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Blind spots
Written by Kathleen Wilcox
“I don’t want my eyes dilated,” I told the optometrist. “My daughter and I plan to shop this afternoon, and I want to see what I’m buying. Can’t we just do it next time?”
"Why can't you be more like...?"
Written by Jamie Driggers
My friends’ husbands do the most extraordinary things. Things that leave me shaking my head in wonder. Laundry, for example. Dishes. One husband makes pancakes on Saturdays, and another makes pies from scratch. They change the empty toilet paper roll and go grocery shopping.
Vacation vanity
Written by Gary Thomas
I was really looking forward to some quiet beach time and rest, but my wife walked off the plane with a different agenda: she wanted to explore every corner of the island and drive down every road.
Money traps
Written by Lynne Thompson
My husband loves to catch crawdads, or as they say in some circles, freshwater lobsters. His foolproof method of snagging these crustaceans is to place the cage behind it. As he waves his hand in its face, the creature’s natural defence is to back up – right into the trap.
Easy on those buttons!
Written by Kim Washburn
We all have them – little things that set us off. The toilet seat in the exclusive up position. The missing crescent wrench that was never returned to the toolbox. The carton of ice cream astoundingly ravaged of its chocolate chunks. These little annoyances can create big problems in a marriage. So before you and your spouse press each other’s buttons, get acquainted with the good and the bad of button-pushing and proceed with caution.
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