There’s only one way to open a Halloween post: TRICK OR TREAT! Metaphorically speaking, of course. Although if you come to my house I’ll give you a chocolate peanut butter pumpkin. Offer good while supplies last! For those of us who can only grasp hands through the magic of the internet, however, I offer you an alternative. Behold: a...
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Hey, you know how last week I said there are more reasons to run a marathon than just for time? Well, I decided to run the fiftieth annual Marine Corps Marathon for the mile markers. AN ALTERNATIVE MARATHON GOAL Thanks to recurrent minor injuries, I wasn’t quite able to knock out the training cycle I might have otherwise liked...
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I’ve been getting a lot of traffic on my 2024 Marine Corps Marathon race recap over the last couple weeks. Is it because of the sparkling wit and personality that weaves its way into every word I type? Possibly! But more probably it’s the title, which, to refresh your memory, was “How Slow Can I Go? Marine Corps Marathon...
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Friends, I have two choices before me. I could weep, for I only enjoyed one day of Epcot’s Food & Wine Festival 2025. On the other hand, I could rejoice, for I enjoyed one day at Epcot’s Food & Wine Festival 2025! FETE THE FESTIVAL Given that we planned this trip like 6 weeks in advance, I choose to...
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Do you wish you could attend Universal Studios’ Halloween Horror Nights event, but fear you are too chicken? Well, let me be the first to tell you: you can, because you aren’t. You’re very brave, actually. And you’d love it! OKAY, I ADMIT IT: HALLOWEEN HORROR NIGHTS ISN’T FOR EVERYONE All right, yes, there’s a major caveat here: if...
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Great news! I went to the Dead Coconut Club and I think I’m in a witch sorority now? WHAT’S THE DEAD COCONUT CLUB? The Red Coconut Club is a bar and dance venue at Universal Studios Florida‘s CityWalk. It’s on the second level; go up the stairs or the escalator to find the entrance. But wait, you say –...
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Hello and welcome to my newest series: Disney Deinfluencing! WHAT IS DISNEY DEINFLUENCING? In a world where Disney and its collaborators have a new line of merch out every day, I think it behooves us to take a step back from the onslaught and consider the wider implications. Is this latest and greatest thing a good value for your...
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Vacation planning to-do: prepare for a possible sharknado at Universal Studios Florida. WAIT, WHAT? I am exceptionally excited to inform the internet at large that I am returning to Universal Studios Florida’s Halloween Horror Nights this month! To answer your first question: yes, I will be bringing my Kitty Ears of Courage, OBVIOUSLY. And I’d be lying if I...
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