The Life and Times of a Navy Husband

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So, the other night, we were reading one of my favorite picture books, Bats at the Library, and Sean points to the picture of the bats and says, “Bunny! Bunny butterfly!”
Cuteness meter asplode.

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My newest article is live on Milspouse.com. “Get in Shape (Without Hating It)” features words of wisdom from John Avelis on how he’s managed to stick with his program.

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Well, what has been going on?
For one thing, I find myself answering the following question a lot, lately:
“What’s that, Daddy?”
“Daddy, what’s that?”
But a lot of other stuff has been going on, too. Like potty training. And getting used to Danielle being on sea duty, again.
And putting Sean back in bed—over and over and over again.
It’s [...]

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Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
What could I possibly say about Madame Bovary that hasn’t been said? It’s a classic. As the preface of my edition puts it, it’s the ‘first sex and shopping novel.’
Gustave takes his time pulling you into the story, but by 150 pages in things are [...]

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Some weeks ago I left the patio umbrella open in a storm. I awoke the next morning to find it quite broken—broken so that no amount of duct tape would fix it. And yes, I tried.
The next week, Danielle was gone, so I told Sean one morning that we were going to buy a new [...]

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At the library this afternoon, I was struck by something very odd: there aren’t very many books. There weren’t very many magazines, either.But there were a lot of computers.
In the “Teen Zone,” there was a big screen television.
The children’s library, on the second floor, however, was awesome. It’s huge, for one thing. For another, there [...]

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When I bought my Kindle, I also ordered the Patagonia Kindle cover, which is all black polyester. It’s a great cover, but it’s a little bland. The only embellishment it ships with is a little Patagonia label, which I cut off with my pocket knife some months ago.
That’s when I got the idea that I [...]

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The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine by Michael Lewis
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Another great story from Michael Lewis. With The Big Short, he has made the task of understanding our current economic state enjoyable. This book tells a hell of a story and it’s peopled with real-life characters, people who say [...]

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[Clears throat]
Good morning.
[Blows cobwebs off blog]
Well, we’ve been busy! Danielle has reported to her ship, Sean is potty training, and I—well I haven’t been blogging, apparently.
What I have been doing is a lot of gardening and home maintenance, computer repair, and “home theater optimization.” (Separate posts to follow for some of these.)
The biggest change is [...]

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