Stereotypes are a fact of life. They exist for everyone. One major stereotype of men is that all they ever think about is sex. There is some truth to this of course but I think I found something guys like even better, electronics. When I say guys I am referring to straight men, I have no idea if gay men have the same interest, or if they always think about sex like straight men do. Sex will always be on the mind of most men. My friend's grandfather always hit on my wife until his recent passing and he was almost 80. But even more powerful than the attraction to women is the attraction to cars and electronics. If you asked a guy what his ultimate dream is he would probably say to be with a beautiful women in his car while watching a movie on his new high-powered car audio/video system. When I see a Best Buy or Circuit City it is like a magnet is pulling me into the store. Once in the store I don't know what to look at first. Do I go to the computers or do I rush to the HDTV section and blast a model TV that is hooked up to a $3000 Bose home theater system? I have previously written an article called: Cars: Passion or Addiction? I have also recently write an article about HDTV's. In the article on HDTV I mention that I bought a new TV when my daughter was born. I have over $5000 in my living room for my home theater system between my TV and the home theater system, DVD player, etc... My wife thinks I am nuts. She thinks the 27" Sony Trinitron we bought 8 years ago was perfectly fine. And it is, we now have it up in our bedroom. But, how can you watch a TV show and be able to count the hairs on someone's head because the picture is so clear and not think it is the best thing? This TV can be hooked up to my digital cameras (note that is plural), my computer, my camcorder and probably some stuff I don't even know of. I think if I put two slices of bread on it the thing will make toast. Is any of this REALLY necessary? Of course not. But it is not necessary to have a car with a few hundred horsepower either. It isn't necessary for my daughter to have half of the toys she has. It isn't necessary for the government to spend $500 billion more than it takes in each year either. Our country is made of people who overindulge themselves. I got a little off subject there for a bit. My whole point is, this 42" HDTV and the home theater system are not needed. My 2 digital cameras are not necessary. My laptop and desktop computers are not needed. I could do fine with just one. My desktop computer will record TV shows on it so I don't need a DVD recorder but nothing on TV is worth recording in my opinion so do I need a computer than can do that? How I know that electronics are better than sex is because with all the stuff I have described to you, all I can think about lately is what I can buy next. I couldn't possibly fit a bigger TV in my living room without overpowering the room. With my work laptop I have access to 3 computers in my house, I clearly do not need another one of those. I have a digital camera for me and my wife. So why can't I get this off my mind. It is funny to compare all the differences between men and women. We think about sex, cars, and electronics. They think about babies, decorating the house, and probably clothes or something like that. As I wrote this article things became more clear to me. I have now uncovered the question guys have always been after, how to get the women in our lives more into sex. The answer is simple, while we are in our cars thinking about how to get our girls in the mood while watching a movie on our in-dash DVD player we can drive our wife/girlfriend to her favorite clothes store, while talking about decorating the kitchen and asking her when she wants to have kids. Before you know it the windows will be all steamed up. On second thought, I'd rather just drive myself to Best Buy to wander around the aisles and look to buy something I really don't need. |
