Danger: My (other) middle name


As some of you readers (assuming I have any) know, my wife and I are celebrating our 1st anniversary today. Huzzah! One year of marital bliss...I love her quite a bit. It's true.

As you may also know, the first anniversary is the "paper" anniversary. With this in mind, Chelsea gave me a copy of The Dangerous Book for Boys by Conn and Hal Iggulden. It's a pretty nifty publication that she heard about on Dr. Albert Mohler's radio program. It has also been featured in Time magazine, so Chase may know something of it.

The book is chock full of useful information and tips. It includes chapters titled "The Greatest Paper Airplane in the World," "Building a Treehouse," "Spies - Codes and Cyphers," "Girls," "The Ten Commandments," and several chapters of "Understanding Grammar." There's some pretty great stuff in there...I wish I had this book about 12 years ago. Though I have yet to peruse much of it, I've found some pretty valuable passages. Take, for example, this advice about girls:

If you see a girl in need of help -- unable to lift something, for example -- do not taunt her. Approach the object and greet her with a cheerful smile, while surreptitiously testing the weight of the object. If you find you can lift it, go ahead. If you can't, try sitting on it and engaging her in conversation.

2 jabberwocks:

Chase Abner Monday, August 13, 2007 7:00:00 AM  

I do know something of it and have been tempted multiple times to buy it. It sounds great.

It reminds me of the "Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook" and the "Good Citizen's Handbook". Both of which we own.

Keli B. Tuesday, August 14, 2007 7:42:00 AM  

congrats on the anniversary! caleb and i celebrated 3 years on the 7th.
also, caleb is wanting that book. he is also wanting me to have a boy. . . though some (chase) have 'called it' that i'll have a girl. so, we shall see.

anyway, enjoy your marriage and enjoy the nifty book.

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