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Some day I hope to see the two of you again! Oak's working on the 26th and it's quite a drive from Lincoln, NE. We shall be there in spirit!

I nap in the late afternoon sometimes. I don't always sleep through the night and this helps a little. Seem to really lose energy after 2:30 till about 5:30 sometimes.

Thank-you Belle for posting your experience in the business world regarding Wal-Mart. I don't shop there. Once I found out about their business practices, that was enough to send me running. They are close to where I live and have a variety of goods, however, I'm lucky enough that I can find what we need else where. I think shopping there is being penny smart and pound foolish. Yes, you save a little money, however, you add to the profit line of a big bully who advertises how caring they are. I love it when they are in the news for litigation and they advertise right up next to it!

Cindy, I'll send you some reiki about your recovery if you like. Glad you had a good surgeon!

I would have wrote something really obscene if I'd a known it was going to a moderator...Just kidding. I read the instructions and promise not to hit the reply button on my computer.

Here in Lincoln we have a radio station that is heavy metal and geared towards young men. At about 5:20 every weekday there is a segment called "Stupid People shouldn't breed". This clip made me think of that. VERY FUNNY!

Coolness (love that name!), that is absolutely awesome that you and Mr. Coolness had such a great talk. I wish you all the best in all areas of your life! Happy Holidays!

This thread has been very thought provoking and that is a good thing. I liked what John I Am said about the moods...No...Maybe...and YES! Years ago I remember the wonderful Helen Gurley Brown (editor of Cosmo way back when) saying that if your sweetie was in the mood and you were feeling neutral to go for it, that you might be pleasantly surprised and really enjoy yourself. I say Helen is wonderful, because she was a real pioneer. It's only been in the last 3 or 4 decades that women's needs have been out in the open. So glad the "dutiful" sexual relations is fading out. NO needs to mean NO and Yes needs to mean Yes and hopefully someday that will be easier for all parties concerned.

I totally agree with Belle. Taken or not, being called a "hot babe" is wonderful! I love it when Oak tells me I'm beautiful and notices what I'm wearing and comments on it. I guess I was thinking in overprotective mode for Excathedra's husband... Excathedra's beauty is legendary!

Steve! Do you know anything about Reiki? I'll gladly send some. It's universal life force and it can be very soothing. I could send some to you, since we don't have Cindy's! permission and the caretaker needs support, too.

I have to agree that this would have been a good private topic, especially since Excathedra is married.

Geo makes a good point about Sears needing to use some innovation in their offerings. People don't buy new appliances every year. The only way to fight Walmart is not to shop there. We have laws that are not enforced about underpricing. In Germany Walmart started a price war and along with a few other stores ended up getting cited for breaking their laws about underpricing certain products. In my macroeconomics class we just got done with a chapter on pricing. Very interesting!

My emotions have been on overdrive, also. I appreciate the post.

You make excellent points Abigail. Excellent points. Coolwaters, I've always thought that sex was only 1/6th of a marriage,if that. I hope you find out what you want to know, Coolwaters.

That was not the message I was trying to communicate, Coolwaters. Not at all. People have different sex drives and sometimes people change. If you want to relate differently than that is what you want. It doesn't mean you have a problem, it means you want something different. One thing I have noticed is that if the man is not having a problem with something(anything, including sex) than they ususally think there is no problem. I find that frustrating when something in my relationship with a man is bugging me. There is still a part of me that thinks I should comply and that I'm unreasonable when something is bugging me. Than it makes it harder to say what's on my mind until it's to the boiling point. I'm real big on naming the issue and not pointing fingers at the person. I do this in most of my relationships. Geo makes a good point about compromising and finding some middle ground. Finding another lover would set off a whole plethora of new problems, even in an open marriage/relationship. It's not always the guy that wants sex more than the woman. So you communicate and look within yourself to ask why? Why do I not want make love as often as I used to, or Why do I feel like having sex more and why is that so important to me? Those are my thoughts.

Sudo, thanks for showing the before and after pictures. I admire your lifestyle change. Cool Waters, there is this awesome book that is out of print,however, you can get it used on Amazon by Sondra Ray. It's called "I Deserve Love". It's wonderful. It's difficult when one person is all reved up and ready to go and the other person wants to do other things. Intuitively, I get that you don't feel that organized and you need to feel like you have the daily stuff taken care of before you can make love and put your mind on it. I also get that you want to be related to in other ways.

I have "My Man Godfrey" and agree with Linda Z. For something really silly "Nurse Betty" is good. I rent "Chasing Amy" and the other Kevin Smith of the series: Mallrats, Dogma, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, and I have Clerks.

I plan to. I enjoyed Johnny Depp in "Secret Window" and "The Pirates of the Carribean".

Giving is a good thing!

I second that idea, Oak!

The saying Dr. Phil has that I like is "How's that working for you?" LOL. As far as diet books and his weight, the camera adds weight and he is helping people. He isn't a hundred percent perfect. I don't watch him on his TV show. Jeopary is more fun and I don't like to look at real dramatic situations a lot. I like that he can deal with David Letterman with a sense of humor and has made a success out his life from a difficult beginning. It is good we can disagree amicably and sometimes not spell write and be accepted too!

Gift certificates to Barnes & Noble, Target, movies, restaurants, etc. can work out nicely. Private Topic me and tell me more about the people that are hard to buy for. I am really good at figuring out what to get people.

LOL!

I saw "What the Bleep?" tonight and enjoyed it. I think these types of films will be coming out more. I found it shaking up the memories of how important attitude and thinking is on everyday existence for myself and those around me.