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The arrival of the 10 wheeled rig to the white zone at Lambert-St. Louis International airport was just as awkward as the Midwestern boy’s arrival at the Seattle Tacoma airport 5 hours later. I was now hundreds of miles from the brick ranch where I awoke that morning. It was late May or early June [...]

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Melissa and I have heard that his and her sinks, closets, garages, t.v.’s, etc. are the keys to a happy marriage. In a small one bathroom house, with less than a one car garage and only two t.v.’s all those “rules” are out the window. Our home averages about 260 sq. feet per person, not [...]

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Yesterday began our 4th official year of homeschooling. Longer if you count the hours Melissa spent on preschool and kindergarten for both Caleb and Andrew. We have found great success in homeschooling and our boys have thrived in the close environment of a two student classroom. But, even in today’s world of school choice and [...]

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In December of 1998 my father in law and I pinned on two gold bars to the shoulders of my wife Melissa. She had just been commissioned a 2Lt. in the United States Air Force. Married for barely 18 months and armed with little more than some shiny boots, 4 years of ROTC and a [...]

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I was supposed to run the 1/2 marathon in Cincy in two weeks. Three weeks. Something like that. I didn’t prepare. However, I am prepared to place blame and list excuses. So here it goes. Too cold to train. Work is too stressful to train and eat right. Work is too busy to train during [...]

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