Category: In Which We Mock Our Husband

  • A Brief interlude in Which We Encounter the Beauty of Nature

    Gary and I have been walking the Katy Trail. This is how Gary enjoys the beauties of nature: wildflowers: “There must be a dead body buried there. That’s what makes wildflowers bloom in a patch like that.” reeds by the river: “If an escaped convict chased us into the river we could use those reeds…

  • We Enjoy the Majesty of Horses 2003

    We anticipated it was going to rain and scheduled the trail ride for 10:30 am. My and Arzaana-fay’s horse’s were, like they ourselves, gentle and docile creatures who took direction and did as they were told. Gary’s horse, Gunsmoke, tolerated Gary for about half an hour and then began to adopt his personality traits. At…

  • Gary and His Lawnmower are Soon Parted

    Gary’s Dad, Ken, just recently had a scare about his prostate. The morning after Ken’s yearly physical, he was out mowing the lawn when the doctor called and demanded he come in and get a battery of tests, since the results from his yearly blood tests were very bad. The doctor even specifically said, “Stop…

  • Gary Takes Advantage of his Credit Card

    Gary, at the age of 45 and 11/12ths, decided to purchase a stereo to replace the one his parents gave him when he was nine (and I was one.) One day he just showed up with a stereo. It made him feel so good, the next day he brought home the rest of an entire…