Gotta Love Old Men - Freeple.com [freeple.com]
I was at the mall the other day eating at the food court. I noticed an old man watching a teenager sitting next to him. The teenager had spiked hair in all different colors: green, red, orange and blue.
The old man kept staring at him. The teenager would look and find the old man staring every time.
When the teenager had enough, he sarcastically asked, "What's the matter old man, never done anything wild in your life?"
The old man did not bat an eye in his response, "Got drunk once and had sex with a peacock. I was just wondering if you were my son."
Sunday, March 25, 2007
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
83rd Post: Inspired
“There are certain things that are fundamental to human fulfillment. The essence of these needs is captured in the phrase 'to live, to love, to learn, to leave a legacy'. The need to live is our physical need for such things as food, clothing, shelter, economical well-being, health. The need to love is our social need to relate to other people, to belong, to love and to be loved. The need to learn is our mental need to develop and to grow. And the need to leave a legacy is our spiritual need to have a sense of meaning, purpose, personal congruence, and contribution”I really don't have to say anything do I? People wonder about what drives people? There it is ladies and gents there it is.
Sunday, March 11, 2007
82nd Post: If she is more successful she can't be yours
In attempt to spice up both of our bogs, a friend of mine suggested we both post our opinions regarding a certain matter. The question posed was:
Is it possible for men to engage in long term relationships with women who are more successful than themselves?
I, being a student of human group dynamics have concluded that it is in 99% of cases impossible. She being a great believer in love that has written an argument in favor of the quote http://www.kickoffyourheels.com
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First and foremost I must ask this? Who leads? I mean when you dance? When you choose mortgages? Who makes the big decisions?
If it is the woman then the man is emasculated and resents the situation transferring his frustration to the woman that he 'loves'. If it is the man, then you are in essence asking the woman who having built her career by making tough decisions telling people how things were going to happen and choosing action after considering the facts to be silent, to take an advisory role to someone who from our assumption within the question is less capable then her.
Less capable I hear you screaming? The question simply implies less successful but I put it to you that if the man is less successful he is either less capable to be successful or has for some reason or other chosen not to exploit his full potential which in my eyes and I am sure for 99.9% of other women a failure worst then the man who was simply not capable of reaching great heights.
So now we have a relationship where the leader is in question, we must default then to a committee type of relationship where everything is discussed. Now I personally remember one man describing committee's perfectly by saying that
"A camel is a horse designed by a committee" , it is inefficient and causes delays such that opportunities are lost and difficulties are created. Don't get me wrong no matter what *consultation* should occur in every relationship. But a consultation is where advice is given not choices made, if a woman is more powerful she will be used to making these decisions, I mean she is the one who makes the money the one who is working her heart out to make the money. It is within her rights to choose how the money is spent; the man? Well he can do the consulting he can play second fiddle and when they go to a dinner party and the guys start talking about investment opportunities? Why he can say that the misses decided it wasn't a good idea. Now his friends won't laugh, no they will give him the look of disdain for he has proven himself incapable to lead he is no Alpha male for he can't lead his own house let alone 'the pack'.
But that in the end their must be a clear line of leadership, I mean where the man is more successful he can delegate paying bills and such, so that if their financial issues he accepts the decision of the woman, *but* that power comes from the man that he assents to follow in this thing. But on on other issues which matter to the family he will take the reigns for he *loves* his misses more than he loves himself and as such will make the choices which cause him pain but are best for the family. Women are simply not made for that position for when it comes down to it they love *the kids* more than herself and as such the male is left to suffer, it is one thing to accept suffering by your own hand another to have it placed upon you by another. Furthermore, when she is pregnant where exactly does the money come from? Must she return to work without even having a choice of staying with the children?
All of this boils down to respect, how can the children respect the father if he is not looked up to by the mother? What does the father say ? " If you don't behave I will tell your mother"? What a comedic situation that would be. The woman has always been the silent comfort to her Atlas who holds the sky on his shoulders for her, if she takes the load can you really see a man as being comforting in the same way?
Some things don't make sense really they don't;
Is it possible for men to engage in long term relationships with women who are more successful than themselves?
I, being a student of human group dynamics have concluded that it is in 99% of cases impossible. She being a great believer in love that has written an argument in favor of the quote http://www.kickoffyourheels.com
**************
First and foremost I must ask this? Who leads? I mean when you dance? When you choose mortgages? Who makes the big decisions?
If it is the woman then the man is emasculated and resents the situation transferring his frustration to the woman that he 'loves'. If it is the man, then you are in essence asking the woman who having built her career by making tough decisions telling people how things were going to happen and choosing action after considering the facts to be silent, to take an advisory role to someone who from our assumption within the question is less capable then her.
Less capable I hear you screaming? The question simply implies less successful but I put it to you that if the man is less successful he is either less capable to be successful or has for some reason or other chosen not to exploit his full potential which in my eyes and I am sure for 99.9% of other women a failure worst then the man who was simply not capable of reaching great heights.
So now we have a relationship where the leader is in question, we must default then to a committee type of relationship where everything is discussed. Now I personally remember one man describing committee's perfectly by saying that
"A camel is a horse designed by a committee" , it is inefficient and causes delays such that opportunities are lost and difficulties are created. Don't get me wrong no matter what *consultation* should occur in every relationship. But a consultation is where advice is given not choices made, if a woman is more powerful she will be used to making these decisions, I mean she is the one who makes the money the one who is working her heart out to make the money. It is within her rights to choose how the money is spent; the man? Well he can do the consulting he can play second fiddle and when they go to a dinner party and the guys start talking about investment opportunities? Why he can say that the misses decided it wasn't a good idea. Now his friends won't laugh, no they will give him the look of disdain for he has proven himself incapable to lead he is no Alpha male for he can't lead his own house let alone 'the pack'.
But that in the end their must be a clear line of leadership, I mean where the man is more successful he can delegate paying bills and such, so that if their financial issues he accepts the decision of the woman, *but* that power comes from the man that he assents to follow in this thing. But on on other issues which matter to the family he will take the reigns for he *loves* his misses more than he loves himself and as such will make the choices which cause him pain but are best for the family. Women are simply not made for that position for when it comes down to it they love *the kids* more than herself and as such the male is left to suffer, it is one thing to accept suffering by your own hand another to have it placed upon you by another. Furthermore, when she is pregnant where exactly does the money come from? Must she return to work without even having a choice of staying with the children?
All of this boils down to respect, how can the children respect the father if he is not looked up to by the mother? What does the father say ? " If you don't behave I will tell your mother"? What a comedic situation that would be. The woman has always been the silent comfort to her Atlas who holds the sky on his shoulders for her, if she takes the load can you really see a man as being comforting in the same way?
Some things don't make sense really they don't;
Sunday, March 04, 2007
Saturday, March 03, 2007
80th Post: 300 Trailer
This goes back to this post in part because these men these spartans are true, they were a true society whats more this battle was real 300 spartans and 2000 thebeans faced off against 1 million persians they held them for three days giving the other greek states time to prepare to hold off the persians. Without these 300 the persian empire would have grown even larger and who knows what the consequences of that would have been? Alexander the great? probably not ...Juilius Ceaser? Probably not. 300 men held the line. Frank miller took this story and turned it into a flashy comic book. I honestly can't wait for this movie.
79th Post: Devil's Tactics
Sounds like me doesn't it? How despairing...
I honestly can't leave you guys on that note so how about this?
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