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To: TobagoJack who wrote (73274)	4/18/2011 2:05:21 PM
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OT See what this vadia was doing!! A belly-dancing bust? April 18, 2011 By TAMMY R. LAWSON - Staff Writer (tlawson@timesrepublican.com) , Times-Republican Save \| Comments (1) \| Post a comment \| I will not lie. This made me chuckle just a bit. I've dealt with the internet since 1993 and seeing various things in my day, it still amazes me when people don't think. For one woman, her own words came back to nail her in the gut. You see, New York's Dorothy McGurk loves belly dancing. A lot. (All together, gentlemen: "OH yeah!") So much so, the 43-year-old blogged about it, posted photos/videos of her gyrations and typed that she spent several hours daily doing nothing but shakin' it up for the past three years (which is ironic because that's about how long she's been divorced). Anyway ... ... McGurk was also receiving $850 per month in alimony from injuries sustained in a 1997 car accident which supposedly left her disabled - Social Security benefits included. Well, guess who stumbled upon this blog? The ex-husband who had been paying that alimony. And after reading some of her posts, I guess he couldn't stomach it anymore. Therefore, he tangoed his former wife right into court, and though she said the art form was physical therapy for her detriment, Judge Catherine DiDomenico didn't buy it, blew McGurk's disability claim off the floor, and reduced those lifetime alimony payments to $400 per month, ceasing them in two years. Miss Belly Dancer, in addition, has to give her ex $5,000 plus interest for attorney fees. She was also told to move out of her home as he was given 60 percent of its value. (They were married for 11 years.) The car crash had resulted in ruptured spinal discs as surgeons removed them and infused her vertebrae. Regardless, the ex-husband's lawyer successfully discredited her undulating stance. "If she could blog for hours, if she could dance the day away in Manhattan, then how is it she couldn't hold down a job?" he argued. Plus, during the case, he highlighted a Facebook entry where a 'friend' inquired why she hadn't posted pictures of herself from a recent belly-dancing escapade. "Gotta be careful what goes online, pookies," she replied. "The ex would love to fry me with that." Here was another good one: "Today as I danced myself silly, I lifted my head and elongated my neck as I swirled around ... and then it happened, I got really, really high." Oh, feel that sizzle! In her defense, McGurk said she cannot maneuver laptop computers because of the pain sitting at a desk would cause - confined to using a BlackBerry for accomplishing her social networking. However, she did claim a doctor prescribed the belly dancing as treatment for her back problems, of which he emphatically denied on the stand. According to reports Saturday, she is appealing the case, stating the one time she ever came close to being a belly dancer was during a performance where she had "only a speaking role." Does this even make sense, and is that before or after twirling about in manic euphoria? (Side note: McGurk said her ex hasn't made the $850 payments in more than two years. Uh ... maybe this was around the time he found her blog?) So, how many guys right now are thinking, 'Hey, she didn't deserve that?' Probably all but the ones who are paying their own ex-wives' alimony and hoping these women are blabbing something stupid, looking them up online as we 'speak.' On the other hand, maybe the rest have stopped reading this altogether and are scoping out those belly-dancing pix. I suppose it's just you and me now, girls. --- Reporter Tammy R. Lawson is a Monday columnist for the Times-Republican. The views expressed in this column are personal views of the writer and don't necessarily reflect the views of the T-R. Contact Tammy R. Lawson at 641-753-6611 or tlawson@timesrepublican.com