Disney’s Income Falls … now’s the time to take advantage
February 3, 2009 Comments Off on Disney’s Income Falls … now’s the time to take advantageWalt Disney Co. today informed the financial markets that it’s net income had fallen 32% in the last quarter. This is a sign of the state of the economy at the moment but instead of focussing on the negative we really need to look at the positive. Once upon a time a company reporting a […]
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The score will go down in history as a win to the Pittsburgh Steelers by 27 to 23 over Arizona Cardinals but it’s a game that will go down in folklore as one of the best ever…but here’s my confession, I’m not even a fan of football American style. So even with that being the case […]
Continue reading …SuperBowl 2009 is now history and what a great game. As neutral observer (I am a Rams fan), I was enthralled and enjoyed one of the greatest SuperBowl games I have ever seen. I am also pleased for Kurt Warner … many years after the Rams wrongly dumped him, he had fought his way back […]
Continue reading …It’s horrible growing old … because your heroes grow old as well and then eventually die. One of my favorites are Lynyrd Skynyrd, a band who have endured more tragedy than any deserve, suffered another blow when Billy Powell, the keyboard player died in Florida aged 56. This band represented Florida with pride and spearheaded […]
Continue reading …Bruce Springsteen rocks Superbowl Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band promised a “12 minute party” at Super Bowl XLIII and they completely delivered with an utterly amazing performance that is sure to live in the minds of football and rock fans alike. Shania Twain at Superbowl XXXVII In previous years we’ve been treated to […]
Continue reading …Jennifer Hudson at Superbowl Well Superbowl is here and if it gives us a performance even halfway as good as the one Jennifer Hudson gave us when she sang the national anthem, then we’re in for a treat. Simply amazing given all that she has gone through recently. It promises to be a fascinating night […]
Continue reading …Ride the Flying Ray…Manta is coming
January 30, 2009 Comments Off on Ride the Flying Ray…Manta is comingThe Summer of 2009 sees the opening of Sea World’s new ride “Manta”. This promises to be something a bit different… a mix of 3,000 animals and a flying coaster! Unique, novel…we’ll see but the early signs are that SeaWorld will hit a home run. The new attraction will have 10 aquariums holding 184,000 […]
Continue reading …As you know, we closely follow the movie world and this morning the Oscar nominations were announced. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button leads the way with 13 nominations with Slumdog Millionaire right behind on 10. Dark Knght and Milk have 8 nominations each and the late Heath Ledger has been nominated for “Best Supporting Actor” […]
Continue reading …The problem with travelling or going on vacation is that very often one or two members of the family can’t come. Yes, I’m talking about pets. It’s a dilemma that a lot of people face and the fear of guilt and the fear of leaving a beloved member of the family behind often […]
Continue reading …Orlando…THE Place to Visit in 2009
January 18, 2009 Comments Off on Orlando…THE Place to Visit in 2009Some good news at last! Orlando is THE place to visit in 2009. While everyone else in the travel industry is in free fall, Orlando is bucking the trend. The first week of 2009 saw a 14.75% increase in hotel occupancy according to Smith Travel Research and here at Florida Leisure Vacation Homes we were […]
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