1963, the day Kennedy was shot.
1967, 16 yo, the day someone talked me into going rock climbing, and w/o ropes. He tried to catch me at one point, and he fell to his death, which I watched.
1973, winter, I was unknowingly the subject of a kidnapping attempt, which went wrong. Strange things happened that day, and realized a year later that it was an organized kidnapping try.
1974, November, the day I "became aware" and realized my father had paid the climber's father and his son to trick me and push me off a cliff. That day I also realized this was just one of his many attempts. Overall it ended up being over 20 attempts, but none so close as when I was hanging on the side of a frangible, near vertical cliff, and I had just watched "my new friend" fall to his death.

Nov. 2016, the day Trump was elected to save our nation.

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In order of happening:

1. My birthday
2. Day my family was able to enter the US from Cuba
3. Day that I received my U.S. Army Armor Officer Commission
4. Wedding Day
5. Day I graduated from the police academy

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Originally posted by c1steve:
1964, the day Kennedy was shot.
1967, 16 yo, the day someone talked me into going rock climbing, and w/o ropes. He tried to catch me at one point, and he fell to his death, which I watched.
1973, winter, I was unknowingly the subject of a kidnapping attempt, which went wrong. Strange things happened that day, and realized a year later that it was an organized kidnapping try.
1974, November, the day I "became aware" and realized my father had paid the climber's father and his son to trick me and push me off a cliff. That day I also realized this was just one of his many attempts. Overall it ended up being over 20 attempts, but none so close as when I was hanging on the side of a frangible, near vertical cliff, and I had just watched "my new friend" fall to his death.

Wow

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Originally posted by Andyb:

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Originally posted by c1steve:
1964, the day Kennedy was shot.
1967, 16 yo, the day someone talked me into going rock climbing, and w/o ropes. He tried to catch me at one point, and he fell to his death, which I watched.
1973, winter, I was unknowingly the subject of a kidnapping attempt, which went wrong. Strange things happened that day, and realized a year later that it was an organized kidnapping try.
1974, November, the day I "became aware" and realized my father had paid the climber's father and his son to trick me and push me off a cliff. That day I also realized this was just one of his many attempts. Overall it ended up being over 20 attempts, but none so close as when I was hanging on the side of a frangible, near vertical cliff, and I had just watched "my new friend" fall to his death.

Wow

Wow is right. Your father tried to have you killed?

Nov. 63 - JFKs death.
June 74 - Enlisted USAF.
May 79 - Sworn in as a cop.
Nov. 89 - My sons birth.
May 01 - Retired.
Also: 9-11-01 Nit just in my life, but our entire country.

January 6 1968 - Born.
May 25 1977 - Star Wars was released. Major game changer in how I viewed cinema.
May 31 1986 - Senior prom, fell for my first serious girlfriend that day.
November 9 2001 - Dad died.
September 15 2011 - Set off on a solo month-and-a-half 12,0001 mile cross-country road trip, something I've wanted to do all my life.

I wish I had some good ones but I’ll try.

May 10th 1998: graduated from highschool

May 12th 2004: graduated from college (bachelors)

July 16 2008: lost a relationship I’d invested myself in since 2005, may not seem like much but st the time it was a real turning point for me.

July 29 2011, moved to Asia (stayed for 7 years)

July 22 2013, married my wife.

December 17 2017, shattered my ankle.

6/18/05-Married date.
12/3/03-Dads death.
9/11/01-Watched it from my office in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Knew a few that perished.

Reserving the last 2 for now.

My birthday
Rangers win Stanley Cup
Dad passed
I get married
Mom passed

Birth date (1981)
Married wife (2006)
Daughter born (2014)
Son born (2016)


Those are it for now...

1. the day they fixed my broke from the factory heart, I was 6 y.o. (1963)

2. dad's death ( oct "78" )

3. Mom's death ( sept "2012")

4. the day I met the best boss a guy could ask for .

5. the gay I met Bonnie, 35 years ago

March 1974 -fateful first date with my wife
Oct 1981- Started with Agency
Feb 1982 Son's birth (Jun 2001 Air Force induction)
Apr 1986 daughter's birth (Dec 2009 Army induction)
Jan 2021- Retire from Agency

1973 - Met my wife (it would be 21 years before we went on our first date)
1989 - First day of Law School
1999 - Day I asked God for help (during the week, summer, fell to my knees I was so broken)
2001 - My first (only child) was born
12/12/12 - Day my Dad died.

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1964, the day Kennedy was shot.

??? Did I miss something?

Today, because I'm still here.

October 8th 2000: Took an oath that stands today for my life career

September 11th 2001: My ideals, life and adulthood changed for ever.

December 21st 2008: I became a father and adopted my son.

January 22nd 2012: Met my current wife. Was shown that there are honest people left in this world. Started my life over again.

September 23rd 2012: My dad left this world for a better place. See you soon Chief.

1. Colon ruptured and had life saving surgery
2. Married
3. 1st kid
4. 2nd Kid
5. TBD

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Originally posted by Andyb:

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Originally posted by c1steve:
1964, the day Kennedy was shot.
1967, 16 yo, the day someone talked me into going rock climbing, and w/o ropes. He tried to catch me at one point, and he fell to his death, which I watched.
1973, winter, I was unknowingly the subject of a kidnapping attempt, which went wrong. Strange things happened that day, and realized a year later that it was an organized kidnapping try.
1974, November, the day I "became aware" and realized my father had paid the climber's father and his son to trick me and push me off a cliff. That day I also realized this was just one of his many attempts. Overall it ended up being over 20 attempts, but none so close as when I was hanging on the side of a frangible, near vertical cliff, and I had just watched "my new friend" fall to his death.

Wow

Wow is right. Kennedy was killed in 1963. But why should that matter, given the other dates?

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Originally posted by 12131:

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Originally posted by Andyb:

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Originally posted by c1steve:
1964, the day Kennedy was shot.
1967, 16 yo, the day someone talked me into going rock climbing, and w/o ropes. He tried to catch me at one point, and he fell to his death, which I watched.
1973, winter, I was unknowingly the subject of a kidnapping attempt, which went wrong. Strange things happened that day, and realized a year later that it was an organized kidnapping try.
1974, November, the day I "became aware" and realized my father had paid the climber's father and his son to trick me and push me off a cliff. That day I also realized this was just one of his many attempts. Overall it ended up being over 20 attempts, but none so close as when I was hanging on the side of a frangible, near vertical cliff, and I had just watched "my new friend" fall to his death.

Wow

Wow is right. Your father tried to have you killed?

He tried everyday he could for 40 years, but I was usually one step ahead of them. Being a lawyer he hired people as he did not want to get caught. In respect I realize that he had been building a defense case since I was a teenager, doing this to bolster his credibility.

He convinced someone in the justice dept to access the DMV database. I had a real close call after one of those attempts. By a one in a million chance, I happened to pick up some developed film at a photo store. I have an unusual last name, and the clerk handed me a packet with photos of my rental house and my two cars. My dad had taken photos of my location and the images were for the killers. He had it developed a mile from me rather than 70 miles away where he lived.

Fortunately he is no longer around, but I will forever be wary.

* my birth
* my release from that minimum security prison (finished public school)
* my honorable discharge from Uncle Sugar's full-time service
* today (insert current date)
* tomorrow (insert current date+1)