Until you think about it. Have you ever seen one of these? I did for the first time this evening. I thought to myself “That’s absolutely brilliant! Nobody wants to touch where everyone’s butt has been!” And then I got to thinking… Every other guy who saw this likely thought the same thing and therefore used it with a big smile on their face.…

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I am engaged to be married to Ms. Heather Trolan. Heather and I first met on a playground at Floris Elementary School about 24 years ago to the day. While she was frolicking around likely climbing the monkey bars and enjoying herself, I was more than likely sitting on the log as punishment. For the next three years, (and then who knows after that)…

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Lately, I’ve been “down” on new music so I’ve been spending a little extra time disocvering new stuff. What I discover, often, isn’t new at all. The following are the groups I’ve fallen in love with, but many, many years after everyone (… they’re certainly not for everyone) else has: Neutral Milk Hotel – Discovered via Pandora. Haven’t released anything in over a decade.…

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Had lunch with Heather at Pete’s Pizza yesterday. Rode my road bike, but forgot my lock so I propped it up next to the window beside our table, removed my cycling shoes (ready for a run), and ate. As we were wrapping up our meal, a shady looking hispanic guy on a green mountain bike with a milk jug basket on the back rolls…

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So this whole brain cancer thing has been one bad report after another… We were hopeful we’d someday receive some good news, and we finally have. It still doesn’t mean much since this whole thing can come and kick our asses from out of nowhere in a couple of days, BUT… Mom’s most recent MRI at Duke (last week) showed no growth in her…

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The “24hr stomach flu.” Had it? I have… yesterday. Worst I’ve felt in as long as I can remember (at least a decade). I slept 22 hours yesterday and still managed a full night’s sleep last night. Woke up feeling at least 95%. Pretty incredible considering how I felt last night. Apparently the littlest Ms. Trolan is carrying this thing; Heather’s entire family got…

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