IS MY THERMOMETER WRONG?....SEPTEMBER 25 2011

Good question.   It is 78 degrees here this afternoon.  I thought it was fall, not summer. 

This is a "no brain" day.  I usually have a whole slew of stuff to write about, today Nada.  Nothing.  Blank. 

I do have a question, though.  Have you ever had a man, who is contemplating remodeling a kitchen, ask you what you think, what you want, etc. etc?  And then shoots down every suggestion you make?  Can't do that.  That won't work.  etc. etc. So why do they ask in the first place? 

I think I have the answer to that.  The suggestions you make are really good ones, but something they have not thought about.  So, of course being men, they have to shoot them down.

So life moves along, and the day arrives when they are ready to begin the work phase.  And guess what, everything you suggested eons ago has now become THEIR ideas, and they just have to let you know how smart they are.

In the beginning man was created.  Down the road along came woman.  Supposedly to be a companion to man.  Which is as it should be.  But the REAL reason is that it takes a woman to keep things running smoothly. 

It takes a woman to come up with the ideas that become the man's brilliance.  It takes a woman to keep a household running smoothly.  Go away for a week.  The dishwasher sits empty, but the sink and counters are over-flowing with dirty dishes and pots and pans and cans and stuff.

It takes a woman to keep functioning when plagued with a cold.  But who ends up on the couch, coughing, sneezing, honey get me this, honey get me that?

I could go on and on.  After all I have had around 100 years of being "the woman".  I am well experienced in all the little things that make up the big things. 

And how many many times - it is the woman who is the weaker sex - that ends up taking care of her man.  She doesn't complain, he is after "her" man, love plays a great part in this scenario.  You can wish the roles were reversed, but it doesn't play out that way.  So we do our thing, staying in the background, and feeling blessed that we have that special man to take care of.  Life is short.  Life can be lonely.  You don't realize how much you can miss someone until they are gone.

I have also found that women can cope with life much better after being left alone than most men can.  Men need their hands held.  Women hold their hands.  We were made to be their companions, through life and through death.

So when things get tough, remember, it is better than being alone.

Men - love your women.  Women - love your men.  You have been greatly blessed.