Category: Personal
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It All Comes Down to Kids
[This is the second of four posts regarding my decision to leave the UCC and what’s next. Read the first post.] Why are you leaving the UCC? I met my wife through a mission trip that I only went on because a friend asked me to go in the UCC computer lab. Four of the…
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All Good Things…
All good things must come to an end and this is true once again. After much discernment, prayer, conversation and a bit of gut feeling, I am resigning from the University Catholic Center, effective March 1st. I’ve been employed at the UCC full-time through various positions since the summer of 2005 and have done a…
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“Phoenix” 1992-2009
My cat, Phoenix, passed away this morning suffering from either liver failure or liver cancer. He lived a long life providing a great deal of companionship to me and then, after I left for college, for my mom, who lives alone. We adopted him from the groomer, The Dog Patch, that we took my collie,…
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McD’s Responds
In response to the issue mentioned on this blog earlier, McD’s responded: Hello Brandon: Thank you for taking the time to contact McDonald’s Customer Service Center to bring your recent experience to our attention. First, I hope you will accept my sincere apology for your disappointment in McDonald’s. I can assure you that we want…
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Back to the Stone Age
Today, I ended my BlackBerry data plan. With a kid on the way, a two-income household becoming a single-income household, and trying to move toward a more balanced online/offline life, I cut the cord. My job doesn’t require me to be able to respond to an e-mail within 10 minutes no matter when or where…
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McDonald’s is unfriendly to people with allergies
My sister went to the McDonald’s location in Wal-Mart on Lawrence Rd in Wichita Falls yesterday. She ordered a hamburger for my niece, who is a toddler, and is very allergic to many, many things. In order for her to safely consume a hamburger, it must be plain with meat and bun only. Dry. Nothing…