June, 2024 - The Fairest Run Of All

WDW Marathon trip report - Piglet & Pooh

Happy Friday: Move Over Pooh; It’s Sheriff Piglet!

June 28, 2024June 28, 2024Leave a comment

I haven’t done a Happy Friday post in awhile, so a quick review: Happy Friday is just what it sounds like. Fridays are happy days, so I post something that makes me happy. And the “Sheriff Piglet” episode of “The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh” has made me happy for decades. POOH HAS MUCH TO OFFER ADULTS I...

Thoughts While Watching: Disney’s Animal Kingdom – The First Adventure (1998)

June 25, 2024June 25, 2024Leave a comment

Welcome back to Thoughts While Watching, my long running series where I watch vintage-to-vintage-ish Disney parks media and react to it in real time. Sometimes it’s the values that take us aback, sometimes just the fashion, but it’s always a good time! Last time I queued up the then-called MGM-Studios opening TV special, after which I polled my Instagram...

Stop Trying To Make A runDisney Bib Lottery Happen!

June 20, 2024June 20, 20242 Comments

Ahhh, yes. Another day, another runDisney race registration day disaster. Okay, disaster’s a little strong; nobody died about it. People sure were pissed, though! And, to a degree, understandably so. When a runDisney bib absolutely mandates entering the virtual queue even before registration opens, people arrange their days accordingly. WAIT, WHAT’S WRONG WITH runDISNEY RACE REGISTRATION? If you’re not...

Can California Grill Still Justify Its Prix Fixe Menu?

June 18, 2024June 18, 20242 Comments

I’m getting out ahead of my Disney Christmas in July trip report with some avant food reviews! Today we once again return to one of my favorite treat restaurants, the California Grill. Read all the posts in this trip report here. Onward! My last experience at California Grill was during WDW’s 50th Anniversary, and the restaurant was running a special...

Sorry, Not Even Pandora Can Make Me Like Avatar

June 12, 2024June 12, 20244 Comments

Don’t feel bad, Joe Rohde! You clearly did everything you could. Sadly, not even the most elite team of Imagineers can cut through my hatred of Avatar. As evidence, I submit to you the entirety of Pandora in Disney’s Animal Kingdom. YEAH, I SAID IT: PANDORA’S NOT THAT GREAT To lay out my thesis, I shall quote myself: Look,...

Wait, Do I Get My Running Shoes From The Bargain Bin Now?

June 5, 2024June 5, 20242 Comments

Happy Global Running Day! In these holiest of hours, let me share with you how I have totally deviated from the approved path. Guys, I have strayed away from the professional shoe fitting. A PROFESSIONAL RUNNING SHOE FITTING IS A MUST – BUT… Don’t get me wrong – I’ve done a lot of proper fittings in my time, and...