<p>Sometimes I wonder why there are more persons-of-the-female-persuasion here in the Alley than testosterone-bearing-specimens. Then… I read posts like the ones NYMO2 and MO2 have graced us with this evening.</p>
<p>And I know that those t-b-s’s, well… I assume they feel kind of like this: :o :o :o… when they peek in here.</p>
<p>No no,no, paying3. The Mechanical Engineers have the Folding Component for their PhD orals. The CompSci guys have to know which touch screen buttons to push for the delicates vs. the heavy cottons.</p>
<p>H experimentally discovered that a single red sock makes a whole load of pink underware :)</p>
<p>DS#1 must be coming home for Thanksgiving cause he just emailed me that his lower (attached) retainer wire is loose and did I think he could have it fixed over Thanksgiving?</p>
<p>Taking a poll–how many think the orthodontist will be working that Friday???</p>
<p>Maybe he thinks that Thanksgiving is on Sunday, November 25, like my son does, and he can go to the orthodontist on Monday :)</p>
<p>(Official from Marist Institute for Public Opinion enters the room completing survey for mommusic)
Hands? Anyone? Anyone?</p>
<p>My son already has a dentist appointment for the Sat after Thanksgiving. This was made before he left because his dental work did not get done at the last appointment before he left for school.</p>
<p>He does know that Thanksgiving is always Thurs. but he is a Humanities type, haha.</p>
<p>But I am also asking to be part of the poll. The appointment is at 9 am. How many think he is going to refuse to go?</p>
<p>Achem:
FOR THE RECORD: I bet that m&s, P2N, LFWB and Cur can all do laundry and FURTHERMORE I suspect that they know the Thanksgiving schedule/dates, if only for football game purposes.</p>
<p>SBMom - After reading your above post about the t-b-s people, I was thinking about all of the basic things they could make fun of me for not knowing how to do, such as use the lawn mower, basic home repair, etc. (My daughter knows how to do these things, but I dont :o ) But they don’t seem as apt to chat about such things as we do 
!</p>
<p>Agreed, I am terrible at so many cliche “guy” things. I think we had a conversation about that several hundred pages ago…</p>
<p>I just suspect only evolved and laundry-competent men would DARE enter the Alley, what with all the hotflash talk and the occassional appearance of Aldo Magnifico, Italian soccer star… ;)</p>
<p>“Achem:
FOR THE RECORD: I bet that m&s, P2N, LFWB and Cur can all do laundry and FURTHERMORE I suspect that they know the Thanksgiving schedule/dates, if only for football game purposes.”</p>
<p>Know Halloween is always on the same date and Thanksgiving is not. Wife’s birthday? Always a challenge, even after 20 plus years.</p>
<p>I do work with a male account executive (AKA salesman) in his fifties who has never done a load of laundry in his life. NOT ONE!</p>
<p>Also, if I was not here there would not be a working computer or internet connectivity. So they let me stay. Plus that paycheck thing…</p>
<p>All right, m&s. I want to know… How did you get over here so fast? 73 minutes after SBmom mentioned your name, in an ever-so-flattering light.</p>
<p>Lucky son–he will be home for a WEEK and the orthodontist had a Tuesday opening. In the afternoon. :)</p>
<p>What dentist works on a Saturday? But no, I wouldn’t expect a college student home on break to want to get up for a 9:00 appt.</p>
<p>On the other subject, yes I cut the grass and yes my DH knows how to cook and do laundry. I think I’ll keep him. :D</p>
<p>Cutting the grass is my new man-chore of choice. Our new home has a little postage stamp of lawn and I am actually looking foward to buying a PUSH mower, with the little rotary blades, that are powered by <em>moi.</em> </p>
<p>Kind of a throw-back to my pre-teen days when this was one of my chores. The fact that my total lawn square footage can probably be measured in two digits* aids and abets this fantasy.</p>
<p>*okay maybe low 3-digits</p>
<p>AND…DH doesn’t think this fantasy has much staying power</p>
<p>Well, partly right SBmom. I can do laundry. I know Thanksgiving is always on a Thursday in late-ish November (but I don’t know why. 4th Thursday perchance?). I can cook breakfast. But I couldn’t find Easter on a calendar and my attempts at ironing have been expensive. </p>
<p>I’m batching it this week and have to decide on wrinkles or burn-marks on my dress shirt for court in the morning. Then again, I think I’m going with “new shirt, fresh out of the package from Dillard’s”. But then I’d have to actually go inside a store not named Cabela’s (or one that doesn’t have “sport” or “hardware” or “feed” in the name somewhere). I have run out of food for me and all the pets and it is only Wednesday of a week’s trip for W. My God. I may have to go the grocery store.</p>
<p>Dominoes, curmudgeon. Dominoes.</p>
<p>Slippery slope?</p>
<p>OK wait a minute. Have the boys built bots that alert them to the moment we mention their names?</p>
<p>What’s with that I want to know? </p>
<p>Sinner’s Alley will get out the boy red carpet. Peanut shells. Laundry is done out in the hot tub - let us just add some organic detergent to the IV line we usually use for stressed out Sinners, MothersofSons, and all who venture down the horrible <em>dreaded c-word</em> road.</p>
<p>Grocery shopping. Well, as long as you like Red Whips and beer nuts I think we can cover for you.</p>
<p>
My question exactly, Alumother.</p>
<p>Well, yes, curmudgeon. So as long as you are considering slipping down that slope, I have another word for you:</p>
<p>Polyester.</p>