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Dancing Machine
Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012
Today I’d like to look at one of my favorite pastimes and a pastime enjoyed and even revered throughout the world by all . . . dancing. And I want to look at it from from the perspective of American men. Which is to say, from the sidelines. Why is it that we seem to be the only culture whose men either avoid or openly disdain dancing? Not all men, of course. But in this culture, dancing is just not considered cool. Just look around on any dance floor. Men are outnumbered, 6 to 1 at least. What is the matter with them? (more…)
Tags: American men, dancing, men over 40, white men, why don't men dance, women over 40
Posted in Hobbies | 4 Comments »
Control Freak
Saturday, April 28th, 2012
If you’re a woman – or a man – over 40, you’ve hopefully embraced the latest technologies so that you aren’t completely cut off from the rest of the world. Hell, my 91 year old mother goes online to email and play Scrabble. But whether or not you’re comfortable with technology, we all have to deal with everyone else . . . who is. And that means being ignored for a smart phone.
And they call this being more connected? (more…)
Tags: communication, control, lack of communication, men over 40, phone conversations, talking on the phone, teens and texting, Texting, women over 40
Posted in Relationships, Technology | No Comments »
Mr. Clean in Paris
Tuesday, April 17th, 2012
I know it’s quite popular to denigrate Europe, and especially the French (even though they were right about Saddam Hussein and his non-WMDs. . . but that’s another story). But you know what we’ve been noticing since we arrived here in France? First of all, the people are really friendly. Especially when you try (and butcher) speaking the language. Oh, the baker at the local patisserie was so happy to help me! And their economy? Doing quite well, by the way, despite the call by some to boycott French products.
But the most amazing thing to us is simply how clean everything is. (more…)
Tags: france, men, men over 40, paris, why are Paris streets so clean, why do men urinate in public, women, women over 40
Posted in Social Issues | 6 Comments »
Anchors a-Weigh
Wednesday, April 4th, 2012
I hate trying to lose weight. When I was in high school, I had to try to gain weight and I was embarrassed about my skinny arms. Oh, those were the days. But you know what I hate worse? Having someone not only tell me I need to lose weight, but reminding me whenever I eat something that might not be lettuce or a pickle.
Sound familiar? Or am I the only woman married to weight Nazi? (more…)
Tags: gaining weight, losing weight, men over 40, menopausa weight gain, weight loss, women, women over 40, women over 50
Posted in Grooming, Health | 6 Comments »
It Shouldn’t be Hard
Wednesday, March 28th, 2012
Ever wonder why men run the world? After all, when we were in high school and even college, males were the last people you would rely on to be responsible for anything. Even now, all you have to do is look at the “wonders” that engineers (mostly male) have come up with, like highway jug handles that create 10 minute bottlenecks on your way to work because they never considered the way traffic actually happens (if you don’t know what a jug handle is, you’re not from NJ). But, here they are, in charge of just about everything, from government to business, and we sit here and wonder “How the hell did that happen?” (more…)
Tags: baby boomers, changing the world, Lysistrata, men over 40, the power women have over men, withholding sex, woman power, women over 40, women's health
Posted in Social Issues | 1 Comment »
