The Married Life: Tracking Devices Optional

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THE SCENE: Last Saturday, upstairs in Blair's office. Blair is happily typing away at his laptop when I fling myself into the chair beside his desk. It's a few minutes before I leave for my long run and I know Blair is heading into town later that morning for a haircut.

"What phone are you taking today?" I ask. "Your blackberry or cell phone?"

"I don't usually carry a phone with me on the weekend," said Blair.

"I know," I said. "So my question is, which one will you be carrying today?"

"Ah. I see," he said.

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The Married Life: When Your Prince Brings Home A Frog

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Say hello to Froggy. Froggy, who works the day shift as a ceramic spoon holder, was on the kitchen countertop next to our sink when I returned home from this morning's run. It's startling to come across a pink and green frog in your kitchen, although not necessarily in a bad way. 

There had been a chili pepper spoon holder in the spot where Froggy sat as recently as the night before, but there was a tragic dishwasher loading accident that I shan't go into here.

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The Married Life - How To Win A Fight

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Hello and welcome to "The Married Life," a new segment I'm introducing that will showcase the highs, lows, and flatline stretches of married life. Today's episode: HOW TO WIN A FIGHT. 

HOW TO WIN A FIGHT WITH YOUR SPOUSE

The first thing you need to know about Blair and me is that we rarely fight and when we do it's more discussion vs. fight. We've never once, in the history of our marriage, had a screaming or even yelling match. I have to send all credit for this Blair's way. Me? Hair-trigger fuse. I'll scream at a grape if I think it will help me win an argument.

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