I'm doing 22 things
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1 month ago
I’m not exactly a day late since I wished you happy birthday yesterday on Facebook, I’m just a day late here. Happy birthday (again)!
Wiggum224's Life List
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1. Be there for my wife
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2. burn the J! DVD and mail it to sbmorkvm already
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3. Go to the dentist
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4. write haiku on fridays
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5. post random questions daily and see if anyone plays with me and answers them :)
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6. Visit all 50 states
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7. go on a road trip only using old US Highways
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8. live like a buddhist monk for several days
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9. shake Bill Clinton's hand
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10. drink more wine
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11. keep in contact with old friends
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12. find more of a spiritual center within me
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13. have better sex
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14. get into better shape
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15. lose 25 pounds.
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16. go to a baseball game at Wrigley Field
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17. go to a football game at Lambeau Field
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18. Attend an English football match.
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19. eradicate netspeak
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20. Get people to use "your" and "you're" correctly
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21. meet Tina Fey
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22. shave my head
9 entries . 18 cheers929 people
How I did it
It made me 
How I did it: Beyond casting my vote for Obama last week, there really wasn't that much to it. Sure, I had my decal on my car as well, but I didn't canvass or make phone calls or anything. I think I just knew in my heart that he had the message that would resonate with the voters this year. Yes we can, and we have! Read how I did it…
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post random questions daily and see if anyone plays with me and answers them :)
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Drinkin' It Old School
2 months ago
So, if you live in the US and you drink either Pepsi or Mountain Dew, have you tried this yet? Your thoughts? Any different from the so-called “regular” varieties?
I’m not a regular Mountain Dew drinker, but my wife tells me that the flavor seems to be more mellow in the “Throwback.” I have noticed this in the Pepsi “Throwback,” so much so that I’m probably going to stockpile it before they take it off the market in June!
Meanwhile, I also find it hysterical that the reason why Coke, Pepsi, et al switched from sugar to high fructose corn syrup was the price involved, yet right now the “Throwback” stuff is being sold at a lower price in most outlets than the “regular” versions.
Any thoughts on the sugar vs. high fructose corn syrup battle in general? Not really. I’ll take either over aspartame or sucralose anyday . . .
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2 months ago
For those of you who don’t follow me regularly, a brief recap …
We moved to Virginia because my wife got a promotion offer she couldn’t refuse, with a substantial raise and a chance to return to her home area. What followed was a good few months of aggravation and fighting amongst our families, etc, but in the end we made it down here, and despite living with our in-laws while we tried in vain to sell our house in Ohio (which, thanks to the economy is overpriced and undervalued now), it’s been more-or-less good. We ultimately decided to hang onto the house in Ohio for now and rent it until the market picks up a bit, and we’ve found renters, and life was looking up.
“Was” being the keyword here.
On Tuesday, my wife got laid off.
There’s been an avalanche of emotions here right now about this. I’m mad because in essence this somewhat negates the last eight months of our lives and we could’ve stayed in Ohio with mostly the same results and less hassle. But I’ve mostly moved past this. My wife is naturally upset because she has loved her job and her company and harbors no resentment towards them. Her severance is rather generous (although the almost immediate end of health care is total bullshit), and between that, unemployment, my salary, and tax refunds she’ll be able to take some time to find a new job that she actually wants and she won’t just have to take the first thing offered.
But, this also triggers a good portion of my wife’s anxiety and depression issues, and we’ve had several arguments for absolutely no reason whatsoever this past week. I try to let it roll off of me, but it’s very difficult sometimes.
I’m just trying to be the best husband I can be right now and help her however possible. I just wish I knew exactly how to do this.
