Shallow! I am so shallow

WOW! I was chatting with a gentleman friend the other day and told him that even if I have a billion dollars I would not have too many bags!

Well, finally I went on-line and looked at Hermes-- and yes- I could have way too many!

These are indeed crack for women!

I also think the bags from the east are indeed selling their bags on e-bay!

Men and romance….

Do men still think about the romance part of a relationship at this age or has that all gone by the wayside in the practicality department?

I am not sure but I am certain I was wined, dined, romanced and intrigued by men when I was younger way more than I am now. So, I am wondering is this an age thing- men are jaded after their failed relationships they no longer feel the need--- ( or are not brave enough to solicit their secretary’s help in creating these romantic getaway) OR ,is this a sign of the times- not the recession/depression argument the 2009 times.

Ah- guys if you are not romantic, I am sure you know a girl- friend, relative, employee, co-worker--- that could help you come up with fantastic and romantic dates.

Don’t men like romance at all?
Is it truly just a necessary evil to justify the end (sex)?

Guess, I must thank the couple of men that did go out of their way in my younger single days to date, wine, surprise, romance and send flowers and teddies to me……….. and take my up in a plane as the sun was setting—in the cockpit!

Guys, truly if you want to be remembered, or never forgotten- pull out the romance!

Gazzilionaire Thieves and the wives

Interesting stuff here with these gazzilonaire thieves! .
Question that many folks have on their minds- did the wives know.
Many say they must of- the wife looked the other way.
I am not so sure……….. I am not the swiftest with this money thing- as most of you know I am so allergic to it I try to get rid of it as soon as I get any (I know- dummy me!)
But, these women are spoiled pampered rich women that come from rich backgrounds. Their entire existence is based on what they own………they are what they own!
I think maybe like crack whore- they will do almost anything to get their fix of a new Chanel bag! Heck it is rumored the Maddoff wife wanted to return 16--- 16 brand new Chanel bags for cash!
HECK—I would of paid her $500 for one- well okay maybe two—imagine not using 16 Chanel bags—the BAG HAD TOO MANY BAGS!
Now, back to the matter at hand and during a recent sit down and whine with wine--- a friend of mine is convinced the women knew, and his take is a little different.
He is a guy. He is in the money buying game (See this is my argument I don’t know what he does so is it not possible the wives of the gazzilionare thieves were just happy to have their supply of crack Chanel purses and simply not ask where it came from?)
Anyway--- he said "Every crook needs someone to tell".
AH! Never thought of that – but I am not a crook! It appears neither of these men had mistresses- heck who could afford any the way the crack Chanel wives went through money?
So, he thinks the guys told. Or he thinks the women should have been able to sense something was amiss.
Well, on that front- sorry (one of the reasons I ended jumping off the society train) men with high-powered careers and little dicks that only feel the dick gets bigger when their wallets grow are not the easiest men to be around.
For starters, aggressive men –that only want money---are always too busy making it to really spend time with family and wives.
2) When they do spend time, they are still taking calls, thinking and working. Trust me with a successful man you always only be mistress- regardless of the size of rock on your left hand and your last name.
(Hey, when I was young I actually thought I wanted a real relationship with all the time spent together- now I am older and smarter—this arrangement may not be so bad! )
3) Men like this are wound so tight you can never figure out when something is wrong, they are wound up all the time.
4) Contrary to what my fine ,never-married male friend may think- MEN DO NOT TALK ABOUT THEIR WORK, THEIR CONCERNS OR THE POSSIBLE MISTAKES/FAILURES THEY HAVE MADE WITH THE WIFE!
They do not want to appear weak in front of the woman------that embarrassment is too much for them. Men work for the money, the fame and the respect and love of a woman- they could not handle losing that!
Nope, the wives did not know----
However- if anyone hears of a great sale on used bags back east- please let me know –I could wire someone $500.00 bucks for a brand new, Chanel chain-linked Chanel bag……….how ironic!

Okay, come on- is he right? Do men actually talk business talk with the wife?
Do they talk to the wife if they are theives?
I would think these men could of at least been better at hiding some moulah for the wifey-poo-- but maybe they did!

Globe and mail is a waste of time

OK- Can someone help out here?
Since they let the old publisher go the globe and mail has been taken over by young fools!
Tacky U-tube wedding entrances are on the front page- lifestyle is all about babies, babies more babies-- and how wonderful it is they are first humans to breed!
Is there another news page that has any real credit left?
I do not care where in the world (as long as it is in English) PLEASE help me find a newspaper worth reading--- s ome new blogs-- something!
thanks!

men that flatter

I think a new trend is starting!
I was at the gas bar and the young man there thanked me---"Thank you MISS".
WOW- maybe the youngins will get this thing going as I know for sure the old guys are getting far too jaded to be so sweet to women!

Yuppers- made my day!

Maybe just maybe the men will start to flatter us older broads.... and the older broads will be more receptive! Just a thought as it seems all men complain we are a bunch of gold-diggers-- but I had forgotten what it is like to be flattered!

Maybe a trend!

Guys take a lesson

My son came home really late the other night and woke me up!
You see women going through menopause do not sleep well and to interfere with our sleep is a very dangerous thing!
So, young man profusely apologized--- "Flowers mom, I will bring you flowers" ( I am a sucker for flowers, chocolate, large jewels----)
Anyway, I grumpily mumbled "No, not to bother" as I stumbled back to my bedroom.
"Mom", as he came up behind me "You are so gorgeous for almost 50. You look like Penelope Cruz"
AHA! I turned around and hugged him--- "You are one smart boy. Flattery will get you out of more trouble with women than flowers."
Then I happily stumbled back to bed thinking--'hmmm I though I looked more like Demi Moore- but I prefer the Latinos- Cruz, Sophia Loreen, that works for me (don't have the nose) but I still grinned while I feel fast asleep.
Yes, flattery is good!
(Hey, I got to pick the picture- and no I do not look anything like this- but I can dream)

Chris Brown wedding entrance

http://en.video.canoe.tv/video/comedy/comedy/1906868833/best-wedding-entrance-ever/30603337001http:// Okay- call me old fashioned!
WTF!
Weddings are to be fun- but they are also to have some decorum!
Then choosing an admitted woman beater to be the guy singing at the beginning of your wedding?!
Like I said WTF!
come on what is your opinion?
(Bad enough the song sucks) What is the message?
WTF!

Dubai-maybe not a playground for the over 40 set

Interesting, a friend of mine- a global traveller when quired by me- mostly in jest-- "Please take me to Dubai"-- me thinking of great shopping(I hate shopping) I like to look at big jewels..

He answered "I would not take a date to Dubai- out of respect for them but also in that part of the world- life does not mean much"
Me-"but the shopping, the jewels"
"You won't find much better there than you can in West Edmonton Mall.... but they do not value life like we do here."
ME- "HUH"
"They make their millions on the backs of millions of poor people and do not care"
I know you read this -- but the irony is-- SO do almost all of the rich people here.
Anyway his retort was "I'd rather take you to Switzerland... heck me too! Switzerland sounds prettier, safer and with much better food at a better price.
All in fun- but I was shocked to hear that Dubai for all the glitz they are trying to present to the world that they are a modern city- really in fact is not!
So guys and gals- pick another place for your holiday- where you can hold hands, snuggle, sneak a kiss and relax knowing you will not be imprisoned!
Hey- there are great jewels to gaze at in Switzerland, Palm Springs and wow- Las Vegas!
For the record I do not wear much jewellery but the big stuff is amazing to look at- art!

ah things to do before I die!

http://www.wickinn.com/

Tofino!
How could I forget! I have never been!


I had forgotten about Tofino on my list of things to do before I die!
I simply must get there though- most especially the Wikkinish Inn---- food is superb, view astonishing and they even have yoga classes on the wood decks, spa treatments!
Yup- one of the must do’s
( never mind the money part- all I can afford to do is dream and I am getting my monies worth! )

How much is a middle-age woman worth?

How about this.......
A middle-aged woman has the chance to dump her horrible boring life- live in Kelowna (well without the fires!) on top of a mountain in a multi-million dollar house..... the guest house is another multi-million dollar shack at the lake complete with one boat at the dock (the big boat is kept at the Yacht club as it is too big for this dock) complete with swimming pool. The guest house is by the lake and main house is on top of the mountain because the traffic and noise of the lake annoy the owner!
There are actually 3 boats, a million dollar motor home used to travel to Palm Springs 'condo' .... many cars but the ones mostly used are always brand new Mercedes "really the only people that buy Lexus are those that can't afford Mercedes".
The catch- he is almost as old as the lady's grandmother- so late 70's- early 80's. Very rich, has known her for over 20 years and truly likes her, she truly likes him- Just not in that way!
Other kicker ---- He does not pay well when he is bored of his women!
No cars in her name to take, no houses in her name to take-even the jewellery he buys (BIG- HUGE stuff) he insists are for investment and 'lets' her wear them- but they are not hers'.
Last one was with for 12 years and walked out with $100,000 and after a court case the 5 carat ring... after a court case. No support, no car and no house!
I told him he did well- really well!
Glad I was not the girl that quit my job- no matter how low paying it may of been and ran around the world with him to end up 47 (with good plastic surgery, great nails and personal trained body) but now single, basically no money, no marketable skills (Shhhh- other then the obvious) .
So, this is one of my dearest friends- the guy actually----- I suggested in the future he has 'a lease' on the women, sign it and carry on!
What do you guys think--- Him and I went through this and my 'price' was way to high for him- so I guess I can be bought--- but at least I have some respect- if I am going down the wrong road I at least am expensive-- needless to say- He is still single!
So him and I are wondering - what is a fair market value for a middle-aged woman to live the life of luxury---clothes, borrowed jewels, borrowed cars, borrowed affection, girl must cook, the houses do have cleaning staff though---give up any job she has to care for him) How much is that worth? How much should be left in the will? What about a signing bonus and yearly 'cheques' for work well done?
Any ideas on how and what should be examined in this?
Truly we are wondering....... He has his opinion and I have mine- obviously not the same!

signs of the times

I have discovered many of our large corporations truly act dishonourably towards their employees.
Take Trader Corporation, that let go without cause (an agreed fact from court filings Provincial Court of Alberta action no 0990300111) a single mom with a brain damaged child. They let her go without cause, her employment record unblemished- her only sin from what we can see is her earnings went from under $3000.00 a month to just over $8,000.00 a month in just over a year.
Is that not what sales people are supposed to do?
The corporation does not argue they let her go without cause-- here is the kicker- todate over 2 years they have no paid one cent in severance, holiday pay or notice.
This lady has to take this huge corporation to court- on her very modest salary now simply to get paid for work she has already done- never mind notice and severance.
It has also come up that this company recently fired all its western based sales people only to turn around and offer a few of them their jobs back at 50% of the salaries paid.
Hmmm..... does make me think that maybe unions have a point
Wonder if the shareholders know this? Wonder if upper management had to take a 50% reduction in pay?
All is well in corporate Canada- if you are born rich.

Women and the status symbols

Recently, I was reading one of those tarty, summer girl read books ( I would hate to insult the great writers by calling what I was reading a 'novel') .However, some interesting points were highlighted to me- okay I am a touch slow-- regarding the middle-aged woman and the man.
1) Namely- of all age groups- it is the woman that gives the polish and position to the man and the relationship. He, merely supplies the money from whence the lady turns it into the spit and polish 'brand' of the couple........... Hence women are good at and for spending money and creating the couple brand.
2) Middle-aged women are not always upset when the husband takes a lover-- she- the wife no longer has to deal with this tiring chore.... has more time to spend more money.....as long as he does not make the affair public or leave her- she is often fine. IF he should think of leaving - that will cost- everything.
3) Men are smarter than women- hold up-in this regard. Explains the bad boy thing- men will hook up with a bad girl- but are too smart-generally to marry her. She is good for fooling around with but not for his brand! Women, as we know will go after the bad boy- forgetting her own personal brand.

michael jackons- and giving up your children

Okay- Ms. R owe does not sound like a possible contender for best mother of the year BUT
being a child of a 'birth mother' that gave up her kids because she did not think she would be a good mother....Does giving up your kids so they can have a chance of a better life make you a 'bad mother'.
When you find out - your kids are having a horrible life- and you decide to fight to get them back-- should your previous concept of giving them up to 'have a better life' -still exist?
Obviously- for me, Debbie Rowe should not have her kids-- but she gave them 'up' believing they would have a good life.
Now that. that is in shambles maybe- just maybe- she wants to step up to plate.......... again though------------ maybe once a woman gives up her kids she is always not going to be 'a good mother"
Just my rantings--- and for any new comers- I never gave up my son!
(But my mother did give us up)Hence my questions.

A man's viewpoint---'The Scribbler- writes!

For a long, long time after my divorce, I promised myself that never again would I allow myself to be suckered into a relationship that I know in my heart of hearts would be no good for me.
Alas, that meant turning down a lot of good possibilities.
Oh, sure, I went out with a lot of women and had a lot of fun. There's something to be said for "sowing one's wild oats" in their 40s when one actually knows what one is doing (especially sexually). But most of those relationships were very short-term (because that's the way I wanted it) and were devoid of any deep, meaningful connection.
But with the experience of years and the fact that I've lived alone for nearly a decade, I'm starting to finally realize that I was looking for a made-to-measure fit in an off-the-rack world.
There was, and is, one particular woman that I'd be very interested in getting to know romantically, but she's simply not interested in me. We've already had the discussion, and she says that I'm "nice" (is there any bigger insult?) but she just doesn't feel "chemistry."
That frustrates me tremendously because she won't even give it a chance. But, of course, no one person can make another person do or feel anything. "Baring my soul" to her and telling her how I feel might look good in a Hollywood movie context, but the reality was far different.
So I'm back in the dating world, trying to weed out the gold-diggers (gawd, they're EVERYWHERE!!) and drama queens and those laden with tons and tons of baggage.
Now, I don't believe for a moment that "you'll know it when you feel it" and "let the universe unfold as it should" and "good things come to those who wait." If you want something to happen, you have to make it happen.So I'm trying to make it happen.

Blackmore

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/polygamist-had-9-child-brides-and-101-children-rcmp-say/article1203038/

I dont know-for some reason the Globe will allow this freak to rant and rave- but I cannot point out the guy was a pedophile-- guess we know where the globe really stands on conservative family values!

okay the thing on globe

Is it okay to have way too many children with under-age girls and over age women and leave them to the care of the state?
Does breeding alone make you a 'father'?
Or is it the care of children that make you a father?

I have my opionons- lets hear yours.

(I think I know my readers here- but man it gets my goat when men think that 'sireying" ( is that a word?) makes them a father!

A father in my words is a man regardles of blood lines that cares for and raises 'his' children.