In sickness and in health
My bride-to-be woke up this past Friday morning with a sore throat. Saturday night, she was feeling kind of blah, too. “Don’t you go and get sick,” I begged her, but it was for naught. By Sunday, she...
View ArticleGermophobia
I’m a germophobe. It’s not quite to the level of Monk, but it’s still pretty bad. Let me put it this way: I sometimes hold my breath when speaking to a sick person. I think maybe if I don’t inhale, the...
View ArticlePete vs. Bank of America
I may be married to a woman, but Mrs. Peter Iorizzo does not exist – at least not in the eyes of Bank of America. This was explained to my wife a week before Christmas, when she stopped into the bank’s...
View ArticleHelp me find a local bank or credit union
Big thanks to The Huffington Post, The Consumerist and Business Insider, all three of which linked to Tuesday’s blog post that railed against Bank of America and its contempt for all things common...
View ArticleThe story of life-sized cardboard Homer Simpson
A wedding is not just a merger of man and woman, but also a coming together of all their stuff. And in most cases, all that stuff won’t fit under one roof. So that sweater I’d been wearing since 8th...
View Article‘Chick flicks’ guys might actually like
The other night my wife suggested we watch a Hallmark movie called “Fixing Pete.” The movie is about a disheveled sports writer who gets a fashion/personality makeover and ends up finding true love. I...
View ArticleValentine’s Day, the early edition
After work Monday night, I stopped into my local florist. Before I even reached the counter, a woman working in the shop called to me, “Are you picking up?” “Nope,” I said. “Just placing an order.” She...
View ArticleMarriage lessons
Today, my wife and I are celebrating our 80th anniversary. Eighty days, that is. Hey, don’t snicker: That’s eight days longer than a certain socialite and NBA player, and only 74 years, nine months shy...
View ArticleWe’re married and we each do our own laundry
I do my own laundry, just as my wife does hers. We’re not trying to shatter any domestic stereotypes. We just happen to like being in command of how often our underwear gets a scrubbing. Neither of us...
View ArticleAnother wedding vow: replacing the toilet paper
My wife thinks I don’t know how to replace a roll of toilet paper. I’m not sure how or why she may have gotten this impression. I’ve definitely, certainly, without question replaced the empty...
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