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Decided the other night to shave my head, you know, summer and all. Thought Id have some fun with it, thinking that the wifeepoo would make me immediately get rid of it as soon as she saw me. Nope, her only remark was, "You gotta let me dye it." Heres the result, not sure how long Ill keep it.

DATELINE...05/25/05 OK, I married her. We had one helluva time trying to get it done too, let me tellya! No, really, let me tell ya! Heres the run down...the list so to speak.

• Go to other side of town, take written test, get Ohio license (being that my license is from Indiana, I dont blame them for wanting to make sure I know the basics, but I digress)
• Go pick up new car from dealership, well, not new, but new for me.
• Go to county office, get marriage license
• Get to Mayors office before 4:30 PM to get hitched.

Not too bad, eh? (Insert evil laugh here) Here is how it really went.....

• 8:30 AM. Got to license branch, didn't have cash, didn't have check book. Tiny moment of spastic freakage till I remember that I had seen the checkbook in one of the vehicles some time in the past. good deal, its there.Got license!Score one for Brady!
• 9:30 AM Now, home, wait for dealership to open, have a cup of joe. Becky is going down the list of essentials needed for marriage license. "Certified copy of Divorce Decree" Huh? I got something, but it dont sound like that! Frantic searching for about an hour wastes much more time than we had to burn, Becky is very cross at me and I have no defense... I argue anyways... its what we do, and we do it well.
• 10:30 AM Call Marriage license lady on phone and describe what Im holding in my hand. "No, I dont think thats it" Ouch. Do I need to describe the glare that I am receiving from Becky at this moment? Those who know me, know how absent minded and flaky I can be, not to mention my infamous procrastination. So, what to do? We are determined to get married today, we have waited for 20 years, and something tells both of us, that if we dont do it soon, it aint gonna happen. Besides, I think Becky Lattimer sounds very good
• 10:45 AM What to do, what to do? My "Certified copy of Divorce Decree" would be in C-Ville Indiana, I am in M-burg Ohio. about an hour and a half drive, so 3 hours round trip. Ouch, still have to go to dealership and get car, cant take Durango, too bad on gas, much better to take little Toyota. So, we're off.
• 11:30 AM Get to dealership, down payment on car is only 99 bucks,and I have figured about 100 for tax and title, I mean, its a '92 Toyota fer christs sake, cant be too much, and we have well over 400, plenty of cash to work with right? wrong, tax and title comes to just enough to keep us from having the cash for the marriage license and other essentials. SHIT!!!!! Enter John, our extremely nice salesman, who after hearing our tale of woe, takes kindhearted pity on us and waives the 99 dollar down payment! Allowing us to have just enough to get the deed done! But only if we can drive to C-ville, get the "Certified copy of Divorce Decree" from my former wife, and get back to M-burg in time to get afore mentioned license and "make it to the church on time!" But wait! John is all out of temp tags! We have to go to license branch and get it! Have you been to a license branch lately? OK, now Im thinking that fate or something is trying to tell us something! However, since I dont believe in that stuff, I say the bold get things done, and the unsure need to stay home.
• 11:45 AM Get to license branch, DAMN IT! John still has my license in his copier! Well, kind lady at license branch, after hearing our tale of woe, takes pity, and lets me sign a power of attorney, on the spot, so Becky can sign for me! hooray!
• 12:15 PM Got the car, now get going! Did I mention that I had to actually call and beg my ex wife to loan me her "Certified copy of Divorce Decree" so I can get married. Somehow, I get the impression that she is glad to be rid of me, lol.
• 1:30 PM.. Arrive at ex's place of business, she has nearly the same thing as I, and Im not going home with an incorrect "Certified copy of Divorce Decree", So, its off to the courthouse!
• 1:45 PM.. Got 5 total "Certified copy of Divorce Decree" in my hand, once more, after telling kind lady at court house our tale of woe, she took pity, and since the person using the copy machine before her had it set on 5, she certified them all, and sent me on my way! Are we seeing the pattern here, of kind folks hearing our tale of woe? Hey, whatever works, right? I stopped by and gave the ex a "Certified copy of Divorce Decree" she is getting remarried soon too, hate for her to have a day like I have had.....well......it wouldnt bother me that much, but I am a nice guy, so......
• 2:00 PM "Fly like the wind Bandit" or whatever that horses name is. Got to get to the license place in a big ass hurry! Supposed to be at Mayors office in M-Burg at 4:00 PM!
• 3:15 License place is in downtown Dayton, I'm not from here people! Ok, dont panic, ask directions! After hearing our tale of woe a nice lady helped us out" "Follow me" she says! she leads us right to the door! Thanks nice lady! Another nice lady, "After hearing our tale of woe" speedely gets us out the door, License in hand, "Good Luck" she shouts, as we race out the door, and into the elevator!
• 3:45 PM Call Mayors office, and "After hearing our tale of woe" they tell us not to worry, the Mayor will wait for us since we are on our way. Such nice folks we have ran into today! I should send them all a card, thanking them for helping us in our time of need.......maybe tomorrow.
• 4:15 PM. At last! After 20 years! Here we are, Becky and I, standing in front of each other, misty eyed and shady, saying our vows. Becky cant look me in the eye too long, she is not good at public speaking, and yes, the fact that there was one other person besides herself in the room constitutes public for her. We dont have a ring for me, not enough cash, and Becky only has her engagement ring, but its all good, and we go home as husband and wife after the shortest/longest day in history. (Did I remember to thank Don and Dan for making that possible? Their kind hearted gesture of buying Becky ridiculously priced engagement rings made it possible for her to have the rock ofGibralter on her hand after we traded them in for one worth twice the value. Thats the rule by the way, if your curious, if you take a ring back to a jeweler as a trade in, you have to get one twice the value. Thanks guys, Sorry Becky didn't marry either of you.... well...not really.)

Well, thats the story folks! Becky and I are happily married, and well on our way to making our first million! If, that is, we dont kill each other first! Which is actually more likely than you might imagine, Heh Heh Heh..... Hope you all enjoyed my tale of woe, Im sure that there will be plenty more to tell as time goes on, especially since its me and Becky!