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52 Romantic Movies You Either Love or Hate - Blog Entry

11 Sep 2008 11:16 AM

Do you know I had never seen Doctor Zhivago either, deedee1231, until a few years back when I stumbled across an updated version with Kiera Knightley on PBS one night. (Might have been one of their Masterpeice Theater things.) Anyway, I LOVED that movie, and was so intrigued to see how it stacked up to the original. Both were good, but I think the newer version was a smidge better. (Just because it didn't leave certain things to the imagination the original did. It was a little gritter.)

Thanks for the comment and sharing your faves. It's always neat to hear what people like (or not) and why. (And it's nice to know another person who liked Titanic too.)

52 Romantic Movies You Either Love or Hate - Blog Entry

10 Sep 2008 05:47 PM

No apologies necessary. One of my friends feels the same way about Leo and could not believe I liked that movie. My friend didn't even sit through the whole thing!!! I have yet to be moved by any production of Romeo and Juliet. When Harry Met Sally was another I thought was only so-so too. And, funny, I have another friend who doesn't like HUgh Grant too. You know one I left out (that I can't believe I left out?) Phantom of the Opera. I loved that movie too. Sheesh...Oh well. Can't win 'em all.

Thanks for sharing your thougths, Dale. I love these kinds of exchanges. (Oh and thanks for inspiring the blog at all. ;)

What is Flehming? - Blog Entry

10 Sep 2008 02:00 PM

Wow, Aimee, I had somehow missed this article until ahdlady64 left a comment. So cool! Mr. Meow does this to me all the time. And to Murphy and to Tabby. And even to Wayne. Now we know what it's all about. Very cool!

100 Things Every Marriage Should Experience Before Dying - Blog Entry

10 Sep 2008 06:55 AM

Oh, good one Dale!

A Marital Nightmare - Blog Entry

10 Sep 2008 06:54 AM

Speaking of peculiar dreams...I used to tell my friend back in Jacksonville, Roxanne, a lot of my dreams when we walked together in the mornings. She was always amazed because I remembered them so clearly. Sometimes she'd try to analyze them, but after a while she sort of gave up and came to the general conclusion I'm either a repressed genius or one tick away from the loony bin!

A Marital Nightmare - Blog Entry

09 Sep 2008 07:05 PM

Oh, yes, I wish I could blame it on "sleep hitting" but I am fully awake when I smack him. Guess I shouldn't fess up to spousal abuse, should I?

A Marital Nightmare - Blog Entry

09 Sep 2008 04:09 PM

I do believe you might be on to something, Realtalktime. I've wondered the very same thing myself. Thankfully I haven't had one of these dreams in a while now, but I'm going to try to pay heed to my emotional state when awake next time I do. I'll let you know if I end up uncovering the very diagnosis you gave. Thanks for the comment.

Letting Go of the Rescue Fantasy - Blog Entry

09 Sep 2008 11:32 AM

Excellent article Kori. So true.

Favorite Romance Movies- Part 2 - Blog Entry

09 Sep 2008 09:24 AM

I always forget about The Illusionist, Dale, but it most definitely is a wonderful love story. I'm a sucker for Titanic as well as a small indie not many people have heard of called Dangerous Beauty. Atonement also ranks up on my list now, and one you had from your first blog: The Notebook. Neat picks to read. Fun article!

Sarah Palin: Supermom or In Way Over Her Head? - Blog Entry

08 Sep 2008 09:57 AM

I more than agree with you, DeeDee1231, that this IS 2008 and not 1908, women and women's rights have made HUGE strides and amen for that, but...it's no secret that us girls STILL are the ones primarily responsible for house and children --even when we do hold outside jobs. I can't remember the lady's name I saw on an interview about this recently, but this is the reason there are so many depressed, unhappy, and overmedicated (meaning on Zoloft and Prozac) women these days. We delude ourselves thinking we can do it all. That we can be equal to men.

She brought up the point that it's still majority rules when it comes to single moms. There are some single dads out there, but that's the exception. And even with married couples, with both spouses working, it's still the mom who's overwhelmingly responsible for getting the kids up, dressed, and to school in the a.m., as well as picking them up after, because husbands don't. Unless asked. (not in all cases, obviously, but most of them)

It's such an unrealistic, not to mention silly, goal to strive for. (Being equal to men.) When did we get the notion we weren't? Just because we're not men? We are not men. We are women. By nature we are nurturing and compassionate. This does not mean we should not have jobs. Please, please, please don't take me to mean that. But historically men have always had wives to rear the children and run the homes to free them to concentrate on their work pursuits. It also doesn't mean we're less than or not equal to. We're just different. No one would expect an apple to suddenly be like an orange!

All I'm saying is that for the most part women don't have the same luxury as men when children are involved. Unless their husband is a stay-at-home dad. Granted, Palin's husband does sound to participate in his childrens' lives. But he kind of has to because guess what the wife's doing?

And this is great. More power to her if she can step up like that. My concern is not that she's doing it. It's that hopefully someone (preferably one of the parents) is loving up those kids. She had them, they should come first and their needs shouldn't be neglected!