Archive for March, 2010
Miami, a hot spot for spending Passover
There’s a fast emerging new tradition for the Jewish holiday Passover . Miami hotels are creating a draw from the Jewish community as thousands of Jews from New York to Israel will be in South Florida this week to celebrate Passover a way their grandparents probably never imagined. [...]
Published by Ryan on March 31st, 2010 tagged Spirituality | Comment now »
Hitting the Slopes in Breckenridge, Colorado
Flew into Denver and made the three hour drive to meet friends in Breckenridge. It was a beautiful day driving my rental car through the mountains, seeing all the fresh snow got me excited about getting on my board. By the time I arrived to the area hotel , where we were [...]
Published by Ryan on March 29th, 2010 tagged People | Comment now »
Dallas-Fort Worth area Rodeos
The Dallas and Fort Worth metropolitan areas have some of the best rodeo action anywhere in the world hosting events throughout most months of the year. Whether you go to the Cowtown Coliseum to the west, or the Mesquite Rodeo Arena to the east, you are bound [...]
Published by Ryan on March 26th, 2010 tagged Travel | Comment now »
Pittsburgh Players Go Pro
The University of Pittsburgh has always been a school with a solid academic history and now its sports teams are reaching that level as well. The basketball team has improved year after and year and some of the top recruits have decided to come on board. The team is becoming nationally recognized because of some [...]
Published by Ryan on March 24th, 2010 tagged Sports | Comment now »
Fort Collins is also Fort Fun
I can’t believe I’m still in Fort Collins, Colorado, but then, I didn’t expect to be caught in a severe snow storm either. A winter storm that has basically shut down most of Colorado. The weather reports contribute the unusually heavy snow storm on El Nino. I was hoping to be in Texas by now, [...]
Published by Ryan on March 22nd, 2010 tagged Travel | Comment now »
Modesto is Staying Gluten Free
Celiac disease is the number one undiagnosed disease among Americans today. Nine out of ten people who have this disease do not know it. Celiac disease is easily treatable with a change in diet. Persons who have this disease cannot tolerate the protein found in wheat. This includes all products made with or containing wheat, [...]
Published by Ryan on March 18th, 2010 tagged Travel | Comment now »
A Brief Weekend in Denver
We had a great weekend in Denver, but after yesterdays outing on Saturday, we slept in a bit and the headed to the Cheesecake Factory in Boulder for lunch and afterwards walked along Pearl Street and did a little window shopping.
Before we arrived in Denver, two days ago, we went [...]
Published by Ryan on March 15th, 2010 tagged Travel | Comment now »
Visionary Art in Baltimore
What is art? A dictionary definition may suggest it’s a method or result of arranging elements in a deliberate manner that will be appealing to the senses or emotions. This includes such works as film and literature, music, sculpture, and paintings. A whole philosophical branch is devoted to it: aesthetics. Over the centuries, people have [...]