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For immediate release:
In case you're wondering about those pigs you saw flying east into the setting sun, let me explain: I got engaged last weekend. To be married. To a girl.
Her name is Lori Erikson. We've known each other for about a year and I can't figure out how I got by before she came along.
I started 2003 knowing it would be a big year. I had just quit a good job for no good reason. It was time to gamble on myself again, so why not bet it all.
I won the bet, although not without plenty of anxious moments. In the end I got a great job running a group of weekly newspapers in small Illinois towns.
But what I didn't gamble on was Lori. I never expected to remember '03 as the year I gave up my singleton lifestyle. Frankly I wasn't sure I'd ever give it up.
But here I am, happier than Rush Limbaugh in a pharmaceutical warehouse. Lori is beautiful, smart and funny. She's also intense in a way that I'll never be. There's something about her intensity that makes me desperate; I don't scare easy, but I'm scared to death of life without her.
Alright, this isn't a Meg Ryan movie. I'll stop.
You're all invited to the wedding. Just bring proof that you've read my blog. And a gift.
And look for increased blogging in '04. I've made a resolution and downloaded the Google toolbar (which kicks ass...blog link, search box, pop-up killer), so everything's in place.
Stay tuned.
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