Icewind's Ramblings

It’s funny what a great nights sleep will do for the mind, body, and soul. It was nice to get the needed sleep we lacked and I looked forward to the vacation which had been on the books for months. It may be a little bit of a working vacation but not one to disrupt the fun and relaxing days ahead. Embassy Suites always has their wake up breakfast in the atrium every morning. The sounds of the birds and the waterfall give the feeling of being outdoors with the smell of bacon cooking close by. The place is crowded with people heading to the football game in town. We have met several people from Dallas and Memphis who are here for the game. There is a party atmosphere as everyone wants to eat and head to the stadium. I just wanted to head to the ship to relax. We arranged for our transportation to the dock but needed to return Scott’s rental before we left. He found out the car rental place was only about three quarters of a mile away from the hotel. We laughe

Oh no . . . Beer alert! I had to post this tonight since I haven't finished my next Cruise installment of the vacation. My wife's friend Amy sent this to me as a warning for all men the consequences of drinking to much beer. Enjoy! WHEN YOU GET TO THE END, CLICK ON THE LINK FOR THE DEMO! Police are warning all men who frequent clubs, parties & local pubs to be alert and stay cautious when offered a drink from any woman. Many females use a date rape drug on the market called "Beer." The drug is found in liquid form and is available anywhere. It comes in bottles, cans, or from taps and in large "kegs". Beer is used by female sexual predators at parties and bars to persuade their male victims to go home and sleep with them. A woman needs only to get a guy to consume a few units of Beer and then simply ask him home for "no strings attached" sex. Men are rendered helpless against this approach. After several beers, men will often succumb to

Day One - September 14, 2007 – Departure from Anchorage to Seattle & Miami The day finally arrives! Over the last several weeks there has been much preparation in getting ready for vacation. There days leading up to our departure from Anchorage were filled with many long hours working to get everything done before I was to leave. My work had about 6-8 projects to bid, each taking time to prepare and gather all of the information from the many vendors. I wanted to put the bids together so that they could be sent out on the appropriate bid day. I had the usual problems trying to get the various vendors to send me their number early fearing their number might be leaked to other contractors. Many dragged their feet but finally provided most of the information in time for me to use but several wanted to send their number closer to the actual bid day. I used all of my tricks to get everything completed including working almost straight the last 72 hours only