tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post891609660070223399..comments2024-03-15T04:01:53.036-04:00Comments on Cranky Fitness: Psst, Girls... Get Your Hot Porn Here!Crabby McSlackerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12108791388350253344noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-53059077011672879592008-12-12T06:18:00.000-05:002008-12-12T06:18:00.000-05:00I was in a bookstore with a friend about a month a...I was in a bookstore with a friend about a month ago and we found this book...we sat there and went through the entire thing, and couldn't stop laughing. It's so funny.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-26961571403798215042008-05-17T00:57:00.000-04:002008-05-17T00:57:00.000-04:00It's not Rosie from The Jetsons, but it's a start,...It's not Rosie from The Jetsons, but it's a start, right?<BR/><BR/>http://www.roombareview.com/buy/roomba/littlemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03718332143368553659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-16122432626651530112008-03-04T07:41:00.000-05:002008-03-04T07:41:00.000-05:00Maryanne, thanks!Do keep us posted on robot news, ...Maryanne, thanks!<BR/><BR/>Do keep us posted on robot news, we are all eagerly awaiting our very own models! Much more highly anticipated than the dang jetpacks they keep promising us.Crabby McSlackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12108791388350253344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-1509103479154112442008-03-03T08:46:00.000-05:002008-03-03T08:46:00.000-05:00Look! Even as we commented, scientists were workin...Look! Even as we commented, scientists were working on my robot!<BR/><BR/>http://www.gizmag.com/kitchen-cleaning-readybot-robot/8913/<BR/><BR/>Mary Anne in Kentucky, reviving a dead thread for this exciting news! (am I out of exclamations yet?)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-47506253918021064042008-03-01T05:48:00.000-05:002008-03-01T05:48:00.000-05:00You can send a Porn for Women postcard to a friend...You can send a Porn for Women postcard to a friend from http://www.wannasnuggle.com/index/. I wonder if they will use some from the Porn for Moms version? I know some moms who would love itAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-87076077365314358862008-02-22T11:07:00.000-05:002008-02-22T11:07:00.000-05:00Aces. Another brilliant idea Bossy forgot to think...Aces. Another brilliant idea Bossy forgot to think of...BOSSYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12137297805742498961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-6086406675173061682008-02-22T11:00:00.000-05:002008-02-22T11:00:00.000-05:00I am reminded of an old joke:A middle-aged woman i...I am reminded of an old joke:<BR/><BR/>A middle-aged woman is sitting in a bar with some friends. This incredibly gorgeous man walks up to her and whispers in her ear, "I will perform any act that you want, no matter how obscene or disgusting, for $20."<BR/><BR/>The woman looks deeply into his beautiful eyes. Slowly she pulls a twenty dollar bill out of her purse, puts it in the man's hand, and murmurs, "Clean my house."The Merryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09660495393832517684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-82933593327790609962008-02-22T10:42:00.000-05:002008-02-22T10:42:00.000-05:00Heh..so apparently I've turned convention on its h...Heh..so apparently I've turned convention on its head. As much as possible within the confines of gender roles. <BR/><BR/>I have a full-time job outside the home. My husband works from home. He does most of the childcare -- breakfasts, lunches, kids' laundry, homework checking and shopping. I clean and cook on the weekends and only sometimes during the week. It's a split that has been working for us for several years now. <BR/><BR/>Though I'm curious to see how it changes once he gets a job that forces him to work outside the house. I guess it's possible to make it work, but I think it has more to do with his personality than anything else. He's way neater than I am.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-28099713021524864472008-02-22T09:28:00.000-05:002008-02-22T09:28:00.000-05:00"He can take his own dishes off the table but can'..."He can take his own dishes off the table but can't get them into the dishwasher"<BR/>That made me laugh out loud as my husband does the same. I tease him about the magically transparent kitchen counter that allows his dishes to morph through it into the dishwasher...but I'm working on it :)Geosominhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15729167937433295927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-89939018985980351062008-02-22T09:05:00.000-05:002008-02-22T09:05:00.000-05:00My husband does all the outside stuff plus laundry...My husband does all the outside stuff plus laundry, dishes, makes the bed, cleans the tub every day, vacuums, takes out laundry, and takes away the recycling. He also takes care of the plants, but they're his and I don't know what most of them are nor what they require when.<BR/>He does most of the Christmas baking(liebkuchen, linzer torte, other ethnic stuff I can't recall, and fruitcake for me) and some general baking as well and is in charge of making pizza crust from scratch on pizza night.<BR/><BR/>Our house rule is "If you don't like it, do it yourself."Leah J. Utashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08497599109798015888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-36725934147960643142008-02-22T08:25:00.000-05:002008-02-22T08:25:00.000-05:00As with many other ladies, it's the reminding that...As with many other ladies, it's the reminding that drives me nuts. And then there's the "Oh sweetie, you did such a great job taking out the trash!" that seems to be required anytime he does a chore. Most of the time, I figure it takes less energy just to do it myself and I know it will get done "right".<BR/><BR/>But when he leaves the toothpaste on the counter or forgets to close the closet door, which allows the pup to pull everything out and get chased around the house, that's when I get pissed. The other day I asked him to please close the closet door (yet again) and he told the dog mom was yelling at him. <BR/><BR/>I really wanted to tell him he'll know damn well when mom starts to yell, but I was too tired from working full time, watering the lawn, doing all of the laundry, the dishes, and making him two kinds of pie.Scrumpyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12963135920577462855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-56833873719735558092008-02-22T01:58:00.000-05:002008-02-22T01:58:00.000-05:00I saw that book. It's so hilarious. My ex BF used ...I saw that book. It's so hilarious. My ex BF used to make me breakfast to eat in bed. I so wanted to take a picture of that for that book.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-2996345949588384992008-02-21T23:56:00.000-05:002008-02-21T23:56:00.000-05:00I don't have kids and I think women who do all of ...I don't have kids and I think women who do all of it, job, kids, household, etc are pretty amazing. I DO work 60 hours a week, and I feel like Mike, as much as I love him, sometimes adds to the chores around the house rather than helping. We both have demanding jobs, but his standards of clean are WAY lower than mine, so my little experiment where I quit picking up after him for a week only succeeded in pissing me off. I have heard many of my friends say that hiring a housekeeper saved their marriages. So that is my new plan. Done and done, and we will definitely split that bill 50/50Carahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02889603882259256735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-56761289113186131452008-02-21T23:07:00.000-05:002008-02-21T23:07:00.000-05:00Love the stories...And okay, I have to confess, I'...Love the stories...<BR/><BR/>And okay, I have to confess, I'm kinda the "boy" when it comes to chores, though not in the handy, mechanically-inclined sense. <BR/><BR/>(No offense TB and Dr. J, but you guys seem to be somewhat the exception in going along with a 50/50 chore division.)<BR/><BR/>I'm the "boy" in that I sometimes don't see things that need doing, and the poor Lobster is the one who notices the dust bunnies drifting down the hallway or the closets that need reorganizing or the thank you notes that need sending or whatever.<BR/><BR/>So gender isn't the only factor in domestic slacking, but it does seem like our culture encourages guys to indulge in it more than women. <BR/><BR/>And Mary Anne, I agree--I thought we'd have robots by now, dang it! That would solve the whole chore problem quite sensibly. (Plus, if the robots came with a remote control, I bet guys would be all over the housekeeping all of a sudden).Crabby McSlackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12108791388350253344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-24787362472707835422008-02-21T20:05:00.000-05:002008-02-21T20:05:00.000-05:00Can't wait till my kids are big enough to help wit...Can't wait till my kids are big enough to help with the dishes. I'm stuck with them till then. We split chores: I do the dishes and laundry and my wife takes care of cleaning the bathrooms and vacuuming. Other stuff is done as needed. With 3 kids, it's needed more often than not.TB--Milwaukeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08820683872993735450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-34056105961172494212008-02-21T19:17:00.000-05:002008-02-21T19:17:00.000-05:00Where is my household robot? Isn't it the future y...Where is my household robot? Isn't it the future yet? I don't mind so much about the flying car, but I _want_ my robot!<BR/><BR/>When I've had roommates (mostly not, being a hermit) we've taken care of our own laundry and food, sharing the occasional meal but mostly eating on our own, since I've had a series of jobs with weird hours and so has everybody I've ever roomed with. My dust and mold allergies, however, meant that I did most of the vacuuming/dusting in the shared areas, rather than try to nag other people into doing it to the standards my health required.<BR/><BR/>Mary Anne in KentuckyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-4968487488258466752008-02-21T18:12:00.000-05:002008-02-21T18:12:00.000-05:00After 5 years my guy still can't take out the tras...After 5 years my guy still can't take out the trash without serious prompting. He lets my 70 year old MOM take it out! (If I don't get to it first in frustration, because she is OCD about it.) When he actually dumped his own "office" trash because I'd told him I wasn't doing it for him anymore because he compresses it so tightly in the basket that I have to dig it out and I refused to touch it, he totally ignored the other two overflowing baskets in the room.<BR/><BR/>And he finally learned to ask if anyone else wanted eggs in the morning when he decided to scramble some up. <BR/><BR/>He can take his own dishes off the table but can't get them into the dishwasher. He used to "do dishes" in the old house but couldn't get them clean....<BR/><BR/>He's still practicing washing his hands before he touches communal food. That's been about 5 years of training, he's about 85% now.<BR/><BR/>But he works on the bikes and motorcycles and changes out the sod we put down as "potty grass" (4 strips) for the dog in what passes for a backyard every 10 days or so.<BR/><BR/>But he works hard and yes he makes most of the money, so I do pretty much everything else, even though I work too, part time. He has a very sweet and patient nature and I sure think he's a keeper.<BR/><BR/>I showed him the email that went around with pages from the book and he didn't "get" it.TKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15747390418220178858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-60007191066470776882008-02-21T17:12:00.000-05:002008-02-21T17:12:00.000-05:00dara, In other words, he'll do whatever I ask him ...dara, <BR/><I>In other words, he'll do whatever I ask him to, but I still have to think about the fact that it has to get done...</I><BR/>that pretty much sums us up.<BR/><BR/>I think we're better than average with the chore duty division, but a long way away from the craft fair! ;)katieohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08339475353059389950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-64351092403437676022008-02-21T16:25:00.000-05:002008-02-21T16:25:00.000-05:00My husband was helpful once I showed him how to do...My husband was helpful once I showed him how to do stuff. At first I was miffed he wasn't doing things...he jsut hadn't been shown to do them or how.<BR/>I shared the magic with him. I'd like to say he took up on all of it, but it's a work in progress :)Geosominhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15729167937433295927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-19165281629568414032008-02-21T15:51:00.000-05:002008-02-21T15:51:00.000-05:00For years, I have told my husband that foreplay st...For years, I have told my husband that foreplay starts in the kitchen, as in unloading and loading the dishwasher (was that TMI?).<BR/><BR/>Seriously, we both do our share of physical chores, although day-to-day stuff like laundry and dishes usually falls to me. However, what really frosts my cake from time to time is that I have to be the "thinker about all that must get done." In other words, he'll do whatever I ask him to, but I still have to think about the fact that it has to get done...and really, sometimes, thinking about it all is the most stressful part for me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-66040666172597410362008-02-21T15:22:00.000-05:002008-02-21T15:22:00.000-05:00Hawt.Hawt.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-39232310745171973382008-02-21T14:46:00.000-05:002008-02-21T14:46:00.000-05:00I hate to brag but I have a 12" duster and know ho...I hate to brag but I have a 12" duster and know how to use it.<BR/><BR/>:)Frank Baronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07766219281485749395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-58335108383681739602008-02-21T13:59:00.000-05:002008-02-21T13:59:00.000-05:00My husband does the laundry. I cook ... er ... I'...My husband does the laundry. I cook ... er ... I'm the one who cooks when cooking happens, that is. When I cook he does the dishes. When I'm not cooking meals for whatever reason, whoever gets most annoyed about the stuff in the sink does the dishes.<BR/><BR/>We both pick up around the house the evening before the housekeeper comes. Hey, I may work from home, but I'm WORKING here. Not cleaning. <BR/><BR/>He makes the coffee every night and sets the timer for when it starts brewing. I bring him a cup of coffee every morning.<BR/><BR/>He's more likely to get a wild hair and spontaneously clean the kitchen. He's also more likely to take out the recycling and trash.<BR/><BR/>I pay the bills and do the money management. I spent my day off monday doing our taxes, gawd help me.<BR/><BR/>It seems like I remember back in my women's studies classes that in romantic relationships of whatever kind, whoever makes more money tends to do fewer chores in general/on average. That's pretty much true for our house. We make almost the same amount of money, and do almost the same amount of chores. But he might do a tad more than me chore-wise, and I make a tad more money than him. <BR/><BR/>I think his slightly higher percentage of chore-doing is because of his insomnia rather than income, though. He does laundry in the middle of the night.HappyBlogChickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04877638142823386746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-79169127143765133912008-02-21T13:40:00.000-05:002008-02-21T13:40:00.000-05:00Like Missicat, my roommate is a cat. I feed him, h...Like Missicat, my roommate is a cat. I feed him, he complains; I clean his litter, he complains; I clean up his hair, he complains; I am just about asleep he decides now he has to snuggle and I have to be awake. Then he sneezes in my face and I complain.Rebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05318594769530526005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-51563542780599163802008-02-21T13:19:00.000-05:002008-02-21T13:19:00.000-05:00I was ERA when ERA wasn't cool :-)Dr. JI was ERA when ERA wasn't cool :-)<BR/><BR/>Dr. JAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com