Comments on: About Me http://noiseinmyhead.wordpress.com Trying to find the signal. Since 1960. Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:23:40 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Kelli Stellmon http://noiseinmyhead.wordpress.com/about/#comment-295 Kelli Stellmon Mon, 16 Feb 2009 21:04:35 +0000 #comment-295 Hi Matt, Although our political views differ a bit, you gave me some interesting food for thought. I consider myself a student first and foremost, and I try to keep an open mind. You and your brother Mike are incredible writers. Let us know when you're back in Idaho. We'd love to see you. BTW, I'll put a link to your site on ours. Kelli Hi Matt,

Although our political views differ a bit, you gave me some interesting food for thought. I consider myself a student first and foremost, and I try to keep an open mind. You and your brother Mike are incredible writers.
Let us know when you’re back in Idaho. We’d love to see you. BTW, I’ll put a link to your site on ours.
Kelli

]]> By: mfmosman http://noiseinmyhead.wordpress.com/about/#comment-288 mfmosman Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:28:34 +0000 #comment-288 By "that", I presume that you are referring to one of the pictures on my how-to-vacation post. The answer is: no, it's not amanoka villa, but it's close. About 200 yards down the road. Discovery Bay itself is a little sleepy, but that's actually sort of nice. One word of warning: it's possible that directly across the bay from your villa, there will be a huge container ship docked. It can happen in Discovery Bay, which is a working port. The water is lovely, and there are tons of things to do fairly nearby. Just east of town there is a nice cave system, and a guided tour (via rowboat) of the cave is fun. My son and I had a great time snorkeling by simply asking the cook at our villa to find us someone to take us. We ended up on this entirely deserted bay in a leaky rowboat with a fisherman named Salvan, and it was a blast. We saw a huge ray and a sizeable nurse shark, in addition to all of the normal stuff. I think we paid Salvan something like $40 to take us, and he even provided the equipment. My advice would be different than the normal guidebooks: Don't avoid all the people trying to sell you stuff. We bought some great lobster from a guy who had just left the water at the edge of the bay and was trying to sell them on his walk home. We also just had interesting conversations with local people, who are really nice and fun to talk with. Have a great time! We really loved it there. By “that”, I presume that you are referring to one of the pictures on my how-to-vacation post. The answer is: no, it’s not amanoka villa, but it’s close. About 200 yards down the road.

Discovery Bay itself is a little sleepy, but that’s actually sort of nice. One word of warning: it’s possible that directly across the bay from your villa, there will be a huge container ship docked. It can happen in Discovery Bay, which is a working port.

The water is lovely, and there are tons of things to do fairly nearby. Just east of town there is a nice cave system, and a guided tour (via rowboat) of the cave is fun. My son and I had a great time snorkeling by simply asking the cook at our villa to find us someone to take us. We ended up on this entirely deserted bay in a leaky rowboat with a fisherman named Salvan, and it was a blast. We saw a huge ray and a sizeable nurse shark, in addition to all of the normal stuff. I think we paid Salvan something like $40 to take us, and he even provided the equipment.

My advice would be different than the normal guidebooks: Don’t avoid all the people trying to sell you stuff. We bought some great lobster from a guy who had just left the water at the edge of the bay and was trying to sell them on his walk home. We also just had interesting conversations with local people, who are really nice and fun to talk with.

Have a great time! We really loved it there.

]]> By: lisa http://noiseinmyhead.wordpress.com/about/#comment-287 lisa Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:52:40 +0000 #comment-287 is that a pic of amanoka villa on discovery bay? heading there with my family (2 girls 7 & 10) and other families. any tips? is that a pic of amanoka villa on discovery bay? heading there with my family (2 girls 7 & 10) and other families. any tips?

]]> By: Kelli Stellmon http://noiseinmyhead.wordpress.com/about/#comment-273 Kelli Stellmon Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:37:09 +0000 #comment-273 Hello Matt! Congrats on the wedding! Wish we could have been there. I don't want to see your face, but I like to see the kids'! They're much cuter! Love you anyway, Kelli (and Jake) Hello Matt! Congrats on the wedding! Wish we could have been there. I don’t want to see your face, but I like to see the kids’! They’re much cuter!
Love you anyway, Kelli (and Jake)

]]> By: Rickie Cox http://noiseinmyhead.wordpress.com/about/#comment-265 Rickie Cox Wed, 05 Nov 2008 18:51:06 +0000 #comment-265 Well..............Just read your most recent rant. You continue to amaze me with your plethora of knowledge. BTW Great Wedding! Great Family! So glad to see everyone upclose. Thanks, I now have 7 grandchildren and I believe one great grandchild (on the way). Wow I feel OOOOLLLLLDDDDD. It's all good though. Well…………..Just read your most recent rant. You continue to amaze me with your plethora of knowledge.

BTW Great Wedding! Great Family! So glad to see everyone upclose. Thanks, I now have 7 grandchildren and I believe one great grandchild (on the way). Wow I feel OOOOLLLLLDDDDD. It’s all good though.

]]> By: Summer http://noiseinmyhead.wordpress.com/about/#comment-254 Summer Wed, 08 Oct 2008 15:42:22 +0000 #comment-254 Oh, the other candidate present was John McCain--it seemed to have slipped your mind :) Oh, the other candidate present was John McCain–it seemed to have slipped your mind :)

]]> By: Rickie Cox http://noiseinmyhead.wordpress.com/about/#comment-251 Rickie Cox Wed, 08 Oct 2008 14:59:37 +0000 #comment-251 So What about last night's debate between Obama and you know who........ So What about last night’s debate between Obama and you know who……..

]]> By: Rickie Cox http://noiseinmyhead.wordpress.com/about/#comment-247 Rickie Cox Mon, 29 Sep 2008 16:13:29 +0000 #comment-247 As a first time visitor to this web blog and the author's views, I have to admit that I am impressed. I cannot remember when I have read articles that are so well written and thought-out. It takes a lot to impress me, especially when the author is my soon to be son-in-law. Kudos to you (and I’m not talking about the Mars granola bar). Keep up the good work. It helps me sort things out (oh no, a sentence ending in a preposition). You thinking through all the issues instead of me over-thinking them; I like it!!!!! As a first time visitor to this web blog and the author’s views, I have to admit that I am impressed. I cannot remember when I have read articles that are so well written and thought-out. It takes a lot to impress me, especially when the author is my soon to be son-in-law. Kudos to you (and I’m not talking about the Mars granola bar).

Keep up the good work. It helps me sort things out (oh no, a sentence ending in a preposition). You thinking through all the issues instead of me over-thinking them; I like it!!!!!

]]> By: mfmosman http://noiseinmyhead.wordpress.com/about/#comment-140 mfmosman Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:47:20 +0000 #comment-140 Sure, but...ummm... why? Sure, but…ummm… why?

]]> By: Barb http://noiseinmyhead.wordpress.com/about/#comment-139 Barb Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:14:48 +0000 #comment-139 Some motherly advice.....please replace your current picture with an earlier photo i.e.photo from your 1st blog.... Some motherly advice…..please replace your current picture with an earlier photo i.e.photo from your 1st blog….

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