{"id":79684,"date":"2017-05-22T15:32:10","date_gmt":"2017-05-22T15:32:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sandbox.web.rcn.net\/rcntv\/?p=79684"},"modified":"2023-02-17T22:33:38","modified_gmt":"2023-02-17T22:33:38","slug":"behind-mic-activity-suspended","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/behind-mic-activity-suspended\/","title":{"rendered":"Behind the Mic:  Activity Suspended"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cActivity suspended\u201d \u2013 believe it or not, that is one of the definitions of a vacation.\u00a0 Well, I just returned from vacation and, trust me when I tell you, activity was not suspended.<\/p>\n<p>Before I get into the details, I want to thank John Leone, Scott Barr, Jim Best, and Randy Kane for filling my blog space while I was away.\u00a0 They did wonderful pieces on a variety of topics and you should take the time to go back and read them if you haven\u2019t done so.<\/p>\n<p>While they were helping me, my wife and I were sailing on a two-week cruise on the Harmony of the Seas for our \u201csuspension of activities\u201d after the football and basketball seasons.<\/p>\n<p>The ship (do not call it a boat) is the largest sailing vessel on the seas.\u00a0 6,000 passengers are on board each week.\u00a0 There are seven different \u201cneighborhoods\u201d to be found throughout the five stories\u2013<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A royal promenade (think shopping mall)<\/li>\n<li>Central Park (think New York with live trees, upscale New York restaurants, and expensive jewelry stores and a beautiful open-air walkway)<\/li>\n<li>A boardwalk (complete with a merry-go-round, two dry nine-story slides, two restaurants, a hot-dog shop and an aquatic theater)<\/li>\n<li>An entertainment area (think a major theater, an ice theater, a comedy club, a jazz club, and a karaoke bar)<\/li>\n<li>The pool area and water park (think three water slides and three pools)<\/li>\n<li>A sports zone (think zip line, miniature golf, surfboarding, a basketball court, and ping-pong)<\/li>\n<li>A spa (think \u201csuspension of activities\u201d)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you think that is enough to keep you busy, let me get to the entertainment:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Two full-scale production shows (<em>Grease<\/em> and <em>Columbus, the Musical<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>A headliner show (a ventriloquist in week one and an a cappella group in week two)<\/li>\n<li>Two full production ice shows<\/li>\n<li>Two aquatic shows featuring high diving from 10 stories above the theater pool at the back of a moving ship<\/li>\n<li>A comedy club featuring two new comedians each week<\/li>\n<li>Three game shows<\/li>\n<li>A major casino<\/li>\n<li>An art auction, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And, of course, there is the food and drink.\u00a0 There is always food \u2013 all the time, anytime.\u00a0 In fact there are 25 different places to eat (at least that\u2019s what I counted) and 37 bars (no, I did not try each one).<\/p>\n<p>To attempt to see and do everything in a week, or even two, leads me to believe that Merriam-Webster, Dictionary.com, and the Cambridge Dictionary need to re-think their vacation definition when it comes to cruising \u2013 please drop \u201csuspension of activity\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>It is much more restful at my desk.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ABOVE THE EARS (SOME MUSINGS)<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>I will watch the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nba.com\/playoffs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBA <\/a>finals between <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nba.com\/warriors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Golden State<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nba.com\/cavaliers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cleveland<\/a>. Now that should be great basketball.<\/li>\n<li>It is not easy to keep up with the sports scene on the ship. Upon returning, I realized the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/phillies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Phillies <\/a>were 2-11 while I was gone.\u00a0 I was glad I could not keep up while away.<\/li>\n<li>The<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nba.com\/sixers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> 76\u2019ers<\/a> will get the #3 draft pick this year, so the franchise can continue to add good players. I just hope they add a player who can actually play and not be on the injury list for most of the season.\u00a0 When will the Philadelphia fans finally see a competitive product?<\/li>\n<li>Parkland won the EPC baseball championship by beating Liberty. 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