Time to make vacation plans. (Commentary).Summer is here and many Angelenos will be taking some time off. It's a crazy time to travel, what with crowded airports, weather delays and the near-daily reports of terrorist threats. Still, many are determined to take some time off and get out of town, so the Business Journal asks: What are you going to do on your summer vacation Summer vacation (also called summer holidays or summer break) is a vacation in the summertime between school years in which students are off for 3 months, depending on the country and district. ? Janice Ross Senior Licensing Manager LEGO Media Family time. I'm looking forward to going to the East Coast and spending some time on the Jersey shore. I'm trying to avoid voice mail and e-mail for at least one full week of my summer. In the past, I haven't been successful with that, but working hard the first six months of the year presses me to dedicate some family time. I think all of us have been concentrating more on family time these days. Bill Schultz Bill Schultz (born May 1, 1967 in Granada Hills, CA) is a retired National Football League offensive lineman. Professional career Schultz played for the Indianapolis Colts between 1990 and 1993, for the Denver Broncos in 1995 and for the Chicago Bears in 1997. Partner Mike Young Productions Vacation? I have a family that likes to see me every once in a while, so I will be going to Chicago where I grew up. I will visit with my family and watch the Cubs play at Wrigley Field For the former ballpark in Los Angeles, see . • • [ . My wife bid for a four-day stay online, so we're staying in a really nice suite at a brand new luxury hotel. Massages, champagne, breakfast in bed the whole bit. I'm going to try not to check my e-mail or voice mail, but that never happens. I'll probably check both everyday. Stephen Greenfield Co-owner Screenplay Systems Inc. I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. whether small business owners really get summer vacations. Every other year my extended family has a reunion up at Lassen Volcanic National Park Lassen Volcanic National Park, 106,372 acres (43,081 hectares), N Calif., at the southern end of the Cascade Range. Proclaimed as Lassen Peak and Cinder Cone national monuments in 1907, the two were incorporated into a new national park in 1916. . So I'll be hiking, climbing and horseback riding -- that sort of thing. I'm going for 11 days, which for me is a very long time. Tom Lynch Chief Executive Tom Lynch Co. I'm going to take my son to Africa, where I'll be filming a new series for the Discovery Kids Network. We're leaving in about three weeks and we'll be there for about six weeks. We'll be up to our elbows in the bush, among lions, rhinos, giraffes, elephants -- it should be great. Ruth Eliel Executive Director Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra The Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO) is a 40-member American chamber orchestra based in Los Angeles, California, praised by the music critic Jim Svejda as "America's finest chamber orchestra."[1]. I will be spending a week at the Aspen Music Festival Aspen Music Festival, annual summer event, held in Aspen, Colo. A former silver-mining boomtown, Aspen fell into decline and was culturally revived by Walter Paepcke, who formed the Aspen Institute for Humanistic Studies. . It really is a vacation, not at all work related. I love listening to music even when it's not the L.A. Chamber. Aspen also has great hiking and great eating, two of my other favorite things. I'm going with my husband and another friend for eight days. I don't plan on checking any messages, and my office is very good about that. They know that unless it's an emergency, when I'm gone I'm gone. John Ward Marketing Manager Piaggio USA There's a big Vespa ride up in Portland that I will be going to. I'm going up there to ride with 300 other Vespa enthusiasts from around the world. It's a three-day event three-day event a competition in the pleasure horse sport comprising usually one day each for dressage, cross country and show jumping. and it should be a lot of fun. |
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