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Entries from July 2008

You’ll have to speak up…I can’t hear you!

July 28th, 2008 · No Comments

This is what a ruptured ear drum looks like:
This can happen when one wipes out face-first while on water-skis. It happened to me as I was dropping one ski to begin my slalom run. I lost my balance and the rest is history. The doc said it will likely heal on its […]

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Mamma owes Mia!

July 25th, 2008 · 1 Comment

We returned Thursday night from D/FW after a great 4 day visit with my family. Heather and I decided last week that we would celebrate our 8th anniversary at some point during our trip, so on Wednesday night the kids stayed with Grandma and Grandpa while we were out on the town.
We both […]

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Doh!(pe)

July 19th, 2008 · No Comments

I am a sports nut, plain and simple. The only reason I know this? No matter the sport, I look forward to the biggest events of the year, be it Wimbledon tennis, any of the four major golf tournaments, World-Cup Soccer (and Euro Cup), World Series, Super Bowl, Daytona 500 (and all NASCAR events), […]

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We have much to learn, pt. 1

July 15th, 2008 · No Comments

It was 45 days ago I returned from Malawi after spending a total of 17 days away from home. Though this was not my first trip to Africa, the lessons learned were many, including:
I do not plan to be away from home this long ever again while our kids are so young.
That said, my […]

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