Gracious and wise acceptance

four senior citizens at cafe table
Us-ee, normal. L-R: jungle jeff, Bryan, Walt, Dennis.
four senior citizens at cafe table
Up-high.
four senior citizens at cafe table
Down-low.

Time has a unique effect on perspective.

In this case, softness, mellowness, freedom.

It’s been a long time since the last time i sat at a Cafe four-top with colleagues from Disney Institute.

At least a decade.

We all realize we are on the downhill side of life’s bell-curve.

Freedom comes from graciously and wisely accepting this.

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Merry Christmas 2026, work

christmas tree in family room
Festivities about to commence.

Cheryl starts Christmas present opening with a trivia game.

Every year, it’s a unique, one-of-a-kind creation.

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Captiva Day 4, work

sunset at palm tree beach
Sunset last night.
stars at palm tree beach
Pre-dawn this morning, December 24, 2025.
7-second video: Pit stop during our 5-mile Island walk.

As we leave Captiva Island today, we are mindful that Christmas Eve and Christmas Day (tomorrow) are big Florida vacation arrival days.

We have no love lost for missing the long tourist lines, limited dining availability, and full beaches.

We are also quietly, super-grateful to all the hospitality staff that “work while others play”.

Many families have one or multiple people missing on Christmas Eve or Christmas morning.

Hospitality can easily get in your blood and become a lifetime lifestyle.

Worked Disney Resort Hotel operations for 15 years. i ‘get’ the lifestyle.

i frequently remind our son how i waited 13 years at Disney before asking for Christmas week off. Didn’t get it. But the key was i knew not to even ask the first time until over a dozen years there.

Note: Did ask again, in my 14th year, and got vacation time the final week of year. Yay!

Final note: God Bless our Military and their families. Not only are many not home for Christmas week, they are not home for extended periods. Many in harm’s way. Many about to be deployed into potential harm’s way. Needed to say that to ensure that my consciousness of reality is decently sound.

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Captiva Day 3, work

pelican
Good morning from ‘Tween Waters’s Marina.
honeymoon couple at beach
Our $25 per day beach real estate.
honeymoon couple at beach
About to begin a 5-mile roundtrip walk.
12-second video: Not the Continental Divide. But it’s differently-good.

Being gone from a place you raised your child on is unusually uneventful until you realize it’s happened.

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Captiva Day 2, work

beach resort at Christmas
Our beach front home away from home.
18-second video: Anyone want a cookie?1
9-second video: Good stuff.
White board with beach times.

Island time is a state of mind, an attitude, and vibe.

Island time also has the potential to become a way of life.

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