I hope everyone had a nice Veterans Day! My deepest gratitude to all the men and women who have served in the military. Let’s get rolling with my latest Thursday Rundown.

Disney On Ice – This past weekend, Disney On Ice was back in town. Sidney and Sloan attended the show back in 2021 but this most recent time all four of us went. Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, and Donald provided some stellar emceeing skills while characters from different movies hit the ice over the course of the two-hour show. Thanks to the fabulous Mileski family, we watched the action from a beautiful suite. A great way to spend the Sunday afternoon for sure!

Thanks to the Mileski family for the tickets to watch “Disney On Ice” with them. This is a photo of Beau, Sid, and Sloan shortly before the performance started.

Beau Returns to Hardwood – With soccer now finished for the fall, Beau has turned his talents to basketball. After a terrific experience last season, Beau couldn’t wait to play again. Like last year, he is playing with his St. Mary classmates, resulting in a chemistry that some of the other teams don’t have. The Pelicans played their first game on Saturday and convincingly defeated their opponent while Beau chipped in six points. I will post a recap when the season ends in December.

Beau poses with grandma and papa after his first basketball game of the 2026 season.

Dick’s Hamburgers – Our family has lived in Spokane for six years but shockingly Sidney has never ate at Dick’s Hamburgers before. Although I took the kids back in August 2025, the greasiness and goodness of Spokane’s signature burger place had eluded her. Last week, Sidney decided to end a fast after a medical procedure at Dick’s Hamburgers. I had a nice time taking her to an eccentric part of downtown for a burger, fries, and Coke while telling her about the school report I did on the drive-in my freshman year of high school (we had to cover a Spokane landmark). She gave the food two thumbs up!

Sidney gave Dick’s Hamburgers in Spokane two thumbs up!

Most Memorable Movie Theater Experiences – On this date a DOZEN years ago, I shared with my readers some of my favorite movies I watched in theaters. These films became my “favorites” not necessarily because of the content itself but because of the audiences I watched them with. The engagement, respect, and shared laughter are all reasons why some of these movies made the list. You can read the blog post to learn what made the theater experiences so memorable, but the films that made the list were: Lone Survivor, The Ring, The Mask, Passion of the Christ, and Fault Of Our Stars.

Fault in Our Stars” was a very memorable movie I watched in the theater. Still can’t believe that Sid and I went to a movie at 11 p.m. though.

Too Old to Shovel Snow? – It turned out to be complete clickbait. I tapped on the “How Old Is Too Old to Shovel Snow” headline only to be given a very general answer. The story said that those over 65 should be “wary” when it comes to shoveling snow. Surely not the definitive answer I was hoping for. But with that said, as winter weather starts to impact spots around the country, let’s remember to look after our elderly neighbors. If it snows, don’t think twice about shoveling their driveways.

Make sure to shovel the driveways of your elderly neighbors.

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That will do it for tonight. Have a nice weekend and I will be back next week. Don’t Blink.