Ferocious Flirting: Making Marriage Wonderful

If there is light in the soul, there will be beauty in the
person. If there is beauty in the person, there will be harmony in the
house. If there is harmony in the house, there will be order in the
nation. If there is order in the nation, there will be peace in the world.

Chinese Proverb

Free Halloween Music

The music includes:

Tales from the Crypt
The Munsters
Addams Family Haunted Mansion Beetlejuice
The Thing Phantasm 1 Phantasm 2
Outer Limits 1 Halloween Bewitched
Outer Limits 2 Amityville Horror Count Dracula
Phantom of the Opera Ghostbusters Exorcist
Dark Shadows X-Files Alfred Hitchcock
Jaws Star Trek (short) Twilight Zone
Darth Vader Pulp Fiction Poltergeist
Psycho Nightmare on Elm Street Heretic
Casper

Addams Family
Ghostbusters
Haunted Mansion sounds

Monster Mash Black Sabbath Frankenstein
Diary of a Madman Witchy Woman Thriller
Devil With a Blue Dress On Elvira Funeral March
Werewolves of London

Take your sweetie for a free taco today only! Just go to Taco Bell between 2:00 and 6:00 local time and ask for a free taco. What is more romantic than free tacos.

Steal a Base Steal a Taco: "HOW TO OBTAIN A FREE TACO If an eligible base was stolen during the Games Taco Bell will make an announcement through selected media channels including a press release and its Web site www.tacobell.com that eligible consumers can obtain their free Crunchy Seasoned Beef Taco on Tuesday October 28 2008 if base is stolen in Games 1-4 on October 22 23 25 or 26 OR Monday November 3 2008 if base is stolen in Games 5-7 October 27 29 or 30 'Redemption Date' only. To obtain the Free Taco consumers must visit any participating Taco Bell� restaurant in one of the fifty 50 United States or the District of Columbia between 2 00 p.m. and 6 00 p.m. local time on the Redemption Date only and request a Free Crunchy Seasoned Beef Taco."

Next time you are holding your sweetheart's hand, look at their fingerprints. Each one is unique. There has never before been a person with those fingerprints nor shall there ever be again. Your spouse is one of a kind, one in billions, your exclusive treasure throughout time.

Take a moment and let your sweetie know how special they are.

In a recent "Dear Abby" article entitled HUSBAND CONSUMED BY REGRET AFTER DEATH OF BELOVED WIFE we are reminded how short and precious life is and how tomorrow may be too late. In a letter to Dear Abby a man writes of his wife passing away

I recently lost my wife to a long illness. When she could no longer work, I tried to give her the best quality of life I could. It took a toll. I worked long hours to give her everything she needed. The medical bills were astronomical. All she ever wanted was me.

It is common for people to try and provide everything for their loved ones, ignoring the one thing really needed: time. Life being what it is, often the most precious gift you can give is to schedule time for your sweetheart.

The writer continues

Abby, I would like to remind all the other macho guys out there that TIME is something you only get so much of. It is precious, but unfortunately, limited. I realized, too late, that it's not enough that my wife "knew" I loved her. I should have told her more often. I know now that "I wish I would have," "I know I should have," and "If I had just one more chance" are the worst things in the world to hear yourself say when it is already too late.

While this letter is sad and depressing, it is a good reminder to all of us to make time often and regularly for our spouse and our marriage. I ran into a married couple I know at the store late in the morning the other day. I asked "Don't you have a job or something you are supposed to be doing"? His response was wonderful, "We both took the day off work to spend time together". How excellent!

Everyone gets the same 86,400 seconds each day. If we are not careful, they can all slip by. Take a few of those seconds and make sure to spend them with your sweetheart.

Read the entire article; the response is one worth pondering.

Support a good cause and get some free ice cream.

Celebrate the 7th Annual World's Largest Ice Cream Social and Support the Make-A-Wish Foundation® with Cold Stone Creamery

Throughout the month of September, Cold Stone Creamery will be selling Make-A-Wish wall stars to benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation, an organization that grants wishes to children with life-threatening medical conditions. Be sure to visit your local Cold Stone Creamery to try two new flavors, Nutter Butter® and Marshmallow, and the very special “Make-A-Wish Creations” inspired by Jack and Emily, two Wish Children.

• Jack's Creation - Marshmallow ice cream with OREO® Cookies, Chocolate Chips and Fudge
• Emily's Creation - Nutter Butter® ice cream with White Chocolate Chips, Kit Kat® and Yellow Cake
  

To cap off this special month, don't miss the 7th Annual World’s Largest Ice Cream Social at participating Cold Stone Creamery locations nationwide, a special night to join together and share the simple pleasures of life with a FREE ice cream and family fun. On September 25th from 5:00 - 8:00PM, guests will be treated to a 3 oz. serving of Jack or Emily's Creation. All donations will benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

I ran across an article today with some good insights and advice. Here is a bit, check out the rest of the article.

Put your marriage before your kids - Yahoo! News: "So here s the solution To raise great kids focus on your marriage. There are three keys to a successful marriage and family: 1 Recognize that we ve already chosen the perfect spouse. No we would NOT choose better next time; 2 Recognize how often our fight-or-flight instinct overrides our passion in marriage. To create a happy marriage we need to go from the fantasy 'It s his her fault that I m unhappy' to the truth 'I wouldn t do any better in my next marriage so I might as well give 100 percent to this one;' and 3 Recognize that if we build a great marriage we create a great role model for our kids and they learn self-reliance and cooperation in the process."

In honor of 7-eleven day, 7-11 is giving away Free 7.11 oz. slurpees on July 11. Take your sweetee for a nice cool free treat. Check the website go a store locator.

I came across an article on the new "seven year itch" or the point at which many marriages start having problems. According the the article, it is now down to five years. From the article: Five-year itch: new danger point for marriages - Science, News - The Independent: "Scientists have discovered that couples begin to grow fed up with each other after just four years and are at peak risk of divorce just before their fifth anniversary. Researchers in the US, Russia and Scandinavia investigating the longevity of relationships found that the 'honeymoon period' lasts for less than five years, with most divorces likely to happen between five and 10 years into the marriage. If couples get through this patch, then the chances are they'll stay together indefinitely."

The article doesn't really give any reasons for these findings, just some speculations that the cost of divorce and maturity might keep couples together.

It would be interesting to see the results of a study comparing people who take an active role in keeping the marriage fun with those who allow themselves to become complacent. Marriage can be compared to a fire, if you stop putting wood on the fire, it is going to go out.

What are some of the things you and your sweetheart are doing to keep the marriage fresh and fun?

We here at Ferocious Flirting believe that everyday is reason to celebrate and apparently we are not alone. Over at Bizarre American Holidays Homepage everyday is a reason to celebrate. For today we see that:

BIZARRE JUNE HOLIDAYS: "June 20 is . . . . Ice Cream Soda Day"

Now there is something you and your sweetheart can celebrate. Commemorate the date with a nice ice cream soda.