by Jim Smith | Oct 30, 2024 | Disney, Walt Disney Quotes
Have you ever heard the expression “In a rut?” It is an idiom that means being stuck in a settled or established habit or course of action, especially one that is boring. Basically, it means we are stuck doing the same thing over and over again, without any new energy...
by Jim Smith | Sep 30, 2023 | Best of the Best - Disney and Beyond, Disney, Lists, Media, Role Call - The Best of Disney, Star Wars
(A version of this article was shared with Laughing Place and published on October 1, 2023.) Since 1977, the Star Wars galaxy has produced some of the most memorable movie moments of all time. With nine core saga films, two supporting films, several live-action...
by Jim Smith | May 1, 2023 | Disney, Lists, Media, Role Call - The Best of Disney, Star Wars
(A version of this post was shared with Laughing Place on May 4, 2023.) A long time ago (40 years to be exact) in a galaxy far, far away (movie theaters worldwide), George Lucas gave us the third and final installment of his epic Star Wars trilogy – Return of...
by Jim Smith | Feb 21, 2020 | Disney, Walt Disney Quotes
When we think about the notion of growing up, compared to “not” growing up, we often connect with Peter Pan – the boy who never grew up. We visualize flights of fancy, far off places, spirited battles, and “Happily ever afters” – things that...
by Jim Smith | Nov 18, 2019 | Disney, Walt Disney Quotes
One of Walt Disney’s most famous quotes, this sums up Walt’s personality perfectly. Walt’s laughter and smile still resonate to this day. Walt was fully engaged in imagining his City of the Future right up until he died. And Walt’s dreams live on in all of us....