Eliese H

My Comments (40 so far…)

Dear Margo: Marrying a Guy in the Mormon Closet. Oy.

Letter 2, Margo hit the nail on the head when she talked about pinning all her hopes on the daughter who grew up into a life of her own. That the daughter is wanting to help her mother is commendable and it’s about all that can be expected of her now. Nothing is permanent and the mother needs other interests besides her daughter. I feel mental counseling might help. It certainly couldn’t hurt.

Dear Margo: When Idiot Strangers Speak

LW2 mentioned lying in bed with him. It’s strange how hearts can break to the point they have no more love to give - but the urge for sex is unbreakable.

Dear Margo: This Was, Perhaps, an Ill-Considered Offer

LW#1 - Give him a another chance, but NO MORE than that. Definitely, no more than that. I’d say watch him v-e-r-y carefully. He appears contrite and if it’s worth anything, maybe he’ll keep t-h-a-t promise. Maybe he won’t but maybe he will however it doesn’t look promising. Once an alcoholic always an alcoholic and with strippers in the mixture - WWIII and if he starts drinking again, it’s definite D*I*V*O*R*C*E or at the very least marital counseling.

Think, "That’s what you said the last time. And the time before that."

Liz Smith: When Multitasking Turns Deadly

When I took my first driver’s test 39 years ago, the tester tried to "distract" me into looking at him, as he spoke to me I gripped the steering wheel for dear life and kept my eyes on the road. Oh I answered his questions but I wasn’t entirely friendly to him. "Hey, I’m driving here!"

Is This Dog Smiling? (Photos)

I can tell by my dog’s eyes what she is feeling better than the way she holds her mouth. Because whether she’s hot and distressed or anticipating going somewhere, she holds her mouth the same way.

A Letterman Update: More Information, More Thoughts, by Margo Howard

I guess there are a few others who refuse to play the fool in the blackmailer’s game. Way to go starter husband

A Stupid Human Trick, by Margo Howard

If I have any respect left for him, it will be because he refused to let a blackmailer run his life. In fact, I do respect him for that aspect.

Dear Margo: Her Mother, the Dinosaur

I’m thinking more of the son, he seems unable to help himself more than the daughter who can move out (the military sounds like a perfect solution for her) and wonder how he can be helped or if he is even able to be helped at this point. Talking from personal experience, I know if things are done for you, you are told what to do and when to do it from a young age, you get to the point you are unable to do anything by yourself. And rationalizing bad behavior, or making excuses for the kid doesn’t do him any favors.

Joan Juliet Buck: Let Fate Do the Dirty Work

I’m sorry, but I feel people who are miserable enough to molest kids or torture animals should be put out of their own misery.

Dear Margo: What to Do When a Daughter Is Without the Compassion Gene

LW1 - Bulllies thrive on intimidation. M-I-L will get no satisfaction if you don’t notice her glare, as her glaring isn’t affecting you. Don’t be intimidated, because he can only get your children if you are. A self-confidence course or book might help.

Muslim Woman Sues Michigan Judge for Ordering Her to Remove Head Scarf (Video)

If laws are passed to allow this behavior on religious grounds, where will it lead? What will be next? I can see women being allowed to take an ID photo wearing a Burkah.

I keep remembering the adage, "When in Rome, do as the Roman’s do."

Why Professional Athletes Should Be Allowed to Compete in the Olympics

I thought professional athletes could compete in the Olympics, or they used to. Now that you talk about it though, I’m not aware of any professionals competing in the Olympics for the last few years. Maybe it’s because they think the professionals have an unfair advantage because the "Dream (basketball) Team" in the 1990s just about blew the others competing out of the water. Among others, Michael Jordan, Scottie Pipin, Charles Barkley were members of that team and it was rather one-sided. Then the Gordeeva and Grinkov Russian skating team were professionals and got gold.

Oh, I know so much about this. NOT!

Whoopi Goldberg: Heath Ledger's Death Made Us Want to See 'The Dark Knight'

I saw TDK and though it didn’t make a bit of sense to me, I couldn’t track what was happening and why, I loved it for Heath Ledger’s performance. Even if he hadn’t died I’d have gone to see it as I have enjoyed him in his other work.

What is the most dangerous thing you have ever done?

When I was 8 or 9, I was in a tree sitting on a limb about 15 feet above the ground, when the limb suddenly and without warning broke and I fell maybe three feet and landed on another branch on the same side of the tree to the left of where my brother sat on his branch.