joined on 12/23/03
last updated 03/22/07
about me
loyal to my friends and family, relational, positive attitude, sense of humor...come on, ya gotta be able to laugh at yourself
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Mr and Mrs McConnell (Matt & Jamie) Wow! It's still hard to believe that my son is married...but he is and I couldn't be happier for him. It was a tremendous honor for me to be a part of the ceremony as well. I thought I could make it through the ceremony without crying...and I almost made it. At the end of the "Candle Lighting" ceremony at the very last sentence...I choked up. Just one short sentence left and my emotions got the best of me. I almost made the two of them cry. We made it throu...
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(CBS) CHICAGO The world’s largest outdoor food festival is underway in Grant Park.
The 26th Annual Taste of Chicago runs through July 9, and offers hungry festival-goers everything from authentic ethnic fare to Chicago classics such as deep dish pizza and Italian beef.
Since its inception in 1980, the festival has grown from a one-day event held in a 3-block area on Michigan Avenue to a 10-day celebration that has redefined summertime in Chicago.
Each day, more than 60 local resta...
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Here's some stuff from existentialist philosopher Soren Kierkagaard...excerpts from a collection of his spiritual writings.
In relationship to God one cannot involve himself to a certain degree. God is precisely the contradiction to all that is "to a certain degree."!
There is something frightful in the fact that the most dangerous thing of all, playing at Christianity, is never included in the list of heresies and schisms.
The difference between and admirer and a follower still remi...
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We always think we know what’s missing from our lives in order to really make us happy, don’t we? If only I had that car, or that job, or if only I could lose those 15 lbs, then I’d be happy. Really? How often do we want something only to find out that it wasn’t that great after all? Sometimes we ask God for things and if he doesn’t deliver right away, we start questioning whether God really understands or even cares. Do we really trust God? Do we trust that God is good and sees a bigger pict...
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Last night, after dining on a 16 oz ribeye at a restaurant called the Hereford House, my wife and I decided to drive over to Dick's Sporting Goods. After getting my foot electronically measured for a new pair of running shoes we wondered around the store , which is huge, and came across a clothing line with the brand name "Life Is Good" (see picture).
I then got contemplative....after 47 years of life on this planet, a life of disappointments, successes...times of happiness, time of depre...
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The two shall become one
(blog entry)
Mr and Mrs McConnell (Matt & Jamie) Wow! It's still hard to believe that my son is married...but he is and I couldn't be happier for him. It was a tremendous honor for me to be a part of the ceremony as well. I thought I could make it through the ...
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Taste Of Chicago Rolls Into Grant Park
(blog entry)
(CBS) CHICAGO The world’s largest outdoor food festival is underway in Grant Park.
The 26th Annual Taste of Chicago runs through July 9, and offers hungry festival-goers everything from authentic ethnic fare to Chicago classics such as deep di...
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VAGABONDS
(blog entry)
Here's some stuff from existentialist philosopher Soren Kierkagaard...excerpts from a collection of his spiritual writings.
In relationship to God one cannot involve himself to a certain degree. God is precisely the contradiction to all that is...
read more
(blog entry)
We always think we know what’s missing from our lives in order to really make us happy, don’t we? If only I had that car, or that job, or if only I could lose those 15 lbs, then I’d be happy. Really? How often do we want something only to find out...
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LIFE IS GOOD
(blog entry)
Last night, after dining on a 16 oz ribeye at a restaurant called the Hereford House, my wife and I decided to drive over to Dick's Sporting Goods. After getting my foot electronically measured for a new pair of running shoes we wondered around th...
read more
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