ATTQOTD Disney: My parents put a Mickey Mouse poster in my nursery before I was born. Consequently, they took their Mickey obsessed son to
Disneyland when I was but 2 years old. I remember being in my stroller. Not coincidentally, they also made the decision to not leave me with a babysitter when they finally got around to seeing Star Wars that same year and the rest as they say is history. Eventually resulting in me running around Disneyland in Jedi robes twice and running 5 Star Wars (and counting?) themed race weekends at Disneyland and Walt Disney World. First visit to Disney World came in 1994 right before I headed off to college.
ATTQOTD Inspiration: I know so many people with incredibly inspiring stories and so few of them tied to sports. Yes, we can find inspiration through sports accomplishments, but for me most of that comes from normal people who have worked hard to find success in running more than elite superstar athletes who won the genetic lottery. Yes, I know star athletes work extremely hard to stay in shape, but it's not the same when you're paid a lot of money to play a sport as opposed as to an average person who has to carve out the time in order to exercise.
ATTQOTD Memorial Day Weekend: My 5 week long celebration of Star Wars in different ways comes to an end. It began with the Dark Side race weekend at Walt Disney World, continued with the Disneyland After Dark Star Wars party which was an insanely fun evening in which I got warned by Darth Vader that I should join him, saw Kylo Ren shake his head at me in disgust, to which I responded by brushing non existent debris off my shoulder, saw Chewbacca actually bow to me, held a real conversation with C-3PO and R2-D2, got warned by Boba Fett that he was coming for me, and culminated in Rey inviting me to join the Resistance since they could use my skills. Yes, being in Jedi robes in Disneyland is amazing.
A couple days later I saw my nephew in Jedi Training Academy and took him and his 16 month old brother to meet Rey and Chewbacca. This past weekend, I went to Star Wars Night with the San Francisco Giants and the Weird Al Yankovic concert (where The Saga Begins was the encore), and will see Solo this Thursday night, and am heading to Star Wars Night with the Oakland A's on Friday. Plus, if I like Solo, there will be more screenings of it this weekend.