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The Boy & The Girl: Prelude to a Kiss
Chapter 1: Prelude to a Kiss Once upon a time there was a very lonely boy. “I’ll never get married.” he complained to everyone, including the girl’s parents. You see, he knew the girl’s parents very well, but did not know the girl. He had only heard about the girl, and thought she must be... Read More
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Lots of new things going on in my life. First I begin a design company, then I begin a marriage, then I begin a cruise, then I begin my new job, and now (drumroll please) I’ve launched PlasticMindHosting.net … well, sort of. You can at least drool at my minimalistic panel, in awe of it’s... Read More
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Fundamentalism and the Gentleness of Wisdom
One of the most unfortunate character traits of today’s stereotypical fundamentalist is the propensity to fight. Now don’t get me wrong. I cling tightly to the fundamental teachings of the Christian faith–the deity of Christ, the infallibility of God’s Word, salvation by faith. But the unpleasant odor of contention has crept into the movement as... Read More
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Our DSL pack came from Verizon today and I just couldn’t wait to tear it open and get online. No more sitting in the ripe email lounge at PBU smelling old wet carpet without the ability to right-click-save an image or upload files. Now I can bum around in my Fantastic Four t-shirt after an... Read More
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Well, the brand new Gardner’s are home, trouble is, I’m out DSL until Friday. Seems as though Verizon doesn’t work quite that fast (that fast being 3 weeks). I have lots of great pictures and video and even entries that I want to post. So many things to say in this great time of my... Read More
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We’re at sea again, headed back to the motherland. The newly acquired wife is sleeping peacefully somewhere many floors below me. I’m greeting the sun for the first time in quite a while. Like a march of titans against a powder flame sky, the mountain clouds move in the east, accompanied by tin can salsa... Read More
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Our boat docked in the Naval Dockyards today with the Captain’s annoyingly pleasant voice waking us from a sound sleep, announcing that we could now get off the ship. It was 8:02. So we rolled back over and waited for a proper good morning–room service, honeymoon breakfast in bed. Strawberries crowded with real whipped cream,... Read More
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(CORRECTION: I MISTITLED THIS POST EARLIER… ST. GEORGE, NOT HAMILTON, THAT’S TOMORROW…) I think all the stress, running around and lack of sleep in the weeks before the wedding are finally catching up with me. I slept almost nine hours last night with two forty-five minute naps in the afternoon and I still feel drained.... Read More
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(Alright, I’m actually able to post some of the backlogged journal entries from our trip. There will be quite a few in a row.) Am I different? Not really. Well, sort of. There is an amazing new sense of freedom, a sense of belonging and the necessary human experience of being appreciated by someone. I... Read More
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Lots of awesome things going on here. Pulled into port early this morning and went glass-bottom kayaking and we’re off soon to our dinner reservations at the “Carriage House” in Saint George, Bermuda. I can’t wait to get back so I can fill everyone in on all the fun we’re having. Untill then, I’ll just... Read More
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Waking up with the sun pouring across Central Park and into our room, I can’t help but smile about July 8, 2005… the best day of my life. So many people gave so much to make it special, and it was. Seeing old friends, meeting new friends, and learning how deep love truly can be–who... Read More
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This is for those who can’t make it to the wedding. We’ll be showing this at the reception… watch and think of us… THE BOY & THE GIRL: A WEDDING STORY We’ll see you back here on the 18th! Bermuda, here we come!!!
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The day has finally arrived and I am counting hours instead of days or months or years. I’m tired and happy, sitting alone in bed for the last time as an unmarried man. Tomorrow at this time, my love and I will be together, this time with the same last name… I will have lost... Read More
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Dear New York, It’s always hard to say goodbye. We spent alot of time together in younger days, and I know there were a few years when I was off having fun without you. But these last few years have just been great together. I’ve enjoyed so much my early morning drives, watching the sun... Read More
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I just finished up my very first webdesign job under the business name PlasticMind Design. Good looking but amazingly flexible, the site is powered by Movable Type, and every piece of text you see on the site is editable by the owner from any web browser anywhere. The new site allows ADVMR to post new... Read More
Hello, I’m Jesse.
