2016-03-19 18:53
OK, so, yeah, I sort of abandoned this blog a long time ago. No particular reason, just didn't find the time to write any more. Much has happened since July 9, 2012. I have… Read More
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2016-03-19 18:53
One year ago on this day I married Renee Simms. It was a Saturday last year, and I intentionally began the day as I would any other Saturday. I woke early, had my usual time in th… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
(Disclaimer: The following blog post is simply an account of a major event in my life and should in no way be construed as disparaging or abusive towards my former employer.) "I'm sorr… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
Wow, yeah, it's dusty in here....moving on.When last I posted to this blog, the St. Louis Cardinals had just won the 2011 World Series and Renee and I were on top of the world. Well, t… Read More
2011-11-09 20:14
...and we're still happy that we did the whole marriage thing. Can you tell by the picture? The occasion for this picture was Game 7 of the 2011 World Series, in which the Cardin… Read More
2011-08-10 01:19
Renee and I decided not to leave for our honeymoon on our wedding night. Who wants to rush around before the wedding trying to figure out how to pack for a week of vacation? Rather, we… Read More
2011-08-09 21:20
Immediately following the ceremony, Renee and I adjourned to the activity center of the church. Our "Quest" worship service is held there and it's the place we think of as our worship… Read More
2011-08-09 20:47
I've been married a month now and it's pretty certain that Renee and I will be staying married for a good long while so I think I can safely deliver a bit of post-wedding reportage… Read More
2011-08-09 19:58
It's been one month now.Would I do it again?You betcha...from matlockjohn.blogspot.com Read More
2011-07-19 16:38
(photo courtesy of my mom)Yeah, we went and did it. Renee and I were married at First Evangelical Free Church at high noon on July 9. The rehearsal, wedding, reception, and honey… Read More
2011-07-09 13:53
They say that falling in love is wonderful, so wonderful...from matlockjohn.blogspot.com Read More
2011-06-13 16:38
....and lots of 'em. That's been my life lately. Renee and I are less than four weeks(!) from getting married; our old, single lives are dying away and our new, married life is b… Read More
2011-05-12 14:25
Our wedding website is up at The Knot....check it out!from matlockjohn.blogspot.com Read More
2011-04-18 19:09
I turned 36 a year and a day ago. If you'd have told me on that day that a year later I'd be engaged to marry someone and even wearing a Rockwood Summit t-shirt on the following year's… Read More
2011-04-04 03:56
O, Samsung A707 "Sync" - you came into my life in the Fall of 2007 on a Saturday. Chili-dog rather rudely chewed up your predecessor LG phone and I had to replace it quickly. You… Read More
2011-04-02 01:43
The ring on that finger belongs to one Renee Simms. I presented it to her while on one knee on the beach at Juno Beach Park in Juno Beach, Florida. Said ring was presented while… Read More
2011-02-25 20:15
I am absolutely, completely, unashamedly digging this video right now. It is just so aurally and visually thrilling to me! They recently released this very rich, jazzy version of one of th… Read More
2011-02-02 22:56
...the monster snowstorm has come and gone here in the St. Louis area....the main body of it tracked well to our west and a pesky wedge of warm air at 5000 feet turned our snow into sleet be… Read More
2011-01-17 19:13
flog me at will, dear readers. I've been terrible at keeping up this little space. Once again I find myself composing a 'catch-up' piece such as the one below:- enjoyed the just… Read More
2010-12-20 05:05
My church finished off our sermon series on the book of Ruth this morning. The story culminates in good guy Boaz marrying widow Ruth, thus fulfilling his duty as kinsman redeemer and k… Read More
2010-12-09 18:05
...is going to see the Christmas lights display at Tilles Park near the St. Louis suburb of Brentwood. The county parks department strings miles and miles of lights in various di… Read More
2010-11-22 19:30
During his sermon yesterday, my pastor related an experience he had recently. He quiero'ed some Taco Bell and made a run to a local restaurant. He happened upon a couple of guys… Read More
2010-11-21 22:05
how the heck did that happen?I blinked and there went October, sailing right on by me.Where to begin?wait, the Rams have already won 4 games this year?how the heck did that happen?oh, yeah… Read More
2010-10-18 03:57
Yeah, so my resolve to follow The Pioneer Woman's advice to blog every day about something, ANYTHING didn't resolve itself so well. It's a good idea in one's head but the execution of… Read More
2010-09-17 18:56
Nothing quite compares to the feeling of holding an infant in one's arms...from matlockjohn.blogspot.com Read More
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