Dinnyland

Took the fam to Disney World to celebrate the onset of my 61st year. Were ten days in and around Orlando, two of which I got to spend at Cape Canaveral's Kennedy Space Center, and one of those as an "Astronaut In Training," a special gift from my darlin' daughters.

Amazed at the scope of Disney's operation and their 66,000+ employees' relentless pursuit of customer satisfaction. Even the guy whose job is picking up litter was at it, noticing Grandson's site map was crumpled and wrinkly, offered to fetch one to replace it. Only one day of rain. All the Dinny Lands terrific save Epcot, a disappointment.

Rode Tower of Terror three times in an hour, Space Mountain twice in half an hour, and my other faves, Splash Mountain and Aerosmith a couple times.

The girl managed to put on a full turkeyed Thanksgiving dinner, and all seven of us were able to live together in one house with no bloodshed; a minor miracle.