Okay Mo i just played with it real quick to figure it out for you. if you click on an individual photo in your photostream there is an option to share at the top. Once you click on that you will see an option to grab the html/bbc code. If you click on that there is a whole bunch of code in that window. If you grab the link that starts and end with img and paste it here you get this.
Of course your picture will be a different one. Unless you have a picture of my wife at Yellowstone. In which case that is just weird and needs explanation.
Congratulations Ed! Thanks Rita for the pics and for helping your brother do this. It was nice to see some of that area. I have never been up in the panhandle.
Damn it Toddly, I do not smell like cigs only cigars. And I don't have a fire. Plus I'm not one dimensional, hell just look at those pic, I am definately 3D. I enjoy beer, punch, jello (whcih is good for the fingernails) and Port. Oops thats 4, so I guess I'm 4D. If they have 4G, I guess I can be 4D.
A lot of the camgrounds up here tend towards the rustic mostly because they are not open all year round. This one is a very large one for the area though. I do a lot of summer camping at this campground because of its proximity to the beach. Which will be coming up today. Ok. Sil happened to see me looking at all of the comments and wanted to see what people were saying. I think i need to set the tent up in the backyard now since we don't have a dog house. :banghead: One of the things I like when I am traveling is trying new places or going back to old favorites. I like to share them with everyone here as they may decide to make the trip and it's nice to have suggestions of good food in new places. Yeah we did too. It's right by the path to the bandstand and since we were both marching band people we got a kick out of it.
Ouch, hey guys, did you see what he just called me? That really hurt me. I'm not sure I'll ever recover from that. But I will forgive him because that's just the kind of person I am. 1862
Onward! We're at the Magic Kingdom, and fun, waffles, and a redone BTMR await us! We entered the park with no wait at all. Then we went through the entrance that tunnels underneath the train station and emerged to see a very rare sight:
It's a parade, folks. At the Magic Kindgom... And there's no crowd! You can see straight through to the parade floats! Almost no obstructions whatsoever! You know, I really, really love Main Street USA. It's my favorite area in the park. Not a single ride attraction is there, yet I love it so. Such classic styling, such incredible, breath-taking attention to detail. Next time you're there at nighttime, see if you can find a burned out light bulb. I bet you won't! Going with a classic, turn-of-the-century style ensures one thing -- your design and theming will never go out of style. It never looks dated or in need of a refurb. The same, unfortunately, can't be said about the Contemporary or Future World in Epcot. Future World is no longer very futuristic. This brings me to a question I wanted to ask the rest of the Fiends. Remember (if you are old enough) when Epcot first opened in 1982? Back then it was referred to as EPCOT Center... Oh, and remind me to tell you a story about that, too, later... Anyway, back in 1982, Epcot wasn't Epcot, it was EPCOT. More specifically, it was EPCOT Center. So, now, I'm sure you're familiar with Innoventions. Back in the day, it was called CommuniCore. They used to showcase the latest technological advances in CommuniCore, and I remember finding the exhibits fascinating. Well, CommuniCore is gone, replaced by Innoventions, a pavilion with the same approach -- a showcase for new technology. But you know, somehow I don't find the technology they showcase now nearly as fascinating as I did back in the days when the pavilion was Innoventions. Everything in there just strikes me as a cheap advertisement. So here's my question: Has everything cool already been invented? Chew on that for a bit. But for now, let's continue... Fortunately Main Street USA and Br'er Rabbit never go out of style. One of the things I've been really, really wanting to do for a long, long time is get a haircut in the barbershop on Main Street. So Mrs. Troll encouraged me to get one. So we hoofed it over to the barbershop, but we were too late:
What this sign is delicately saying is, "You're too late. We're already home, pounding back a beer. Come back tomorrow." Well doggone! I was really looking forward to a haircut, as my troll fur was really getting unruly. Do trolls have fur? Undeterred, I turned around and was struck by this view:
Isn't that building just beautiful? I'm with Walt: Steam trains are just plain cool. OK, now it's time to possibly rile a few people up. There's a strange new phenomenon spreading across our great land. I am unable to explain it or understand it. I'm sure you've seen. Perhaps you're even guilty of committing it. Young women everywhere, ostensibly in a vain and laughable attempt to look "sexy," are...what's the word...posing themselves for photographs in a most peculiar, annoying way. It's called... The Duckface. I'm sure you know what I'm talking about. They pucker their lips and poke them out exaggeratedly. Their eyes are wide open, almost bugged out. And for some reason, this most contrived expression is almost always combined with the two finger peace sign...only held sideways. If you're still unsure what I'm referring to (and if you are, damn, what rock have you been living under?), here's a visual aid:
Duckface. Almost textbook duckface. The only atypical thing about this one is the fact that the duck in the photo is holding her peace sign incorrectly. It's supposed to be backwards and sideways, like this:
Now we're talking! Anyway, Mr. and Mrs. Troll hate duckfaces. I mean, hate -- as in despise. As in possibly willing to commit bodily harm. So Mrs. Troll decided to lampoon these fools by ridiculing them at Disney World. I have an entire series of Mrs. Troll mockingly doing duckfaces for your enjoyment. Here she is now, duckfacing on Main Street, USA:
Yes, I have a whole collection of these. You thought you liked the POV set? Well, it gets even better. Duckface galore. Courtesy of Mrs. Troll. So if you're a genuine duckfacer, you have my apologies. Well, not really. So after making the duckface, Mrs. Troll pointed out that the Disney overlords were already putting out the Halloween decorations. Keep in mind it's August. Here's Minnie, ready for a fall festival:
Notice the mini Minnies at her feet. Kind of cool display. The life size manikin's outfit matches the mini Minnies'. And here's Mickey in a Halloween-themed tux:
I must say, that's a very garish outfit for a guy with such a dull personality. I wonder if that clock in the display is for sale? We decided to press on to the waffle sandwich dispensary. Now let's revisit a comment from the guy who can make anything fascinating and engrossing, Mr. TCD: Yes, indeed, you know the cruel, tragic way it ended. It ended like this:
Noooooooooooo! Confound it! How can this be?!? If the masterminds at Disney know anything, it's how to separate a mark from his money. How can they only serve those heavenly waffle delights until 5PM?!? It's dinnertime! Many, many people eat dinner after 5PM! And many, many people are perfectly willing to eat waffles for dinner! Noooooooooo! I told the lady at the window I'd give her $20 if she'd make us waffle sandwiches anyway, but she said no. In fact, she said no while frowning. She evidently did not think my attempt at bribery was very funny. Of course, I wasn't trying to be funny. Blast. No waffle sandwiches for the Trolls. Dejected, we pressed on. Trivia time! Who can guess where I got the saying, "Confound it?" Here's a hint: It's uttered by a legendary character out of a legendary movie that isn't a Disney movie but should be. Anyone know? Bonus Troll Points for the person who guesses first. In fact, I will buy the winner a beer. If no one guesses right, you all owe me a beer. And I don't drink the cheap stuff. So now Mr. Troll was 0 - 2 -- no haircut and no waffle sandwich. My money was still firmly in my wallet. Fail, Disney managers, fail! Walt would be most displeased. So we pressed on. Notice Mrs. Troll is still lugging the backpack:
Also notice how empty the walkways are! This was really nice. We were like taking a stroll down an uncrowded downtown street. This is not common at all. Ordinarily you are stuck in a morass of hot, sweaty, people, many of whom are angry, tired parents, scolding their children for wanting to do something unruly -- like go on a ride or something. And then to make matters worse, there are people pushing triple-wide strollers into the backs of your ankles. In agony at having your ankles rolled up on, you turn to see what hit you and notice that the triple-wide stroller does not have a single child in it. The children are trailing behind on foot and the stroller is being used as a cargo cart, like a wheelbarrow. I don't think anyone on this site has ever been assessed any penalty points. I wonder if I might be the first? Let's find out. I'm clicking the POST button right now. Coming up next, we head for the town of Big Thunder to ride a train possessed by Sitting Bull.
I like a drink as much as most folks, but this is a bad idea and a slippery slope. How long now until they are selling Pineapple Mojitos at Aloha Isle? I agree with Jim...Walt would be pissed. Bobby better hope he never thaws out, or he's coming after him.
The next chapter begins. I finally caught the two kittens mom and here she is very comfortably in our shower. It makes a great holding pen. She has every thing she needs. She is going to be spayed tomorrow morning so that she doesn't have anymore litters, three that we know of, is enough. I can't rescue any more kittens. It's tough to give them up.
Silvia was feeling better and it was time to head back to California Adventure. We had the reserved area for World of Color so we headed over there to watch the show.
A nice moon that night
A sample of what the water screens looked like this is what was displayed at the end of the show.
Heres a link to the show http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ElmObzUvYg This is a newer version as I can't find a good one from when we were there. This one includes the Brave section and has the new Glow with the Show Ears. Which are way flockin cool in my opinion. After the show we checked out the tail end of Electronica and checked out Flynn's arcade.
They had one of the prop Light Cycle's from the movie on display but you could only see it at night during Electronica.
And after that we made our way out and back to the hotel.
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