A bit slow over the next week for posting
Posting will be a bit slower and more infrequent over the next few days.
Here's a couple of pics to show you why 
Unfortunately, as expected, I won nothing in Las Vegas on the first pass-through, but will be giving it another try when I go back through on my way home.
I attended a friend's wedding in Laguna Beach on Saturday and figured I'd take a few extra days to catch-up on some personal interest stuff, which includes Las Vegas and Disneyland.
So, I'm in Anaheim, CA right now preparing for a long-overdue visit to Disneyland and the newer Disney California Adventure. I spent about 6 hours pre-cruising DL this afternoon to see what's changed in the 15 years since I was last here. Some of the attractions are as I remembered and others are horribly disappointing (the People Movers for one). The Pirates of the Carribean is closed right now also, so I'll be missing the superior California version of that classic ride.
I'll be posting lots more pics and write-ups when I get back, but for now, it's bed time.
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April 13th, 2006 at 8:16 pm
Nice pics, Mike! Hope you’re having fun!
April 15th, 2006 at 1:54 am
Hope you found the information center to give you a plan “B” so you can enjoy life out of the rat race we are in. Also, I hope plan “B” leads into FL where it would be much better than CA. Here’s to happiness!!!!!!!
AL