On Jun 4, 4:47*pm, blake murphy > wrote:
> On Thu, 3 Jun 2010 19:01:57 -0700 (PDT), maxine in ri wrote:
> > On Jun 3, 1:20 pm, blake murphy > wrote:
> >> On Wed, 2 Jun 2010 09:08:00 -0700 (PDT), maxine in ri wrote:
> >>> On Jun 2, 12:22 am, sf > wrote:
> >>>> On Tue, 01 Jun 2010 20:50:00 -0600, "gloria.p" >
> >>>> wrote:
>
> >>>>> Seriously, the news makes me very sad.
>
> >>>> Me too. If it's a spat that can't be put into some sort of long term
> >>>> perspective after 40 years of marriage, where's the hope for the rest
> >>>> of us?
>
> >>> Outside of the newspapers, there's plenty of hope. Half of all
> >>> marriages do not end. You only hear about the ones that do.
>
> >>> maxine in ri
> >>> 19 years, 51 weeks
>
> >> congratulations on your twentieth if you manage to hold out another week.
>
> >> your pal
> >> blake
>
> > Thank you (I think)
>
> > maxine
>
> you can do it standing on your head. *i have faith in you.

Standing on one's head for a week is way more big time than merely
being married for 20 years.
>
> your pal,
> blake

--Bryan