
Bolthouse Farms drink -- Green Goodness, or Berry Boost |
| Beer |
Guinness (those trips
to Belfast were a treat!)
Empyrean Ales Vanilla Porter (great with desserts)
But I enjoy trying a variety, and finished my 12th
Old Chicago World Beer Tour last
year |
| Wine |
Caliterra Merlot (everyday
wine, Chilean, but from Mondavi)
St. Francis Merlot (special, from our first cruise)
Incognito (red blend, from the makers of 7 Deadly Zins)
In general, I like bold reds -- but like trying a variety of both reds
and whites. |
| Cocktail |
Grey Goose, straight up,
with a twist
Vodka Gimlet
Cosmo
Margarita
Vodka Tonic (HINT: Diet Tonic is just as good + 0 calories!) |
| Snack to keep me awake while
driving... |
Mountain Dew and Peanut M&Ms |
| Favorite place to eat? |
At home! Denise is a
fantastic cook!! |
| Restaurants |
The Oven, Blue Orchid
(Thai) and Dish in downtown Lincoln
Wilderness Ridge in south Lincoln
A little Italian place in Gerrards Cross, United Kingdom
Ruth's Chris and Morton's steakhouses |
| Musical Artists |
| All-time favorite |
Philip Glass
(minimalist) |
| Classic Rock |
Pink Floyd
The Who
Jethro Tull
Peter Gabriel |
| Previous fave |
Alanis Morissette |
| Classical |
Tchaikovsky
Rossini
* Beethoven's 9th * |
| Blend |
Mannheim Steamroller |
| Best Concert |
Alanis Morissette and
Barenaked Laides @ Red Rocks
/ Colorado |
| Best Live Music Event |
"Philip on Film" -- Philip
Glass Ensemble playing the scores for his films, on 5 successive nights
-- Austin, 2001 |
| Travel |
| Vacation style |
Beach, Cruise or "Active"
(hiking, biking) |
| Favorite international
vacation |
Spain, Andalucía
specifically |
| Favorite beach vacation |
Hawaii, the Big Island
(although I like the beach itself at Cancun) |
| Business destination |
Paris and Lyon, France --
was fortunate to make numerous visits
Toronto -- I actually did enjoy my time there |
| Cruise line |
Royal Caribbean |
| Worst departure port |
Houston -- very industrial,
so took awhile to get into the mood |
| Favorite hiking vacation
memories |
By myself, in Tucson
Mountain Park With Denise, across the lava flows
on the Big Island, Hawaii (lava was still hot!)
With Denise, across the ridge of Lana'i |
| Worst hiking vacation
memories |
By myself, on Tucson's Linda
Vista trail, after climbing for an hour I "looked down" and realized I
was in a pickle (it's always easier going up!)
With Denise, after crossing the ridge on Lana'i, when I suggested that
we walk back to the resort (highway not meant for pedestrians!)
Also see here
for another of my great hiking suggestions in Hawaii (I thought it was
great, Denise didn't) |
| Favorite biking vacation
memories |
With the family in Colorado,
renting bikes in Copper Mountain and riding to Frisco so Ben could get a
haircut With Denise in Colorado, Silverthorne
to/from Frisco, and to Breckenridge |
| Worst biking vacation
memories |
With the family in Colorado,
riding back uphill from Frisco to Copper! With
Denise in Colorado, after Denise wiped-out just outside of Breckenridge,
on our way back to Silverthorne (I've never seen a shoe filled with
blood before, nor since!) -- the steps at Red Rocks 2 days later were
slow-going |
| TV & Movies |
Currently watching -
First-run
(worth recording) |
Desperate Housewives
Boston Legal
My Name is Earl
The Office |
Currently watching -
Reruns, in syndication
(before falling asleep) |
Scrubs (thanks, Erin!)
Two and a Half Men (thanks, Craig!)
Everybody Loves Raymond
Seinfeld
Friends |
TV shows from the past
(ah, memories...) |
Monty Python's Flying Circus
M*A*S*H
Beverly Hillbillies
Ally McBeal
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy |
| Favorite movies |
Monty Python - Meaning of
Life
Monty Python - The Holy Grail
Pink Floyd's The Wall
Amadeus
Dark Crystal
Big Fish |
Revised: May 27, 2009
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