What If?

The conversations that go on at work between men and women is eye opening. The boundaries are very gray and the humor is on completely different levels. If men tell each other they look ugly, laughter will erupt. However, if one woman tells another woman that her hair looks messy, woowee, watch out.

Have you ever wondered what Adam and Eve talked about sitting in the garden? Let's face it, the two had never seen another person before, they didn't have jobs, families, friends, hobbies, celebrity gossip, politics... the list could go on forever. How simple life was and yet I can't help but imagine how the conversation went....

"Look at that pretty tree..."

"Man I am hungry..."

"Look at that snake..."

"What are those?..."

...and then it crossed my mind that at one point Adam must have said to Eve, "Back up, I don't know how big this gets." The first man, the first woman, and the reason we are all alive today. Was it an accident, did God educate Adam, or was it part of the manly intuition and therefore not a surprise at all?

Is this where the phrase morning wood came from? Eve must have thought Adam had a tree limb in his pants... an interesting thought to ponder. Any thoughts?

It's tough being wrong, but someone has to do it

The cover story in Newsweek magazine this week is called "The Recession is Over." I would have to say that is a pretty strong statement considering we have seen absolutely no sign of recovery. In fact, just as we thought the oil and gas market was showing a bullish trend with positive economic indicators, the market starts a downward spiral with oil down $4.

I find it interesting how sure everyone is about everything and how wrong they end up being. The truth is that in order to be told you are right and therefore a genius you have to stick your neck out and make a statement. Unfortunately, only fifty percent of the time are you actually right. Politicians, the media, our friends, our families... we are all wrong at least half the time. That is just the facts.

God did not intend for us to be proud creatures, and yet admitting that we make mistakes is always such a feat. Today is our 3 year wedding anniversary, and in light of the topic, I have noticed an exception to the rule when it comes to marriage matters. Recently I have become aware that in my marriage I am wrong more often than not. In fact, I am wrong at least 75% of the time when I put my foot down and am certain about something. I am dumbfounded when I am flat out wrong. I can pick out different aspects of my life where I am right at least 80% of the time, and yet not in the case of marriage. After 3 years of marriage I have stumbled upon the secret. Men reserve the moments where they insist they are right to a minimum because the thought of admitting they are wrong keeps them on the sidelines. As soon as they know without a doubt that they are right, they pounce. Now that I know this, oh how the dynamics can change! :)