what an interesting guy

I've been thinking recently about what an interesting man I married. Here's why. Recently David....

• Performed in a huge musical review. He sang four solos and did the soliloquy from Mutiny on the Bounty. He stole the show. I mean it -- and it was a great show.
• Read Resurrecting Empire: Western Footprints and America's Perilous Path in the Middle East by Rashid Khalidi
• Built a deck for our backyard. He'd never done anything like this before. Taught himself.
• Read Dirt: The Erosion of Civilizations by paleoarcheologist David R. Montgomery.
• Built a raised garden in our backyard. The tomatoes, onions, and heirloom beans are doing great--soon we'll have "farm fresh" produce to eat!
• Read After the Ice: A Global Human History 20,000-5000 BC by Steven Mithen.
• Brought me flowers almost every week.
• Read The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl by Timothy Egan.
• Diagnosed the problem with my computer. Turns out it was fatal, so we bought a new one. He had it all set up for me in no time. Wow.
• Is running for the national presidency of his professional organization. Right now it's looking like he'll run unopposed.
• Read The Crucified God by Jurgen Moltmann.
• Repaired the fence in our backyard.
• Was accepted at the Engagement Academy for University Leadership. That'll be a week in June.
• Stopped by my church tonight and brought me dinner, then he stayed and helped me set up for our Lenten Activity tomorrow.
• Right now he's reading Coldest Winter: America and the Korean War by David Halberstam.

All that, and the guy still won't fold his own clothes! Sheesh!