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February Fourth Nineteen Ninety Nine

February fourth nineteen ninety nine... Signified birth of our second bundle of joy whereby linkedin chromosomes betwixt the missus and I intimately expressed ourselves and me would alloy courtesy meiosis the miracle of human reproduction would deploy distribution of genetic material. Full term newborn occured Suburban Mercy Hospital birthplace (2701 Dekalb Pike, Norristown, PA 19401) nine months after spermatozoon gave chase to ovulating ova (cue all around the mulberry bush... pop goes the weasel), the former latter did embrace, where sonogram revealed inchoate face courtesy yours truly burst into singing amazing grace adoring newborn exquisite as finely wrought lace a biological daughter frisson snap, pop, and crackling within myspace automatically, immediately, and ultimately ingratiating special place within mine heart of darkness. No greater purposefulness exists than to behold thee alive bearing witness regarding thee exiting thru birth canal ye did dip and dive. Tethered to umbilical cord analogous to astronaut linkedin to mother ship bobbing and weaving once forced out the womb thru metaphorical fjord inconsolable offspring crying, no matter papa implored though nonreligious, nevertheless ofttimes paradoxically invoking lord. How quickly orbitz around the sun sped away crawling and climbing in no time atop highest ledge utmost goal without delay, which might help explain mine premature hairs of gray and your dare devilish more frightening than being hunted down courtesy janissary (or so I imagine) above exaggeration, I may beg poetic license and pray ye anonymous reader enjoy reading about our precocious Shay (Hebrew for beautiful) progeny, who though developmentally challenged frequently ordinarily calm, cool and collected dada uttering stronger epithet than oy vey. Now, one score plus two years astride planet earth ye attest to mine wide eyed opened amazement buzzfeeding, snapchatting and livingsocial (shutterflying a pinteresting life) more so than me at twenty two, no matter I did detest living under same roof as parents, cuz yours truly felt like most unwanted guest!

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