My wife often deviously leads me into conversations that, to me, are utterly pointless but are of the highest significance to her at the time.
"I see you got lunch at Subway in New Orleans."
"Yes."
"You didn't tell me you were going to eat in New Orleans."
"It was spur of the moment. I got off the ship later than expected and was hungry."
"Yeah, but you didn't tell me you were planning to do that."
"I know. It wasn't a plan. It was spur of the moment."
<Feeling exasperation welling up, Crossless1 reaches for the remote, hoping it's over>
"Why didn't you bring me a sub? I always think of you."
*Sighs and puts down the remote* "It was 2:00 and I wasn't going to be back in town until 4:00, and I still had to go back to the office. You said we were having dinner at 6:00, so I really didn't think the sub would be an issue."
"Yeah, but I would have brought you a sub. What if I hadn't eaten?"
"Did you eat lunch?"
"Yes, but you could have thought of me anyway."
<Crossless1 stares into the middle distance, knowing this will go on for another 15 minutes>
"I see you got lunch at Subway in New Orleans."
"Yes."
"You didn't tell me you were going to eat in New Orleans."
"It was spur of the moment. I got off the ship later than expected and was hungry."
"Yeah, but you didn't tell me you were planning to do that."
"I know. It wasn't a plan. It was spur of the moment."
<Feeling exasperation welling up, Crossless1 reaches for the remote, hoping it's over>
"Why didn't you bring me a sub? I always think of you."
*Sighs and puts down the remote* "It was 2:00 and I wasn't going to be back in town until 4:00, and I still had to go back to the office. You said we were having dinner at 6:00, so I really didn't think the sub would be an issue."
"Yeah, but I would have brought you a sub. What if I hadn't eaten?"
"Did you eat lunch?"
"Yes, but you could have thought of me anyway."
<Crossless1 stares into the middle distance, knowing this will go on for another 15 minutes>
