And the voice came back immediately -- "It's a holiday weekend, sweetheart, why don't you bring me some beers; I'm watchin' the game!"
I think the key is to ask the right SEAL. Clearly I was channeling someone who wasn't right for this particular situation. :))
Anyway, worked out as my brother and his gf came over and the 3 of us took the dogs and went for a nice walk in the hills. Temps in the 70s, ripe blackberries to slow us down a bit. Very nice.
I'm thinking that if Tom isn't available on the board when I need to ask WWASD, I should probably try to channel one of Suz's more diligent fellows. Like Harvard and his iced tea. Or Stan the caretaker. Or Mikey Muldoon the good boy.
Sam might not be the best choice if we're talking about self-restraint. Especially where chocolate is concerned. You catch my drift.