The Eclectic Company: So Typical -

* "Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon!"

* "Those who throw dirt only lose ground."

* "I totally take back all those times I didn't want to nap when I was younger."

* "The road to success is always under construction."

* "I fish, therefore I lie."

* "Dear Algebra, stop asking us to find your X, she's not coming back and I know Y."

* "Teamwork means never having to take all the blame."

* "I barely survived yesterday and now it's already today!"

* "Do you call Santa's helpers subordinate clauses?"

* "So, how many days DID it take to build Rome?"

* "Cancel my subscription, I'm tired of your issues."

* "Today is the tomorrow we worried about yesterday."

* "Don't sweat petty things . . . or pet sweaty things"

* "Two wrongs are only the beginning"

* "Worrying works. 90% of the things I worry about never happen."

* "I finally got my head together, and now my body is falling apart."

* "When I'm finally holding all the cards, why does everyone decide to play chess?"

* "Legend: A lie that has the dignity of age."

* "A diamond is forever: The payments are longer."

* "When in doubt, mumble: When in trouble, delegate: When in charge, ponder."

* "I don't have an attitude; I have a personality you can't handle."

* "When I want your opinion, I'll give it to you!"

* "It is better to understand a little than to misunderstand a lot."

* "An eye for an eye leaves the world blind."

* "Sports do not build character, they reveal it!"

* "Dust is a protective coating for fine furniture"

* "I'm in shape - round IS a shape."

* "Money talks, but all mine says is "good-bye."

* "If a pig loses its voice, is it disgruntled?"

* "Love is blind but marriage is a real eye-opener!"

* "A dog has an owner. A cat has a staff"

* "I'd like to have more self-esteem, but I don't deserve it!"

* "Red meat is not bad for you. Fuzzy green meat is."

* "Nothing is fool proof to a talented fool."

* "Bacteria - the back door of a cafeteria."

* "Nostalgia isn't what it used to be."

* "Stressed spelled backwards is desserts."

* "As I said before, I never repeat myself."

* "Corduroy pillows: they're making headlines!"

* "Young at heart, slightly older in other places."

* "(I'm) proof that evolution can go in reverse"

* "My reality check bounced"

* "If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn?"

* "I hate people who steal my ideas before I think of them."

* "I was uncool before uncool was cool."

* "Middle age: When your age starts to show around your middle"

* "Do not disturb, I'm already disturbed."

* "If an open door is ajar, is an open jar adoor?"

* "March Madness takes its toll. Please have exact change."

* "Telepath Wanted: You know where to apply!"

* "The information went data way"

* "I'm bilingual - I speak English and SMACK!"

* "Mental floss prevents moral decay."

* "Why use a big word when a diminutive one will do?"

* "Why is abbreviation such a long word?"

* "I can see clearly now, the brain is gone."

* "Every morning is the dawn of a new error"

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Quotes of Note

You're born a male but you have to CHOOSE to be a man" - Herm Edwards

"I mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in the death of one, not even an enemy. Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that" - Unknown

"They err who think Santa Clause comes down through the chimney; he really enters through the heart." - Mrs. Paul M. Ell

"Thankfully, our true roots are in heritage and not things. I just need to keep reminding myself that things are only reminders of heritage." - Keetha Broyles, June 21, 2010

"Tears lubricate the soul." - from "Finding Buck McHenry"

"Somehow you must come to understand that God is love, that love is the proof of God, and forgiveness is the proof of love." - The Priest in "Levi's Will" by W. Dale Cramer

"The truth about a man is in what he does, not what he says." - W. Dale Cramer in "Levi's Will"

"Fairy Tales are more than true; not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten." - G. K. Chesterton

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Saturday, March 7, 2009

So Typical - - -

On So Many Levels!

About a year ago at our school's Health Fair,
I was GIVEN this little weekly
Medicine dispenser strip.

Hubby kind of poo-pooed it - - -
What did I need that for?,
Who cares? - - - you know the routine.

Well, I was not deterred.
I began to use it
And was thankful for the "daily" markings
As sometimes I forget if I took my
Meds today - or was that yesterday?
Perhaps you can relate.

Anyway, I've been happily using
My little medicine strip
For over a year now.

About a month ago,
Hubby came home from Walgreens
With this:

The fisherman's tackle box medicine dispenser.
It's set up for taking meds four times a day,
But hubby uses it as once a day for four weeks.
I don't even know how much he spent for it.

Let's make a list in the comments
Of all the ways
This is "typical" hubby behavior.
Who wants to be first?

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22 comments:

Anonymous said...: Hi sweetie petie! Thanks for coming to visit me and your lovely comments. Now I am gonna add you to my reader.
Hey I have one of those big old med dispensers. When you take so many pills you rattle when you walk, you need one! LOL! God bless!; March 7, 2009 at 9:56 AM
Cindy (Applestone Cottage) said...: Hi Keetha,
Thanks for stopping by my cottage, we are in the Western part of Wisconsin. Come back and visit soon, Cindy; March 7, 2009 at 12:27 PM
Anonymous said...: Yep,this sounds so familar.Back 1,000 yrs ago.I got a letter from RETIRED PEOPLE WHATEVER.I can't even remember whho they are.
I was so insulted.How dare they!I'm not THAT old.I think i'd just turned 50.I was a child!!!!!!!!!!!
And yes,I have one of those,and it works IF i can ever remember what day it is.haha...Ann; March 7, 2009 at 1:43 PM
Kim Sue said...: low tech never works for my husband. it always has to be an upgrade of some sort. and, if there was an electronic one with lots of bells and whistles, he would have definitely have bought that one!; March 7, 2009 at 4:06 PM
Keetha Broyles said...: Exactly, Kim Sue!!! "Go big or stay home."; March 7, 2009 at 4:34 PM
Anonymous said...: I don't have one of those in my house, but something I have learned in 16 years of marriage...Suggest an idea, wait a week, and when your hubs says he has an idea, and then repeats your idea back to you, this is the important part!! Tell him, that is a great idea, I love it, you are so smart for thinking of that!!! Works every time, and everyone is happy!!!LOL; March 7, 2009 at 6:23 PM
Tonja said...: The wise husband will watch and learn from his wife.

But, typical is the behavior to try to do just a little better.
(thus, the 4 strip) Then he is able to brag about this 'find' of his...and about how much better it is.

Those husbands!!!; March 7, 2009 at 6:59 PM
Keetha Broyles said...: Tonja, you nailed it on the HEAD. Bigger - - - Better - - - Oversized - - - Overpriced - - - all of the above!; March 7, 2009 at 7:21 PM
Martin LaBar said...: Far be it from me to comment on typical husbandly behavior.

It may be typical wifely behavior to point such things out . . .; March 7, 2009 at 8:08 PM
Keetha Broyles said...: Touche'; March 7, 2009 at 8:39 PM
Sherry said...: This is funny! My hubs would have used the single strip. But . . come to think of it, he did get one of these for his 50th birthday and has yet to use it.

Around our house, it would have been me that came home with the upgraded, four-strip unit :) Typical?; March 7, 2009 at 8:47 PM
Keetha Broyles said...: LOL Sherry!!! Maybe your two personalities are "swapped" from ours.; March 7, 2009 at 8:49 PM
Shauna said...: I am new here! What a great blog! Hope you are having a great weekend! ♥ Hugs!; March 7, 2009 at 9:52 PM
j said...: My husband would rather keep his meds in the bottle and send me out at the last minute to get them from the pharmacy when he takes that last pill.

Bring on the medical tackle box.; March 8, 2009 at 4:44 PM
Keetha Broyles said...: LOL Jennifer. I don't mind that he has a pill strip - - - as you see I have one myself - - - it just cracks me up that he has to "go big or stay home."; March 8, 2009 at 5:01 PM
nancygrayce said...: I've used the pill strip for years because I'm so forgetful! My husband didn't "need" that to remember to take his medicine....now he has two (o.k. I do too) one for morning and one for night. When he decided to use it, it became his idea! Men are just so funny!; March 9, 2009 at 3:41 PM
Keetha Broyles said...: I'm telling ya, they are "go big or stay home" kinda people.; March 9, 2009 at 5:36 PM
Julie said...: That is too funny! I can totally relate to Amy and her idea comment. That is the way it works at our house a lot of the time!; March 10, 2009 at 10:52 AM
Keri said...: My hubby wouldn't do it...but it is SO TYPICAL DAD BEHAVIOR and it really made me laugh out loud. Even though I already knew about it and laughed about it with you several weeks ago..it's still funny.; March 10, 2009 at 11:56 AM
Keetha Broyles said...: :-) Yep - - - bigger + more expensive = better (in his mind); March 10, 2009 at 3:25 PM
Kristin - The Goat said...: I did a "Works For Me Wednesday" post on these little daily pill dispensers. I love mine. It's the only way I remember to take my vitamins. I love that your husband uses the weekly one into a monthly! That's clever!; March 11, 2009 at 11:19 AM
Keetha Broyles said...: Clever or overkill???; March 11, 2009 at 3:53 PM