Viewing We DON’T Agree On

Focusing on so many things Delia and I do agree on — most of our television viewing preferences, for example — might make it sound like everything is perfect and we never disagree on anything. Like all humans, we do, of course, have disagreements sometimes. Like there...

True Crime

I know a lot of couples do not share television viewing preferences. There are a few particularly divisive genres: news, sports … and this one sordid, exploitative genre Delia and I are very much on the same page on: “true crime”. I feel very...
Puttin’ On the Puns

Puttin’ On the Puns

A few days ago Delia and I were playing with words, batting nonsense back and forth while I was doing dishes. I said something about “putting them all away” (the dishes, sung to the tune of Throwing It All Away by Genesis) Delia said “putting THE...
Delia’s Current Weakness

Delia’s Current Weakness

Sometimes it seems like Delia is SUCH a perfect “good girl” with no character defects. Which might be why some of her weaknesses delight me. TV is one of her weaknesses – she enjoys spacing out and watching tv. Fortunately we enjoy the same kinds of...
Pantyhose & Perfume

Pantyhose & Perfume

Delia and I both grew up in the seventies and eighties. We grew up seeing the same commercials … the same depictions of women. And now we’re both still wired to respond to these seeds that were planted waaaaay back when the white bread deliveries of what...