Musings at Mid-week
It is one of those weeks. Depending on which way you turn, your actual mileage may vary. Politics certainly is fun right now. I keep asking myself, “Is this really the best you can do?”, when it...
View ArticleThings Change
Things change. I have been reminded of this fact lately. In a number of ways… Last month, my professional responsibilities came to an end after a long spell. Sad to see it happen and the way it came to...
View ArticleTo boldly go…
In case you missed it, Star Trek turned 50 years old today. As a child of the Space Race, I was certainly not alone in expecting that humanity would be well into space by now. Indeed, boldly going...
View ArticleHey! I am still here…
Contrary to the lack of postings hereabouts, I am still online, now and then… A new professional role has taken a good deal of time that I had previously to spend on other pursuits. But I am going to...
View ArticleStreetcars doing what Streetcars should!
Car 434 at the Centennial Park station at the end of the line in Ybor City. Last week, a business conference took me east to Tampa, Florida. I had last been to Florida (Orlando) some 18 years ago....
View ArticleTea? Yes, thank you!
When we visited Walt Disney World in 1999, one of the experiences that I truly enjoyed was Afternoon Tea at the Garden View Tea Room in the Grand Floridian Hotel and Spa. My wife and I partook of the...
View ArticleLong time, no post?
Hey Loyal Readers! That’s me on the left, with cohort Shelly Valladolid aboard the C.K. Holiday of the Disneyland Railroad at the Main Street Station last year. Yes, it has been more than a while...
View ArticleNothing Lasts Forever.
I published this over on Facebook last month. Worth sharing here. I understand nostalgia. Deep down, we all have some thing or some moment passed that we wish we could enjoy again. Or it may be...
View ArticleThe American West – How the Fantasy Lives on at Disneyland
An exclusive for the Friends of the Walt Disney Family Museum Facebook page – story and photos by Roger Colton If you look back to the map of Disneyland as it opened in July of 1955, one can make...
View ArticleIt’s not the years. It’s the miles.
Someone once passed along those sage words of wisdom. I tend to agree with the sentiment. For along the path that fate has put in my way, there have indeed been memorable miles. But time has had its...
View ArticleNostalgia Redux
Meanwhile… back on Facebook, and no I am not dead, gone or absent. Just distracted. A few folks lately have been on their horse about changes to Disney theme parks or suggesting that Disney bring...
View ArticleWhy, it’s baseball season, my boy!
San Jose’s Giants at home at Municipal Stadium, on Father’s Day in 2007. And another baseball season is underway. When it comes to the nation’s pastime, I count my self among the lucky. Fortunate...
View ArticleTime change again?
It’s a real throwback this morning. I am up and at work during that Sunday morning as clocks get set back an hour at 2 am, for the change from Daylight Savings Time, back to Standard Time. Having...
View Article90 Years and counting for a Mouse.
So, if you missed it, yesterday was the 90th birthday for a mouse. Now, that is pretty good by mouse standards. The average mouse lives about a year. But, then this is not your average mouse....
View ArticleMore To The Story
I must admit. There are plenty of good stories out there. Lots of them that I enjoy revisiting often. But haven’t you given thought on occasion to “what if”… Take for example, the universe that George...
View ArticleLooking back; Looking forward.
60 years… Yes, that’s a while. I can honestly say that along the way through those years that I have some great memories of wonderful times with fantastic people. Being honest, I can also admit to some...
View ArticleChristmas and what it is all about.
It’s shortly after midnight. Christmas morning. Visions of sugar plums and all that, right? Yes, there are plenty of children around the world and a few adults all dreaming of what lies in store for...
View ArticleTimeless: Good Riddance
So… The NBC television show “Timeless” aired it’s last produced two episodes. I know that for some folks this was big news. When last we saw the show, there was a cliff hanger ending, all to set up the...
View ArticleThoughts from out there
Yes, there certainly is a lot of noise about. Of course, politics takes up a fair bit of bandwidth. Lots of chatter and not much being actually listened to on all sides. After a while, you kind of just...
View ArticleNowhere in particular.
I’ve been lucky enough to have had more than my fair share of adventures that have taken me places that the average tourist doesn’t give any thought to. And I have been lucky enough to have shared...
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