My take on the Men/Women thing

I have been meaning to do this for months...I got this email about why Men are happier...and just can't accept it...so...the original points about Men are the ones in blue.  My reply to each point is in regular old white.  Feel free to add your own point of view...

 

Men Are Just Happier People: 

 

-- What do you expect from such simple creatures? Your last name stays put.

You get to drop the one you were born with ( Blat, Jelloschitz, Stanischaukiwitcz, Bush etc) and become Smith...

The garage is all yours. 

You never have to work in a cold, damp, room with an oily cement floor...

 Wedding plans take care of themselves. 

The wedding is exactly how you dreamed it would be...

Chocolate is just another snack. 

Everyone knows that to make you happy all they have to do is buy chocolate..

You can be President. 

You can sleep with the President...

You can never be pregnant. 

You can make everyone cry by showing a picture of the inside of your body...

You can wear a white T-shirt to a water park. 

You can wear a swirly, flirty little sundress to a water park...

You can wear NO shirt to a water park. 

Well, okay, I have no reply for that one...Well, maybe it's that you get to look at the other gender walk around with no shirt...

Car mechanics tell you the truth. 

You can cry and get the mechanic to take $50 bucks off the bill...

The world is your urinal. You never have to drive to another gas station restroom because this one is just too icky. 

None for this one either...Men have it made in this department...

You don't have to stop and think of which way to turn a nut on a bolt. 

You learn a cute litlle rhyme and amuse everyone by saying Righty Tighty Lefty Loosy

Same work, more pay. 

Days off for that time of the month...

Wrinkles add character. 

Same for women!!!

Her Wedding dress - $5000. Your Tux rental - $100. 

You get to dress like a princess for one perfect day...

People never stare at your chest when you're talking to them. 

No one has ever stared at my chest...

New shoes don't cut, blister, or mangle your feet. 

You get to spend all day shopping with a girlfriend for the perfect strappy sandal...

One mood all the time. 

This is a good thing...?

 

Phone conversations are over in 30 seconds flat. You know stuff about tanks. A five-day vacation requires only one suitcase. You can open all your own jars. You get extra credit for the slightest act of thoughtfulness. If someone forgets to invite you, he or she can still be your friend. 

 

Your underwear is $8.95 for a three-pack. Three pairs of shoes are more than enough. You almost never have strap problems in public. You are unable to see wrinkles in your clothes. Everything on your face stays its original color. The same hairstyle lasts for years, maybe decades. You only have to shave your face and neck. 

 

You can play with toys all your life. Your belly usually hides your big hips. One wallet and one color for all seasons. You can wear shorts no matter how your legs look. You can "do" your nails with a pocket knife. You have freedom of choice concerning growing a mustache. You can do Christmas shopping for 25 relatives on December 24 in 25 minutes. 

 

No wonder men are happier. 

Just oblivious...ok, I could only do so much...help me out...

Just a fun little game: make an album cover...

Ok here is what I ended up with when I followed the rules to this little game.  I know, I know I must have something better to do.  But apparently I don't.  And the results were kind of fun.  My only problem was I couldn't remember/figure out how to put text on my album cover.  So I have to put them here:

Band name:  MegaManX5

Album name:  Following Rules of Good Grooming

ALBUM COVERS

1 - Go to "wikipedia." Hit "random"
or click
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Random
The first random wikipedia article you get is the name of your band.

2 - Go to "Random quotations"
or click http://www.quotationspage.com/random.php3
The last four or five words of the very last quote of the page is the title of your first album.

3 - Go to flickr and click on "explore the last seven days"
or click http://www.flickr.com/explore/interesting/7days
Third picture, no matter what it is, will be your album cover.

4 - Use photoshop or similar to put it all together.

Lauren Catherine Joy Newkirk

I had to steal this off of Lacey's blog so I could have a picture on my OWN blog.  She is so cuddly...and has such pretty eyes and long feet.

WWII remnants in London

I just finished reading The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society.  Yay for good books!  And thank you Sheila for the recommendation...It deals with the experiences of the English Channel Islands during WWII, from the letters of a woman who gets drawn into the life of the island of Guernsey.  You'll like it, Mom...I'm saving it for you!  And I've added Guernsey to the list of places to visit.

More snow today...

The weather cooperated yesterday and everyone was able to come and greet Lauren and eat Muna's birthday cake.  I hear that there was a crazy snowball fight at the park between Katie and Jaime...glad I missed it!  Today it is snowing again...Happy President's Day.

Be careful what you write

This struck a chord with me today.  Probably due to the recent trouble where my words were used against me.  Not so funny when it happens to oneself!

Just to test out the new blog, here is a picture I found today when looking for a frame...Chris, Ian and I on a walk.  With my favorite stroller, that was so light and easy to push, even with one hand.