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1.
Have dinner ready: Plan ahead, even the night before, to have
a delicious meal - on time. This is a way of letting him know
that you have been thinking about him, and are concerned about
his needs. Most men are hungry when they come home and the prospects
of a good meal are part of the warm welcome needed.
2.
Prepare yourself: Take 15 minutes to rest so you will be refreshed
when he arrives. Touch up your make-up, put a ribbon in your
hair and be fresh looking. He has just been with a lot of work-weary
people. Be a little gay and a little more interesting. His boring
day may need a lift.
3.
Clear away the clutter. Make one last trip through the main
part of the house just before your husband arrives, gathering
up school books, toys, paper, etc. Then run a dust cloth over
the tables. Your husband will feel he has reached a haven of
rest and order, and it will give you a lift too.
4.
Prepare the children: Take a few minutes to wash the children's
hands and faces if they are small, comb their hair, and if necessary,
change their clothes. They are little treasures and he would
like to see them playing the part.
5.
Minimize the noise: At the time of his arrival, eliminate all
noise of washer, dryer, dishwasher, or vacuum. Try to encourage
the children to be quiet. Be happy to see him. Greet him with
a warm smile and be glad to see him.
6.
Some DON'TS: Don't greet him with problems or complaints. Don't
complain if he's late for dinner. Count this as minor compared
with what he might have gone through that day.
7.
Make him comfortable: Have him lean back in a comfortable chair
or suggest he lie down in the bedroom. Have a cool or warm drink
ready for him. Arrange his pillow and offer to take off his
shoes. Speak in a low, soft, soothing and pleasant voice. Allow
him to relax and unwind.
8.
Listen to him: You may have a dozen things to tell him, but
the moment of his arrival is not the time. Let him talk first.
9.
Make the evening his: Never complain if he does not take you
out to dinner or to other places of entertainment; instead try
to understand his world of strain and pressure and his need
to be home and relax.
10.
The Goal: Try to make your home a place of peace and order where
your husband can relax.
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Now
the updated version for the '90s woman.
1.
Have dinner ready: Make reservations ahead of time. If your
day becomes too hectic just leave him a FAX or voice mail message
regarding where you'd like to eat and at what time. This lets
him know that your day has been crappy and gives him an opportunity
to change your mood.
2.
Prepare yourself: A quick stop at the "LANCOME" counter
on your way home will do wonders for your outlook and will keep
you from becoming irritated every time he belches at the table.
3.
Clear away the clutter: Call the housekeeper and let her know
you'll need her for an extra day this week. Tell her that any
miscellaneous items left on the floor by the children can be
placed in the Goodwill box in the garage.
4.
Prepare the children: Drop them off at grandma's!
5.
Minimize the noise: When he arrives at home remind him that
the washer and garbage disposal are still not working properly
and the noise is driving you crazy (but do this in a nice way
and greet him with a warm smile...this way he might fix it faster).
6.
Some DON'TS: Don't greet him with problems and complaints. Let
him speak first, and then your complaints will get more attention
and remain fresh in his mind throughout dinner. Don't complain
if he's late for dinner. Simply remind him that the last one
home does the cooking and the cleanup.
7.
Make him comfortable: Remind him where he can find a warm fuzzy
blanket if he's cold. This will really show you care.
8.
Listen to him: But don't ever let him get the last word.
9.
Make the evening his: a chance to get the washer and garbage
disposal fixed.
10.
The Goal: To try to keep things amicable without reminding him
that you make more money than he does.
That's
it.
Enjoy,
Dan
Clark
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100
YEARS AGO - - It May Be Hard to Believe
The average life expectancy in the United
States was forty-seven. Only 14 percent of the homes in the
United States had a bathtub. Only 8 percent of the homes had
a telephone. A three minute call from Denver to New York City
cost eleven dollars.
There
were only 8,000 cars in the US and only 144 miles of paved roads.
The maximum speed limit in most cities was ten mph.
Alabama,
Mississippi, Iowa, and Tennessee were each more heavily populated
than California. With a mere 1.4 million residents, California
was only the twenty-first most populous state in the Union.
The
tallest structure in the world was the Eiffel Tower. The average
wage in the U.S. was twenty-two cents an hour. The average U.S.
worker made between $200 and $400 per year. A competent accountant
could expect to earn $2000 per year, a dentist $2500 per year,
a veterinarian between $1500 and $4000 per year, and a mechanical
engineer about $5000 per year.
More
than 95 percent of all births in the United States took place
at home. Ninety percent of all U.S. physicians had no college
education. Instead, they attended medical schools, many of which
were condemned in the press and by the government as "substandard."
Sugar
cost four cents a pound. Eggs were fourteen cents a dozen. Coffee
cost fifteen cents a pound. Most women only washed their hair
once a month and used borax or egg yolks for shampoo.
Canada
passed a law prohibiting poor people from entering the country
for any reason, either as travellers or immigrants.
The
five leading causes of death inthe U.S. were:
1.
Pneumonia and Influenza,
2. Tuberculosis,
3. Diarrhea,
4. Heart disease,
5. Stroke.
The
American flag had 45 stars. Arizona, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Hawaii
and Alaska hadn't been admitted to the Union yet.
Drive-by-shootings-in
which teenage boys galloped down the street on horses and started
randomly shooting at houses, carriages, or anything else that
caught their fancy-were an ongoing problem in Denver and other
cities in the West.
The
population of Las Vegas, Nevada was thirty. The remote desert
community was inhabited by only a handful of ranchers and their
families. Plutonium, insulin, and antibiotics hadn't been discovered
yet. Scotch tape, crossword puzzles, canned beer, and iced tea
hadn't been invented.
There
was no Mother's Day or Father's Day.
One
in ten U.S. adults couldn't read or write. [I think this figure
is higher, today! - JAQ]
Only
6 percent of all Americans had graduated from high school. Marijuana,
heroin, and morphine were all available over the counter at
corner drugstores. According to one pharmacist, "Heroin
clears the complexion, gives buoyancy to the mind, regulates
the stomach and the bowels, and is, in fact, a perfect guardian
of health. Coca-Cola contained cocaine instead of caffeine.
Punch
card data processing had recently been developed, and early
predecessors of the modern computer were used for the first
time by the government to help compile the 1900 census. Eighteen
percent of households in the United States had at least one
full-time servant or domestic. There were about 230 reported
murders in the U.S. annually. |
