showrecentcomments({"version":"1.0","encoding":"UTF-8","feed":{"xmlns":"http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom","xmlns$openSearch":"http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/","id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593657426748885564.comments"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-08-08T12:18:44.140-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Life After Thirty"},"link":[{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.thelogicgirl.com/feeds/comments/default"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/593657426748885564/comments/default?alt\u003djson-in-script"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.thelogicgirl.com/"},{"rel":"next","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/593657426748885564/comments/default?alt\u003djson-in-script\u0026start-index\u003d26\u0026max-results\u003d25"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"LogicGirl"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/09828991662472878370"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"generator":{"version":"7.00","uri":"http://www.blogger.com","$t":"Blogger"},"openSearch$totalResults":{"$t":"58"},"openSearch$startIndex":{"$t":"1"},"openSearch$itemsPerPage":{"$t":"25"},"entry":[{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593657426748885564.post-1655782817295569208"},"published":{"$t":"2008-08-08T12:18:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-08-08T12:18:00.000-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Hear, Hear! Well said. Political paranoia has forf..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Hear, Hear! Well said. Political paranoia has forfeited common sense. All the ankle deep thinkers would have to find a new place to trade senseless regurgitation if their local coffee shop started naming their drinks \"bleeding kidney ox urine\"....seriously, I am thankful they thought more of the visitors. What a beautiful gesture as well as a pragmatic decision."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/593657426748885564/299975359599788606/comments/default/1655782817295569208"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/593657426748885564/299975359599788606/comments/default/1655782817295569208"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.thelogicgirl.com/2008/06/renaming-of-chinese-food-for-olympics.html?showComment\u003d1218212280000#c1655782817295569208","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Anonymous"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://www.thelogicgirl.com/2008/06/renaming-of-chinese-food-for-olympics.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593657426748885564.post-299975359599788606","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/593657426748885564/posts/default/299975359599788606","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593657426748885564.post-6714659870437255804"},"published":{"$t":"2008-06-25T03:46:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-06-25T03:46:00.000-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"And yes, I have spoken \"honestly\" to my grandmothe..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"And yes, I have spoken \"honestly\" to my grandmothers and many other women of various creed, cultures, religions. But that is merely subjective anecdotes that cannot possibly be of any evidentiary value. Statisically, 50% of all marriages ending is a significant result - popular culture tend to correlate the end of a marriage to \"abusive men/women\" and \"abusive relationships\", but there are no studies to conclude such a relationship. I put foward the idea that most marriages end because partners choose to because they can. It's more a mindset."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/593657426748885564/4460517628966624649/comments/default/6714659870437255804"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/593657426748885564/4460517628966624649/comments/default/6714659870437255804"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.thelogicgirl.com/2008/06/commitment-and-divorce.html?showComment\u003d1214379960000#c6714659870437255804","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"LogicGirl"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/09828991662472878370"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09791745239062233394"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://www.thelogicgirl.com/2008/06/commitment-and-divorce.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593657426748885564.post-4460517628966624649","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/593657426748885564/posts/default/4460517628966624649","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593657426748885564.post-4573175937668379613"},"published":{"$t":"2008-06-25T03:37:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-06-25T03:37:00.000-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Thank you for your response CD! One's mindset/outl..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Thank you for your response CD! One's mindset/outlook in the relationship has an important bearing whether it is successful or not. \u003cBR/\u003e\u003cBR/\u003eOf course, there are deal-breakers such as physical abuse and emotional abuse. But really, does anyone truly believe that 50% of all failed marriages has been caused by deal-breakers like that? \u003cBR/\u003e\u003cBR/\u003eTo Ms/Mrs. Anonymous (and I believe such a response can only come from a woman), your response is indicative of the ego-driven feminist bs that has been fed into you. Such people are doomed to continue in their self-imposed disposable cycle - it doesn't work, so be done with it, throw it away, get something new, and so on."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/593657426748885564/4460517628966624649/comments/default/4573175937668379613"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/593657426748885564/4460517628966624649/comments/default/4573175937668379613"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.thelogicgirl.com/2008/06/commitment-and-divorce.html?showComment\u003d1214379420000#c4573175937668379613","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"LogicGirl"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/09828991662472878370"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09791745239062233394"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://www.thelogicgirl.com/2008/06/commitment-and-divorce.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593657426748885564.post-4460517628966624649","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/593657426748885564/posts/default/4460517628966624649","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593657426748885564.post-7908357722342089272"},"published":{"$t":"2008-06-25T03:26:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-06-25T03:26:00.000-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Ha! Well, you've hit the proverbial nail head-on!E..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Ha! Well, you've hit the proverbial nail head-on!\u003cBR/\u003e\u003cBR/\u003eEverything you write rings true to my experience. Unfortunately, when one member of a relationship in this society adopts a \"liberal minded\" outlook, there is little leverage available to convince that person of the folly of their ways. \"Everybody\" gets divorced, or, at least, it is very common among the \"liberal minded\" community, and they appear to survive, move on, and perhaps find another relationship, or live independently (single) apparently quite happily.\u003cBR/\u003e\u003cBR/\u003eI concur it would be better if the \"liberal minded\" were more \"open minded\" rather than focused upon their own personal goals, but I have not found this to be the case, at least, so far, in my own long term relationship......"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/593657426748885564/4460517628966624649/comments/default/7908357722342089272"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/593657426748885564/4460517628966624649/comments/default/7908357722342089272"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.thelogicgirl.com/2008/06/commitment-and-divorce.html?showComment\u003d1214378760000#c7908357722342089272","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"CD"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://www.thelogicgirl.com/2008/06/commitment-and-divorce.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593657426748885564.post-4460517628966624649","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/593657426748885564/posts/default/4460517628966624649","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593657426748885564.post-7687448135907789724"},"published":{"$t":"2008-06-24T10:57:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-06-24T10:57:00.000-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Wow . . . !!! That was an incredibly naive blog. H..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Wow . . . !!! That was an incredibly naive blog. Have you ever talked openly and honestly with your grandmothers? A possible reason the divorce rates were lower in their day is that women had no choice. Women even stayed with abusive men in those days because they had no means or way to earn a living. They were financially dependent on their husbands, and were the caregivers of their children and parents. Most of the women I talk to that are my mother's age, say divorce would have been about the same as today back then if they could have earned a living, or earned as much as their husbands. And of course there was a lot of pressure on men in those days to provide for their families . . . some cracked under the pressure and just left, so I don't agree that they had more \"traditional\" values. I've also witnessed many marriages that stayed together that shouldn't have . . . couples that stayed together for \"traditional\" values or \"for the kids\", but made each other's lives miserable. They literally sucked the life out of each other, and their kids are now in therapy. I think it's a fallacy to take a nostalgic or romanticized look backwards. I wouldn't want to live in those times . . . as crazy as life appears now, it's so much better than the \"good ol' days\"!"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/593657426748885564/4460517628966624649/comments/default/7687448135907789724"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/593657426748885564/4460517628966624649/comments/default/7687448135907789724"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.thelogicgirl.com/2008/06/commitment-and-divorce.html?showComment\u003d1214319420000#c7687448135907789724","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Anonymous"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://www.thelogicgirl.com/2008/06/commitment-and-divorce.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593657426748885564.post-4460517628966624649","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/593657426748885564/posts/default/4460517628966624649","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593657426748885564.post-4490474427915602086"},"published":{"$t":"2008-06-15T20:58:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-06-15T20:58:00.000-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Believe me, I would call my father if I could.  He..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Believe me, I would call my father if I could.  He died a few years ago at age 58, just like Russert.  It is too young an age to go."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/593657426748885564/3989991017036278648/comments/default/4490474427915602086"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/593657426748885564/3989991017036278648/comments/default/4490474427915602086"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.thelogicgirl.com/2008/06/remembering-tim-russert.html?showComment\u003d1213577880000#c4490474427915602086","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"40"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/13297380628744711569"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://www.thelogicgirl.com/2008/06/remembering-tim-russert.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593657426748885564.post-3989991017036278648","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/593657426748885564/posts/default/3989991017036278648","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593657426748885564.post-296499135247407290"},"published":{"$t":"2008-06-14T15:22:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-06-14T15:22:00.000-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Dedicated and hard worker, he must have been. Appa..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Dedicated and hard worker, he must have been. Apparently, he keeled over when he was doing voice-overs for a show. We have to eat right, rest well, stay positive and happy, all important factors to avoiding a heart attack. Your definition of success should include such lifesyle choices. It's not a successful to leave behind loved ones so prematurely, whatever else one many have achieved professionally."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/593657426748885564/4418849588900039976/comments/default/296499135247407290"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/593657426748885564/4418849588900039976/comments/default/296499135247407290"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.thelogicgirl.com/2008/06/breaking-news-tim-russert-is-dead-at-58.html?showComment\u003d1213471320000#c296499135247407290","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Tico"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://www.thelogicgirl.com/2008/06/breaking-news-tim-russert-is-dead-at-58.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593657426748885564.post-4418849588900039976","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/593657426748885564/posts/default/4418849588900039976","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593657426748885564.post-4415566067229597980"},"published":{"$t":"2008-06-13T20:58:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-06-13T20:58:00.000-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Heart attack at a young age. A reminder to us that..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Heart attack at a young age. A reminder to us that life is short."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/593657426748885564/4418849588900039976/comments/default/4415566067229597980"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/593657426748885564/4418849588900039976/comments/default/4415566067229597980"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.thelogicgirl.com/2008/06/breaking-news-tim-russert-is-dead-at-58.html?showComment\u003d1213405080000#c4415566067229597980","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Anonymous"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://www.thelogicgirl.com/2008/06/breaking-news-tim-russert-is-dead-at-58.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593657426748885564.post-4418849588900039976","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/593657426748885564/posts/default/4418849588900039976","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593657426748885564.post-632362982710512948"},"published":{"$t":"2008-06-13T18:32:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-06-13T18:32:00.000-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Sad news indeed, LG. What do I have to look foward..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Sad news indeed, LG. What do I have to look foward to on television on my Sunday mornings now? Condolences to his family."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/593657426748885564/4418849588900039976/comments/default/632362982710512948"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/593657426748885564/4418849588900039976/comments/default/632362982710512948"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.thelogicgirl.com/2008/06/breaking-news-tim-russert-is-dead-at-58.html?showComment\u003d1213396320000#c632362982710512948","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Power To Life"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/00292244368482699396"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://www.thelogicgirl.com/2008/06/breaking-news-tim-russert-is-dead-at-58.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593657426748885564.post-4418849588900039976","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/593657426748885564/posts/default/4418849588900039976","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593657426748885564.post-7249082387162295282"},"published":{"$t":"2008-05-19T18:13:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-05-19T18:13:00.000-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"\"When the dignity of men is offended, and they hav..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\"When the dignity of men is offended, and they have not the sense to be outraged, know, then, that you are no longer dealing with men but with jackasses\" Imam Shafi'ee"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/593657426748885564/6422618794569780290/comments/default/7249082387162295282"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/593657426748885564/6422618794569780290/comments/default/7249082387162295282"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.thelogicgirl.com/2008/05/toxic-people.html?showComment\u003d1211235180000#c7249082387162295282","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Anonymous"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://www.thelogicgirl.com/2008/05/toxic-people.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593657426748885564.post-6422618794569780290","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/593657426748885564/posts/default/6422618794569780290","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593657426748885564.post-7043757113877241608"},"published":{"$t":"2008-04-28T16:11:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-04-28T16:11:00.000-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Or you could start believing in the hopes, and lis..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Or you could start believing in the hopes, and listen to the voice and then realise the hopes?"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/593657426748885564/8575957116581956059/comments/default/7043757113877241608"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/593657426748885564/8575957116581956059/comments/default/7043757113877241608"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.thelogicgirl.com/2008/04/waiting.html?showComment\u003d1209413460000#c7043757113877241608","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Assam"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.assam.org"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://www.thelogicgirl.com/2008/04/waiting.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593657426748885564.post-8575957116581956059","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/593657426748885564/posts/default/8575957116581956059","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593657426748885564.post-1034438119804986848"},"published":{"$t":"2008-04-14T18:08:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-04-14T18:08:00.000-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"You are right - she may have been senile for all I..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"You are right - she may have been senile for all I knew. But I went by what I did know - my principle. And I gotta admit, she did tick me off with her aggressive attitude."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/593657426748885564/6801314079412237136/comments/default/1034438119804986848"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/593657426748885564/6801314079412237136/comments/default/1034438119804986848"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.thelogicgirl.com/2008/04/beautiful-old-age.html?showComment\u003d1208210880000#c1034438119804986848","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"LogicGirl"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/09828991662472878370"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09791745239062233394"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://www.thelogicgirl.com/2008/04/beautiful-old-age.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593657426748885564.post-6801314079412237136","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/593657426748885564/posts/default/6801314079412237136","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593657426748885564.post-6818814063793537040"},"published":{"$t":"2008-04-14T00:24:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-04-14T00:24:00.000-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Hmm, I dunno. Maybe you should've let her have her..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Hmm, I dunno. Maybe you should've let her have her way, even if she was in the wrong - perhaps she was senile?"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/593657426748885564/6801314079412237136/comments/default/6818814063793537040"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/593657426748885564/6801314079412237136/comments/default/6818814063793537040"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.thelogicgirl.com/2008/04/beautiful-old-age.html?showComment\u003d1208147040000#c6818814063793537040","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Fauna"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.zefrank.com/flowers/"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://www.thelogicgirl.com/2008/04/beautiful-old-age.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593657426748885564.post-6801314079412237136","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/593657426748885564/posts/default/6801314079412237136","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593657426748885564.post-2878641160258793752"},"published":{"$t":"2008-04-12T02:15:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-04-12T02:15:00.000-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Old woman attack. Funny."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Old woman attack. Funny."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/593657426748885564/6801314079412237136/comments/default/2878641160258793752"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/593657426748885564/6801314079412237136/comments/default/2878641160258793752"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.thelogicgirl.com/2008/04/beautiful-old-age.html?showComment\u003d1207980900000#c2878641160258793752","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"GeezerSays"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v\u003dGbtyRwBmH18"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://www.thelogicgirl.com/2008/04/beautiful-old-age.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593657426748885564.post-6801314079412237136","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/593657426748885564/posts/default/6801314079412237136","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593657426748885564.post-1672455709652745083"},"published":{"$t":"2008-04-10T19:13:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-04-10T19:13:00.000-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Somehow seems worse that an old lady did it instea..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Somehow seems worse that an old lady did it instead of a younger person. Graceless."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/593657426748885564/6801314079412237136/comments/default/1672455709652745083"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/593657426748885564/6801314079412237136/comments/default/1672455709652745083"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.thelogicgirl.com/2008/04/beautiful-old-age.html?showComment\u003d1207869180000#c1672455709652745083","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Anonymous"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://www.thelogicgirl.com/2008/04/beautiful-old-age.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593657426748885564.post-6801314079412237136","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/593657426748885564/posts/default/6801314079412237136","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593657426748885564.post-5722272512843647983"},"published":{"$t":"2008-03-24T21:16:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-03-24T21:16:00.000-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"A woman can share her love with others, like her f..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"A woman can share her love with others, like her family and her friends, if she does not meet a suitable man in her life. Rather like the way Jane lived her life."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/593657426748885564/3014897832606302174/comments/default/5722272512843647983"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/593657426748885564/3014897832606302174/comments/default/5722272512843647983"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.thelogicgirl.com/2008/02/jane-austen.html?showComment\u003d1206407760000#c5722272512843647983","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Emma"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://www.thelogicgirl.com/2008/02/jane-austen.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593657426748885564.post-3014897832606302174","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/593657426748885564/posts/default/3014897832606302174","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593657426748885564.post-3700923054793683177"},"published":{"$t":"2008-03-24T19:32:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-03-24T19:32:00.000-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Yes. Contrast that with the practical Charlotte in..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Yes. Contrast that with the practical Charlotte in Pride and Prejudice.\u003cBR/\u003e\u003cBR/\u003e \"'I am not romantic, you know. I never was. I ask only a comfortable home; and considering Mr. Collins's character, connections, and situation in life, I am convinced that my chance of happiness with him is as fair as most people can boast on entering the marriage state.'\"\u003cBR/\u003eCharlotte Lucas to Lizzy, after her engagement to Mr. Collins\u003cBR/\u003ePride and Prejudice, volume 1, chapter 22\u003cBR/\u003e\u003cBR/\u003e\"' . . . it is better to know as little as possible of the defects of the person with whom you are to pass your life.'\"\u003cBR/\u003eCharlotte Lucas to Lizzy\u003cBR/\u003ePride and Prejudice, volume 1, chapter 6"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/593657426748885564/3014897832606302174/comments/default/3700923054793683177"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/593657426748885564/3014897832606302174/comments/default/3700923054793683177"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.thelogicgirl.com/2008/02/jane-austen.html?showComment\u003d1206401520000#c3700923054793683177","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"LogicGirl"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/09828991662472878370"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09791745239062233394"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://www.thelogicgirl.com/2008/02/jane-austen.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593657426748885564.post-3014897832606302174","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/593657426748885564/posts/default/3014897832606302174","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593657426748885564.post-7863960629170318297"},"published":{"$t":"2008-03-24T18:47:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-03-24T18:47:00.000-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"So the cartoonist himself admitted that the cartoo..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"So the cartoonist himself admitted that the cartoons were inflammatory."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/593657426748885564/3658352786613060531/comments/default/7863960629170318297"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/593657426748885564/3658352786613060531/comments/default/7863960629170318297"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.thelogicgirl.com/2008/03/danish-cartoons-outrage.html?showComment\u003d1206398820000#c7863960629170318297","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Nisa"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://www.thelogicgirl.com/2008/03/danish-cartoons-outrage.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593657426748885564.post-3658352786613060531","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/593657426748885564/posts/default/3658352786613060531","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593657426748885564.post-3890045112026608281"},"published":{"$t":"2008-03-23T06:33:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-03-23T06:33:00.000-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Mariage is not indispensable to one's life; but sh..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Mariage is not indispensable to one's life; but sharing love with another is."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/593657426748885564/3014897832606302174/comments/default/3890045112026608281"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/593657426748885564/3014897832606302174/comments/default/3890045112026608281"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.thelogicgirl.com/2008/02/jane-austen.html?showComment\u003d1206268380000#c3890045112026608281","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Anonymous"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://www.thelogicgirl.com/2008/02/jane-austen.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593657426748885564.post-3014897832606302174","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/593657426748885564/posts/default/3014897832606302174","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593657426748885564.post-5022423460498050426"},"published":{"$t":"2008-03-19T18:28:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-03-19T18:28:00.000-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"I think he has redemeed himself with his speech - ..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"I think he has redemeed himself with his speech - he did not \"disown\" his former pastor. We have to accept that people do mature and grow, and move away from people, as they do with ideas."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/593657426748885564/4210673842915865706/comments/default/5022423460498050426"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/593657426748885564/4210673842915865706/comments/default/5022423460498050426"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.thelogicgirl.com/2008/03/racism-in-usa.html?showComment\u003d1205965680000#c5022423460498050426","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Anonymous"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://www.thelogicgirl.com/2008/03/racism-in-usa.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593657426748885564.post-4210673842915865706","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/593657426748885564/posts/default/4210673842915865706","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593657426748885564.post-7350359767785855913"},"published":{"$t":"2008-03-18T09:59:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-03-18T09:59:00.000-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"I completely agree with your stance. And would lov..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"I completely agree with your stance. And would love for our politicians to be able to tackle the issues head-on.  Some in the past have ... Rev. Al Sharpton, Rev. Jesse Jackson. However, they have also been branded as radicals and are not taken seriously, from a political standpoint. It's an unfortunate dichotomy where we want our politicians to speak the truth, yet we don't want them to stymie their own campaigns and limit their chances of making it into office."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/593657426748885564/4210673842915865706/comments/default/7350359767785855913"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/593657426748885564/4210673842915865706/comments/default/7350359767785855913"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.thelogicgirl.com/2008/03/racism-in-usa.html?showComment\u003d1205848740000#c7350359767785855913","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Nilsa S."},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/11960351638623857751"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://www.thelogicgirl.com/2008/03/racism-in-usa.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593657426748885564.post-4210673842915865706","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/593657426748885564/posts/default/4210673842915865706","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593657426748885564.post-6940348746182402749"},"published":{"$t":"2008-03-16T14:55:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-03-16T14:55:00.000-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"“To go to an escort service, there is misogyny and..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"“To go to an escort service, there is misogyny and a lack of respect for women,” she recounted. “Not to mention the diseases he could have brought home.”\u003cBR/\u003e\u003cBR/\u003eYeah!"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/593657426748885564/413946154280777699/comments/default/6940348746182402749"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/593657426748885564/413946154280777699/comments/default/6940348746182402749"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.thelogicgirl.com/2008/03/standing-humiliated.html?showComment\u003d1205693700000#c6940348746182402749","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Soshesaid"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/16/fashion/16wives.html?pagewanted\u003d2\u0026_r\u003d1"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://www.thelogicgirl.com/2008/03/standing-humiliated.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593657426748885564.post-413946154280777699","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/593657426748885564/posts/default/413946154280777699","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593657426748885564.post-6000303003077301407"},"published":{"$t":"2008-03-14T14:36:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-03-14T14:36:00.000-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Considering that many homes have depreciated signi..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Considering that many homes have depreciated significantly over the last few months, that your home is valued at only $2000 less than two years is good."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/593657426748885564/965457688960984468/comments/default/6000303003077301407"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/593657426748885564/965457688960984468/comments/default/6000303003077301407"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.thelogicgirl.com/2008/03/re-financing-my-home.html?showComment\u003d1205519760000#c6000303003077301407","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Anonymous"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://www.thelogicgirl.com/2008/03/re-financing-my-home.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593657426748885564.post-965457688960984468","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/593657426748885564/posts/default/965457688960984468","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593657426748885564.post-1580161587237540987"},"published":{"$t":"2008-03-14T14:34:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-03-14T14:34:00.000-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"\"I also don't know what combination of strength an..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\"I also don't know what combination of strength and weakness, family obligation, and humiliation sets the Sildas on stages. But I do know that the political demand for two-for-the-price-of-one often comes at the cost of one. So, before we start deciding what we want from a wronged political wife, we better start changing what we demand from the right political wife\". so said Ellen Goodman\u003cBR/\u003e\u003cBR/\u003eHow about just acting \"human\" like the rest of us normal folks?"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/593657426748885564/413946154280777699/comments/default/1580161587237540987"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/593657426748885564/413946154280777699/comments/default/1580161587237540987"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.thelogicgirl.com/2008/03/standing-humiliated.html?showComment\u003d1205519640000#c1580161587237540987","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Chocolate"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2008/03/14/standing_behind_the_wronged_wives/?p1\u003dWell_MostPop_Emailed4"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://www.thelogicgirl.com/2008/03/standing-humiliated.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593657426748885564.post-413946154280777699","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/593657426748885564/posts/default/413946154280777699","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593657426748885564.post-7088028776974415899"},"published":{"$t":"2008-03-14T13:54:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-03-14T13:54:00.000-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"More thoughts exchanged through email:I do not bel..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"More thoughts exchanged through email:\u003cBR/\u003e\u003cBR/\u003eI do not believe that there are any two persons in this world who will agree on everything all the time, much less understand each other. But so long there is commonality for a framework to build a union between the two (for examples, values, morals, religious beliefs etc), it is possible to make a marriage or a relationship work between two very different individuals (eg, an artist and a scientist, or a homemaker and a professor etc). Good marriages and relationships do not happen by chance or luck - couples have to work at it.\u003cBR/\u003e\u003cBR/\u003eThe difference between sharing thoughts and sharing innermost thoughts (which I also take to mean soul) is simply this:\u003cBR/\u003e\u003cBR/\u003eI share my thoughts on a variety of topics with most people, like I am doing right now through the Internet. I do that at work, at meetings, at social functions and in other group activities. It does not have to be superficial - it can be an intellectual sharing, it can be social fun sharing etc.\u003cBR/\u003e\u003cBR/\u003eBut my innermost thoughts or soul (that is, my dreams, aspirations, goals, disillisionments, or any other private thoughts that I would trust with another human) I choose to share with only a select few - my partner, my parents, my siblings or one or two of my best girlfriends. And even within this select group, I choose as to what sort of innermost thoughts I share. My partner tends to get the full version because of the nature of the relationship - ie honesty and communication between the couple is a must for it to be a good and successful relationship. My parents or siblings may not want to hear the full details (may be too troubling for them), so I share only what is needed. And so too with my girlfriends.\u003cBR/\u003e\u003cBR/\u003eI hope that helps you understand better what I meant earlier.\u003cBR/\u003e\u003cBR/\u003eBtw, if someone holds out on marriage or love, thinking that the next person, who comes along, may be the one to finally *truly* understand his/her \"soul\", then that person is only deluding themselves. One has to give in order to receive, cliched as that sounds, it means that one has to commit themselves to a relationship, in order for it blossom. It's all attitudinal, in the end, it's not magic."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/593657426748885564/7620004569924268049/comments/default/7088028776974415899"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/593657426748885564/7620004569924268049/comments/default/7088028776974415899"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.thelogicgirl.com/2008/03/strictly-platonic.html?showComment\u003d1205517240000#c7088028776974415899","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"LogicGirl"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/09828991662472878370"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09791745239062233394"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://www.thelogicgirl.com/2008/03/strictly-platonic.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593657426748885564.post-7620004569924268049","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/593657426748885564/posts/default/7620004569924268049","type":"text/html"}}]}});