Flora and fauna and margaritas: Licking the Mirror, Day 2

Sunday, May 5: Cinco de Mayo! Let’s get the boring details out of the way – Sunday began much like Saturday. Get up. Get dressed. Get breakfast at Whole Foods (today, from the hot bar. Hot bar!). Drive to Disney … Continue reading

Doing Things We Didn’t Know We Wanted to Do: Licking the Mirror, Day 1

Saturday, May 4 Although we had told ourselves the night before that we’d sleep in this morning, my internal Disney clock had kicked in and I was up shortly after seven. CP awoke not long after, and we both were … Continue reading

E-Ticket Toilets, Lapu-Iloveyous and a Crapload of Pictures: WDW and Then Some, Day 4

Sunday, March 10 I admit that I have no recollections of the finer points of this morning. We got up…sometime. We ate…something? for breakfast. What I do know is that we eventually ended up at the Magic Kingdom on yet … Continue reading

Turning Some Crappy Lemons Into Some Excellent Margaritas, or: How I Weathered the February Blizzard

Last month, I and several of my colleagues were in Florida to staff our college president as she met with donors and presided over alumni events.  The week was going swimmingly until about Wednesday, at which time it became clear … Continue reading

Love It or List It, Day 3: A Moderate Surprise

Monday, February 4 Monday began with…regret. I mean, let’s be honest – it wasn’t *that* bad. But I did wake up and instantly wish that I hadn’t let Mr. Talented Bartender whip me up quite so many tasty Manhattans the … Continue reading