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So, very long (and frustrating) story short, airport cancellations aren’t fun.
Now that you, like me, have audibly said, “duh,” let me explain just a little bit of what I mean.
After a fun weekend in the heart of D.C. and the suburb of Potomac, MD, the plan was to fly out with family late today. Then the flight got delayed 10 minutes…20 minutes…2 hours…2 1/2 hours…3 hours…
and then, the airline finally declared the obvious:
The flight was officially cancelled, along with many, many others.
The issue wasn’t restricted to D.C. airports, however, as construction fumes in an aviation building in Virginia caused flight cancellations across the country. After hours of running through Plans A-Z, that one hotel room was finally discovered late into the night. And this experience (and others like it) provide us with few good options. However, in these cases, realizing the frustrating odds against us can be the first step towards realizing the best approach to the situation.
Tom Hanks for the win in The Terminal.
Have a Better Week Than Last Week.
Happy Monday
The final curtain fell late Sunday (May 21, 2017) on the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, known widely as “the Greatest Show on Earth.”
The circus, which traces its lineage back to showman P.T. Barnum’s traveling museum in the 1800s, performed its final show at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, N.Y.
–Greg Toppo, USA Today, May 21, 2017
Sadness is the emotion most of us felt when we heard about the news described above from a couple months back. The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus was famed tradition and a pioneering act in the art of show business. Its theatrics should still be wowing audiences today and far into the future.
Happiness (at least in a mild sense) is the emotion an increasing number of us are feeling upon learning of a brand new musical produced for the silver screen titled, The Greatest Showman. Starring musical veterans Hugh Jackman, Zac Efron and Michelle Williams, the new movie is slated for release this Christmas. The film tells the story of P.T. Barnum…
See for yourself.
First, the music in the trailer is, well, not the greatest. However, it is a musical, so it gets a free pass. Second, is it fair to say that Hollywood, specifically 20th Century Fox, was a little late to the show “the Greatest Show on Earth”? This is to imply that the promotion and potential widespread success of The Greatest Showman could have provided the rejuvenating spirit the circus desperately needed before giving its final performance earlier this year.
Ultimately, will The Greatest Showman be so awe inspiring as to help bring back “the Greatest Show on Earth” to and for the people?
Hey, Twinkies came back from the dead…
and now it’s even an ice cream flavor! Anything can happen in this world when a fond memory from our childhood is involved.
Especially a great memory.
Have a Better Week Than Last Week.
Happy Monday
With the stress of the impending workweek upon us, the best reaction just may be a little comedic relief.
We all know those famous drama and comedy masks and how they go together so well with life’s various situations. And, with that, Jimmy’s Daily Planet presents Jerry Seinfeld’s take on people (ie- us) to kick-off this workweek.
Is Jerry Seinfeld the master of observing nothing or everything?
Discuss with your friends and family…via text.
Have a Better Week Than Last Week.
Happy Monday
Spring is known as the season of rebirth. Monday, therefore, could be defined as the day of the week for rebirth.
In other words, Mondays seem like a perfect occurrence to hit an internal reset button from the now past week and weekend. To put a finer tip on it, each Monday provides us the unique opportunity to be something we weren’t during the prior days that we wish we were…that we wish we could be.
However, before we make any drastic changes to our lives, it’s important to rediscover our origin story, of sorts. What is our true character? Purpose? Drive? This way, we may better understand the place(s) we really want to go, literally and metaphorically.
Here’s an origin story for the ages that should inspire grand adventures as large as a house perfectly located on the banks of West Egg.
The source of J. Gatsby’s money aside (we all know that side of the story), the relentless ambition of one of the most famous literary characters is undeniable.
And admirable.
Perhaps, admirable extraordinary…?
(Bonus points for those who remember that 2013 cinematic reference)
Have a Better Week Than Last Week.
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