Longmire's Florida Vacation, 12/06/02-12/11/02

Sunday, 12/8/2002
This kid had a mysterious liquid dripping from the bottom of his wheelchair. Moments after this photo was taken, the shuttle bus arrived and this kid sprang from his wheelchair into the bus. Someone exclaimed "WHAT THE HELL IS THIS?" since the 'handicapped' child got first preference on boarding the bus. I still don't know what all that was about.

Walt and Mickey directing visitors to the location of the ATMs.

Here's some folks that are totally thrilled after exiting the "It's A Small World" ride.

Maybe he didn't realize or comprehend how small a world it is after all. Perhaps the very thought of how small the world actually is terrifies him.

Yours truly... just before I went on a spray-painting graffiti rampage on Cinderella's Castle.

George W. Bush, front and center, is the newest inductee into the Hall of Presidents... a group of 43 killer robots. This photo is a bit shaky because it was taken without a flash, which is a no-no during the performance. Afterwards, the human guide told us where and how to exit the auditorium and left us with the parting words "Let Freedom Ring," which I misheard as "look for your brain." Maybe that's why I was the only one laughing after the show.

This looks a lot like the hotel where I was staying.

A very strange threesome position featured in the Pirates of the Caribbean ride.

This is right at the start of the Space Mountain ride.

DON'T EVER TAKE YOUR DIGITAL CAMERA OUT AT THIS POINT BECAUSE BEGINNING IN JUST TWO SECONDS, FROM HERE ON OUT, IT IS A HELL RIDE AND YOU WON'T ENJOY IT BECAUSE YOU WERE STUPID ENOUGH TO TAKE YOUR CAMERA OUT AND NOW YOUR ONLY THOUGHT AND CONCERN IS TO DESPARATELY HOLD ON TO YOUR $300 CAMERA WHICH YOU STUPIDLY TOOK OUT IN AN IDIOTIC ATTEMPT TO TAKE PICTURES DURING THIS RIDE.

From Space Mountain we now go to Cape Kennedy
(nice seque, eh?)

Monday, 12/9/2002

"Psssst!!! Hey buddy! Yeah, you... over there. Come closer... I said CLOSER. Howsabout letting me out of this glass case? I've been in here since the Challenger explosion. Those NASA bastards claimed I 'messed' with stuff."

"I promise I'll be good this time. C'mon, be a pal and let me out. Do I look like I would lie to you? Huh? This is my honest face."

"Yeah, me too. I promise I'll be good too. I'm a nice guy. Let us out."

"Thanks in advance."

"Ditto."

Wow... a real space shuttle!!!

Well, I guess not.

I thought this sculpture was pretty cool.

Cute. Very cute.

Later that day, at Cocoa Beach...

Click here for a sloppy diarama shot of a stormy ocean
(the smudges are rain drops on the lens... it was raining like crazy!)