Happy Father's Day Captain Mark

This happens to be the 42nd Father's Day that Captain Mark and I have celebrated. Since this is, I think, a major accomplishment I thought it should be celebrated by being treated to breakfast and a shopping adventure. As most of you know, in addition to being a terrific father, Captain Mark was also an accountant in his former life. In fact, he was a cost accountant which by definition and deed means he is "cautious" with his money to say the least.

The last time that I had the chance to see him open his wallet I noticed (after all the moths had flown away) that his wallet was literally falling about at the seams. Add to this an odd conundrum…he also likes to own quality (not cheap) items in life. So for Father’s Day it was decided that we would head to the recently noted Coach Store at a nearby outlet mall.
Captain Mark’s logic, and it is very sound indeed, is that if designer items are purchased at the outlet mall then both his desire for frugality and quality are met in the same transaction. As he was trying out new money clips he was heard mumbling that it was extremely important that he have a money clip that still held tight with only one or two bills in place as this was all that he had left...




PS While at the mall, the Deck Monkey got the following: a new outfit from Chico’s, a summer tote from Coach, candles at the Yankee Candle Store and products from Bath & Body Works.