• Welcome, Emily!

    And the final little note about that eventful week… On Friday, September 25th, the world welcomed Emily Lamken into it. I forget her height and weight, but she was pretty close to normal on all accounts (once the nurse figured out they had measured her incorrectly the following day). Deep blue eyes, which are likely

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  • Happy Retirement!

    On Tuesday of “that” week, my dad retired from his position at ExxonMobil. Get this… HE WORKED THERE (at Mobil originally) FOR OVER 30 YEARS. Talk about staying power… ok, let’s not. Anyway, Dad, congratulations. Now’s the time to sit back, relax, and fully enjoy your life. Travel, read, get better at video games, and

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  • RIP: Amber Collins

    [This is the start of that “most eventful week of my life.”] On Monday, we did the unthinkable; put down our Weimaraner, Amber. I don’t want to touch on that day too much as we should instead celebrate her life, but it was probably the most difficult thing I’ve ever done. We received Amber in

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  • Madden 10: Do-Over

    As Andy noted, my difficulty settings clearly weren’t correct. That leaves me with a feeling of guilt that I more or less cheated in those games. To make up for it, I’ve restarted my season on the next higher level. The first game against the Giants was actually very realistic; Caitlin was actually getting upset

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  • I’m starting a diet today

    [I know, this isn’t about last week… I’m bad] David and I have agreed to begin a diet together today. With me not running, I’ve been finding it hard to maintain good health habits. Sadly, diets are not easy, which is why we’re doing it together; we’ll keep each other straight. Before you get thinking

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  • Placeholder for this past week

    Last week was one of the most eventful of my life. Good, bad, just okay. I could share in bullet format, but each item really does deserve its own article. Someone remind me if I don’t start getting on it… No other posts until I’m done with last week.

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