18 May 2012
Liefestyle Event
Yesterday I signed up for Social Security. I guess I really am a senior.
28 Apr 2012
Tiger and Happy
Last night son Jeff (“Happy”) played in a poker charity event to benefit the Tiger Woods Foundation.
First place was to play a round of golf with Tiger. Unfortunately he didn’t win.
26 Apr 2012
United Kingdom Factoids
I knew I was back home when a lady tried to convince me that the UK is not a member of the European Union or even located in Europe. Scary. Since some of it may be a bit tricky, here is a refresher:
The United Kingdom is made up of what were four countries – England, Scotland Wales, and Ireland (although Ireland has divided and only Northern Ireland remains in the UK.
Great Britain is the island where England, Scotland and Wales are located.
Britain technically just refers to England and Wales but quite often is used interchangeably with Great Britain.
The British Isles are a group of about 5,000 islands. Great Britain and Ireland are the largest. Many Irish still cringe at even being in any isles with the name British in it.
The UK is indeed a member of the European Union and has been since 1973. Some of the confusion is because the UK does not use the euro as its currency. They are not alone. Only 17 of the 27 member countries in the European Union use the Euro.
24 Apr 2012
Julian Graduates Law School
The cruise may have been over but we have still been partying for three days. Allyn’s son Julian Horan received his law degree from California Western Law School.
Saturday was a nice family reunion dinner in San Clemente. The food highlight was Sunday Brunch at The St. Regis Monarch Beach.
The pancake and french toast station is just one of several stations.
The highlight, of course was Julian’s commencement.
Before finally catching a plane to go home after 96 days, we grabbed a nice lunch at Nicky Rottens Bar and Burger Joint, one of the many San Diego eateries in their Gaslamp District. Julian’s girlfriend Jamie, a vegetarian, even found something good to eat.
22 Apr 2012
San Pedro (LA), California
It may be counterintuitive, but the longer the cruise the sadder it is to leave. For two days it has been hugs, kisses and even tears. I handed out more business cards than when I used to work for a living.
Disembarkation, normally a stressor, went as smoothly as I have ever seen. Crystal was perfect today.
It was as if we were the only passengers who just walked off our yacht with our land staff meeting us, gathering the luggage and escorting us to our limo.
All word cruisers were given free transfers on both ends. That was another nice treat.