Blog Master G

As loyal readers know, yesterday marked the start of the ABMGC 2007. Today is officially only Day 2 of the challenge, and already we have a new contender from the outside. So I was talking to my Mom today about the challenge, and she reminded me that this would not be the first time her […]

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Growing up, my Dad always sported a mustache. To date, his sons have never followed him down the path of the upper lip hair. Until today. Last night my bro challenged me via text message to a moustache-growing contest. Despite my hesitation, tonight I accepted his challenge. I thought, why the hell not? If my […]

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Has it really been 9 days since I last blogged? Where does time go? Much has happened in the past week-plus, including my wife’s birthday — happy birthday to my best friend and beautiful wife, Jen! — along with tons of snow, and lots of partying. It wasn’t until Valentine’s Day 2007 that we got […]

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I woke up this morning, strolled across the hall to get ready to do some push-ups and crunches, looked out the window and what did I see? Oh yes, my favorite thing: Snow! As many of you know, I Heart Snow. It’s more of a wintry mix — snow and ice — but I saw […]

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Now that my brother is on the blog scene, I’m inspired by him to blog more often. Pete has a great birthday post to our Dad, so I thought I’d do the same. Happy birthday, Dad! Here’s the email I sent to my Dad this morning: HAPPY 60TH BIRTHDAY, DAD! this is the only time […]

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Though he passed away when I was away at Vassar and I never really got to know him in my adult life, my Grandpa Elmer (my Dad’s Dad) was a great, admirable man. He was quiet and caring, and had a deep, booming voice. He had lots of grandchildren, but he had a way of […]

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Wednesday night we had Sarah and Eric over for a fajita BBQ dinner — delicious grilled chicken and portobello with all kinds of goodies like peppers, guacamole, sour cream, and hot sauce. Sarah and Eric were just back from their two-week European vacation to France and Italy, so we wanted to hear all about it […]

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Tonight when there was a lull in the pouring rain I grilled up some broccoli marinated in vinaigrette and some fake jalapeño-cheddar hot dogs. Along with Jen’s homemade pasta-coleslaw salad and fried potatoes, it was a most delicious hot summer evening meal. I ate two of the not-dogs, and I’m pretty stuffed. On the 4th […]

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Twenty-seven years ago today I was in a hospital in Sacramento, eagerly waiting to meet my new baby brother. Even though I was only three, I remember the day — I stood excitedly in the hallway outside the delivery room with Nana. I had no doubt that the 10-pound, 11-ounce baby being born would be […]

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I ordered new glasses today (I resisted the urge to buy an iPhone) — for the first time since before Jen and I got married in 2003 (here’s what I wrote about my current glasses then). The motivation? Jen left her job, so our vision coverage expires today. It was a good kick in the […]

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