Pickles by Brian Crane for April 25, 2016

Is Earl ever going to get some lawn chairs or is hetoo cheap?

I used to ask that of the Hubs, but quickly learned it was true. He really was thinking of nothing. To contrast, we girls have brains going fast and furious, fulltime, but no guy ever asks what we’re thinking!

that’s quite a thinker

Actually, that is very zen. It isn’t a bad thing to have a calm mind. Certainly makes it easier to sleep!

My x was often in a rage, "You have to be thinking about something! You can’t be thinking about nothing!?

There was a TED presentation about the difference between the way men and women think. The fellow said men have a “Nothing box”, and when they tell you they are thinking about “nothing” they are telling the truth.

Most men think about one thing…Woman do too but they won’t admit it.

In our relationship it’s the opposite—my husband is the navel-gazer. He used to always ask what I was thinking, and I’d reply “I’m thinking about what to make for dinner, I’m thinking about something at work, I’m thinking of what errands I need to run.” Then he’d say, “But what are you THINKING?” He would never believe me when I said “That IS what I’m thinking.”

I disagree with Opal not everytime is a husband thinking. I would also never wake him up from sleeping. When mine worked over time I wait until the snoring stopped. Now he is retired I do not like. I still will not as I want to sleep.My husband is older then I am.

Today we celebrate 35th anniversary. Odd day too medical routine visit for me, taking my mom who made it to 91 cancer center for CT scan (start 5 weeks of bleeding) . We are celebrating tomorrow eating out. My mom will be coming giving her some time away though she does not eat much. I have a wonderful husband.

Earl is special in my book.He’s my ideal!My role modelMy inspirationmy zzzzzzzzz

I guess women that ask these kind of questions don’t have enough to think about. They want to think about what their husband is thinking about, too. This is where ‘fantasy life’ comes in. Make up your very own ‘Soap Opera’ and ‘live’ it. Even keep a diary about all your imaginary interactions. Caveat- if anyone reads your diary, real life will become very complicated.

I used to wake up my wife in the middle of the night in Spring and ask her, “If April showers bring may flowers, what do Mayflowers bring?” …but now we’re divorced so I can’t do that any more.

I’m never not thinking. I usually have at least one, usually two songs going on in my head, I’m carrying on a “conversation” with someone and I’m thinking about a problem at hand. If I’m reading or watching TV then I’m processing those things as well. That doesn’t mean that if I’m asked what I’m thinking I won’t say, “Nothing”. I mean, of course, “nothing I want to tell you about.”

that’s right! me too!

Lin WHis job requires a lot of travel, so when he does get home, visiting the in-laws is not that high on his priority list.

@Llwellenbruce: I thought the Pickles had a front porch with a chair swing.