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Monday, May 07, 2018

Women Who Know Their Place

Happy Monday - - The Monday morning thought of the day to get the week started-out correctly. This was shared with me by way of an email by a very wise women in our community. 7May2018 https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10213833935216141&set=a.10203968656950350.1073741840.1040426835&type=3&theater

Women Who Know Their Place

Barbara Walters did a story on gender roles in Kabul, Afghanistan, several years before our involvement in the Afghan conflict.

She noted that women customarily walked five paces behind their husbands.

She recently returned to Kabul and observed that women still walk behind their husbands. Despite the overthrow of the oppressive Taliban regime, the women now seem to and are happy to, maintain the old custom.

Ms. Walters approached one of the Afghani women and asked, "Why do you now seem happy with an old custom that you once tried so desperately to change?"

The woman looked Ms. Walters straight in the eyes, and without hesitation said, "Land Mines."

No matter what language you speak or where you go,

Moral of this story is:

BEHIND EVERY MAN, THERE'S A REALLY SMART WOMAN.

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Sunday, May 14, 2017

Sunday, May14, 2017 Carroll County Times Section D, page 1: “Email identity experiment.”

Absolutely fascinating article. I read it twice. Sunday, May14, 2017 Carroll County Times Section D, page 1: "Email identity experiment." This reminds of my classes and lengthy conversations with Dr. Zepp at Westminster United Methodist Church and Western Maryland College; that were so enlightening. I will forever be indebted. Pam Zappardino has done a great job picking up that ball and running with it.

Sunday, November 25, 2012

“Where the hell is Olivia Pope when you really need her?” Jamaica Observer Style Observer By Sharon Leach

“Where the hell is Olivia Pope when you really need her?” Jamaica Observer Style Observer By Sharon Leach Sunday, November 18, 2012 http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/lifestyle/Where-the-hell-is-Olivia-Pope-when-you-really-need-her_13007341

“E-mails are the spawn of Satan.”

“Similarly, the more important a position or office a man holds, the more likely he is to do some dumb shit.”

“I think what happens in a public figure's personal life should be just that: personal. Not in the public arena. I don't care what anyone wants to say: … What good purpose, other than the cruel sport of ho-shaming, can the public picking apart of these people serve for the figures, their families?

This and much more from: “Where the hell is Olivia Pope when you really need her?” Jamaica Observer Style Observer By Sharon Leach Sunday, November 18, 2012 http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/lifestyle/Where-the-hell-is-Olivia-Pope-when-you-really-need-her_13007341

See also: Kevin Dayhoff The Tentacle General (Petraeus) Chaos http://tinyurl.com/abc78l8

http://www.thetentacle.com/ShowArticle.cfm?mydocid=5475

“General Chaos” by Kevin E. Dayhoff November 21, 2012 http://www.thetentacle.com/author.cfm?MyAuthor=41

On Monday, Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, issued a statement in which he said that the “recent allegations” swirling-around high-ranking military officers are “not a distraction.”

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It was just days after the election when it was publically revealed that CIA Director David Petraeus was resigning his post because he had conducted an extra-marital affair with Lt. Col. Paula Broadwell, his biographer, from late 2011 until last summer… http://www.thetentacle.com/ShowArticle.cfm?mydocid=5475

http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2012/11/kevin-dayhoff-tentacle-general-petraeus.html

Labels: CIA, Iraq War General David H Petraeus, Iraq War Sept. 2007 Petraeus Report, Marriage, Men and women, Military, People

Kevin Dayhoff The Tentacle General (Petraeus) Chaos http://tinyurl.com/abc78l8

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Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Who is Holly Petraeus? by Adriana Velez at CaféMom.com

Who Is Holly Petraeus? The Scorned General's Wife Isn't All She Seems

Posted by Adriana Velez on November 14, 2012 http://www.cafemom.com/group/107447/forums/read/17577096/Smarter_Mom_Handling_The_Not_So_Perfect_Trip?prism_id=146665&utm_medium=sem2&utm_campaign=prism&utm_source=outbrain&utm_content=1668.2822

As the Petraeus sex scandal continues to spiral, there's one person I keep wondering about: David's wife of 37 years, Holly Petraeus. How is she taking this scandal? Is she furious, heartbroken -- is she surprised? Did she ever suspect her husband was fooling around?

You've seen the photos of Holly: A grandmotherly woman with a gray bob and swept bangs, almost always smiling, glasses perched on her nose. She reminds me of oatmeal cookies -- sweet, wholesome, and a little old-fashioned. But dainty? Forget it. Behind that kind smile is a woman made of iron. She's an Army wife. Not just an Army wife, but a four-star General's wife who's managed to forge her own path and identity.

Holly is what they call military royalty. Her father is retired four-star General William Knowlton, formerly the superintendent of the United States Military Academy when Petraeus was a cadet there. He also served as a NATO commander. Holly's ancestors fought in the Civil War, Spanish American War, and the Indian Wars.

She met David as a student when she was visiting her family from Dickinson College… http://www.cafemom.com/group/107447/forums/read/17577096/Smarter_Mom_Handling_The_Not_So_Perfect_Trip?prism_id=146665&utm_medium=sem2&utm_campaign=prism&utm_source=outbrain&utm_content=1668.2822

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Monday, December 26, 2011

A Priceless Wedding Invitation From the Mother of the Groom

A Priceless Wedding Invitation From the Mother of the Groom(The photo tells the 'Rest of the Story')

P.S. We have no idea of WHAT he sees in her !

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Wednesday, November 09, 2011

Gawker: It Is Not Safe to Break Up in a Burger King Any More

It Is Not Safe to Break Up in a Burger King Any More

http://gawker.com/5857507/it-is-not-safe-to-break-up-in-a-burger-king-any-more

BY ADRIAN CHEN

November 8, 2011

Web developer Andy Boyle was hanging out in a Burger King when he overheard a married couple having an argument that "Aaron Sorkin couldn't write… any better." So he live-tweeted the whole thing, with extensive multimedia.

Check it out. It is an impressive piece of eavesdropping! And also a terrifying example of crowd-sourced surveillance. From now on, it's best to activate a portable cell phone scrambler to stymie any nearby Twitter users whenever you're going to have embarrassing personal conversations in public... http://gawker.com/5857507/it-is-not-safe-to-break-up-in-a-burger-king-any-more

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Sunday, February 20, 2011

Men who lack female supervision

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Wednesday, September 08, 2010

Couple's wedding vows put to immediate test By Helena Oliviero

Trisha and Jim’s wedding day. They vowed to love each other, no matter the obstacles. But the obstacles would come sooner and be bigger than they could imagine.

Provided by Jamie Howell, wedding photographerTrisha and Jim’s wedding day. They vowed to love each other, no matter the obstacles. But the obstacles would come sooner and be bigger than they could imagine.

Couple's wedding vows put to immediate test

By Helena Oliviero

GWINNETT COUNTY NEWS Saturday, August 14, 2010

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

http://www.ajc.com/news/gwinnett/couples-wedding-vows-put-592072.html

Every photograph tells a story. Some, like these, tell two.

They are pictures of Jim and Trisha Duguay’s wedding day. A day 18 months in the planning, every detail seems perfect: Orange Gerber daisies float in glass bowls, a three-tiered cupcake wedding cake waits in a reception hall, bright pink rose petals dot the Dahlonega winery grounds. A ray of sunshine bursts through threatening mid-May skies just as the early evening ceremony begins.

Trisha, 27, a blond and vivacious administrative assistant, beams in her lace wedding dress with a fuchsia sash, her toenails painted to match. Jim, 38, a soft-spoken engineer, cradles her face as he kisses her.

But look closer, and you’ll see another story unfolding.

Trisha leans heavily on her father’s arm as she walks slowly down the aisle. She and Jim have to sit during the marriage ceremony, which has been shortened to just a few minutes.

Behind her smile, Trisha’s pale blue eyes droop. Jim’s betray a look of fright. As they stand to kiss each other, Trisha holds tight to the leg of Jim’s pants, as if she’d fall if he weren’t there.

This was not the joyous moment the Norcross couple had imagined. Trisha wanted nothing more than to marry Jim. She’d known it since she first spotted him across their office parking lot more than five years before. Jim had dated seriously, but waited his whole life to find “the one” — Trisha.

Now, that day was here. More than a hundred guests were gathered. Their favorite restaurant was catering. Their favorite band was booked to play.

But that morning, Trisha had awakened in her sister’s house in Dawsonville feeling sick and dizzy, her head pounding, her ears ringing and echoing. She’d had migraines on and off for years, but nothing like this. This pain was far more intense, and with it came nausea and difficulty balancing.

She closed the blinds and hid beneath the covers, hoping it was just stress getting the better of her. She slipped on one of Jim’s shirts, seeking comfort in the scent of his cologne. Why didn’t we just elope? she thought.

Late in the afternoon, after a reassuring call from Jim and with help from her father and her bridesmaids, Trisha managed to get out of bed and into her wedding gown.

Now she and Jim were before the minister, finally taking the vows they’d long hoped to: I will trust you and respect you, laugh with you and cry with you, loving you faithfully through good times and bad, regardless of the obstacles we may face together.

Almost immediately, that commitment would be put to the test.

An unlikely, perfect match

They were supposed to be on their way to their honeymoon, a seven-day Caribbean cruise. Instead, just as their reception got under way, Jim and Trisha were rushing to the hospital.

Jim was frightened. Something was terribly wrong with his new bride. He’d known it as soon as she walked down the aisle. Trisha, still in her wedding gown, was lifted into a family member’s car, and they set out for Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville, 30 minutes away…

http://www.ajc.com/news/gwinnett/couples-wedding-vows-put-592072.html

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Saturday, August 21, 2010

MALE SEX ADDICTS CURED BY 'MAMMA MIA!'

The Daily Mash:MALE SEX ADDICTS CURED BY 'MAMMA MIA!'

http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/health/male-sex-addicts-cured-by-'mamma-mia!'-201004062616/

06-04-10

MALE sex addicts are being cured of their impulsive desire for women by watching the smash hit musicalMamma Mia!

Kick her in the face!
Married men who are wealthy or attractive enough to be promiscuous but then get caught have been checking into a clinic where they are strapped to a chair and have their eyelids pinned open with bulldog clips before sitting through the 108 minute film.

Professor Henry Brubaker, of the Institute for Studies, said: "When it's finished we wait until their breathing has returned to normal and then tell them that all woman love that film.

"After leaving the room they are unable to look at a woman and even the faintest whiff of perfume is enough to make them vomit."

[...]

Read more...

http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/health/male-sex-addicts-cured-by-'mamma-mia!'-201004062616/

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Tuesday, June 01, 2010

Washington Post News Alert: Al Gore to separate from wife Tipper Gore

12:42 PM EDT Tuesday, June 1, 2010

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After 40 years of marriage former Vice President and his wife Tipper are separating, according to an email the couple sent out to their friends and family. The Gores said it was "a mutual and mutually supportive decision that we have made together following a process of long and careful consideration."

For more information, visit washingtonpost.com:
http://link.email.washingtonpost.com/r/IKR2QE/KD5PW/KJHSHL/7QZN6F/OBBUY/N9/t

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Saturday, May 29, 2010

LOL, you can't make this stuff up

LOL, you can't make this stuff up: Dear Mirium letter of the day

Hat Tip: lickystickypickyme: Very tactical answer. very. source

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Friday, May 14, 2010

Reporter Accuses Dowd of - What Else?- Blind Date Profiling

I love these little insider Seinfeld-like kerfuffles, especially when they involve journalists and especially when they involve the sanctimonious Maureen Dowd:

Reporter Accuses Dowd of - What Else?- Blind Date Profiling

By Betsy Rothstein on May 13, 2010

Former Politico scribe Helena Andrews is calling the date that NYT columnist Maureen Dowd set her up on with Obama aide Reggie Love "racial profiling." Andrews writes about it in the latest issue of Marie Claire.

How dare Dowd assume she wants to date a black man?

A Web site called The Nytpicker has the scoop.

An excerpt
"I've got a guy for you," Dowd told Andrews. "He's so hot, it's perfect." Read the rest here: http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlDC/online_media/reporter_accuses_dowd_of_what_else_blind_date_profiling__161520.asp

The Nytpicker says:

Thursday, May 13, 2010

Black Reporter Accuses Maureen Dowd Of "Racial Profiling" In Setting Up Blind Date With Reggie Love, Black Obama Aide.

In the spring of 2008, NYT columnist Maureen Dowd fixed up Helena Andrews, a black former NYT assistant, on a blind date with Obama aide Reggie Love.

Two years later, the woman is now accusing Dowd of "racial profiling" in arranging the unsuccessful date -- to which Love showed up an hour late and in his gym clothes. Read the rest here: http://www.nytpick.com/2010/05/black-reporter-accuses-maureen-dowd-of.html

Meanwhile Ms. Andrews writes in "Marie Clair":

http://www.marieclaire.com/celebrity-lifestyle/articles/living/dating-racial-profiling

Dating Dilemma: Racial Profiling

One African-American woman pleads not to be set up on a blind date with the only black professional you know.

By Helena Andrews

"I've got a guy for you. He's so hot, it's perfect." It was the spring of '08 when Maureen Dowd, the Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times columnist, decided to take it upon herself to find me a man — specifically, Reggie Love, Barack Obama's "body guy" (read: personal aide). Standing outside the auditorium in Philadelphia where Obama the candidate had just given his loaded race speech, I thought to myself, How could a woman I'd helped with a computer problem once as an assistant at the Times spot the man for me? "Don't be silly," she said, when I demurred. "My assistant will set it up."

I was 27 and working as the only black reporter at Politico.com when a black man was running for president. The issue of race in America had hit a fever pitch, and suddenly everyone seemed determined to cast me as Michelle redux — and all that was missing was my very own Barack. [...]

... I'm not saying that my colleagues and neighbors should have set me up with white friends, necessarily. I was just disappointed that, despite all my more awesome qualities, the main thing they all saw was my skin.

Recently, my mother met a black man at Ikea, gave him my card, and then yelled at me when I raised the obvious psycho-killer issues. She said he was nice, a lawyer. Like Maureen, Mom was playing into the kind of stereotypes I was trying to dodge. But I realized that both women just wanted to see me happy. And, even though I was grateful Ikea guy never called, I know that the more weird setups I endure, the better my chances of getting to Mr. Right, whatever his race.

Helena Andrews's memoir, Bitch Is the New Black (HarperCollins), is out this month. She writes a weekly column for Slate's TheRoot.com.

Read the rest here:http://www.marieclaire.com/celebrity-lifestyle/articles/living/dating-racial-profiling

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Besides - I always hated being set-up by friends for blind dates during the many years I was single... I liked being single at the time...

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Tuesday, January 12, 2010

To My Darling Husband, I had a small accident with your pickup

--To My Darling Husband,

Before you return from your business trip, I just want you to know about the small accident I had with the pickup truck when I turned into the driveway. Fortunately not too bad and I really didn't get hurt, so please don't worry too much about me.

I was coming home from Wal-Mart, and when I turned into the driveway I accidentally pushed down on the accelerator instead of the brake. The garage door is slightly bent but the pickup fortunately came to a halt when it bumped into your car.

I am really sorry, but I know with your kind-hearted personality you will forgive me. You know how much I love you and care for you my sweetheart.

I am enclosing a picture for you. I cannot wait to hold you in my arms again.

Your loving wife.
XOXOXOXOXO

P.S. Your Girlfriend Called.

[20100112 sdsom Small accident with your PU]

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20100112 sdsom Small accident with your PU

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Monday, January 11, 2010

25 Divorces Granted In Carroll County In 1924

Democratic Advocate, January 11, 1924: 25 Divorces Granted In Carroll County In 1924 http://tinyurl.com/yabwqj3

25 Divorces Granted In Carroll County In 1923—During the year 1923 the clerk of the Circuit Court for Carroll County issued 389 marriage licenses, and during the same period there were 25 divorces passed and granted; a small fraction over six per cent of the marriage licenses issued turned out in divorce; not so bad for Carroll county, comparing it with Baltimore city, where the percentage of divorces is about 25 per cent of all marriages granted are divorced.

Democratic Advocate, January 11, 1924.

19240111 25 Divorces Granted In Carroll County In 1924 History 1920s, History 1920s Carroll Co, Marriage, Men and women

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25 Divorces Granted In Carroll County In 1924 Democratic Advocate, January 11, 1924. http://tinyurl.com/yabwqj3

http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2010/01/25-divorces-granted-in-carroll-county.html

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Monday, December 07, 2009

Women waiting for the perfect man

Women waiting for the perfect man. http://tinyurl.com/yax7vsl

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See also: http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2009/12/marry-ag-engineer-for-best-chance-of.html http://tinyurl.com/yzudh6d

Marry an ag engineer for best chance of avoiding divorce http://tinyurl.com/yzudh6d or an artist - we’re so stable

Those who are wishing to read the tea-leaves and gain some analysis as to whom to marry for the best chances of matrimonial bliss.

An article in the Telegraph, 'Marry an agricultural engineer for best chance of avoiding the divorce courts,' highlights the results of a study which indicates “Vets, agricultural engineers and teachers are all less likely to divorce than dancers, bartenders and nurses, according to research which claims your job is key to a happy marriage.”

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Sunday, December 06, 2009

Marry an ag engineer for best chance of avoiding divorce

Marry an ag engineer for best chance of avoiding divorce

Those who are wishing to read the tea-leaves and gain some analysis as to whom to marry for the best chances of matrimonial bliss.

An article in the Telegraph, 'Marry an agricultural engineer for best chance of avoiding the divorce courts,' highlights the results of a study which indicates “Vets, agricultural engineers and teachers are all less likely to divorce than dancers, bartenders and nurses, according to research which claims your job is key to a happy marriage.”

The study does not mention the chances of breaking-up with an artist or a writer. Of course, I am sure that is probably because we are such stable folks.

According to the article: “Those who work in the caring professions or who have jobs that are extrovert and stressful are more likely to split from their partner.

“Dancers, choreographers, massage therapists and bartenders have around a 40 per cent chance of experiencing a relationship breakdown. But also at high risk are nurses, psychiatrists and those who help the elderly and disabled.

“However, optometrists, dentists, clergymen and podiatrists are all in occupations which carry a 2 to 7 per cent chance of family breakdown.

“Agricultural engineers were the most faithful of all, with their relationships suffering a breakdown rate of less than 2 per cent.

“The trend has been highlighted in a paper that correlates occupations with divorce and separation rates, to be published in the Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology.”

Read the entire article here: 'Marry an agricultural engineer for best chance of avoiding the divorce courts'

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/6743474/Marry-an-agricultural-engineer-for-best-chance-of-avoiding-the-divorce-courts.html

20091206 Marry an ag engineer for best chance of avoiding divorce

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Monday, November 30, 2009

What Women Really Want For Christmas

Culture Buzz A garden centre in the UK is apologizing for publishing this advertisement….

OMG – Whiskey Tango Foxtrot

Hey, I think that if I got that for my wife for Christmas, even my kind, friendly and always understanding wife would promptly place the clothesline where the sun does not shine.

Although, once, I did ask her if I could get her a chainsaw for Christmas. I did not ask twice.

Hat Tip: http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/what-women-really-want-for-christmas Which credits: Link: 3.bp.blogspot.com

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