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There are, I'm reasonably certain, a gazillion advice books about on line dating, and an equal number of web sites devoted to this topic, as well.

This correlates, for sure, because according to the various and assorted cyberdating websites, members are signing up by the gazillions. And, there are now web sites for the most specific of tastes; religious affiliations, gender specific, age related, they do the picking for you, throw it against the wall, and so on. 

It struck me that it is a wonder that previous generations were able to effectively date without all this important information just a click away.

But I digress. Back to the books and web sites that offer up advice on: what to do, what to say, what to think, what to eat on the first date, what to avoid, where to meet, how to book the caterer and what to name the children. 

So, I scanned a few of the titles, read a few of the on line sites, and found that there are a couple more suggestions that I can offer up.

1. Each profile should have a sell by date.
2. Sunglasses are not a fashion accessory.
3. An ipod, iphone, or newspaper with the current date should accompany the photo.
4. What "friends would say" is not an endorsement.
5. Reading the obits to see who is now single is not cool. 

If you have any other thoughts that you'd like to share, I'd give you credit, when I publish the gazillionth and one, next book.

Schandenfreude I know I spelled it correctly because I looked it up.
Not sure if I can pronounce it…however.
Nonetheless, I think it’s a great word. Of course, most of us don’t/won’t/can’t admit to the feeling of schadenfreude, let alone to try to use it in a sentence.

But, it seems to me if we have a little recap of the past couple of months we can agree that even if we don’t derive enjoyment (it does feel wrong, doesn’t it?) from others troubles, there is a tad bit of snarkiness…when thinking about the following individuals, isn’t there?

Sarah Palin, Dick Cheney, George W, Mark Sanford, to name a few, in the political arena

Bernie Madoff, Weizhen Tang, Clelia Flores, Jeffrey Guidi, Gary Armitage, James Koenig in the financial world.

And, I am sure that you have your own lists, which I would personally and no doubt gleefully love to hear about.

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