What daily lovemaking for a year did for one marriage
Looking for a truly memorable gift for your spouse? Charla Muller has one: Offer your spouse sex every day for a year. That’s what she gave her husband, Brad, for his 40th birthday.
The gem of 365 Nights: A Memoir of Intimacy lies less in the gift itself and more in Muller’s motivation for giving it. She and Brad had been married ten years, the last several of which were “off kilter.” She struggled with depression and wasn’t much interested in sex at all. Her offer of The Gift was a way of telling Brad she was committed to restoring their relationship. Through stories and dialogue, Muller makes the case that marriage is worth unusual sacrifice and work—and that spouses will be happier and healthier for the effort.
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Sarah Palin Wardrobe Challenge
After news broke yesterday about Governor Palin’s rather large clothing expenditures, a friend sent me an email, challenging me to build a complete, Vice Presidential candidate worthy, wardrobe for Governor Palin for less than $2,500. Now $2500 is more than I spend on clothing all year, but she IS a VP candidate, not a budget shopper like myself.
The rules:
– enough suit/dress options to last at least two weeks on the campaign trail
– must include shoes that were of quality and comfortable
– the items had to come from stores that a Hockey/Football/Basketball/Baseball Mom would shop (so no Saks, Neiman, Barneys, unless it’s their outlet stores)
– the clothing had to fit Governor Palin’s personal style (the Governor loves her some red)
– Everything had to be quality and could be worn on television (which meant patterns, stores like Payhalf and F21, were pretty much out of the picture)
Did I win the challenge? You decide….
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Piglet Squid
During our Open Ocean Plankton Class, CMA recently collected a live specimen of a Helicocranchid squid known as the “piglet squid.” Although the animal unfortunately died, it is preserved for our research and teaching collections (Helicocranchia pfefferi, CMA 2006.4.16) and is available to view in our information booth. The photo might suggest the reason for its common name.
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