Faithful readers will know that my wife loves celebrations, as evidenced here, here, and especially here. Well that excitement has rubbed off a little on me as well which allows me to celebrate Elizabeth’s half birthday today. Now being of the male gender, I am automatically disadvantaged when it comes to party planning. Had I [...]

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An update. Faithful readers will know that I may have stumbled upon the leprechaun’s pot of gold. I waited till today to call the institutions again just to eliminate the possibility of the weekend factor. After called the credit union who again insists that the money is now in their possession and it must be [...]

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A story. As faithful readers will know, Wife and I recently brought a new one into our family. As we were securing our finances for our bundle of joy we shopped around for the best deal on interest rates, cause that’s the grownup thing to do. We finally decided that one credit union in particular was [...]

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I am currently watching the Oscars, while switching to some ghetto-fight movie starring Markie Mark (Wahlberg) on commercials to appease Steven’s appetite. Steven has been a champ this evening, sticking out the Oscars including the Red Carpet coverage. And I’m not just talking about the 30 min. coverage on ABC before the show starts…I’m talking [...]

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I have the distinct pleasure of being married to not only to an amazing wife but an amazing wife with amazing parents. Kent and Laurie Bowman came out to visit us and attend the East Wrestling Tournament. I felt like a proud provider being able to put them up in our second bedroom even though [...]

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For those readers with an eclectic music style, you will recognize which songs the headline comes from; for those somewhat deprived readers, I’ll give you a hint…imagine Bloodhound Gang meets Jefferson Starship.
For the past few months, Steven and I have been making a list of must-see, must-do and must-eat places while we are still living [...]

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Yesterday was my father-in-law’s, Dr. Joe, birthday and Saturday is my mother-in-law’s, Janet, birthday so I thought a post smack-dab in the middle of both of their birthdays couldn’t be more appropriate.
Joe is an extremely intelligent man with just as much sensitivity. His talents are no longer just [...]

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May cannot get here soon enough…….

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Happy Valentine’s Day Everyone! I love this day. I love wearing ridiculous amounts of red, pink and white. I love the ever present twidderpation that seems to float throughout the air. I love when coworkers bring sweet treats to work. I love when adorable husbands surprise you with gifts even though you both agreed to [...]

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Pyrite n.The mineral pyrite, or iron pyrite, is iron sulfide, FeS2. It has isometric crystals that usually appear as cubes. The cube faces may be striated (parallel lines on crystal surface or cleavage face) as a result of alternation of the cube and pyritohedron faces. It is brittle, meaning it breaks or powders easily. Its [...]

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