Clowns to the left of me...

Do we really want to hear the brutal honesty our spouses bestow upon us? Honesty is the best practice... right?

So there we were, TiVo-ing thru an earlier recorded American Idol as I burst out in my very own rendition of Stealers Wheel: Stuck in the Middle With You, followed by a cunnning look over to Angie and softly asking, "Can I sing?" She said, "Oh yes, you can sing".

I said, "Really?" She replied, "Do you want the real answer or the nice answer?" I turned back around and shed a single tear.

Good thing she didn't ask me if she could cook!