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

Notable Dates This Month

May 1, 1721 - Jamie is born (OUTLANDISH COMPANION)

May, 1744 - Fergus is branded by Jack Randall; Jamie duels with Randall, wounding him in the groin; Claire miscarries Faith and nearly dies from childbed fever (DRAGONFLY)

May 16, 1753 - Jamie arrives at Ardsmuir prison (VOYAGER)

May, 1757 - Geneva Dunsany blackmails Jamie into sleeping with her (VOYAGER)

May, 1758 - Lord John surprises Percy and Lieutenant Weber in a very compromising situation (BOTB)

May, 1770 - Jemmy is born (DRUMS)

May, 1771 - Roger is hanged and nearly dies (FIERY CROSS)

May, 1775 - Malva Christie falsely accuses Jamie of getting her pregnant (ABOSAA)

May 3, 1777 - Jamie dreams of Jem and Mandy in the broch (ECHO)

Mid-May, 1777 - Jamie, Claire, and young Ian encounter pirates on the high seas (ECHO)

May, 1778 - Lord John marries Claire to keep her from arrest as a spy; Jamie is presumed dead in a shipwreck; Lord John and Claire have sex (ECHO)

May 18, 1778 - Claire and Lord John attend the Mischianza (ECHO)

May 1, 1945 - Claire travels back in time to the 18th century (OUTLANDER)

May, 1948 - Newspaper accounts and Rev. Wakefield's journal document Claire's return from the 18th century (DRAGONFLY)

May 1, 1968 - Gillian Edgars (aka Geillis Duncan) kills her husband at Craigh na Dun and travels back in time to the 18th century (DRAGONFLY)

May 1, 1971 - Brianna goes back in time to the 18th century (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