Cyn

I thought that this was utter nonsense--that it could not possibly be true. But when I looked it up, I found that (at least in California), having a death in a home is considered to be a "material defect" in that home, and it must be disclosed for a period of three years.

Now, I could almost understand why someone would not want to purchase a home that had some sort of "infamy" attached to it, such as a murder. But this rule also applies to perfectly normal, natural deaths.

So I have to wonder: Is the real estate industry knuckling under to people's superstitions, such as a fear of ghosts, or something? Can a real estate agent (or someone who is familiar with the industry) confirm or deny the "ghost thing"? Or is there an entirely rational reason behind the three year rule?

But when I think about what a flask is for, frankly, I have trouble getting past the notion that a guy (or gal) who carries one feels such a need to have a drink available at all times that s/he cannot wait to get home or go to a bar, and that this might be indicative of alcoholism.

So...my question is this: Is my intuition about this correct, or is carrying a flask around really "No Big Deal"? Optional second question: Would you re-consider carrying around one of those stylish, hip new flasks--which fashion editors are touting as being every guys' must-have fashion accessory--if you thought that people might erroneously presume that you are an alcoholic?

The song is not credited anywhere (typical for the People's Republic, where things get pirated to avoid paying royalties). It sounds as if the music tracks have been separated-out from the vocals, which are so low that I can barely hear them (I tried doing a lyrics search, to no avail, on the few words that I could manage to make out). The instrumentals are done in a bluesy style, and the vocals are spoken, not sung. The music starts 29 minutes into the film.

Catholics pretty-much required it (and they probably still do) if the couple were to be married in the Catholic Church. I'm not sure about this, but the Mormons probably have similar requirements if the couple were to be married in the Mormon Church. But the highly-publicized marriages that REALLY flummoxed me back then were the cases of formerly-Christian women falling in love with Jews and throwing off their Christian religion and (at least publicly) embracing Judaism.

Some prime examples from my childhood were Marilyn Monroe and Elizabeth Taylor--both of whom were married multiple times, but who "formally converted" to Judaism to marry a Jewish fiancé.

From what I know of Christians and the Christian religion, converting to Judaism seems really counter-intuitive. Do you think that they were being sincere in their conversions? Or do you think that they did this just because it was something that was expected of would-be wives "back in the day," and that these women didn't truly give up their belief in Jesus? Or is it possible that these women were only nominally Christian to begin with--IOW, that they were never "true believers," so converting to another religion was really no big deal, as far as they were concerned?