| Colonel Bill | 30 Jul 2008 4:46 p.m. PST |
I get home on Sunday and tell my wife I won't be going to Historicon next year. She asks why. I tell her that its the same date as our 32d anniversary and she means more to me than any toy soldier show. Text of remainder of conversation follows (quote): "Whaaaaaaaaaaaat!!! Are you kidding me! What the Hell about what I want? Do you know how much I look forward to getting your ass out of the house and indulging in four days of peace and quiet?" But I . . . "Screw this! Get on the Internet and make reservations NOW! I want to see an electronic receipt or no dinner, among other things, tonight. Do it!" Sure, sweetie. "Can't believe this bozo. Says he loves me then wants to deprive me of the best present I get all year. That  . . . mumble, mumble, mumble." At my house, life is good :). Regards, Bill Gray
ageofeagles.com |
 Der Alte Fritz  | 30 Jul 2008 4:52 p.m. PST |
Congratulations Bill! What a great wife you have. And thank you for the tip on how we should spin it when we all want to go back to Historicon next year: "Honey, how would you like to have six peaceful days all to yourself next summer?" |
| Col Scott 2 | 30 Jul 2008 5:54 p.m. PST |
Bill
I really laughed out loud, moderately glad that my wife was gone. That will let me modify and use when it will be advantage. |
| ming31 | 30 Jul 2008 6:01 p.m. PST |
The Sacrifices you must make for true love . |
| peterx | 30 Jul 2008 6:11 p.m. PST |
Can your wife be cloned? Sold in the vendor area at the Host. |
| nycjadie | 30 Jul 2008 6:18 p.m. PST |
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 John the OFM | 30 Jul 2008 6:42 p.m. PST |
My ex should have taken lesson from your gem, Bill. |
| Pictors Studio | 30 Jul 2008 7:16 p.m. PST |
So it worked. I was thinking it would. |
| edmuel2000 | 30 Jul 2008 7:29 p.m. PST |
It's a trick! Retreat, retreat! |
| Rudysnelson | 30 Jul 2008 7:45 p.m. PST |
Bill and I played (at least i think Bill waas there then) in a Napoleonics game with about 10,000 castings on my Honeymoon back in the 1970s. My wife and I are about to celebrate 31 years. Go figure! |
 Flashman14 | 30 Jul 2008 8:20 p.m. PST |
It kinda sounded sweet at first but I wonder if she doth protest too much! |
| vonLoudon | 31 Jul 2008 4:36 a.m. PST |
Bill, my wife normally doesn't come with me to Historicon, but she did this year. She must have sensed via the women's ESP Network that there would be a wife shortage. So somebody's got to lose. |
| YogiBearMinis | 31 Jul 2008 7:05 a.m. PST |
You need to check credit card statement, and methinks there will be quite a few charges at the spa and the outlet mall the same weekend as Historicon. |
| Hunter3059 | 31 Jul 2008 11:21 a.m. PST |
Bill - We have had this conversation before – All I can say is "She is a real Keeper"! :-) JT |
| Quintus Valerius | 31 Jul 2008 1:14 p.m. PST |
This is what you have to say, Bill: "Okay, who is he? What's this guy's name?" :P |
Dances With Words  | 31 Jul 2008 6:39 p.m. PST |
My wife's and my 7th Wedding Anniversary was SAT night at Historicon…..and she was sitting there at 10pm with me meeting with other TMP'ers…..(talk about TRUE LOVE!!!) In any case…UNLESS the location changes for Historicon, we've decided to forego the HASSLE of 'mobility issues' etc and go to more 'accessible/less crowded' venues…like Fall-In is supposed to be…but in any case…Lady Merrit prefers to go with me…(Amish and Bead/craft stores, Beware!!! 8-) But I know what you mean…'she's a keeper'…only she'll be WITH me…8-) Slishfully,
Sgt DWW-bartentacle on duty |
| rmcaras | 14 Aug 2008 12:53 p.m. PST |
that is why you should avoid marriage, births, et al in the months of march, July and November buck-o |
| SFC Retired | 14 Aug 2008 1:44 p.m. PST |
That is Loooooove! I went on my wifes 5oth B-day last year. SFC Retired |
| The Lost Soul | 19 Aug 2008 5:40 a.m. PST |
Some of us, I am convinced, must have been Albert Schweitzer or Count Bernadotte in a previous life, in view of the great karma they are now enjoying. I suspect that I myself must have been a concentration camp guard . . . |
