{"id":348,"date":"2009-08-01T04:13:00","date_gmt":"2009-08-01T04:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/verastic.com.s96953.gridserver.com\/site\/?p=348"},"modified":"2009-08-01T04:13:00","modified_gmt":"2009-08-01T04:13:00","slug":"talk-to-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/social\/talk-to-me.html","title":{"rendered":"Talk To Me"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I have never been female, 30, accomplished&#8230; and single &#8230; all at once.  I feel a deep obligation to stress at this point that I am currently female, have always been female, and will always be female.  That said, there is an epidemic out there.  Women of all backgrounds, races, nationalities, and tribes are suffering the case of <i><b>Manlessomnia<\/b><\/i>.  As one who has suffered this illness before, I can say it is so not funny!<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Looking in from the outside, it is easy to say that women who are accomplished are the problem, but one never really knows.  Each situation, I believe, is as unique as the woman in it.  I do not know for sure what the problem is, but I&#8217;ll sure love to find out!<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>My Mom, God bless her heart, has a thesis &#8211; which I should say I completely disagree with!  A married female medical doctor (in her middle\/late 30s) asked Mom if she knows any single, Nigerian men.  Apparently, the doc&#8217;s friends (who are also all in their 30s) are all very accomplished and also very, very single.  We&#8217;re talking <i><b>Manlessomnia X3<\/b><\/i>.  Okay, I digress&#8230;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Mom came home all worried and heavy-laden.  When I asked her what the problem was, she said, <i><b>&#8220;Young Nigerian women are wasting away.  No husbands to marry them,&#8221;<\/b><\/i>  I should mention she looked a little too sad for these women&#8217;s predicaments, considering that she does not even know them [she only knows their doctor friend].  Anyway, mom&#8217;s well-thought-out thesis?  <b><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #6600cc;\">Young Nigerian women are single because ALL the young Nigerian men are now gay.<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>I don&#8217;t know about you, but this is a hard pill for me to swallow.  I know there are gay Nigerian men out there (contrary to what we would like to believe), but I doubt if their gayness is correlated to these women&#8217;s Manlessomnia.  But what do I know?  I&#8217;m just a girl who sits in front of her laptop and makes up words like <b><i>Manlessomnia.<\/i><\/b><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>There is a reason I bring this up right now.  I have scheduled this as <span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: large;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.blogtalkradio.com\/verastic\/2009\/08\/22\/Female-Acconplished-Over-30-SINGLE\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #3333ff;\">a show on Verastically Speakin Talk Radio.<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/b><\/span>  If all goes well, we&#8217;ll be discussing this on Saturday, August 22nd 2009 (10:00 AM U.S. EST\/3:00 PM Nigerian time).  BUT!  Here comes the aha moment.  I need co-hosts for this.  The show will run only if I get co-hosts.  Yes, co-host<b><i>S<\/i><\/b>.  As in more than one.  Three, to be specific.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Here&#8217;s what I need:<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>2 female co-hosts (You have to meet the criteria, please: female, accomplished, @ least 30, and single)<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>1 male co-host (You also have a criteria to meet: If you have <i>mingled<\/i> with a woman of the above description, you&#8217;re good enough for me.  It doesn&#8217;t matter if you dated successfully or not.  Whatever the story is, bring it on!)<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>So if you&#8217;re interested, please e-mail me: <span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b><a href=\"http:\/\/mail%2520to:radio@verastic.com\/\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: red;\">radio@verastic.com<\/span><\/a><\/b><\/span>  I&#8217;ll take the co-hosts on a first-come, first-serve basis (that&#8217;s if anyone comes, of course. LOL).<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><b>P.S.<\/b> Your nationality\/race\/tribe does not matter at all.  This is not a Nigerian problem; it&#8217;s a female problem.  And I need serious, open-minded, and talkative people.  It&#8217;s a talk show, so we need to <i><b>talk<\/b><\/i>.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Thank you, darlings!  <\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><b><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: small;\">*Manlessomnia:<\/span><\/b><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: small;\"> <del><\/del><\/span><br \/><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: small;\">an acute<br \/>a chronic case of manlessness that causes many, many, <i>many<\/i> sleepless nights.<\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have never been female, 30, accomplished&#8230; and single &#8230; all at once. I feel a deep obligation to stress at this point that I am currently female, have always been female, and will always be female. That said, there is an epidemic out there. 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