Month: October 2014

• Sports

  A Quick Joe Maddon Story

  Joe Maddon’s mind doesn’t work like yours and mine. There is high intelligence. There is wit. There is humor. There is flexibility. There is nuance. There also is a stubborn streak that served him well with the Tampa Bay Rays. I don’t believe I’ve ever been around someone who so…

  October 24, 2014
• Florida life Universal Orlando

  Memories are waiting at Universal CityWalk

  Jimmy Buffett beckoned. Margaritaville was made for memories. My future wife and I strolled along the neon-bright thoroughfare at Universal CityWalk, taking our first steps into a lifetime together. This was 2003. Beth and I had only been dating a short time. It was a big weekend — our first…

  October 20, 2014
• Travel

  Harry Potter and thrills galore set Universal apart

  Before I get into the amazing experience we had during our Facing Fears Together visit to Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure earlier this month, I need to put this whole Harry Potter thing into perspective. We are a family of readers. By that, I mean we enjoy sitting (or…

  October 19, 2014
• Universal Orlando

  Fear is a Friend — and a Fiend: Halloween Horror Nights 24

    Why are you afraid? You know it’s not real. You understand that these realistic city streets and iconic set pieces are the same at night as they are in the light of day. You know how it was done, with movie-quality makeup and smoke machines and misdirection. Loud noises…

  October 6, 2014