In the lifetime of us older guys, the institution of marriage has taken a severe beating.  Easy divorce, premarital cohabitation, out-of-wedlock pregnancy, and same-sex so-called marriage have all thrown the civil institution of marriage and family into chaos, and indeed, into decline.  Many women on welfare, in effect, marry the government. The latest news item reports that a man is suing a pharmacy for carelessly divulging to his wife that he had purchased Viagra, whereupon marital discord ensued, since he had purposely kept the information from her. The item reminds me of an incident in which my wife asked me to challenge an item on her specialty credit card (awarded to her, but not to me, as a commercial promotion).  When I called the bank, I was told its employees could not speak to me about my wife's credit card, due to privacy concerns.  I was not amused, and I said to the lady on the line, look: my wife and I shower...(Read Full Post)