Been busier than a one-legged man in a butt-kicking contest. Ergo, posts have been fairly brief and rare lately.
(1) Married life is going well. MrsLarijani is adjusting well to Recon and Sneaky. Not to mention her hubby.
(2) She is enjoying the heck out of Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse. I figured she’d like that one.
(3) I’m reading Anna Karenina by Tolstoy. I might be writing a whole blog post about that one.
(4) I’m not working out nearly as much as I did before getting married, but still getting plenty of time on the Nordic Track, and the recumbent exercise bike. Also have a pullup bar/dip chair combo that allows me to get my strength work done.
(5) That was an impressive showing by the Colts tonight.
(6) The University of Kentucky basketball team is quite impressive under first-year coach John Calipari.
(7) Proverbs is the most under-appreciated book in the Bible. I make it a point to read it through every January. MrsLarijani and I also did this during the summer, and are repeating now.
(8) The Old Testament is also very under-appreciated. I knew this already, but–every time I charge through the OT, I gain a greater appreciation for that fact.
(9) MrsLarijani is a gift from God. I don’t just say that because she is hovering over my shoulder right now.
(10) MrsLarijani has successfully commandeered the kitchen.
Emasculation in Action
Dr. Mike S. Adams–criminology professor at UNC-Wilmington–provides this account.
The child is showing disrespect for his father, because his father has failed to teach him respect. Teaching such things requires discipline, which is often very unpleasant.
As Solomon once said, parents who fail to do this, literally hate their children.
One thing I hate is when a parent–while administering a spanking–says, “this is going to hurt me more than it hurts you.”
Grow some rocks, ladies and gentlemen.
FutureMrsLarijani and I know a family–Charlie Delta Squared…I stay with them when I visit her neck of the woods–who are pretty diligent in the administration of corporal punishment. They don’t get bent out of shape. Dad almost never raises his voice. But he–and his wife–will not hesitate to tan some hides.
I would bet money that we will not see any of the kids punching their dad in the balls.
This is because their dad actually has a pair.