Thought for the day - Regardless of how hot and steamy a relationship is at first, the passion fades and there better be something else to take its place.
Kay and I are off to Tucker Pond in Warner, New Hampshire for two weeks. By then we'll know who the running mates for Obama and McCain will be and more serious consideration can be given to the final decision on who will receive my vote. It will be an interesting time as the conventions heat up.
Have you noticed how quickly they hushed up about John Edwards?
I wonder what you all have thought about the Olympics...I doubt we'll have TV reception where we'll be. I hope the closing ceremonies will include the little girl who sang but wasn't allowed to appear at the opening.
Be good to yourselves. From this same-sex couple.
Friday, August 22, 2008
Friday, August 15, 2008
GOOD MORNING
Thought for the day - Wherever you go, there you are!
Kay and I are starting to pack and have started the multi-lists for our two week vacation to Tucker Pond in Warner New Hampshire. We even go so far as to make out shopping lists for the stores in Warner - we have the exact same stores here in Concord - but somehow vacation shopping takes on a whole new meaning.
What is it that's so comforting about list-making? I make lists about things to do at home while I'm out in the car. When I'm home, I make lists of what I need to do as soon as I get back in the car. While I'm making a list about groceries, I'll suddenly think about something I want to tell the vet when Rosey goes for his next check up.
Now we've gotten involved in running the "letter to the editors" campaign for a neighbor who is on the primary ballot for state representative for our district. As a result of that, mega, mega lists had to be made of the dates letters should be sent, who is assigned to which week, etc. As if that isn't complicated enough, a friend is running for County Commissioner and I took on the job of spearheading her letter-writing campaign. More lists to juggle.
I have a big birthday coming this January - so those lists have been put in a folder where they're accessible for additions and/or corrections.
If my son comes up for Thanksgiving with his partner huge lists will be generated about foods to fix that Josh likes, places to go so his partner, Kent, a Florida native, can see the best of New Hampshire.
And so it goes. I'm already starting to salivate about Christmas lists.
Hope your day goes well. Best wishes from this same-sex couple.
Kay and I are starting to pack and have started the multi-lists for our two week vacation to Tucker Pond in Warner New Hampshire. We even go so far as to make out shopping lists for the stores in Warner - we have the exact same stores here in Concord - but somehow vacation shopping takes on a whole new meaning.
What is it that's so comforting about list-making? I make lists about things to do at home while I'm out in the car. When I'm home, I make lists of what I need to do as soon as I get back in the car. While I'm making a list about groceries, I'll suddenly think about something I want to tell the vet when Rosey goes for his next check up.
Now we've gotten involved in running the "letter to the editors" campaign for a neighbor who is on the primary ballot for state representative for our district. As a result of that, mega, mega lists had to be made of the dates letters should be sent, who is assigned to which week, etc. As if that isn't complicated enough, a friend is running for County Commissioner and I took on the job of spearheading her letter-writing campaign. More lists to juggle.
I have a big birthday coming this January - so those lists have been put in a folder where they're accessible for additions and/or corrections.
If my son comes up for Thanksgiving with his partner huge lists will be generated about foods to fix that Josh likes, places to go so his partner, Kent, a Florida native, can see the best of New Hampshire.
And so it goes. I'm already starting to salivate about Christmas lists.
Hope your day goes well. Best wishes from this same-sex couple.
Thursday, August 14, 2008
WHO KNEW?
Thought for the day - You either control your attitude or it controls you.
Who knew? The manicurist for one of our 85-year old friends would be arrested for kidnapping and rape!! Our friend had just been extolling the virtues of this fellow, the fact that he was an alien and spoke with an accent but more importantly all the fascinating details of the manicure he gives down to the massaging of each hand - including the palm and each and every finger. We all know what a massage of the palm means, right? Perhaps our friend would say he was sending her a message in the massage. I say she escaped with the skin of her cuticles barely in tact.
Who knew? My son had his 44th birthday yesterday. He owns a swanky salon in Miami Beach that offers everything a client could possibly dream about including manicures and pedicures. His birthday gift to himself was a pedicure.....which would feature a complete foot bath, callous removal, nail treatment and of course, a massage. No message in this massage:the pedicurist is a woman and he's Gay.
Today we are going for haircuts........no hand or foot treatment involved.
Have a good day! This from the same-sex couple - Mary Lou and Kay
Who knew? The manicurist for one of our 85-year old friends would be arrested for kidnapping and rape!! Our friend had just been extolling the virtues of this fellow, the fact that he was an alien and spoke with an accent but more importantly all the fascinating details of the manicure he gives down to the massaging of each hand - including the palm and each and every finger. We all know what a massage of the palm means, right? Perhaps our friend would say he was sending her a message in the massage. I say she escaped with the skin of her cuticles barely in tact.
Who knew? My son had his 44th birthday yesterday. He owns a swanky salon in Miami Beach that offers everything a client could possibly dream about including manicures and pedicures. His birthday gift to himself was a pedicure.....which would feature a complete foot bath, callous removal, nail treatment and of course, a massage. No message in this massage:the pedicurist is a woman and he's Gay.
Today we are going for haircuts........no hand or foot treatment involved.
Have a good day! This from the same-sex couple - Mary Lou and Kay
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
AM I CRAZY?
Thought for the day - you can keep going long after you can't!
Here I go again - flogging what should be a dead horse. John Edwards. I just got through saying I was finished blogging about him but in our local paper this morning the editor had a piece entitled, In living a lie, Edwardses gambled with their party's future. This points a finger at Elizabeth who obviously knew about her husband's affair before he announced his candidacy. Here in Concord, NH the couple spoke in 2007. Our editor posed the question - "did Elizabeth know then that her husband didn't stand a chance?" On the opposite side of the coin, I ask, what was she thinking? If by some fluke he had won, at this point in the campaign process, he would be laughed out of town and the party would be doomed. Elizabeth was the soul of her husband's campaign - too bad she aided and abetted his deception and fraudulent behavior. P.S. I still admire and like her and feel sorry that she got drawn into the situation. Cancer is enough to deal with.
What's wrong with this picture? Millions of people all around the world watched the opening ceremonies of the Olympics in Beijing, China. When of all dreadful and tasteless mistakes, the Chinese Olympic Committee decided the little girl with the truly lovely voice is not beautiful enough physically to appear in person to sing her song; so they teach another little girl - who admittedly was very pretty - to lip-synch the song and appear in public. What were they thinking - that the world would judge China because they might have a precious child with a glorious voice whose appearance would not be good enough to be displayed on camera? What will this do to that child? I sincerely hope she grows up to be a stunning opera diva and learns to proudly strut herself and her voice everywhere.
Today we had our dear Yorkie, Rosey, groomed and bathed. It's warm here and Rosey is so tired and hot he can barely lift his head to see what we're having for our tea break.
All of this from your favorite same-sex couple in their alternate lifestyle.
Here I go again - flogging what should be a dead horse. John Edwards. I just got through saying I was finished blogging about him but in our local paper this morning the editor had a piece entitled, In living a lie, Edwardses gambled with their party's future. This points a finger at Elizabeth who obviously knew about her husband's affair before he announced his candidacy. Here in Concord, NH the couple spoke in 2007. Our editor posed the question - "did Elizabeth know then that her husband didn't stand a chance?" On the opposite side of the coin, I ask, what was she thinking? If by some fluke he had won, at this point in the campaign process, he would be laughed out of town and the party would be doomed. Elizabeth was the soul of her husband's campaign - too bad she aided and abetted his deception and fraudulent behavior. P.S. I still admire and like her and feel sorry that she got drawn into the situation. Cancer is enough to deal with.
What's wrong with this picture? Millions of people all around the world watched the opening ceremonies of the Olympics in Beijing, China. When of all dreadful and tasteless mistakes, the Chinese Olympic Committee decided the little girl with the truly lovely voice is not beautiful enough physically to appear in person to sing her song; so they teach another little girl - who admittedly was very pretty - to lip-synch the song and appear in public. What were they thinking - that the world would judge China because they might have a precious child with a glorious voice whose appearance would not be good enough to be displayed on camera? What will this do to that child? I sincerely hope she grows up to be a stunning opera diva and learns to proudly strut herself and her voice everywhere.
Today we had our dear Yorkie, Rosey, groomed and bathed. It's warm here and Rosey is so tired and hot he can barely lift his head to see what we're having for our tea break.
All of this from your favorite same-sex couple in their alternate lifestyle.
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
WAS IT LORENA BOBBITT?
Greetings from this same-sex couple living our chosen alternative lifestyle!
Thought for the day - "I believe that my partner and I can do anything or nothing and still have the best time".
In my blog post yesterday I was trying to remember the name Lorena Bobbitt who "gave her husband's penis forty whacks". Somehow the bastard managed to get it sewn back on - but I bet it never worked the same. What a relief for the women of America to get him out of circulation.
Now we have John Edwards - and I promise this will be the last article on the subject because he doesn't deserve thinking about, much less writing about. On our local New Hampshire news last evening we learned that both John and Elizabeth have been booked to appear at nearby Salem State College - the program is now sold out!! The title for the event is, "A Conversation with John and Elizabeth Edwards". I'd put money on Elizabeth's half of the conversation which I'm sure will take the high road and ignore the current issue of John's philandering. It's a golden opportunity for her to shine as she's never shown before. I just hope she doesn't make the mistake of saying, "I gave John permission to do this because, after all, I probably won't be around too much longer".
Kay and I will go visit Tad Mosel later today and hope he'll be comfortable and smiling as he almost always is. There are days when he really doesn't have anything to say but his smile is so endearing, Kay and I just sit and talk between ourselves.
The program we did yesterday in Amherst, NH was a big success - the audience laughed in all the right places and we sold a few books. What could be better?
We're planning a get-away over New Year's and will probably return to Ogunquit, Maine. Last year we had one blizzard after another but it was still lots of fun.
Have a good day!!
Thought for the day - "I believe that my partner and I can do anything or nothing and still have the best time".
In my blog post yesterday I was trying to remember the name Lorena Bobbitt who "gave her husband's penis forty whacks". Somehow the bastard managed to get it sewn back on - but I bet it never worked the same. What a relief for the women of America to get him out of circulation.
Now we have John Edwards - and I promise this will be the last article on the subject because he doesn't deserve thinking about, much less writing about. On our local New Hampshire news last evening we learned that both John and Elizabeth have been booked to appear at nearby Salem State College - the program is now sold out!! The title for the event is, "A Conversation with John and Elizabeth Edwards". I'd put money on Elizabeth's half of the conversation which I'm sure will take the high road and ignore the current issue of John's philandering. It's a golden opportunity for her to shine as she's never shown before. I just hope she doesn't make the mistake of saying, "I gave John permission to do this because, after all, I probably won't be around too much longer".
Kay and I will go visit Tad Mosel later today and hope he'll be comfortable and smiling as he almost always is. There are days when he really doesn't have anything to say but his smile is so endearing, Kay and I just sit and talk between ourselves.
The program we did yesterday in Amherst, NH was a big success - the audience laughed in all the right places and we sold a few books. What could be better?
We're planning a get-away over New Year's and will probably return to Ogunquit, Maine. Last year we had one blizzard after another but it was still lots of fun.
Have a good day!!
Monday, August 11, 2008
A WOMAN'S SACRIFICE
Thoughts from this same-sex couple living in an alternate lifestyle.
Anyone that knows my marital background will readily understand my outrage at John Edwards. Never have I been more inclined to scream to the rooftops about men leading with their egos, considering only themselves and their needs while at the same time stomping on their wives.
Only in this case Edwards has compounded his indiscretion by cheating on a wife whose future is clouded by the threat of terminal cancer. What more should a woman have to endure from a husband who has flaunted his smile, his charisma and his phony support for several years while standing in front of cameras with his arm around her - fawning over the voting prospects he hoped to snare.
Just suppose he'd won the Democratic nomination as this truth was revealed. I'm convinced the "love baby" is his and what a strange picture it would conjure up to have all this exposed just as we were all going to the polls. What then?
Meanwhile, Elizabeth Edwards, acknowledged as a forceful spokeswoman for the Democratic cause, has had to be shushed just to keep the Edwards' name out of the media. What's that all about. If I were Elizabeth I'd go back to my maiden name and keep on speaking. I wish I could remember the name of the woman who chopped off her husband's penis but Mrs. Edwards needs to hear from her pronto.
On another topic, I know I've been remiss in blog postings. My excuse is our distraction with the impending (going on 8 weeks) demise of our dear friend, Tad Mosel. He was given 3 - 10 days to live in early July and has been in Hospice House all this time. Although eating is a big problem for him, he manages to take in just enough to keep going. If there were Pulitzer Prizes for an example of dying, he'd have won another to go with the one he won for "All the Way Home".
Kay and I were away for the weekend. An 85th birthday party was held for a dear friend at the Hanover Inn in Hanover, New Hampshire. Kay was born and raised in Hanover, her dad taught at Dartmouth and her mother was a devoted volunteer at the old Mary Hitchcock Hospital. So we had a great time all around - loaded with nostalgia.
This morning we go to Amherst, NH to do a program based on my book, "A Horse in the Ladies' Room". The story of the 10 years my second husband and I owned and operated the Fitzwilliam Inn in Fitzwilliam, NH.
I promise to be a more faithful blogger from now on.
Anyone that knows my marital background will readily understand my outrage at John Edwards. Never have I been more inclined to scream to the rooftops about men leading with their egos, considering only themselves and their needs while at the same time stomping on their wives.
Only in this case Edwards has compounded his indiscretion by cheating on a wife whose future is clouded by the threat of terminal cancer. What more should a woman have to endure from a husband who has flaunted his smile, his charisma and his phony support for several years while standing in front of cameras with his arm around her - fawning over the voting prospects he hoped to snare.
Just suppose he'd won the Democratic nomination as this truth was revealed. I'm convinced the "love baby" is his and what a strange picture it would conjure up to have all this exposed just as we were all going to the polls. What then?
Meanwhile, Elizabeth Edwards, acknowledged as a forceful spokeswoman for the Democratic cause, has had to be shushed just to keep the Edwards' name out of the media. What's that all about. If I were Elizabeth I'd go back to my maiden name and keep on speaking. I wish I could remember the name of the woman who chopped off her husband's penis but Mrs. Edwards needs to hear from her pronto.
On another topic, I know I've been remiss in blog postings. My excuse is our distraction with the impending (going on 8 weeks) demise of our dear friend, Tad Mosel. He was given 3 - 10 days to live in early July and has been in Hospice House all this time. Although eating is a big problem for him, he manages to take in just enough to keep going. If there were Pulitzer Prizes for an example of dying, he'd have won another to go with the one he won for "All the Way Home".
Kay and I were away for the weekend. An 85th birthday party was held for a dear friend at the Hanover Inn in Hanover, New Hampshire. Kay was born and raised in Hanover, her dad taught at Dartmouth and her mother was a devoted volunteer at the old Mary Hitchcock Hospital. So we had a great time all around - loaded with nostalgia.
This morning we go to Amherst, NH to do a program based on my book, "A Horse in the Ladies' Room". The story of the 10 years my second husband and I owned and operated the Fitzwilliam Inn in Fitzwilliam, NH.
I promise to be a more faithful blogger from now on.
Friday, August 1, 2008
VOTING ADVICE FROM ABE LINCOLN
Greetings from this same-sex couple!
Here's some election advice from Abe Lincoln that's worthwhile thinking about as our November election approaches.
You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich
You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong.
You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift. (Where have we heard this before!!)
You cannot life the wage earner up by pulling the wage payer down.
You cannot further the brotherhood of man by inciting class hatred (or color or religion)
You cannot build character and courage by taking away men's initiative and independence.
You cannot permanently help men by doing for them, when they could and should do it for themselves.
Kay and I say you cannot stay home on election day - study the character of both candidates - learn what they stand for - examine their goals and how they plan to chart the future for the United States.
Here's some election advice from Abe Lincoln that's worthwhile thinking about as our November election approaches.
You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich
You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong.
You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift. (Where have we heard this before!!)
You cannot life the wage earner up by pulling the wage payer down.
You cannot further the brotherhood of man by inciting class hatred (or color or religion)
You cannot build character and courage by taking away men's initiative and independence.
You cannot permanently help men by doing for them, when they could and should do it for themselves.
Kay and I say you cannot stay home on election day - study the character of both candidates - learn what they stand for - examine their goals and how they plan to chart the future for the United States.
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