After high school I went to Temple for two years. I had the most fun anyone could have in that city, no regrets, but before the GPA dipped too low I transferred back home and graduated from East Stroudsburg. Around that time I met my future wife Lisa and decided to lose some weight. We were married for nine years but things didn't work out. Do have a beautiful daughter Danielle who I love with all my heart. Been working at Guardian Life Insurance for the past 11 years and of all people I STILL LIVE in Catty with my two Beagles, Reggie("miller"), and Toby. For those of you in another state I am very jealous!!
- Dan
Dan the friggin' Man!
ReplyDeleteGreat post, great pics, gorgeous daughter and you look fantastic!
Not sure if you noticed, but you have been missed here at the blog after your earlier participation.
Good to see you back and, uh, oh yeah, 25 times in the head!
Great to see you Dan-O. You still doing the Blue Monkey for March Madness? Thursday? Friday?
ReplyDeleteDan!!
ReplyDeleteYou Hottie in the bathing suit! Your daughter is just adorable. I remember those 2 Temple years with you. It was a ton of fun. Remember Rusty Fritch was down there too?
Dan, good to see you, adorable daughter, how old is she now? where you livin at in catty///me too, but i'm not jealous, dont want to leave. although willing to move to myrtle beach, but oldest son is at the age where he will be "traumatized" if we make him do that!
ReplyDeleteDan, Love the pictures. How old is your daughter she looks about the same age as my youngest. Good to be able to read about what is going on with you. I reccommend Virginia if you move. To be honest there are some times I would not mind living in Catty it is very similar to Blacksburg/Christiansburg. Love the dogs to, we have a Dacshund.
ReplyDeleteHey Dan - great post...you learned some of Matt's magic...pretty tricky. Good to hear from you.
ReplyDeleteShould we tell Randy who created the post for Dan? Oh, never mind...
ReplyDeleteThanks Matt for leaving me hanging. Dan stole my thunder.
ReplyDeleteDan, you hottie! Your daughter is cute too! I honestly did not recognize you!
ReplyDeleteDan - You look great and your daughter is adorable. My mom used to tell me how she'd see you walking your dogs.
ReplyDeleteSounds like Dan has a fan club of admirers from high school!
ReplyDeleteHi Vicki!!! Don't think we've chatted yet.
Hi Kim! I love the picture at Elk! So jealous! We love all things winter in our house. My daughter nearly got me killed on the toboggan run last Christmas! Fabulous!
ReplyDeleteHi Jame! Ida is too darn cute. Mary keeps me updated on pictures.
ReplyDeleteHow are your parents? Still on 3rd Street?
Now c'mon...do you think Janet and Mockie would ever move? Unless it was up to Willowbrook. He's up there more than he's at home!
ReplyDeleteYour dad is a golfer Jamie? I was once a good golfer. That is, .....until the stabbing incident....
ReplyDeleteHey Kimy, where you living now?
ReplyDeleteJame-
ReplyDeleteI sure didn't. Good for him- that golfing will keep him healthy.
Excuse me Jame- just read Vicki's line on tobogganing and almost getting killed. Little distracting. Ouch.
Hey Kim - hope you post your bio soon. I haven't seen a picture of Meredith(love that name!)since I was at Mare's house last...over 2 years ago!
ReplyDeleteI'll get there....this week for sure.
ReplyDeleteHey Dan....you look great! Your daughter is adorable. Don't be jealous of not leaving Catty....I think of moving back at times also....simplicity at its best and beautiful to go with it. The dogs are cute....I have 5 chihuahuas....they are just too tiny and cute!
ReplyDeleteHi Colin.....I haven't been in touch....your girls are so cute and are you sure they are yours? ha! I love Blacksburg.....you live in a great area. I moved from Leesburg (on the Potomac) about 2 years ago. I miss that place....way too much fun!
ReplyDeleteDanny Plu. My wife Trina used to (got laid off last Oct.) work for Guardian. She was in claims and does NOT miss working. She is collecting unempl. right now and has no plans to return to the workforce. I have to echo that you are in awesome shape.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I named my dog after a basketball player - he was a rottie named Charles - Full AKC name "Charles Wade Bark-Lee" but he died last July and I miss him dearly - he was my first "child". We have to make plans to meet out some time. Lots to catch up on.
Do you remember drinking in your grandfather's coal closet?
PS - hi everyone else
Dan - great picture! Your little girl is soooo adorable. I don't know if you wanted this picture posted based on Mullen's comment, but it's good to see your face!
ReplyDeleteYo Rome ! I can't believe I have to look at you in a pool with no shirt on !
ReplyDeleteDan the bettin' man! Did you ever figure out how much money you took me for with our betting in high school?!We'll have to catch up reunion weekend.
ReplyDeleteVery cute daughter and a proud dad!
Dan,
ReplyDeleteNow post the real picture......that's impressive! I saw your post about March Madness at the Monkey - I'll see if I can make that one too....wouldn't mind getting a bet or two in with your bookie...er friends! Who do you like to take it all....beware the Gators!!
Jeff
Gators Smators!
ReplyDeleteWho you pulling for Todd?? The Gators are fading fast...what do you think of 'Nova??
ReplyDeletehey jeff p.....glad to hear you are doing well. i haven't seen you in ages...it is sure gonna be fun to hang and get reaquainted with everyone!
ReplyDeleteAndrea,
ReplyDeleteIt seems like forever ago that you were hangin' on Hunter Street with Eileen O'Mara. I remember when Greg S. had a huge crush on You!!
Jeff
dan....i was thinking today about that trip on the "spirit of philadelphia".....what a trip. i'm really glad you are doing well. need a haircut?
ReplyDeleteno he didn't.....i miss her, she is doing so good....she has four children also! her mom still lives up there! she lives behind lehigh...stabler fields.....we have some great memories...
ReplyDeletehow is greg doing? do you keep in touch with him?
I've been bad at keeping in touch -until this blog! I saw Schubert a few years after graduation - he was working at a car dealership in Allentown -Rothrock. I'm only about an hour 1/2 from Catty, so whenever I'm home for a Holiday weekend I see the "Mini van" invasion across the street - it looks like all the O'Mara's have quite a few. I'll stick to two - when I figure out how to post an article, I'll post pictures of my youngin's (1 & 3!!).
ReplyDeleteway cool...girls or boys or one of each...wut are you doing now? where do you live? did i miss your bio on here?
ReplyDelete1 of each -the proverbial "Rich Mans Family" and I'm stopping there. It's kind of cool to see little ones following your lead and emulating you (but scary at the same time!)....I tried posting my Bio, but I'm not sure it posted correctly (This is my 1st Blog!). I see it under contributors on 1 page, but not on the main one...I'll figure it out eventually!
ReplyDeleteand how about your brother dave? wut is going on with him?
ReplyDeleteHe is living in Jacksonville, FL -doing his Geology work for a paper mill, working in swampland (I'm not kidding -he carries a gun to shoot alligators!!). He's still as unusual as ever -and still single. Todd M - I think he's still wearing the same hat he wore to Bloomsburg everday!!
ReplyDeleteI suppose I have to jump on the Nova bandwagon.....or anyone who plays Duke....
ReplyDeleteHi Dan, good to hear from you. Great picture. I didn't even recognize you, but that may be due to the fact that I haven't seen you in forever! Your daughter is so cute!
ReplyDeleteLongE - a Duke hater? why? that's my Granny's fav team, i gotta support. although it would be more fun to see the Zags take it.
ReplyDeletespeaking of sports stuff - most everyday in middle school i'd walk over to Dan's grandpa's house in the mornings to walk to school. Dan would be in the a dark living room eating cereal illuminated only by the Tv which was showing this new station that was called E S P N and writing down scores in a little notebook. when he was done, he'd comb his hair one last time and we'd be on our way.
ReplyDeleteAndrea, Good to hear from you. Pretty sure that the girls are mine. Have you been in Blacksburg? I love Virginia. I don't get up to NOVA to much so I have not been to Leesburg. Been to the desert once a long time ago and loved it. It was beautiful. Hope you see this down here.
ReplyDeleteDan are you going to post on this thread?
Matt...your Granny is a "Frontrunner"?
ReplyDeleteshe's liked Duke for years. makes it easy to shop for her. this year at xmas it was a big fleecy blue devil blanket.
ReplyDeleteMatt,
ReplyDeleteYour ESPN comment brought back some bad memories from Freshman year or so....I remember riding my bike from N. Catty to S. Catty (seemed like a long distance back then) after school to play "Australian Rules Football" at sheckler with Dan, Chuck, Chris, Tootie -and I think you too!! I also remember playing an early version of Arena FB -bouncing a Nerf off the wall of an old school across the street from McGlades place....we had way too much energy back then!!
vivid memories of both - ohhhhh the competition.
ReplyDeletewho's arm got broken playing fumblitus at a friday night game in the area south of the endzone?
I remember playing some football in the little church parking lot near Chucks house....and kicking the extra points up against the church....
ReplyDeleteGood one Long...that's what I was trying to remember. We really were the early innovators of Arena Football -who the hell would think to kick an "extra point" between the different shades of cement on the wall??? We should have taken that idea further.
ReplyDeleteMatt -was that Chuck that broke his arm???
Dan the Man...what is up?!?!? I figured if I tried to offend you a couple of times you'd - I guess I'll try harder next time!
ReplyDeleteSo who you takin for your tournament pool?!?!? Nova', the Dukies? UCONN??
do you really think duke will step up? they didn't look that great tonight....and what was up with that police escort before the game being over?
ReplyDeleteGranny is not going to be happy about tonight.
ReplyDeleteHey Dan, Big Brother at Guardian is watching. You better be careful. Wassup, remember "Call Mom" and "Belly Rubbing" and "hairy hind"?
ReplyDeleteD - so your giving 16 should that matchup occur?
ReplyDeleteDan,
ReplyDeleteI have Jeff Spengler's number. Drop me a line at neonskittles@aol.com
Dan,
ReplyDeleteI haven't seen your name in days. Drop me a line....