Kings Dominion

At Kings Dominion


Yesterday the stars aligned where it became possible for the family to spend the day at Kings Dominion along with Kelly’s brother, David and his son, Wesley. It had been two years since we took the kids to Carowinds and in that time our kids gained a lot more confidence in what they wanted to ride.

True to form, Hallie led the way, never backing down from any ride we suggested to her. She prefers the wooden coasters and enjoyed a few rides on the Rebel Yell, KD’s version of Carowinds’s Thunder Road. She didn’t even blink when I challenged her to ride the biggest, baddest coaster in the park, the Intimidator 305 (though I had to gulp when she actually accepted the challenge)! We were both laughing when we walked off that ride, and Hallie got the chance to introduce her mommy to it. I am amazed by her bravery.
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Lorum ipsum spam?

When one receives a spam email, one expects some sort of offer such as “MAKE MONEY FAST,” or “MALE ENHANCEMENT” or the like. This morning I got a particular spam email which included only the boilerplate lorem ipsum text:

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Date: Sun, 8 Apr 2012 00:06:43 -0700

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Are spammers really so lazy now that they can’t even be bothered to add their own text to their spam?