Elderly Infidelity

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/45817406/ns/today-today_people/t/man-divorcing-wife-years-over-affair-s/

A 99 year old Italian man is seeking divorce from his 96 year old wife, after 77 years of marriage. I could not believe the story when I read it!

After finding letters from a lover that was written to his wife over 50 years ago, the husband suspected an affair. The wife ultimately admitted to the affair- which happened in the 1940’s!!!

Understandably angry, the husband is now filing for divorce.

Whiskey-tango-foxtrot, over??

I get that he is angry. I get that he was betrayed by the woman he married. I get that he is hurt and his aging heart might be broken and what not. But 77 years together?? What in the world was their marriage like one year ago, ten years ago???

I don’t get this move. I think that they are both freakin’ lucky that when he found out the truth that he did not suffer cardiac arrest. Or worse.

What in the world are the two of them going to do now? And how do the split up everything? Who’s insurance gets to pay for the nursing home? Who’s retirement gets to pay for medical bills? It’s all so confusing.

And from reading the above article, what kind of is fascinating to me is that they have one great-great-grandchild. That’s a lot of greats!! The family lineage is strong and the family tree has many branches.

I wonder what this Italian family is going to do for holidays, birthdays, and other special events in 2012?

Insanity!!

So now this 99 year old man will be single again. The only thing that I can do is wish him well as he jumps back into the dating pool. But I really believe that for his age group, it’s pretty damned shallow!!

Good luck. But I don’t think e-Harmony, OKCupid, and other dating websites have a “70 and older” category for their members. It’s going to suck for him. And not in a good way either.

And the poor wife. Cheating on him so very long ago. People make very stupid decisions. And I guess that she is feeling somewhat relieved that she no longer has to carry this secret with her any longer, now that she admitted to her husband that she did have the affair.

I’m not sure as to why the husband cannot forgive her. MY GUESS is that the lover is probably no longer living. But, I don’t know that for sure.

77 years of matrimony, gone in one day.

Hello Guiness Book of World’s Stupidest Things That People Do? Yes, I’d like to submit an entry for your next publication.

 

 

Vexing Vocabulary

“Actually, I’ve always had a rather extensive vocabulary, not to mention a phenomenal grasp of grammar and a superlative command of syntax. I simply chose not to employ them.”~ Courtland Mead as ‘Uh-Huh’ in “The Little Rascals” [1994]

In my book, etymology rocks!!

It is something that totally fascinates me and usually I do what I can to make sure that I am increasing my own vocabulary.

Throughout the years, I’ve done so for various reasons. One to be smarter, one to sound like I know what I am talking about, one to be cool. And so on.

But I think that I also enjoy learning about the origins in which particular words and phrases come from. And I am always trying to find other words that would fit so closely to the original word to make sure that I don’t sound like I am a broken record with the rest of society.

Several years ago I had actually started a code with two other friends. We used the English language, but when spoken… it didn’t really make much sense to those listening. And that was the point! Being at that young of an age where the discovery of females had just begun, we wanted a way to talk about them without them knowing it.

Don’t get me wrong, we weren’t perverts. The code was not as degrading as I am probably making it sound. For example: “sapphires” were blue eyes. “Emeralds” were green eyes, and so on.

It was just our own personal take on the English language.

But the English language has also changed so much over the past several years. There are words now that we say, that had a completely different meaning so long ago.

Words like gay, bitch, hot, and cool.

'i' before 'c' accept after... oh screw it! I don't need this, I'm hot!!!

The word “gay” which was used to describe being happy now has its own definition of describing someone’s sexual orientation. The word “bitch” used to be solely describing a female dog, now it is said in a derogatory meaning, commonly against women. “Hot and cool” were defining temperature, now its defining the social statuses of being attractive and socially acceptable.

I can even remember a time when on television, you were not able or supposed to say the word “bitch”.

Just the other day, I found something that actually made me happy. The word DIVORCE has more meaning or definition than the commonly understood “dissolution of marriage”. When the word “divorce” is spoken- many people shutter. Many MARRIED people, I should say.

But the word is more than just a dissolution of a marriage contract.

Some people have actually heard me say, “If you do that- I wanna divorce.” Those who have heard it, either understand what I am saying, or they get all wonky and uncomfortable because they don’t understand.

In this case, the second definition of the word DIVORCE means to separate or break apart. So then if I say “If you do that- I wanna divorce”… means “if you do whatever it is you are going to do, then I’m not going to speak to you any more.” I am going to have to separate myself from you, or divorce myself from you, essentially. And that should be a great indication to you that I am saying that I disagree with your wanting to do that and strongly advice you not to go through with it.

Brushing up on your vocabulary couldn’t hurt. It doesn’t mean you have to completely talk differently. It just means that you have more than a few words to express yourself in other ways. Even if your goal is to sound impressive, I am sure that you will succeed. But as I always say, and always will say: “Knowledge is power.”

Honorable Mention For the Dumbass Award of 2011

“We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid.”~ Benjamin Franklin 

 

Even thinking about making this a blog post lowers my IQ points at a sharp rate.

 

Kim Kardashian filed for divorce from husband and NBA player, Kris Humphries today after only 72 days of marriage.

 

When I had first seen this, I thought it had said “72 hours”, and I thought “That’s gotta be a mistake.” Even though we know how celebrities do their nupitals. But no, this one lasted over 10 weeks.

 

Didn’t it just seem like last week we were bombarded by stupid things on television, such as the “Kardashian Kountdown” and other pre-wedding activities? I couldn’t wait for them to just get it done and over with. But I figured one of them would file for divorce in less than a week. And it really wasn’t a surprise that it would be Kim Kardashian.

 

Why in the world is this waste of space famous?

 

Why? Why? Why??

 

I had thought that the building blocks to her celebrity status had something to do with her family. Her father, was one of the attorneys in the O.J. Simpson murder trial in 1995, which of course was widely publicized. But I just recently found out that Kim’s parents actually divorced long before that.

 

Then I found that the mother was married to Olympic champion, Bruce Jenner. So I still thought that it had something to do with the Kardashian’s rise to fame.

 

No, not really.

 

The name of Kardashian never really became popular until Kim Kardashian was seen with socialite and equally deplorable, Paris Hilton- Queen of the crotch shots from exiting vehicles. Totally reminds me of a YouTube video I watched where it was said, “Flashing is bad”- or something like that. I digress.

 

 Apparently though, Paris Hilton and Kim Kardashian were best of friends at one point. Some report that Kim Kardashian was a stylist for Paris Hilton. But whatever the case may be how they crossed paths, they were on the scene, together. And because Paris Hilton was annoying millions of people by being in everyone’s face, Kim Kardashian became equally annoying and even more in your face.

 

But then something struck me as odd. I don’t know if it can be proven, but I read that Paris Hilton began to actually hate Kim Kardashian, and she broke all ties with Kim.

 

Is the kettle black yet, Mr. Pot??

 

The next thing we know, there’s one greasy sex video tape that was “leaked” involving Kim Kardashian. I seriously doubt that. Hollywood sex tapes are a dime a dozen, and so the news of Kim Kardashian having one was of no big surprise, to be honest.

 

HOLLYWOOD SEX TAPES ARE NOT LEAKED, PEOPLE!!!!!!

 

But allegedly after that, Kim Kardashian was offered millions and millions and millions of dollars, and even a television show of her own, in which we all know about.

 

Personally, I have NOT viewed the sex tape, and I have only seen parts of ONE episode of the “reality show” involved the Kardashian family. So retarded!!

 

Many say that Kim Kardashian is famous because she is a model, actress, and businesswoman.

 

Umm, actually no. The MOTHER is a businesswoman. And if you’ve really watched Kim do any kind of role, you will know that her acting is “subpar” and I question whether or not you can call it acting at all. But then again, she has done many modeling jobs. Including Playboy. (Again, no shocking news there.)

 

So Kim Kardashian is  a model, a socialite, and really big dumbass. I don’t even think that the stuff that she has marketed would be around if it wasn’t for her mother helping her out. Of which I know understand, the mother is business manager to all of her children.

 

Then NO, this filing for a divorce is NOT NEWS. Many people didn’t think it would last 27 days, much less 72. There’s got to be a ploy behind all of it. And definitely there was some business going on, with tons of money exchanging hands with this wedding to Kris Humphries- the poor bastard.

 

What makes this wedding and obvious divorce so ridiculous?

 

There was a pre-nup. What the heck was anyone thinking?

 

Pre-nups are for the weak and untrustworthy. Pre-nups basically say, “If this marriage doesn’t work out, then I’ll keep my stuff and you keep your stuff that we had before we got married.”

 

HELLO?? Anyone home???? Signing a pre-nup, even though is so commonplace in Hollywood, is basically saying “I’m gonna marry you, but I’m covering my own ass just in case.” A pre-nup more or less states that the two parties involved are EXPECTING the marriage to fail.

 

So then why bother getting married at all??

 

Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries did not get married because they “loved one another”. That’s just bullshit right there. Somebody or both of them had something to gain.

 

People in general don’t seem to get married for love any more. For sure, people in Hollywood. They seem to get married because they can gain something. And that’s not to say ALL marriages are the same. But that is the way it seems nowadays.

 

And now it is being reported that Kim Kardashian doesn’t want to pay spousal support.

 

Why is that, Kim? Is it because you don’t want Kris Humphries to tap into your tens of millions of dollars while his own career pays him only $3,200,000 a year? Screw that!! I say let him nail Kim for all that he wants. It will be payback for this elaborate scam in the first place.

 

For once, JUST once, I would love to see a judge or a court say “No, I will not grant you a divorce.” to these so-called celebrities and socialites. Or even better, when celebrities get married, and then file for these quickie divorces- then they should pay a ridiculous amount of money for a fine. Let’s say: at least 50%?? That would seriously cut down on all these stupid marriages that were never intended to be “happily ever after” even before they got the engagement ring purchased.

 

It it terrible the way Hollywood treats the institution of marriage. Always has been ever since anyone could remember. But then again, its terrible the way Hollywood treats anything that the rest of the world beholds sacred, loving, and meaningful. And we wonder what is wrong with the youth of today’s generation.

 

Kim Kardashian never has and never will be a great role model for anyone. Ever. Stop paying attention to her. Stop buying her stuff. Let her wither away and we’ll all be happy, and then we can move on to ignoring the next dumbass in Hollywood.

 

But I can almost bet that in the next twenty years, that Kim Kardashian will be replaced with some other socialite woman who is just as bad or even worse as she is.

 

The whole thing just stinks. The wedding was foul too. There’s something going on behind the scenes and it’s all about the money.

 

So congratulations, dumbass!!

 

I will end this blog post with a YouTube video from Michael Buckley. His opinion is quite similar to mine in a great and many aspects. Leave him a comment saying that Dambreaker sent you. I’m sure he’ll enjoy the feedback as much as anyone else would who is making YouTube videos and standing up for themselves, and actually having the courage to use their voice over this ridiculous story, that isn’t even really news. Or at least it should not be.

 

I’ll allow his frustration, anger, and language express what I have not yet expressed here.

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=da7CUl5gK3o

 

 

 

Like I said, and have said before many times. I am abundantly exhausted with the media. This divorce isn’t going to make or break anything in our lives. Nobody really even cares, nor did they care whether or not Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries was going to have a successful marriage. Why?? Because we already knew that they would not.

 

Hollywood reports on the most brain-numbing of things, and has for decades. I just really wished that I could have remained ignorant of the entire situation.

 

Maybe there is a religious compound that will take me in somewhere, even though Heaven’s Gate is practically no more–so that’s out. Maybe I can find a nice farm to have me brainwashed of this ugliness. One could only hope!!