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11.27.08Happy ThanksgivingI hope everybody is having a happy Thanksgiving. I wish we were having Thanksgiving. I have been married eight years, and it is still weird when I miss a holiday with my family. My family has rock solid traditions. Thanksgiving dinner is always on Thanksgiving, at Grandma's house, at noon, not 11:30, not 12:30, but noon. Now it's been moved to my Aunts house since my Grandma is getting up there in age and has downsized to an apartment. The Wife's family celebrates holidays on different days sometimes to work with people's schedules, so I won't ...
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11.26.08Thanksgiving WeekendThis year we are spending Thanksgiving with the Wife's family. We usually go to her Aunts house here in Fargo. Fargo is pretty centrally located for our families, so everybody heads here. Well, her Aunt's house is a mess because they are remodeling a couple of rooms. That means everybody is going to be at our house. I hate having a house full of people. Our house is also smaller than her Aunt's, so it's going to be a little crowded. We are putting heaters and tables in the garage so everybody has ...
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05.21.08Funeral on FridayWe just got a phone call and one of our friend's Dad died. It's kinda weird having a friend's Dad die. I guess it's just another sign that I am getting old. He was rather young, only 61, but he didn't take very good care of himself. He drank like a fish and smoked like a chimney. He was a Vietnam vet and the stories really came out when he got drunk. He had throat cancer and had his voicebox removed eight years ago. He wasn't supposed to drink or smoke after that, ...
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