Today is Mothers’ Day. I am thankful for my
mother, my wife and my mother-in-law. Unfortunately all of our grandmothers
have passed away. Love your mother, let her know you love her and appreciate
her while you have her: Happy Mothers’ Day.
On this date in 1934, Winnie the Bear passed
away at the London Zoo, aged 20 years. Winnie lived at the zoo from 1915 until
her death. Winnie was a favorite of author A. A. Milne’s son, Christopher
Robin, and the inspiration for Winnie-the-Pooh. Go to The Magic Kingdom and
ride the Pooh ride where Fantasyland meets Tomorrowland.
One of my favorite
words is stuff. Of course, you need a place for your stuff and no one knew this
better than George Carlin. Carlin had a routine called “A place for my stuff.”
Carlin was born on this date in 1936 and he became famous for his routine on
the seven words you can’t say on television. Unfortunately most of them are now
perfectly acceptable. Carlin’s career morphed throughout the years and at the
end of his career he did some great work for Disney: in Cars, he was Filmore and in Tarzan
II he was Zugor. So let’s go to Art of Animation where a quarter of the
resort is devoted to the characters of Cars.
Quickies:
1939: Ron Ziegler was born in Covington,
Kentucky. Ziegler was President Nixon’s press secretary but before that he was
a Jungle Cruise skipper at Disneyland. So go to Adventureland and enjoy a
Jungle Cruise.
1950: Bruce Boxleitner was born in Elgin,
Illinois. Boxleitner starred in both Tron
movies. Go to EPCOT and ride Tron Track, you know it; it’s the attraction
where Test Track once was. Visit Inside the Magic for more information on how
to do that.
Hug Your Cat Day. Go
to The Animal Kingdom but resist the urge to hug the big cats there.
Remember, your best
excuse is always: waiting for your dreams to come true.
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