Meandering Along

Recevied a French version of this in my email this morning, and it made me smile.  Just sharing for any of you who haven't seen it before.

What a Woman Wants in a Man...

Original List ... (at age 22)
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1. Handsome
2. Charming
3. Financially Successful
4. A Caring Listener
5. Witty
6. In Good Shape
7. Dresses with Style
8. Appreciates the Finer Things
9. Full of Thoughtful Surprises
10. An Imaginative, Romantic Lover

Revised List ... (at age 32)
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1. Nice Looking - preferably with hair on his head
2. Opens car doors, holds chairs
3. Has enough money for a nice dinner at restaurant
4. Listens more than he talks
5. Laughs at my jokes at appropriate times
6. Can carry in all the groceries with ease
7. Owns at least one tie
8. Appreciates a good home cooked meal
9. Remembers Birthdays and Anniversaries
10. Seeks romance at least once a week

Revised List ... (at age 42)
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1. Not too ugly - bald head OK
2. Doesn't drive off until I'm in the car
3. Works steady - splurges on dinner at McDonalds on occasion
4. Nods head at appropriate times when I'm talking
5. Usually remembers the punchlines of jokes
6. Is in good enough shape to rearrange the furniture
7. Usually wears shirt that covers stomach
8. Knows not to buy champagne with screw-top lids
9. Remembers to put the toilet seat lid down
10. Shaves on most weekends

Revised List ... (at age 52)
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1. Keeps hair in nose and ears trimmed to appropriate length
2. Doesn't belch or scratch in public
3. Doesn't borrow money too often
4. Doesn't nod off to sleep while I'm emoting
5. Doesn't re-tell same joke too many times
6. Is in good enough shape to get off couch on Weekends
7. Usually wears matching socks and fresh underwear
8. Appreciates a good TV Dinner
9. Remembers your name on occasion
10. Shaves on some weekends

Revised List ... (at age 62)
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1. Doesn't scare small children
2. Remembers where bathroom is
3. Doesn't require much money for upkeep
4. Only snores lightly when awake (LOUDLY when asleep)
5. Doesn't forgets why he's laughing
6. Is in good enough shape to stand up by himself
7. Usually wears some clothes
8. Likes soft foods
9. Remembers where he left his teeth
10. Remembers when...

Revised List ... (at age 72)
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 1. Breathing 

"Life is problems.  Living is solving problems."

~Raymond E Feist "Silverthorn"

I've been re-reading the Riftwar and Empire series, with great enthusiasm, and this phrase just leapt out at me for stating the obvious in such a simple manner.  Perhaps it is from mere Fantasy writings, but it seems to me that it holds true for real life as much as for fantasy life.

..I've been muttering, mumbling and grumbling about my ironing woes and my job-hunting woes,  then I found this wonderful gem and decided to share it with anyone who has the same sense of perspection as myself..

"I am thankful for a lawn that needs mowing, windows that need cleaning and gutters that need fixing because it means I have a home.... I am thankful for the piles of laundry and ironing because it means my loved ones are nearby."  ~Nancie J. Carmody

*giggle*

A comment on another blog post here reminded me of this quirky little question.

As a youngster I was reared calling cupboards 'presses', and always considered it the norm.  Mugs were stored in the kitchen press, ironed clothing and towels were stored in the hot-press, medication in the medicine-press, or even medicine chest.  "Cupboards", however, was a word only ever used by snobs and would-be-snobs.  However on moving country and coming into contact with native English speakers from other parts of the world I discovered the folly of assuming anything, particularly about presses.  It seems that press is reserved for ironing and flattening duties for all you other anglophones out there.

So my question to you is this:  Do you call a cupboard a 'cupboard', a 'press' or either interchangeably?

*smile*

..or even the 3:00-3:30am ironing board.  Why is it that when insomnia strikes I usually have a basket full of ironing which I just happen to feel suits the sleepless moment?  I have just spent three hours ironing about two weeks worth of clothes, and putting on the washing machine three times.  (Shame on me for letting it get on top of me like that, but ssh!! if you don't tell, I won't either).  It's now 3:20am and I feel so wide awake that I suspect I won't be getting much sleep at all this night.

Oh well, I can feel a certain satisfaction in the neat piles of clothing waiting to be stored away at a more reasonable hour of the morning.

G'night, one and all..