Why Homemakers Need to Come Back in Fashion

April 24, 2012
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Woman 0213

“I’m only a housewife, I’m afraid.” How often do we hear this shocking admission. I’m afraid when I hear it I feel very angry indeed. Only a housewife: only a practitioner of one of the two most noble professions (the other one is that of a farmer); only the mistress of a huge battery...

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The Fifty Shades of Grey Phenomenon: Contemporary Fairy Tale or Porn?

April 23, 2012
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The Fifty Shades of Grey Phenomenon: Contemporary Fairy Tale or Porn?

Several weeks ago I was going to write about the E. L. James Fifty Shades of Grey book after watching a segment on the Today show about it. It was featured as the dirty little secret sweeping through suburban book clubs. The return of the bodice-ripper, with a twist…mainly BDSM (bondage, discipline, dominance, submission,...

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Drama with friends sucks

April 17, 2012
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Drama sucks the life out of me

Lately I’ve been faithfully watching re-runs of shows like The Golden Girls and Facts of Life. It accomplishes a few things: It’s a good shot of nostalgia that takes me back to simpler, happier times. The shows crack me up. (It’s especially rare for me not to laugh out loud at least once during...

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Female stalkers are just as dangerous as male stalkers

April 11, 2012
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People 359

While I ate lunch this afternoon, I watched one of the entertainment shows. One of their segments was about Alec Baldwin’s stalker. It reminded me of a show I once saw about female stalkers. I think it was an episode of “Stalked” on Investigation Discovery. I wish I had written down the stats because...

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Can your savings account save your marriage?

April 10, 2012
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Household 10

According to Jean Chatzky’s “Money rules that can save your relationship” segment on the Today show this morning, you bet! She was on to promote her new book, Money Rules: The Simple Path to Lifelong Security, which seems to have valuable advice. Including how to better your marriage. Rule # 10: Live below your...

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Are women to blame for high divorce rates?

April 9, 2012
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Business People 266

The other night Wayne and I were chatting with a neighbor as we walked Murph. Holly runs a department at one of the local community colleges. Somehow we got to talking about marriages and divorce rates and I brought up my theory that only 15 minutes or less per week of conversation might be...

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