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Preview the Full Slate of Lucasfilm, Marvel, Pixar and Walt Disney Movies in 2019
29 December 2018 10:38 AM | No CommentsThe END is coming for Disney movies in 2019. AVENGERS: ENDGAME and STAR WARS IX promise the end to long running stories that have taken up more than a decade […]
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The Cookie Man’s Coming for Give Kids The World Alternative Break 2018
12 March 2018 9:34 AM | 4 CommentsDawn of a new week at one of my favorite places, Give Kids The World Village, where I volunteered with 13 college students from upstate New York with children with life-threatening […]
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Follow Along LIVE on our Daddy/Daughter Trip with Aer Lingus to Dublin and London
16 May 2017 6:25 AM | 4 CommentsWhen Aer Lingus announced a new Hartford to Europe route, AND a “Euro Free” sale, how could we pass it up? Fly Aer Lingus round-trip to Dublin from the U.S., and […]
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Recap RV National Park Grand Circle Tour – Zion, Cedar Breaks, Bryce, and Grand Canyons
18 July 2016 5:21 PM | 3 CommentsI recently returned from an RV National Park Grand Circle tour with my family (click here for the preview post). While I planned to post live during our trip, the […]
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LIVE Blog: FROZEN Disney Cruise of Norway
07 June 2015 2:35 AM | 4 CommentsWe’re off on our Disney Cruise of Norway! Along the way we’ll be stopping at some of the spectacular scenery of Norway’s western fjords. Of course, since this is a […]
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Giving Back During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Posted on April 28, 2020 | No CommentsFor the past six weeks our family has sheltered at home to stay safe during the COVID-19 global pandemic. My wife’s in the high risk immunosuppressive group due to her multiple […] -
Discover What’s New in New York State for Summer 2016
Posted on June 6, 2016 | No CommentsFrom mountain biking to the interactive and nostalgic Toy Halls of Fame, there’s plenty of new things to do stretching across New York State Summer 2016. Take a look at the […] -
Pinball Playfields at Rochester’s Strong Museum Educates and Entertains the Next Wizards
Posted on March 10, 2016 | No Comments“Ever since I was a young boy… I’ve played the silver ball.” No seriously, I’m a huge pinball fan, and was a regular player through high school, college, and graduate […] -
12 Top Toys Vying for 2014 Induction to Rochester’s National Toy Hall of Fame
Posted on September 23, 2014 | No CommentsOne of the things I love about the National Toy Hall of Fame housed in Rochester, NY’s The Strong National Museum of Play, is that they not only celebrate the pop-culture […] -
2013 Finalists Announced for Rochester’s National Toy Hall of Fame
Posted on October 2, 2013 | 1 CommentEach fall Rochester, New York’s Strong National Museum of Play elects another class of toys into the National Toy Hall of Fame. It’s a fun trip down memory lane to […] -
First Dungeons & Dragons Manuscript at National Museum of Play
Posted on April 20, 2013 | No CommentsRochester, NY is home to one of the finest children’s museums in the country. The National Museum of Play at The Strong, is a highly interactive, engaging, and dynamic space […] -
Take a LEGO Travel Adventure at the Strong National Museum of Play
Posted on January 3, 2013 | 2 CommentsLEGO… travel… adventure… those may be three of my favorite words. Combine the three with one of my favorite museums, the Strong National Museum of Play, and you have a […] -
Ultimate Star Wars Action Figure Collection Coming to The Strong
Posted on December 27, 2012 | 1 CommentRecently, the Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, NY won an auction of one of the most complete collections ever offered of unpackaged, Star Wars action figures. The collection […] -
The Votes Are In, For Toys! 2012 National Toy Hall of Fame Inductees
Posted on November 6, 2012 | 2 CommentsThis election day the votes are being tallied… for toys. The Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, NY is also home to the National Toy Hall of Fame. The […] -
Family Fun in the Finger Lakes Region of New York
Posted on June 22, 2012 | 10 CommentsEveryone has their archetypal place that resonates deeply within. Somewhere you can recharge, reflect, and rejuvenate, and just be. For our family, that place is the Finger Lakes Region of […]