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• I Will

  December 3, 2011

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• Nearly Blown Away, Part 2

  September 13, 2011

  I woke up around 6:00 a.m. Monday morning.  The sun was up and it was so bright outside, and my body just wouldn't let me sleep.  I turned on the local talk radio and listened, still in shock of what had happened the evening before.  I heard news of rain headed our way, so I…

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• Nearly Blown Away, Part 1

  August 5, 2011

  The following is my account of events following the May 22 tornado that ripped through Joplin: Five minutes before we left for church that evening, my cell phone rings.  It's Dad. "It looks like there's a pretty bad storm heading your way." I pop up the radar on the computer a...

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• On Weddings and Marriage

  July 20, 2011

    Still no internet at home, but for some reason, felt compelled to write this today.  I will update on tornado stuff another day.   I was an usher in a wedding recently, and as always, I'm amused by the amount of work, frustration, tears, and anger that goes into preparing for a o...

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• I Will Survive

  May 30, 2011

  Just wanted to give everyone a brief update.  I'm still waiting to get my internet service back at home so I can write a longer update, but for now, I'm putting it down on a physical journal so that I won't forget all of the details, and there are a lot of them. I'm a…

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• Why I’m Not Cheering, Dancing, or Singing

  May 1, 2011

  So, today is the day after it was announced that Osama bin Laden was finally squished under the heel of justice.  Revelry and celebrations are taking place here proclaiming a great victory.  After a daring raid executed with surgical precision by an elite force, the man who orchestrated...

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• Emo Haiku

  March 30, 2011

  I started this on a rainy, cold, nasty day on Facebook.  How would I know that it would be a great way to cheer up?  For those who don't know, you've probably seen emo kids around.  They're typically the ones with the black or raccoon tail colored hair falling in their eyes, multip...

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• Rules for Corporate Survival

  March 30, 2011

  Yet another interactive thing I put up on Facebook.  Spawned by a frustrating day at the office. Feel free to add and credit will be given: Rules for Corporate Survival 1. Never assume any form of responsibility. 2. The subject line of an email is sufficient enough information to craft a res...

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• Short update

  March 22, 2011

  So, yeah, I suck at updating. While reading a book last week, it asked me to stop and spend some time thinking about a certain thing. So, I did. And I realized how little time I spend on self-reflection. The truth is, I tend to saturate nearly every moment of my waking life with some…

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