G's calves continue to get rave reviews from both genders

female (new to the group): "oh, my... G.'s got some of those Popeye calves!"

rough looking guys hanging out at the mall:"better not be messing with *that* guy!"

(nothing like overhearing these things to make me feel safe)

Delia

P.S. maybe I should wait until he falls asleep and claim them as "MINE!" :)

the perfect mother-in-law!

Mom wishing G. "happy hunting!" at Frye's electronics. D.="Mom! you just don't say such things these days!" (I guess she hasn't gotten the memo on how people no longer buy things just to be buying...)

Mom=" now, now, Delia... he's going to have to get *something*!" Way to encourage him to buy all sorts of more or less useless stuff that just ends up cluttering the media closet...

Delia

P.S. frankly, I was hoping he would be going just for the entertainment value...D.

won the wet T-shirt contest!

made the mistake to go out to where G. was watering the plants with a hose and got thoroughly soaked
(was only able to get away when G. declared me "the winner of the wet T-shirt contest!")

Delia

P.S. Are we ever going to grow up? I hope not... D.

I'll take a messy laptop over a fried one anytime!

G. has gotten overzealous again and soaked the hell out of the screen of my laptop in cleaning solution. When I brought it to his attention that the stuff was dripping off the laptop he tried to hurriedly wipe it off... just to push it into the screen somehow...No, I don't feel any better knowing he "was just trying to help" -- do I really look that helpless? D.

Vichyssoise: make sure people actually like it pureed

(that's the classic way to make it so I didn't give it a second thought) I recently found out G. doesn't exactly like it this way... I asked him why didn't he tell me before. "I didn't want to discourage you..." So, meanwhile, he's been eating the "Fancy French Baby Food," according to G., with a smile on his face and no complaints... D.

male solidarity

I was talking with some guys in Barnes&Noble, asking them if G. really needed a miter saw (he's had his eyes on it for some time) if he already has a perfectly good regular saw." Ohhh.... a miter saw... yeah... *everybody* needs at least one!"

Delia

P.S. asked G. if there was any point in having more than one -->'not really...' but he was thrilled to have such unconditional support from some guys he's never met... (and I learned something about male solidarity) D.

G. getting an enthusiastic thumbs up!

(from Target employee after having walked in on us making out in a deserted isle) good! you never know how these things turn out... D