The Eyes Have It

I have a homework assignment for all you lovers out there that will pay huge dividends. I know this because it is for me. Whether you’re dating or in a long term relationship it’s quite simple, yet very effective: “Each day make time to look your spouse in the eye.” The other day I tried this with my wife Sarah. Ironically because I had read it in a communication book for teaching not related to love.  When I looked her intently in the eye I realized my wife’s eyes had flints of color in them I hadn’t really stopped to notice before. She looked at

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Scents that men and women like and dislike

Yahoo! Green

You don't need to spend a lot of money on fancy perfumes and colognes to attract the opposite sex. You're better off if you stick with simpler scents, particularly those that are food-related, says Alan Hirsch, MD, director of The Smell & Taste Treatment and Research Foundation.

Dr. Hirsch, who has been studying how smells affect moods and behavior for the past 25 years, says he was intrigued by the results of an early study. A group of male medical students were more responsive to the scent of cinnamon rolls than all the perfumes put together. Follow-up studies in the general population yielded similar results.

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100 Ways to Say I Love You

1. With Kisses: Nothing says I love you like a kiss! Kiss them when you say hello, when you say goodbye, in the middle of the day for no reason at all. You can kiss them on the lips, on the cheek, on the forehead…it’s up to you where!

2. With Hugs: It’s true, most partners do not give each other enough hugs. So the next time you feel like telling your partner you love them, give them a giant bear hug.

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The Seven Days of Positivity—Day 4—Bob Hoff

1.  Friday, July 30, was a busy day as we had to be up at 4:00 AM to drive our grandson Jimi 80 miles to catch a flight from Roswell, New Mexico to LA, California. He was so happy to be flying with his very good friend Ryan, who he hasn’t seen for a while. He also flew with Ryan’s Dad and a friend. He was so glad to be flying back to see his Dad, our son Darren, after a vacation here of 17 days.

That’s Jimi in the front with the blue and white shorts and Ryan in the red shorts with his Dad Jeff. After a two hour flight, Jimi’s Dad was meeting everyone in Los Angeles at the LAX airport.

2. After dropping Jimi off at the airport for his 7:00 AM flight, we took our oldest son Jeff to the International House of Pancakes for a more-than-hearty breakfast.

3. By 8:00 AM we were shopping in Roswell, looking for some small items and for some house  doors. We need more information from our home before we can purchase the doors.

4. We drove back to Carlsbad, our home, starting about 11:30 AM largely in part because of a doctor’s appointment I had. The rest of the day we lounged around the house, totally because of the trip to the airport, the shopping, and the trip back.

5.We called LA several times the rest of the day and night, but still managed to miss him before we went to sleep. The best thing is that he and his Dad will be coming to New Mexico before too long.

The Seven Days of Positivity-Day Three—Bob Hoff

1.  Got to go to the library with our youngest son (age 22) Erik. this evening. Found and checked out some very interesting books

2.  Went out o dinner with Jimi’s two grandmothers (Chris—my wife-and Carol), Jimi, his cousin Mark, and his Uncle Erik.

3.  Got to work on editing some pictures that I recently took.

4. Got to continue reading a very interesting novel that has engaged me recently, 1984, by George Orwell.

5. Going to bed early tonight as Jimi has a 7:00 AM flight from Roswell, New Mexico (about 80 miles from here) to LA California. Jimi is so happy to be returning home to his Dad, our son Darren. We will miss the little guy, but expect to see him return to NM in about two weeks. Whopeeeeeeee!

The Seven Days of Positivity—Day Two—Bob Hoff

1.  Dhanya Rajesh became my FB friend and joined the FB group

tat I created a couple days ago,

Some Benefits, Techniques, and Examples of Positive Humor at

http://www.facebook.com/bob.hoff2#!/group.php?gid=134763526564332&ref=ts

2.  Two sister-in-laws (my wife Chris’s sisters), Helen and Rose Ann, came to eat lunch at our house today. Helen celebrated  yesterday52 years of marriage to her husband Mario.

3.  I was invited today to participate in an historical tour of a local Army Air Force base (from World War II era) on this Saturday.

4.  Preeti Shenoy and Courtney Azzinaro become my FB friends.

5.  Received a compliment on a family picture from a FB friend of mine, Shail Mohan.

The Seven Days of Positivity—Day One—Bob Hoff

1. Our five year-old grandson Jimi is still on a visit to us for three more days before he heads back home with his Dad. Jimi (named after Jimi Hendrix) is the most amazing positive person in our lives. What an inspiration he is to our family and many other of his relatives. He came to New Mexico recently to visit all  and to serve as one of two ring bearers at his God-Mother’s wedding.  He is in the blue.

The other little guy is his cousin Mark. Chris and I are the tallest humanoids in the middle.

2.  We went to pick him up and it was his first airplane trip and he was a great traveler. The plane in Roswell, NM, after we landed on return flight. Jimi sitting by Grandma Chris.

 

 

3.  My wife works for the school system and she has been off for a couple months and still has almost a week left. It is always great to have her around the house for her fun and spirit and love. My wife with her orange sweatband.

She and Jimi are inseparable.

 

4.  Youngest son Erik took Jimi to his house after dinner tonight to play video games with him. Jimi really liked that. 

 

 

 

5.  We all worked really hard the last several days so we didn’t have anymore lawn work to do today. Oldest son Jeff in picture, perspiring to beat the band.