| Self-professed nerds find love at dating clubs
The nerds of the world have finally met their match: Each other.Thanks to nerd-themed dating Web sites, museum parties, steamily intellectual lectures, meetups at comic book conventions and, yes, even a matchmaking company called Nerds at Heart, self-identified nerds are finding that smart is the new sexy.Carrie Dahlby, 29, of Chicago sought out Nerds at Heart after becoming disappointed with the more conventional ways of connecting."As a shy teetotaler who attends 10-20 science-fiction fandom conventions per year, I knew I needed a place other than a regular bar or club to meet people," she said.The one person she met online and dated wasn’t a good match, and the results were equally fruitless on a singles phone line.She struck gold at the first Nerds at Heart event she attended, meeting boyfriend Josh Rasey.
Hereford Road needs a new direction
Life was simpler then, or so it's said, and so was the food. You didn't have to be rich to eat well, and the pollution of the food chain by the innovations that brought us joys such as BSE had not yet started. Maybe it's this memory that is driving the fightback against bad food, and the entire food industry has to respond, including restaurateurs. More and more chefs are embracing seasonal foodstuffs and changing their dishes according to what's for sale at the market, and not what can be rummaged from the freezer or bought from the factory. So it was with nostalgic excitement that I set off for Hereford Road - which claims to be bringing simple British cuisine back to the menu - and hoping that its cooking was more imaginative than its name. I can't understand the current fashion for naming restaurants after roads.
Eons.com Boomer Sex & Intimacy Survey Reveals Majority of People Over ...
BOSTON, Nov. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Eons.com, a social network for boomers, released the latest results of its Sex & Intimacy Survey, gauging the sexual attitudes and activities of 10,000+ respondents ages 50 to 65. According to the survey, 87% of respondents report that sex is an important part of their lives, 45% report having sex at least once per week and 88% are interested in spicing up their sex lives by trying something "new." The data reveals that the "free love" generation of the 1960's still harbors the same open attitudes toward sex, communication and intimacy in their later years. The Eons.com Sex & Intimacy Survey dispels common misconceptions about sex after 50, and how boomers are openly discussing the formerly taboo topic of sex. "Boomers are still shattering myths about health, sex drive and prowess," says Eons Founder and CEO Jeff Taylor.
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