Well had to take a horse to the vet clinic today...

He was lame on one leg... so i shot him! Now hes lame on one leg and has a bullet whole in his side! LOL JK

No hes ok just went to get some x-rays done...

 

Some doctor on the TV this morning said that the way to achieve "inner peace" is to finish all the things you have started. So I looked around my house to see things I'd started and hadn't finished and, before leaving the house this morning, I finished off a bottle of Merlot, a bottle of shh******ay, a bodle of B aileys, abutle of vocka, a pockage of Pringlies, tha mainder of a botl Prozic and Valumscriptins, the res of the Chesescke an a box a c hocolets. Yu haf no idr who flukin gud I fel.

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Happy Birthday Nick.

 

Has the site been screwing up for everyone pretty much all day today, or just me? It is moving really slowly and every once in awhile the appearance of the pages will change. I think that has to happen to all of us, but the slow I don't know.

 

What a great suggestion.. I think I will join you Lisa!!!

 

I think Lisa and Pat are in charge of the site right now. lol

 

So Jay, it's bad for you too? You just sorta answered my question.

 

Been out testing all day and I just read your response. I'm replying before I read the next couple pages...

I have to call you out on what you said about trucks earlier:My wife thinks VERY much like you. Even at Christmas & Birthdays. I will add that I NEVER have forgotten a birthday or anniversary (she has!), and those two days I ALWAYS get her flowers and a card. Here's something else that might be a little shocking. She wouldn't LET me buy her a diamond for her wedding ring!! She REALLY likes pink (used to drive a pink Isuzu Amigo), so she wanted a pink stone instead. I can't remember what it's called, but it's essentially a pink tinted diamond, but because of that, it's waaayyy cheaper than a diamond. It's approximately a 1 kt. stone.

So all that having been said, what kinds of things do you want for gifts? Remember, I'm also getting her "little" things too. I'm just curious if you stay in your "utilitarian" hat or you switch to a more girly hat here. I'm not being defensive or anything (it's the way we both are -- I don't ever want or expect anything for myself), and I'm legitimately curious about your take on this.

BTW, the "here woman, vacuum up my mess" is not even CLOSE to the truth here. I definitely do my share of the cooking, cleaning, dishes, etc. And she has no problem coming out and helping in the yard like what we did over the weekend, or even in the garage. One year our "present" to each other was a bunch of cabinets & shelves in the garage. We then commenced to having at the garage full-speed. Wore ourselves out in there (and I'm not talking about in the way you're probably thinking at this point ). She's actually been doing more of that lately, which motivates me even more to help inside. Which could very well be why she does it, but she says it's because she just wants to spend time with me, whether it's working or playing. I thought that was awful darned nice!!

 

Okay, I just read the rest of the pages...

I guess it was a little slow today. Maybe it's the season keeping everyone busy. For me, it's simply work. LOL...

BTW Ray, I bought her a truck for her B-day back in '06. Right before I got laid off & bought my PSD!!! LMAO!!!!

 

Thats awesome, you just helped make my day!!!

Whats really bad is that I have a friend that I IM with and when I get to drinking, all my messages start looking like this...LMAO!

I got tired of screwing around on here earlier cause it was giving me trouble, so it's not just you...

 

You're right, I am utilitarian, however, here is my response to this: I draw the line at gifts that assume I am to "take care of the house" and do womanly things. As I stated before, in my mind, a vacuum is not a gift, its something that needs bought that should not be wrapped up as a gift. A gift should be something personal, something she would use for herself.

For some reason this reminds me of that Simpson's episode, where Homer buys Marge a bowling ball for Christmas. In HIS finger size. lol. She gets so mad, she has the ball redrilled and signs up for bowling classes.

What would I want for gifts? Something useful, but something that I would actually want...say something for the truck, or perhaps some type of gadget like a GPS unit or a digital camera or something...not a cleaning utensil. If it looks like work and it sounds like work and it smells like work, its work. A vacuum is work. Ontop of that, the vacuum is like the universal symbol of domesticity.

This is me talking, though, not your wife. Maybe I am too sensitive here because I STILL don't have a job and I am not pulling my weight around here. I am essentially a housewife because there isn't much else for me to do, other than apply for jobs. For me, a vacuum as a gift would be the ultimate knife in the gut.

Joe I didn't mean to come off as though you got her a bad gift. Every woman is different and as was mentioned before, many girls would want these types of things. And no one knows your wife like you do. Heck I know Randy's mom asked for a pot and pan set year before last.

I don't even know why I brought all of this up to begin with. I think I am probably alone in my weird philosophy on this. I don't expect gifts period, so I guess any gift is a good one.

 

so...a nice Snapon Socket set wouldnt interest you? Lisa

 

Smokin....I so bow to you. I am right along with you on cleaning things etc as gifts. Hell no is my take on it and there was a thread about it and i went off. I think its a way for a guy to get out of having to put real thought into what his mate wants. I dont care if a vacuum is 700 bucks. If you think thats what i need then give it to me (the house) on a day besodes my special day. Its a sucky gift idea and i dont care what a woman says.."oh I love getting appliances" I in my own opinion think the guy flaked and she is just tickled he actually thought to get her something. If i want something to make my life easier i would appreciate it some other time.
Could explain why I am still single. Don't want someone who equates me with a hoover (mind out of the gutter guys) I do not want to be be seen as the laundry fairy, I don't want a guy who thinks the reason for the cut out area at the bottom of cabinets by the floor is so my feet have a place to be while I'm cooking or doing dishes.

 

OMG az that would so flip my switch!

 

Jesus, I suppose now you're going to tell us you watch The Simpsons too? You are either one effin perfect woman, or a budding fiction author. Do you know that in my experience I would say 999 out of 1000 women will not even be in the same room as a TV with Homer on the screen.


One thing for sure, you're not in minority. If it has a handle, or a cord it's not a gift, period! My God, a vacuum has both.