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July 14, 2010

Greetings...

A little bit of business before we get started...

First, you may or may not have noticed that we've taken the ads out
of this issue. We'll keep it to just one tagline below our signature
line, but no more ads...

One thing I want to let you know, we are doing this
in order to make this a quicker read for you. We will be sending
out a special mailings with special deals for you. We ask that
you look at it and if you have a need for it, order it, if not,
just hit the delete button! We want to keep things simple for all
of us...

Also, the blogs are being replaced with a new archives page. All of the=
publications will be listed and all you have to do is click on the one =
you want to read current or past issues. You will be able to comment on=
any of the columns just like before. For all of the "regulars" that p= ost
on the blogs, you will probably have to re-register since it's a new
format, but I hope that won't stop you from commenting. For those who
may have wanted to join in on the conversations, give it a try!

You can check up on ALL GopherCentral newsletters and comment on them too= !

Check it out at:

http://gopherarchives.gophercentral.com


I read an interesting article the the other day about a study conducted=
by three researchers, one from Harvard, one from the University of Califo= rnia,
and one from Brown University. Before I tell you what the study was about= ,
I'll tell you that the study is from the findings of 12,000 people in
Framingham, Masschusettes that began in 1948. What this study found was..= .

Divorce is contagious!!!

The researchers involved claim that we think of the flu and think of
spreading the symptoms and illness to someone else. They believe this
is also true of social behaviors, with divorce being one of the contagiou= s
social behaviors...

When I first read it, I quickly blew it off until I sat and thought about=
the concept behind their thought process and found myself giving points=
to their argument...

The "key" to understanding this, in my opinion, is the part that spec= ifically
mentions social behaviors. The evolution of men and women, couples, and =
families has changed so much socially that you could say that divorce is=
a by-product of the changes...

Add to that, the media's focus on how men and women "should" behave, = how
families "should" interract with each other, and how life "should= " be,
you have the potential to stir a lot of discontent or feelings of failure= ,
which can cause the breakdown of marriages...

Women, out in the workforce have given themselves the ability to be more=
independent than previous generations. "Modern" women soon found out =
they didn't have to stay married for life when they were unhappy or
for the sake of the kids. You can argue with me about the next thought
= of mine and I have no problem with that, heck, it'll give everyone a
chance to test out the new archive pages! I believe the selfishness of=
both men and women destroyed the family unit at the expense of their
children, who are now making all of us pay the price! What was contagio= us
was the need to compete with "Mr.and Mrs. Jones" in a competition tha= t
only helped fuel the demise of marriages along the way. Women soon found=
out that having to work vs wanting to work created tension at home and
= as with all contagious conditions, it spreads and intensifies...

And last, but not least...

Divorce may be considered contagious if you take into account the Interne= t's
influence on couples and the amount of divorces that were spawned because=
of it, only to repeat the experience when people realized that the person=
on the other side of the screen weren't as "perfect" as they thought.= ..

So, while laughing at first at the thought of divorce being contagious,=
I have to say that in thinking it through, it may very well be given
human nature of coveting what others have, without much thought and
without a vision of consequences...