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Tuesday, December 23rd, 2003
No, this is not a movie review and has nothing to do with the recent film starring Billy Bob Thornton. This is about what happens when grumpy old men get fat, grow a beard and decide to take a job as a mall Santa.
We went to a local mall this ...
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Friday, October 3rd, 2003
Wow. I can't believe it's been a month since I last posted. I have thought of many things I'd like to write about, but the idea of sitting down and typing it all out just exhausts me sometimes. I have some excuses, want to hear 'em? Good. First, I came ...
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Thursday, May 29th, 2003
I finally had my back surgery on May 7, and came home May 12. I still haven't been terribly motivated to use the PC much. I'm in bed a lot of the time and trying to use the laptop is somewhat complicated and uncomfortable. I'm not yet able to sit ...
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Wednesday, March 26th, 2003
Pop Tarts, Eggo Waffles. 'Nuf said.
Every day at work, right around 3pm, I like to have some pop tarts. My favorite is the Frosted Brown Sugar and Maple. I used to adore the Frosted Dutch Apple, but I haven't seen those for years.
And Eggos with lots of butter, and both ...
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Thursday, March 6th, 2003
I had a Dr. appointment yesterday with a spine surgeon. He looked at my MRI films, pointed out the large herniation and the "edema":http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=edema around the disk, and recommended I get surgery. However, he didn't suggest the discectomy that I had two years ago, instead he told me that I ...
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Wednesday, February 26th, 2003
Liam is feeling much better. He's so awesome I can't even tell you how much I love being a dad. Just the way he reacts to me when I walk in the door is so incredible. I look forward to it all day long. I walk in and say, "Hey ...
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Friday, February 21st, 2003
"The Dad Chronicles(The Dad Chronicles)":http://dadchronicles.blogspot.com/ has become one of my favorite blogs to read. If you've never ventured over there, you should. Yesterday's entry is priceless.
"http://dadchronicles.blogspot.com/ ":http://dadchronicles.blogspot.com/
(There's profanity in his post, but it's part of the story.)
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Wednesday, January 8th, 2003
I've decided the best thing about being a dad is that I'm allowed to kiss my son whenever I darn well feel like it. He has this rattle that is made up of these interchangeable links that connect to a square body that has a head that is supposed to ...
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Monday, December 23rd, 2002
I started school at the University of Phoenix last week. I already have a 1000 word essay due the next class meeting, which would normally be tonight, but because of the holiday is not until January 6, 2003. My goal was to write the paper as if there was class ...
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Wednesday, October 30th, 2002
I was leaving for work the other day and it suddenly occurred to me that the most difficult thing so far about being a dad is kissing my wife and son goodbye and actually walking out the door. At the time my thought was "something could happen and I may ...
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