Instead of Writing…
I’ve been on leave since last Thursday. You might think I’d be getting a lot of writing done while I’ve not been at work. But you’d be wrong. Here’s what I’ve been doing instead. Yes, it’s …
Category: Family
Marital Bliss and Other Developments
It’s been well over a week since I last updated the blog here. No doubt all y’all have been on the edge of your seats wondering what’s become of me. Well, my half-hearted prediction came true: the business of traveling …
The 2014 Chenin Blanc Incident
I nearly lost a child at noon on Saturday. So there I was, sitting with my littlest with a tasty glass of…Chenin Blanc, I think it was…watch The Voice on Hulu via my laptop, while his bigger siblings did their …
Back in Communication
Well, that took a while. 🙂 So we closed on our new house on Monday of last week. We were supposed to close the previous Wednesday, but for various reasons that had nothing to do with us the date pushed …
Sprinting Through Week 18
Another week of 2013 down. I wrote nothing new. Zip. Zero. Nada. Not even going to show you the graph because there ain’t nothing there. And that’s ok. It’s ok because this is actually the first week that I haven’t …
On the Outside, Looking In
As you should know (from the About Michael tab), in what passes for real life I am a Lieutenant Commander in the US Navy. Up until a couple years ago I was a submariner by trade; since then I transitioned …
Silence Like A Cancer Grows…
Yeah, I’m feeling a little bit saucy. Hence the play on Simon and Garfunkel in the title of this post. It’s been a while since I last posted anything. And a lot’s happened in the interim. So why haven’t I …
Another one joins the brood
Big event last night. The better half gave birth to our fourth (and last) child at 2317 Pacific time. 🙂 Kiran Tanuki is a pretty big boy – 8lbs 5.4oz, 21 inches long. His first name is Sanskrit, meaning “ray …
Sex
Title get your attention? 😛 Anyway, the results of the ultrasound are in. The verdict: boy! So that means our brood will be one girl (the oldest) and three boys. So much for the better half’s plane to even out …
And Now, A Word From Our Sponsor…
…the sponsor being my wife, of course. She has a small business where she hand-crafts cools items to help out moms and little kids: blankets, burp cloths, floor cushions, coffee cozies, that sort of thing. Obviously, I think her stuff …