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Late 19th Century Couple © by Matthew Wilkinson

Last week my roommate asked me if I knew anything about adding air to the tires on her car. I promptly told her to call one of her guy friends because car issues always resulted, for me, in a phone call to my father or my good friend Jim. She said something about wanting to be a strong, independent woman, so in an effort to help a sister out, I told her everything I knew about low tires, including which places she should purchase a tire if airing it up was not successful.

Impressed by my knowledge of important details such as the PSI being listed on the driver’s door, she begged me to go with her and help her out. I sighed, then caved, and we headed out to the nearby gas station. I think I was still mumbling something about her calling her guy friend, and she–ever the optimist–said we could handle it. [Read more...]

Swiss Guards © by roblisameehan

So I know I’m the only one, but I have some opinions about things. ~~Lots.~~ Just a few.

And I’ve all been known to draw a line in the sand a time or two and resist certain things based on principle (or stubbornness, arrogance, or sometimes just plain stupidity). Most of the time, my resistance is not because the things are necessarily bad, but rather because of a personal preference or a prejudice that I’ve developed based on my experience or advice of others. I generally try to be an open-minded person, but several times I’ve shutdown any and all willingness to compromise on certain matters.

1. Cruises

I am a planner. I love to plan and organize everything, and I’d plan and organize your life, too, if you’d let me. If vacation planning were a spiritual gift, I think it would be one of mine. (Except I probably wouldn’t be bragging about it. That’s not exactly holy.) On average, I try to have a trip planned every three months; I need travel like the air I breathe. Considering how much I love the act of planning then, it should be no surprise to anyone who knows me that I’m not a big fan of cruises. They just don’t require the use ~~of my spiritual gift~~ of vacation planning, like say, a trip to Europe does. You show up, get on a boat, eat a lot of food, dock, sight see (from a list of planned activities), get back on the boat, and repeat. I just think it sounds a little…boring. So, I’ve never been on one, and I might be a little snobbish about it. I’m okay with that.

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