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Wednesday, January 9th, 2019When I turned 30, if someone had told me that my 30s would be harder than my 20s, I would have listened but shrugged it off. As they say: hindsight is 20/20. I came into 30 pretty good, but nervous. I already knew I would be leaving the old house. Outside of that everything was […]
2017: Gooch Year 38–The Lost Year
Tuesday, January 9th, 2018I haven’t written one of these birthday wrap-ups in a couple of years. Here’s the summary of those missed years.: 36 (2015): Happy to have a job, met someone who I seriously fell in love with, moved her in to my apartment, Bermuda cruise, she moved back home and that sucked a lot. 37 (2016): […]
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2012: Gooch Year 33 – Trying Times
Thursday, January 10th, 20132012. What can I say about it? Well, there were ups and downs as with any year, but it seems like there were more downs. I lost my only grandfather after Thanksgiving. Also learned that mom is diabetic, just like my father, so now I definitely have to watch for it The big lowlight of […]
2011: Gooch Year 32 – Getting Back To Myself
Tuesday, January 10th, 20122011 was what I would call a transition year. I started getting back to myself. I started taking doing things that I like to do. I started worrying about me. It was the year where, by the end, I figured out that I will probably be alone for a while, and maybe even the rest […]
Birthday Weekend
Tuesday, January 11th, 2011Somehow, I got to have a nice long birthday weekend. It started Thursday night, when a good friend of mine took me out for sushi last minute. Friday, was another last minute dinner date with a friend that I hadn’t seen in a while. Saturday was dinner with Mom (Outback has a very nice ribeye […]
The Top 5 of 30
Tuesday, January 19th, 2010I started this post well before my birthday january 9th, but haven’t gotten to post it for various reasons (mainly laziness), so it may sound dated. This birthday, I’m presenting the top 5 of 30. Lots of various events have happened during this year of life (some significant, some not) that have made this year […]
2010 Is Here . . .
Monday, January 4th, 2010. . . and with it, the end of the holidays and the return of the daily grind. No more short weeks (well at least for 2 weeks). Hope everyone had a good holiday season and is ready to get back it with much vim and vigor. Oh who am I kidding? I don’t want […]
Christmas 2009: Goodbye Great Grandma
Wednesday, December 30th, 2009This year, Christmas had a somewhat somber mood due to my great grandmother’s passing. I went down to North Carolina last Tuesday with 2 of my cousins. The ride down was good with good conversation. For the most part, the traffic was good until you got into Virginia. I’d say we lost a good hour […]
Sad Weekend
Monday, December 21st, 2009This past Saturday morning I learned that my great grandmother passed away peacefully. She was 94. My mom called me while I was out shopping early to get in before the snow and told me. I am sad at the loss of her but not overly grief stricken. She had a long life, even if […]
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