Outlandish Observations: Why aren't all men like Jamie Fraser?

Notable Dates This Month

July 8, 1741 - Lord John's brother Hal wagers 20,000 pounds that "the Duke of Pardloe was not a traitor" (BOTB)

July 1, 1745 - The date on the Deed of Sassine of Lallybroch, actually signed on April 15, 1746 (DRAGONFLY)

July, 1764 - Jamie realizes he will have to leave Helwater before people begin to suspect he is Willie's father (VOYAGER)

July, 1767 - Claire and Jamie find a woman dying from a botched abortion performed by the slave Pollyanne; Jamie decides to accept the Governor's offer of a land grant in the mountains (DRUMS)

July 4, 1769 - Bree starts her voyage to the Colonies, accompanied by Lizzie, on board the Phillip Alonzo (DRUMS)

July, 1769 - Roger arrives in Inverness and signs on board Stephen Bonnet's ship, the Gloriana (DRUMS)

July 27, 1772 - Claire records in her medical journal the circumstances of Rosamund Lindsay's death, possibly due to an allergic reaction to penicillin (FIERY CROSS)

July, 1774 - Jemmy learns to swim (ABOSAA)

July, 1775 - Roger's plans to be ordained as a minister are interrupted when Brianna is abducted by Stephen Bonnet (ABOSAA)

July 4, 1776 - Ian hides a gemstone up his nose (ABOSAA)

July 9, 1776 - Bree and Roger meet Jamie's illegitimate son, William (ABOSAA, ECHO)

July 10, 1776 - Stephen Bonnet is staked to drown; Brianna shoots him as an act of mercy and forgiveness (ABOSAA)

July 6-8, 1777 - General Burgoyne's army attacks Ft. Ticonderoga; Jamie and Claire flee with the other rebels; William encounters Claire among the civilians fleeing Ticonderoga (ECHO)

July 4, 1777 - Lord John meets Percy Beauchamp in Philadelphia (ECHO)

July, 1969 - Roger visits Bree in Boston; they attend a Highland Festival, where Roger performs, and watch the moon landing together (DRUMS)

Sunday, September 12, 2010

Why aren't all men like Jamie Fraser?

I just saw this and had to pass it on. Enjoy!

Why aren't men like Jamie Fraser?

10 comments:

Carolyn Crane said...: Karen, thanks for the shout out! And as an Outlander fan, I can't believe I didn't know about your blog. What a ton of fun! And how great that you got to meet Diana herself. Love the pictures.; September 12, 2010 at 9:46 AM
Karen Henry said...: Carolyn - nice to see you here! Take the time to look around, there's a LOT of information here.

I'm glad you liked the pictures. :-)

Karen; September 12, 2010 at 9:59 AM
VanillaSeven said...: Who is Jamie Fraser?; September 13, 2010 at 5:54 AM
Karen Henry said...: Vanilla:

He's the hero of Diana Gabaldon's OUTLANDER series. 6'4", red hair, amazingly good-looking, great in bed <cough>, basically, irresistible to Diana's female readers (and there are a LOT of them!)

There's a graphic novel coming out on Sept. 21 called THE EXILE, in which Jamie has a major role. Check out Diana Gabaldon's blog for pictures.

Karen
Karen; September 13, 2010 at 7:00 AM
Karen Henry said...: Oh, and how could I forget....he's an 18th century Scottish Highlander, so he wears a kilt. <g>

Karen; September 13, 2010 at 7:01 AM
Deniz Bevan said...: Ha ha! Thanks for pointing us to that Karen! Still trying to think of interesting stuff for my Jamie "essay"...
By the way, award coming at you on Thursday :-); September 13, 2010 at 7:05 PM
Shelly-Lynn said...: I found your blog a few weeks ago and have so enjoyed it! I only recently (this year) found the Outlander series. Now I have read them all and don't know what to do with myself. :)

One of my friends linked this story on Facebook and I couldn't help but think that this man is a modern day Jamie Fraser, sacrificing his life for his wife and unborn child. (http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/39146785/ns/today-today_people); September 14, 2010 at 10:12 AM
Susan said...: Thanks for passing this on to us. I love your blog; you find and pass on to us so many interesting, educational, and funny things!

Susan (susantjbh at Compuserve); September 14, 2010 at 11:46 AM
Karen Henry said...: Shelly-Lynn:

I heard about that story a couple of days ago, but didn't make that connection. Wow! You are entirely right.

So glad you've been enjoying my blog!

Karen; September 14, 2010 at 1:17 PM
Karen Henry said...: Susan:

Welcome! It's good to see you over here. :-) Glad you've been enjoying my blog.

Karen; September 14, 2010 at 1:18 PM