tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457515953341334959.post8926635065204938856..comments2024-02-05T19:38:05.808-05:00Comments on Vita Brevis: Nerd-vanaMJenkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12761003604210840898noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457515953341334959.post-53216982266571838372008-04-08T22:09:00.000-04:002008-04-08T22:09:00.000-04:00Dear blog writer,I am torn. I was unable to watch ...Dear blog writer,<br><br>I am torn. I was unable to watch the Kansas/NC basketball game because MY WIFE was flipping between the LOTR's and Star Wars prequel.<br><br>I was prevented from watching basketball, but my wife was (by her own freewill) enjoying both the LOTR and Star Wars.<br><br>Should I be upset about this, excited or just freaked out?<br><br>Confused in Minnesota.<br><br><br>PS, I realize my first mistake was allowing a woman-folk to control the remote, but she beat me to the TV.Chemgeekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07803297898913358147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457515953341334959.post-83803087961814836422008-04-09T09:15:00.000-04:002008-04-09T09:15:00.000-04:00Dear Confused:First off: man up and wrest that thi...Dear Confused:<br><br>First off: man up and wrest that thing away from her. As a man, it is your duty to spray that remote with musk or whatever else you must do to mark it as your territory and your territory alone. The same goes for the recliner.<br><br>Second: you've clearly made inroads with this woman. Work with that. Expand upon your burgeoning common sci-fi/fantasy interests. However, do not do anything stupid, like ask her to wear elf-ears or call her "Padme" in bed.<br><br>Third: You didn't miss much, just a total beat-down ass-whooping put up by the Jayhawks. It was five years worth of "Oh no he din't!" played out on a hardwood floor for 40 minutes. <br><br>Fourth: my books (when they get published) could be excellent anniversary and/or birthday presents. Buy them, buy them on tape, buy them in large print, whichever the little lady likes.<br><br>Wow, I suddenly feel like Dr. Phil.the iNDefatigable mjenkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12761003604210840898noreply@blogger.com