Disney World (Abridged)
It was 1971, or at least that’s what I was told in later years. The first time my family went to Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, on the very the first year it was open for business. Myself, my sister, and our parents all boarded a Greyhound bus bound for Walt Disney World (the [...]
Best… Day… Ever!
It’s one of those relatively common questions that you’re asked. Usually it’s asked in situations that render it completely insincere: First dates, job interviews, that sort of thing. And usually you answer without really putting much thought into it, and you come up with something that fits the bill convincingly enough without being too personal, [...]
What’s This Word Say?
Possibly my favorite entry from my old blog, once again about my daughter. Originally published on August 14th, 2010. For the past 14 years (wow, time flies!) I’ve worked professionally in the arena of educational software. The vast majority of that work has been focused on helping kids with reading difficulties overcome those issues [...]
Brothers
Another particularly important one (for me, anyway) from my old blog, this time about my best friend Jim. I called him Sid in the original article due to an overzealous privacy instinct. But really, what’s the harm in using a real first name here? I’m not going to worry about it, and hopefully Jim doesn’t [...]
A Day at the Beach
I’m not going to drag over every single article from my old blog, just a few that I think are particularly meaningful/interesting/amusing to me. Here’s the first of those, about my daughter. Originally published on June 26th, 2010. Today was the first day since the beginning of this new Summer season that I managed [...]
Fairy Tales Can Come True
My daughter turned 7 a couple of months ago. That was the point where I finally realized it was time to stop saying “One of these days I really need to take that kid to Disney World” and to start actually making it happen. I planned, I plotted, I schemed, I scheduled, and as I [...]