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Song of the day

Posted on September 16, 2008 by pgold

When talking about music and songs, a frequent question is what is your favorite song? For many people this is a very simple question. But for those of us who truly love music it is not such a simple question. … Continue reading →

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Song of the day

Posted on September 15, 2008 by pgold

Being a native of New Jersey it is no surprise that I grew up listening to a lot of Bruce Springsteen. I think he is forever intertwined with the History of New Jersey. His most famous album, Born in the … Continue reading →

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September 11

Posted on September 11, 2008 by pgold

It’s taken some time to recover from our vacation and get back in the swing of things. Next week my blog starts back up for regular posts. In the meantime, I want to remember this day by remembering my day … Continue reading →

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Disney, Days 5 and 6

Posted on August 30, 2008 by pgold

Friday was a wonderful day at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. The park is only open from 9 am to 5 pm so it was a perfect park to hit on the day before Shabbat. The kids were less enthused about going … Continue reading →

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Disney, Days 4 and 5

Posted on August 29, 2008 by pgold

I did not post yesterday, as when we got home and got the kids in bed, I collapsed in bed! Wednesday morning we went for a character breakfast at Chef Mickey’s. This is the best character breakfast at Disney and … Continue reading →

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Disney, Day 3

Posted on August 26, 2008 by pgold

We started the day going to a sales pitch from our timeshare resort. We do them only because they gave us $75 to go. It took some time so we got to Epcot at 10:30. Epcot is a big place. … Continue reading →

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Disney, Day 2

Posted on August 25, 2008 by pgold

If you have never ridden on the Auto Train, I highly recommend this as a means of travel to Orlando. Costwise, it is not much different than any other method of travel. Driving is a little less money, but not … Continue reading →

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Disney Trip Day 1

Posted on August 24, 2008 by pgold

Thanks to the miracle of modern cell phone technology, I am able to blog from the Auto Train somewhere in northern Virginia. We frantically tried to get everything packed up last night, and we came very close. Our goal was … Continue reading →

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Covers day 5

Posted on August 22, 2008 by pgold

We now reach the end of our trip through the wacky world of cover songs, and as promised, today I am revealing what I believe to be the best and worst covers songs of modern music. I say modern music, … Continue reading →

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Covers day 4

Posted on August 21, 2008 by pgold

I never realized when I began this that I would want to extend this as there are just too many bad covers out there. No fear, I am not going to go beyond this week, but I want to include … Continue reading →

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