What is it about a man sitting quietly reading a book in the shade, minding his own business that my wife just cannot abide?

I’m not giving your friend a lift home from town. I’m not painting the fence. No I don’t think it’s a good idea to go buy more shoes for the girls. No I don’t need to cut the lawn. No I don’t want to decorate the snug today.

The thing I want to do, I’m doing it. Please leave me be.