Dating Takes More Than Dreaming About It
Monday, 29 August 2011 01:00
My tastes in music tend to run all the way from classical to country. When you spend 15 years training in ballet and the in-between time milking cows, working on a ranch, and going to rodeos…well…you can sorta see how the tree got bent…musically speaking. So it was with some measure of delight that I read this quote in the Sunday New York Times a few weeks ago by country artist, Kenny Chesney:Playing football was one of the first times in my life I realized nothing is given to you. You have to work really hard. I was a very short, slow wide receiver on a very mediocre football team. And we had to work really hard to be as mediocre as we were.
Do You Feel Invisible?
Sunday, 21 August 2011 14:39
In the article, “Invisible,” in the July/August 2011 issue of the Atlantic Magazine, one of the leaders in today’s science of concealment talked about a project he’s been working on for two years. Guy Cramer, owner of HyperStealth Biotechnology Corporation, has found a method that uses refraction to disappear objects. He calls it quantum stealth. It works by bending light around an object. So far, he says, they’ve been able to make an object the size of an orange completely disappear.When You’re… REALLY… Stuck
Wednesday, 17 August 2011 03:32
Last week started off upbeat and busy and full of the kinds of plans that keep me motivated. Sandwiched in between work was a side trip to look for a sofa. I stopped by my friend’s office to take her with me. When I was inside, we heard a loud pop from the parking lot. She and I and her assistant raced to the window to see that the scary noise was MY car…exploding in a cloud of steam or smoke or both … with gunk running out the bottom of it. Great.How Do You Know If You’re In Love?
Monday, 08 August 2011 17:30
Do you ever wonder if you’ll know when you’re in love? One of the first people to define the chemical reaction to being attracted to someone…making you think you are in love…was Dr. Dorothy Tennov, a psychologist at the University of Bridgeport in Connecticut. In 1977, she coined the phrase LIMERENCE to describe an involuntary state of romantic euphoria. She explained that when you are in limerence, you are highly irrational and emotional.Limerence can last for up to a year and a half, but usually fades somewhere between six months to a year. What causes the chemistry bubble to burst? When you discover your love object is missing certain non-negotiable requirements, like honesty, fidelity, or kindness. However, if your partner sustains important qualities, and you still feel the chemistry for each other, your relationship has a pretty good chance.
Four Constants That Help A Relationship Work: Beyond Chemistry and Values
Wednesday, 03 August 2011 18:02
What draws people to each other and sustains a relationship? Attraction and similar interests are not enough. Mutual chemistry is definitely important, but it has to be joined with values. If you meet a gorgeous someone and they turn out to be inherently MEAN… that someone will begin to look like Dracula.Once you establish that you have mutual chemistry and values, here are some other areas that men and women say are important to them:
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