My story starts with the death of my grandpa, or at least that's what I like to think spurred my coming into existence. See, he gassed himself in a Pontiac Bonniville while my Grandma and Aunt were at church in April 1980. 9 1/2 months later, I was born. So I figured I was conceived over mourning sex. Maybe some strange realignment of neurons in my parents' brains over the death helped bring their failing marriage together after 11 years (babyless). I came into the world riding a toy scooter down the streets of Kansas City. My childhood was spent loving the people I grew up with but never really being accepted. I played in bands, smoked cigarettes, other things... Got a degree from OSU in 2004 and several long term yet terminal relationships-friends and lovers. Moved to Norman, but not to go to school. Met Paul Kriley. That in itself is something special. Acquired a super awesome friend named Lyndsie. Went to work at OCCC to fund my obsessions with music and such. Living in OKC in 2007, an ice storm took everything down for a week. When the power came back on, Kendra was in my life, so we got a house together a year later. That move was like setting off an A-Bomb for her side of the family. Eventually, as Shakespeare would put, time unraveled our problems, and we got hitched in 2012, which is the same year I started taking blood-pressure meds for my hypertension.
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You're super awesome too, friend!
ReplyDeleteWhy are you hypertensed?
ReplyDeleteGenetics! I'm on beta-blockers now. Life is much better.
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