We celebrated my mom's birthday yesterday at the happiest place on earth. Our combined age of 136 made us a somewhat unlikely pair as we trotted from ride to ride, but my mom loves Disney more than anyone I know, so we had a pretty perfect day. Times passes quickly at Disney World and it [...]
We train all year for this event, alternating cardio, weight and cartography workouts. We pack with precision. Wicking clothes. Check! Running shoes. Check! Sunblock. Check! On the big day, we hit the road early, well before sunrise, fielding phone calls from various family members, concerned about our progress. My mother's birthday has become an endurance [...]
Walt Disney's genius lights up the sky over his clean, magical theme parks, it dances across the screen during his innovative, timeless movies and it illuminates the faces of its iconic characters. A child of the 1970s, I first stepped into the Wonderful World of Disney on Sunday nights, courtesy of sweet movies like Pablo [...]