Hey all,
We have been in Florida now for about 10 days and we are happy to report we are having a wonderful time. The weather wasn't too great for the first week but since Friday it has been perfect. For our first few days we did a lot of hanging out and watching T.V. After the weather turned better, things really changed.
Friday was the first nice day and we were able to golf. I played ok considering I haven't touched a club since August. I even parred a hole. Shabbos we did a lot of laying around and we played go fish. There is a new Kosher restaurant/market by my in-laws place so we were able to get some good Israeli food to eat. When Shabbos was over we had a little bite to eat and we went to see The Producers. It was pretty good if you are in to Mel Brooks.
Sunday there wasn't much to do because of the big birthday so we had brunch at someone's house and then we went to see Munich after dinner. I thought the movie was pretty good considering the topic but it was a bit long (3 hours). Today was cool. We went down to the Everglades and took an airboat ride and we saw some alligators and some beautiful birds. It was cute because when we turned on the digital camera, the first picture was Jonah sleeping on our pillow chair. We thougth it was cute. Anyway, when we finished the ride we hopped over to Miami for lunch at Shem Tov's Pizza.
Now we are back home and waiting to have dinner. We just lit candles, don't forget to light number two. Happy Chanukah everyone. We miss you adn can't wait to see you all when we get home. Chow for now!!
Dan
Monday, December 26, 2005
Wednesday, December 14, 2005
Northwest Airlines
I had an amazing occurence with NWA yesterday and I felt I should share with all of you since, afterall, this blog is all about what happens to me, and also because I am sure we have all had bad experiences with airlines in the past and this positive one may help us all get bpast those trying times.
Last night, my sister-in-law flew from a small airport in New York to Detroit. From Detroit she was supposed to go on to Florida with a 3 hour layover at Metro. My wife and I decided we were going to pick her up and go out for a bit so we could see her before she had to board her next flight and go home.
As we picked her up, however, we noticed something wasn't right. She was very pale and she was shaking and she said she felt sick. We thought she was just shivering from the cold, bu we soon learned she really wasn't doing well. Thinking it wasn't a great idea for her to fly again last night, we made a few phone calls and decided we would try to get her on a flight this morning rather than have her fly when she wasn't feeling well.
So, I contacted NWA by phone (800-225-2525) and explained to the woman on the phone our situation. She explained, that because my sister-in-law was already checked in, we would have to talk to a ticket agent in the airport. I explained to the woman that what she told me made sense and I thnaked her and hung up the phone.
We proceeded to the airport and the place was fairly empty. I went up to the line and we were shown to counter #48, Edie's counter (pronounced like the ice cream). I explained to Edie our situation and she told me that we were advised on the phone that we would have to purchase a new ticket for one way from DTW to FLL for this morning. I calmly questioned her since the women on the phone said we may be able to get her on a flight by way of exception. Edie took another look and realized the note said the worst case scenario would be to buy a new ticket, but not that we would for sure have to. Within 30 seconds she issued a boarding pass for this mornings light at 9:10 and we were on our way back to Oak Park.
In short, I was impressed at how the airlines was so nice and courteous and how they helped us so quickly. After all, my sister-in-law was already checked in for last nights flight and went to the conter 5 minutes before they were starting to board. The only thing I thought was wierd or that I questioned, was they never checked her ID. All I showed the woman was the boarding pass for last night's flight and she used the information from there to issue the new pass. What if we had found that boarding pass in the baggage claim area and someone else was looking for it to get on their next flight to Florida? We could have simply picked up a free one way to the land of the sun. Of course that wasn't the case, and all is well.
Till next time all.
Peace
Last night, my sister-in-law flew from a small airport in New York to Detroit. From Detroit she was supposed to go on to Florida with a 3 hour layover at Metro. My wife and I decided we were going to pick her up and go out for a bit so we could see her before she had to board her next flight and go home.
As we picked her up, however, we noticed something wasn't right. She was very pale and she was shaking and she said she felt sick. We thought she was just shivering from the cold, bu we soon learned she really wasn't doing well. Thinking it wasn't a great idea for her to fly again last night, we made a few phone calls and decided we would try to get her on a flight this morning rather than have her fly when she wasn't feeling well.
So, I contacted NWA by phone (800-225-2525) and explained to the woman on the phone our situation. She explained, that because my sister-in-law was already checked in, we would have to talk to a ticket agent in the airport. I explained to the woman that what she told me made sense and I thnaked her and hung up the phone.
We proceeded to the airport and the place was fairly empty. I went up to the line and we were shown to counter #48, Edie's counter (pronounced like the ice cream). I explained to Edie our situation and she told me that we were advised on the phone that we would have to purchase a new ticket for one way from DTW to FLL for this morning. I calmly questioned her since the women on the phone said we may be able to get her on a flight by way of exception. Edie took another look and realized the note said the worst case scenario would be to buy a new ticket, but not that we would for sure have to. Within 30 seconds she issued a boarding pass for this mornings light at 9:10 and we were on our way back to Oak Park.
In short, I was impressed at how the airlines was so nice and courteous and how they helped us so quickly. After all, my sister-in-law was already checked in for last nights flight and went to the conter 5 minutes before they were starting to board. The only thing I thought was wierd or that I questioned, was they never checked her ID. All I showed the woman was the boarding pass for last night's flight and she used the information from there to issue the new pass. What if we had found that boarding pass in the baggage claim area and someone else was looking for it to get on their next flight to Florida? We could have simply picked up a free one way to the land of the sun. Of course that wasn't the case, and all is well.
Till next time all.
Peace
Blog Complaints
As many of you have noticed, I have not been able to post on my blog these last couple of weeks. Unfortunately, due to a busy schedule and some computer glitches, I was sidetracked in my blogging experience. However, for your viewing and reading excitement, I'm back.
I am sorry for all of you who have missed me these last coupe of weeks but I hope to enlighten your lives with my telling stories in these next few weeks and months.
Dan
I am sorry for all of you who have missed me these last coupe of weeks but I hope to enlighten your lives with my telling stories in these next few weeks and months.
Dan
Friday, December 02, 2005
Lions vs. Vikings
Hey all. It has been a few days since I have been able to post. It has been a crazy week. My father called me late last night and asked me if I was available to go with him to the Lions game this sunday. As many of you know, my father has season tickets to the Lions and I have been going to the games since I was alittle kid.
After some thought and consideration, I decided I would go with him to the game. I decided this based on a few different reasons. First of all, I don't get to spend a lot of quality time with my father and the games are a chance for us to go out and have a great time together by ourselves. I know it sounds sappy, but it is true, and we do have a lot of fun. Second, I was thinking about the all the changes the Lions have made this week, and how great it would be to see these changes up close and personal. I mean, who knows, the Lions may never lose again, and I want to be there for the the first victory if this record breaking streak.
The third reason, however, was the one that really put me over the peak. Earlier this season, around Sukkos time, my father and I, and my two siblings, all went to a Lions game together. It was week 6 - we lost to Carolina in a heartbreaker 21-20. The Friday before the game, my brothers and I all went out to buy jerseys. We bought one for my father as well. Now who do you think my father and I both got, Dre Bly. So it should all be coming together now. I want to be able to where my jersey one more time while Dre is still on the team. After all the comments that were made this week and all that is going on, I am thinking I may have made a very poor investment. Either way, I will still where the jersey proud, as I still do my McCarty jersey when rooting for the Red Wings.
With all this being said, I guess I somewhat look forward to ruining a perfectly good Sunday downtown at Ford Field. May your teams all win wherever you are from, except Minnesota. Peace for now.
Dan
After some thought and consideration, I decided I would go with him to the game. I decided this based on a few different reasons. First of all, I don't get to spend a lot of quality time with my father and the games are a chance for us to go out and have a great time together by ourselves. I know it sounds sappy, but it is true, and we do have a lot of fun. Second, I was thinking about the all the changes the Lions have made this week, and how great it would be to see these changes up close and personal. I mean, who knows, the Lions may never lose again, and I want to be there for the the first victory if this record breaking streak.
The third reason, however, was the one that really put me over the peak. Earlier this season, around Sukkos time, my father and I, and my two siblings, all went to a Lions game together. It was week 6 - we lost to Carolina in a heartbreaker 21-20. The Friday before the game, my brothers and I all went out to buy jerseys. We bought one for my father as well. Now who do you think my father and I both got, Dre Bly. So it should all be coming together now. I want to be able to where my jersey one more time while Dre is still on the team. After all the comments that were made this week and all that is going on, I am thinking I may have made a very poor investment. Either way, I will still where the jersey proud, as I still do my McCarty jersey when rooting for the Red Wings.
With all this being said, I guess I somewhat look forward to ruining a perfectly good Sunday downtown at Ford Field. May your teams all win wherever you are from, except Minnesota. Peace for now.
Dan
Monday, November 28, 2005
Sudoku
I learned yesterday that there is a new craze sweeping the world. The game sudoku is a puzzle that involves boxes and numbers. Some of the numbers are already filled in for you, but you have to fill in the rest yourself. The kicker is, there is only one solution so you have to know exactly how to fill in the numbers. If you want the rules and stuff you can click on the link and see them for yourself. http://www.sudoku.com/ I hope you all can find this game as intriguing and fun as I did. Peace!
Friday, November 25, 2005
Shopping Spree
Today is my parents' 26th anniversary. My wife and I therefore decided we were going to buy them a gift since today is supposed to be the biggest shopping day of the year. It sounds pretty crazy, but they really needed a new phone for their house and we figured today would be the best day to go out and buy it.
Now allow me to back track. Last night, after three, yes count em, three amazing Thanksgiving dinners, we went out with another couple to see the movie Rent. It was pretty good. The movie let out at around 2:00 a.m. so we decided we would swing by the local Best Buy to see what the line looked like. It was totally out of control. It was at that time that I decided I would not go to the store at 5:00 a.m. as I had originally intended. I remembered that someone had once told me they only let a certian amount of people in the store at one time for safety reasons. Therefore, had I actually gone at 5:00, I would have waited outside the store forever in the cold anyways.
So we decided we would go later in the day, and we still were able to get whatever we wanted. We bought my parents a really nice phone system, and they love it. We also got ourselves itrips for our ipods so now we can listen to them in the car. We felt it was productive outing.
The one thing we couldn't believe, though, was how many people were at the store. It was out of control. I realize Best Buy is a great store, but the number of people was insane. It was very hard to get someone o help you if you had a question, and it was chaos to wait in line to pay. However, I do want to give kudos to Best Buy; they were well stocked and tried there best to move things along in an orderly fashion.
One word of advice though. When it was time to check out, the lines were longer than you can ever imagine. Picture waiting in line for a ride at Disney World and then you might understand. However, my wife and I decided to pay at the counter over by the cell phones. The guy in line was finishing as we walked up, we paid, and we were out the door. We didn't even wait a minute to pay. If you ever find yourselves in a situation like this, use this advice, it will help you.
Peace for now,
Daniel
Now allow me to back track. Last night, after three, yes count em, three amazing Thanksgiving dinners, we went out with another couple to see the movie Rent. It was pretty good. The movie let out at around 2:00 a.m. so we decided we would swing by the local Best Buy to see what the line looked like. It was totally out of control. It was at that time that I decided I would not go to the store at 5:00 a.m. as I had originally intended. I remembered that someone had once told me they only let a certian amount of people in the store at one time for safety reasons. Therefore, had I actually gone at 5:00, I would have waited outside the store forever in the cold anyways.
So we decided we would go later in the day, and we still were able to get whatever we wanted. We bought my parents a really nice phone system, and they love it. We also got ourselves itrips for our ipods so now we can listen to them in the car. We felt it was productive outing.
The one thing we couldn't believe, though, was how many people were at the store. It was out of control. I realize Best Buy is a great store, but the number of people was insane. It was very hard to get someone o help you if you had a question, and it was chaos to wait in line to pay. However, I do want to give kudos to Best Buy; they were well stocked and tried there best to move things along in an orderly fashion.
One word of advice though. When it was time to check out, the lines were longer than you can ever imagine. Picture waiting in line for a ride at Disney World and then you might understand. However, my wife and I decided to pay at the counter over by the cell phones. The guy in line was finishing as we walked up, we paid, and we were out the door. We didn't even wait a minute to pay. If you ever find yourselves in a situation like this, use this advice, it will help you.
Peace for now,
Daniel
Thursday, November 24, 2005
My sister
Hey guys, check out this article from the Jerusalem post. If any of you know my family, you may recognize the girl in the picture. Jpost Article
Roy Williams
I was just watching the Fox NFL Sunday Pregame Show and they had an interview with Roy Williams. Terry Bradshaw asked him what his favorite childhood memory was. Roy responded that when he was about 5 or 6, his family used to go camping and fishing. One year his father had bought him a Snoopy fishing pole and he lost it in the water. To this day he has not seen his Snoopy pole again.
Well Roy, I am with you brother. When I was about 8 years old, my parents took my family and I to Charlevoix for a fishing trip. I was surprised when I arrived to learn he too had bought me an orange Snoopy fishing pole. Unfortunately, however, on that trip, the pole was broken and never used again.
I was surprised this morning to learn that Roy and I had such an amazing connection. May you catch many touchdowns today Roy; you are on my fantasy team.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!!
Dan
Well Roy, I am with you brother. When I was about 8 years old, my parents took my family and I to Charlevoix for a fishing trip. I was surprised when I arrived to learn he too had bought me an orange Snoopy fishing pole. Unfortunately, however, on that trip, the pole was broken and never used again.
I was surprised this morning to learn that Roy and I had such an amazing connection. May you catch many touchdowns today Roy; you are on my fantasy team.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!!
Dan
Wednesday, November 23, 2005
Starting my Blog
So I am sitting at my friends' house one night and they are telling my wife and I all about their blog. I am listening with such enthusiasm as I am amazed as to how easy it is to get your story out for the world to see. After a few minutes of pondering, I decide I am going to start a blog of my own.
So here it is. This is my blog. I have decided to use the url "Dan Does Detroit" because it will tell my ife stories for all to see. After all, I have lived in Detroit for all 23 years of my life and I have so many cool stories to tell and so many great adventures I have had in my life and it is time to share them with all of you.
I hope you all enjoy this blog. I am excited to get started and to allow the world a sneak peek into my life. I look forward to all of your insights and opinions. Peace for now.
Dan
So here it is. This is my blog. I have decided to use the url "Dan Does Detroit" because it will tell my ife stories for all to see. After all, I have lived in Detroit for all 23 years of my life and I have so many cool stories to tell and so many great adventures I have had in my life and it is time to share them with all of you.
I hope you all enjoy this blog. I am excited to get started and to allow the world a sneak peek into my life. I look forward to all of your insights and opinions. Peace for now.
Dan
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