Category Archives: Life & Education

With A Little Help From My Friends… *Limited Time

Posted on March 11, 2017 by Gary W Norman

My time left in my condo is almost over.   I’m a 54 year old single man, with my animal companion named Toby (an aging Corgi ).  I’m a bearded bear of a guy and  a graduate of The Florida … Continue reading →

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Ever Growing Family Connections

Posted on December 15, 2016 by Gary W Norman

As most of my friends know I was adopted and I’ve been on a rather slow, but lifelong hunt for my biological parents; more precisely trying to find my heritage. After taking a DNA test with Ancestry.com last August, I … Continue reading →

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The Present Makes Sense of The Past?

Posted on September 27, 2016 by Gary W Norman

I’d previously written in a blog that as a child growing up in Augusta, Georgia, I’d told folks I was Anglo-Saxon. (Note Here – I was adopted at 3 days old)  I was around 5 or so when I started … Continue reading →

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The Results Are In!! Ethnicity Estimates

Posted on September 10, 2016 by Gary W Norman

After 47 years of wondering (I was told at age 7 that I was adopted), and more recently attempting to find my biological mother, then anxiously awaiting my DNA results; the DNA test results are in!. Being adopted, I had … Continue reading →

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My Continuing Heritage Search…

Posted on August 23, 2016 by Gary W Norman

Last Fall (2015), I’d contacted GARR (Georgia Adoption Reunion Registry) in an attempt to find out about my personal heritage. I stumbled through the steps GARR requires one to do, got all the paperwork notarized and mailed off. A few … Continue reading →

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Future Fear – The 2016 Presidential Election

Posted on August 14, 2016 by Gary W Norman

The 2016 Presidential Elections are almost upon us, and we have a tough choice this November. Neither of the parties has produced a stellar example of people, but one stands out as the best of the two.  I fear the … Continue reading →

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The Reviews Are In: Conservatives Say The DNC Was ‘Disaster’ For The GOP

Posted on August 2, 2016 by Gary W Norman

DNC 2016 Reviews

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Authentic or School Work from the Past?

Posted on July 25, 2016 by Gary W Norman

I’ve been thinking about doing a DNA test since I was adopted as a baby, and am curious as to my heritage, now that I’m in my 50’s.  I’ve  gone to Ancestry.com on several occasions to look at their testing … Continue reading →

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#OrlandoUnited

Posted on June 19, 2016 by Gary W Norman

Thank you Orlando Sentinel.  One week ago. NoH8  

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Losing is Progress

Posted on April 10, 2016 by Gary W Norman

With inspiration from a good friend of mine, I decided it was fine time to start taking better care of myself. This was in the beginning of 2014 and I weighed in at 246# at that time.  I started on … Continue reading →

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