Some context: a timeline of important events

08 March 1980
A child is born in Goshen, Indiana. He is 9 pounds, 6 ounces. His mother labors for all of 22 minutes. Beneath his jaundiced yellow skin, his eyes shine. He is Eric.

August 1994
Eric enters high school as a 5 foot, 75 pound freshman.

December 1996
Eric breaks the 100 pound barrier! Signs are made, parties are planned, those signs and parties are misinterpreted as teasing by vice principals, who reprimand the involved students for poor behavior.

August 1998
College. Harrisonburg, Virginia.

October 2002
After graduating and wandering around for a bit, Eric settles in the hopeful town of Charlottesville, Virginia.

01 March 2007
Eric changes his name to er-uk and starts a blog that will provide exciting banter and commentary on issues related to his move to London, along with random thoughts and provoking insights related to all things.

08 March 2007
Today. Another birthday, this time on the other side of the Atlantic.