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Honeymoon Cruise aboard the Carnival Freedom
Last December, Cristina went on a cruise with her mom, sisters, and a certain boy band. Before the ship even set sail, I knew that we were going on a cruise for our honeymoon. I didn’t object too much...
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Another Way to Learn How to Cook: The Chew
“Imagine the View, but with food,” must have been the pitch producers for the awfully named The Chew must have thrown at ABC executives. The show premiered Monday and stars Top Chef’s Carla Hall,...
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Disney 5K and the Food and Wine Festival
We have been running for about three months. We are proud of what we have accomplished because this is actually the third time we have tried the C25K program. To make sure we stayed on course this...
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Running Gear
The old saying about running is that the only equipment you need is a good pair of running shoes. When we started running, we were using our everyday tennis shoes. After about two weeks of running,...
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Tourists Go to Cancun…Travelers Go To Coba
When it came to cruise excursions, Cristina and I prefer history to relaxing and imbibing. So when Cristina was presenting me with possible shore excursions, I could see that she wanted to do something...
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Amazing Fried Chicken at The Praline Connection
Having bought tickets to the Old New Orleans Rum Distillery through Living Social, we decided that a mid-October Saturday was the perfect time to go. But first, we had to eat. The Distillery is on...
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The Old New Orleans Rum Distillery
Neither Cristina nor I are big drinkers but that didn’t stop us from touring the Old New Orleans Distillery. Located on Frenchman St. between the I-10 split, the distillery can be a little hard to...
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Eating Around the World: The Food and Wine Festival at Epcot
Anyone that knows Cristina and me will be quick to tell you that it seems like we are always at Disney World. We’ve actually bought season passes before. As I heard one man tell his friend at the...
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The Disney Halloween 5K
The Run According to Kurt Four o’clock is not a time I should ever have to wake up. Especially, when I’m not even sleeping in my own bed. However, we had to start getting ready for our run. The buses...
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Eating at Disney: Portobello and Hoop-Dee-Doo Musical Revue
Besides eating at the Food and Wine Festival, Cristina and I had two nice meals in Disney while we were there at the beginning of October. The first was at Portobello in Downtown Disney while the other...
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2011 Year in Review
Well kids, 2011 is nearly over. In some ways, it’s been the best year of my life. I got married to the love of my life, went on an epic honeymoon cruise to Central America, visited Virginia and D.C.,...
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2011 Year in Review from the Male Perspective
Cristina wrote her Year in Review yesterday, so I figured I give you my take on 2011. So here are my best/worst of awards: Best Harry Potter Related Product: Frozen Butterbeer. It tastes as if a...
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An Evening With Stephen King
Out of the blue one day, Cristina asked if I enjoy reading Stephen King‘s works. I responded in the affirmative. I think I referred to King as the greatest living American author. Hyperbole aside, I do...
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A Roast Beef Po-Boy at Parasol’s
The roast beef po-boy that I judge all other roast beef po-boy’s by comes from a small hole in the wall restaurant in Lockport called La Magazine. I’m not sure if the place still exists. This roast...
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Menus are First Impressions
My mother in law is opening a little breakfast and lunch cafe in Panama City, Florida. Being that I teach a digital graphics class, she asked if my students could design a menu for her. Real world...
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1000 Places: #1 – The New Orleans Restaurant Scene
If you haven’t noticed, I am slightly obsessed with traveling. In the country, out of the country, in Louisiana, even in New Orleans, I love touring, history, experiencing new thrills. One of the books...
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The Return of the European Chronicles: Europe Cruise 2012
Being teachers, Kurt and I get the pleasure of having almost two months off during the summer. Because I run a tight budget and we live frugally during the year, we’re able to take a trip each summer....
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Cinematic Adventure: Watching the Best Picture Nominees
Yesterday, Cristina and I sat through five of the nominated movies for Best Picture. We have seen three of the other nominees with only War Horse being left out. And because watching five movies in one...
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We’re The Replacements: Color Me Obsessed Movie Review
I bought my first Replacements album, their last, on December 27, 1990 at 8:47 pm. An obsession was born. While I had lots of friends in college, none understood me like The Replacements did. It seemed...
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Company Burger and a Putting Aside Past Prejudices
All of January, Cristina seemed to be fighting a cold. All of January, I was having the Can’t Hardly Waits to see Color Me Obsessed about the Replacements…my favorite band. The night of the movie, she...
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