Since the table hockey-playing bunny wabbit asked, I'm doing very well. We had some snow yesterday, just enough to make it look Christmasty. That works for me.
My son and his SO came over this morning so we could all open presents together. Son brought his new digital camera to show off, which was his gift from his SO. We unwrapped gifts, visited, ate a little, and finally it occurred to me to ask the SO what my son had given her for Christmas. She held up her left hand and displayed a drop-dead gorgeous diamond ring. I hadn't even noticed it (and it's no small diamond, let me tell you). Geesh! Can't believe I missed that! Wedding bells in the future!!
I hope you all had a wonderful day!
Errr ... bunny wabbit ... chocolate-scented bath? Really?
Lovely news, Chatoyant!
yes - someone gave me chocolate bath salts for my birthday....
seemed festive.
bout time you took a bath. nobody wanted to say anything before but you were starting to smell a little gamey there bunny wabbit.
chocolate rabbits at easter are great, first i bite off their ears, then half the head............
pueo, Coming from a resident of Guam where you're having a water shortage, your comments about b.o. is rather amusing. c.i.
we have gallons upon gallons of water. just getting to come out of the faucets is the problem. luckily i have running water again. just got to work on the power now.
Good news? I guess we gotta look at the positives. Power will be on in the next few days. You gotta understand that "few" is a very, very, subjective word. c.i.
i hear from my friends at the power authority that my area has too much damage and they are leaving that till the end. get the other parts of the island with less damage up and running first. it's ok with me and makes sense, but a lot of people are not happy with this. my village, dededo is the largest on guam with about 56,000 residents. the water though is another issue, i feel for those who have to go to the water tankers everyday to get enough water to use for everyday use. the whole island is under a boiled water notice and all the butane supplies for small gas stoves have been used. there is no more to be found on guam. the military has been asked by the governor to airlift this in, but i don't know what the outcome of this request has been.
Goodness Pueo - I hope the water/power situation is soon better!
But -that does not excuse your appalling manners!
Gamy indeed!
Australia had a their usual excellent first day in the cricket against England.
And I finally got the furniture back in my spare room. Gonna move my bedroom in there soon and start on the next room.
<Well, this is a digression thread.>
So, how does the room look?
cricket is certainly a digression!
And now for something completely different!
Christmas is just around the corner so it's time for me to share some gift ideas for those special men in your life! Buying gifts for men is not nearly as complicated as it is for women. Follow these rules and you should have no problems.
Rule #1: When in doubt -- buy him a cordless drill. It does not matter if he already has one. I have a friend who owns 17 and he has yet to complain. As a man, you can never have too many cordless drills. For that matter any power tool is a good choice. He may not need it, or know what it does, but it will look good hung on the peg board in the garage.
Rule #2: If you cannot afford a cordless drill, buy him anything with the word ratchet or socket in it. Men love saying those two words. "Hey George, can I borrow your ratchet?" "OK. Bye-the-way, are you through with my 3/8-inch socket yet?"
Rule #3: If you are really, really broke, buy him anything for his car. A 99-cent ice scraper, a small bottle of deicer or something to hang from his rear view mirror. Men love gifts for their cars.
Rule #4: Do not buy men socks. Do not buy men ties and never buy men bathrobes. If God had wanted men to wear bathrobes, he wouldn't have invented Jockey shorts.
Rule #5: You can buy men new remote controls to replace the ones they have worn out. If you have a lot of money buy your man a big-screen TV with the little picture in the corner. Watch him go wild as he flips, and flips, and flips.
Rule #6: Do not buy a man any of those fancy liqueurs. If you do, it will sit in a cupboard for 23 years. Real men drink whiskey or beer.
Rule #7: Do not buy any man industrial-sized canisters of after shave or deodorant. We do not stink -- we are earthy.
Rule #8: Buy men label makers. Almost as good as cordless drills. Within a couple of weeks there will be labels absolutely everywhere. "Socks. Shorts. Cups. Saucers. Door. Lock. Sink." You get the idea. No one knows why.
Rule #9: Never buy a man anything that says "some assembly required" on the box. It will ruin his Special Day and he will always have parts left over.
Rule #10: Good places to shop for men include Northwest Iron Works, Parr Lumber, Home Depot, John Deere, Valley RV Center, and Les Schwab Tire. (NAPA Auto Parts and Sears Clearance Centers are also excellent men's stores. It doesn't matter if he doesn't know what it is. "From NAPA Auto, eh? Must be something I need. Hey! Isn't this a starter for a '68 Ford Fairlane? Wow! Thanks.")
Rule #11: Men enjoy danger. That's why they never cook - but they will barbecue. Get him a monster barbecue with a 100-pound propane tank. Tell him the gas line leaks. "Oh the thrill! The challenge! Who wants a hamburger?
12: Tickets to a professional sports game (any team within 300 miles) are a smart gift. However, he will not appreciate tickets to "A Retrospective of 19th Century Quilts."
Rule #13: Men love chainsaws. Never, ever, buy a man you love a chainsaw. If you don't know why - please refer to Rule #8 and what happens when he gets a label maker.
Rule #14: It's hard to beat a really good wheelbarrow or an aluminum extension ladder. Never buy a real man a step ladder. It must be an extension ladder.
Rule #15: Rope. Men love rope. It takes us back to our cowboy origins, or at least The Boy Scouts. Nothing says love like a hundred feet of 3/8" manilla rope.
Rule #16: Clamps. Men can never have enough quick grip clamps. No one knows why
Rule #17: Buy your man Duct Tape. This is a man's most universal repair tool. All men know, if you can't fix it, duct it.
mens is soooooooooooo incomprehensible..... if only one knew what they wanted........
dlowan, good list. However, what they really want isn't on that list.
:wink:
Oh the cruel injustice, to be ever slandered simply for the design of one's genitals . . . cruel, cruel womankind . . . sniff . . .
'taint so much the genitals, Setanta, 'tis the incomprehensibility that goes with them....
