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June 2009
Cheating gov. says he’ll ‘try’ to fall in love with wife again
South Carolina’s disappearing governor now says his Argentine mistress is his soul mate, but has given his wife an offer she couldn’t possibly refuse.
Sanford says he is giving up his mistress and is going to work to try to fall back into love with his wife.
Certainly she will appreciate his efforts. Because falling in love is about work.
Additionally, the allegedly repentant-working-on-his-marriage Sanford told The Associated Press that he “crossed lines” with a handful of other women during 20 years of marriage.
His marriage with his wife, Jenny is his own business. But it’s too bad HE keeps talking about it. And awkwardly at that.
On the one hand, he wants to save his marriage.
In the same interview he says of his mistress, “This was a whole lot more than a simple affair, this was a love story. A forbidden one, a tragic one, but a love story at the end of the day.”
Seems he has some work to do on focusing on the marriage.
TweetA little extra weight makes you look a little extra younger
There is an age where you actually look younger with a few extra pounds on you.
And that age ain’t 17.
Happily, it’s 40, according to a study by doctors at Case Western Reserve University. The study, which was published in April’s issue of the Plastic and Reconstructive Journal, found that people over 40 look much younger if they have fatter face.
On the flip side, a woman who lost 10 pounds, was said to look older by four years.
Oh, the conundrum!
TweetYWCA holds ‘Breakfast with the CEO’
The YWCA Dayton will hold a ‘Breakfast with the CEO’ at dates from July through October.
Carol J. Hinton, CEO of the YWCA Dayton will share how programs and services provided by the YWCA give safe shelter, counsel and hope to the thousands of women and teens and children who seek its services each year. She will give an overview of current YWCA activities and future plans.
The Breakfasts will be held at the YWCA Dayton, located at 141 W. Third St, in Dayton on July 15, August 12, September 9 and October 14. The times of all the breakfasts will be from 7:30 a.m. to 8:15 a.m.
Optional tours will follow each meeting.
For more information and to RSVP, contact Angie Hoschouer at 937-461-5550 x179 or ahoschouer@ywcadayton.org or visit the YWCA Dayton website at www.ywcadayton.org.
TweetEtiquette lesson hard for clumsy left-hander
First of all, I’m lefthanded, so sitting at a formal luncheon table at L’Auberge, with a lot of fancy flatware and several glasses to my right is daunting.
Second, I eat at a lot of places with paper napkins and iceberg lettuce.
So when I attended a course by Linda Weprin, president of the Midwest School of Etiquette, I was white-knuckling it around my salad fork.
Eight of us diners sat at a table, preparing to learn how to eat and participate at a business lunch.
“Business is the largest social environment we participate in on a regular basis,” Weprin said.
There was much advice and gentle guidance. It was easy to remember and it was sensible. Etiquette is about giving rules to make the dining experience easier for everybody.
First there is the purse. A small purse can be placed on your lap, with your napkin over it. A larger purse should go under your chair, not beside it.
Can a cell phone be placed on the dining table?
“No,” said Weprin, simply, but she made her point.
Dining companions should not do anything until the host acts. Admission: I drank two sips of water and opened my napkin before host Weprin did.
One does not place the whole, 24-inch napkin over one’s lap. Fold it in half, with the fold facing the table.
The way things face is important. The blade of your knife faces you, not your dining partner across the table. The way you place a knife and fork can indicate to a waiter whether done or not.
Passing communal food such as rolls, butter and salad dressing has rules. One generally places the items in front of the fellow diner, creating less chance for slips or drops. After sharing these rules and demonstrating, Weprin told me to pass the bread.
“I can’t, I just dropped the tongs on the floor,” I said.
“Never pick up anything from the floor,” she said, and for the record, I did not. “Kick it further under the table.”
Seconds later, a silent waiter placed tongs next to me.
During our salad, we learned it was appropriate to cut lettuce leaves and indeed cut them all in advance. This was also where we learned about ‘continental dining’ which involves having the knife and fork constantly in play instead of cutting, putting down the knife, eating, picking up the knife, etc.
It’s actually a bit hard. My arm muscles were a little stiff afterwards.
We also learned about proper business lunch discussions. Safe topics include the weather, vacations, current events and sports.
Fellow diner Ellen Fodge said the luncheon put her at ease with the knowledge that she already does well in her monthly meetings of Dayton-are CPAs.
“I have some sense of comfort that I’m doing things correctly,” she said.
And speaking of comfort, one of the best parts of the meal came when all the food was cleared.
When the food is gone, you actually can put your elbows on the table.
TweetChinese baby smokes a pack of cigarettes a day
A two-year-old Chinese boy smokes a pack of cigarettes, a habit his father taught him.
Perhaps this will end up being a made-up story, which really would be the best thing, but China Radio International reports it to be true. Various websites and newspapers in Europe have picked up the story.
It says Tong Liangliang was taught by his father to smoke because dad believed it would help the baby’s hernia pain. The report said he was too young for surgery.
But the right age for smokes?
If the child can’t get a cigarette he throws a tantrum. I thought it was bad when I heard my friend’s baby throws a tantrum when she can’t breastfeed.
‘The father wasn’t aware of how serious the toddler’s habit became until the child began to increase the number of cigarettes he smoked per day’, China Radio International reported.
TweetWhy is Brooke Shields hawking eyelash lengthener?
Brooke Shields is hawking a prescription eyelash-lengthening drug.
Has that struck anyone else as odd?
It seems everytime I watch a television show, Brooke pops up during the commercial to tell me how to get longer eyelashes.
OK, I need longer, fuller eyelashes. I do.
But Brooke Shields has quite a lot of eyelashes. And don’t even get me started on her eyebrows. Remember what a big joke they were in the 80s?
Shouldn’t the spokesperson be someone with minimal eyelashes who goes on to get more?
And the commercial isn’t exactly comforting. Latisse might darken irises, the announcer tells us. It also might darken eyelids, we’re told. That sounds scary.
Recently some of the women who serve as DDN product testers tried out an over-the-counter lash and eyebrow lengthener. Two of them said it stung their eyes and quit using it.
And what a strange world we live in where there literally is ‘a condition’ indicative of sparse eyelashes. Which can be ‘cured’ with a $120/month prescription.
TweetNot married? Good for you
Lately, I’ve experienced a lot of positive feedback about not being married.
A colleague who has been divorced a few times tells single me that I’m not a ‘three-time loser.’
Another revels at how I get to do whatever I want without a spouse weighing in.
Then I run across an article in ‘Skirt’ called ‘Don’t Pity the Spinsters.’ It’s about some women, now divorced, who wished they never got married and were like the little old ladies they knew in their youth who never got married.
Back then, people pitied the spinsters. The writer wonders if they were actually trend setters.
I want some women who have never been married who are in their 40s and older to talk to me about why they’ve made the choice not to marry and why they’re happy.
Contact me at kmargolis@coxohio.com or post a comment here
TweetLetterman’s sex comments about Palin’s daughter criticized
It’s hard to imagine a feud between David Letterman and Sarah Palin where Palin is the one who evokes the most sympathy, but this is it.
Gov. Palin recently visited New York, so Letterman made some jokes. If they were just about the often-in-the-spotlight Alaska governor, they would be fair.
His jokes referenced Palin’s visit to Yankee Stadium, saying Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez knocked up Palin’s daughter while the teen was there.
You think he’s talking about Bristol, who has had a baby? She’d be a questionable, but still pretty fair target.
But no, it was Willow, age 14.
He also joked that Palin had a hard time keeping ex-N.Y. Gov. Eliot Spitzer away from the teen. Spitzer, of course, had an infamous sex scandal.
Gov. Palin’s response was a very smart comment by a mom and by a politician.
“Concerning Letterman’s comments about my young daughter (and I doubt he’d ever dare make such comments about anyone else’s daughter): ‘Laughter incited by sexually-perverted comments made by a 62-year-old male celebrity aimed at a 14-year-old girl is not only disgusting, but it reminds us some Hollywood/NY entertainers have a long way to go in understanding what the rest of America understands - that acceptance of inappropriate sexual comments about an underage girl, who could be anyone’s daughter, contributes to the atrociously high rate of sexual exploitation of minors by older men who use and abuse others.’”
TweetBunions. Not just for old ladies anymore
Podiatrists are seeing women in their 20s for foot ailments long associated with old age.
Bunions.
A doctor recently told Glamour magazine that previously the majority of his bunion operations were on womens in their 50s and 60s. Now it’s women in their 20s and 30s.
He, and many others, say shoes are often to blame as every inch of heels adds 25 percent more pressure on your feet. So experts suggest not wearing super-high heels, and choosing sizes with rounded, roomy toes. Also, get measured at a shoe store if you can.
I’m 42. I’ve had bunions for 20 years and I have worn high heels about five times in my life.
I’ve made peace with the knotty, crappy appearance of my old lady feet, but not the pain. I’m only hoping to avoid surgery, but recent pain makes that look grim.
How about you?
TweetJust what we need: Weight-themed television
There are two new shows this summer with weight-related themes.
First, there is ‘Dance Your Ass Off’ where 12 contestants pair up with pro dancers to lose weight. Is this not already a big hit on ABC called ‘Dancing with the Stars’?
It premieres on Oxygen on Monday, June 29 at 10 p.m.
Then there is ‘More to Love’ in which there will no effort to minimize anyone.
It will be an unscripted show featuring a main with a big waistline ‘and a big heart’ looking for love among ‘curvy, beautiful,’ confident’ women.
If their idea of plus-sized ends up being size 10 I’m going to scream.
It premieres on Fox on Tuesday, July 8 at 9 p.m.
TweetSmall treats best treats for your brain
Eating small treats might make you feel more satisfied than big ones.
Eating anything enjoyable causes your brain to release dopamine, the chemical that makes you feel happy or experience pleasure.
So a small boost to dopamine production is good.
But regularly eating large amounts of things that make your brain happy can actually build up a tolerance to the pleasant effect of dopamine.
So that rule about moderation proves true again.
TweetOprah is a comic book hero (of course)
Oprah Winfrey will become a comic book hero this fall, with all the melodrama you’d expect from her.
Bluewater Productions’ ‘Female Force’ biography comic book series will feature Oprah.
“She might not wear a cape, but she is some kind of superhero to a great many people,” said Joshua LaBello, who will write and illustrate the Oprah-starring issue. “Despite a childhood riddled with abuse and adversities, she turned her wounds into wisdom, grabbed hold of every opportunity, and reached a level of success that practically redefines the term.”
Others in the the ‘Female Force’ series, include Hillary Clinton, Michelle Obama and Sarah Palin.
TweetSusan Lucci’s latest role a cougar
Having done so much in her soap opera career, it’s no surprise Susan’s Lucci’s Erica Kane is about to become a cougar.
Cougars are pretty common in television and movies, but the plot on ABC’s All My Children is a bit out there even for soaps.
She’s going to get involved with her daughter’s ex-husband, Ryan Lavery, who also happens to be Kane’s ex-fiance’s stepson.
Cameron Mathison, who plays Lavery is 39. Lucci is 62.
The show’s writers say the plot twist comes from viewer suggestions who noticed their chemistry.
“I’m sure people would expect it to be the kind of story line where Erica was manipulating things,” Lucci said. “But there’s been zero of that.”
Mathison said he’s excited, not intimidated, by the story.
“Think about this,” Lucci said. “I slept with his father. He slept with my daughter. There has to be, at a certain point, (thoughts of) what does he know about me? What does he think he knows about me? As an actor, there’s so much material to plumb into.”
Are you looking forward to this _ or looking away?
TweetTwo studies offer health advice for women
There are two good pieces of good women’s health information to share.
A study of 100,000 women found that those identified as ‘optimistic’ were 14 percent less likely to die during the study’s first eight years than pessimists. The Women’s Health Initiative study said optimists are ‘master copers’ with strong social networks allowing them to handle stress better.
And here’s one for those who are pressed for time.
Although health experts recommend exercise for 30 minutes a day, five times a week for heart disease prevention, less activity can still reap important benefits. A mere 17 minutes a day of activity cut women’s heart disease risk by 27 percent, according to Brigham Women’s Hospital in Boston.
TweetConsider becoming an online expert or coach
If you’re considering a second job, consider what you’re an expert at and become an authority or coach.
Website liveperson.com can help. It will put you through a vetting process and then allow you to advertise your skills on the site.
Then, you offer your services to people in live chat rooms and get paid by the minute.
Of course, you can use this website to get advice or counseling as well.
The site also offers a lot of free online business counseling.
TweetGolfing info available for women
June is Women’s Golf Month.
There are 6.6 million female golfers in the United States, according to a National Golf Foundation survey.
If you are interested in taking up golf, go to playgolfamerica.com to get information on lessons, etiquette and equipment demonstrations.
TweetUD student to run $1.4-million campus company
University of Dayton student Jessi Neff has been named CEO of Flyer Enterprises and will be in charge of a $1.4 million student-run company with seven divisions and 180 employees.
She joined Flyer Enterprises a few years ago with the simple intention of becoming more involved in campus life, not heading the group.
“It’s a bit overwhelming to think I’m overseeing the entire company, but realizing what a great responsibility I have is definitely exciting,” Neff said. “I get to advise executives, work with employees and help manage all different departments.”
Neff oversees seven divisions including coffee shops, snack bars, cafes, and convenience and clothing stores for the company.
Neff is an accounting major who will graduate with an undergraduate degree and an MBA.
For the coming school year, Neff projects a $15,000 growth in sales. A new philanthropy arm initiated by the School of Business Administration, will offer business and management consulting to Dayton-area nonprofits.
She would also like to start a nationwide association and network of student-run businesses to share business tips and marketing methods.
TweetMugger surprised when victim, 72, chases her back
An English woman, 72, gave some would-be purse snatchers a surprise.
Jean Hirst was approached by three teenage girls who offered to help her with her shopping bags.
Then, one of them grabbed her purse. Hirst, a 100-yard sprinting champion in high school, chased the girl down and retrieved her purse, according to Telegraph.co.uk.
Hirst said, ‘Suddenly I felt 18 again. The adrenaline just kicked in and I seemed to turn back the years.’
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