Cheerful Curmudgeon

Romance baffles me. Hey, I’m a guy; what do you expect (not that gals do much better, from my scientific conclusions gleaned from watching Sex and the City). Fortunately, the universe is conspiring to point me in the right direction with both visual and audio clues. First, the visual from xkcd.com:

Second, and probably most useful, Christine Lavin was good enough to record the song “Don’t Ever Call Your Sweetheart by His Name.” You can hear a 25 second sample of the song at emusic.com’s site.

It’s such a relief to know how to relate to Cheryl Cindy Candie Candy when I get home tonight. I love the internet!

I am more than a little bit proud to share the news. My wife, Candy, has a chapter on her career as a senior product strategist in A Day in the Life: Career Options in Library and Information Science. See chapter 72, pp. 315-318.

Ærchie found the Seduction Style quiz. Great fun for a holiday evening (or any evening, for that matter). I’ll ‘fess up first; I’m a Libertine.

So what is your style? Post a comment here and let me know.

Here is a little bit of nostalgic Friday fun, from Housekeeping Monthly, 13 May 1955.

For some odd reason, I am having trouble holding a reasonable conversation with Candy when I have this piece of paper in my hand and I start with, “Why don’t you….”