Robert J Samples Loc: Round Rock, Texas

About 8 to 10 years ago, at the Rotary Club of Houston, a senior member of the club was being considered for the “Man of the Year” award. This was usually not given to members of the club, but he was an exception.
He was honored for being selected and in his acceptance speech he made an usual comment. He said that it was an honor, but more than that, he wasn’t worried about any of his peers being able to refute anything he said. He said when you reach the age of 90 and above, you do not have to worry about anything you say being contradicted or refuted by anyone else.

Well, I have just begun to realize the merit of his statement. I will be 90 around Thanksgiving this year. My peers and classmates are dropping in twos and threes and there are very few of us left. So, putting my best foot forward, so to speak, I could elaborate, stretch the truth, and boast, or all of the above, if I chose to do so.
In one incident, I got into an argument, the most heated one I believe I’ve ever had. This was during my two weeks of active duty which I spent in Oklahoma City at Tinker AFB. There was a captain there and we had a ‘rip roaring’ argument about what the next conflict would be like.

His position would be there would be no more wars, or uprisings against the United States because we had the H bomb and no one would dare challenge us.

My position was, since we had the H bomb, no one would challenge that, but instead would challenge us in ‘hit and run’ guerrilla tactics, like those used to win our independence from England. I often wondered how he felt about Viet Nam! I did not have any secret or proprietary information, but just common sense said this was what third world countries would do to take advantage of our ‘blind spot’.

While I am quite opinionated, I try to avoid heated arguments because of the possibility of heart attacks, or similar surprises. I don’t think either of us felt we had won our debate at the time, but I’ll bet a beer he remembered my side of the argument later!

Now, I have held arguments with your wife until last! You cannot win, simply because wives never give up in verbal jousts with husbands. Be advised they will wear you down until you either die, or surrender! Just Sayin…RJS

Gordon Loc: Charleston South Carolina

So much truth. If you think you got the last word in when you are arguing with your wife, You are wrong. Those are the first words of the next argument.

Placerville Loc: Northern California

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Robert J Samples Loc: Round Rock, Texas

Yes, usually males go blithely along, oblivious to their mate's feelings or druthers, and get 'bushwhacked! When, all along our mates are studying our ever move and figuring out what the best way to defeat any argument we might later have. They are constantly gathering facts which they can use against the innocent and blithely ignorant male. Just Sayin...RJS

Bcmech1 Loc: Clinton Wisconsin

I must say that I was extremely lucky with my second wife. We were together for 30 years, married for 28. I don't remember ever having an actual argument with her. Sure we discussed different things and often had opposing views, but we also had the ability to agree to disagree. I believe that if more couples would adopt this attitude, there would be far fewer divorces.

Gmchief Loc: New Hampshire coast

My wife can remember things I haven’t even done and said yet!