Quickies...
Hairbrush, lipstick, wallet, handgun, tweezers... wait, what? More and more women are packing heat in 2012. The latest survey found about 23% of women personally own a gun, up from 13% in 2005. Source
Whitney Houston: The Latest
- Whitney was under water and unconscious when she was found in her hotel bathroom, police confirmed Monday. They wouldn't give out any more detail. Source
- Houston's family are preparing her body for a cross country trip to New Jersey for the funeral
- Police: "As of right now, it's not a criminal investigation."
- Reports that she died from a mixture of drugs and alcohol are a little premature. A story circulated that the coroner's office told the family Whitney died from a combination of Xanax, other prescription drugs, and alcohol. The coroner's office said they told the family no such thing.
- Tonight's episode of Glee will be dedicated to Whitney. By pure coincidence, the episode contains Mercedes singing "I Will Always Love You."
3 Tips to Improve Your Marriage On Valentine's Day
Happy Valentine's Day. It's easy to get lost in the day to day craziness of life and lose touch with each other. Sure, you live with each other, but it's easy to take each other for granted, right? Here are three tips to improve your marriage starting today and beyond.
Pick three things to warm his heart.
No matter how distant your marriage has become, and no matter how dense you claim to be about relationships, come up with three specific actions you can take to make your partner feel loved and respected on Valentine's Day. No expert in the universe knows what warms your partner's heart the way you do.
Give him a break. Tell him what you want.
When it comes to Valentine's Day gifts, tell him what you want, even though you think he should know. Don't count on him to have learned from his mistakes from last year.
Call off the chase
Don't use this special day to "process" your relationship and talk about how the two of you never talk. Instead, just talk.
The Single Life
Interesting results to a survey from the Washington Post about the single life. They asked people about the advantages, disadvantages, assumptions, and stigmas to living the single life.
The average respondent was a single female in her mid-40's. Here are the average answers:
Why do you think you have never been married?
- I value my independence
- I choose the wrong partners
- I prioritized my career
What are some of the advantages to being single?
- “Quicker decisions. You can live life closer to the authentic you. ”
- “With a highly demanding career, I can use my free time to focus on self-rejuvenation, exercise, etc."
- “Complete freedom: to take sudden trips to places I like; to be free from entangling obligations and burdens; to make dramatic changes to my life fairly quickly without having to consult anyone else."
What are some of the disadvantages to being single?
- "feeling acute loneliness, feeling freakish (at family and other reunions), having people ask if I’m gay"
- “There are no “still great you are single” gift showers — I have been to a zillion bridal/baby showers — thus I still have the mismatched plates from when I was 22.”
- “You mess up the seating chart at fancy dinners."
What do you say when people ask why you’re not married?
- “Should I be?”
- “Damn, I KNEW I forgot something!”
- “I say that the ones who asked weren’t the ones I wanted and the ones I wanted didn’t ask.”
Do you ever feel stigmatized or ostracized?
- "Completely. In society, there is still a lot of pressure and expectation to be married. When you’re not, society sees you as a failure"
- “I was told years ago by a ‘friend’ that she did not invite single women to coed gatherings at her house as it upset the wives!”
- “Yes. Single older women are considered less valuable in almost every situation. I am facing significant discrimination in the workplace right now.”
If you could change the course of a past relationship so that it led to marriage, would you?
No - 64%
Yes - 34%
Beans Over Blooms?
Think about this as you rush out for a Valentine's gift today -- 50% in a new poll claim they'd rather receive a fresh cup of coffee as a Valentine's Day gift over a bouquet of flowers. Really? Really? Oh wait, this study was financed by, wait for it, DUNKIN DONUTS!
Here's one that's a little more believable -- 64% have chosen to chat over coffee rather than wine on a first date. What's the java of choice?
- Cappuccino
- Hot coffee
- Iced coffee
- Latte
Stress Survey
What is stressing you out right now. If you're a guy, you're most likely stressed out about your job. If you're a woman, you're most likely stressed out about money, and family, and friends, and world hunger, and...you get the idea. Men stress about work. Women stress over life.
So how do we cope? Women listen to music, sleep, surf the Internet, socialize, pray, and read a book. Men play video games, work out, and drink.
Phoner: What is the strangest thing you (or someone you know) do to relax?
Cuttin' Cake
Florence Henderson (Mrs. Brady 78)Teller (of Pen & 64)
Meg Tilly (52)
Rob Thomas (Matchbox 20 40)
Cuttin' Cake
CBS: NCIS (NEW), NCIS: Los Angeles (NEW), Unforgettable (NEW)FOX: Glee (For Whitney NEW), New Girl (NEW)
ABC: Last Man Standing (NEW), Cougar Town (Season Premiere), The River (NEW), Raising Hope (NEW), Body of Proof (NEW)
NBC: The Biggest Loser (NEW 2 hrs), Parenthood (NEW)
CW: Ringer (9p NEW) USA: 136th Westmenster Kennel Club Dog Show
TNT: Southland (NEW)
Joke of the Day
A very shy guy goes into a pub on Valentine's Day night and sees a beautiful woman at the bar. After a long struggle with his shyness, he finally managed to walk over to her and asked her politely, "Um, would you mind if I give you company?" She made a furious face and yelled at the top of her lungs, "How dare you asked me to sleep with you tonight?" Everyone in the pub started staring at the man who was completely embarrassed. After a few minutes, woman walked over to him and apologized - "You see I am a student of psychology and studying how people respond to embarrassing situations. I am sorry but I was just doing my experiment!" The young man suddenly gave a loud yell, "What do you mean $200?"
