Consider These…
… for New Years Resolutions Always replace the gas nozzle before driving away from the pump. Try to drive closer to the speed limit. Don’t park next to fire hydrants.
A Happy Christmas To All
It was always said of him, that he knew how to keep Christmas well, if any man alive possessed the knowledge. May that be truly said of us, and all of us! And so, as Tiny Tim observed, God bless Us, Every One. -Charles Dickens
SCHOOL: 1967 vs. 2007
A friend sent me an email that began: Scenario: Jack goes quail hunting before school, pulls into school parking lot with shotgun in gun rack. 1967 Vice Principal comes over, looks at Jack’s shotgun, goes to his car and gets his shotgun to show Jack. 2007 School goes into lock down, FBI called, Jack hauled [...]
Buying vs Renting
From Willard F. Harley: When a couple live together before marriage, they tend to be “renters.” By that I mean that they view their relationship much as they would renting an apartment. If something goes wrong in an apartment, the landlord is expected to fix it — if it needs paint, the landlord paints it; [...]
Misleading Ad
From Ed Silverman at Pharmalot: Wyeth was sent a warning letter by the FDA over a “misleading” magazine ad for its Effexor XR depression pill. The agency charges the drugmaker minimized the risks associated with the drug, used inappropriate studies to suggest the pill is more effective than other therapies and falsely inflated the number [...]
Lies and Liars
Truthfulness and transparency are two values often discussed in marriage counseling. “You’re a liar” is an accusation often hurled by one spouse to another. It easy to deal with the blatant lies: “I was working late”, “I haven’t spent any money this week”, and the ever popular, “I did not have sex with that woman”. [...]
Women and Porn
Porn has traditionally been a male issue. Not any more. In a new study from Brigham Young University, the BYU researchers discovered that “49 percent of the female college students they surveyed find pornography acceptable”. More from the Desertet Morning News: That information is groundbreaking because it is a subject that hasn’t been addressed by [...]
Divorce Myths: #10
Myth #10: It is usually men who initiate divorce proceedings. (From David Popenoe’s Top Ten Myths of Divorce.) Popenoe writes: Two-thirds of all divorces are initiated by women. One recent study found that many of the reasons for this have to do with the nature of our divorce laws. For example, in most states women [...]
Teacher Preference
My wife teaches first grade in the public schools. While I occasionally get a little frustrated at the amount of time my wife puts into her job life’s passion, I am VERY proud of her. (Don’t tell her; I don’t want to encourage her to spend even MORE time and energy on her classroom. If [...]
Divorce Myths: #9
Myth #9: Being very unhappy at certain points in a marriage is a good sign that the marriage will eventually end in divorce. (From David Popenoe’s Top Ten Myths of Divorce.) Popenoe writes: All marriages have their ups and downs. Recent research using a large national sample found that eighty six percent of people who [...]
