Too many problems over the past couple weeks, too many delays and it has really made our migration back to St. Louis a bitter last mile. Sure we have plenty of fun, but with some issues with fixit people, inspectors, loan officers, it just leaves me hoping for the final moments that we can pack […]

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I’ve written about death before. It’s a topic you can’t avoid sometimes I suppose. It’s a topic worth exploring. Though I feel like my own death might be a ways off, being only thirty, I suppose you never know. Over the past few days, I’ve had a couple experiences that started to seem […]

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 Juri and I went camping with my family this past weekend. We drove to St. Louis, and from there, down to Poplar Bluff (Van Buren) Missouri. I have quite a few memories of that place growing up. It was a spot we’d go to for vacation when I was little. Saying […]

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I sent my mom a small stack of my new business cards in the mail before heading off to Japan. I was really proud of them because Juri and I collaborated on them for a considerable amount of time. The card was also meant to be the symbol of my new business. […]

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The other day, my boss said, “Mike I don’t know how you do it, being married to someone from another country, with the language barrier. Communication is hard enough for married people from the same town and background. It has to be tough!”
It’s hard to address that kind of comment or compliment when you’re […]

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We used to live in this ranch syle house where I shared a bunkbed with my older sister. This would put me at about four years old. My parents room was adjacent to our room, and the bathroom was across from them.
One morning my mom was talking to me and told me what I had […]

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At some point in your life, you have to learn to look ahead to the consequences of your actions. When I was about three or four, I found this pretty little green stone on my mom’s vanity table. It wasn’t a jewel or anything, it was more like a smooth novelty stone you find in […]

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I remember being about 4 years old one day with a severe bought of diarrhea. I remember sitting in the bathroom going through the process when I heard a knock at the house front door. My mom answered and my Aunt Judy walked in on that late morning. They were talking about me I could […]

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I have had several friends ask me over the course of my life to film their wedding. This could be because they knew they could get away with it cheaper, or because they simply thought they would get a better finished experience out of it. I just finished my most recent edited wedding video […]

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My cousins Jennifer and Brad had another baby, giving Barrett a new sister. Peyton Elizabeth brings them two for two in the cute kid score. My sister has 2 boys, my cousin now has 2 girls. I think my sister and my cousin might be competing.
For me, just the thought of all the mess from […]

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