Go Mormons!

So, if Mormons know so much about christianity, why then do others including other christian denominations believe that Mormons are not christian? Is it for the simple reason that the "rules" of being a christian are dictated by man? Hmmm. Your thoughts?

Survey: Americans don't know much about religion

RACHEL ZOLL- AP Religion Writer - 9/28/2010 5:15:00 AM

A new survey of Americans' knowledge of religion found that atheists, agnostics, Jews and Mormons outperformed Protestants and Roman Catholics in answering questions about major religions, while many respondents could not correctly give the most basic tenets of their own faiths.

Forty-five percent of Roman Catholics who participated in the study didn't know that, according to church teaching, the bread and wine used in Holy Communion is not just a symbol, but becomes the body and blood of Christ.

More than half of Protestants could not identify Martin Luther as the person who inspired the Protestant Reformation. And about four in 10 Jews did not know that Maimonides, one of the greatest rabbis and intellectuals in history, was Jewish.

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The survey released Tuesday by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life aimed to test a broad range of religious knowledge, including understanding of the Bible, core teachings of different faiths and major figures in religious history. The U.S. is one of the most religious countries in the developed world, especially compared to largely secular Western Europe, but faith leaders and educators have long lamented that Americans still know relatively little about religion.

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Respondents to the survey were asked 32 questions with a range of difficulty, including whether they could name the Islamic holy book and the first book of the Bible, or say what century the Mormon religion was founded. On average, participants in the survey answered correctly overall for half of the survey questions.

Atheists and agnostics scored highest, with an average of 21 correct answers, while Jews and Mormons followed with about 20 accurate responses. Protestants overall averaged 16 correct answers, while Catholics followed with a score of about 15.

Not surprisingly, those who said they attended worship at least once a week and considered religion important in their lives often performed better on the overall survey. However, level of education was the best predictor of religious knowledge. The top-performing groups on the survey still came out ahead even when controlling for how much schooling they had completed.

On questions about Christianity, Mormons scored the highest, with an average of about eight correct answers out of 12, followed by white evangelicals, with an average of just over seven correct answers. Jews, along with atheists and agnostics, knew the most about other faiths, such as Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism and Judaism. Less than half of Americans know that the Dalai Lama is Buddhist, and less than four in 10 know that Vishnu and Shiva are part of Hinduism.

The study also found that many Americans don't understand constitutional restrictions on religion in public schools. While a majority know that public school teachers cannot lead classes in prayer, less than a quarter know that the U.S. Supreme Court has clearly stated that teachers can read from the Bible as an example of literature.

"Many Americans think the constitutional restrictions on religion in public schools are tighter than they really are," Pew researchers wrote.

The survey of 3,412 people, conducted between May and June of this year, had a margin of error of plus or minus 2.5 percentage points, while the margins of error for individual religious groups was higher.

Food myths...BUSTED! Finally, a good sysinct article about food myths

6 biggest lies about food busted

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The other day while I was making zucchini bread, I cracked an egg and dumped it right down the drain. Total mistake. (With a baby who still wakes up multiple times a night, I’m still a little sleep deprived.) There was a time, however, when I intentionally washed egg yolks down the drain—and used only the whites—because I thought that egg yolks were bad for my heart. Joyce Hendley tackles this food myth and 12 others in the September/October issue of EatingWell Magazine.

Here are the details of why you should go ahead and eat the yolks, plus highlights of other food myths that just won’t die.

Myth 1: Eggs are bad for your heart. The Truth: Eggs do contain a substantial amount of cholesterol in their yolks—about 211 mg per large egg. And yes, cholesterol is the fatty stuff in our blood that contributes to clogged arteries and heart attacks. But labeling eggs as “bad for your heart” is connecting the wrong dots, experts say. “Epidemiologic studies show that most healthy people can eat an egg a day without problems,” says Penny Kris-Etherton, Ph.D., R.D., distinguished professor of nutrition at Penn State University. For most of us the cholesterol we eat doesn’t have a huge impact on raising our blood cholesterol; the body simply compensates by manufacturing less cholesterol itself. Saturated and trans fats have much greater impact on raising blood cholesterol. And a large egg contains only 2 grams of saturated fat and no trans fats. The American Heart Association recommends limiting cholesterol intake to less than 300 mg daily—less than 200 mg if you have a history of heart problems or diabetes or are over 55 (women) or 45 (men). “That works out to less than an egg a day for this population—more like two eggs over the course of the week,” notes Kris-Etherton.

Related: Two Dozen Easy, Healthy Egg Recipes

Myth 2: High-Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) is worse for you than sugar. The Truth: The idea that high-fructose corn syrup is any more harmful to your health than sugar is “one of those urban myths that sounds right but is basically wrong,” according to the Center for Science in the Public Interest, a health advocacy group. The composition of high-fructose corn syrup is almost identical to table sugar or sucrose (55 percent fructose, 45 percent glucose and 50:50, respectively). Calorie-wise, HFCS is a dead ringer for sucrose. Studies show that HFCS and sucrose have very similar effects on blood levels of insulin, glucose, triglycerides and satiety hormones. In short, it seems to be no worse—but also no better—than sucrose, or table sugar. This controversy, say researchers, is distracting us from the more important issue: we’re eating too much of all sorts of sugars, from HFCS and sucrose to honey and molasses. The American Heart Association recently recommended that women consume no more than 100 calories a day in added sugars [6 teaspoons]; men, 150 calories [9 teaspoons].

Related: Delicious Desserts with Surprisingly Low Added Sugars

Myth 3: A raw-food diet provides enzymes that are essential to healthy digestion. The Truth: “Raw foods are unprocessed so nothing’s taken away; you don’t get the nutrient losses that come with cooking,” says Brenda Davis, R.D., co-author of Becoming Raw: The Essential Guide to Raw Vegan Diets (Book Publishing, 2010). But the claim by some raw-food advocates that eating raw boosts digestion by preserving “vital” plant enzymes, Davis explains, just doesn’t hold water. “Those enzymes are made for the survival of plants; for human health, they are not essential.” What about the claim by some raw-foodistas that our bodies have a limited lifetime supply of enzymes—and that by eating more foods with their enzymes intact, we’ll be able to spare our bodies from using up their supply? “The reality is that you don’t really have a finite number of enzymes; you’ll continue to make enzymes as long as you live,” says Davis. Enzymes are so vital to life, she adds, “the human body is actually quite efficient at producing them.”

Myth 4: Your body can’t use the protein from beans unless you eat them with rice. The Truth: Proteins—which our bodies need to make everything from new muscle to hormones—are made up of different combinations of 20 amino acids. Thing is, our bodies can make only 11 of these amino acids; we must get the other nine from food. Animal-based protein-rich foods like eggs and meat provide all nine of these “essential” amino acids, but nearly all plant foods are low in at least one. Experts used to say that to get what your body needs to make proteins, you should pair plant-based foods with complementary sets of amino acids—like rice and beans. Now they know that you don’t have to eat those foods at the same meal. “If you get a variety of foods throughout the day, they all go into the ‘basket’ of amino acids that are available for the body to use,” says Winston J. Craig, Ph.D., R.D., nutrition department chair at Andrews University in Berrien Springs, Michigan.

Related: Cheap, Quick Dinners Using Canned Beans

Myth 5: Microwaving zaps nutrients. The Truth: This is misguided thinking, says Carol Byrd-Bredbenner, Ph.D., R.D., professor of nutrition at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Whether you’re using a microwave, a charcoal grill or a solar-heated stove, “it’s the heat and the amount of time you’re cooking that affect nutrient losses, not the cooking method,” she says. “The longer and hotter you cook a food, the more you’ll lose certain heat- and water-sensitive nutrients, especially vitamin C and thiamin [a B vitamin].” Because microwave cooking often cooks foods more quickly, it can actually help to minimize nutrient losses.

Related: How to Cook 20 Vegetables

Myth 6: Radiation from microwaves creates dangerous compounds in your food. The Truth: “Radiation” might connote images of nuclear plants, but it simply refers to energy that travels in waves and spreads out as it goes. Microwaves, radio waves and the energy waves that we perceive as visual light all are forms of radiation. So, too, are X-rays and gamma rays—which do pose health concerns. But the microwaves used to cook foods are many, many times weaker than X-rays and gamma rays, says Robert Brackett, Ph.D., director of the National Center for Food Safety and Technology at the Illinois Institute of Technology. And the types of changes that occur in microwaved food as it cooks are “from heat generated inside the food, not the microwaves themselves,” says Brackett. “Microwave cooking is really no different from any other cooking method that applies heat to food.” That said, microwaving in some plastics may leach compounds into your food, so take care to use only microwave-safe containers.

My brother the hero

Congrats bro! You are a hero indeed! Thank you all law enforcement for keeping the rest of us chickens safe. Thursday, September 23, 2010On

One arrested, one sought in robbery of teen

CONCORD, CA -- A 17-year-old boy was robbed Wednesday afternoon while he was walking down a street in Concord, Concord police Cpl. James Carroll said today.

The boy was walking on Monument Boulevard near Oak Grove Road at about 2 p.m. when a car pulled up alongside him and two teens got out.

The suspects asked the victim about gang affiliation and stole his backpack, which had $100 in it, Carroll said.

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An off-duty federal immigration agent was in the area and detained one of the suspects, a 17-year-old boy. The second boy, also 17, got away, Carroll said.

The name of the suspect in custody is being withheld because he is a juvenile.

The victim was not hurt, Carroll said

Sisters...a good thing

It's good to hear that my life was blessed by having sisters. At least their good for something. ;)

Sisters give siblings better mental health, study shows

New research also shows loving siblings promote good deeds more than loving parents

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Something about having a sister – even a little sister – makes 10- to 14-year-olds a bit less likely to feel down in the dumps.

That’s one of several intriguing findings from a new study on the impact siblings have on one another. Brigham Young University professor Laura Padilla-Walker is the lead author on the research, which also sorts out the influence of siblings and the influence of parents within families.

“Even after you account for parents’ influence, siblings do matter in unique ways,” said Padilla-Walker, who teaches in BYU’s School of Family Life. “They give kids something that parents don’t.”

Padilla-Walker’s research stems from BYU’s Flourishing Families Projectand will appear in the August issue of the Journal of Family Psychology.The study included 395 families with more than one child, at least one of whom was an adolescent between 10 and 14 years old. The researchers gathered a wealth of information about each family’s dynamic, then followed up one year later. Statistical analyses showed that having a sister protected adolescents from feeling lonely, unloved, guilty, self-conscious and fearful. It didn’t matter whether the sister was younger or older, or how far apart the siblings were agewise.

Brothers mattered, too. The study found that having a loving sibling of either gender promoted good deeds, such as helping a neighbor or watching out for other kids at school. In fact, loving siblings fostered charitable attitudes more than loving parents did. The relationship between sibling affection and good deeds was twice as strong as that between parenting and good deeds.

“For parents of younger kids, the message is to encourage sibling affection,” said Padilla-Walker. “Once they get to adolescence, it’s going to be a big protective factor.”

Many parents justifiably worry about the seemingly endless fighting between siblings. The study found hostility was indeed associated with greater risk of delinquency. Yet Padilla-Walker also sees a silver lining in the data: The fights give children a chance to learn how to make up and to regain control of their emotions, skills that come in handy down the road.

“An absence of affection seems to be a bigger problem than high levels of conflict,” Padilla-Walker said.

BYU professor James Harper and BYU graduate Alex Jensen are co-authors on the new study. Jensen, now a Ph.D. candidate at Purdue, also co-authored the 2009 study showing a link between video games and poor relationships.

About the Flourishing Families Project

The Flourishing Families Project is a longitudinal, multi-informant, multi-method look at the inner-family life of families with an adolescent child. The project began in 2007 and to date includes four waves of data (including questionnaire and video data) on nearly 700 families from two locations. The project involves dozens of BYU students every year in data collection and provides a unique opportunity for undergraduate student involvement, which will continue next year as the project seeks to follow the families for a fifth year. Scholarly articles by Flourishing Families researchers have been published in peer-reviewed journals such as the Journal of Family Psychology, Journal of Early Adolescence, Journal of Research on Adolescence, and Aggressive Behavior.

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Brothers Give Siblings Benefits Too 9/2/2010 9:51 AM by Joel

In a sister study (no pun intended) about the effect of brothers in families, it was found that having a brother--even a younger brother--makes girls less annoying to their boyfriends.

"Turns out girls with brothers are less whiney, and don't giggle as much as girls with only sisters," another professor observed.

The boyfriends of girls with only sisters reported much higher levels of annoyance with their girlfriends than did the boyfriends of girls with a brother.

One boyfriend commented, "My ex-girlfriend, who had no sisters, freaked out when I gave her noogies, but my current girlfriend has five older brothers and she loves it!"

Besides being more tolerant of noogies, girls with brothers also are less disgusted by flatuence and burping. Consequently, boyfriends dating girls with brothers report fewer stomachaches.

Levels of "cattiness" and time spent in the bathroom were also significantly lower in girls who had brothers.

"The scripture might say neither is the brother without the sister, neither the sister without the brother in the Lord," says the professor in charge of the study.

In yet a third study, siblings whose parents work either in accounting or insurance have boring personalities.

The Quran anyone?

Exposing the 'real' Quran

Chris Woodward - OneNewsNow - 9/1/2010 4:10:00 AM

A minister wants to help Americans learn the "real" Quran and bring Muslims to Christ.

Usama Dakdok, founder of The Straight Way of Grace Ministry, was born in Egypt and raised in a Christian home as the son of a Baptist pastor, where he accepted Jesus at the age of 11. But despite his background, he was forced to learn the Quran in school. After becoming a U.S. citizen in the 1990s, Dakdok felt called to bring Muslims to Christ and teach Americans the truth about the Quran. But he shares that every English translation he purchased at that time was misleading. "They have sugar-coated the Quran so badly -- taking words out, twisting words, and putting them in wrong places," he laments. As a result, Dakdok and several others have come up with what they feel is the most accurate English translation of the Quran, which includes the true meaning of jihad. "[Sadly] some people in our media say...'Jihad does not really mean to fight a holy war. Jihad is [the] struggle to do what's right,'" the minister recognizes. But he points out that "there are 37 verses in the Quran [where] the word 'jihad' is mentioned," and he quotes "chapter 9, verse 73: 'All you prophets, perform jihad against the infidel and the hypocrite and be harsh with them.'" Dakdok warns that unless the U.S. acts now, America will follow Europe in seeing a much bigger Islamic presence. "They will build mosques anywhere and everywhere they choose to, and they are using our Constitution to say 'freedom of religion.' But Islam is not a religion that will give freedom of religion," he contends.

Tick Paralysis

Okay, MD consult forgive me for spreading the news of this, but being from colorado, I am putting the power of knowledge in the hands of the people who read this unbiassed :) blog.

Tick paralysis is easily treated but often missed

August 23, 2010

By Bruce Jancin

	A dorsal view of a male Rocky Mountain wood tick, Dermacentor andersoni: This tick species is a North American carrier of Rickettsia rickettsii, which causes Rocky Mountain spotted fever. (Photo Courtesy of James Gathany/CDC)

VAIL, Colo. (EGMN) – Tick paralysis is often misdiagnosed – with potentially dire consequences – as one of the other diseases that cause an acute ascending paralysis with preserved mental status.

The arthropod-inflicted paralysis is most often confused with Guillain-Barré syndrome. Other causes of an acute ascending paralysis with preserved mental status include spinal cord tumors and acute poliomyelitis. Botulism, in contrast, causes a descending paralysis with preserved mental status, Dr. Sean O’Leary said at the annual conference on pediatric infectious diseases, which was sponsored by the Children’s Hospital, Denver.

Conducting a thorough search for an embedded tick is essential in a patient with an acute ascending paralysis with preserved sensorium, particularly when there is a history consistent with potential tick exposure. Treatment of tick paralysis is simple: remove the tick. Clinical improvement will follow within hours.

In unrecognized and untreated cases of tick paralysis, however, the fatality rate is about 10%, with death typically occurring just 18-30 hours after symptom onset, according to Dr. O’Leary of the Children’s Hospital and the University of Colorado, both in Denver.

Tick paralysis is more common in children than adults. The highest-risk group is young girls with long hair that can readily hide an engorged tick that’s had a blood meal. At 3 days after attachment, the tick (usually a female) begins secreting the neurotoxin that causes the paralysis. Symptoms appear 4-7 days after attachment. The peak time for tick paralysis is tick mating season: April through June.

The clinical scenario typically begins with loss of appetite and voice, followed by gait instability, ascending flaccid paralysis, excessive salivation, eye irritation, pupil asymmetry, and vomiting. Death usually is from respiratory failure. For more than half a century, there have been postmortem reports of ticks being found embedded in the skin of people who died suddenly of unexplained paralytic illnesses.

About 8% of the 870 named tick species have been associated with intoxication syndromes. The species that cause the most cases of human, dog, and livestock paralysis in North America are Dermacentor andersoni and D. variabilis, both of which are vectors for the rickettsial diseaseRocky Mountain spotted fever. In the United States, tick paralysis occurs most often in the Pacific Northwest and Rocky Mountain states.

	Dr Sean O'Leary

The tick toxin’s pathogenic mechanism isn’t fully understood. Australian investigators have reported that the toxin inhibits acetylcholine release at the neuromuscular synapse, but tick paralysis there is caused by Ixodes species, and it’s not clear that the same mechanism is at work in the paralysis caused by Dermacentor species, Dr. O’Leary said.

How to Remove a Tick The proper way to remove a tick is to grab it with blunt forceps as close to the skin as possible and pull it straight out with steady pressure, according to Dr. O’Leary. Don’t apply a hot nail or blown-out match to the critter’s backside. Don’t use tweezers or sharp forceps. Avoid using a twisting or corkscrew motion in removing the tick. Don’t crush or squeeze the tick’s body, as that can cause the tick to release more of the infectious organism or toxin. Don’t handle the tick barehanded. “There have been documented cases of disease transmission” in people who did that, said Dr. O’Leary. And although in bygone days it was a popular practice to apply gasoline, lidocaine, petroleum jelly, or other substances to the embedded tick to encourage it to back out, the current thinking is, don’t do it. “There are horror stories about the use of those things,” he said. Dr. O’Leary declared having no relevant financial relationships.

Bumper stickers I wouldn't mind putting on my car.

Sent to me from a friend...

More Boortz: Bumper Stickers Seen On Military Bases - Part 1

"When In Doubt, Empty The Magazine" "Marine Sniper - You can run, but you'll just die tired!" "Machine Gunners - Accuracy By Volume" "Except For Ending Slavery, Fascism, Nazism and Communism, WAR has Never Solved Anything." " U.S. Marines - Certified Counselors to the 72 Virgins Dating Club." " U.S. Air Force - Travel Agents To Allah" "Stop Global Whining" Naval Corollary: Dead Men Don't Testify. "The Marine Corps - When It Absolutely, Positively Has To Be Destroyed Overnight" "Death Smiles At Everyone - Marines Smile Back" "What Do I Feel When I Kill A Terrorist? A Little Recoil" "Marines - Providing Enemies of America an Opportunity To Die For their Country Since 1775" "Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Anyone Who Threatens It"

Zicam and zinc related nasal gels

So, if your dancin' with your honey, and your nose is kind o' runny. You think it's kind of funny, but it-Snot. If you want the skinny on this, DONT USE Zinc related products for the common cold.

First of all: Know the difference between bacteria and virus.

Bacteria (and many types of fungi) love wet, warm, dark places. Some of them stink (anerobic), like your stool. And yes, football players, movie stars, and NBA players' poop still stinks all the same. Then there are the bacteria that don't stink but get gobbled up by your immune system (white blood cells) then die. The result is whitish gunk or pus. Next time you pop a zit, remember this.

Viruses are different. They infect your cells, irritate the heck out of your cells especially the ones in your nose (since this is the most common rout of infection). Your body secrets a bunch of clear mucus (rhinorrhea) and fevers can bound. Your whole body takes a hit though and you feel like you were hit by a ton of bricks. The good part, it only lasts about 5 to 7 days. The bad part is you can get so run down that a bacterial infection can arise due to wet, warm dark place, and a compromised immune system.

Second of all: They don't work

The companies will fund research to prove or disprove whether their product works or not. Can you guess how accurate these "funded research" projects are? Yeah, tell that lab rat with wife and kids that if he doesn't make it "look good", he'll be out on the street with closed doors for future work anywhere he goes. However, recently unbiased research has determined that Zicam or other zinc nasal gels don't shorten or stop the cold (virus).

Thirdly: You could lose your smell

In 2009 and now reported this year, reports of settled lawsuits have arisen due to people losing their smell from these products. Can you lose your smell from viruses? Oh yes! But do you want to complicate things with taking a "homeopathic medicine" that is thought to cause anosmia while trying to combat a virus which has the chance of causing the same side affect? You decide.

Fourth-ly: FDA can not legally do anything against Zicam

The FDA can only regulate homeopathic medications for "serious illnesses". So, the common cold and it's remedies get kicked to the curb. Caveat emptor!

In summary, my advice is to load up on your tylenol, ibuprofen, favorite non alcoholic beverage. Make a blockbuster run and take a week to recover. Unless you are a mother of 4 young children. You can't afford to be sick, so just don't get sick. :)

Drawings of the kids

Marriage :Narcissism, histrionic behavior, signs ...

Signs and behaviors of such psychiatrically debilitating behavior need to be observed, evaluated, then beaten out of such people. That is why there is marriage.

As pointed out in a marriage and family class recently attended, a healthy relationship (not one always at peace mind you) is one that keeps both parties in check of impending mental illness. I believe in part that this is why single men tend to be so dang quirky the older they become. If they are not in a good social network (church group, work network, etc), they become vagabonds. Less I digress, I must continue my thought...

If your marriage is not difficult, it is because you are either way too quirky and just leave each other alone, or you and your wife are above the age of 75. Or, you're lying.

Here are two personality disorders that come to mind that make family (including spousal and in-law's) intermingling very much difficult and prone to break-down.

Narcissism and Histrionic behavior

As per Wikipedia...

Histrionic personality disorder (HPD) is defined by the American Psychiatric Association as a personality disorder characterized by a pattern of excessive emotionality and attention-seeking, including an excessive need for approval and inappropriate seductiveness, usually beginning in early adulthood. These individuals are lively, dramatic, enthusiastic, and flirtatious.

They may be inappropriately sexually provocative, express strong emotions with an impressionistic style, and be easily influenced by others. Associated features may include egocentrism, self-indulgence, continuous longing for appreciation, feelings that are easily hurt, and persistent manipulative behavior to achieve their own needs.

Characteristics:

People with this disorder are usually able to function at a high level and can be successful socially and professionally. People with histrionic personality disorder usually have good social skills, but they tend to use these skills to manipulate other people and become the center of attention.^[1]Furthermore, histrionic personality disorder may affect a person's social or romantic relationships or their ability to cope with losses or failures.

People with this disorder lack genuine empathy. They start relationships well but tend to falter when depth and durability are needed, alternating between extremes ofidealization and devaluation. They may seek treatment for depression when romantic relationships end, although this is by no means a feature exclusive to this disorder.

They often fail to see their own personal situation realistically, instead tending to dramatize and exaggerate their difficulties. They may go through frequent job changes, as they become easily bored and have trouble dealing with frustration. Because they tend to crave novelty and excitement, they may place themselves in risky situations. All of these factors may lead to greater risk of developing depression.

Mnemonic

A mnemonic that can be used to remember the criteria for histrionic personality disorder is PRAISE ME:^[9][10]

• P - provocative (or seductive) behavior
• R - relationships, considered more intimate than they are
• A - attention, must be at center of
• I - influenced easily
• S - speech (style) - wants to impress, lacks detail
• E - emotional lability, shallowness

• M - make-up - physical appearance used to draw attention to self
• E - exaggerated emotions - theatrical

World Health Organization

The World Health Organization's ICD-10 lists histrionic personality disorder as (F60.4) Histrionic personality disorder.^[6]

It is characterized by at least 3 of the following:

1. self-dramatization, theatricality, exaggerated expression of emotions;
2. suggestibility, easily influenced by others or by circumstances;
3. shallow and labile affectivity;
4. continual seeking for excitement and activities in which the patient is the centre of attention;
5. inappropriate seductiveness in appearance or behaviour;
6. over-concern with physical attractiveness.

All I'm saying is that I am very thankful to be married to such a wonderful woman. I would otherwise be living in some alley and sleeping in some gutter every night.