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Tag: Relationships
Not the worst dating idea I’ve ever heard . . .
From The Whiteboard, one of my favorite comic strips. Click the image to be taken to a larger view at its Web site. The thought of an alligator as a powered surfboard gives me warm fuzzies . . . just as long as someone else is riding it! Peter
Heh
This was sent in by several readers. It made me chuckle. From the spelling of “humour” and the acronym RSPCA, I suspect this was an item in an English newspaper about an American news report. Still, it’s funny in any language and any nation. Peter
Be my anti-Valentine?
Two news reports bring a new twist to Valentines Day. The first is from Oregon. “Did you fall hook, line, and sinker for someone who broke your heart?” the Wildlife Images Rehabilitation & Education Center asked in its promotion. “Kodi & Yak would love to help you get your revenge!” For a $20 donation, the… Continue reading Be my anti-Valentine?
The Cardinal is partly right
There’s been predictable outrage at a German Cardinal’s assertion that homosexuality, rather than the Catholic Church, is responsible for the plague of priest child sexual abuse cases. “What has happened in the church is no different from what is happening in society as a whole,” Cardinal Walter Brandmüller said. “The real scandal is that the… Continue reading The Cardinal is partly right
This looks far too good to eat
Seen on Gab this morning: Traditional wedding bread of #Ukraine called Korovai has ancient origins & comes from pagan belief in magical properties of grain. Korovai was a large round braided bread, traditionally baked from wheat flour & decorated w/symbols, such as suns, moons, birds, animals & pine cones. That’s astonishing! I’d never heard of… Continue reading This looks far too good to eat
(Departed) soul mates???
This is one of the more unusual relationship breakup stories to pop up. An Irish Jack Sparrow impersonator who married the ghost of a pirate has revealed she has split from her 300-year-old hubby. Earlier this year Amanda Sparrow Large, 46, said she’d found her “soulmate” in a Haitian pirate from the 1700s who was… Continue reading (Departed) soul mates???
Women, marriage, motherhood, and feminism – an inescapable conundrum?
Aaron Clarey, writing at Captain Capitalism, has a quirky, iconoclastic view of life, the universe and everything. His books bear that out. He’s opinionated, unafraid to challenge established views, and firmly opposed to much modern political correctness and social justice perspectives. He can come across as abrasive and rude at times, too . . .… Continue reading Women, marriage, motherhood, and feminism – an inescapable conundrum?
That’s one way to do it
This isn’t the first time I’ve heard of farm animals being used to further a romance. No, it’s not what you think. Chris Gospel of Strichen, Aberdeenshire, got down on one knee in a field to ask for Eilidh Fraser’s hand in marriage. But the 30-year-old did not need to pop the question, as he… Continue reading That’s one way to do it
Truth in (modern) relationships?
This cartoon from Stephan Pastis made me both laugh and think over the weekend. Click it to be taken to a larger version at the comic’s Web site. It’s amusing, yes . . . but it’s also sadly true of what a lot of people look for in a relationship these days. People seem to… Continue reading Truth in (modern) relationships?