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  • A Weekend of Gras!

    My brother came to visit this weekend, partly to see me but his trip conveniently coincided with Mardi Gras! He took a red-eye flight Wednesday night/Thursday morning, so I picked him up before work, gave him the grand tour of my place, handed him a pile of blankets and a pillow and told him there…Keep…

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  • Big City Livin’

    I have yet to complete my adventures of my trip to NYC/Jersey so a recap is due, mostly because the longer I put it off, the more likely I am to forget something. Upon my Saturday morning arrival, I headed to Brooklyn to meet up with Jersey J and a couple of his friends. Check…Keep…

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  • My new favorite word

    My new fav word is vacay. As in what I just took, that found me in Destin, Florida. Destin might also be my new favorite place. It was incredibly relaxing and while I have been on some pretty stellar vacations before (Hawaii and my multitude of baseball trips come to mind) this one was probably…Keep…

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  • Beale St is no Bourbon!

    Beale St is no Bourbon!

    Friday was spent traveling to Memphis. I haven’t ever been to Memphis, and aside from the cold, it wasn’t half-bad. And by cold, I mean the same 44 degree temperature it has been here in the boot. Before I left, everyone was talking about Rendezvous BBQ joint. It was considered the place to be in…Keep…

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