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This is What 40 Feels Like …

DML — Thu, 10 Jan 2019 06:32:25 +0000

Holy crap! It looks like a haunted house around here. Dust everywhere, a few broken windows, some weird thing staring at me from the corner of the room … Moving on! This will likely not be the first of many posts to come. I’ve been down this road too many times to attempt anything that even remotely sounds like a promise of regular writing, but I’d like to try. I remember when I...

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To Boldly Go Where Many Have Gone Before

DML — Thu, 07 Sep 2017 09:28:37 +0000

Space: the final frontier. These are the voyages of the Starship Enterprise. Its continuing mission: to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no one has gone before. And so began the seven season (178 episode) journey. I’ve started the month of September with an idea. To watch the entirety of Star Trek: The Next Generation, again. Why...

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The Pain Is Real, On Both Sides

DML — Fri, 21 Jul 2017 08:35:37 +0000

Earlier today, the world was hit with the shocking news that Chester Bennington had died. Chester was, mainly, the lead vocalist for Linkin Park, but also had his hands (and voice) in many other things. Out of High School for just a few years, when LP burst on the music scene and I’ve been a fan ever since. His voice was incredible with a range that at times, seemed off the charts.

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Lost in Thoughts and Memories

DML — Thu, 20 Jul 2017 09:18:06 +0000

Getting lost in a video game, TV show or movie, is quiet easy. Lately though, I get lost in thought much easier. We’re fast approaching a year since Dad passed away and still not a day goes by where he’s not on my mind. At times, I feel sort of left out. Why? Believe what you will of life after death and things of that nature. But, a few friends of his have told me how Dad has come to...

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I Quit Smoking and Started Vaping!

DML — Sat, 15 Jul 2017 09:20:28 +0000

Vaping Saved My Life

A little over a year ago, my wife and I walked into a neighborhood vape shop. We weren’t exactly sure what to expect. It was probably one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. See, I’d tried many times to quit smoking. A month here, a couple of months there, and I’d be back at the gas station picking up a pack of cigarettes. All tolled, I smoked for about 20 years.

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Do You Know What Time It Is!?

DML — Wed, 05 Jul 2017 08:57:15 +0000

Time For Everyone Else to Sleep…

I’m awake, at 3:15am. Thanks to my temporary new work schedule. I was thrust into a supervisory role. I welcome the extra money, so this isn’t a complaining post. More of an, I’m bored with time on my hands, and everybody else is asleep because they work in the daytime, kind of posts. Oh, the Sun, I remember you I spent over 5 years working overnights. Almost exactly one year ago...

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Welcome Back My Friends…

DML — Tue, 04 Jul 2017 04:07:42 +0000

… To the show that never really gets started, does it?

Change is good, or so they tell me (image via: LinkedIn) It’s time for a change. Between dealing with schedule tweaks at work and a complete inability to put together any long form thoughts to post, it struck me that I really need to change things around here. Its getting rather dusty. The cobwebs are starting to gather cobwebs. It’s about damn time I start using this as the outlet it&#

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What’s Normal?

DML — Wed, 26 Apr 2017 16:14:56 +0000

Normal

What’s ? It’s a fantasy. There is no normal, at least not a single thing for everyone and everything. It’s what you make of it. for you, likely isn’t normal me or John Doe down the street. These last few months, normal is trying to come to terms with this sudden detour on the road of life. This detour sends me into an unfamiliar neighborhood. One where Dad isn&#

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Finding Good In A Sad Situation

DML — Fri, 09 Dec 2016 03:35:53 +0000

Veronica never visited California before. I was determined to make a few happy memories for her, even if we were surrounded with the sadness of spreading dads ashes. On our first full day on the west coast, I managed to accomplish that. Finding good in a sad situation took us 80 miles south to the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. Veronica is an animal lover, so there was no better choice...

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Final Journey

DML — Thu, 08 Dec 2016 14:25:11 +0000

Hi Dad. On Saturday afternoon, we helped you complete your final journey. Veronica and I boarded a plane to California a week ago, today. We met up with Greg, Matt, Tina and Heather on Friday for a great dinner and to share memories of you. The following morning we set out to spread your ashes. After two days of considerable wind, the weather was great. I was afraid it would be too chilly on the...

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