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Bill Gates not top philanthropist

September 11th 2008

You know, I bet you if you do the research, this guy probably donates more money than anyone on the planet:

Maybe, Harry Weiner is the bigger giver, though, who knows.

Yes, yes. I know it’s been a hellaciously long time since I last posted. Yes, yes. I know some of you have been wondering where the [...]

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We’re here. We’re Queer!

July 20th 2008

The flights were both flawless: on time, smooth, and uneventful. While waiting in DFW we stoped at an Irish pub I hit sometimes where I travel to Dallas on business. Corrie Ann and Devin seemed to enjoy the food.
“Dad, my favorite bacon cheeseburgers are from Irish pubs,” Devin was heard to say. The Guinness was [...]

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Waiting to begin

July 18th 2008

Sitting at the airport in Greensboro mooching off some free wireless connection here. We have about another half hour before our plane boards for the first leg of our flight: from here to DFW. There we’ll have another hour an a half wait before we take the second and last leg to San Diego.
Corrie Ann [...]

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A week in the happiest place on earth

June 3rd 2007

How do you describe an entire week at Walt Disney World in such a small space? Easy. One word. Exhausting.
Seriously, though, we spent the whole week there, visiting MGM, Animal Kingdom, Magic Kingdom, and Epcot. In preparation for this trip, I had to shift my schedule around slightly at work, and make a whole lot [...]

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Better late than never

June 3rd 2007

A few weeks ago I took Devin to his first real theme park. We went to Carowinds! What follows is the account of a boy and his roller coaster.

The week before we decided to go, Corrie Ann mentioned out of the blue that I should take the boy on an overnight trip so she could [...]

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