Richard Chennault
Alexander asked me tonight, “Daddy, let’s watch the nightly news!” I replied, “Why do you want to watch the nightly news?” “Because it has army men!” My son is four. This war has been going on his entire life. From his perspective it is normal to see army men on the nightly news every night. … Read More “His entire life” »
They say that a picture is worth a thousand words. As an aspiring writer I may take some umbrage to the colloquialism. But when I see a random photo like this I struggle to imagine how even a thousand words could convey the emotion that is bundled up in this single snapshot of time.
It is hard to belive that my second little monster is now one year old. The year passes by so quickly and before you know it they are all grown up. Ethan is now walking, babbling and demonstrating independence that leaves me feeling joy, sadness and other compex emotions. He means so much to Regina … Read More “Happy Birthday Ethan!” »
I was playing / chestbonz-ing my XBOX the other night when I ran into some nasty trouble with the local ruffians in the game. My character died and I had not saved for quite some time. In a fit of rage brought about by to much gaming and not enough sleep I uttered two simple … Read More “"Oh Crap!" and other words not to repeat” »
I was playing / chestbonz-ing my XBOX the other night when I ran into some nasty trouble with the local ruffians in the game. My character died and I had not saved for quite some time. In a fit of rage brought about by to much gaming and not enough sleep I uttered two simple … Read More ““Oh Crap!” and other words not to repeat” »
Regina and I purchased Alexander a new bunk bed for his new room. We were concerned that the first week or two would be very difficult as he transitioned form the nursery to a new room. Indeed we felt a mix of sadness and joy ourselves as this represented sort of mini-milestone in our families … Read More “Protected: Alexander gets a new room!” »