Every employee teared up. Every single one of them.
Oft genug gesagt, ich bin kein großer Fan von Achterbahnen. Diese ruppigen Bewegungen, dieser ganze Stress und vor allem auch das Vertrauen, dass die Mechaniker einen nicht komplett beschissenen Tag beim Zusammenbau gehabt haben – das ist alles recht viel verlangt und für die paar Minuten Fahrzeit möchte ich das nur bedingt aufbringen. Außerdem kann
On our recent trip to Disney World's Magic Kingdom, I scouted out the top Instagram spots that you need to get your photo taken at.
There's a wonderful, quirky video recently out on PBS YouTube, setting Mr. Rogers' voice to a synthesized singing of the song, "Garden of Your Mind", which I've posted below. As I was watching it - three times - I realized not only was it cool, but...
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I'm working on a memoir piece that deals with the neighborhood shopping area in the Chicago suburb where I grew up. I've got the skeleton but fleshing it out has been rather troublesome. It feels blah to me. I woke up in the middle of the night last night, tossed and turned awhile, then did something dangerous. I started to think about that draft and what it needed. It's dangerous to start thinking because, once begun, never done! Or so it sometimes seems. On the other hand, it's a good thing to act on ideas or thoughts that come in the night. So, my sympathy in the drawing above is all with Snoopy. I finally decided that what the memoir piece needed is more sensory detail. One in particular--smell. Why smell? Think about it. Each shop or business in that neighborhood had a unique smell. The drug store didn't smell like the bakery. Nor did the small grocery store smell like the shoe store. I think I could close my eyes and walk into each one and identify it by the aroma that hit me as I entered. Think about a few words that tell us about 'smell'--odor, aroma, scent, fragrance, bouquet, stench, essence, malodor, fetid--these are just a partial list. Some are good and some are yuk! (Yuk--that lovely word children use most effectively) If I mention walking by the bakery that had the door propped open on a summer day you visualize it. If I start to describe the 'smell' emanating from said bakery, what it was like and how it affected me, I'm going to pull my reader closer. The reader can relate. They know how a whiff of cinnamon can tickle the nose and start us salivating. Or what the aroma of freshly baked bread does to us. Writing books emphasize the importance of a sense of place. The sensory details like smell, sight, sound, touch and perhaps, even taste can help paint a word picture about a place where a story happens. Sensory details make our writing stronger and much more interesting. Some writers decide that, if a little is good, a lot might be better. Moderation is a better practice, even when adding sensory details. Back to my writing project. I think I must also explore sound along with smell. My middle of the night musing has continued to swirl in my mind all morning. Unlike Snoopy, I didn't start writing again in the dark of night but it definitely triggered these daytime thoughts. If you have a piece of writing that you thought was finished, have submitted to an editor and got no place fast with it, consider going back and finding places where you can add a few more sensory details. You have little to lose and a lot to gain if you give it a try.
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Finding meme-o.
Some episodes definitely needed to be reevaluated.
University is easy. It's like riding a bike. And the bike's on fire. And the ground's on fire. And everything's on fire because you're in hell.
It's been ages since we've had a Walt Disney World post so why not do a repeat? Since it's October 15th, lets set the way back machine exactly 38 years to celebrate Disney World Opens from Life Magazine - October 15, 1971. (Note: I posted this magazine a year and half ago, but it's still fun to look at every once in while). Be sure to check out the two page aerial photo. It’s taken from an odd angle and with a super wide fish-eye type lens. This place is disorienting enough for me, but the aerial photos give me weird dreams. Now for some vintage ads: Oh boy, lets buy a Pinto? “It was alleged that the car's design allowed its fuel tank to be easily damaged in the event of a rear-end collision which sometimes resulted in deadly fires and explosions.” In reality the number of fire related deaths from those early Pintos (over 2 million built) was 27, about the same as any other car of the period. Actually, it’s kind of cute. Now this is more my size. I once owned a 73 Lincoln Mark IV (similar underneath to this T-Bird) it had those early anti-lock brakes (Sure-Track) and they worked rather well. Can’t ignore the GM folks, this is the last year before the ugly bumper laws made the front ends look awful! Moving away from the ads for a moment and for the sports fans, here is a great vintage article about George Allen joining the Redskins after being with the Rams. The “RamSkins” Interesting that his Redskins would loose to Florida (that seasons' undefeated Miami Dolphins) in Superbowl VII (1973) 14 to 7. Back for two more ads. How about a couple of vices? Let’s start with some alcohol. Ah yes Seagram's 7 Crown, what a lively looking bunch of folks, look how neat and organized everything is. When my friends and I hang around all day and drink whisky on the rocks in tall glasses, we aren’t quite as well behaved… ***Disclaimer – Cigarettes are gross and they will kill you, don’t do it!*** That said, “The Lady has Taste” Eve cigarettes will always have and odd and disjointed place in my mind, as a 6 year old, these ads really had an profound impact on my little brain. “Smoke Pretty”, Well “Lady”, you’ll look “pretty” in that open casket! You can read this ENTIRE issue of this Life Magazine here (link) - the link is not my scan, but very cool - I would give proper credit, but I can't read Japanese... Check out these two other vintage Walt Disney World magazine previous posts: Take a LOOK at Disneyworld - April 4, 1971 Boys Life – July 1973 And don't forget Magazine Monday's; Still coming up this year, I've got one or two vintage Walt Disney World magazines that have not been posted before.
Some bookworms are created; others are born.
Finding meme-o.
Why is there so much pollen in and around my face?
Walt Disney World 50th Anniversary changes cover ALL FOUR PARKS, the resorts, services, and more. Here's everything you need to know.
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