But it makes getting dressed in the morning when you are not totally awake. It is lot easier to lay out clothes and whaterever is needed in the morning, at night when still awake.
I do some small exercise sets every day. B.o.r.i.n.g… so at least I can count the reps various ways. I count forward and backward in English, Spanish and German numbers, and forward and backward in the alphabet (English only). Since there are 26 letters in the alphabet, I generally do sets of 13. Spouse (and a couple of others I’ve explained it to) just roll their eyes. But I’ve found that if I don’t break up the counting SOMEHOW, I lose track of where I am in the sequence. After I count to 10 fifteen times… or was that fourteen? or sixteen? there’s just no way to know how much I’ve done.
May I respectfully suggest that he’s doing a “make work” task in order to look busy and get out of any other household tasks or jobs she needs him to do?
“I can’t do that now, Opal, I’m busy alphabetizing my socks!”
stairsteppublishing about 1 year ago
But it makes getting dressed in the morning when you are not totally awake. It is lot easier to lay out clothes and whaterever is needed in the morning, at night when still awake.
sirbadger about 1 year ago
Sometimes old people need to downsize. It is not unreasonable to go through your stuff to see what you have.
boydpercy Premium Member about 1 year ago
I just have white socks and black socks. It takes all the guesswork out of getting dressed.
Erse IS better about 1 year ago
I do some small exercise sets every day. B.o.r.i.n.g… so at least I can count the reps various ways. I count forward and backward in English, Spanish and German numbers, and forward and backward in the alphabet (English only). Since there are 26 letters in the alphabet, I generally do sets of 13. Spouse (and a couple of others I’ve explained it to) just roll their eyes. But I’ve found that if I don’t break up the counting SOMEHOW, I lose track of where I am in the sequence. After I count to 10 fifteen times… or was that fourteen? or sixteen? there’s just no way to know how much I’ve done.
dadoctah about 1 year ago
Fortunately, I’m color blind. If any of my clothes are organized according to any system, somebody else must have done it.
The dude from FL Premium Member about 1 year ago
Can Earl ever please her? She never stops!
ꜝ about 1 year ago
go knit another tea cozy and leave the man be!
einarbt about 1 year ago
Just let him be or he might start coming over to your domain and then what …
cubswin2016 about 1 year ago
Earl will never change.
iggyman about 1 year ago
That is a new one on me, Earl!
iggyman about 1 year ago
“Red Necks, White Socks, and Blue Ribbon Beer” as the song goes!
Troglodyte about 1 year ago
Well, as long as she’s being respectful…
cmerb about 1 year ago
She should know something to help him keep his hands busy : )
nosirrom about 1 year ago
They’re not going to alphabetize themselves!
The Orange Mailman about 1 year ago
Strong Sad would be proud.
jagedlo about 1 year ago
Watch it, Opal or you might get socked…
Beaker about 1 year ago
Alphabetization. Is that why the right sock is always lost first in the laundry before the left?
tremaine53 about 1 year ago
How about YOU, Opal? You have enough time on your hands to criticize Earl FOR THE WAY HE ORGANIZES HIS SOCKS!
pathamil about 1 year ago
It’s free time! Why does it matter what he does with it?
Darryl Heine about 1 year ago
What comes next in the sock alphabet?
mrwiskers about 1 year ago
At times, after a certain age, it’s challenging to remember the significance an object once had.
TonyR Premium Member about 1 year ago
Sheldon Cooper might approve!
ANIMAL about 1 year ago
He’s doin’ a good job……. leave him alone
ladykat about 1 year ago
Downsizing is a good thing, sometimes.
ChristineMurphy about 1 year ago
One drawer for white socks, one drawer for black socks. I made that switch a couple of decades ago.
PoochFan about 1 year ago
I was going to say that sorting socks is about the most exciting thing Jon Arbunkle does, but then I read today’s Garfield.
PeaceWouldBeNice about 1 year ago
My clothes are sorted by the spectrum method. Hanging or drawers, both by color. Black at one end, white at the other.
Daltongang Premium Member about 1 year ago
Opal, it’s called RETIREMENT. Everyone should try it once in their life. It’s Great!
Zebrastripes about 1 year ago
There is nothing Earl says or does that OPAL doesn’t shoot him down…
Sir Isaac about 1 year ago
I have a world class 35mm camera I can’t give away but can’t bring myself to throw away.
Moonkey Premium Member about 1 year ago
I am surprised he doesn’t organize them by right and left socks.
MuddyUSA Premium Member about 1 year ago
Earl is just being….Earl!
rick92040 about 1 year ago
I buy a pack of the same socks so I don’t have to match. when one gets a hole I toss it. When I get low I buy a new pack
ValancyCarmody about 1 year ago
That’s just crazy, everyone knows you don’t organize colors in alphabetical order, you use spectrum order :)
l3i7l about 1 year ago
Long ago Gold Toe offered an entire spectrum of sock colors. It made organizing, and wearing socks more fun.
eced52 about 1 year ago
All my socks start with a D, for Diabetic.
zeexenon about 1 year ago
They call him Count because he loves to count.
rhpii about 1 year ago
Watch out Earl, that phrase is a lead in to the new honey do list.
KEA about 1 year ago
I find organizing by spectral color works well.
timbob2313 Premium Member about 1 year ago
I have been retired since 1998. As far as I am concerned there are never enough hours in the day to procrastinate over my wifes latest honey do list
anomalous4 about 1 year ago
Don’t hassle him, Opal – a lot of women would be thrilled if their hubbies sorted & folded their own socks!
ArcticFox Premium Member about 1 year ago
Only until he gets to the Zebra socks.
guy42 about 1 year ago
He’s retired, all of his time is “Free time”. No-one’s paying for it.
Angry Indeed about 1 year ago
You can tell a lot about a man by the way he organizes his sock drawer! ;-p
Templo S.U.D. about 1 year ago
and to think Jon Arbuckle has a problem organizing his socks
paullp Premium Member about 1 year ago
May I respectfully suggest that he’s doing a “make work” task in order to look busy and get out of any other household tasks or jobs she needs him to do?
“I can’t do that now, Opal, I’m busy alphabetizing my socks!”
pbr50138 about 1 year ago
It’s called being retired Opal.