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Flight attendants boycotting a movie…uh oh…that movie is destined to flop now….wait… shouldn’t their asses be on the damn plane anyway….there’s no new releases on planes….silly flight attendants…

I’ve denied, resisted, and passionately fought against the aging process, and mentally I’ve won that battle. I still act like a mature 26 year old. However, my 30.9753425 year old body just officially announced is retreat to the aging process. For the second time in a year, I have eaten McDonald’s and everything that is me is rejecting this food. I feel horrible, not strangely happy as in years past…..disgusted, thick McDonald’s spit in my mouth…..just bad…..and I had to wait ten minutes to get this atrocity called lunch!

Ah, this beautiful time of year when the pigskin is a’flyin’ and the hot days of summer aren’t so hot.

Check the Hokies and the Redskins blogs over thataway in the sidebar for updates on the teams I love. I haven’t been updating them as I should but hopefully I will get back to it and you’ll have a layman’s view of the sport that is fit for kings….particular the king of beer….BUDWEISER!!

After the excitement of finding out that we were expecting, we were hit with the disappointment of a miscarriage. Initially, we found out last week on Wednesday. The wife had symptoms that are common to a miscarriage but that are also common in an early pregnancy. After her doctor’s appointment the following day, there was a slim chance that a miscarriage had not occurred but given the evidence it was unlikely.

I took the news kind of hard. I don’t think I showed it outwardly so much as I tried to stay optimistic hoping the follow up appointment would result in us still being pregnant. I think the absence of 100% proof helped my wife handle it better as she was able to fortify herself for bad news this week should the miscarriage prove to be true. It helped me as well. Even though I remained hopeful, in the back of my mind I think I knew what the follow-up would show. In any case, I think we’ve handled it quite well.

We’ve also found ourselves becoming much more knowledgeable concerning pregnancies, particularly early pregnancies and the exact biological processes occuring that make it happen.

Unfortunately, I sometimes wonder if karma is rearing its head due to the two previous abortions I went through with ex-girlfriends in college. Though I am pro-choice, I can certainly say that I will never advocate an abortion if there is any other possible solution.

We told the parents last night about our pregnancy. My mom was clearly excited as was my dad. I think her mom almost cried. I’m still in shock for some reason. I guess I need something physical to see or touch because I don’t feel any different, my wife doesn’t look any different…..there’s not that thing that puts it smack dab in my face that says PREGNANT. I am excited though…..