1. Cut a hole in a box. Wait. Wrong list. To Win At Mardi Gras 2011, One Must: 1.) Bring the right ammunition. 2.) Power through the sleep deprivation. 3.) Pick the right balcony. 4.) Pay attention to the signs. 5.) Remember the children. 6.) Watch for mythic creatures. 7.) Honor thy Captain. 8.) Go [...]
First, finagle your way into another military-sponsored trip to a base in Hawaii. Second, take an 8-month-old. Third, pray said 8-month-old refrains from screaming during the 19 hours spent on airplanes. Simple! We left on Sunday, a few hours before the Atlanta Snowpocalypse 2011 (leaving my mother in charge of three children who were out [...]
When each of our children was born, as soon as the hospital released the Mrs, I dropped her off at our house and went to work. The only time I provide exclusive childcare is in the evenings while they’re sleeping and on Sunday afternoons while she mans her store. Any time Pretty Bride has to [...]
Pretty Bride: Was today your favorite part of this trip? Me: Yes. Well, maybe. I liked the night at Hank‘s when we sat at the “community table” with the destination wedding party a good bit. Or maybe the hours we spent at Folly Beach, when all the youngsters were running around enjoying the ocean. Or [...]
Only the elite, high speed, squared away freedom fighters get to choose locations like Honolulu and Seattle for their Reserves/Guard active duty days. And since I finagled my way into just such an arrangement, someone in Washington must think me an elite, high speed, squared away freedom fighter. I can’t argue. After flying from NYC [...]
