Men are simple creatures.

Jeff Foxworthy summed it up pretty good....

"Men aren't complicated, you ask us what we want and its simple.."id like a beer and i'd like to see something nekked"

Well maybe not that simple, but you get the idea. Actually that was a pretty accurate representation of me until about age 29. :)

My point is, we are not mind readers. Ladies, I know you want us to be but it's not happening. You also usually know what you get with us pretty early in the relationship.

I was taken to task privately and in cyberspace about Thanksgiving Day. My dear wife wanted me to take pictures of the family throughout the day. At the time, I was doing what most Texan born males do on that day, watch football. Been doing it for as long as I can remember. My wife hands me our digital camera and says "here." That's it. Nothing else. Not "please take pictures" or "I have been taking pictures, its your turn" just "here." So she handed me the camera and I put it on the table next to me. I figured she was tired of carrying it around. Since nothing but "here" was said to me, I had no reason to think otherwise. At the end of the day, I have the camera and she asks "did you get any good pictures?" I was a little stunned because I had not and was not aware I was to. I don't mind but I didn't know to. So wifey is miffed at me.

Folks, if you want something done, say so. Don't play this "well you should have known" card. How am I supposed to interpret "here" with "take pictures". I'm not stupid, as people would have you believe but I am also not a mind reader. "honey, could you please take pictures" is not difficult to say.

Also, don't attack me because I watch football. I happen to enjoy it and see nothing wrong with it. I don't think its a sin to relax and watch a game after a long work week. My dear wife knows this and has known so as long as we have been together. And I have never, repeat, NEVER slighted, ignored or dismissed her on account of watching a game. In fact, I have watched less and less sports the over the last few years to show that I care more about my wife than Tony Romo or Tim Duncan.

I know I am not perfect. I have my flaws as we all do, but I don't drink or do drugs, I have never cheat on or beat on my spouse and I love her more than everything else in the universe combined. I just feel I had to say something here.