Mother’s Day was May 12th. Erin Callan, 47, a “liberated”, radical, second-wave feminist is a woman who wasted her youth working in the financial industry. She topped out as CFO of Lehman Bros. She sacrificed her personal life for her career including her first husband, whom she divorced. In 2008, Ms. Callan quit Lehman Bros., … Continue reading
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Quote: Winston Churchill on Husband’s Hell
Nancy Astor: “Sir, if you were my husband, I would give you poison.” Churchill: “If I were your husband, I would take it.” Lady Nancy Astor was from Virginia. She was married to Waldorf Astor – 2nd Viscount Astor – and was the first woman elected to Parliament in Great Britain. She could be very … Continue reading
Quote: A. N. Wilson on Household Haven
“It is the woman – nearly always – in spite of all the advances of modern feminism, who still takes responsibility for the bulk of the chores, as well as doing her paid job. This is true even in households where men try to be unselfish and to do their share.” Maybe, if they were … Continue reading
Quote: Sarah Orne Jewett on Household Haven
“What made this nation great? Not its heroes but its households.” Please click on my link to my related post – Household Haven Vol. #2 Essay 8
Short Essay – “Between Men and Women There Is No Friendship Possible.”
Oscar Wilde was a brilliant Irish novelist (The Portrait of Dorian Gray), poet (Ballad of Reading Gaol) and playwright (The Importance of Being Earnest). His writings show his innate predisposition towards humanity’s foibles and as such he was a keen observer of people. This was a critical element of his success. He was married and … Continue reading
Admirable Women – Anne-Marie Slaughter – Regrets Time Away from Family for Career
Anne-Marie Slaughter broke the “glass ceiling” when she was appointed, by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in 2009, as the first woman Director of Policy Planning at the U. S. State Department. Ms. Slaughter had spent the majority of her youth in academia. A graduate of Princeton Law School, she taught at University of Chicago, … Continue reading
Short Essay – Radical Feminism’s True Legacy – Being Single, Sidelined and 60 Sucks!
I don’t care how enticing radical, second-wave feminism’s career oriented lifestyle sounds in college because whether on paper, or in person, it will end badly. And, despite the feminist’s assurances of perpetual influence, youth and relevancy, everybody, especially women, gets old, haggard, out of touch and inconsequential. That is just how nature works. Nobody gets out of … Continue reading
Quote: Mark Wahlberg on Guilt
“I did a lot of things that I regretted and I certainly paid for my mistakes. You have to go and ask for forgiveness and it wasn’t until I really started doing good, and doing right, by other people as well as myself, that I really started to feel that guilt go away. So I … Continue reading
#4 – God Bless 8 year-old Martin Richard Who Was Killed at Boston Marathon
Martin ran into the street to kiss his father, as his runner Dad approached the finish line. Returning to his mother and sister at the curb, he was blown to bits by another monster, bent on slaughtering the innocents. Both his sister and mother are in critical condition. God, give the father the strength to … Continue reading
Quote: Brandon Sanderson on the Good Guys
“Good men don’t become legends,” he said quietly. “Good men don’t need to become legends.” She opened her eyes, looking up at him. “They just do what’s right anyway.” The Well of Ascension Click on my link to my related post – The Good Guys
It's the Women, Not the Men! 