I have another surgery coming up a week from today, next Monday. It's a neurological procedure I've had done three times previously, most recently on August 13. It's a temporary pain blocking surgery for my trigeminal neuralgia, and it's a bit disappointing to have to have another so close to the last one, but it …
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This past weekend, my fiance and I hosted her parents who were visiting from Maryland for the first time since she moved down to Chattanooga one year ago. It was an exciting time, especially for her. I get along well with her parents, and they seem to like me too, so it was good to …
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Today is the one year anniversary of when my then-girlfriend (now fiance) and I moved into our house to start our new life together. We had been dating long distance for some time, but I started looking for a place for us to live last June, with the intention of Gretchen moving down from Baltimore …
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I proposed to my girlfriend, Gretchen, around 10 AM today on Chattanooga's Walnut Street walking bridge over the Tennessee River. I did it on "our" bench, on a one year anniversary from her first visit to the bridge with me, and on her favorite holiday -- Independence Day. We sat down on the bench and …
While unpacking boxes today, I found 16 old diaries of mine dating from September, 1984 to October, 1992. Wow! Cool, yet embarrassing, I'm sure. I'm going to take my time going through them to see if I can even remember the things I wrote about. I'm really glad I found these. Blogging can be a …
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