• ChetCast

    Episode 19: San Antonio

    We’re visiting San Antonio, Texas and bringing you updates from our trip. The kids are not in a great mood.

    June 16,2018
  • The Alamo

    Family at the Alamo

    We got into town late last night, and thankfully the dark shades in our room kept the kids asleep until 8:15am.

    Just a quick trip around the corner to see The Alamo! The grounds were even more beautiful than I remember.

    June 14,2018
  • Good Morning, San Antonio

    Foothills of San Antonio
    June 14,2018
  • Quid est veritas?

    June 13,2018
  • Reading

    Book Review: The Year of Less 📚

    I saw this book just before its publication around the first of the year. I loved the description: a millennial’s shopping fast and how it lead to independence and a detachment from materialism.

    I should’ve looked closer, because as it turned out, it was a memoir with detachment being part of the narrative. It was a fine book, but I didn’t connect with much of the material because of the feminine focus.

    I will say that I’m inspired to do my own shopping ban, declutter my life, and live more simply. If you’re into memoirs or are a woman, you will love and relate to this book.

    Rating: ★ ★ ★

    ISBN: 9781401954871

    June 10,2018
  • ChetCast

    Episode 18: Groovy Joe Ice Cream and Dinosaurs

    Benedict joins me to read one of his favorite stories.

    June 9,2018
  • Microsoft Flight Simulator may be the single greatest game of all time.

    June 8,2018
  • ChetCast

    Episode 17: Brown Bear, Brown Bear

    In the first installment of what will be a long-running series, Felicity sits down with me to read Eric Carle’s classic work, “Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?"

    June 6,2018
  • Wife on Fantastical, “It doesn’t look any different than the Apple calendar app.” lol ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 

    June 6,2018
  • We moved Felicity into a big kid bed two weeks ago. My favorite part of the move is that when she wakes up in the morning, she doesn’t immediately go and empty her dresser. Instead, she grabs a book, climbs back into bed, and looks at it quietly.

    June 3,2018
  • I don’t like the word “bespoke.”

    June 2,2018
  • It's incredible how few sites have "Delete Your Account" options.

    June 1,2018
  • ChetCast

    Episode 16: Felicity's Birthday

    We’re celebrating today, and Benedict asked if we could do a podcast to tell all of the folks about Felicity’s birthday. So here you go!

    May 31,2018
  • Toughen up, America.

    May 29,2018
  • The purge is complete. Feels so good to let go. We’re down about 70% of the toys that we moved here with. Much more space to build and explore!

    May 28,2018
  • The great purge of 2018 is well underway. Always feels good to let go of the clutter

    May 27,2018
  • ChetCast

    Episode 15: Picnic Lunch

    We traveled to the hospital to have a picnic lunch in Mommy’s office.

    May 25,2018
  • Enough with these privacy policy emails!

    May 24,2018
  • I put a whole avocado in my blueberry smoothie this morning. Holy cow, this thing is delicious!

    May 24,2018
  • Reading

    Book Review: On Conscience 📚

    This book was given to me as a gift by my parents. I’m developing an interest in bioethics, seeing as its the perfect marriage of healthcare and classical philosophy.

    I didn’t find much in the way of discussion on conscience in this book, which is ironic given the title. The book is a collection of two long speeches given by Cardinal Ratzinger. There were plenty of quotes, but my hope was that he’d take head on the questions surrounding the primacy of conscience in the medical field. Of course, that would naturally include the role of conscience in medical decision making and intellectual disagreement in the field of research and practice of medicine.

    The book is classic Ratzinger, very deep and thick.

    Rating: ★ ★ ★

    ISBN: 9781586171605

    May 23,2018
  • ChetCast

    Episode 14: Robot Costume

    Benedict updates us on his big craft project for the day, and talks about the animals that he saw at the Zoo yesterday.

    May 23,2018
  • As a Nation, we have not yet solved the curbside to go problem. Restaurants, send your people out to cars as soon as they pull up!

    May 20,2018
  • Naps are nice

    May 20,2018
  • ChetCast

    Episode 13: Happy Sunday, Folks

    I sit down at the breakfast table with Benedict and Felicity before getting ready for Mass. Felicity has a lot to say, as well as a few jokes to share.

    May 20,2018
  • I love the feeling of looking out on a fresh cut lawn at sunset on a Saturday night

    May 19,2018