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		<title>I&#8217;m Married!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 May 2010 10:32:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Essel</dc:creator>
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<p>I&#8217;m living proof that wonderful things can happen to quasi-good people (I have my moments). I was fortunate in that Michelle didn&#8217;t come to her senses last minute  . One of my common jokes is that she&#8217;ll get fed up &#8230;</p>]]></description>
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<p>I&#8217;m living proof that wonderful things can happen to quasi-good people (I have my moments). I was fortunate in that Michelle didn&#8217;t come to her senses last minute <img src='http://www.victusspiritus.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> . One of my common jokes is that she&#8217;ll get fed up with my corny jokes and startup dreams and run off with her world travelling lover &#8220;Pedro&#8221;. So far so good!</p>
<h2>Wedding Toast</h2>
<p>My brother Ron killed the delivery, people wept, myself included. The core of the toast he snagged online and customized the rest with input from my folks.</p>
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I am honored and pleased to say a few words on this very special day&#8230; the wedding of my brother Mark to Michelle.</p>
<p>Today&#8217;s celebration is the result of what happens when a physics and engineering geek falls in love with a molecular biologist while watching Japanese Anime. I know because I was there!</p>
<p>The love and respect they have shown each other has strengthened over the non-spatial continuum in which events occur in apparently irreversible succession from the past through the future &#8211; you know, TIME.</p>
<p>Dale Carnegie once said, &#8220;Don&#8217;t ask a man what is important to him. Watch how he spends his time.&#8221; I&#8217;ve watched Mark spend his time and I can see what&#8217;s most important to him&#8230; it&#8217;s Michelle. Michelle has given Mark a new appreciation of love and life&#8230; I&#8217;m so happy to welcome my new sister into the family.</p>
<p>I ask that loving family members and good friends join with me in toasting Mark and Michelle as they begin their exciting life together as husband and wife &#8212; wishing them laughter, health, peace and happiness along with all the best things life has to offer.
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<h2>Posting as I can while travelling</h2>
<p>10 days in Maui, and 3 in San Fran Bay Area (finally meeting my partner in Victus Media Tyler and his wife Heather). Will be posting while walking/waiting. I&#8217;ll snap pics and share them on <a HREF="http://messel.tumblr.com">My tumblog</a>,  <a HREF="http://www.google.com/profiles/messel">Google Buzz</a>, and<br />
<a HREF="http://messel.posterous.com">Posterous</a> periodically.</p>
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