November 5, 2015 Style and Beauty - Other
My mother and my wife are the most beautiful women in my life. My dad is right up there, too, on the male side of a gnarly question of what constitutes “real” beauty. My children are beautiful and my dear…
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Most men favor shorter hair. It’s easier to shampoo and it takes less fuss to dye out the gray or bleach white. With enough hairspray it can resist the forces of Hurricane Katrina and if you’re young enough you can…
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It’s hard to imagine that God created Heaven and Earth and wrought a man from the primeval mud and a woman from the man’s rib and said, “But remember, marriage is a sacred institution in accordance with your state’s constitution.”…
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When I was a young man working as a technical writer for the Rand Corporation, I met a young woman who worked in the office of an executive to whom I reported. Her dark eyes blazed with intelligence and her…
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I’ve often joked with my wife that when I die she should put me in a black Hefty bag and put me out with the trash. She pooh-poohs me pretilly and tells me I’ll live forever. Alas, no. When my…
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April 11, 2015 Marriage and Divorce
Yes, fathers should be in the running for equal custody. In my own marriage my wife and I have twins and I’m an equal partner and influence on their well-being. We both work and share everything, including cooking, cleaning and…
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January 15, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
Religion says it’s wrong to cohabitate. Social law provides for palimony in the case of a breakup. The issue pits cultural dogmatism against social relativism . . . black and white versus shades of gray. Since the palette of grays…
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