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"I've had an interesting morning. In the last two hours I've lost my job, my apartment, my car, and my girlfriend." - John Winger, "Stripes"

Archive for November, 2006

Autograph Fever

Wednesday, November 15th, 2006

I began the era of the late 1980’s with one thing on my mind: collecting autographs. 1985 saw a renewal in my interest of the fine art of the famous signature. While I had really began my collection in 1980 at the Hollywood Sons of the Desert convention (click here), and then took up the […]

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Easter 1990 and Skinny Ashleigh

Tuesday, November 14th, 2006

We were awfully busy trying to get the hang of parenting immediately following Ashleigh’s birth, so we didn’t get a whole lot of spare time to snap tons of photos. It wasn’t long before things settled down and we were able to get some great shots of her, but by that time she had put on her […]

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A Nice Day at Denise’s

Monday, November 13th, 2006

My Dad and Vicki picked me up yesterday and we headed to Denise and Aaron’s house in Columbus (after we headed to Burger King and headed for a coronary). We spent a nice afternoon visiting with them and baby Adam who was at his cutest. Also the Cincinnati Bengals lost in an incredible game in […]

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Woodrow Wilson’s Boyhood Home

Sunday, November 12th, 2006

Following our daylong trip to Savannah (which followed two trips to Plains and Americus and one to Warm Springs), Ashleigh and I were pleased to be able to take a few hours of our Georgia trip to just sleep in, relax, swim, and take in a few sights leisurely.
An unexpected surprise was the nearby location […]

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Little Grandmothers

Saturday, November 11th, 2006

I am very fortunate that I had a long and meaningful relationship with both of my Grandmothers. Both were sweet, simple, and unfailingly giving. My Grandma Range (seen with my Dad and me at right) is my Dad’s Mom. My Mom’s Mother was known as Grandma Murphy.
Grandma Range remarried in 1970 just one day before my parents’ […]

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