African Reflections, Part One: The Lion Mates Tonight

ShortRib (my wife) and I went on our honeymoon, shortly after getting married at the end of last year. It was an exotic african reflections trip and one we wouldn’t have undertaken, given the subsequent economic collapse, had we not already paid for the trip (which was non-refundable). We were thoroughly excited, with my only concern being leaving GuitarHero (my 15-year-old) and JugHead (my 12-year-old) with an adult friend, for so long, with us so far away. read more