• Nobody can say I did not warn the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage, for all the good my warning did. I am not one to say, "I told you so," but "I told you so."
• I swear, at times I think my wife thinks I do not want to do something simply because I am too lazy. Nine times out of 10 it may be true, but what about that tenth time?
• What women need to understand is when their husband does not do something; there may be a good, logical reason behind it. The problem men have is articulating their perfectly good and logical reason to their better half. Trust me on this one, ladies.
• There are excellent reasons your husband does not always do what you request of him. I wish someone would explain this to my wife. It is just hard for us to explain it in terms women can understand.
• Last week, for example, my wife made a request of me. She said, "Honey ..."
• Whenever my wife begins a sentence with "Honey," I know I am in for a sticky situation.
• Honey comes from bees and whenever she so addresses me, I know I be in

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