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New Year, New Me?

December 31, 2022 * by Launch Brigade

New Year’s Dieting. Again… Here we go again, another new year is upon us, and I’m fat as usual. Slightly less fat (326 lbs) than when I started a private Facebook diet group during the pandemic, but feeling increasingly debilitated as I continue to age. I know what to do, I know how to lose weight, but I can’t seem…

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Family, Humor

The Uncle Years

June 24, 2017 * by Launch Brigade

My mom was the oldest of four children each five years apart. The youngest was my uncle John, or Johnny as I addressed him when I was in my single digits. John was about six months apart from my brother Geoff, both ~13 years older than me. Due to my grandfather’s job, the family moved all around the US and…

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Family

Appreciation for gifts given

June 18, 2017 * by Launch Brigade

My father and I didn’t always get along, in fact we had a pretty volatile relationship at times. To be fair, I was a handful. I did poorly in school for reasons that didn’t become clear until later in life, and this was troubling for my father because he knew I was smart and he wanted to to succeed. As…

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