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April 8, 2023
So this is my reference photo, taken on April 3, 3rd day of being off Gleevec. The medicine has caused my face to swell, which
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Excited Greetings
April 7, 2023
Every Sunday morning I go to a coffee shop called Coffee Code. Picking up a cappuccino on mornings is one of my pleasures, and I’ll
Funny Stories: When I Beat a Chess Prodigy at Chess
April 4, 2023
My nephew, at around 9-10 years old, discovered he was somewhat of a chess prodigy. He started beating everyone in his path, and soon enough,
Funny Stories: The Gift that Keeps On Giving
April 3, 2023
In one of my Dad’s later years, he was in the beginning stages of dementia and also having a hard time getting around. On my
March 2023 Reading
April 2, 2023
1Q84 Haruki Murakami (2010) “Everybody feels safe belonging not to the excluded minority but to the excluding majority. If you belong to the majority, you
Funny Stories: Lost in Korean Translation
March 29, 2023
We have been watching some Korean dramas on TV for the last year, and several of them features songs we really like. So I’ll google
Funny Stories: Carrot Cakes
March 28, 2023
In my brief time working at Carl’s Jr, I saw one classic slapstick moment. One of my co-workers was coming out of the back with
Funny Stories: Hooray and appropriate suffixes
March 27, 2023
So a few years ago, I was driving along when I thought of a great phrase, one that I thought had the potential to really
Funny Stories: Yeah, He was Lying….
March 26, 2023
When I was in construction, we did work for a guy named Bob Pagan. Yep, that’s his real name. Bob was a classic surfer- about
Funny Stories: The Gas Mask
March 26, 2023
When I was around junior high age, I developed a pretty nasty allergy to grass. I probably still have it to some degree, but if
“I have more intellectual pursuits, and less intellect with which to pursue them.”
The domain name is a play on my name: David Laurance. David is of Hebrew origin and means something like “beloved”, and my middle name “Laurance” is derived from the name of a great aunt “Laura” back somewhere in the ancestry. The male equivalent is Lawrence, or Larry…. so… “beloved Larry” > everyone loves Larry.