The Engagement Sword

It has recently come to my attention that men of our culture have been vastly overlooked in the engagement gift department. As rumor has it, it is quite common in other cultures (and has been for some time) for the bride-to-be to give her future husband a sword as an engagement gift. This makes sense to me as the man will now be her protector and her future family's protector, thereby making the sword a form of necessity. Furthermore, the sword can feature the family's crest or name engraved on the blade to make for a heirloom for future generations.

Ladies, go out there and get your man an engagement sword. If you are already married, I recommend and engagement sword for your anniversary.

If Needed

Alrighty, so I was sitting on the toilet yesterday (don't you just love stories that begin that way?). I glanced down at my undies out of pure boredom. What caught my eye was the care instructions printed on them. You know, fairly normal stuff, such as "Machine wash cold" and "Tumble dry low." That is all well and good, these items are important to me as I intend to both wash and dry my underwear. It is the next instruction, however, that I was a little consternated about. It reads, "cool iron if needed." REALLY!?!?! Under what scenario would I ever NEED to iron my underwear???? I'll be the first to admit that I have at times left (clean) underwear balled up in a heap of clean laundry for (at least) a week before getting around to the folding. But, I gotta be honest with you, those set-in wrinkles in my panties don't really bother me that much.

I just don't know what else to say, but if any of you out there are of the "underwear ironing needed" persuasion, I would love to hear about when this need crops up (exclusive of those underwear models out there, I assume it is part of your job to ensure that your "uniform" is wrinkle free).