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If you do not know me (I mean, really know me) then there is something you need to understand before you read this blog: I value the truth above everything else... except a good laugh. A good laugh will almost always beat the truth as far as I’m concerned. Everything you read on this blog will be true, somewhat true, or something I made up in an effort to get a laugh. Sometimes I will go on a rant that I don’t really mean (or only kind of mean). Sometimes I will mean what I write only to completely change my mind a year, month, or day later. Such is life. By reading this blog you agree not to get offended by anything I write (or, at the very least, you agree not to tell me or anyone else that you are offended). It is worth noting that my employer does not endorse my blog (or even read it, to tell you the truth). The Wife also does not endorse my blog (though she will read it from time to time). I am not paid to write this... it’s just my way of giving back to the community. I have, and will, touch on a wide range of subjects and will give my opinion on these subjects. Again, most of what I say is for laughs but every now and then I will say what I really think and feel (see my views on Westboro Baptist Cult). How will you know when I’m serious and when I’m trying to get a laugh? You’ll know. And if you don’t know, well... maybe this isn’t the best thing for you to be reading. So, sit back, read and enjoy. Leave comments if you want and don’t be afraid to publicly follow me.



Thursday, April 22, 2010

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I would like to take a minute to wish my niece Leah a very happy birthday! In fact, I’m going to take more than a minute... I’m going to dedicate this blog post to Leah. Today Leah turns eleven (11) years old. Some quick math by me says that means she was born in 1999. Let’s take a look at what went on in 1999 (other than the Prince song “1999” being played all the time).

The Euro was established
King Hussein of Jordan died from cancer
Pluto was still a planet
My sister-in-law Terry turned 29 (she’s 40 now)
I turned 20
Winthrop won its first Big South Championship under Coach Gregg Marshall
I met The Wife
My brother Kevin turned 29
The Roth IRA was introduced by US Senator William V. Roth, Jr.
Columbine High School massacre (12 students, 1 teacher, & both gunmen were killed)
SpongeBob SquarePants made its debut on Nickelodeon
The strongest tornado ever recorded in world history (an F5 tornado) hit Oklahoma
The first female cadet graduated from The Citadel
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace was released in theaters
After 22 years of restoration work (most likely done by the same company that did the work on Ladson Road), Leonardo de Vinci’s The Last Supper was placed back on display in Milan, Italy
Texas Governor George W. Bush announced he will run for President
JFK, Jr. died
Lance Armstrong won his first Tour de France
The World population hit the 6 billion people mark
The US turned over complete administration of the Panama Canal to the Panamanian Government
Boris Yeltsin resigned as President of Russia
There was the whole Y2K scare
I got mono and had to drop out of Winthrop for the fall semester
I had to have emergency ear surgery
Leah had hair that would not go down for years (it just stood up)
John Ehrlichman died
Gene Siskel died
Stanley Kubrick died
Joe DiMaggio died
Cal Ripken, Sr. died
Rick Rude died
Owen Hart died
DeForest Kelley died
Pee Wee Reese died
George C. Scott died
Wilt Chamberlain died
Payne Stewart died
Curtis Mayfield died


HAPPY BIRTHDAY LEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Love,

Uncle Greg
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