Whirled Glass

There are always seemingly dual meanings to just about everything. Take Baldwin for instance. When I was younger working at Cedar Point I was often called a Baldwin. This meaning that I was cute or something in that rouged way. That I guess is a compliment if you are familiar with the Baldwins you would think that they are good looking rouged guys and to be called a Baldwin would be a compliment.

Well Baldwin is also decor for homes. Who would have thought that I was being called something that could help to open a door or make a cabinet look great. I guess the dual meaning is closer than you think being that both are a compliment of looks to something else that is necessary.

We have been putting some thought in to taking some of the money we make and generating a small investment portfolio that we can hand over to our kids. Something we have been looking into and we have been dealing with a futures broker. Some of the information we are getting seems a little out of reach for us but having someone to talk to about the things we don’t understand is pretty nice.

Our parents both say that we should be thinking about our kids futures. Well I have one question to that. If we should be thinking about our kids futures and that is what parents do … then who was thinking about my future and who did what to set me up with some kind of security? I don’t remember getting any help like what I am being told to get for our kids. Still I want to make sure that they don’t end up in the same situations that I did so I am looking out for their futures. I hope that theirs is better than ours at this point. hehe!!

I have issued a challenge to everyone in the group to find out how well they are doing their research and how much other surfing the web they do while we are supposed to be working. I asked everyone to see if they could count the number of private and public drug rehab facilities between Our starting point and ending points for one weekend trip we are taking next month.

We will start in San Diego and end in Reno Nevada by way of San Francisco. There are tons Im sure but I want to see if they are going to make this their top priority for the day or is we can actually get some work done and get the schedule together of places we are going to stop and people we are going to interview and meet. I want the whole schedule done by this Friday and to be totally honest I don’t see if happening. They are motivated to get things done but if you want something done right ….. you know!!

The ultra portable laptop computers that are super powerful and rugged can fit just about anywhere. We were even thinking about putting one in the RV for our trips. Little did I know that another plan would arise. I was also thinking about putting a MAC Mini in the RV with a sound system and huge monitor. But then in thinking more about the situation we would do even better with a laptop that we can hook GPS into and anywhere wireless. Not to mention all the WiFi hot spots that are all over the country.

I’m pretty excited that we are going to be able to shoot the show from the road. That has to be one of the coolest things that we have going for us so far. Im thinking about asking AT&T if they will let us try out the anywhere wireless for 90 days just to see how we like it. Hehe .. ya never know unless you ask.

I was too short to reach the pedals on the bus so I had to put a book under my butt to get i the right position for the drive.

That is the story I heard from a lady that was driving the van that we were on our way to look at. Apparently she put a furniture catalog under her butt so that she could reach the pedals and thought that she was good to go in moving the van out of the driveway and onto the road so that we wouldn’t miss the house. Well the sad thing is that the van is wreaked and we are not going to buy it now. I really wanted a VW van to. I was even willing to settle for this one and get rid of our nice big camper for it. The year was unimportant at this time for this transaction. I just wanted a VW again and this was our big chance. Now … nothing.

We are heading to Washington in June and we have scheduled a few stops along the way. Eugene Oregon is one that we have been anxiously waiting to get back to. The sisters are going to be one of our first stops before we head on to Washington and check out some of the schools up there for Glass Blowers.

When we were looking for a hotel to stay at I discovered a place that actually showed you the comforter sets that they would be using in your room and if you wanted something different like a different pattern or style you could choose form 4 different sets and they would put it in your room before you got there.

I found out later on … last night .. that we are not going to be able to choose or stay anywhere nice because we were invited by family to stay at their house. :/ w00t. That will save some money but that is not what I had in mind for a “vacation” trip to one of my favorite places to visit. MAybe someday we will get to take a vacation that we want to take.

I discovered that on our tour we are passing these fat camps. I have always thought of weight loss as something that should come naturally and you shouldn’t have to beat yourself up to lose a few pounds.

I can’t imagine not stopping at a few of these places and seeing if we can get a little tour and perhaps a try out. I would like to see what these places are all about and find out if any of us are fat enough to need a place like that. Besides I would like to see which ones are worth talking about and maybe we could set up an exchange with them for advertising.

We have been doing a ton of shopping lately for camping gear. We are getting “geared up” for a trip that we have been dying to take all winter. Eagle Valley! Eagle Valley is a quaint little, off the beaten path, camping site that you can drive up to and park for a couple days of fun, camping and hiking. The views are pretty breath taking as well.

I have some pictures from a friends trip up there but none that are digital in nature. (I don’t have them to post on here and show you … yet) When we go in a couple weeks I will be sure and snap a million or two of the scenery up there.

You can read more about the trip and the adventures in camping on Earth Articles where we will be doing mots of our camping and hiking adventure type posting from now on. I finally got the site to where I want it to be so it’s time to use it!!

If anyone is interested and you are going to be in the Las Vegas Area, and you would like to go on a camping trip feel free to use the Contact Us form on Earth Articles to get in touch with ay one of us. We know a ton of great places to go and all the ones to avoid on GP!

We are thinking about re-locating the office to another city. Somewhere more centralized to our fan base. I was looking into Winter Park real estate that is available in our price range and there seems to be a real boom there. I wonder how long that will last? The last time we moved to a new city was over 12 years ago when we came here. Since we have been in Vegas we have seen Real Estate grow and shrink so much that the thought is maybe there are better places to live that don’t have such up and down property markets. Maybe we will be able to find something in Winter Park.

Glass blowing can sometimes cause some real dryness in your skin. All that prolonged heat can really do a number on your skin. There are many cases where you skin will try and over produce the essential oils in your skin to compensate. And for that you get a few pimples. There are many different acne treatments that you can try to get the acne to go away. Don’t forget to wash your fce after blowing glass for hours and losing all of that skin integrity. Check out some of the helpful products available for acne treatment. Your face will thank you for it!