hump day post

Hump Day: Engagement Ring

Engagement rings confuse me. Well, I know what an engagement ring is. What I don’t get is the guideline on how much I’m supposed to spend on an engagement ring. In the UK, the guideline is that an engagement ring should be […]

Hump Day: Role Reversal

Julie and I have an untraditional relationship. Julie is my hunter-gatherer going out to work every day whereas I spend the week at home tapping away at the keyboard, doing the washing and making myself pretty for when she comes home. All […]

Hump Day: Milk

I have issues with milk. The smell of it makes me heave, regardless of how fresh it is. It’s totally psychosomatic with heavy tendencies on the psycho. Like most irrational symptoms, I can squarely place the blame for this one at the […]

Hump Day: Puppets

“Tell them about the puppets,” Julie said. “Go on. Tell them.” So I’m telling you. This pet peeve isn’t mine. It’s Julie’s. And it’s a peeve she has with me when it comes down to me and puppets. Seeing as we’re chatting […]

Hump Day: Wedlocked!

Over Thanksgiving, I was thinking about Julie and me and our time together. We celebrated our fourteen wedding anniversary the other week and it only seems like twenty. I don’t mean that in a mean way. Actually, it does seem longer. The […]

Hump Day: Thanksgiving

Ah, Thanksgiving is just a day away. It’s a time for Americans (and Canadians last month) to give thanks for what they have. Supposedly, this American holiday is second to only to the reigning champ, Christmas. It’s a biggie. Not for me, […]

Hump Day: Citizen Simon

Seeing as the country is in a post-election hangover and no one is really taking much note of anything, I thought I’d do a rerun by sharing an experience that few Americans get to experience–becoming a citizen in an election year. My […]