The tradition continues – check out a new slate of photos in my Nightmare Before Christmas in Walt Disney World 2024! What’s this? What’s this? There’s color everywhere What’s this? There’s white things in the air What’s this? I can’t believe my eyes I must be dreaming Wake up, Jack; this isn’t fair! What’s this? What’s this? What’s this?...
Continue readingMy Top 10 Blog Posts Of 2024
Maybe you can tell (or maybe you can’t 😬), but I’ve been really trying to improve the quality of the blog posts around here lately. That includes boosting search optimization; I watch over Google Search Console with great interest. Sure, I think my words are worth the read (I certainly generate enough of them), yet the verdict remains with...
Continue readingCould We Do It Better? The Osborne Family Spectacle Of Dancing Lights
Okay, kids, let’s do what Disney couldn’t – today we’re going to find a new home in Walt Disney World for the Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights! WAIT, WHAT’S THE OSBORNE FAMILY SPECTACLE OF DANCING LIGHTS? Alas and alack, it’s been long enough now that some of you might not know what I’m talking about. You can just...
Continue readingWelcome To The Arctic Circle: My Wilmington Historic Challenge
Things I like about the Wilmington Historic Challenge: When you combine the half marathon and 5K, you get a 16 miler suitable for pre-WDW Marathon Weekend training only somebody else handles your course and water stops. It’s reasonably priced. The start/finish line is close to my parents’ house. The medals are the size of my face. A thing I...
Continue readingMy Thoughts While Watching Disneyland Around The Seasons (1966)
Hello and welcome once again to my inescapable series Thoughts While Watching, where we watch old Disney media with new eyes. And can you think of any more appropriate entry for December than the Wonderful World of Disney episode “Disneyland Around the Seasons”? This 1966 time capsule captures exactly what you’re craving this time of year: vintage footage of...
Continue readingTwo Kids + One Stroller + One Thanksgiving 5K = First Race Complete!
Today I am honored to introduce another guest race recap! My friend Andrea stroller-ran her kids through their first ever road race in her town’s Thanksgiving 5K, and she was kind enough to jot me up a post about it. Onward! Thanks Jenn for inviting me to contribute to your fun running blog! I’ve never written a blog post...
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