#1 – Guys should never pick out small appliances for home. Today we decided it was time for a new coffee maker. What I wanted was the kind that could grind & brew. We had one & it was really great, but I broke it about a year ago. (Lesson 1(a) – Stay out of the kitchen so appliances won’t get broken.) In the end, passed on the expensive gadgetry & went with a reasonably priced, space aged looking, functional appliance. (We’ll just use the separate, but less convenient grinder) I made one big mistake – bought a black one. If you look at the picture of our kitchen – all of our appliances & cabinets are white. Uh… Ok … But I can’t return this one – the box & the packaging has been destroyed. So much for focusing on functionality. Guess we’ll have to see if they make the one we bought in the right color.

Oh yeah… #2 – Never ever take or try to decipher phone messages for your wife – Let them go to voicemail & ignore ’em.