If you're not a 3-Stooges fan, you have NO IDEA what I'm talking about (from the classic "Three Little Pirates", 1946). Feel free to check out a snippet from the original:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsz8kgu6g7Q
Ok, they used Maha instead of Baja. So sue me! File it under creative rhyming comedic license. The reason I brought up the Baja Peninsula of Mexico (that little leg-looking thing hanging off the West Coast) is because it's in the active-weather news, particularly the popular tourist spot of Cabo San Lucas. Cabo is currently in the cross-hairs of Hurricane Norbert, and lurking just to the south is tropical storm Odie (since when did we start naming hurricanes after characters from the Sunday Funnies, by the way?). While Norbert approaches East-to-West, Odie appears to be on a different course, heading Northwest scraping the coast of Mexico, but it's thrown all the cruises from LA and San Diego into a complete tizzy. If you look at a map, there are no really good alternate ports of call when you start your cruises from Southern California. You've got Ensenada just across the border, but that's about it. Yuck. As I've blogged before and will blog again, if you choose to travel during hurricane season, and you select sailings that don't have alternate ports of call, "you pays your money and you takes your chances". Simple as that. Luckily things have wound down in The Caribbean (he said, knocking on wood). There's Low pressure sitting far out in the Atlantic, but computer models show it piddling off to the North away from the US or the islands of The Caribbean. Let's hope Odie is the last sight of anything deserving a name for 2008.
Ever watch Lifestyles Of The Rich & Famous when it was on TV? If so, you probably saw at least one segment about an exclusive area on the Southeast shores of the Dominican Republic, called "Casa De Campo". It's world famous for its spa, golf, great beaches, and how many places can you go in The Caribbean to watch a Polo match!? There is an activities camp for the kids as well, if you are looking to get away with the family. The reason I bring up this resort is they are currently running a great incentive to come and check them out. They are offering a 4th Night FREE promo in conjunction with American Airlines for a limited time. You'll also find a choice of 9 restaurants on the property, plus horseback riding, freshwater pools, deep-sea fishing and many other activities including 3 championship golf courses. Call or email for pricing, and if you have some spare time this is a great opportunity to live the high life, while it's on sale!
If you're wondering how my takeover of the hearts & minds of planet Earth is going (see yesterday), I haven't seen a heck of a lot of difference. YET! I know my readers are busy folk, and they can't just sit there and help out the ol' Tar all day instead of working. But it's F-r-i-d-a-y. Tomorrow starts the weekend, and I feel pretty confident most of you will put your lives on hold to sit at your computer 10-12 hours each, to help me achieve my grand plan (except for Skippy and LouAnne's Mom, who has to cart them to the soccer game, then pick up a Fudgy-The-Whale cake from Carvel on the way home). Message to Skippy's Mom: If you plan ahead for pot pies or some other pre-fab dinner tomorrow, that still leaves you a good 4-5 hours to join the effort! Don't give me lame excuses, we've all been there. Well, maybe I haven't exactly been a soccer Mom, but you've never been a cranky ol' Seafarer bent on world domination either, so there. We're even, the way I sees it.
By the way, I'm proud that I'm starting to be recognized as a news-breaking journalist in my own right. I reported a week ago about the Nebraska law allowing parents to drop off unwanted teens, in a loophole to the Safe Haven law. Guess what - the Today Show and now the Nightly News has picked up the story as well, but you heard it here first, Mateys!
A Watertown, S. D. newspaper recently ran a retraction in their Police Blotter section. To protect the innocent, I'll paraphrase slightly, to not identify the perp:
"Due to incorrect information received from the Clerk of Court's Office, Diane K. age 38, was incorrectly listed as being fined for prostitution in Wednesday's paper. The charge should have read: failure to stop at a railroad crossing. The newspaper regrets this oversight, and apologizes for the error."
So next time you think YOU'RE having a bad day, just remember Diane K. age 38.....
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