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Fine Tuning My Daughter's Wedding

Fine Tuning My Daughter's Wedding

 by: Ed Williams

Well folks, I never thought I’d be writing a column like this one, because quite frankly I never thought I’d be this old. This week’s subject matter is going to be a bit of a surprise, and I’m already guessing that some of you will be smiling when I tell you what it is, so off we go:

My daughter Alison, my dear, sweet 21 year old Alison, is engaged to be married!

That’s right, my young daughter is engaged to be married. Isn’t that just amazing? Can you imagine someone as youthful as I having a soon-to-be married daughter? I thought not. And, to tell y’all the truth, I’m quite happy about it. The boy Alison’s going to marry, Dave Wallace, is a fine young man. Will and I have both already vetted him out, and he passes every test, heck, it’s almost like he’s a Williams already. He loves to eat Nu-Way hot dogs, appreciates watching the Rocky Balboa movies over and over again, and is just a genuine, all around good guy. I’m lucky to be having him as a future son-in-law, and he will be just that on June 10, 2006. That’s right, Alison and Dave have already set the date for their marriage. And, as happy as I am about that, I’ve gotta admit that there a few things

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