Xperience X's My Local Acapulco ( #AtoZChallenge )

 

     Xperience Restaurant Group has closed the Acapulco restaurant that was closest to where I live.  I'd been eating there ever since I first moved to this area 35 years ago.  They'd had a long run in Downey CA, but sadly now they are no longer near me.  I hadn't eaten there in probably a couple of years, but for many years it was a favorite eating place for my wife and me.  She frequently took her father and other family there for celebratory dinners or just eating out.  It was probably the first Mexican restaurant I ate at when I first moved to L.A. though not necessarily my favorite.  But it was pretty good at times.  I will miss this Acapulco location.  I'm not likely to visit any of the remaining locations, but we don't eat out like we used to.  Too expensive for one thing.  And eating is just not as fun as it used to be.

Wonder Wheel ( #AtoZChallenge )

 

        Wonder Wheel--I like the name.  It's filled with wonder and who doesn't like a wheel?  Ferris wheels (which is basically what the Wonder Wheel is) are kind of cool for most of us.  I was scared of them at times when I was a child, but once I got past the height fear I enjoyed the ride and the view.  The Wonder Wheel provides a special ride that goes a bit beyond the traditional carnival Ferris wheel.  It is an "eccentric" Ferris wheel where the gondolas move in other ways than just rotating around a fixed axis.  I vaguely remember riding the Wonder Wheel when I was about 5 years old or so.  I recall the ride being fun and feeling relatively safe.  I wonder if I'd still enjoy the ride?

Vocabulary Lists ( #AtoZChallenge )

 

        Vocabulary lists were given to us most weeks when I was in high school.  I guess it was a combination of learning to spell and knowing the meaning of words we might not have previously known. I enjoyed learning vocabulary and spelling so I was pretty good at it.  One of my favorite childhood pastimes was reading the dictionary and learning new words.  A good vocabulary is a plus in life in my opinion.  Listening to some folks you might not think that this is a prevalent opinion.  I would recommend expanding one's vocabulary not only to help make you seem more intelligent, but also to help you read better.  It can be very distracting to keep looking up words you don't know.  But I don't think some people care.