Showing posts with label Divorce. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Divorce. Show all posts
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Friday, March 12, 2021
Flotsam and Jetsam
Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.
You know what would blow people's minds? Chris Evans as the new James Bond. Seriously - Captain America as the new Bond would have people talking more than any other choice as Daniel Craig's replacement... Interesting - as a crop cannabis has an enormous carbon footprint. Amusing to think opposition to Green New Deals may soon silently be coming from potheads and Bitcoin miners who rely on coal generated electricity.... Think it is pretty safe to assume that anyone you see wearing double-masks voted Democrat... The real anti-feminist issue about Pepe Le Pew was that Warner Brothers basically made the poor cat he was harassing nameless. Think about it - you knew Pepe's name right?... After speaking with a number of friends who are going through rough divorces I'm surprised that there isn't some sort of Strangers on a Train type "support groups"...
Friday, May 10, 2019
Avengers Endgame Issue
Can you imagine what five-year gap did to a lot of relationships? Sure Hawkeye took out the frustration of losing his wife and kids by mercilessly killing bad guys. But the average guy who lost his wife and kids - he's been online dating for five-years and probably mercilessly having much more sex that he did during his marriage. Does he go back to his old relationship? How does he explain that he now has herpes?
What about the heartbreak of high school relationships? A couple falls in love in high school but one of them gets snapped away. Five years later one of them is probably just about to graduate college when the other is snapped back. Do they get back together? The choice there seems to come down to heartbreak for the returning one or statutory rape charges for the one who remained but is now five-years older.
These are the issues from Avengers Endgame that stick in my head.
Monday, July 31, 2017
Harry Potter and Divorce
Today is JK Rowling's 52nd birthday. In her honor I'm reposting an observation I had a long time ago about the Harry Potter series.
In the series - young readers are exposed to death, murder, torture, theft, lying and I'm pretty sure that if there was an eighth book the line over heavy snogging would have been crossed. The only thing JK Rowling seems to have been very careful to protect young readers against by not bringing it up is divorce.
It hit me that none of the adult characters in the book are divorced.
Think about it.
Any adult character that gets married stays married till death does them part. The Weasley's, the Granger's, and Fleur's parents are all happily married. Even the Dursley's and Malfoy's - as unlikable as they may be to the reader - are all-in-all pretty happily married. Harry's parent's and Neville's parents were happily married till tragedy struck. Luna Lovegood's parent's loved good till tragedy befell her mother. Heck even Bellatrix and Rodolphus Lestrange seem to have been a happy couple in their twisted way.
If an adult is unmarried in the series - it is pretty much because they are a widow(er) or a spinster (or bachelor). McGonagall, Snape, Dumbledore and most of the teachers at Hogwarts seem resigned to living the celibate life. No divorced adults or children of divorced parents are mentioned.
There seems to be three exceptions to this rule of thumb - Dean Thomas, Hagrid and Voldemorte himself. Dean Thomas shouldn't count because according to Rowling his father was killed by Death Eaters when he was an infant - unbeknownst to either Dean or his mother who later remarried. Hagrid's mother was a giant and thus probably exempt from the normal rules. That leaves only Voldemorte as an example of some sort of "broken home."
Merope Gaunt, Voldemorte's mother cast an enchantment on Tom Riddle Sr. (first a love potion but then other things) to get him to marry her. Once Merope let the enchantments lapse - Tom Riddle became disgusted at what had happened and left the pregnant Merope to her fate. Did the one truly "bad egg" somehow become what he was because of the sins of the parents?
When you consider that JK Rowling was a single mother when she started writing the series - it doesn't take much of a psychologist to wonder if her situation played a major role in how she portrayed marriage in her books. A magical world where people who fall in love never get divorced.
Happy birthday JK and thanks for creating such a magical world.
In the series - young readers are exposed to death, murder, torture, theft, lying and I'm pretty sure that if there was an eighth book the line over heavy snogging would have been crossed. The only thing JK Rowling seems to have been very careful to protect young readers against by not bringing it up is divorce.
It hit me that none of the adult characters in the book are divorced.
Think about it.
Any adult character that gets married stays married till death does them part. The Weasley's, the Granger's, and Fleur's parents are all happily married. Even the Dursley's and Malfoy's - as unlikable as they may be to the reader - are all-in-all pretty happily married. Harry's parent's and Neville's parents were happily married till tragedy struck. Luna Lovegood's parent's loved good till tragedy befell her mother. Heck even Bellatrix and Rodolphus Lestrange seem to have been a happy couple in their twisted way.
If an adult is unmarried in the series - it is pretty much because they are a widow(er) or a spinster (or bachelor). McGonagall, Snape, Dumbledore and most of the teachers at Hogwarts seem resigned to living the celibate life. No divorced adults or children of divorced parents are mentioned.
There seems to be three exceptions to this rule of thumb - Dean Thomas, Hagrid and Voldemorte himself. Dean Thomas shouldn't count because according to Rowling his father was killed by Death Eaters when he was an infant - unbeknownst to either Dean or his mother who later remarried. Hagrid's mother was a giant and thus probably exempt from the normal rules. That leaves only Voldemorte as an example of some sort of "broken home."
Merope Gaunt, Voldemorte's mother cast an enchantment on Tom Riddle Sr. (first a love potion but then other things) to get him to marry her. Once Merope let the enchantments lapse - Tom Riddle became disgusted at what had happened and left the pregnant Merope to her fate. Did the one truly "bad egg" somehow become what he was because of the sins of the parents?
When you consider that JK Rowling was a single mother when she started writing the series - it doesn't take much of a psychologist to wonder if her situation played a major role in how she portrayed marriage in her books. A magical world where people who fall in love never get divorced.
Happy birthday JK and thanks for creating such a magical world.
Thursday, September 08, 2016
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Very cool! Two Central Mass high school football teams pay tribute to a fallen police officer tonight. Class all around!
- This is so true!
- How exercise shapes you far beyond the gym. In life pushing through is courage - pulling back regret.
- Oh just a sea lion riding a whale...
- Another cool high school football story.
- Very cool! Two Central Mass high school football teams pay tribute to a fallen police officer tonight. Class all around!
- This is so true!
- How exercise shapes you far beyond the gym. In life pushing through is courage - pulling back regret.
- Oh just a sea lion riding a whale...
- Another cool high school football story.
Friday, August 15, 2008
Jason Varitek and a Very Special Episode of Sox Appeal
Jason Varitek is getting divorced. There is always two sides to every story and normally I would try to stay away from the personal life of another person (walk a mile, etc, I have my own issues to deal with, etc) but this situation made me think of something that I wanted to share. (And this has nothing to do with him being possibly linked with Heidi Watney.)
The Red Sox these days are known not just for winning (see 2004 and 2007) but also for squeezing every possible nickel out of "Red Sox Nation." These marketing ploys run the gamut from the pink hats, green hats, red home uniforms to the disgusting schilling of Jon Lester autographed "cancer" baseballs. My least favorite of these marketing gimmicks is the NESN produced show Sox Appeal. Here's how NESN describes the show:
If there ever is a very special Jason Varitek Episode of Sox Appeal - remember where you read the idea first.
Jason Varitek is getting divorced. There is always two sides to every story and normally I would try to stay away from the personal life of another person (walk a mile, etc, I have my own issues to deal with, etc) but this situation made me think of something that I wanted to share. (And this has nothing to do with him being possibly linked with Heidi Watney.)
The Red Sox these days are known not just for winning (see 2004 and 2007) but also for squeezing every possible nickel out of "Red Sox Nation." These marketing ploys run the gamut from the pink hats, green hats, red home uniforms to the disgusting schilling of Jon Lester autographed "cancer" baseballs. My least favorite of these marketing gimmicks is the NESN produced show Sox Appeal. Here's how NESN describes the show:
On each episode of "Sox Appeal," a single fan (hero) is sent on three blind dates over the course of one Red Sox game. Each date lasts two innings. During the seventh-inning stretch, our hero consults the Fenway faithful. They help the hero decide which dater should come in from the bullpen to close the game.OK here's my point. Jason Varitek is a free agent (with the divorce that designation works on a number of levels). His performance at the plate is way down this season (he's making Julio Lugo look like Babe Ruth at the plate). What if the Red Sox were to give Varitek a contract extension but include a provision that since he's now single that he has to appear on the show Sox Appeal as a contestant (or as they put it - a hero). Can you imagine the ratings? I bet the suits at NESN can. Varitek can participate during a game Tim Wakefield is pitching and where Varitek would normally have the day off. It's not like they'll need him to pinch hit.
If there ever is a very special Jason Varitek Episode of Sox Appeal - remember where you read the idea first.
Friday, August 03, 2007
Harry Potter and Divorce
There are many things which require the reader to suspend normal belief in the Harry Potter books but maybe the most unreal has nothing to do with magic at all.
In the series - young readers are exposed to death, murder, torture, theft, lying and I'm pretty sure that if there was an eighth book the line over heavy snogging would have been crossed. The only thing JK Rowling seems to have been very careful to protect young readers against by not bringing it up is divorce.
Tonight it hit me that none of the adult characters in the book are divorced.
Think about it.
Any adult character that gets married stays married till death does them part. The Weasley's, the Granger's, and Fleur's parents are all happily married. Even the Dursley's and Malfoy's - as unlikeable as they may be to the reader - are all-in-all pretty happily married. Harry's parent's and Neville's parents were happily married till tragedy struck. Luna Lovegood's parent's loved good till tragedy befell her mother. Heck even Bellatrix and Rodolphus Lestrange seem to have been a happy couple in their twisted way.
If an adult is unmarried in the series - it is pretty much because they are a widow(er) or a spinster (or bachelor). McGonagall, Snape, Dumbledore and most of the teachers at Hogwarts seem resigned to living the celibate life. No divorced adults or children of divorced parents are mentioned.
There seems to be three exceptions to this rule of thumb - Dean Thomas, Hagrid and Voldemorte himself. Dean Thomas shouldn't count because according to Rowling his father was killed by Death Eaters when he was an infant - unbeknown to either Dean or his mother who later remarried. Hagrid's mother was a giant and thus probably exempt from the normal rules. That leaves only Voldemorte as an example of some sort of "broken home."
Merope Gaunt, Voldemorte's mother cast an enchantment on Tom Riddle Sr. (first a love potion but then other things) to get him to marry her. Once Merope let the enchantments lapse - Tom Riddle became disgusted at what had happened and left the pregnant Merope to her fate. Did the one truly "bad egg" somehow become what he was because of the sins of the parents?
When you consider that JK Rowling was a single mother when she started writing the series - it doesn't take much of a psychologist to wonder if her situation played a major role in how she portrayed marriage in her books. A magical world where people who fall in love never get divorced.
There are many things which require the reader to suspend normal belief in the Harry Potter books but maybe the most unreal has nothing to do with magic at all.
In the series - young readers are exposed to death, murder, torture, theft, lying and I'm pretty sure that if there was an eighth book the line over heavy snogging would have been crossed. The only thing JK Rowling seems to have been very careful to protect young readers against by not bringing it up is divorce.
Tonight it hit me that none of the adult characters in the book are divorced.
Think about it.
Any adult character that gets married stays married till death does them part. The Weasley's, the Granger's, and Fleur's parents are all happily married. Even the Dursley's and Malfoy's - as unlikeable as they may be to the reader - are all-in-all pretty happily married. Harry's parent's and Neville's parents were happily married till tragedy struck. Luna Lovegood's parent's loved good till tragedy befell her mother. Heck even Bellatrix and Rodolphus Lestrange seem to have been a happy couple in their twisted way.
If an adult is unmarried in the series - it is pretty much because they are a widow(er) or a spinster (or bachelor). McGonagall, Snape, Dumbledore and most of the teachers at Hogwarts seem resigned to living the celibate life. No divorced adults or children of divorced parents are mentioned.
There seems to be three exceptions to this rule of thumb - Dean Thomas, Hagrid and Voldemorte himself. Dean Thomas shouldn't count because according to Rowling his father was killed by Death Eaters when he was an infant - unbeknown to either Dean or his mother who later remarried. Hagrid's mother was a giant and thus probably exempt from the normal rules. That leaves only Voldemorte as an example of some sort of "broken home."
Merope Gaunt, Voldemorte's mother cast an enchantment on Tom Riddle Sr. (first a love potion but then other things) to get him to marry her. Once Merope let the enchantments lapse - Tom Riddle became disgusted at what had happened and left the pregnant Merope to her fate. Did the one truly "bad egg" somehow become what he was because of the sins of the parents?
When you consider that JK Rowling was a single mother when she started writing the series - it doesn't take much of a psychologist to wonder if her situation played a major role in how she portrayed marriage in her books. A magical world where people who fall in love never get divorced.
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