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Gone At 57

December 1, 2007

I haven’t had much time to sit down at the computer this past week, so for most of you this will be new news. I’m sorry I haven’t managed to write even a small post until now, but I just haven’t been able to bring myself to do it. My dad passed away last Sunday, [...]

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Tattoos, Anyone?

November 18, 2007

Okay, I don’t have any tattoos, but l know lots of people who do. I’ve thought about getting one, but I’m afraid that whatever I get, I’ll be bored with it soon, and wish I would have gotten some other design instead. So, here’s some questions for you guys: Do you have any tattoos, how [...]

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Something Resembling Normalcy

September 26, 2007

My dad is now off many of the machines and tubes. The ICU staff had tilted the bed more upright and turned it toward the TV because he’s been awake for most of today. He’d nod off for a few minutes every 30 minutes or so, but it’s leaps and bounds ahead of where he [...]

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A Long Week Gone And Still Ahead

September 17, 2007

This has been a long week. At times, it feels like a single day that doesn’t end. Last Sunday evening, while Cindy and I were out, my mom called and said my dad was sick and that I had to come over right away. We pulled up just seconds after the fire department and an [...]

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I’m No Superman

July 16, 2007

If you’ve been waiting for my article on waxy build-up, I’m afraid you’re going to have to keep waiting. With the new Harry Potter movie currently in theaters, and the new book coming out this weekend, I can’t help but think about Harry’s scar on his forehead, which he got as a baby when Voldemort [...]

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Clutter As The Exception And Not The Rule

July 15, 2007

I knew a guy who moved twice, and on both occasions he packed his trash into the moving van and hauled it to the next house. Granted, some of this trash was dual-use. For example, he kept empty, grease-stained pizza boxes that he used as furniture, stacking them a couple of feet high to make [...]

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The Camera Puts On 50 lbs, Right?

May 10, 2007

Back in January 2006, I said I was going to start posting monthly pictures of me as a way of visually tracking my weight loss progress, but I never got past that initial month Because I go through fits and starts when it comes to any workout regimen, I wind up with yo-yo-like results without [...]

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Nine Years

March 14, 2007

Today is our nine-year wedding anniversary. A couple of months ago, a woman asked me how long Cindy and I have been married. When I answered, “It’ll be nine years in March” she looked surprised and said, “Really? I never would have thought that. You both look too young to have been married that long…and [...]

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Yep, It’s My Birthday – 2007 Edition

February 6, 2007

What, this again?

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Feeling Resistance

January 27, 2007

I can’t pinpoint when it started, but I’m sure you all have noticed that I’ve been going through unusually long spells of not posting anything. I’m trying to break myself free of this Resistance, but it’s much harder than I thought (that’s what she said…damn you, The Office, damn you all to hell!). Anyhoo…In The [...]

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