Scarlett is one year old! It's been such a fast year; it's hard to believe. She's walking quite well now and just about running. She waves at people and has really turned into a toddler. I think the true infant/baby phase is over. We celebrated with a party and invited friends and family. We opened our home to a bunch of visitors all at once which ( Read more... )

The Ides of March are upon us but nothing really interesting is happening. It's been a rather quiet series of weeks. Mostly, the front half of my week is taken up entirely by twelve hour shifts at work while the back half of each week is quality time with Nicole. It's been good and mild but ultimately not newsworthy ( Read more... )

I hope everyone had a good September 17th! It was a special day. It was the 150th anniversary of the bloodiest battle in American history, the Battle of Antietam. Yesterday was also the 10th birthday for the Roomba. And don't forget that the 17th also marked exactly one year of the Occupy Wall Street movement being in existence ( Read more... )

So back in mid-June, I saw a hair-doctor to inquire about several strange bald-spots suddenly appearing nearly overnight on my head several months ago. He took three biopsies of my scalp and the results are in: Alopecia areata. I'm glad to have a diagnosis that they are quite confident about. It figures, too, as the condition is more prevalent with ( Read more... )

In my last entry, I was being blindsided by a dating situation where I was coming to a crossroads. I was dating three women at the same time and it was at a point where I had to pick just one of them. And I did. And I picked the wrong one ( Read more... )

I'm in an odd place right now. Things have suddenly escalated. In literally the last 48 hours, I've had either dates or encounters with three excellent girls. Each of them seems complicated by one factor or another: Either age, distance or availability. I cannot be official/steady with three women at once... I won't... The weird thing is that it's ( Read more... )

Wow, I can't remember the last time I went three whole weeks without making a single entry. Quickly, I'm going to mention a major milestone. This entry is my 1,001st entry here on LiveJournal. Back in October, I crossed the ten-year mark, so it really proves just how committed I am to this blog and how much of my own personal history is within this ( Read more... )

So my last two entries have been kinda odd. Forgive me; I've kind of been a whirlwind of different emotions. It kind of all started a month ago when a girl I was warming up to found a boyfriend who wasn't me and my brother proposed to his girlfriend. It's all made me realize how alone I am. The first thing I did about it was join a couple dating ( Read more... )

She called me, "This Rose."

And of me, she said, "This Rose is a beautiful rare find. The looks are fantastic, the mind is amazing, beautiful. The heart is bold and pure and true."

I am not the same man I was six days ago. This new me smiles more.

Last week I had my very last doctor's appointment concerning the pain in my side that I've been dealing with for fourteen months. After the incredible success with the stretching I learned how to do in physical therapy sessions over the last few months, it was decided that I no longer need to see doctors or specialists. While I'll never have a true ( Read more... )