“If they ever invent a vibrator that can open pickle jars, we’ve had it” desperate man declared recently

There are many ways to miss a man about the house  but some “boy” jobs- with a little practice- we should figure out on our own. Don’t wait till you go out on your own to learn how-

– to fill the windshield wiper fluid and change a tire

-figure out which direction is North (it’s so cute the way it never changes)

-to work the BBQ

-read a map

– to  use a caulking gun

-to wrestle Christmas trees into stands and reinforce them ideally just before they fall over

-to find out where your money is and how the darn stuff works

– to play with my handy pals; Phillips, Flathead and Allen.

– to delight in power tools- here  the ones we can use in public. My children read this blog.

-to mow the lawn – far more satisfying than vacuuming

– to light a bonfire with damp wood

-to carry twice your weight

– to look under the hood

-to, if all else fails, learn to hire someone to do it for you, without guilt.

Gloria Steinem once said ” A woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle.” But she  has found out that they are truly indispensable and wonderful. She married one  recently for the first time at 63.

Even a fish that swims well would rather get there by bike. But you never know when the chain might fall off.