Yesterday -- May 7, 2025 -- was National Tourism Day. This was news to me -- apparently, it was established in 1980 to "establish the cultural and economic importance of tourism" -- and something I only learned about because of The Big News that Disney dropped:
Initially, this was news that I was moderately excited about -- from the moment I watched the initial announcement video, I had a curious swirl of emotions. So much so that I felt like I had to write down the thoughts that were currently zooming around in my mind and dusted off my old trusty blog. Do we even blog anymore? I don't think so. But the long-form medium has always been more my speed, and I write for me, not for clicks and likes.
