Archive for the ‘From The Donkey’ Category

Depreciating Your Wife: Accounting 101

Monday, April 20th, 2009

Making your wife count All of us husbands can do a better job by showing appreciation for our wives. But did you know you can appreciate your wife through depreciation? This is a crazy concept, but I think I figured it out. Let me explain what I learned at a ...

Donkey’s Custom System For Rating People’s Looks

Thursday, April 9th, 2009

Rated E for everyone We were at work the other day doing what's most important: flipping through a business magazine and rating the models in the ads. We came across a picture of a mature woman (50+), and I asked if people thought she was pretty. It seemed like a simple ...

How Can You Go Wrong Offering Wife, “Whatever You Like”?

Thursday, March 19th, 2009

Silly Serenade One of my favorite artists is Weird Al Yankovic. I own all of his albums, have been to many concerts, and have been a member of his fan club since the early 90s. He has so many songs that I like, but his recent single really strikes a chord ...

Donkey-Kaizen: Reward Husbands for Cost-Cutting Measures at Home

Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009

Putting Money into Your Pocket Tough economic times may be upon us, but I have solutions for freeing up a little money at home--and rewarding myself in the process. I have been working with some managers at work to implement a Kaizen program. This is a Japanese term that means continuous improvement, ...

Reacting to Your Wife’s Phone Call While You are Busy at Work

Wednesday, January 28th, 2009

I Just Called To Say I Love You The other day at work the phone rang and my coworker excitedly said, “Oh, it’s my wife calling... (cutesy voice): 'Hello honey.'" He proceeded to speak to her in a very unfamiliar tone – almost like a googoo gaagaa way. I at first ...

Time Is Running Out To Get Your Wife’s Christmas Presents

Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008

I still haven't purchased anything for my wife, and I think it's because I am afraid of getting something I will regret. Here are some of the worst purchases I have ever made: Purple bathrobe complete with a baby chick popping out of an egg on the back (I'll have to ...

Wife Advice Finally Back

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008

We've been receiving a lot of messages asking where we are and why we aren't writing anymore. Don't worry, we are alive. Things have been crazy since having the baby 2 and a half months early. He is still in the hospital and will be for several more weeks since ...

For A Good Time, Call A Donkey?

Monday, September 22nd, 2008

On A Roll My coworkers and I were discussing marriage last week during a meeting. Specifically, we were talking about ways to show your wife that you love her and some of the little tricks that work. One of the members of the group provided us with an awesome idea: Next time ...

Extreme Makeover: Wife Edition

Tuesday, September 16th, 2008

I have been thinking about a new show called Extreme Makeover: Wife Edition. I'm not quite sure how it would work, but I think it would be something like this: Wives can be nominated for makeovers. Husbands can nominate their own wives or other women in need. A committee of judges determine ...

Wife Gives Birth While Husband is Across the Country

Sunday, August 24th, 2008

The Plot Thickens I am sitting here on the plane writing this post and contemplating a movie idea. Here’s the storyline: A guy gets roped into another one of his wife’s family reunions across the country. He has 3 little kids that have to also make the trip. His wife is 6 ...