I don't know what it is about me, but I tend to attract taxi drivers. I used to live near New York City. I worked in the city so I took cabs often. I actually think riding the subway is the best way to get through the city, but if it was late, or I was tired, or had a lot of things in my hands, I would hop in a cab.
In the 10 years that I lived in NYC, I have had my fortune told by a cab driver, while driving, he read my palm. I also received several proposals to become a cabbie girlfriend, lover and even wife.
My favorite cab ride was one I took about 2 years ago. I was on my way to a job interview. I was in lower Manhattan and needed to get to the midtown west in short order. One thing that you can never be confident about in NYC is transportation time. The subways can be fast, or horribly slow. There can be traffic, or clear roads. There are very few certainties, so you learn to leave a lot of time for travel, and when it is important to be somewhere on time, the rule is you will cut it close or be late. Always.
At any rate, I left enough time, but I did not count on the accident we got into (we were rear ended) or the horrid late afternoon tunnel traffic. If that were not fun enough, my cabbie decided that I was the most beautiful woman he had ever met, and spent the very long traffic filled ride, trying to convince me to date him. Again, I am the friendly sort, and will talk with anyone when they talk to me.
Among the virtues that he presented me, including a cab when ever I needed it, he offered to cook for me (a very common theme for cab drivers I am finding) a lovely fish dinner, and he also mentioned that people thought he looked like Robert DiNero.
I happen to love Robert DiNero, so this caught my attention. He turned around and I screamed as he was a perfect double for Mr. DiNero. Of course this came at the end of the cab ride, and I had to run to my interview so I could not stay around and chat, though he did give me his card, and number. My friends are convinced that I was in a cab with Mr. DiNero while he was preparing for a role.
I never called.
Thursday, November 29, 2007
Friday, November 23, 2007
The things you can find on the world wide web
http://politicalhumor.about.com/library/blgeorgewbushquiz.htm
Your score is 1 on a scale of 1 to 10. You hate Bush with a writhing passion. You think he is an idiot, a liar, and a warmonger who has been an utterly incompetent, miserable failure of a president. Nothing would give you greater pleasure than seeing him impeached and run out of the White House, except maybe seeing him dragged away in handcuffs.
Interesting on how the standard answer provided by the website designers capture exactly what I think about W.
Your score is 1 on a scale of 1 to 10. You hate Bush with a writhing passion. You think he is an idiot, a liar, and a warmonger who has been an utterly incompetent, miserable failure of a president. Nothing would give you greater pleasure than seeing him impeached and run out of the White House, except maybe seeing him dragged away in handcuffs.
Interesting on how the standard answer provided by the website designers capture exactly what I think about W.
Is this all that there is
This is a question people ask themselves often. It is probably most often asked when they are feeling doomed, depressed or simply frustrated.
I was spending Thanksgiving with dear life long friends and their spouses and kids. We were discussing marriage, one of our group had just survived a nasty divorce, I was on my way to a wedding of my favorite cousin, and there were several married couples of various ages, and tenure in their marriage. My ever practical no nonsense host said that once you have made your choices, as long as there is nothing seriously wrong (abuse, addiction or adultery) that even though someone else may look better it is just more reasonable to make the best of what you have.
Someone I am really close to just let me know that he is headed towards divorce. His wife is simply a skank who has been carrying on relationship after relationship in a very public way in the health club that their entire family belongs to. She clearly has a hole in her soul, as they have two fantastic children (both girls) but she is willing to give them up to be the town skank. Sleeping around while in a marriage with young children is horrible, and she didn't even have the decency to be discreet. My favorite quote is "I love my children and all, but I have to do something for my self." This from a woman who gets up at 4:30 in the morning to work out, then goes directly to work, returns home in time to grab the kids and their homework, and goes back to the club to work out a second time and then brings the kids home in enough time to go to bed. WHEN ISN'T SHE DOING SOMETHING FOR HER SELF.
She has the NERVE to have a defense, "My husband was mean to me." Ok, fine, I do not condone being mean and verbally abusive. However, you then say something, or leave, you don't just become the town skank. The best part is that her formerly upstanding parents (very mad at their other child for being with someone who was divorced) DEFEND HER SLUTTISH WAYS. The blind devotion is insane. I am happy that my friend will be getting away from her and her family.
I was spending Thanksgiving with dear life long friends and their spouses and kids. We were discussing marriage, one of our group had just survived a nasty divorce, I was on my way to a wedding of my favorite cousin, and there were several married couples of various ages, and tenure in their marriage. My ever practical no nonsense host said that once you have made your choices, as long as there is nothing seriously wrong (abuse, addiction or adultery) that even though someone else may look better it is just more reasonable to make the best of what you have.
Someone I am really close to just let me know that he is headed towards divorce. His wife is simply a skank who has been carrying on relationship after relationship in a very public way in the health club that their entire family belongs to. She clearly has a hole in her soul, as they have two fantastic children (both girls) but she is willing to give them up to be the town skank. Sleeping around while in a marriage with young children is horrible, and she didn't even have the decency to be discreet. My favorite quote is "I love my children and all, but I have to do something for my self." This from a woman who gets up at 4:30 in the morning to work out, then goes directly to work, returns home in time to grab the kids and their homework, and goes back to the club to work out a second time and then brings the kids home in enough time to go to bed. WHEN ISN'T SHE DOING SOMETHING FOR HER SELF.
She has the NERVE to have a defense, "My husband was mean to me." Ok, fine, I do not condone being mean and verbally abusive. However, you then say something, or leave, you don't just become the town skank. The best part is that her formerly upstanding parents (very mad at their other child for being with someone who was divorced) DEFEND HER SLUTTISH WAYS. The blind devotion is insane. I am happy that my friend will be getting away from her and her family.
Saturday, November 17, 2007
Relationships
As a single professional woman, many of my friends are also single. I am quite happy being single, though I suppose I need to reclassify my self as in a relationship. I live with my boyfriend "Sweetie". We have been living together for a year, and after 20 years of living alone it is a hard adjustment. I love him and am happy that we live together. I can not imagine my life without him, yet being in a relationship is hard, and if one is an independent woman it is often ever harder.
My married and coupled friends say the same thing, but until I lived with someone I really did not understand what they meant. So to decipher the code, I am going to explain what I mean about it being hard. When you are used to being alone first you have to get used to share space with someone. Someone who may not share your same life style habits, like the level of how you like to clean, or really how you like to keep the house. I tend to be neater than Sweetie, not that I am hyper about it, but I now fully understand what my mother meant when she said she hated to come home after a long day into a mess.
Another issue is life rhythms. I am more of a morning person than Sweetie. I am also far less patient than he is, and I tend to like to do things when I think about them rather than taking some time to do further research, or think more about it. Sweetie likes to ponder, research and move once he is sure he is getting the best deal on the best product for what ever you are looking for. This makes sense, and makes him less impulsive, but in combination for how I tend to act we drive each other a bit crazy. I dont want to make a hasty move that he is not comfortable with, but once he starts in with his research I tend to loose my momentum, as such things that we both want to do often don't end up happening, because we loose interest or momentum.
Neither of these issues is insurmountable, but it does tend to get in the way of gazing into each others eyes, and in some certain situations we may wait to long and end up not getting something we want or need. Oh well, I think this is what people mean about learning about your self in a relationship in a way that you can not discover alone.
My married and coupled friends say the same thing, but until I lived with someone I really did not understand what they meant. So to decipher the code, I am going to explain what I mean about it being hard. When you are used to being alone first you have to get used to share space with someone. Someone who may not share your same life style habits, like the level of how you like to clean, or really how you like to keep the house. I tend to be neater than Sweetie, not that I am hyper about it, but I now fully understand what my mother meant when she said she hated to come home after a long day into a mess.
Another issue is life rhythms. I am more of a morning person than Sweetie. I am also far less patient than he is, and I tend to like to do things when I think about them rather than taking some time to do further research, or think more about it. Sweetie likes to ponder, research and move once he is sure he is getting the best deal on the best product for what ever you are looking for. This makes sense, and makes him less impulsive, but in combination for how I tend to act we drive each other a bit crazy. I dont want to make a hasty move that he is not comfortable with, but once he starts in with his research I tend to loose my momentum, as such things that we both want to do often don't end up happening, because we loose interest or momentum.
Neither of these issues is insurmountable, but it does tend to get in the way of gazing into each others eyes, and in some certain situations we may wait to long and end up not getting something we want or need. Oh well, I think this is what people mean about learning about your self in a relationship in a way that you can not discover alone.
Thursday, November 15, 2007
Blogging Question
If you blog on Google and no one reads it are you really a blogger?
I just read some of the "to do list" blog. I used to write and finish my to do lists every day. Now I tend to write honey-do lists for Sweetie. My friend's husband makes very funny to do lists, and includes random things like bringing a plate of food to relatives who live in other cities (I suppose for this to be funny one must know the family).
Now, most often my to do lists are filled with projects I have to complete, and the clothes I need to take with me on a trip. Are lists about things we love also to do lists? I used to journal every night with a gratitude list. That was actually a very nice way to end the day. Lets see today (at noon) I am grateful for-- snow (it is snowing here in SW Michigan), my puppy Zak who one day should end up on the pages of this blog, my boyfriend Sweetie, he is very handy and fun to be with, my job- as it is intellectually stimulating.
Hmm maybe I should be less mundane. I am grateful for the women who will give me a Brazilian bikini wax, I am grateful for massage therapists who work out my stress, I am grateful to men who wear good smelling cologne (not overpowering, but appropriate and good smelling-- this was more important to me when I took the subway every day in NYC as I was close enough to many strangers to know what they smelled like (yikes)). I am grateful for the Keebler Elves and their cookies and wholesome snacks, I am grateful for the first person to create stuffing for a turkey, I am grateful to the American farmers who grow things for me to eat. I am grateful to all of the manufacturers of organic bath products. i am grateful to people with faith. I am grateful to people like my hairdesser, my doctors, my dentist and my therapists who help me be me.
I am grateful that I can be grateful.
I just read some of the "to do list" blog. I used to write and finish my to do lists every day. Now I tend to write honey-do lists for Sweetie. My friend's husband makes very funny to do lists, and includes random things like bringing a plate of food to relatives who live in other cities (I suppose for this to be funny one must know the family).
Now, most often my to do lists are filled with projects I have to complete, and the clothes I need to take with me on a trip. Are lists about things we love also to do lists? I used to journal every night with a gratitude list. That was actually a very nice way to end the day. Lets see today (at noon) I am grateful for-- snow (it is snowing here in SW Michigan), my puppy Zak who one day should end up on the pages of this blog, my boyfriend Sweetie, he is very handy and fun to be with, my job- as it is intellectually stimulating.
Hmm maybe I should be less mundane. I am grateful for the women who will give me a Brazilian bikini wax, I am grateful for massage therapists who work out my stress, I am grateful to men who wear good smelling cologne (not overpowering, but appropriate and good smelling-- this was more important to me when I took the subway every day in NYC as I was close enough to many strangers to know what they smelled like (yikes)). I am grateful for the Keebler Elves and their cookies and wholesome snacks, I am grateful for the first person to create stuffing for a turkey, I am grateful to the American farmers who grow things for me to eat. I am grateful to all of the manufacturers of organic bath products. i am grateful to people with faith. I am grateful to people like my hairdesser, my doctors, my dentist and my therapists who help me be me.
I am grateful that I can be grateful.
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Double Standards
Today I broke a taboo. I actually talked about politics at a work function. One of my more outspoken co workers was discussing Hillary, and how she really does not like her. This woman is very liberal and wordly. Her reasoning was in part based on the fact that Hillary decided to stay with Bill after all of his woman "issues."
Quite honestly, I truly do not care who Bill slept with, sleeps with or wants to sleep with. If he and Hillary decided to stay together, for whatever reason (politics, love, their child) its not any one's business except theirs. My colleague wanted Hillary to take some uber strong feminist stand and dump Bill. I actually think forgivness is more important than being right. In addition, I really dont care about any one's personal life other than mine, and perhaps the personal life of my friends.
What made the conversation more interesting to me, was we started discussion the French President and his divorce (after years of having an open marriage). She found it perfectly fine that they had an open marriage, but not for Hillary. I think Hillary, like Bill is going to have women problems.
Quite honestly, I truly do not care who Bill slept with, sleeps with or wants to sleep with. If he and Hillary decided to stay together, for whatever reason (politics, love, their child) its not any one's business except theirs. My colleague wanted Hillary to take some uber strong feminist stand and dump Bill. I actually think forgivness is more important than being right. In addition, I really dont care about any one's personal life other than mine, and perhaps the personal life of my friends.
What made the conversation more interesting to me, was we started discussion the French President and his divorce (after years of having an open marriage). She found it perfectly fine that they had an open marriage, but not for Hillary. I think Hillary, like Bill is going to have women problems.
Forgot How Funny
David Chappel's show is hilarious. I hadn't seen it for a while, but I guess due to the writers strike they have to fill the air time with something. At any rate, the show is laugh out loud funny. "When Keeping It Real Goes Too Far" is one of the best skits he has done. It is so very sad that the nearly instant mega stardom got to him, and caused things to crumble. I hope he returns soon.
Monday, November 12, 2007
VapoRub
I have to say I love rediscovering things that my mother used to use, and realize that they are the best thing ever!
Vick's VapoRub is the greatest medicine. I have had a nasty sore throat for ages. My assistant suggested that I use VapoRub. I did, and I am so happy that I did.
One of my friends said her husband believes that it is something created by the man to stop people from having sex. My dog thinks it is evil, and my partner refuses to sleep in the same room with me when I use it. But the relief is all worth it. I didn't think I was congested, but the VapoRub showed me the errors of my ways.
Run do not walk, to the store and buy your self a little jar. You can use it for its intended purpose, as well as to numb your skin for eyebrow plucking. Put it on your feet for a jolt of energy. Rub it under your nose if you are working with the dead. What can I say, it is amazing. So much joy in such a little package,
Vick's VapoRub is the greatest medicine. I have had a nasty sore throat for ages. My assistant suggested that I use VapoRub. I did, and I am so happy that I did.
One of my friends said her husband believes that it is something created by the man to stop people from having sex. My dog thinks it is evil, and my partner refuses to sleep in the same room with me when I use it. But the relief is all worth it. I didn't think I was congested, but the VapoRub showed me the errors of my ways.
Run do not walk, to the store and buy your self a little jar. You can use it for its intended purpose, as well as to numb your skin for eyebrow plucking. Put it on your feet for a jolt of energy. Rub it under your nose if you are working with the dead. What can I say, it is amazing. So much joy in such a little package,
Sunday, November 11, 2007
Inside Voice
Most people have private thoughts that they do not share. Here I plan to share mine. They are not deep and may not be interesting to anyone but me.
Today I want to extol the virtues and multiple uses for hair conditioner. It doesn't matter what type of conditioner one uses for these non hair conditioning uses, but I find one for dry hair that is cheep seems to work best. The first non hair conditioning use is for shaving, conditioner is slippery, and moisturizing, perfect for legs and underarms. Second is for removing wax from your nether regions after bikini, or Brazilian waxing.
This is another area that women tend not to share enough about. The Brazilian wax does in part seem to be an exercise in torture, but the benefits far outweigh the pain. First is the added sensation, less hair more friction, nuff said. The next is that without hair it is easier to clean the minge. You use less toilet paper so you are improving your carbon footprint, and finally your partner will appreciate the effort you have gone to for grooming and pleasure purposes.
Today I want to extol the virtues and multiple uses for hair conditioner. It doesn't matter what type of conditioner one uses for these non hair conditioning uses, but I find one for dry hair that is cheep seems to work best. The first non hair conditioning use is for shaving, conditioner is slippery, and moisturizing, perfect for legs and underarms. Second is for removing wax from your nether regions after bikini, or Brazilian waxing.
This is another area that women tend not to share enough about. The Brazilian wax does in part seem to be an exercise in torture, but the benefits far outweigh the pain. First is the added sensation, less hair more friction, nuff said. The next is that without hair it is easier to clean the minge. You use less toilet paper so you are improving your carbon footprint, and finally your partner will appreciate the effort you have gone to for grooming and pleasure purposes.
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