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RAUCOUS CAUCUS
Torches and Pitchforks 52 ? Rule of Law 47By what passes for standards in today's Senate, Thurgood Marshall would be a pariah. Born into modest circumstances and barred by his race from admission to the...
Original post made by Tom Cushing on Mar. 6, 2014Last comment by Youseff, on Mar 24, 2014 at 11:01 am | 26 comments | 23615 Views
COUPLE'S NET
He Doesn't Want to Talk. She Doesn't Want to Have Sex.. . ....
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on May. 28, 2015Last comment by Chandrama Anderson, on Jun 3, 2015 at 8:02 pm | 29 comments | 23601 Views
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What is the new couple's paradigm these days?On TV and in movies one seems to see a lot of serial relationships. Almost every character is dealing with an ex, and kids, and the incumbent problems. Great...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Jul. 16, 2014There are no comments yet. 23600 Views
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For Couples: All I Really Need to Know I Learned in KindergartenCouples would do well by each other by following these principles from Robert Fulghum’s book, All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten. 1....
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Nov. 17, 2016There are no comments yet. 23499 Views
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Santa Says . . . Only Two in MarriageI met Santa today (or at least he looks like Santa), and I asked him what make a marriage last. There were two things Santa told me that he believes are the key...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Sep. 15, 2016Last comment by Sarah Sullivan, on Oct 14, 2016 at 9:37 pm | 22 comments | 23480 Views
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Trying New Behaviors: Fear & ExcitementFear and excitement are on the same spectrum. Consider, in an evolutionary context, of hunters making the approach: fear and excitement. Think of current times,...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Nov. 3, 2014There are no comments yet. 23468 Views
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See Me. Hear Me. Don't Fix Me.It seems so simple. But to see, listen and not fix is harder than to reassure or apologize. We need to know our spouse gets us. We are competent, intelligent...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Aug. 22, 2014Last comment by Chandrama Anderson, on Aug 26, 2014 at 3:17 pm | 2 comments | 23460 Views
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Marriage UnderachieversI know no one wants to be a marriage underachiever. Would we have low standards for ourselves about our marriage? Whose standards are we using? Have we discussed...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Oct. 20, 2014There are no comments yet. 23380 Views
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"Woman on Fire" a new Book for Sexual EmpowermentWoman on Fire, a new book by Amy Jo Goddard, MA, Sexual Health Educator, empowers women sexually in the same way that Cheryl Sandberg's Lean In empowers...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Sep. 29, 2015There are no comments yet. 23368 Views
RAUCOUS CAUCUS
Love in the Time of Culture War, Part 1Whatever decision AZ Governor Brewer makes this week (I know, see below. Rats.), it will be just a teaser for the bigger show to come next month. She must decide...
Original post made by Tom Cushing on Feb. 27, 2014Last comment by Cholo, on Mar 2, 2014 at 4:07 pm | 16 comments | 23263 Views
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Marriage Interview 5: My Spouse is Not a Mind ReaderThelma and Henry met at a dinner held by friends of theirs. They began dating and were married within the year. That was 50 years ago! One of the biggest problems...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Apr. 7, 2015Last comment by Jenn Davies, on Apr 16, 2015 at 1:29 pm | 2 comments | 23260 Views
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Goals and Expectations in a Couples RelationshipDo you plan goals and set expectations at work? Of course you do. However, many couples do not go through this process with their relationship, and later wonder,...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Jul. 1, 2016There are no comments yet. 23141 Views
RAUCOUS CAUCUS
Inheriting the WindThe slow-motion devolution of the fractious GOP continues in a very public way. It's far-right, Tea-addled radicals have overplayed their hand, recklessly in every...
Original post made by Tom Cushing on Oct. 10, 2013Last comment by Tom Cushing, on Oct 15, 2013 at 7:35 am | 13 comments | 23095 Views
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Marriage Interview 8: "Spit Out All the Hairballs"Denise and Dominic met 28 years ago and have been married 27 years. A mutual friend introduced them once they were both over their divorces from marriages they made...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Jun. 10, 2015Last comment by Al, on Jul 16, 2015 at 3:44 am | 11 comments | 23015 Views
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Marriage Interview 7: He Works 24 Hours a DayLui and Leon met at work in 2004 and began dating a month later. They married three months after that, and have been married for 10 years. Lui says that Leon...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on May. 4, 2015Last comment by Jenn, on Jun 23, 2015 at 10:41 am | 3 comments | 23006 Views
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Truly LovedWhat would happen if we let ourselves be truly loved? Fully loved? I believe that many would say they would love to be loved fully or are letting themselves...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Nov. 14, 2014Last comment by Chandrama Anderson, on Nov 18, 2014 at 12:33 pm | 2 comments | 23001 Views
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Fine, Good, OkayDo you answer fine, good, or okay when asked how you are? How are you? "Fine." How are you? "Good." How are you? "Okay." Do you have any idea how your mate...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Nov. 11, 2014There are no comments yet. 22887 Views
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Retreat DayDo you ever have a day where you just want to stay in bed? Tired, a little cranky. It seems it would probably be better off for those around me to be spared my presence....
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Sep. 23, 2014Last comment by Chandrama Anderson, on Oct 2, 2014 at 12:32 pm | 3 comments | 22866 Views
PRESSING ISSUES
Citizen editors: New solution to an old problem?I've heard of citizen journalists, and now there are citizen editors. Or at least that's the descriptor I'm using for the folks in a program Delinda Fogel, publisher...
Original post made by Gina Channell-Allen on Jan. 29, 2014Last comment by John, on Jun 5, 2014 at 7:56 am | 49 comments | 22794 Views
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Marriage Fitness QuizIn Silicon Valley, we focus on all sorts of fitness: physical, career, raising children who will excel, fiscal, and so on. What's the current state of your marriage...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Jun. 10, 2014There are no comments yet. 22771 Views
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