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Mike Wolfensperger got in to Norfolk last night around 7 and then came over to check out our house and go to dinner with us. We went to Machismo in a section of town called Freemason. Then we went to Jack Quinn’s (an irish pub downtown) for a drink and to catch up.

Sherry and I are going to see Sarah and Heidi this weekend in good ol’ Kennett Square. We are really excited to see their house and see them. I talked to Sarah yesterday and she asked me what I thought was a funny question… “What do you guys eat” … so I guess it is as hard for vegetarians to find food for a carnivore as it is for a carnivore to find food for a herbivore 🙂

I will make sure to take some photos and post them to the website so that everyone can enjoy the trip. We are driving up the Eastern Shore on Saturday morning, and I will be screaming GO JACKETS all the way through Maryland (unless the Terps manage to pull an upset on the jackets tonight at 7 pm on ESPN2)

Mike Wolfensperger is coming into town on Wednesday night for two days of work in Franklin, VA. It will be good to see him… and we can show him that Norfolk is actually a pretty cool town, and get to show off our new house.

Shelley and Mike got married this weekend and it was a wonderful wedding! Sherry and I wish them both a lifetime of happiness and were honored to be there for their special day.

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“>Here are some pictures of the Wes Clark at Virginia Wesleyan, this guy was a little in front of us, but about the same vantage point that we had.

Sherry, Regina, Shawn, Jack and I have been church shopping over the last couple of months. Sherry and I went to the first Presbyterian church today and it was the one we liked the best. The only problem is that we went to the contemporary service and I think the powerpoint presentations and all the singing was a little too different for Sherry so we are going to try the traditional server in two weeks (since Shelley’s wedding is this weekend)

Sherry and I just went to go see Wesley Clark speak at her college. It was pretty cool and we got to each shake his hand. I think he had the hots for Sherry since he kept smiling at her while he was speaking. Too bad he is going to lose 😦

I forgot to tell you guys that I found some stock certificates that Grandma Taylor (McDonald) gave me when I was younger (and at the time didn’t really appreciate). They are now worth around $800 and they are in Stein Mart and Viacom (originally Blockbuster, but they got bought). She did buy me one loser though, Duty Free has gone out of business.

Finding these also reminded me that I had signed up for a company called Travelzoo back in 1998 (when I worked at Telinet) since they were giving away shares just for registering at their website. Well I sent them an email and they said that I was in fact entitled to some shares so I also gained 14 shares in Travelzoo last week (worth around $120 total).

That was better then finding a dollar in my pants.

I just found out that I am going to die on May 11, 2049 at the age of 73 years old.

If you are curious when you might pass away, take the Death Test!

FYI … most likely death causes:

Cancer (28%)

Heart Attack (25%)

Alien Abduction (7%)

Homicide (6%)

Alcoholism (5%)

Disclaimer: this might offend some (i.e. my mother)

I have decided to kick up my weight loss and go on Atkins, after reading up on the science behind it, it now makes more sense to me. I started the plan on Monday and have lost around 5 lbs since then. I plan on being around 10 lbs lighter by Valentine’s Day (Shelley’s wedding), and 20 or so when I go to see Sarah and Heidi on the 21st. Hopefully, my mom won’t recognize me when I see here at Tara’s wedding in March. (Expect that to be the primary contents of my posts in the near future) I will be posting before and after pictures of myself if I am pleased with the results 🙂