Comments on: Five Things My Husband Is Pretty Sure You Don’t Know About Me

By: GEL

GEL — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 03:47:22 +0000

Curiosity pulled me in here. I don’t know that my wonderful husband would be as gentle as yours is in listing attributes!

By: bloglily

bloglily — Thu, 26 Oct 2006 19:15:31 +0000

Edwin, Thank you. My mental picture of you in your environment is complete. Oh Helen, I’ve done exactly that kind of thing before! Hi Smokey, It’s a viral topic — everywhere you look someone’s listing five surprising things about themselves. I’ve never done that marraige encounter thing, so I can’t speak for that more worthy part of the Church. As for cheating, some do, some don’t. Those who do are certainly influenced by a feeling that to lose is to …. die.

By: smokey

smokey — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 17:28:57 +0000

Is there some way to keep this going forever? It’s a great topic. Do Catholics write these lists in Marriage Encounter (or couples when they make their five year plans the Saturday after Thanksgiving)? A true Catholic would know. Am I supposed to ask about Catholic practices in public? I don’t change oil and I cheat in most games, or at least think about it so much that I feel like I do. I like to win. I guess you implied that you do, too. Is it a passion? I don’t like it when my wife sideswipes my car in the driveway, forward moving as that may be. But then, I could have parked it more out of the way, which I haven’t let on to her.

By: Helen

Helen — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 11:40:33 +0000

Heh, it took me about 4 hours to make a risotto recently because at the last minute I thought: “Why don’t I jazz it up and throw in these dried split peas?” Note to self: dried split peas are not an instant food.

By: Edwinek

Edwinek — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 05:57:41 +0000

In order not to create inequality: 44, european. I sleep on the right side as well, although in my case that’s the wall side. The toilet rolls hang loose side to front (question of user friendliness, easier to grab.) And I always leaf front-to-back.

By: bloglily

bloglily — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 02:48:55 +0000

Oh my my Sulz, I just remembered that. I rather liked your previous incarnation, but then isn’t a flower interchangeable?

By: sulz

sulz — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 01:06:00 +0000

a vast improvement from my previously provocative, feministic avatar, you mean?

By: bloglily

bloglily — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 00:43:03 +0000

Hello dear Sulz — I think we simply have to say that we’re forward thinking, moving type people. Who needs to back up? And I like seeing your lovely flower twice.

Kerryn — It’s been an entire day since he agreed to do this and I think he might have regretted not mentioning other things, like how good I am at scrabble. (Oh, oops, I cheat at that.)

I agree Dorothy, except for some reason oil changing is seen as fun around here. I know what you mean about inaccurate fast typing. I look at some of my comments after I hit post and cringe.

By: sulz

sulz — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 00:35:24 +0000

when i mean same kind of driver, i mean best going forward, of course – my other driving skills or the lack of may not apply to you. sorry for commenting twice – maybe you want to edit this.

By: sulz

sulz — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 00:32:06 +0000

i’m the same kind of driver as you are – i can’t reverse park for nuts and i’ll only parallel park if the streets aren’t too busy (which is pointless, seeing as traffic on streets are mostly busy). lol

By: Kerryn

Kerryn — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 00:25:55 +0000

I agree – an interesting list. And as for the cheating, it’s a skill when you don’t get caught and a character flaw when you do. Yes, I’m tempted to cheat when I think I’m going to lose.

I asked my husband to compile my list for me but he stalled, saying he’d have to think about it. I think that was his way of trying to say I really don’t want to disclose that I’ve kept a little list… Not knowing how to change the oil in the car would be near the top.

By: Dorothy W.

Dorothy W. — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 22:44:57 +0000

I say take the car to the oil-changing place

It seems like the more I type, the worse my typing gets. Not sure why that is.

Anyway — interesting list!

By: bloglily

bloglily — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 21:11:05 +0000

Hello Kristin — Yes, it surprises me too, the changing the oil thing. (Actually, he’s given up, mostly because he likes doing it himself.) I’ve been hearing about spark plugs, so I think they’re still out there. Your talent might, then, come in handy. But then, again, when someone can write as well as you can, who needs to change spark plugs?

By: Kristin Ohlson

Kristin Ohlson — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 20:18:28 +0000

I think it’s surprising that he still yearns for you to change the oil after all these years– especially since there are those quickie oil-changing places everywhere and they know how to dispose of the oil properly. I’d worry about the oil if I did it myself.

The last time someone tried to teach me how to change the oil, it was a husband–although not this one– and he tried to teach me to change the spark plugs too. It turned out that I had quite a knack with spark plugs! But I don’t even think they exist anymore, or do they?

Another lost and useless talent.

(It’s possible that I’m posting the same-ish message twice. I’m having trouble w my wireless)

By: everythinginbetween

everythinginbetween — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 17:54:16 +0000

my first attempt at risotto took foreve as well, it was a mushroom and something risotto and the chicken was done, the green beans were done, and I had to h old dinner up forever because my risotto was not.
Great list!