We Just Bought A New House and We’re Moving!

We have been house hunting all year in another primary region of the country for several different reasons, and I initially thought it would and should turn out to be quick and easy, but it's been the most hellish house buying/moving experience of my life! Because of things like my poor health and my wife's …

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My Fifth WordPress Anniversary

WordPress was kind enough to notify me a few days ago, on the 20th, that it was my my fifth anniversary with them, blogging away the whole time. It's hard to believe. I had come over from Xanga, a blogging site I had been on since 2004 and one I loved desperately. It's just that …

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Miserable Week

It's been a pretty tough week, although I'm going to start with last Friday night. Last Friday night, at 10 PM before we went to bed, I opened the freezer door and discovered the entire thing was melted. We have a huge ice tray and it was full to the brim with melted ice -- …

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Baltimore Trip

Well, Gretchen and I made a nice trip up to Maryland and back a few days ago and I thought I'd write a little bit about it. Last Thursday, after work we headed out on the road from Chattanooga up to Abingdon VA. It took about four hours. We stayed at the Alpine Motel, a …

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Our Wedding and Honeymoon

Gretchen and I got married last Saturday, April 6th. It was beautiful out -- a perfect day for a wedding. Our wedding was at 5 PM at our tiny Episcopalian church we attend. My father was my best man. Gretchen's best friend, Cindy, was her matron of honor. We had invited about 22 people to …

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