“If You Like It, Surely Put A Ring On It”

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So, It has finally happened!

I made an honest woman out of Betsy over Memorial Day weekend. After three years together and a beautiful baby boy I got down on one knee and through the tears in my eyes I asked her to be my wife.

We were up in Pennsylvania to have my son baptized. I know, I know that’s a long way to travel just to have some holy man pour holy water onto a child’s head but that water and that holy man mean a lot to our family. My parents and my brother and I are the only ones of our family, on either side, that are in Florida so we did the family first thing and made the trip up. I am not going to get into the fact that my incredible new fiance booked a 6 am flight….. Both ways…

So there we were, an important day for my son and an amazing moment for Betsy and I. Shared with our entire families, I could not have planned it better myself.

“Babe, it’s your turn!”

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“Smack”

What the heck babe? What is it?

Get up; it’s your turn to put Aidan back down!

I’m tired and am getting up for work in like two hours!

I don’t really care, go get your son!

 

This has to be a conversation that every new parent has with one another. If it isn’t then someone isn’t doing their part and men, if it’s you, God help you.

I am not saying I’m perfect but when Betsy asks me to do something or for help, I will literally drop everything and become an indentured servant! It wasn’t always this way though. The very first time I offered to wake up in the middle of the night with Aidan so she could continue sleeping did not go well. She tried to wake me up and I screamed, “BUT I’M TIRED” and rolled over. Boy let me tell you, I woke up in the morning and knew I was done for. I should have just quit my job and left the country. I felt like Edward Snowden, like I had just betrayed everything I knew and my only option was to get the heck outa dodge.

From that point on I was a trooper, I got up when need be and even stayed up a little later to make sure Aidan was sound asleep before turning in. I have to be honest though and say I really didn’t mind the later nights, after all Tom Clancy’s “The Division” isn’t a bad way to spend the midnight hour.

I guess my point is no matter what is asked of you “dads”, just do it. Nike has it right, just freaking do it. If you don’t I can almost guarantee it is not going to end well for you.

Old Collector

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“To Open Or Not To Open’

While being a collector has many pro’s, there is one con that really grinds my gears and stands out among the rest. We can’t play with our collectibles.

I collect all sorts of things. Things from comic books to figurines and even one of my personal favorites, vinyl’s. Now the vinyl’s I do break open and enjoy. If you’ve ever met someone that’s purchased a vinyl and has packed it away without listening to it at least once, please direct them to their nearest mental institution. Something as perfect as an old school Creedence Clearwater Revival vinyl needs to be enjoyed as much as CCR probably enjoyed all that the late 60’s and early 70’s had to offer. On the other end of the spectrum, if you meet anyone after reading this who has not had the beguiling experience of listening to a vinyl, please direct these poor souls to your local Barnes and Noble where such items can be purchased.

Ok, enough about my vinyl obsession, on to my PoP obsession. For those of you that have never heard of PoPs, they are tiny figurines with small bodies and large heads to make them appear cuter. I’m not sure how that works but those darn things are pretty cute. A company by the name of Funko created the PoPs back in 2010. There are now hundreds of different PoPs in all different categories, ranging from Marvel and DC characters to movies and video games. I recently purchased a “Leeloo” PoP from the movie “The Fifth Element” starring Bruce Willis, fantastic movie if I do say so myself. Here’s the thing, in order to take awesome action pictures with these figures they must be out of the box. When they leave this sanctuary the value of them decreases, or so I used to think it did.

My question is, what are your thoughts on collectibles decreasing in value when taken out of the box. Does this theory hold as true if they are undamaged and put back in their boxes? How would a buyer ever know?

The answer to this question isn’t going to change the way I torture myself with unopened boxes of figures or comic boxes closed in plastic. I’m still not opening a darn thing.

Civil War

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Civil War is easily one of my favorite comic books and Captain America Civil War delivers in a jaw droppingly good way. Good vs good, morally right vs ethically right. It’s a battle of the mind as well as the body. In this epic display of visual madness the Avengers along with some welcomed new comers are pitted against each other. at 2 1/2 hours, leaving to the restroom is not an option. A bursting bladder is well worth seeing your friendly neighborhood spider-man make his Avengers debut.

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A Little Bit About Me

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Hi There,

My name is Benjamin DeVecchis. I am a 26-year-old father of one. My brother and I were born in the small town of Hollidaysburg Pennsylvania. A sleepy little town with the best and hardiest of people but I can’t say much, I wasn’t there very long. I was four years old when my parents moved us to West Palm Beach Florida. At that age there wasn’t a whole lot of trouble I could get into, aside from totally annihilating every imaginary foe my Power Rangers and I faced. These were dangerous times for the “Mighty Morphers”.

When I wasn’t saving the world from “Rita Repulsa” my mother and I would spend our mornings watching cartoons, namely “Scooby Doo” and our afternoons in the swimming pool. Where I defeated Namor countless times. My dad worked long hours as a chef at the Breakers in West Palm Beach. The job was hard on him and he wasn’t home a whole lot. We did however get some serious meals on a nightly basis. That continues to this day, Thanks Dad. We eventually found ourselves in Boca Raton Florida, where I really grew up.

About three years ago I met and fell in love with a beautiful deli worker. I would be lying if I didn’t say I stalked her through previous high school year books to find her last name. When I did find her I did what every normal guy would do, I asked her out on a date. I thought this was an act of love but some say I was being a little creepy. I’m not so sure I care what people say because creepy or not, whatever I did worked. I would also be remiss not to mention she could make one hell of a deli sandwich. There isn’t much more a man needs.

This past December Betsy and I had our first child “Aidan Arthur”. Not long after he arrived I landed a very good job with a company called MDVIP where I happily have started from the bottom and plan to grow.

I have created this page simply because I love to write. I plan on talking about things from: food to family, even comic books and collectibles to movie reviews. All for your reading pleasure and honestly because I have wanted a page for a long time. I’ve just been lazy and haven’t started the darn thing.