Month: June 2008

  • I sat in the KINGS seat!

    Richard the “King” Petty is a living legend in the sport of stock car racing. He has over 200 wins in the sport and is widely considered the greatest NASCAR driver of all time by many. He also offers the chance for the average stock car “enthusiast” to experience a little more than the grand…

  • Sarah Tells Us What it’s Like to be a Kid on a Disney Cruise Line Vacation

    A few weeks ago Sarah, 13, blogged about her feelings over the closing of Virtual Magic Kingdom. We received such great feedback on her blog that I asked her to write another one, this time on any subject she wanted.  She chose a Disney Cruise vacation.  Specifically, Sarah tells us what it is like to experience…

  • Is This What it’s Like to Camp at Fort Wilderness?

    As we enter week three of the ‘Kitchen Rehab Project’ I have to wonder if this is what camping is like? And if so it’s the closest I will ever come to it. As I finish up the last of tonight’s dishes in the bathroom sink I feel like Laura Ingalls Wilder in my own pioneering…

  • Goodbye Virtual Magic Kingdom…Love, Sarah

    About a month or so ago on the podcast I mentioned that Disney was closing their online game – Virtual Magic Kingdom.  VMK (because everything has to have an acronym) became very popular with many DISers, especially some of our younger posters. In this virtual world players could explore a computer-stylized version of the Magic…