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Magic Kingdom

We’ve been in Magic Kingdom for a couple of hours and strangely the crowd might be the smallest we’ve ever seen here. It’s almost weird.

We have been bombing on and off of rides so quickly that I’ve barely had time for photo-fun adventures. You’re all probably relieved to hear that.

I Am Old

Daily writing prompt
Do you remember life before the internet?
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I’m 53 years old, of course I remember life before the internet.

I graduated from high school in 1989, which means it was still the 70’s when I started school. We had things called libraries that were full of books you could use to lean things. We had newspapers. I actually had a paper route for a while. We had news on TV that wasn’t propaganda for a political party. You could actually almost trust what you heard on the news. Most of it, at least.

When you wanted to meet new people you had to leave your house. When your phone rang you had to answer it. Can you believe that shit?

When you wanted to watch a TV show you had to wait until a specific time when it was being broadcast, and you had to tune to a specific channel on a television that had an antenna on it.

Yeah, there was life before the internet. I was there. It was oaky, but the internet is better. I mean, you wouldn’t be reading this literary triumph of a blog post without it, so clearly having the internet is better, right?

Right?

Detour

We took a detour on our way to Disney World to visit the site of the oldest settlement in North America. St Augustine, FL.

We just went to one site, an old fort whose name escapes me at the moment. I bought a souvenir refrigerator magnet with the name on it. When I fish it out I’ll share it.

We are back on track now though. We are about an hour away from tonight’s hotel.

We haven’t even reached our first destination yet and it’s already been a great trip.

My Skills

Daily writing prompt
What are you good at?
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Here is a list of things I am good at:

  • Saying the absolute wrong thing at the utmost inappropriate moment
  • Guilt, mostly when directed at myself
  • Talking endlessly about weight loss surgery recovery to people who don’t care in the slightest
  • Imposter syndrome. Frankly, Miss Scarlet, I am the King of this
  • Low self esteem. Oh yeah, that’s the stuff
  • Pomposity. Especially when it’s undeserved or unwanted or unnecessary
  • Absent mindedness
  • Typpographical Erors.
  • Being a music snob
  • Sarcasm

There you go, friends and neighbors. There’s a list of some of the things I am really good at.

You’re welcome!