50% of All Marriages End in Divorce (Marriage Myth #6)

You’ve probably heard people of authority say that couples who marry have a 50% chance of staying married. Or they’ll say that 50% of all marriages end in divorce. The recurring theme is what I call the “Marriage is 50/50” myth, the belief that every marriage is subject to the odds like a roll of the dice or the purchase of a lottery ticket.

Get Your Hands Off Mary

We have all witnessed Pro-Lifers fighting Pro-Choicers, Liberals fighting Conservatives and Democrats fighting Republicans.   What we have not seen is any real victory that can be claimed by either side and some questionable practices all around.  I think the system is broken and the practices are suspect.   But I’m willing to take a cue from Governor Ivey and ask one more question

Walker, Texas Ranger and Good Policing

…The world had Bruce Lee, who came to the United States, but we had Chuck Norris. Even past his prime, I watched him pretty religiously on Walker, Texas Ranger as his character protected Dallas, TX from all types of bad guys. I knew it was a television show but, as a kid, Chuck Norris (aka Cordell Walker) was the epitome of justice obtained the hard way – with your fists, on the street.

The Fantastically Boring Black Male

My wife and I were watching television yesterday and I wasn’t on it.  I watched TV the day before that and the week before that and I wasn’t on then either.  Come to think of it, I have never seen myself on television or really anything like me.  …My problem isn’t that I’m not on television.  My problem is that I’m average and I’m not on television.  Let me explain.

Marriage Means Monogamy (Marriage Myth #4)

Monogamy should be a basic tenet of marriage.  I guess it should be.  But I think it’s only true if your spouse doesn’t change.  If he/she refuses to grow, refuses to change jobs, refuses to become educated or entertain new and original thoughts.  If your spouse doesn’t change then – Surprise! – the only way to actually be with someone else is to embrace swinging as a pastime.