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[1] Harvey, S. (2011). Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man: What Men Really Think About Love, Relationships, Intimacy, and Commitment. New York, NY: Amistad.
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(To be continued next week...)
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(To be continued next week...)
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[1] US Census Bureau. (2011). Selected Social Characteristics in the United States 2011 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates. Retrieved from: http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_11_1YR_DP02&prodType=table
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When Simplicity Is the Solution
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(To be continued next week...)
[1]Tourists in Florence. (2008, June 26). The Florentine, Issue 82/2008. Retrieved from: http://www.theflorentine.net/articles/article-view.asp?issuetocId=3313.
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[1] Hoge, W. and Paslay, E. (2009). “Even If It Breaks Your Heart” [Recorded by Eli Young Band]. On Life at Best. Nashville: Republic Nashville. (2012).
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Way back on the radio dial
A fire got lit inside a bright eyed child
Every note just wrapped around his soul
From Steel guitars to Memphis all the way to Rock n' Roll[1]
Ohh ohh I can hear them playing
I can hear the ringing of a beat up old guitar
Ohh ohh I can hear ‘em singing
Keep on dreaming even if it breaks your heart[2]
Some dreams stay with you forever
Drag you around then bring you back to where you were
Some dreams keep on getting better, gotta keep believing if you wanna know for sure[3]
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Don Monroe Casto, Sr.
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FedEx: 300,000 employees
Santa: 12 million employees
[1] Glass, I. (Executive Producer). (2012, December 19). This American Life. New York, NY: National Public Radio. Retrieved from: http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2012/12/19/167570321/without-magic-santa-would-need-12-million-employees
[2] Glass, I. (Executive Producer). (2012, December 19). This American Life. New York, NY: National Public Radio. Retrieved from: http://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=167570321
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"Gratitude is the heart’s memory.” - Jean Baptiste Massieu
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ME
No answer.
MIKE ME MIKE ME MIKE ME MIKE ME MIKE ME MIKE ME MIKE ME MIKE ME MIKE ME MIKE ME MIKE ME Right then, it seemed as if the last 10 years, as if time had run away. But no, there it is, trotting along side of us with 60 seconds in every minute, 60 minutes in every hour and 24 hours in every day... And my, oh my, how full we have stuffed it.
Keep writing...love to see what you're doing...
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1. “Entrepreneur” = Unemployed.
2. “I’m a creative type” = Also unemployed; the same guy you see all day everyday on his laptop at Starbucks working on his screenplay. The one on which he’s been working for at least five years.
3. “Family oriented”/”my family is very important to me” = Talks to his mom three times each day. Perhaps in a baby voice. And may still live in the attic above her garage.
4. Has a profile that is about as long as a New York Times article without any paragraph breaks and every sentence begins with the word “I”; I have…, I want…, I go…., I buy…, I, I, I.. = “Are you my mommy?” (Refer to translation #3).
5. “Currently separated” = Still married.
6. Every picture in his profile gallery shows him without a shirt = Yup, he was probably the “dancer” who popped out of the cake at your awkward cousin’s bachelorette.
7. Has posted a couple of pictures of himself in collared shirts, work suits or t-shirts...and one choice portrait of him topless in jean cut-offs sprawled on a Trans Am hood – Uh…right.
8. “The ideal girl for me is one who feels just as comfortable in jeans and a t-shirt for a night at home as she does in her sexy black dress for a night on the town”* = Probably nice.
9. “Wow, how do I sound original describing myself in 4000 words or less?” = Also ripping off the aforementioned schlub.
10. Four of his five profile pictures show him: playing beer pong in a toga; dressed in Native American costume with the seductive eyes-half-open drunk look and clutching a beer bong; snowboarding with his mouth open and tongue hanging out; half-Nelsoning his friend with, what else, a bottle of beer in the other hand = Would still live in the frat house, if they’d let him. And definitely has his Greek letters tattooed somewhere really special.
11. Describes himself as a “busy executive” and provides a photograph of him at a desk, looking intense, but without one single notepad, pen, computer, lamp on the desk or book in the bookcase behind him** = Didn’t really think that one through, did he?
**It’s OK, he’s not really looking for you. He’s trying to one-up his brother who stole his shirtless Trans-Am shot idea.
12. Uses parentheses in every sentence as if to caveat his own profile = Wants to be a stand-up comic…and does not understand why no one thinks he’s funny.
13. “My friends say I am one of the funniest people they know” = Thinks he is hysterical and has no idea when to stop talking. This guy is likely to bring a whoopee cushion to your and his daughter’s wedding someday. What?...Everyone laughed when he brought it to yours.
14. “I’m sick of dating actresses/models/dog walkers...I’m looking for a nice girl to settle down with” = Has slept with almost every woman on that site and does not see any need to revise his profile. If it aint broke...?
15. “Some nights, I like to stay home and cuddle with my cat, Mr. McFuzzy. He’s the best” = Wow.
16. “I’m just getting back into the dating scene after my break-up/divorce and thought I’d give this a try” = Handle with care - both for your sake and for his. He may be a nice guy who had a rough go of it...Or his most recent model/actress/dog walker might still be stalking him.
17. “OK, for starters, I can’t believe I’ve actually resorted to trying one of these dating websites” = Still in love with his seventh-grade crush, who is married and lives in Phoenix with her husband and three kids.
18. Has a couple of pictures without his shirt, e.g. playing beach volleyball, or on a surf trip – along with a couple of pictures of him in collared shirts, t-shirts his well-loved fleece, etc... = Probably normalish.
19. “The ideal girl for me is one who can go from jeans and a t-shirt to her sexy black dress in 10 minutes tops” = Saw Wonder Woman too many times as a kid and still does not understand how realistic that is. But these guys can be kinda cute in their idealism.
20. “I’m a busy, fully-employed man who has had enough of the bar scene in this town. I’m not the most successful man in the world, but I’m passionate about what I do. I’d like to find a nice, mellow woman to spend some time with and if you think we might click, drop me a line and we’ll take it from there” = Bingo!
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[1] Smalley, S.L. & Winston, D. (2010). Fully Present, The Science, Art and Practice of Mindfulness. New York: Da Capo Press.
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__________________
Dear America,
May this letter find you in the warm embrace of each other. To the weary heroes – the firefighters, police officers and volunteers at ground zero – we are with you. Your courage and resilience have brought us all to tears more than once – along with millions of others who don’t even speak your language but who understand and feel your pain as if it were their own. To you who have lost your fathers, mothers, sisters, brothers, husbands, wives, friends and relatives, we are silent with you. May you feel our arms around youthis day and every other. To all of you who are carrying the weight of the world in your hearts, and still stare into the faces of fear and hatred and say, “You will never, ever win,” we are with you. Your love is so strong.
You should see the light burning in your hearts.
Sincerely,
The Angels who keep you
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[1] Howard, E.S. (1904). The Chi Omega Symphony. Retrieved from: http://www.chiomega.com/press/about.aspx?item=media/AboutXO/G1_TheSymphony.xml
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[1] [1] Bulwer-Lytton, E., 1st Baron Lytton. (1839). Richelieu; Or the Conspiracy. Retrieved from: http://books.google.com/books/about/Richelieu_or_The_conspiracy.html?id=LqcOAAAAIAAJ
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