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		<title>First, Last and Never</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had my first day on the new job a couple weeks ago, I wasn&#8217;t nervous or tense, I was excited, but not in the way I was on so many of my other firsts.  This time I am older, more confident, I know I can do this job, I know I can handle what [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I had my first day on the new job a couple weeks ago, I wasn&#8217;t nervous or tense, I was excited, but not in the way I was on so many of my other firsts.  This time I am older, more confident, I know I can do this job, I know I can handle what ever comes at me.</p>
<p>Firsts and lasts are usually very memorable.  I vividly remember my first kiss, my first time on stage as a &#8220;talent&#8221;, the first time I held my kids.  Stuck in my mind is my last day at Star, the last day I was legally married, the last time I felt my wife loved me.  These events drilled into my head, to many to mention, good and bad&#8230; But then it hit me, there are so many I can&#8217;t remember.</p>
<p>Lost is the last day I was truly married to my wife, our marriage crumbled over time, I remember key events that lead to it&#8217;s demise&#8230; But I can&#8217;t for the life of me remember the last day it truly felt like we were husband and wife.  The last time we were a real family, I remember us all living together, my kids and I under one roof, it now feels like that was never even real&#8230; Real is the fragmented life we lead now.</p>
<p>My life destroyed, and I remember it as a two year trial of pain, an avalanche of lasts.</p>
<p>The strangest part is my life has returned to a collection of firsts.  And like before they have been both good and bad&#8230; Although, lately the good have far out numbered the bad.  And now I note moments better, marking them important in my mind, so that no matter what happens from this point on, I will remember first, last and always.</p>
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