(In the Navy, a “black shoe” is a member of the surface navy. A “brown shoe” is an aviator. There is some tension between them.)
This morning at around ten o’clock, I was feeding Sean while we listened to National Public Radio, as is our custom. During one of their thirty-second news bulletins I heard the announcement that David Foster Wallace had been found dead in his home in California. He had hanged himself. I was shocked. Danielle had to …
Sunday’s New York Times ran a great Frank Rich Op-Ed about the presidential race. It’s finally looking like there will be some intelligent analysis of the two candidates. For the first time in my life I am seriously reconsidering my political stance. I’ve always voted Republican. Danielle has always voted Republican. Our parents vote Republican. …
We just got home from Sean’s 6-month check-up. I’m happy to report he’s as healthy as can be. To sort of copy a post John put up a couple months ago, here’s a look at how Sean has changed in the past 6 months as we retire his car seat: He’s also in the 90th …
No, I’m not talking about California or France or even Long Island. I’m talking about Rhode Island. Yesterday I decided I needed to go on a research trip to Newport Vineyards. So Danielle and Sean and I all hopped into the Raptor and headed up island. Did you know it takes anywhere from 2 to …
I woke up at 2:34 AM (yes, I looked at the clock). Someone was shouting. What was it? A party? I couldn’t tell at first. I gradually recognized the cadence of some kind of cheer, a la ‘Hip hip hooray,’ or some other inane B.S. Then I heard British accents. (Maybe their football team had …
Last month, when Danielle and I went car shopping for a “family tank,” we were watching a lot of Battlestar Galactica. So, when it came time to name the new ride, Danielle suggested the Raptor. (For anyone not familiar with the show, (a) Shame on you, and (b) here’s Wikipedia’s Raptor page.) As if that …
My friend Walter, who works for the State Department, just forwarded this e-mail from a friend of his in Denmark: “We in Denmark cannot figure out why you are even bothering to hold an election. On one side, you have a bitch who is a lawyer married to a lawyer, or a lawyer who is …
Danielle and Sean have dozed off on the couch. Puck (one of the cats) is asleep in the chair opposite me. (I don’t know where our other cat, Oberon, is, but he’s probably asleep, too.) I can hear both Sean and Puck snoring. There has been a lot of snoring going on around here, lately, …
Sean Thomas Litchford is two weeks old today, and he’s doing great! I had no concept of how tired I’d be with a newborn in the house. Everyone tells you you’re going to be tired, but, trust me, you have no concept of what that really means.
