#133 Small Projects

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My wife met me at the door when I came home and said, “Guess what came in the mail today?” After more than two decades of marriage I know better than to give her a straight answer to a question like that.

So I said, “I don’t know. My commitment papers?”

“No. I keep those in the fire safe for when I really need them. What came today was a coupon to the home improvement store. If we spend fifty dollars, we get ten dollars off! It’s to get us started on a project.”

By us she meant me and by project she meant some-ill-conceived-poorly-executed-attempt-at-home-improvement-that-will-result-in-thousands-of-dollars-of-unplanned-repairs-and-marital-therapy.

I answered the only way I could, the way guys have answered for years, the one-size-fits-all of evasive answers; “I’m too busy right now.”

This might have been more convincing if I hadn’t been pushing past her to get the to TV remote when I said it….

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NOTES:

• A quick shout-out to fellow-podcaster and neighbor James B. Check out his site at:
  http://www.jamesb.com
• I met a new Twitter friend (Joshua Espinosa) who has a very impressive blog. You can find it at:
  http://thehavensc.com/
• Finally, I want to wish everyone a healthy and happy 2009!