When Spousal Preferences Don't Align

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A heady topic that could lead to just about anywhere.  But here's what I'm talking about.  There's an article in every Saturday Wall Street Journal by Dan Ariely.  He tries to find answers to peoples "dilemmas". One of the questions asked of Dan was, "My husband and I are childless...each day he comes home and says 'What do you want to do tonight?' We've tried every restaurant within a 5 mile radius.  Neither of us enjoys shopping or watching movies at a theater.  His hobby is aviation and I don't fly...we usually end up watching TV and we don't even like TV.  Can you shed some light on our problem?" 

Dan's answer was basically something my husband and I did with a group of friends many years ago.  We had a core of 3 couples.  Each time someone asked, well, what are we doing this weekend?  No one could agree on what to do.  Inevitably someone would say, I don't want to do that.  Here's what Dan recommended to the couple and then I'll follow with what we did as the three couples. Read more...

Artemis Fowl: Review on the 1st book in a series (For kids)

Genre: Children's books ages 10+ Fantasy

I was getting my afternoon pick me up, the Very Berry Hibiscus at Starbucks, and they were offering quite a few iTune downloads.  One was for their book pick of the week, Artemis Fowl: Book One.  Since I know that there are other readers out there besides the Fifty Shades fanatics, I thought it was time to review a kid's book.  So I read Artemis Fowl: Book One by Eoin Colfer.  Here's the premise of the story.  12 year old Artemis Fowl, who lives on the family estate in Ireland,  is left virtually an orphan when his father, a nefarious criminal of unsavory means, is killed.  This throws Arty's mother into a tail spin.  She stays in her own room with all the curtains closed, she is paranoid, sees creatures, and stuffs her husband's wedding tuxedo to emulate her deceased husband.  This leaves Artemis, who is a genius, in a void. Read more...

Perfect Timing: When's the Best Time To...

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Occasionally I'll pick up the magazine Mental Floss (at six bucks an issue it had better be interesting).  I'll have to admit that a great deal of it goes beyond satisfying my curiosity.  But if you want some trivia for the Mensa group, it might be for you.  In their Sept. edition they had a feature article on time.  And part of that feature was the importance of doing things at the right time of day.  For example, it's 6pm EST where I am and I should have just finished exercising because?  Find out why with "Want to make your days happier, healthier, and more lucrative?"  Well then, "just follow this schedule" (I've added some personal commentary):  Read more...