Daily Disney

January 25, 2023: It’s raining today. I’m grateful for this. Out here where Piper Onion and I live it is a slightly heavier, but not torrential downpour, of rain. It’s steady and will be consistent throughout the whole day. As I see what they’re going through out in California, after so little rain for so many years, and now hit with more rain than they can handle, it makes me grateful that there is relatively nice weather out my way on the East Coast. This is the kind of rain our area needs: steady and consistent, allowing it to soak into the ground where it’s needed without washing away the topsoil. With the condition of our planet right now, and where it’s projected to go, I’m grateful that I’m not as impacted as other people. But with that awareness I hope that we realize there are other people in this world desperately in need of our help, and I hope we can all provide some form of aide for them. We’re all in this together, whether you like it or not. | Today’s character is a curveball for everyone. Not a character from a movie, but a character that was made for and is exclusively found in the Disney parks.| On this day, we celebrate the birthday of a voice from The Princess and The Frog, as well as the Cars series. This day also gives us 101 reasons to be excited for a movie premiere.| Speaking of Pixar: today filmmaker and Pixar prominent, Andrew Stanton tells us what it’s like to work for the company. For those who don’t know, Andrew Stanton was a major player in making some of the most iconic Pixar movies.

January 24, 2023: Today’s character may not be your father, but he’ll always be your daddy (#MaryPoppins Y’all) | On this day a technical genius is born, and I don’t think we truly appreciate the advancements he made in the field of animation | Walt preaches respect!

January 23, 2023: Today my partner at work (let’s call him “Bravo” going forward from here) and I have decided that our goal for the day is to be ‘sub-par’ … we’re aiming low. Like we would say in grad school, “Under promise and over deliver.” However, Bravo and I would like to point out that in golf a lower score (below par) is actually a winning score 😂 So yeah, that’s our goal for the day!!! I’m so grateful for a work partner who had a similar sense of humor as me and that I click with so easily. I can tell you that 90% of job satisfaction being a paramedic is directly related to the person next to you on every call. So Bravo, whenever you’re reading this just know that I’m grateful for you being that person next to me 🥰 | Today’s character is a non-aristocratic cat from the Aristocats (my voice to text feature didn’t pick up that last line, and I had to try retyping it twice 😂). I particularly appreciate the word play on his name, much like another famous cat and mouse, comedy duo (not Itchy and Scratchy, though). | today was the inaugural run of the famous monorail, as well as the inaugural performance of (yet another) celebration parade. | A legendary animator tells us the key to delivering effective emotion via animation

January 22, 2023: Today I am grateful for the internet, specifically how it allows us to connect niche interests on a global scale. While reviewing the analytics of this podcast I found that there are listeners now in Namibia 🇳🇦 (a southwest African country along the Atlantic coast with a population of 2.5 million people and a GDP of $12.3B USD). It still amazes me how we can be so connected across oceans, continents, and hemispheres 🌎 🌍 I am grateful for this connection and welcome our new listeners 🥰 | Todays character is an octopus 🐙 but he only has seven tentacles 🦑 However, though folks have been calling him a “septopus”, he should really be called a “heptopus” because of the Greek language. The root of octopus is the Greek for eight (okto-), so a seven tentacle cephalopod should us the Greek root for seven (hepto-). Also, fun fact, the pluralization of “octopus” is actually “octopuses” … rule of thumb: when the root word origin is Latin, it’s pluralized with -i; when the root word origin is Greek, it’s pluralized with -es 😁 #LinguisticsDegreeMicDrop 🎤 | I remember hearing about the opening of this attraction, and how irritated all the reporters were when they felt depreciated by the presenters at the opening press conference. | Todays quote references sloth and cowardice, so I feel personally attacked. And since I’m rewatching the show Futurama for the 100th time, I can’t help but hear an echo of “Welcome to the world of tomorrow … TODAYS!!!”

January 21, 2023: today I am grateful for the opportunity to attend the legendary Shen Yun Chinese cultural performance. I’ve seen this advertised for many years, but I’ve never had the opportunity to go. This past Christmas, my parents bought tickets for my wife and I to attend a show, and today’s the day!!! We’re both super excited. I’m so grateful that I have the opportunity to travel for performances like this, as well an amazing life partner to experience it with 🥰💍 | Today’s character was a coach to us all growing up. He taught us to flock together, and believe in ourselves. #QuackQuackQuack | On this day, a beastly voice is born, while the lion king starts getting the recognition it deserves. | today, Mark Hamill tells us that he has no regrets playing Luke Skywalker, as that is the cornerstone of his career and everything he has @HamillHimself

January 20, 2023: Today’s character is an excellent role model to teach children persistence and not to give up on their dreams. | On this day the iconic voice of Snow White is captured for all time! | Walt tells us that we need to inspire children to never give up in the ongoing battle with evil.

January 19, 2023: Piper Onion didn’t do her job in waking me up this morning. She let me sleep in, and I’m actually grateful for that 🛌 ❤️ I’m adjusting to my new shift which is throwing off my internal clock. So today I’m grateful for having regular days where I can sleep in. Sleep is one of the corner stones of health … if you’re trying to improve ANY aspect of your health and general wellbeing (physically and mentally, as well as emotionally) start with improving the quantity and quality of your sleep. I used to toss several times in the night and awaken with hip pain. Then my wife and I transitioned to a new mattress, and I’ve been sleeping better while awaking without pain!!! | Since Piper Onion 🐶 didn’t wake me early this morning, I’m a little thrown off. Which is probably why we have THREE characters as our ‘character of the day’. I guess we’ll just consider them as a single unit. But since one is voiced by the legendary Jason Alexander, it’s for a pass 👍🏼 | On this day the movie Toy Story earns its creator a special achievement Oscar 🏆 | The best Pixar director, and one of the best directors today, tells us what the movie “Up” is really about 🥰

January 18, 2023: Even though today is Wednesday, I am bringing my wife lunch at work. Today I am grateful that I have a job that allows me some days off during the week so that I can have little dates like this with my wife. It’s really the simple things that can bring the greatest joy, especially when it’s a simple thing that you look forward to on a regular basis because it helps alleviate the routine grind found in daily life. | Today’s character gets part of his name from the actor that played him. | Today we celebrate the birthdays of the man who created Winnie the Pooh, as well as the man who played Marshall Eriksen on the show How I Met Your Mother (one of my all-time personal favorite shows) | Today Walt tells us a key element to good leadership, and I feel it’s a characteristic that has been lost by many supervisors and middle managers in recent years.

January 17, 2023: Today I am grateful for the plethora of food options available to me. My wife and I have been looking at new dietary options as part of our New Year’s resolution, and we are fortunate enough to be able to be picky about different food items and sources. We’re able to not only have so many options but we’re also able to turn away certain choices if they don’t meet our standards of sustainability and nutritional values. I know that not everyone in the world, in fact the overwhelmingly large majority, do not have these options. I am so grateful that I not only live in a country and in a community where I have this, but my job provides me with the resources to be able to have these options available to me.| Fun fact: the All-Father himself lost his eye because he voluntarily plucked it out. While he was younger he was out on one of his many adventures, and one of them brought him to the legendary Tree of Knowledge. The dragon that guarded the tree demanded a sacrifice for access, so Odin plucked out his eye under the belief that no price is too high for knowledge! | Today we celebrate many birthdays of Disney legends, most notably are the legendary Betty White herself and the original great voice: James Earl Jones! | Today Stan Lee tells us his motivation behind all of his great Marvel cameos, and the posthumous feud he had with Alfred Hitchcock.

January 16, 2023: Today I am grateful for modern medicine! Today is my wife’s anniversary of an experience that changed her life forever. I am so grateful for modern medicine because it made it possible that she is still here with us today! I think too many of us take our health for granted until it’s far too late for ourselves or when a loved one is impacted directly. Modern medicine is far from perfect, and as a healthcare worker I can see how broken it appears to most people. But there have been more developments and advancements in the last 50 years then in thousands of years before. If you or someone you know has been impacted by horrible disease, and they’ve been saved by some kind of new technique or approach, be sure to give thanks today because tomorrow everything could change. | Even though today’s character is a fan favorite of some children, Piper and I believe Brendan Fraser portrayed a Tarzan like character much better than the Disney movie. We’re just thankful Phil Collins did the soundtrack! | Happy birthday to Lin-Manuel Miranda! As far as Piper and I are concerned, the man who created Hamilton gets a pass for life on anything he does. | Today Walt tells us the meaning behind Main Street USA, and the next time you’re there try to take a harder look at the subtleties it has.