Mr. & Mrs.

Cover of Mr & Mrs Smith [Blu-ray]

Last week, I teed up Doug Liman's Mr. & Mrs. Smith for another viewing (this time, on Blu-ray Disc).  It's not a perfect movie, but then again, neither are we. Timing is everything, I guess. I don't love this film because of the pyrotechnics and the over-the-top super-assassin skills on display from the pair of super-attractive leads, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. [okay, every now and then I do get a kick out of the variety of combat hardware on hand and that it's being put to gorgeous use by a comely, long-haired brunette...] That's not really the reason. I love it because of this:

John Smith: Careful, Jane. I can push the button any time I like.
Jane Smith: Baby, you couldn't find the button with both hands and a map.

It is the facets of wedlock, and all the little things about marriage, that this story absolutely nails on the big screen.

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"I'm Serial, You're Parallel"

The following is a public service message for married couples seeking mutual understanding.

The title for this post is what I actually said to my wife (pinky swear) awhile back. Once I got this statement out in the open with my spouse (and explained it), many of our chore and/or conversational conflicts dissipated (for the most part - I'm a good husband, I'm not a saint). After decades of living with women, from childhood to marriage, it finally dawned on me (I know... taking that amount time doesn't really showcase any real analytical prowess), the way we process information is fundamentally different. Okay... I can hear a chorus of female voices say, "Duh", all the way out here. But, please hear me out. There really is some real science behind all of this.

In computing terms:

se•ri•al: involving the transfer of data as a single

sequence of bits

par•al•lel: involving the simultaneous performance of

operations. The opposite of serial (see above).

The following article has been updated and moved to my current blog.