Some people have been prolific in their interactions with celebrities, meeting all manner of stars from stage and screen and stadium. I am not one of those people. I bring this up because, lately, a “thing” has been circulating on Facebook where you list ten celebrities and people have to pick the one from the … Continue reading “My Brushes With Celebrity”
Category: Orlando
The Red Key
Back when I was with Harcourt in Orlando, first-person shooters were a big thing. Someone brought one to work one day, and pretty soon several of us were whiling away our lunchtimes blasting monsters. (I think it was Doom, but it was definitely an Id game.) Then we discovered that the game could be played … Continue reading “The Red Key”
Black Sheep Squadron
Groucho Marx famously said, “I don’t care to belong to any club that will have me as a member.” I know how he felt… I once joined a club I definitely didn’t want to be a member of. Let me tell you about the Black Sheep Squadron. Back when I was working on sales automation … Continue reading “Black Sheep Squadron”
My Savage Breast
No, this isn’t a post about my first sexual encounter. (An interesting story, but don’t hold your breath waiting to read about it.) This actually deals with the musical influences I’ve had over the years. As with most, my initial influence was my family. My parents contributed big band and movie soundtracks – Glen Miller … Continue reading “My Savage Breast”
Independence Day, Disney Style
Since I posted about July 4th yesterday, I figured why not do it again today… The first year we moved to Orlando we wanted to take the kids to see fireworks. Not being locals, though, we didn’t know where to go. (I suppose we could have asked someone, but we didn’t think of it until … Continue reading “Independence Day, Disney Style”