Posts tagged Marriage
Love is in the Air
Nov 10th
In reality, serendipity accounts for one percent of the blessings we receive in life, work and love. The other 99 percent is due to our efforts.
– Peter McWilliams
So, this upcoming weekend is my anniversary. And that puts me in a loving mood, quite frankly. Not to come over all sappy on you guys, but I think that Jonsian Logic is responsible for the fact that I am happily married to a woman I don’t fight with (or at least, no more than spats about me leaving red whisker debris on the sink), still enjoy being around, and that I never regret marrying.
That’s right; logic helped me find love.
I’m very seriously considering doing a podcast on the subject. A sort of instructional on how to utilize logic when dealing with matters of the heart. I almost wish I was still getting questions from listeners, because I would love a totally love-themed Logic Bomb, dealing with the heart broken and emotionally confused.
After all, I’ve got it figured out.
I’m not bragging; Odin knows that I spent enough time as a clueless single to make sure I never take what I have for granted. But it amazes me every day how many people are in horrible relationships for rest of their lives. People who think that the point of a relationship is work, and that if you aren’t working for it, it ain’t worth having. People who think that they can change someone.
So this is a mini-post, for love. If I could only impart one piece of knowledge on the lovelorn, it would be this: never settle. Because the only person who gets screwed when you settle is you. Don’t marry someone who isn’t perfect for you. And for the love of Zeus, don’t have a child with someone you sometimes want to punch in the face. It means you never get rid of them, and you run the risk of the child reminding you of them.
Not that my daughter does. Yet. *sigh*
I may investigate more sappy stuff this week. Be warned!
Moore on Marriage
Mar 28th
So, I finally got around to reading “The Watchman” graphic novel, just a week after seeing The Watchmen movie in theatres. I’m not going to be posting a review, since this is certainly one movie that has certainly been reviewed to death. Suffice it to say, the movie did some things better than the comic, and the comic did some things better than the movie. I don’t think either one could be called better than the other. They both had their own thing to offer. I think the movie did a better job of capturing a comic than almost any other attempt to translate the medium to the big screen. (*ahem* Not better than Iron Man)
What this post is about, though, is something that really stuck in my craw, as I believe the saying goes. And it’s about something from the comic, not the movie. I guess it’s probably important to say something like SPOILERS, if that kind of thing is how it’s done — if you’ve read the comic, you’ll know what I’m talking about. Although I will admit, I’m glad it’s a subplot that didn’t make it into the movie. It’s just so bizarre and illogical.
