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Exactly WHAT? Is a “Wife Guy? — By Darwin Porter

An all-new phrase, “Wife Guy,” has entered The Dictionary his wife. When a protester moved toward her on the cam-
of American Slang, and Merriam-Webster’ Collegiate paign trail, trying to grab her microphone, he jumped up
Dictionary’s next edition will list “Second Gentleman,” as from his front row seat and rushed to her rescue.
an official term of formal address. On his Twitter account, he wrote, “I am a proud husband
Both were created for Doug Emhoff, the husband of and an advocate of social justice and equality. I may be the
the multiracial Kamala Harris, the first black U.S. Vice first Second Gentleman, but I will not be the last.”
President and the first of South Asian origin. Karl Marton, author of Hidden Power, claimed, “Emhoff’s
Emhoff has broken yet another “glass ceiling” in the main role will be what so many wives have been over the
history books: He is the first Jewish spouse of a U.S. millennia: a really great support to their spouse.”
president or Vice President. A new survey of what is called “gender-inverted roles,” revealed that
Harris has said, “Call Doug whatever you wish, but I’m sticking to 41 percent of American moms are the sole or primary support of their
what I’ve always called him: ‘Honey.’” families.
Both Harris and Emhoff are 56, each having entered the world in On the 2020 campaign trail, Emhoff met Chasten Glezman
1964. [He’s older than she is by seven days.] Buttigieg, the husband of Pete Buttigieg, who is now the Secretary
★ See AND hear Darwin Porter every month on Zoomertimes TV. ★ of Transportation. Chasten told Emhoff, “One day, I, too, will be the

Tune in on YouTube (search zoomertimes TV), on Facebook. Second Gentleman when Pete is elected President.”
★ com/Boomertimes, or on BoomerTimesFL.com ★ Darwin Porter, sometimes with the collaboration of Danforth
Just who is Doug Emhoff? Prince at www.BloodMoonProductions.com, is the author of at
On a blind date set up by a friend, Emhoff and Harris bonded imme- least 50 seminal biographies of celebrities who
diately and began to see each other exclusively. They were married THE SEDUCTIVE SAPPHIC EXPLOITS OF include Judy Garland, Donald Trump, James Dean,
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in Santa Barbara on August 22, 2014. At the time, their combined DE Bill & Hillary Clinton, and Ronald Reagan and his
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He’d been married before, to the movie producer Kerstin Emhoff, Davis). His most recent biography is an overview
with whom he produced two children. Cole, Emhoff’s son, is a “From Garbo to Dietrich, from Eleonora Duse to Isadora Duncan, of the arts-industry socialite Mercedes de Acosta,
from Eva Le Gallienne to Tallulah Bankhead to Katharine Cor-
nell—even to Valentino’s two wives—star seducer Mercedes de
Acosta was the Perfect Sapphic Lover.” —Alice B. Toklas
graduate of Colorado College, and his daughter, Ella, is studying at DARWIN PORTER & DANFORTH PRINCE lover, muse, and mentor to some
ANOTHER UNORTHODOX OVERVIEW OF CELEBRITY AND FAME FROM
the Parsons School of Design in New York. of the most influential and empow-
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Born in Brooklyn, Emhoff gravitated west, where he became a gradu- ered actresses of the 20 Century.
ate of the University of California’s Law School. A litigator, he became a For information about how you can meet him for
partner in the DLA Piper Law Firm, representing clients in copyright and an overnight at his home in New York City, click
trademark disputes at its branches in California and Washington, D.C. on https://AirBnb.com/H/Magnolia-House or
He has since abandoned those duties and is now on the faculty of contact DanforthPrince@gmail.com.
Georgetown University Law Center. There, he teaches a course in intel- Be sure to listen to Darwin’s discussions with Darwin Porter
lectual property and entertainment law. Anita at regular intervals on Zoomertimes TV. Boomer Times:
From the beginning, he showed a fervent and dedicated support of Bringing you better access to a familiar friend.
From The March Cover
Forget-Me-Nots,
Remembering Your Loved Ones!
They make excellent indoor container plants, requiring
little care to maintain their gray-green foliage and clus-
ters of tiny, light-blue flowers that appear throughout
spring and early summer. The plants perform best in
moist but well-drained soil. So a light, standard potting
mix works well. Because forget-me-nots require plen-
ty of air circulation, grow each plant individually in its
own 12-inch-diameter container with bottom drainage
holes. The plants are pest-resistant and even grow in
nutrient-poor soil. So fertilizing them isn’t necessary.
Place forget-me-nots in a south- or east-facing window, where they
receive full or partial sunlight.
Water the forget-me-nots’ soil deeply when its top 3 inches feels
dry to your touch, watering until the water drips through the bottom
of the pots. Don’t allow the plants to stand in water. Reduce watering
to about once or twice each month in winter, while the plants are
dormant. Resume normal watering in spring.
Things You Will Need: Watering can, 5-10-10, water-soluble fertilizer,
1-gallon container, pruning shears or scissors.
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