Mars and Venus or Venus and Mars... cannot remember, so whatever...

A few years ago, a book was written about how different males were from females or was it how different females were from males.  Anyway, I suppose if one wants to read the book, one can perform a "google" search.  But, the point of my story is more along the lines of what Denzel Washington (as a trial lawyer) stated in the movie, Philadelphia, "...explain this to me as if I am a 3rd grader..."

So, here is the scenario...



 In our front yard we have evergreen bushes that became really infested with "bag worms" and we decided to cut them all down and have the garbage service pick them up.  I informed my wife that I would cut one down each weekend and since we had 6 of them, it would take six weekends.  I cut the 5th bush down a couple of days ago.  My wife was off work today and decided to do some work outside in the yard since it was a beautiful, warm, fall day.  Instead of going to my office, I decided that I would stay at home and grade my online papers, knowing I was behind and knowing it would take me the better part of a day to grade the papers from all 34 students.  Around noon, my wife asked me to cut down the remaining bush and that she would help me, to which I responded, I will get that last one the coming weekend as we had planned; beside, if I stop what I am doing, I will get sweaty and have to take a shower, and I really need to concentrate on my papers. 

"Due to no fault of yours, I am behind," I concluded.

To which she responded, "never mind I will do it myself...  if I can."

Later that afternoon, I took another break, and she would not look in my direction or pay me any attention, so I asked, "Are you mad at me?"

To which she responded, "you never want to do anything to take care of the house!"

To which I responded, "are you not counting the last 5 weekends, where I have cut down a bush?"

To which she responded, "I just wanted to get it done."

To which I responded, "what difference does it make if we get it done today or 5 days from now?"

To which she responded, "you're just lazy...  I knew I should have listened to my mother."




 To which, I said NOTHING...  and, I'm no dummy, I walked right over to my doghouse and crawled inside.

So, here is my question:  Why did the last bush needed to be cut down today, especially since I had all that grading to do?

I feel like I should go to my office on Tuesdays when she is not working, whether I have any work to do or not...  but, that is just me and after all, I cannot remember if I am supposed to be from Mars or Venus...

I KNOW WHERE YOU CAN FIND THE ANSWER!

New book, Just out

Understanding Women

I'm waiting for the paperback copy