My current potential future wife is vegetarian, and I have these questions myself!

Don't worry, you can learn the Foreman Grill once you master the blender.

In MM news: I have now completed my first week of college in twenty years. I am appalled and abashed that some skills are rustier than I thought ("This comes with a side of humility? Oh, fine...I guess I'll eat it...") but feel more alive than I have in...quite some time.

That is very cool. And what I'm up for. I've received my letter of acceptance into Melbourne Uni's Master of Finance.

Don't worry, you can learn the Foreman Grill once you master the blender.

I want to see the dish that combines the two.

You know he's going to end up blending the Foreman Grill on the first try.

{{Suzi}}

MM, that is so awesome. And I know exactly how you feel.

I once had to listen and respond politely while a co-worker insisted that I needed to start watching baseball so I could feign interest in the topic for my husband. Otherwise we wouldn't have anything to talk about, she said. I suggested I might wind up marrying a man who didn't like baseball, but she was adamant that it was a necessity.

And then there's my situation, where I've had well-meaning but utterly condescending people tell me what a "catch" I am simply because I love baseball. Excuse me? I think there's a bit more to my appeal than my love of baseball. At least I hope there is.

And then there's my situation, where I've had well-meaning but utterly condescending people tell me what a "catch" I am simply because I love baseball. Excuse me? I think there's a bit more to my appeal than my love of baseball. At least I hope there is.

I really have nothing to add to the notion that women should fake an interest in... well, anything. (Wallybee has, since meeting me, become genuinely interested in: animals, especially penguins; board games; The West Wing; Battlestar Galactica; modern music. BtVS was ok, but didn't really grab her. I've become interested in Chinese language and culture.) I am, however, musing a future that includes - for the first time ever - attending Aussie Rules matches, as I'm guessing Ryan will form an attachment to one team or another.

MM -- happy weeks of learning

I think there's a bit more to my appeal than my love of baseball. At least I hope there is.

Well yeah. Plus in both cases I take issue with the idea that the only thing men and women could possibly talk about is baseball.

I can't talk about baseball to other men, let alone women.

Plus in both cases I take issue with the idea that the only thing men and women could possibly talk about is baseball.

Yes. This, too.