৩ নভেম্বর, ২০০৯

It's the Meade + Althouse first quarterversary!

3 months of marriage, and it looks like this:

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১৩৫টি মন্তব্য:

Joan বলেছেন...

Awesome photo.

Many, many happy returns of the day.

former law student বলেছেন...

Yay!

Bushman of the Kohlrabi বলেছেন...

Ah, sweet love. I'm happy for you both.

(Meade looking somewhat devilish in the Althouse embrace)

নামহীন বলেছেন...

That is the face of one lucky man.

Ann Althouse বলেছেন...

"Meade looking somewhat devilish"

It's those eyebrows...

WV: "nonster"... a not-scary monster.

I'm Full of Soup বলেছেন...

Congrats you two!

Unknown বলেছেন...

May that gleam in your eyes last many years.

Methadras বলেছেন...

Ah yes, the smirk of happiness. I like it.

Bob বলেছেন...

Title that one Meade Within The Vortex.

*grins*

Happiness to you both.

Ignorance is Bliss বলেছেন...

The key to happiness is to realize just how lucky you are. From the looks of the picture, both of you do.

Congrats!

save_the_rustbelt বলেছেন...

Ahhhhhh. Gosh.

Meade you lucky devil.

Meade বলেছেন...

Thanks, everyone.

Yes, I think it just might work.

Why?

Shared interests, shared beliefs, nonsmokers, similar lifestyles, and...

both want children.

Hoosier Daddy বলেছেন...

I was picturing a scene from SAW but it looks like you guys are doing just fine.

As you were.

Joan বলেছেন...

both want children.

LOL

I think you left the word "grand" out.

Bill বলেছেন...

Quarterversary?!? What're you guys, in high school?

'Cause you look like it.

Get a room.

নামহীন বলেছেন...

Congrats!

নামহীন বলেছেন...

Both want children?

Hey Meade, you already GOT children. You're a step-Dad, right?

Great photo. I hope it works, too.

*

Bissage বলেছেন...

Best wishes from USDA zone 6b.

May you both live and love in good health together for another four hundred.

Bissage বলেছেন...

P.S. Nice under cabinet lights!

kristinintexas বলেছেন...

Awww, hooray! You're a gorgeous couple.

wv: upregl

*raised eyebrow*

traditionalguy বলেছেন...

Kitchen intimacy is special. Sharing your food preparation together leads to all kinds of needs being met.

Ann Althouse বলেছেন...

"P.S. Nice under cabinet lights!"

Halogen. I hate fluorescent.

Jeff with one 'f' বলেছেন...

Very sweet! Are you now glad that you didn't sell your house?

Republican বলেছেন...

Beautiful portrait of a young couple in love.

I love that you are visually wrapped up in each other.

steve বলেছেন...

I can understand what Meade saw in Althouse from a purely physical standpoint. She's photogenic. She really is pretty in a 50ish sort of way

AllenS বলেছেন...

Happy quarter!

WV: trash

Now take out the trash, Meade!

Sprezzatura বলেছেন...

Meade the multitasker.

Looks like he can have photo fun and still not lose track of his finger's orientation on the touch pad.

Anyway, it's good to know things are working out for these two. I could imagine that the kind of person who day after day (sometimes hour after hour) blogs and thinks about blog fodder could be challenging for the (seemingly) less compulsive Meade. But, we see that there was a need for Meade in the Althouse "vortex."

নামহীন বলেছেন...

1/4 congratulations! This picture is sweet, in the old fashioned sense.

Nice lighting, too, but you should change the cabninet door pulls.

Kev বলেছেন...

(the other kev)

Meade, you have better things to be doing with those hands.

Congrats to you both!

Hector Owen বলেছেন...

Smoochin' in the kitchen, yay.

Congrats!

JAL বলেছেন...

You look very happy.

So nice to see you enjoying love.

Thanks for sharing.

wv tielerda
Sorry, no habla español

Joe M. বলেছেন...

aww. Congratulations.

নামহীন বলেছেন...

Cong a

Michael Haz বলেছেন...

Congratulations and best wishes for many years of happiness.

That peninsula is hiding tour lack of pants, isn't it.

chickelit বলেছেন...

How about a quarter carat for a quarter year Meade?

wv: shibli Get yourselves a bottle and enjoy!

Here's to reaching that important millstone! cheers and congrats!

David বলেছেন...

Guy's a stud, Althouse. Did you know that when you went to meeting him for the first time?

MadisonMan বলেছেন...

Excellent photo! Enjoy the day.

নামহীন বলেছেন...

Very nice picture.

I hasten to add, however, that you're supposed to finish the bottle of wine when you open it. When you recork the bottle and finish it later, it's never quite the same.

Peter

Peter Hoh বলেছেন...

Sweet photo. You get a pass on this quarterversary stuff for now.

Young love and all that.

নামহীন বলেছেন...

(Just between us, your port door is open.)

Ann Althouse বলেছেন...

"you're supposed to finish the bottle of wine when you open it"

You can drink too much wine with rules like that. It's only a half bottle, but it still takes 2 days to finish it.

WV: "monsto"

I'm picturing a great battle: Nonster versus Monsto.

Freeman Hunt বলেছেন...

Hooray!

KCFleming বলেছেন...

Hey, is this photographic proof of Hoffman's despicable attack on Assemblywoman Scozzafava?

It offends me personally and exemplifies exactly what's wrong with his right wing backers!

No?

Oh.

Never mind.

P.S. Hippo University!

Fred4Pres বলেছেন...

Congratulations.

Wince বলেছেন...

Photo credit?

নামহীন বলেছেন...

Meade has that George Clooney thing going for him.

Tank বলেছেন...

Now, here's Meade at his laptop just trying to set his fantasy football roster for the weekend, when along comes ... a fetching blond distraction.

Drat it all.

Can't concentrate.

Gone.

bagoh20 বলেছেন...

That makes my day, even with the overwhelming envy and coveting I must suppress. Oops, I guess I let it out.

Couldn't happen to a nicer couple, now stop canceling out each other votes.

David Walser বলেছেন...

Congratulations to both of you. May you enjoy a lifetime of joy together.

Henry বলেছেন...

Keep up the good work!

Paddy O বলেছেন...

congrats!

Today I'm celebrating my ten monthiversary of marriage. So, I'm joining you in the joy, celebrating the celebrations, delighting in the delight.

Hooray for the bliss!

KCFleming বলেছেন...

My wife and I celebrated our 100th quarterversary this summer.

101 next week.
Woo hoooo!

I like the quarterversary idea,

former law student বলেছেন...

After pogo's comment, I'm wondering if strangers assume M and A (mergers and acquistions?) are a long-married couple.

Hazy Dave বলেছেন...

Congratulations are in order at the Meadhouse. What music is playing?

And, nice going, Pogo. Coincidentally, I have a quarter in my pocket right now. I know!

Unknown বলেছেন...

Great photo. Is that a MacBook Air?

DADvocate বলেছেন...

Meade is quite the closthes horse, isn't he? :-)

Congrats!

KCFleming বলেছেন...

Thx, hazy Dave.

Her parents may have objected to her marrying a marsupial, but we've been really hoppy.

Man, I got a million of 'em.

Hazy Dave বলেছেন...

Oh yeah, don't forget to swap end zones at the end of the first quarter.

("Jump Around" occurs after the third quarter. Be sure to mark your calendars.)

Fritz বলেছেন...

Public affection is the greatest gift a wife can give to her husband. It is a big deposit into the love bank. Wow!

Lem Vibe Bandit বলেছেন...

I'm afraid I have to be in the desenter column.

Lem Vibe Bandit বলেছেন...

I will try and explain myself.

wv - imetine = no te metas en lo que despues te ba a pesar.

KCFleming বলেছেন...

The Wisconsin state quarter.

Bicycle quartering.

Quartered zucchini.

Close quarters.

muddimo বলেছেন...

Hah, hah! It WOULD look that way after three months. Enjoy the honeymoon while it lasts. Hopefully, you can then move to comfortable late-marriage without all the drama that usually occurs in between.

Lem Vibe Bandit বলেছেন...

why did we cacht or dear Mead speeding in the rain with his dear wife and our dear host as his passenger?

my sentence dont need to make sense, I just want to know why was our dear Meade rushing after the concert?

It had been a great night.. what was the rush about?

not that is any of my business. I'm just asking.

Lem Vibe Bandit বলেছেন...

I have never hard of a guy not adjusting the speed of the wipers.

im sorry but I'm not buying the sea of tranquility.

wv - entfusne = if it wasnt for this stupid wv i could post more often.

Tari বলেছেন...

beautiful!!

Patm বলেছেন...

Thats a terrific picture. You make a handsome couple and you look very happy, which means you're blessed. Congrats

Lem Vibe Bandit বলেছেন...

If the question is why would Meade drive so fast in the rain with Althouse as his passenger...

I think thats for the jury to find out ;)

wv - redica - as if i didnt know.

Greybeard বলেছেন...

Neat.
You both look great.
Celebrate!

AlgonquinS বলেছেন...

Happy anniversary you two!

knox বলেছেন...

Great pic & congratulations!

kjbe বলেছেন...

Nice picture - there's a lot of joy there.

Lem Vibe Bandit বলেছেন...

We either have Althouse asking Meade to drive fast or ... we have to believe the impossible that Meade took it upon himself to put Althouse in danger.

With leads me to the only conclusion and that is that Meades wife, also kwon to us as Althouse asked her husband also known as Meade to "hurry up"

maybe.. Im' just speculating.

Tom বলেছেন...

I appreciate the artistic composition...

Prominent in the photo is the device, with Meade at the controls, used to capture Althouse, yet she is the one initiating/displaying the dominant embrace..(intentional irony?)

Other thoughts:

a. Dishtowel + sleeves rolled up...did Meade just do the dishes?

b. That looks like a bitchin' blender...is that the one Insta-Glenn recommends?

ddh বলেছেন...

とっても 可愛い.

Lem Vibe Bandit বলেছেন...

All I know is that they were going so fast Althouse could not take a picture to save her mortal soul ;)

it was a blur!

Kirby Olson বলেছেন...

Luther said a man and a wife who are happy together is as beautiful as a rose bush.

It's nice to see it!

essaybee বলেছেন...

Our Ann looks so happy -- almost made me regret being single for a nanosecond.

Congrats to the happy couple!

Lem Vibe Bandit বলেছেন...

i know i'm out on a limb when i say this but .. in my present condition I'm just going to go ring and say it.

We need .. heck we want Meade and .. waths her name?

for the sakes of us all!

I think we need them together!

Lem Vibe Bandit বলেছেন...

My impression is that Althouse is enjoying her blog more sinse Meade.

I mean this could not be better for us!

Treacle বলেছেন...

O.k. Where are all of the gay comments? Am I missing them? But then my taste runs about 10 years older than I. So maybe I alone appreciate that Meade is hot.

Deb বলেছেন...

Cool. Gosh Meade is cute.

wv: codstyw.

Lem Vibe Bandit বলেছেন...

Ok I had a little complaint. its over!

I think the fact that Meade drives his wife is a major cue ;)

Meade is my hero!

Photog714 বলেছেন...

Caption: In a moment of steaming ardor, Ann rocks Meade with a right hook and a smack on the jaw.

Great picture! Congratulations.

Lem Vibe Bandit বলেছেন...

If anybody has has anything.. anything to say ... I got Pauly Walnusts on the phone.

yea its him!

wv - ronestio - the rest are related.

kentuckyliz বলেছেন...

Looks like Meade can stand the heat.

WV idophoti

blogger's editorial comment, not mine

Donna B. বলেছেন...

Lovely! And congratulations. May there be many more quarterverversaries! (My dearest and I are on our 78th. It's my 2nd marriage, his 5th. Before me, he just never met a woman who took that "until death do us part" thing seriously.)

Ann Althouse বলেছেন...

1. Here's the high-quality blender. Who cares if Glenn recommends it? I recommend it! Meade recommends it. Buy it at that link and you will be contributing to this blog (without paying any more money).

2. Photo credit? Althouse! I used this excellent, convenient tripod and set the camera on its 10-second timer. After framing Meade and advising him not to move, I came over to pose with him in the space I knew was properly framed. I did that on one try. I'm pretty proud of it!

3. "Meade has that George Clooney thing going for him." I agree! "Gosh Meade is cute." Yeah!

4. "Guy's a stud, Althouse. Did you know that when you went to meeting him for the first time?" I'd said "send me a picture" a while back and, finally, he did. It was not what the delay in sending had caused me to imagine. So I knew what he looked like before I agreed to go out with a guy who was willing to drive 500 miles to meet me.

5. @Lem He wasn't speeding, just driving the normal way, going home at night with 140+ miles left to go. I was just being the self-indulgent passager, amusing myself with the camera and, later, sleeping. Yes, Meade likes to drive my car, as do I, but I also love being the passenger.

Palladian বলেছেন...

Hot!

Ann Althouse বলেছেন...

Hi, Palladian, my sweetheart.

Meade বলেছেন...

Hey, Palladian!!!

Palladian বলেছেন...

Hi guys ;)

You both look terrific. Congrats!

Lem Vibe Bandit বলেছেন...

yea yea yea ... eeeeeeeeeehhhhhhh!

ok ok ok ok .. Go Phillies!...

please beat the yanks!

Lem Vibe Bandit বলেছেন...

Palladian is here?

YES!!!

Lem Vibe Bandit বলেছেন...

WE MISSED YOU PALLA.

I dont know about other people but I know I have.

sonicfrog বলেছেন...

Soon after this picture was taken, Meade gave Ann Althouse the Aunt Jemima treatment!

Lem Vibe Bandit বলেছেন...

another song whith white folk pretending to sing the blues..

nice going Althouse ;)

wv burnisms -there is no burnisms here, we like staying at the WH thank you very much ;)

Lem Vibe Bandit বলেছেন...

oh my god i have to go vote..

i'll be back..

wv - plate - omg.

Penny বলেছেন...

Lem said...

"another song whith white folk pretending to sing the blues.."

Only one requirement for singing or even enjoying the blues. You got to live 'em now and then.

Sprezzatura বলেছেন...

"After framing Meade and advising him not to move"

Now we know why Meade still has his hand ready for controlling the computer: he was continuing to comply w/ the don't move direction at the same time he was also complying w/ the pose w/ me direction. Wise husband, that one. Many years of bliss to follow.

Like Meade, I always wear the pants. [She just tells me which ones to wear.]

Ron বলেছেন...

If the first anniversary (or in your case, Anniversary) is paper, is the quarterversary Post-Its?

Let's fold scarves!

Ah Pooh বলেছেন...

Put up many more pictures so that Palladian will stick around!

Penny বলেছেন...

Before Ann explained exactly how that picture was taken, I was about to suggest that Meadehouse ditch their photo-taking guest as quickly as possible.

Good to know it was a merely and tripod and a laptop between you two and your quarter-honeymoon.

Enjoy!

Lem Vibe Bandit বলেছেন...

I wish i could report i pulled the lever..

its push button now.

it was not the same for me.. pushing a button.

there was no loud riskitirak.

i felt anonymous.

wv - dimma - the way i feel right now.

Lem Vibe Bandit বলেছেন...

if anybody wants to sue to bring back the old machines just ask me where to join in.

the button felt that maybe i pushed too hastily..

I dont know.. it felt as thought there was no finality to it..

i dont even think i push the candidate i wanted.

it was so fast it was over before i knew waht had happened.

Lem Vibe Bandit বলেছেন...

i think i need to move out of NJ.

No offence Bissage.

Sprezzatura বলেছেন...

Lem,

Seattle (where I live some of the time) doesn't even have polls any more--vote by mail only. Presumably this would bother you even more, so you could look at the glass as half full.

Ann Althouse বলেছেন...

"Let's fold scarves!"

LOL. I love Lisa Kudrow!

Penny বলেছেন...

That should have been "a" tripod, not "and" up above.

Lem, glad you voted. This is a critical election in NJ. We're at the tipping point of this being a one party state.

When I went to my poll, there was a "Democratmobile" parked in the center of the lot with campaign signs all over the car. The two cops on duty, to maintain order, were merrily kibbitzing with their buddies from the Democratic machine.

Ann Althouse বলেছেন...

Link.

Meade বলেছেন...

Thanks again, everybody!

(Lem, amigo mio, you crack me up, man.)

Penny বলেছেন...

Apologies to Ann and Meade for the brief political hijack of their love post.

Lem Vibe Bandit বলেছেন...

vote by mail only..

i thinks that turning democracy over to to the post office is a bad idea.
you are right, i cant think of anything more depressing ;)

wv - vinge - wv is a kiss and tell veteran.

Lem Vibe Bandit বলেছেন...

that was a funny link profe.

Meade my friend .. i secretely pull for you al the time

ssshh.

Lem Vibe Bandit বলেছেন...

Everything I know about Meade says hes not a Yankee fan..

In oother words, I could not hold my friend Meade in higher steam ;)

Lem Vibe Bandit বলেছেন...

BTW - i just want to mention it was reassuring to see the volunteers at the high school doing the work they do every election.

they are the unsong heroes of our democracy.

former law student বলেছেন...

I haven't flipped a lever since Jerry Ford was President. It was chad chad chad until the mopes in florida messed it up for everyone.

The punch card readers were hard to hack into. Not so the modern machines. The old machines had to be zeroed like a trip odometer -- left room for mischief by leaving tallies associated with the lever you wanted to win.

Lem Vibe Bandit বলেছেন...

.. left room for mischief by leaving tallies associated with the lever you wanted to win.

it's worked fine for all these years.. leave it alone ;)

Lem Vibe Bandit বলেছেন...

BTW - I voted republican .. let it be known i did what i could save the republic.

wv - bombra - a new Venezuelan thing.

Unknown বলেছেন...

Here's to the next three quarters, and all the wholes after that!

Peter Hoh বলেছেন...

Can't vouch for the blender, but the Joby Gorillapod is a very handy tripod. I use it a lot more than my old-school Star-D.

Penny বলেছেন...

"BTW - i just want to mention it was reassuring to see the volunteers at the high school doing the work they do every election."

Lem, they aren't volunteers. They get paid BIG bucks to sit there.

Some say that the selection for such a cushy job is dependent on your local politics, if you get my drift.

J. Cricket বলেছেন...

Hey Larry,

Your Carl Dean impression just keeps getting worse!

From Inwood বলেছেন...

Congrats.

Hazy Dave বলেছেন...

Alternate Wisconsin quarter here (along with several other states).

Amusingly, Googling drunk on ice wisconsin quarter returned a blog called Althouse as the top result.

Oops, almost got lost listening to old Airplane tunes and reading old comment threads...

amba বলেছেন...

A lad, a maid, and a laptop.

(No, a maid, a Meade, and a laptop.)

Many, many more versaries!

amba বলেছেন...

important millstone!

chickelit? Was that impish or Freudian?

vw: explifi

amba বলেছেন...

Lem, you sound a little like BarackBorat.

Irene বলেছেন...

This is such a tender photo. It reminds me that I must kiss my adorable sweetheart and squeeze his arm with gentle loving fingers for the twenty years he has spent with me!

William বলেছেন...

The blender just above the laptop. The blended couple growing out of the laptop. A Hallmark moment for laptops.

somercet বলেছেন...

*squee!* So cute! Happy Quarterversary!

নামহীন বলেছেন...

Congrats and many more quarters!

(WV, oveol. If she starts oveolating, watch out!)

Unknown বলেছেন...

Meade, you are one lucky dude - a beautiful brainy bride and a MacBook Air.

Congrats, you two.

traditionalguy বলেছেন...

Life is good. Thanks for sharing the especially good parts on the Blog.

Roadkill বলেছেন...

Like many others have said: That Meade is one lucky guy. Best wishes for a long life together.