Monday, January 26, 2026
I’d like to go on record saying that I actually did write a brief POTD before I fell asleep last night, but Keith didn’t know it until after he did it himself. I thought he did a better job than I did, so win for everyone.
There was a plan for today and tomorrow to drive into Los Angeles to visit the La Brea tar pits one day and the Museum of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. We’re not doing that. We are doing very, very little and enjoying it thoroughly. There is a lovely place called the Sun Deck just down the hall from us and we spent the afternoon there, hiding from the direct sun. It was too hot and sunny in the sun, so we moved our comfy chairs to stay in the shade. We plan to do the same tomorrow. We watched three hours of Netflix this evening.
I said we needed to have a day without scrolling on our phones. It didn’t happen. We couldn’t keep our eyes off the news from Minnesota. What is happening at home is outrageous and awful, but I am so proud of the people of Minnesota for standing up and doing the right things.
[Keith here now…] About the quote from yesterday… The whole actual quote is “But, please, for your safety, do not put on the safety goggles until you are safely seated safely inside the theater safely.” It is said by Dr. Nigel Channing, chairman of the Imagination Institute (actor Eric Idle) in the preshow video for the Honey, I Shrunk the Audience attraction at EPCOT. The attraction ran from 1994-2010, although this version of the preshow only ran from 2003-2010 (replacing the original True Colors video). Our family can take advantage of a good quote for a very long time.
Days jam-packed with rides and games, and days relaxing in the sunshine–it’s like the balanced diet of vacations.😊
And yes, hooray for the people of Minnesota! Now everybody knows that there’s a lot of “Minnesota Strong” beneath all that “Minnesota Nice.” Gotta love both.
Agreed!