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Archive for April, 2007

Overly Anxious in Busch Gardens 1980

Friday, April 20th, 2007

I guess if you had asked me yesterday if I had ever rode atop an elephant, I probably would have told you no - but here is the incontrovertible evidence that I did once sit astride one of our large, gray pachyderm friends. And this was just one of the fun distractions to be found […]

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Ashleigh’s 17th in Myrtle Beach

Thursday, April 19th, 2007

Wednesday, March 21st was a special day for us in Myrtle Beach. It was Ashleigh’s 17th birthday. I still am in shock that I now have a daughter old enough to legally get into rated R movies! I had purchased a Funfetti cake at the store and my Mom baked it that morning. Then after […]

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Penn & Teller at the Rio ‘07

Wednesday, April 18th, 2007

This was my fourth time seeing Penn and Teller live, my second at the Rio in Las Vegas. I’m pretty sure no one was all that excited to see them again except for me. I’ve loved Penn and Teller since the mid-1980’s, so it is always a huge pleasure to see them perform live…even if […]

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Sleepless in Columbus

Tuesday, April 17th, 2007

This past weekend I spent a memorable period of just over 24 hours in Columbus, doing a variety of activities…and getting about one-hour of sleep. The adventure began on Saturday, April 14, as noon approached and I headed out alone to Columbus via motorcar. Ashleigh had left the night before with her friend Michelle. Mom had gone up […]

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Kimmy

Monday, April 16th, 2007

I first met Kim Cummings on Friday, January 29, 1988 and immediately took a liking to her. She was one of a group of very attractive ninth-graders from Ferguson Junior High whom I, along with a group of my new high school friends, had met up with that night at Skateworld. I was sure to note in […]

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