Stabbing in our Apartment Complex

November 30th, 2005 by Benjamin Wagaman.
Categorized as life.
Waterford Apartments

Waterford Apartments

Orange County sheriff’s deputies are searching for the man who stabbed three people, his wife, 14-year-old son and another woman. It happened just before 10pm Tuesday at the Cypress Lake at Waterford Apartments on Alafaya Trail.

The Orange County Sheriff’s Office hasn’t released any of the victim’s names. Channel 9 has learned two females were airlifted to Orlando Regional Medical Center in critical condition.

The 14-year-old boy is recovering at Florida Hospital East with non-life threatening injuries.

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Working on my Biceps

November 29th, 2005 by Benjamin Wagaman.
Categorized as personal.
My muscles are gettin' huge!

My muscles are huge!

The last few months have been great down here. I’ve been working on my tan and have been able to spend a lot of time working out back home. It’s hard to believe how warm it is down here in Florida. Come and visit!

Daddy needs a new pair of shoes

November 10th, 2005 by Benjamin Wagaman.
Categorized as personal.
Like Father, Like Son

Like Father, Like Son

Thanks mom, for a great birthday present. These shoes are really comfortable and a little stylish. And James, when he is old enough, can wear these little shoes too. Though I’ll be able to wear these shoes for a long time, unfortunately he’ll only be able to wear them a few months.

Lunchtime Innovation of Technology

November 8th, 2005 by Benjamin Wagaman.
Categorized as life, personal, technology.

Here’s what my office does at lunchtime. Coke + Mentos =


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PSU #5 finally…

November 8th, 2005 by Benjamin Wagaman.
Categorized as personal.

It’s been a difficult five years for the Nittany Lions. Disappointment. Over and over again. Sometimes, we’ve wondered if there would ever be end to the tunnel. Apparently there is. Aside from a last second loss to Michigan this season, Penn State is undefeated bringing hope back to Happy Valley.

It’s been such pleasure this year to check the polls. The BCS puts Penn State at #5 and as long as we beat Michigan State in two weeks, we’ll be going to a BCS bowl game. It seems too good to be true. I guess the last years have bred a hopelessness marked by depression. But hope & hopelessness aren’t usually permanent. Who knows how long this will last? But at this point, who cares? I just want to enjoy the time that is and soak in the pleasure of seeing a decimated team rejuvinated and a campus envigorated.

Personally, I think it’s been good for the Valley to lay fallow for a bit. It helps to get some perspective and to lose some unnecessary blinding pride. You can’t learn if you are falsely proud and that’s what sports programs can tend to do. You think your team is invinceable, but sometimes you need a wakeup call. Penn State has woken up.