Three Things...Gratitude Thread

[PollyannaMom]

I just wish I understood more about the Star Wars saga (I only saw the very first movie, which turns out over time to become the 4th? movie... 3rd? movie...) because it is a very awe inspiring section of the park; I just wish I could relate to it more.

Yes, the movies came out as follows:
#4-5-6 (1977-83) Original Trilogy
#1-2-3 (1999-05) Prequel Trilogy
#7-8-9 (2015-19) Sequel Trilogy

We got the main story, then the background, then a future. (People have fun arguments over what is now the "correct" order to watch them in.)

Here is a pretty good video summary of the first six films in less than 10 minutes. (Spoilers, obviously.)

The guy's pronunciation threw me a little in a couple of places (He makes Obi-WAN sound like Obi-ONE to me, and accidentally calls General Grievous, General Gree-VEE-us) but he's got the plot, and it's quick!

 

[PollyannaMom]

Yesterday:

• Another vote for the microwave
• Electric lights
• TV remotes

Today:

• A pair of PJ pants with stars on them that I love ️
• That the college observatory near me has public hours in the summer
• Watching Bugs Bunny as a kid

 

[TiggerTrigger]

DD19s nursery decor - I found this Snoopy set that I fell in love with. All of the pieces were full of stars in the design. I still have the blanket (somewhere).



The Milky Way - I love when we're someplace that I can get a decent view of it with the naked eye. Aside from being beautiful, seeing it reminds me of just how small we all are in this universe. It's also fun to try and get nice pictures of it. It's just hard to wrap your mind around that relatively small swath in the night sky is literally full of billions upon billions of stars...and that's nothing compared to space as a whole.

The end of Spaceship Earth - While I love the ride as a whole, I love the part at the end when you're in space and Earth and all of the stars come into view. Obviously, the Earth is the big star in that scene but there are stars represented in it as well. It always reminds me of DD19s 5th bday trip where she thanked me in the middle of this scene for taking her to space on her birthday.

 

[citruscurtis]

Well... Google Doodle is route 66 today celebrating centennial...so what are the Western Arizona of route 66

Oatman... only place in the USA that a state route is closed for gun slinging pageantry and main Street wild burros wait for first time visitors leaving the small grocery store with full bag randomly hanging from their hand

A rock monolith all by itself...a perfect sculpture of a vintage Cadillac tail light .... evidence that bullhead City is radiator springs

Needles, California...a living ghost town... route 66 murals and motels from decades ago after the freeway was built

Skip Vegas.... you will remember your kicks on route 66 long after.... I can't remember anything about Vegas

 

[bluecastle]

Loved watching Bugs Bunny and all the Saturday morning cartoons when I was a kid. Our TV watching was very limited, but I guess my mom was OK with those. (or maybe we just got up before her!)
I love those stars that you can stick on your ceiling and they glow when it's dark. My step GS has them on his bedroom wall which is painted a beautiful blue.
Love the painting, Starry Night.