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Dawn Of A New Era!

I'm back! Yes, after a two week hiatus of nursing baby Leia, being on paternity leave for three weeks (I added an extra week like a boss) as well as getting into the e-book state of mind, A Change of Heart is finally here ladies and gentlemen! Heralding this great achievement in this dawn of a new era, seeing as how 97% of writers don't finish their book, the age of Mark Benjamin is finally upon the earth! Thus far, the book can be found at Smashwordsfor pre-order,while awaiting Amazon to

Primum Omnia

Primum omnia; Latin meaning "first time for everything". At least that's what it says when I looked it up via Google Translate. This week, I shall begin each and every paragraphwith that statement, as it really has been, a week of new beginnings. Primum omnia with the birth of my child, a beautiful,bouncing baby girl who came into the world weighing at 3.02kg. This came exactly one day after posting my complaints about how long she's taking to join Lucy and I on this spinning rock called

Quarter 1 2016 And Kosher Whiskey

Take a moment and pause. Think of how quickly the first quarter of 2016 has flown by. Think of all you've achieved (or not achieved) so far this year. Now, whilst you celebrate (or cry) think of a whiskey. A single malt to be exact. Not just any single malt whiskey, but one that is kosher. Kosher? You ask. Yes,I respond. In Tel Aviv, Israel, a distillery is maturing the world's first ever batch ofkosher whiskey! You can get up off the floor now and you have my permission to close your mouth

30 Year Old Blog Virgin

First of all, I would like to wish all of you a Happy Easter! As I write this, my heavily pregnant wife, Lucy, and I are currently visiting my parents for the holidays after a long week at work. Funny how the working week took forever for Thursday to arrive and how the Easter holidays are almost over *sighs*. Just one more day and I'm back at work (the agony in that sentence itself is a real feeling). These are the times I envy Lucy as she gets to stay home relaxing as we await the birth of o...