...don't have time to elaborate on why I found these interesting. But...yeah...
British "psychic", Sally Morgan, has some 'splainin' to do about why she wears an earpiece in addition to a radio microphone. Reminds me so much of Leverage's Season 2 ep The Future Job. Luke Perry was excellent in the role of Dalton Rand though.
Ahhh...always fascinating how breakthroughs in hard science somehow get filtered down and adapted to concoct the "next big thing" in cosmetics and skincare. Figures why the cosmetic industry is a multi-billion dollar sector. Nanoblur...blur out your imperfections with nanotechnology. Whatever will they come up with next?
After the millions of articles in men's (and women's) magazines trying to figure out what women want, we now have insight into what men want...or feel, anyway. Only one issue I have with the article. I don't expect my men to "save" me. I just want them to stop looking to me to fulfil or continue their mothers' role.
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Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Sunday, October 9, 2011
So I Have to Touch Up My Thesis...
thus here's some bits and pieces from the media that have caught my interest in the past few weeks...
Why do today's soppy men act like toddlers who need to be mollycoddled?
THIS is what I mean by men turning into babies when in a relationship. Although this writer generalises it to men of this modern generation rather than just men who are in relationships. But it's the way I've felt about some of my past partners...most notably BP. Aimless. Unmotivated. Clinging on to the women in their lives like security blankets rather than being men. The problem? They want to be treated like men. Waited on. Served. Respected. Feared, even. Given the place of highest honour in the family and woman's heart and mind. But they use their women as crutches and excuses for their failures, and run to them to be babied and propped up. If the woman doesn't provide enough energy and motivation for them, they turn elsewhere for comfort. Not necessarily towards other women, but other things. Expensive toys. Substance abuse. Anything to keep from growing up.
Some passages from the article that particularly resonated with me...
Why do today's soppy men act like toddlers who need to be mollycoddled?
THIS is what I mean by men turning into babies when in a relationship. Although this writer generalises it to men of this modern generation rather than just men who are in relationships. But it's the way I've felt about some of my past partners...most notably BP. Aimless. Unmotivated. Clinging on to the women in their lives like security blankets rather than being men. The problem? They want to be treated like men. Waited on. Served. Respected. Feared, even. Given the place of highest honour in the family and woman's heart and mind. But they use their women as crutches and excuses for their failures, and run to them to be babied and propped up. If the woman doesn't provide enough energy and motivation for them, they turn elsewhere for comfort. Not necessarily towards other women, but other things. Expensive toys. Substance abuse. Anything to keep from growing up.
Some passages from the article that particularly resonated with me...
"It’s not just young bucks. Men who would once have been called middle-aged are behaving like teenagers, faces nourished by some male consumer-targeted unction (because he’s worth it), huddled over their Nintendo Wii or iPhone, desperate to ignore the spectre of maturity tapping on their shoulder.
And even those whom some might regard as verging on camp — Monty Clift, James Dean, Dirk Bogarde — were butcher than many of today’s heterosexual men, despite being comfortable with expressing their emotions. Dean’s ‘You’re tearing me apart!’ was the howl of a wolf, not the bleat of a lamb.
With the exception of Colin Firth, who fills the Peck/Stewart gap, and Cary Grant’s successor, that old-school playboy George Clooney, today’s big-screen role models are all eternal ‘frat boys’.
Think of American actors Owen Wilson and Ashton Kuchter.
Ashton’s currently making headlines for allegedly cheating on his wife Demi Moore, a woman 15 years his senior. But the whole affair is being treated as if he’s a naughty schoolboy who’s disappointed his proud mum — not a man who’s betrayed his woman.
No one’s saying everyone should conform to a gender stereotype, or that men should be ‘dissing’ their women like some caricature of male aggression.
But neither should masculinity be regarded as a dirty word.
Isn’t it time to man up, boys?"
And even those whom some might regard as verging on camp — Monty Clift, James Dean, Dirk Bogarde — were butcher than many of today’s heterosexual men, despite being comfortable with expressing their emotions. Dean’s ‘You’re tearing me apart!’ was the howl of a wolf, not the bleat of a lamb.
With the exception of Colin Firth, who fills the Peck/Stewart gap, and Cary Grant’s successor, that old-school playboy George Clooney, today’s big-screen role models are all eternal ‘frat boys’.
Think of American actors Owen Wilson and Ashton Kuchter.
Ashton’s currently making headlines for allegedly cheating on his wife Demi Moore, a woman 15 years his senior. But the whole affair is being treated as if he’s a naughty schoolboy who’s disappointed his proud mum — not a man who’s betrayed his woman.
No one’s saying everyone should conform to a gender stereotype, or that men should be ‘dissing’ their women like some caricature of male aggression.
But neither should masculinity be regarded as a dirty word.
Isn’t it time to man up, boys?"
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
As The Rest of US East Coast Shook...
...Wall Street yelled out "Business As Usual! Money to be made...and lost!"
Ok. Seriously though. The 5.9 magnitude earthquake that just happened in America is quite unexpected. I don't know much about US geography, but from reports, it seems like the aftershocks went interstate. Thank God there appears to be no reports of death or injury. Just a lot of building and landscape damage.
And I didn't make up the scenario of Wall Street trading through the quake and aftershocks. From the abovelinked article:
Update: checked with a friend in the US, and things aren't as bad as reported in the media. Classic sensationalistic journalism.
Ok. Seriously though. The 5.9 magnitude earthquake that just happened in America is quite unexpected. I don't know much about US geography, but from reports, it seems like the aftershocks went interstate. Thank God there appears to be no reports of death or injury. Just a lot of building and landscape damage.
And I didn't make up the scenario of Wall Street trading through the quake and aftershocks. From the abovelinked article:
Not everyone, however, was quite so terrified by the tremors. On Wall Street traders could be heard shouting: 'Carry on trading!' despite the shaking.
Update: checked with a friend in the US, and things aren't as bad as reported in the media. Classic sensationalistic journalism.
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