I was talking to a friend one day. He mentioned that his wife and him had sex about once every 3 to 6 months. I couldn’t believe what he was saying. I asked him what they do with their time.
It is unusual to me that someone who is married would have sex only once every 3-6 months. I thought they must be sexual camels. They could go a long time without sex.
How many times do you think the typical couple has sex a week?
Before I start my post here, I want to mention one of our people in the military. I get the feeling that she is sort of discouraged. When I went off to the military, I missed my family so much. It is hard to be out and alone with no one around. So if you would go and give her a little encouragement, I would really appreciate it. Her site is Aimster33.
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I was thinking about the post last night and about the willingness to die for someone else. We talked about who we would die for. We also talked about who we thought would die for us.
I served in the military for four years. When I was in basic training, we had a day off on a special holiday. They had a dance out in the open air. There were about 1000 of us troops out on this field. They were playing music and we were all singing the songs and dancing. They then played the song that is one of my favorites to this day. They played “God Bless the USA.” I want you to get this picture. There were about 1000 troops out on this field. We all held hands and raised up our hands over our heads. We sang the song together “God Bless the USA.” It was one of the most moving experiences of my life. Every time I hear that song, tears come to my eyes.
I felt like on that day that you could have sent us to fight anyone. We were trained and ready to fight. We loved our country and would do anything to defend its freedom.
What cause would you be willing to die for?
I have been thinking about the issue of forgiveness. I knew a lady once who had a husband cheat on her. She decided to stay with her husband. But she said that she was just staying with him to make him miserable for the rest of his life. He was a big jerk. But I couldn’t help but to feel sad for this woman. She was going to make herself miserable too. She was never going to find happiness as long as she was punishing him.
I see another issue with forgiveness. I see people around xanga and other places that struggle to forgive themselves. They are beating themselves up over mistakes they have made in their lives. They spend their whole life believing that they don’t deserve to feel better. I think some people think that if they beat themselves up enough that it will make up for what they did wrong in their life.
Do you think it is more difficult to forgive yourself or another person?
A friend of mine asked on her site recently about whether everyone believed in soul mates. I said that I believe in soul mates. But I also mentioned that we had to have realistic expectations of those soul mates. My friend asked what those realistic expectations were.
What are realistic expectations to carry into marriage?
Before I start my post today, I want to let you know that one of my subscribers is having a baby today. Please go over and wish her well. Her site name is Anothermadhousewife.
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Some may wonder what type of reading patterns I have. I read about 2-3 books a week. I also read foxnews.com about 3-4 times a week. I read USA today a few times a week. I read the Wall Street Journal two times a week. At one time, I read the Drudge Report at drudgereport.com every day. I don’t read it much any more. I read nonfiction. I have not read a fiction book in over 10 years.
While reading the Wall Street Journal last Friday or Saturday, I saw an article with an interview of the vice-president Dick Cheney. In the interview, he was mentioning the need to have what he would call a “strong president” during times of war. He felt that the President needed more power during times of war to do things that were important for national security.
He was basically referring to the ability to spy on international calls. I thought it was an interesting issue.
During times of war, should the President be given more power in order to protect citizens?
The Washington Post reported a study that was presented at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. According to the study, there was a link between Republicans and social bias against blacks: “That study found that supporters of President Bush and other conservatives had stronger self-admitted and implicit biases against blacks than liberals did.” The study found that if a person was voting Republican, he/she was more likely to have negative images concerning blacks.
Are republicans more likely to have a bias against blacks?
I heard this discussed on Oprah once. So I thought we would do a hypothetical. Pretend that you were visiting a friend’s house. You use the restroom and the toilet clogs up. There is a giant terd in the toilet. You can’t find a plunger in the restroom.
Do you ask for a plunger or do you just leave it?
Only two weeks from tomorrow and we are at Valentine’s Day. So we are at the time where we need to begin to think of our best ideas for that someone special in our lives. Once again, I ask you for help. I have already given my wife the manicures, pedicures and massages. So I want you to come up with your best Valentine’s Day ideas.
What is a special Valetine’s Day gift to give to that someone special?
