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Tis My Birthday Blog And A Year In Recap

This year was probably my best and worst year ever on this planet, all mushed up into a giant ball.  Now that the dust has settled and life has resumed some faction of normalcy, it allows me to think...

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2014 The Year Of Awesome Sauce!

In November 2013 I walked a race, The Warrior Dash put on by the organization Wounded Warrior.  I had a decent enough time (44 minutes with no preparation – literally received the email Thursday for...

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The Deads – Charlaine Harris / Sookie Stackhouse Series (Spoilers)

The “Dead” Books By: Charlaine Harris 2014 Books 1 to 12 When Dad was sick I spent a lot of time at his house and I was going to attempt to read 100 books in a year.  In the middle of that attempt my...

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The Strain – Guillermo Del Toro and Chuck Hogan (13)

The Strain Book 13 Before I left the greater NYC, one of the final books I read there was Del Toro’s “The Strain”.  I found it fascinating and very detail oriented.  I liked the was the story was...

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Finally Dead (14 & 15)

Dead Ever After and After Dead Dead Ever After is the book all the Stackhouse fans were waiting for. Who does Sookie end up with?  A twoey?  Will she be a fangbanger her whole life?  Questions...

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Funeral In Berlin #16

It was like trying to eat a mouth full of dry chicken without anything to wash it down. Horrible, just horrible. I am almost ashamed to count it in the numbers.

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India Black #17

So I read the book India Black.  It was not that bad.  Espionage.  A madam of the local brothel is drawn in.  Was an easy read. Now I have the other books in The Strain Trilogy and the GOT books to get...

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I Am A Victim Of My Circumstances (or) How I Survived My First Half Marathon

This blog will be long, self-serving and all about running in New York City.  If you have issues with any of those, just move along to the next post….  Oh, you’re still reading?  Well, ok then,...

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Fortis Et Fidelis (Brave and Faithful)

Fortis Et Fidelis. Those are the words over the arch in Ritter Park, Huntington, WV.  On March 29th, I ran the Lucky Charms Glitter Run and we made our halfway turn around the archway.  The saying...

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Huntington Health Revolution 5k

2014-05-03 Huntington Health Revolution 5k (I am behind the stroller – you can laugh later) The race had an 8:00 start time.  We were able to arrive at 7:15 and have more than enough time to amble...

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40k

Wow. As of today, over 40,000 people have clicked on my blog. Just, wow. Thank you. Every one of you. Ciao

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Where Does The Good Go…

Before I even put this blog to print, I would like to just thank Sandra Oh for bringing to life a character I have loved for ten years.  She was bold, blunt and amazing.  For that, for Christina Yang,...

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I fought the law and the law won…

So, I went to traffic court today.  I was the recipient of a ticket I thought I may be able to talk my way around.  My court time allowed me to not miss work, just go right after.  At my job, I am...

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Ice Bucket Challenge and ALS Education

In recent weeks, my newsfeed has been filled with several Ice Bucket Challenges to raise money for ALS research.  I have watched the people I know and friends-of-friends become overly animated once the...

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The Strain Trilogy #18-19 (Aug 14, 2014)

I just wrapped up The Night Eternal by Chuck Hogan and Guillermo del Toro. It is the third book in The Strain trilogy (the second being The Fall).  It is quite an interesting take on vampires, their...

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#20 Gregory Maguire “What-the-dickens: The Story Of A Rogue Tooth Fairy”

So, #20 goes to “What-the-dickens: The story of a rogue tooth fairy”.  It is written by Gregory Maguire, author of Wicked.  To be honest, I thought that it would be something akin to Wicked (adult...

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I feel the need, the need for speed!

In November 2013, I walked the Warrior Dash 5k in Ripley, WV. I was out of breath by the end but I finished with a strong determination. (Cow love blog: HERE) I walked it alone, saw cows having sex,...

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My First Time

Pervert. I know the reason you clicked my blog link. No, it’s not THAT… November 18, 2006, as a friend’s son and I were doing “touristy crap” in the city and we happened to stumble upon a Big Apple...

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#21 The Giver, Lois Lowry

#21 The Giver, Lois Lowry ***** If you are unfamiliar with my book recaps, please realize that there are spoilers throughout. Proceed with caution if you have not yet or if you plan to read this book....

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Get Her To The Geek

Get a snack ready and maybe a drink. This one is a long one. I have no remorse. But there are pictures to entertain you along the way. 2014-09-19 Cincinnati Comic Expo There is something about standing...

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