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Yesterday the brothers Miranda and Shannon (representin the Illinois Miranda's) all played a game of Trivial Pursuit Genus V. I won, as was predicted, but along the way there were many instances where I came up with very good guesses (correct answers) and second guessed incorrectly. Shannon said something interesting. He said I might be a genius if I didn't keep second guessing myself. Now I know I'm no where close to genius but it makes a lot of sense. Looking back at the [...]

I haven't had a chance to update for the past few days. Lots of little events here and there that have been occupying my time. Well the only important thing I need to do is wish everyone some holiday cheer. For all my friends, family and others I want to wish you all a warm and Merry Christmas. May the miracle of Christ's birth bless you and all those you hold dear. For all travelers, have a safe and happy journey. For all the [...]

I'm very fortunate to know the origin of my entire name. Most of the time I take pride in its uniqueness, but there are two things that do annoy me. The first being pronunciation and the second (related) is that on average many people do not remember it. Or if they remember it, they remember some bizarre pronunciation. In my observation (american) people prefer simple names. Something like Jon, Joe or Tim always satisfies. In fact I think that people in general do not [...]

Now: Me: Michael, how old are you? Michael: I'm bore years old. One, Two, Three, Bore! Me: Michael, you're "bore" years old? Michael: I'm not bore years old. I'm BORE years old! Later: Me: Michael, how old are you? Michael: I'm bibe years old. One, Two, ... [...]