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[FONT="Century Gothic"][COLOR="Teal"]What I Know for Sure About Women~
By Mark Leyner


1. Even little girls, in all their blithe, unharrowed innocence, have a presentiment of sorrow, hardship, and adversity...of loss. Women, throughout their lives, have an intrinsic and profound understanding of Keats' sentiments about "Joy, whose hand is ever at his lips Bidding adieu."

2. This sage knowledge of, and ability to abide, the inherently fugitive nature of happiness somehow accounts for the extraordinary beauty of women as they age.

3. Women have an astonishing capacity to maintain their equilibrium in the face of life's mutability, its unceasing and unforeseeable vicissitudes. And this agility is always in stark and frequently comical contradistinction to men's naïvely bullish and brittle delusions that things can forever remain exactly the same.

4. Women are forgiving but implacably cognizant.

5. Women are almost never gullible but sometimes relax their vigilance out of loneliness. (And I believe most women abhor loneliness.)

6. In their most casual, offhand, sisterly moments, women are capable of discussing sex in such uninhibited detail that it would cause a horde of carousing Cossacks to cringe.

7. Women are, for all intents and purposes, indomitable. It really requires an almost unimaginable confluence of crushing, cataclysmic forces to vanquish a woman.

8. Women's instincts for self-preservation and survival can seem to men to be inscrutably unsentimental and sometimes cruel.

9. Women have a very specific kind of courage that enables them to fling themselves into the open sea—whether it's a new life for themselves, another person's life, or even what might appear to be a kind of madness.

10. Women never—no matter how old they are—completely relinquish their aristocratic assumption of seductiveness.

And here is one last thing I know—and I know this with a certitude that exceeds anything I've said before: that men's final thoughts in their waking days and in their lives are of women...ardent, wistful thoughts of wives and lovers and daughters and mothers.



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Mark Leyner, a husband, a father, a son, and a brother, is the author of eight books and a co-writer of the movie War, Inc.


I hope a few men out there will contemplate those words...

Have a great day!
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[FONT="Comic Sans MS"][COLOR="Yellow"]You think you've lived to be 71 and know who you are.

An old cowboy sits down at the Starbucks and orders a cup of coffee. As he sat sipping his coffee, a young woman sits down next to him. She turned to the cowboy and asks, "Are you a real cowboy?" He replied. "Well....my whole life I've been breakin' colts, workin' cows, goin' to rodeos, fixin' fences, pullin' calves, bailin' hay, doctorin' calves, cleanin' my barn, fixin' flats, workin' on tractors, and feedin' my dogs. So I guess that makes me a real cowboy."

She said, "I'm a lesbian, I spend my whole day thinking about women. As soon as I get up in the morning, I think about women. When I shower, I think about women. When I watch TV, I think about women. I even think about women when I eat. It seems that everything I do makes me think about women."

The two sat sipping in silence. A little while, a man sat down on the other side of the cowboy and asks, "Are you a real cowboy?" He replied, "Well....I always thought I was, but I just found out that I'm a lesbian."[/COLOR][/FONT]
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[FONT="Comic Sans MS"][COLOR="Lime"]A man was washed up on a beach after a terrible shipwreck. Only a sheep and a sheepdog were washed up with him. After looking around, he realized that they were stranded on a deserted island.

After being there awhile, he got into the habit of taking his two animal companions to the beach every evening to watch the sunset.

One particular evening, the sky was a fiery red with beautiful cirrus clouds, the breeze was warm and gentle - a perfect night for romance.

As they sat there, the sheep started looking better and better to the lonely man. Soon, he leaned over to the sheep and put his arm around it.

But the sheepdog, ever protective of the sheep, growled fiercely until the man took his arm from around the sheep.

After that, the three of them continued to enjoy the sunsets together, but there was no more cuddling.

A few weeks passed by and, lo and behold, there was another shipwreck.

The only survivor was Hillary Clinton .

That evening, the man brought Hillary to the evening beach ritual. It was another beautiful evening - red sky, cirrus clouds, a warm and gentle breeze - perfect for a night of romance. Pretty soon, the man started to get 'those feelings' again..

He fought the urges as long as he could but he finally gave in and leaned over to Hillary and told her he hadn't had sex for months. Hillary batted her eyelashes and asked if there was anything she could do for him.

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[FONT="Verdana"][SIZE="2"]Most people by now have heard the story of the Wal Mart worker who was trampled to death by Black Friday customers who literal took the doors off the hinges yesterday, which gave an entirely new meaning to the concept of a "doorbuster sale."

What the fuck is wrong with people? Is the need to acquire a few cheap gimcracks at a slightly lower price than normal worth someone's life? I don't even understand why these sales still generate crowds so big, considering now that people can shop online from the comfort of their own homes.

After reading about this tragedy from several sources, I thought back to the events of September 11, 2001, when an approximate 13,000 to 15,000 people evacuated successfully from the World Trade Center towers. Despite it being an emergency situation where lives where clearly in danger, and where panic would have been understandable, I've never heard any reports of people being trampled to death during the evacuation. Rather, I heard several stories of people stopping to help others whose physical limitations hampered their ability to escape on their own, some even giving their own lives in such sttempts.

The memories of that day only serve to underscore just how despicable the actions of yesterday's mob of Wal Mart shoppers were.

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I told you that I would tell you what I am thankful for today.
I got up feeling great today and I had a free 12 lb turkey defrosting in my fridge. I started it around noon and made some stuffing and other goodies. I finished it all around 5 pm and sat down by myself for turkey, mashed taters, homemade gravy, cranberries and homemade sweet potato pie.

It was great but I am used to feeding a lot of people and there were none.

Anyway, I am still grateful to Lonnie and his wife Alison for giving me the turkey. And here is my list of other things I am grateful for not just today, but always:

1. My kids and family. Even if they are not around, I know I am loved by someone out there at least and that is worth everything.

2. My friends. I don't have many but some of them really do care about me. The ones that don't are drifting away anyway.

3. My work and my health. I know that is two things but I wouldn't have one if not for the other. My back is shot and my health isn't great but what I do have I am very grateful for.

4. My humble abode. I live in a mobile home but I own it and my land and I have a roof over my head that I can still afford. The poor thing is falling apart as it is 35 yrs old and its not the kind that was built to last that long. Its a 3 bdrm, 1 1/2 bath that I raised both of my kids in so that they could go all through one school and not move all over that place like I had to do.
My yard is awesome and the neighborhood here is quiet most of the time. We all have a minimum of 2 acres so no one is sitting on top of each other.

5. The earth and all of it's natural beauty and inspiration. I am a child of nature and even as I age I need to feel connected to the ground, the earth and all that is around me in it.

6. I am grateful I live in this beautiful county in a free country. I am grateful that this country is waking up.

7. The career I had for over 25 yrs and still practice to a point. I loved being a Vet Tech and it took me many years of hard work to specialize in all the things I did. I was certificated 5 times over for Small Animal Nutrition and Small Animal Dentistry. I miss it everyday.My career that is!

8. The internet. Without it I wouldn't have a living now. I am grateful to Tim Berners-Lee for that. Not Al Gore.

9. The wonderful people in the Computer Science Dept that I work with. They have inspired, supported, and encouraged me to get my three associate degrees as well as my bachelor's degree. With that I will be able to teach part time and make enough money to live on with out disability.

10. To be alive still, everyday. To be awake, aware and enlightened. To be able to read and learn, to seek knowledge, wisdom and have hope and faith. To be conscious and to BE.
To have loved deeply and strongly.


I am grateful for being.

What are you grateful for today?
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[FONT="Verdana"][SIZE="2"]I thought I'd mention two things that I'm thankful for this year.

I'm thankful that this country woke up and elected Barack Obama to be our next president. Perhaps now I can get health insurance, despite not having a high paying job and perhaps I'll even be able to find a better job in an improved economy in the next four years.

I'm thankful that gas prices have dropped down so far after a record high earlier this year. I know it's probably temporary, but, for now, I'm grateful.

How about you? What are you grateful for this year?

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[FONT="Verdana"][SIZE="2"]While reading [URL="http://www.alternet.org/story/108638/worried_about_thanksgiving_fights_with_right-wing_family_members_/"]an excellent article[/URL] on Alternet, I found an ignorant comment responding to this article which pissed me off. What follows is the original comment plus my response.

[B]Difference between so-called progressives and conservatives[/B]

[I]The difference is simple: it is the difference between a world run by progressives (think of the 70s - we have been there!), and the 50s (a world run by conservatives, not neo-conservatives!).

The 70s: terrorism run wild - the weathermen, black panthers, Badder Meinhoff gang, the IRA, PLO, etc. etc. - crime gone wild - New York murder capital, cities going down the toilet, white flight, sexual mores out the window, rise of AIDS, STDs, broken homes, damaged people, etc. etc. Drug-addled zombies everywhere. Sure, you could strap on a pair of flares, walk two blocks from Times Square, and screw some strange woman against the wall. But it was also double-digit inflation, high unemployment, bad products, etc.

The 50s: social stability, safe streets and neighbourhoods, lots of jobs, great product design - in fact the best in the world, people looked healthy - few fatties, no AIDS, low drug abuse rates, net savers and richest in the world, people respected each other, people dressed well.

We sadly are now slipping back into the 70s. We are seeing the social and economic chaos of that time coming back. Sure, we have the funky squad now in the White House, but it is going to be hell for your average person on the street. Society needs a return to the values of the 50s, not the 70s.[/I]

My response was brief and to the point:

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[I]Sure, the fifties were great, just as long as you were a white, male, heterosexual, monogamous, married, educated, middle to upper class, attractive, able-bodied, mentally and physically healthy, non-intellectual, conservative, Anglo-Saxon Protestant.

If you didn't fit all or most of these criteria, maybe not so much.

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Well after my last diatribe about no one reading my entry I sort of fell of the planet again. I have just been swamped between work, this database site I am still building, homework and trying to get some sleep. I have been reading everyone's blogs, however, then am too tired to post myself.

Well tomorrow is Thanksgiving and I am very, very thankful for so many things. Tomorrow I will post what they are. I took half a day off today and slept two whole hours when I got home. I was given a free turkey so I can actually cook myself a dinner now. I wish I had some people to feed but I don't. My daughter is still up in Humboldt and I haven't heard a word from my son even though he lives here somewhere.

I was invited to my nieces but it's a two hour windy drive and I don't have the gas money to get over there and I have way too much work to do. So it's just me and the dog and cats.

I found this on Libertine's blog and took the test for giggles and was surprised how accurate this came out. The funny thing about it that all my life I have been drawn to the moon. My name from the Cherokee tribe that adopted me is Moon Dove. My business name (coined in 1983) is Indigo Moon Arts. And now, this silly quiz says I am the Moon!!
So enjoy and I left the links on so you can take the quizy yourself.

Your result for What Planet are You From? Test...

You are from the Moon!

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I would like to add that I don't really have mood cycles like that-never have. I never had them when I was younger either. Oh well, the rest of it is spot on. Very interesting to say the least. I will return tomorrow with a list of things I am very thankful for. Until then, Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!

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FOUR generations of females........how wonderful!

[FONT="Verdana"][SIZE="2"]While trawling the net for something to write about, I came upon an article "10 Things Not To Say On a First Date. Following below are the ten things, plus my comments about each point.

1. "My ex is crazy."

If a woman I just met told me this, my first thought would be to wonder if she wasn't a little bit crazy herself to get involved with an unbalanced person. There's plenty of time later on to talk about exes after you've gotten to know each other enough to know that the other isn't "off".

2. "I would like to get married and have kids asap."

I don't know about you, but that would send me running for the hills, post haste. But, perhaps it's a good thing to have that issue laid on the table right away, so we don't waste one another's time if we're of different minds on the subject.

3. "Who are you voting for?"

Most of the time, I'm just looking to get laid, so I avoid talking about potentially touchy subjects that might kill the deal before it even happens. As with the first point, there's plenty of time to talk about politics later on after you've gotten to know one another.

4. "Can you pay the check? I'm broke."

I can't imagine anyone being impressed with someone who gives the impression of being a cheapskate or a mooch.

5. "What's your favorite TV show?"

This one isn't so bad, even if it is a bit boring.

6. "Where did you go to school?"

This one is a variation of the "what do you do?" question. Remember, it's a date, not a job interview. You're there to have fun, not exchange resume highlights.

7. "Can I take your picture?"

Kind of creepy and stalker-ish. There's plenty of time for picture taking, which will happen spontaneously once you get to know one another better.

8. "I'm poly-(fill in the blank)"

This is one I don't agree with. I'm not monogamous and I let prospective new partners know that I'm a libertine from the get-go. If they're expecting a monogamous relationship and are not willing to budge on that point, it's better to know that right away so we don't waste one another's time and risk misunderstanding and hurt feelings.

9. "So I just got out of rehab."

Though it shouldn't be the first thing you tell a date, I'd not advise keeping this one to yourself for very long, especially if you've only recently kicked the habit. Those whose addictions are safely years in the past can of course, wait until you know one another pretty well before rattling down this particular skeleton from the closet.

10. "So ya wanna come back to my place?"

I usually get laid on the first date, as I'm usually looking for a friend with benefits or a one time deal. I'm getting too old to invest a lot of time in women who aren't on the same page with me, so I routinely break this "rule" as well. Of course, I tend to only choose women who are looking for the same thing I am, so I don't often have crossed wires about this issue.

So, there we have it. Your mileage may vary, of course, on the validity or lack thereof of my response to these "rules", but it's worked for me for years.


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Wow what a whirl life has been recently - my odometer tells me that I've driven well over 1,500 miles in the last 4 weeks! My drumming, my lovelife and now my new grand-daughter is making my carbon footprint very bad - I'll never be able to accuse anyone else of not being green again without being a total hypocrite!

I've just driven down with my mum to visit my daughter and new baby so she can see her while she's still tiny - she's so beautiful and my daughter and husband are doing very well - of course she's tired out as she's recovering from the Caesarian.

My gig last night went well and I really enjoyed playing - I felt confident despite not having the bass player and Paddy played really well and for the first time he did three of his songs within the set and I played flute. We finished off with one of mine. We had visuals with our set too as Ruth who did the visuals for the album launch came and did them again plus she's done a new set for Shadow Puppets which was brilliant! P came down for the gig and stayed and this coming weekend we'll be away for a long weekend in Suffolk drumming with Modou by the seaside (another very long drive!). The following weekend I'm flying to Scotland to an old friend's 50th birthday party.

Somehow in between I manage to get my various essential work and home commitments done!

Anyway - we had loads of photos taken at the gig last night so I'll try and get some decent ones posted soon.

Bye for now!

[FONT="Verdana"][SIZE="2"]Your result for What Planet are You From? Test...

You are from Mercury!
27% Mercury



You, my friend, are a Mercurian!

Mercury is the planet that is closest to the sun. It is the smallest planet in our solar system and it does not have rings. Because it is so close to the sun and it’s small size it’s not easy to get a view from the planet from Earth without a telescope. What’s funny is that as close as the planet is to the sun there is still ice on the planet. The craters on the planet never see the light of the sun.

Mercury is named after the Roman god known as the “Messenger.” Evidently he was busy flitting around with wings on his heels going around and talking to everyone. It was said that he could bring abundance and success, so evidently he was a guy worth listening to.

What does this mean about you?

Well, Mercurians are a very independent type. They are set in their ways and very cool. There isn’t much that can change your mind. Some people may think you are a bit egotistical, but you were born charming and are an effective communicator. You know how to react to things calmly and express yourself well. More than likely you have a very good sense for business.

You like sex and you have a very strong stamina. Because you are so cool, though, your partner may think you don’t care about them, but you do. You just don’t like getting all gushy. You can enjoy many loves in your life. You are probably also one that isn’t suited for just staying home and taking care of the hearth. You just aren’t set up for the usual marriage thing. It doesn’t give you enough freedom.

So, be free Mercurian! Not that you’ll do what I say anyway!

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I found this test oddly accurate.
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[FONT="Verdana"][SIZE="2"]It seems as if there is a holiday for everything. Today,I heard that November 19th was World Toilet Day.

Yes, you heard right. The crapper has its own holiday.

I googled it and found the World Toilet Organization website. Apparently, it's not a joke.

Among other things the World Toilet Organization seeks to provide toilets for the 2.5 billion people worldwide who do not have access to modern toilets.

It also lobbies for more public toilets in densely populated areas in order to curb the problem of outdoor urination, which would serve to reduce the number of arrests for public urination.

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I've been fretting a bit about a gig I have on Monday. I've had a bass player and a keyboard player in my little band for some time and the bassist has let me down a couple of times recently. At the last proper gig we had he actually went off before we played and left us in the lurch - this was because we weren't exactly sure of the time we'd be on and he had to listen to some of the other music first. It was a benefit gig and the other music was mainly African stylie and a really good atmosphere. We had to play only ten minutes after he'd hoofed it and I had to re-jig the set on the spot and it was very disconcerting.

And he's missed a couple of pratices including this Wednesday evening even though we have a gig on Monday with no explanation - I've sacked him leaving just me and the keyboard man who's really good.

I feel bad about it as he's a bloody good bass player and seems a nice guy - but even if he was the best in the world he's no use to me if I can't rely on him!

Grrrrrr - life is never simple. I'll have to try and find a new bass player in the New Year but it takes ages for someone to learn all the tracks........

[FONT="Verdana"][SIZE="2"]The other day, [B]Alternet[/B] posted an article, [URL="http://www.alternet.org/mediaculture/107326/former_news_radio_staffer_spills_the_beans_on_how_shock_jocks_inspire_hatred_and_anger/"]Former News Radio Staffer Spills the Beans on How Shock Jocks Inspire Hatred and Anger[/URL] by Dan Shelley, which went behind the scenes of one such talk radio host. My response to the article follows below.

[B]Lowest Common Denominator[/B]

Right wing talk show hosts specialize in simplistic, black and white thinking and rely heavily on ad hominem attacks.

They attract the lowest common denominator of listeners and appeal to people's basest, least civilized instincts.

I regularly monitor Neal Boortz in a "know your enemy" campaign, but I'd never call the show, as I know I'd not get a fair hearing for my views. I've seen how he "handles" callers who disagree. For one thing, he usually only lets the most inarticulate opposing callers on the air, whom he proceeds to make fun of and uses to "prove" his points. Any opposing callers who slip through who speak clearly, he prevents them from making their points by constant interruptions. He'll hang up on them if they begin to get the upper hand.

So, I know it's a pointless endeavor to call this show, or any others of the same ilk.

Rather, I make my responses on my blog, where I can make my point without interruption and where it can be read for months and years afterwards.

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I'm back in Bristol for a few days after visiting my daughter and her hubbie and the lovely new grandchild Lucia - she is absolutely beautiful. Here's a link to some photos..

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They went home today after a few days in a lovely unit where her husband was allowed to stay while they learnt all about breast feeding etc - we're so lucky in the UK - the NHS were absolutely brilliant - she had to have a Caesarian in the end and the treatment was excellent and the aftercare good too. They get so much of a knocking but compared to other countries we are still very fortunate.

And here's one for those who haven't clicked the link above

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[FONT="Verdana"][SIZE="2"]A recent[B] Alternet[/B] article, [URL="http://www.alternet.org/sex/106606/the_thrill_of_the_bar_hook-up/"]The Thrill of the Bar Hookup[/URL] by Josey Vogels recently posed the question:

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As one who has extensive experience with one-night stands, I commented on this article which follows below:
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I Outgrew the Bar Scene [/B]

I used to do a lot of bar pickups when I was in college (drinking age was 18 then). As the author said, I wasn't looking for any meaningful relationships; I was just looking to get laid. But some of those one night stands turned into friends with benefits relationships and I met my ex-wife in a college bar.

But when I left college, I gave up drinking and also any desire to hang around drunks and spend time in smoky places. Thus, using bars to find new partners dropped off for me and now, I rarely enter a bar for any reason. And the older I got, the more important it became to avoid alcohol, so there is no chance of anything interfering with my "functionality".

However, the desire for the thrill of the hunt and the victory of conquest has never left me. Fortunately, however, I've found I'm able to make pickups wherever I go. Some favorite places are bookstores, the library, the supermarket, outdoor festivals, fairs, and flea markets, laundromats, and so on. Partners found in these places also yield a higher possibility than not to end in friends with benefits relationships. I prefer being sober and having sober partners, plus I tend to find more intelligent women, especially in bookstores and libraries, with whom I can also have a real conversation with.

Those readers who have hooked up for one-night stands in the past, feel free to share your experiences below.

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[FONT="Verdana"][SIZE="2"]The passage of Proposition 8 in California, which categorically defines marriage as being only between one man and one woman, was successful in part because of the LDS (Mormon) Church's mobilized support for the issue, despite Mormons being only two percent of the state's population.

According to the Los Angeles Times, monetary support for Proposition 8 from Mormons is estimated to have been about twenty million dollars. Donations from individual Mormons were in response to a letter from church leader read in all LDS congregations in California, urging members do all you can to support" the proposition by donating "your means and time." The church's position, the letter said, was that "marriage between a man and a woman is ordained of God and the formation of families is central to the Creator's plan for His children."

As well as providing financial support to Prop 8, Mormons also hosted websites, formed an outreach organization: Protect Marriage Coalition, posted pro-Prop 8 videos online, and so on.

I think the Mormon stance against same-sex marriage is ironic, considering that the US government forced the LDS church to give up polygyny in 1890, as a pre-requisite to Utah becoming a state.

Perhaps if the US had allowed polygyny and other forms of polygamy to remain legal and aboveboard, we'd not be seeing these renegade Mormon groups forcing underage girls to marry old men, as the government could have applied the same rules to such marriages as they do to monogamous ones (consenting adults only).

One would think the Mormons would be especially sensitive to marriage discrimination, but apparently this isn't the case.

Thoughts?

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I took these photos ages ago and just remembered I had them and had not yet posted them. These are from the day they were filming "Reaper" right beside our apartment. There is a beautiful church on the corner that is often used in movies and TV shows as Vancouver has actually been dubbed "Hollywood North". They do a lot of film making here. Anyhoodle - we did manage to make it over and take a few pictures before they wrapped up the outside filming and took it inside the church. If you have never seen this TV series you should check it out. The season hasn't started yet, but it is super funny and I just love it. Here are the pictures I managed to take. The quality isn't that great - but that's the camera....or I like to think it is anyway!

After a protracted labour my daughter finally had her baby by Caesarian section in the early hours of this morning.

Thankfully she's fine and the baby is absolutely gorgeous (7lbs 2oz) and is called Lucia.

I'm on someone else's computer and will be home on weds.

Photos to follow later in the week. Thank goodnes they're alright now! How exciting to be a grandparent for the first time - it's an amazing feeling!