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July 29, 2007

EPCOT’s Giant Magic Wand Being Dismantled

by Paul. View more articles from General Information, Off Topic, Leisure Time

The removal of the wand over Spaceship Earth is under way. Here’s what it looked like yesterday:

EPCOT Giant Magic Wand Removal

Although I wasn’t initially a fan of the structure, it grew on me over the years, and without it the Golf Ball will seem barren to me.

Actually, I think dismantling should stop right where it is, and a series of replaceable tops created, to be changed out with the seasons and event. Some examples:

A golf club, during major tournaments
A snow shovel, to remind Winter visitors what they’ve escaped.
A flower or a garden trowel, during the Flower & Garden festival
A spatula, or fork, or kabob, or wine glass, during the Food & Wine festival.
A turkey drumstick at Thanksgiving, followed quickly by
A candy cane, for Christmas

Any other ideas? C’mon, let’s hear ‘em.

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June 29, 2007

On Becoming (and Being) American

by Paul. View more articles from Off Topic

As Independence Day approaches, Peggy Noonan’s insightful piece in The Wall Street Journal provides food for thought for Americans, new and old alike.

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June 18, 2007

Fundamentalism: Social, Not Religious

by Paul. View more articles from Off Topic

There’s a great post over at “Sand Gets In My Eyes” regarding the nature of fundamentalism. Like so many of her posts, it’s thought-provoking and enlightening. Her blog is a must-read for those of us trying to understand the Middle East.

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September 23, 2006

The How-To Writing Project

by Paul. View more articles from Off Topic

Darren Rowse at Problogger.net recently organized a group writing project involving How-To essays. The result was a whopping 343 submissions. Here are a few of my favorites: