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Yep--nothin' says romance like a big, heapin' pile of pork on the bone! Yee haw! I like Sonny's, but it's definitely a "guy" joint.

Tatsu streams online. But I have sad dial-up. Stuck on face of Robb. Oh the pain, the pain . . .

^No argument from me there. Epcot's World Showcase is more of a "cultural" attraction than a theme park.

You'll never catch me on anything that resembles a spinning tea cup. Top Spins I can handle OK, depending on the program, but Tilt-a-Whirls and Scramblers never used to bother me (haven't been on either in some time, though). The Mad Hatter is an evil, evil little man!

Uh...I'm not laughing at love! I'm laughing at phallic shaped sea creatures, I'm laughing at Barry, and now I'm laughing because you used the term "geoduck chowder" hahaha If you look at that picture and see love, honey you need some help -Julie Hmm--Manhattan or New England style geoduck chowder?

^Yep--Michael Caine is in it, along with Mario Van Peebles. Be sure and watch for the scene where Caine swims in the ocean toward a sailboat, and when he climbs aboard, his clothes are perfectly dry! Let's face it--they just didn't care when they made that one.

Lake Tahoe (California) has three really cool mini-golf courses. The two Magic Carpet courses (Carnelian Bay on the North Shore and South Lake Tahoe) are truly outrageous with all sorts of castles, dinosaurs, and other cool obstacles (including one hole that starts at the bottom of a "cave"). Kings Beach Mini-Golf (also on the North Shore) is interesting in that they built the course around the trees on the property, making its layout rather eccentric (not to mention shady). One hole used to spit your ball back out! Williamsburg has three courses, too: Mini Golf America on Richmond Road, a Pirate's Cove Adventure Golf on the Rt. 60 Bypass (it features a cave complete with "bloody" pirate skeletons), and Go Karts Plus on Rt. 60 past the Williamsburg Pottery (haven't played this one).

Thank you Julie and Barry for helping us to laugh at love--and phallic-shaped ocean creatures--again. I wonder if there's a good recipe for "geoduck chowder"--or is that a euphemism for something that goes beyond the site's "PG-13" rating?

And where is Jaws 4: The Revenge? Now there's a legitimate contender for Worst Movie Ever Made.

This poll is like asking, "What makes a better meal--bacon-wrapped filet mignon with asparagus and hollandaise sauce, a burrito at Taco Bell, or a big steaming pile of crap?"

If I were the horse in front of that thing, I'd really be concerned.

^Oh, Volcano hardly "sucks" (I think it's a lot of fun)--but the line can get pretty dang long (be sure to hit it early in the day).

Yep--I think Grizzly is the best one, and Rebel Yell is fun, too.

Personally, I give the edge to BGE, but I enjoy both parks. PKD has more flat rides and coasters (including three woodies, one currently down), but BGE's coasters are better overall (as is their food). And Curse of DarKastle is a lot of fun. Water Country isn't exactly "across the street"--more like across the interstate on Rt. 199. But it's a very nice water park (not open until May, though).

I drove by BGE on Saturday--you were wise to wait for Sunday (my personal rule of thumb all summer).

Yeah, I need to do a tour of the Pennsylvania parks one of these days. After living in Virginia for over 20 years, tnere's no excuse not to.

True, BGW doesn't have a lot of big flat rides--but it does have DarKastle and some pretty good food.

Nothing to be ashamed of there. Nessie is endearingly eccentric (in other words, a true Scot).

Poor Brains--he gets no respect at all (unless he and Lady Penelope have something going on we don't know about).

Skyline chili . . . o-o-o-o-o . . . Skyline brings out my inner Homer Simpson.

This is quite a sad event, and my heart goes out to the family of this poor woman. It would be nice if Disney and other parks defined what they mean by "high" blood pressure, especially in regards to a ride with fairly strong G forces (or continuous exposure to such forces). I've been taking blood-pressure medication for a few years now. When I was truly morbidly obese after college in 1984, 280 as opposed to the slightly under 225 I am now, my BP was 200/100--well on my way to a stroke. Yesterday, it was 130/88--a little high, but hardly outrageous. (Been working on losing more weight, too.) So, is there as threshold BP for high-G-force rides? This would be essential information, I think.

Nice work, Nicole. Now if only you would use your talents for good, instead of .

What's really funny about this is that the French Quarter was area of New Orleans that wasn't all that badly damaged by Katrina (I work with a group of judges, and they're having their annual conference there). Hoo, boy! In Williamsburg, they're building this place called "New Town"--one of those "new" urban spaces that's meant to suggest a small town. Yes, in 1955, Walt Disney built his own uncanny simulation of a midwestern downtown from the early 1900s--"Main Street USA." In Williamsburg, we're building an uncanny simulation of Walt Disney's uncanny simulation!

^Now this I gotta see . . . or not.

By day she's a music teacher, he's a toaster. By night they're secret crime fighters out to rid the world of evil. And overdone waffles. Coming this fall on the WB Network... dt The Adventures of Pop Tart and Toaster Boy! Yes, join these two intrepid heroes as they fight for truth, justice, and fresh Toaster Strudel! This week: PT and TB take on Hot Pocket! "How about a little steam burn, Toaster Boy? Bwa-ha-ha-ha-ha!"