Arlo and Janis by Jimmy Johnson for February 01, 2021

She’s got that “he’s incorrigible” look on her face. People talk about “the adult in the room.” Could it be that women are the adult gender on this planet?

Definitely don’t see myself in Arlo today. First, I keep a “work” shirt on the back porch. Second, I hate to paint. I hate to paint to the point she-who-must-be-obeyed knows not to broach the topic.

Arlo; You better change. If you paint like I do that shirt will be a painted shirt when your done.

All of my work shirts used to be good shirts. Reduce, reuse, and recycle!

A while back I decided that my work shirts would all have a pocket, and my “good” shirts would not so I could quickly differentiate the two. The down side is that every time I leave a store, I instinctively try to put my mask into a non-existent shirt pocket.

For now he’s not painting. Looks like spackle or joint compound since I see a putty knife. Possibly he was going to change clothes after applying a coat of one of those?

Hubs went up to the vacation cabin alone one weekend and decided to re-stain the porch. When he returned at the bottom of a plastic bag was a crumpled shirt, liberally splattered with deck stain, that had dried in a wad. A brand new shirt. I looked at him, he looked at me and said “won’t it wash out?” Did i mention it was deck STAIN?

Here, we have good shirts and bird shirts. If one of us forgets to change, the good shirt soon becomes a bird shirt (buttons disappear, random holes appear).

Take it off, Arlo. You can both remove the paint together later. Nudge, nudge, wink, wink, KWIM?

Been there, done that.

The difference between “good shirts” and “work shirts” apparently lies in how much the shirt cost originally and how much it was used for “good shirt” occasions. I have some good shirts that have been worn once, if at all, and are now too small to wear. I would actually have had more use from them if I had used them for work shirts.

Arlo looks good in blue!

Well, it just goes to show you, it’s always something — if it ain’t one thing, it’s another.” Roseanne Roseannadanna

odd that today is based on painting. After painting the entire house 11 years ago except for a stretch of baseboard that is hidden I finally succumbed to the ‘pressure’ and we are doing that after I finish breakfast and the comics. That said, it wasn’t done because we now need to move ALL of the livingroom furniture to do the job. Truly a pain in my tookus.

Need someone to change the oil in the car? Need the driveway cleared of snow or the yard mowed? Need the lightbulb changed in the cathedral ceiling? Windows washed? Husband does it all. He does not do painting or plumbing. Everyone has their strengths and should act accordingly.

To me this is so real.

I trained my daughter to like painting and she is very good at it (I HATE PAINTING) – she still lives close and loves to do the painting for us.As for the shirt thing. All my shirts are “good” shirts, it’s just that some of my “good” shirts have stains, holes, tears, buttons missing, etc. and more will probably have those types of endearments the next time I have to ‘fix and/or repair’ something. I have heard the statement question “you’re not wearing that shirt are you?” numerous times in my married life. My response still is “huh?”

I need one of those “spouse” things so I don’t have to do everything or pay someone to do what I can not do any more. I can no longer paint. It’s really expensive to hire painters. Plus no one helps me decide on color schemes. I have zero decorating skills and can prove it.

Boy, times have changed. A “good” shirt never used to be a teeshirt.

I haven’t worn a suit in a year. Or tie.

I have “work shirts” and “eating shirts” sometimes Bar B Que and spaghetti…some times “all purpose shirts.” Still have my Camos from military days. Dang I am a horder.

Joint compound and Spackle wash out cleanly. years of experience.

For the most part, work shirts are folded and nice shirts are hung. There is a small ceremony involving some form of “oh @@##$*#” when a stain is discovered on a nice shirt that is bad enough to relegate it to a work shirt.

Just the shirt to get paint on. Janis lets you handle your own messes Arlo.

he is a “big boy”! he should know what shirts are good shirts and which ones to wear for chores like painting.

Hide or throw away. The truth is she keeps she shirts around for a summer night dress.

I see an extension to my “turn the t-shirt round after lunch” philosophy — one side of the t-shirt for work, the other side for best…

I have a special shirt for eating boiled crawfish. It has a busy design with reds, browns and oranges.