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If the bloom is off the rose, can it bud anew?

Posted 01-08-2008 at 11:36 PM by Mark Goldhaber (Mark My Words)
Updated 01-09-2008 at 06:54 PM by Mark Goldhaber (Added second paragraph)

I see that Disney and CareerBuilder have launched another dream job contest, this time to find a Chief Magic Official for the parks. After checking to see if I would be disqualified from entering because of my work here (I'm in the clear), I started thinking about whether I could actually do this.

What gives me pause is this nagging feeling that I've been having over the last year or so, and it revolves around everything that I do here at MousePlanet. It's not that I regret my work...
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Victoria & Albert are childless

Posted 01-05-2008 at 08:22 AM by Mark Goldhaber (Mark My Words)
Updated 01-05-2008 at 05:30 PM by Mark Goldhaber

I see that Victoria & Albert's has implemented a policy barring children under 10 years of age. So far, this has passed without comment after being noted on our MousePad discussion forums. Am I surprised? In a word, no.

At $125 prix fixe (plus tax & tip) per person ($185 with wine pairing, $175/$245 at the Chef's Table) and no children's menu or children's pricing, V&A's is not exactly the most child-friendly dining establishment at the resort. However, apparently a couple of times...
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Goodbye, Dolly (-maker)

Posted 01-04-2008 at 12:00 PM by Mark Goldhaber (Mark My Words)

When I set this blog up, I figured I'd write my first entry as soon as some story struck my fancy. I didn't expect it to be an obituary, but you can't control the news. We lost another Disney legend this week, when Joyce Carlson passed away Wednesday at the age of 84.

For those unaware, Carlson started out at Disney in 1944 in the traffic department before quickly moving into the Ink and Paint Department, working on such films as Cinderella, Peter Pan, and Sleeping Beauty.
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