Over the last three months I have come to the learn that my family and friends back home don’t like me enough to write me or send me care packages via post, but regardless, today I decided to check my letter box at the off chance that something wonderful may be waiting for me. I reached in to my letter box and grabbed the contents… junk mail, mail for the room mate x3, junk mail, more junk mail… and low and behold, an envelope… with my name on it… ooo, excitement!

I walked (at a very fast pace) back to my apartment and ripped open the envelope… Disney mail… pretty standard, but hello, what’s this? Not so standard Disney mail… it’s the Disney Family Holiday Celebration 2009 card for cast members! EEEEEEEE! It’s like all my Christmas’ came at once! This one little card entitles myself and up to three guests to:

Walt Disney World Theme Park Admission
DisneyQuest Admission
Blizzard Beach & Typhoon Lagoon Admission
Holiday Room Discount at Disney Resorts
One 5×7 Disney PhotoPass Photograph
One round of golf at Disney’s Winter Summerland Miniature Gold Course of Disney’s Fantasia Gardens & Fantasia Fairways Miniature Gold Courses
Discounts on Cirque du Soleil – La Nouba (because I totally need that)
Special Company D discounts
30%, 40% and 50% off Disney dining coupons
Special Holiday Discounts on merchandise
Double discount at Cast Connection
Six popcorn and soft drink coupons

Woah… what a mouthfull! So excited to put this baby to good use! It’s valid until February of 2010 which is plenty of time to fit all this awesomeness into my already hectic schedule!

To make matters even better, today I went to Publix to get my discount tickets for Halloween Horror Night at Universal tonight!!! I’m so excited and pretty sure I’m going to lose my voice screaming when some psychopath chases me with a chainsaw! YAY!

Disney Holiday Celebration 2009 card & Halloween Horror Nights ticket!

Scene from The Ending

 The Ending starts Tuesday at Parnell Square West’s Teachers Club theatre, where Company D perform David Scott’s latest stage play.

This weeks Guest is John Robert Slaughter, but most know him as Bob Slaughter.

Bob was gracious enough to come on and spend some time with us to discuss not only his book but to recount his firsthand experiences on that historic day on the Normandy Coastline.

He gives us a glimpse through his eyes on what happened and how he survived. We do have a limited time frame in doing the shows and there was a lot we discussed that I wish I could have included about life, friends, family, honour and just growing up. I have invited Bob back for another show so he can get out in detail on some of the topics we talked about.

His book: “Omaha Beach and Beyond” The Long March of Bob Slaughter is a very good read and I will be posting a review soon on Our History Project Book Review. A short Bio on Bob can be found now at Our History Project Authors Corner.

Historic Travel – Pathfinder Tours

In interviewing Bob I found out that he is going back to Normandy and you can go too. Mark Patterson of Pathfinder Tours is taking Bob and a group of people back to the Beachhead and more. Bob will be the personal guide. We had an interview with Mark as well to find out more about the trip.

Mark also has a Online Museum and Database of writings, documents and photos that cover the American Paratroopers of World War 2 and it can be found at http://www.ww2paratroopers.com/.

Lenght: 80 Minutes
Size: 33MB

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“IN THE DIRT WITH AMERICAN DIGGER” has it’s own 50 minute show this week so look down to the next section to listen, download or play.