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• I think I see either a Star Wars storm trooper or Darth Vader on those bricks.
• Just when I thought things were getting better co-parenting with the ex, it all just falls apart again. She claims I’m not being flexible, but I don’t believe she’s taking the time to hear me out and understand things from my perspective and the precedent she set with how she alienated the children from me. A month ago, she asked if I would take our daughter out of school for a dentist appointment, which is scheduled for today. But last night she emailed to say she didn’t want my help and will do it herself. And she won’t allow me to pick her up from practice anymore. At least she emailed me about it the night before. You may recall she once cancelled an orthodontist appointment the morning of the appointment and didn’t tell our daughter. Our daughter told her teacher earlier in the day she would be leaving early, and when I didn’t show to pick her up, she thought her father forgot about her. The ex never took the time to explain the situation to our daughter until at least a week after the event. It’s hard to believe the person I trusted the most used to be so kind and warm-hearted. I suspect she’s doing what her mother and sister are telling her to do, as she’s always been impressionable and sought their approval. While she thinks she is punishing me, what she really is doing is hurting her children, and her relationship with them.
• “Being President Doesn’t Change Who You Are. It Reveals Who You Are.” – Michelle Obama
  • “Divorce doesn’t change who you are, it reveals who you are.” – BagOfNothing.com
    • There are times I’m sad at what it has revealed about me, but or the most part, I feel I can hold my chin up high.
  • I fear this divorce is going to define me.
  • The ex was worried the children would hear us fighting at night. Recently, BoyGeeding told me he has trouble sleeping at night because his sister and mother are always fighting at bedtime. The ex seems to be the common denominator.
  • It’s been a tough sixteen months. I’ve learned and grown so much, and it has been painful. I’m just wondering how much more I’m about to know and suffer through.
• Augusta Family Next To Masters Golf Course Keeps Turning Down Millions For Their 1,900-Square-Foot House
• Watch the Unaired Pilot for ‘Jeopardy!’ – America’s most beloved game show has changed very little during its 50 year run.
• Colorado woman struck, killed while at memorial for man killed at that spot one-year earlier
• Spreadsheets Are Hot—and Cranking Out Complex Code – The venerable (and yes, super dull) piece of officeware is getting reinvented as a tool for non-coders to automate and simplify their lives.
• Granbury, TX Texas teacher resigns after science experiment leaves 12-year-old student with possible 3rd degree burns –  Authorities said a 37-year-old female teacher put hand sanitizer in a 12-year-old male student’s hands and lit the flammable solution on fire as part of a class science experiment. The student suffered possible third-degree burns as a result.
• The world’s skinniest skyscraper is ready for its first residents – Steinway Tower, or 111 West 57th Street, has a height-to-width ratio of 24:1, making it “the most slender skyscraper in the world,” according to the developers. At 1,428 feet, it is also one of the tallest buildings in the Western hemisphere, falling short of two others in New York City: One World Trade Center at 1,776 feet and Central Park Tower at 1,550 feet.

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• High level comedy – 300 Drones Formed a QR Code That Rick Rolled Dallas on April Fools’ Day
• I’m sure this reminds everyone of Beverly Hills Cop – Lamb chops stuffed in car exhaust in Herefordshire meat attack
• I believed them when they told me it’s going to get better. But they never told me when.
• Late to the party – I first I ever heard of Taco Tuesday was watching an episode of Lost.
• Over 100 children have died in Texas’ child welfare system since 2020, report says
  • Most of the deaths were attributed to “preexisting medical conditions” or abuse suffered before the children entered the system, according to the DFPS report. The numbers are on par with those reported in previous years.
• GOP bill eliminates age requirements for marriages in Tennessee
• Kentucky bill will allow attorneys to bring guns into courthouses
• Mike Tyson can’t sell his bitten-ear shaped marijuana gummies (Mike Bites) in Colorado b/c of a law against selling human-shaped edibles
• Video shows parents, kids attacking referee during weekend basketball game at church facility
• DC Nightclub Apologizes for Displaying the Dead Body of a Maryland Rapper on Stage
  • The footage shows the embalmed body of the up-and-coming rapper propped up onstage inside the night spot while mourners sang and danced around him. Morrow, who rapped under the stage name Goonew, was killed during a suspected robbery in Prince George’s County last month, according to NBC Washington. The home-going celebration, titled “The Final Show,” had a $40 cover charge to enter the club.
• ‘Sherlock Holmes’ TV Universe in the Works at HBO Max

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• I love how the Reddit college basketball subreddit made the best out of a rivalry:
  • If your team won, you donate to the local food bank of the team that your team beat. If your team lost, you donate to your team’s local food bank. Donate in the amount of the final scoring margin of the game (though you can, of course, donate more or less if you feel the margin was too high or too low for what you wish to give.)
• Sports Confession: I’ll be honest, until last night, I didn’t realize the Jayhawk was a fictional bird. I simply never thought about it.
• As I mentioned, the ex will be taking our kids to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter later this month. Sure, no problem, have a fun time. But, I was surprised to learn she booked the trip to coincide partially into my legally agreed upon possession schedule. She booked the trip before even consulting me if I’d be willing to swap days.
• Why does coffee make you poop? Experts explain
• When I first saw this graphic video (you’ve been warned) of this old monk, I was shocked it was a living human being. Here’s a little of a back story on him.
• Eerie News I overlooked back in November – Sunken WWII ‘ghost’ ships re-surface after tremors in Japan
  
• How Explosions Actually Kill – Primary injuries result from solely the pressures produced by an explosion, usually because of a shock wave.
• 2022’s Healthiest & Unhealthiest Cities in America
  • San Francisco, CA, was determined to be the healthiest city in the US, as it ranked first among healthy food options and green spaces, followed by Seattle (WA), San Diego (CA), Portland (OR), Salt Lake City (UT), Honolulu (HI), Austin (TX), Denver (CO) South Burlington (VT) and Washington DC.
  • On average medical visits in Laredo (TX) cost the least, whereas visits in Juneau (AK) cost the most.
  • A monthly fitness-club membership costs the lowest in Glendale (AZ) and Lewiston (ME), and costs the most in New York (NY) and Juneau (AK).
  • Grand Prairie (TX) has the fewest health restaurants per capita in the country, whereas Portland (OR) has the most, followed by New York (NY) and Los Angeles (CA).

• DaughterGeeding’s school’s softball team had a game on Friday night. She got two at bats, but didn’t get a hit. Buy hey, she’s a sixth-grader and was facing a high school pitcher. I’d be pretty darn intimidated as a sixth-grader having to compete against a high schooler. In her first game, several weeks ago, she was playing left field, and a pop fly was hit to her. She made a mistake I made when I first played the outfield in church league softball.  I took a step forward, misjudged the ball, and it went over my head. I never had a chance to redeem myself. However, on Friday night, DaughterGeeding was playing right field. We’ve been practicing catching pop flies. This time, instinctively, she took a step back, waited and adjusted for the ball, put her glove in the air, and caught the ball for the final out of that inning. I was so happy and proud of her.
• DaughterGeeding’s mother does not feel comfortable with me sitting or interacting with her at our children’s games or any event, so I keep my distance. When our daughter caught that out, I wish I could have celebrated with her. I wanted to look at her and smile, acknowledging our daughter’s achievement. But, my ex currently has a lawsuit against me. I fear doing the slightest thing to offend her, and to have to pay for more litigation to defend myself and my rights as a father. It sucks having to fight the instinct of turning me head and smiling at her to celebrate our daughter.
• Our son had a soccer game the following day. DaughterGeeding asked if we could bring our two dogs, and I said sure. Somehow, the ex sat near me; I guess to give the dogs some attention. At one point, she made some small talk as we watched our son, and it felt good, in a weird way, that all of us (dogs included) were doing something together. The family she chose to live with when she first left me has a child that was playing in our son’s game. I have no idea what she’s told them or what they think or know of me. I’m guessing they believe I’m some type of abuser, as she and her family have falsely told others. Their kids who were not playing in the game took interest in our dogs. They had a ton of questions and started to play with them and then asked me if they could take them for a walk. I told them I’d be happy to walk around the field with them as they hold the dogs’ leashes tightly. The parents seemed just fine with it, and we all had a delightful walk.
• I hate it when I’m out shopping and I see something I think my ex will like. That instinct of spotting things I think she would like and gifting it to her is still there. I was the type of husband that would randomly and often buy my wife gifts. I wish there was a way I could easily cure myself of thinking about doing that. At this stage, it wouldn’t be appropriate for me to do that with the two girls I’m still “getting to know” better. One of them is really into me. Normally, I’m not good at picking up hints, but she texts every morning when she wakes up and before she goes to bed, as well as throughout the day. She also sends photos of herself and likes to call me handsome. She’s a lot of things I wish my ex was, like affirming, flirtations, and complimentary. But I’m not there yet and don’t want to lead anyone on.
• Netflix has a show called Trivia Quest that I really enjoyed playing with the kids over the weekend. It’s an animated trivia show in which you use your remote to select one of four answers.
• I saw some guy named Jerrod Carmichael was trending on Twitter. It turns out he was hosting SNL and everyone loved his monologue. It made me question if he was a guy that totally exceeded expectations or if it was a publicity stunt.
• During halftime of the North Carolina and Duke game, we made a Blizzard run and took the dogs. To our surprise, the drive-thru attendant spotted our dogs and asked if she could give each dog a “pup cup”. I said sure, even though I had no idea what they were. But each dog got a small tiny cup of Dairy Queen soft serve ice cream topped with a dog treat.
• Guard donkeys sent to protect Northern Colorado cow herd from wolves

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