I knew when I heard the phone ring that my mother was dead. No one calls at 4:30 a.m. I was sleeping in my parents’ house because, though the doctors had thought she had months longer to live, my sister just had a feeling. And so the phone rang and I let it ring and ring until I heard my father’s voice answer from the other room and then I picked up. The woman on the other end said, “Dr. Walker. This is the hospital. I’m am sorry to inform you, but your wife, Mary Walker, has passed away.” …read more

Today, I ran across this article that mentions The Ashley Madison Agency. The Ashley Madison Agency is an online dating service for married people.  Their tag line is “Life is short. Have an affair.” 
Seriously?  ”Life is short” and you are going to spend part of it doing something that leads to wasting a large part of it plotting and lying and feeling guilty?  You couldn’t just… I don’t know… eat donut?  Buy yourself something over-priced?  Wouldn’t pretty much anything be a better way to cheat ?

“The World’s Premier Discreet Dating Service” has more than 3.5 million members. There are approximately 8.5 men for every …read more

Back in 2001, Dr. Richard Batista gave his wife, Dawnell, one of his kidneys. Mrs. Batista, had a history of kidney problems and the kidney donated by her husband, marked her third kidney transplant.
Now it’s 2009, his wife is suing him for divorce, and Batista wants his kidney back…..or the sum of $1.5 million. Mrs. Batista filed for divorce, back in 2005, 4 years after the kidney donation and transplant. Dr. Batista alleges that his wife had an affair – that’s the reasoning for his demand. He claims that the affair was conducted with Dawnell’s phyiscal therapist.  Mrs. Batista denies …read more

Friday, 08/08/08, John Edwards admitted to what many had suspected for a long time – he cheated on his wife, Elizabeth. He previously denied stories about the affair, using what he considered a loop hole – the stories printed where filled with errors. This enabled him to feel justified in denying the story. Whatever. He lied. He cheated. His marriage may have faltered, but still it survives.
He claims to have admitted the affair to his wife some time ago. Elizabeth Edwards gave a statement to the Associated Press, wherein she briefly …read more