Odds n Ends

SO much is going on, Invisi-Gal is spinning like a dervish on crack...here are some odds n' ends to consider...

1) Charlie Sheen is not only NOT sober, he is exhibiting brain damage from drug abuse...of course dear readers, I am NOT a doctor, but I know a when the all the tools in the shed are dull, it's time to close up shop and sell the farm.

2) By his own admission AFL-CIO Union Emperor, Richard Trumka... talks with the White House everyday....he also believes that raising taxes create jobs...oops I just threw up a little on that one...also, while his union has been dying financially , he has raised his own pay to double since 2000...let's play AUDIT THE UNIONS...won't that be fun? See how much his own members have lost....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4NrT2oTQqE&feature=player_embedded

3) Ball room dancing will save many marriages, because it is one of the few times the man of the house can actually lead and tell his wife what to do.... she must be a calm submissive, just like a day with the Dog Whisperer.

4) Fashion is full swing back to the 70's...I was a teenager then, during the Recession, does this mean we have to sit in gas lines again? Is fashion the new crystal ball?

5) Chicken pot pie is a labor of love.

6) Kettleball workouts were developed by sadists, sadists with great bodies.

7) University of Central Florida is facing down an appearance by a radical Imam to speak to the Muslim student society there , and I wait patiently for good, peaceful Muslims to protest his appearance...still waiting.

http://www.myfoxorlando.com/dpp/news/faith_news/022211-controversial-imam-to-speak-at-university-of-central-florida

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OVER 50 MEANS SHUT UP AND LISTEN, I KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.

Yes you heard me, Invisi-Gal is telling you how much easier your life would be, if you would just listen to the women in your life over the age of 50...

...one caveat however, I would caution to steer clear of the over 50 bitter ones...they are easy to spot, they flirt with your husband (because their's ran away a long time ago), they make sure to say things like "Lovely dress, I almost bought it when it came out last year."... and they tell you how your children will end up hating you too....RUN from these women...

Now having said that, if you are lucky enough to encounter an over 50 woman who is mentally intact, and she has engaged you in conversation...do listen.

Sometimes it's a simple comment at a register..."Oh I love those shoes, (and wait for the lean-in) I wish I could get back all the money that I spent on $250.00 shoes when I was your age" .

Here's the one I love...overheard at a Starbucks..."You really don't need extra life insurance, what you need is disability insurance"...best advice I ever heard and it came from an over 5o gal.

And of course my favorite..."only buy a house that needs to be renovated if you're under the age of 40..otherwise start looking for a home with a first floor master suite."

Child rearing tips are my favorite..."The word "No" is not a swear word , dammit."

or the wise "Let the kids eat dirt, I did, and I'm fine".

Also understand that Invisi-Gals comment by not saying anything....like when you pick the vomit yellow paint for the kitchen...not a blessed word is heard.

Advice on love is this simple...."Never marry a man who doesn't get along with his mother, because you will spend the better (or for worse) part of your marriage convincing him that you are not his mother".

So next time you are in the Supermarket and your toddler is cranking and the baby is screaming and you are dropping sippy cups on the floor and a woman over 50 steps in to help you by distracting the low blood sugar toddler so you can reset the baby back in the cart...

when she comments that they often give free cheese to kids at the deli counter (a nice way to say...your kid is hungry, dear)...

don't see it as a judgement, or interference...

she has been there...

shut up and listen....

she knows what she's talking about...

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Wednesday's child is full of lead.

Here's the deal y'all....don't call me on Wednesday nights from 10pm to 11pm...because I will be watching my self-united-in-marriage husband Timothy Olyphant in Justified on FX.

It is based on the short stories of Elmore Leonard... note to self: pick up any book with his name on it.

It's been beautifully adapted for television by Graham Yost (The Pacific)...it is gritty and filled with eloquent and relevant profanity and ooozes the underground charm of the South.

Finally, a well written TV show...it is vulgar poetry and completely Shakespearean ... and I am hooked.

I am fighting with my girlfriends over who gets Raylan, laughing with my husband over Gordy's comebacks, and shaking my head in wonderment over Graham Yosts' brilliant mind.

For one hour I suspend all outside world activities and enter Harlan, Kentucky for better or worse, and allow myself to get involved in others people business...oooh my favorite thing...and these other people have interesting bidness.

Yes there is swearin', shootin' and some lovin'.... but none of it feels gratuitous in the least...and the hat jokes are perfect.

.....remember, no calls, no texts, no emails, no nuttin' , I ain't a answerin', I'm fixin' to watch me some Justified....

carry on...y'all

http://www.fxnetworks.com/shows/originals/justified/...