Did anyone mention the KENNEDY magazine coverage during the 60’s and on and on until Jacquies’ sad demise.  Why are we worrying about a non-significant person (Palin).  She is not a married or a widow or a close relative of a president. Let her become a billionaire with our help keeping her in the public eye.  So be it.

I truly understand Katydidwells what you are saying.  I lost my husband of 40 years a few years ago.  I have never remarried because I felt I could not replace the person who was such a good husband and father.  And I was not young like you. Fortunately you found someone wonderful

When my husband was first ill he said something to me that shocked me for a moment.  He said and meant it.," I hoped we would live a long time and you would die first because you would have no one to care for you".  We talked about it and he was generally concerned about me and not about his own imminent death. Now many years have passed and I really understand where he was coming from.  It’s been a good life. Better when he was here with us. But he would be satisfied and I hope he knows.

Mr. W, you are right. But as I said all that Sara has going for her at present is her good looks.  Of course N.W. tried to make a fool of her. Yes she is foolish.  But she is also smart and is building a very good lifestyle for her and her family. That is smart. She would never have become president and will never.  The news-mags are fighting for their lives but the picture was flattering and the publicity gives her lots of opportunity to make more money in public appearances etc.  As for Obama he is doing what he thinks is right and I really hope he succeeds in the long run.  But now it is a very long run to look forward to for him.

No one complained when FDR and Reagan etc. were on newsmags covers.

It is overkill in my opinion but the president just can’t take notice and call the magazines and should be concentrating on other matters such as the economy and health care.  Not to mention juggling China and Russia and every over problem in the world. He inherited a bad legacy from the last administration so ignore the covers.

As for Palin, if you pose in shorts and look good and it is in a public view then just be grateful you look good.  That’s about what you have going for you right now.

Belinda you are right. They just don’t recognize the underlying predjudice that sometimes affects us.

Co` latha breith sona dhut! Whoopie you are really funny and can be very angry.  But you do both with class. Keep on keeping on.

Please remind me. Which decade am I living in?

Schadenfreude is so right..We all seem to enjoy the gossip vicariously even when we don’t own T.V.s. I own one but never looked at the show until you couldn’t avoid the in your face stories at every checkout etc.

Liz, really good insight into the Gosselins. He and She are so immature and made such bad decisions all along the way. The kids need to be supported and are very cute the few times I have seen them. The answer lies in the parents growing up and behaving like real parents. That means spending time with the children and behaving decently to each other.

As for Jodie Foster, she just happens to be gifted mentally and mom did something right in sending her to good schools and keeping her priorities in order.  I don’t know about the other young actors like Lindsay Lohan but even if she is gifted the parenting lacked maturity from both of the publicity hounds.  She is young enough to get on a better path and I hope she does.

All of the answers on this site are so good and intelligent that is why I like WOW.  Thanks fellow WoWers.

A Full Life is the one you look back on when your life is almost over. The choices you made, children or childless, career or home are done. If you look back only at the mistakes and wrong decisions then it was not a full life.  If you can look back and say, "hey that wasn’t so bad". Then you had a full life whether you choose to look at it in that way.

As Robert Burns said so well."If you could see yourself as others see us You would be happy with the gifts that God Gave Us". (paraphrased from the Scots.) And I say this not as a religious person but as one who has led a life with all the good times and all the bad times.  Just live your life.

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A lot of us love to write and probably know how. but on the blogs when I look back my syntax is horrible.  Maybe we should learn from James Joyce.  All kidding aside E,B. White was one of my heroes and still is. Or perhaps stream of consciusness is the way to go these days.No tweeting for me, it is not even interesting. Do we really want to know when some actor takes a walk down fifth Avenue?

Very interesting conversation. three things stood out to me. #1 These guys are probably inadequate sexually in some way and the wife knows and stands by for her own reasons, children,family,lifestyle.

#2 Political women who have their own political agenda in mind for the future.

#3 Don’t compare us to the French.  If we wanted their life style we would have adopted the French as our role models in the 1700’s.

Bottom line. Polanski come back to the U.S. voluntarily.  It will no doubt be a slap on the wrist. Just think then you will be able to stay in Hollywood and enjoy more stays at Jack Nicholsons’ house. The thirteen year old has forgiven you(thanks to a money settlement). Why are you worrying?

I guess I  was clueless because I only became aware of class and societal distinctions after I graduated from Nursing School in Jersey city , New Jersey.  I was brought up in a proud family of Scottish emigrants who never discussed social class or ethnic problems.  As with many people  born into the depression it is a cliche but I never realized we were poor and not very well dressed etc. Moving to California and working in a Veterans Hospital I really woke up to the difference in social classes.  Also grew up in a small  town where everyone went to the same schools and there did not seem to be any distinctions.

What? Rush Limbaugh is my father. Get me Brad Pitt PLEASE!

People who give you the New York Salute when you are stopped in traffic and can’t move. They somehow want you to drive over the other cars blocking you in order for them to move up one space. What?

Very lovely tribute to a very interesting man and writer.  I never met him but did see him at a trial in Santa Monica years ago.  He was following a trial known as The Billionaire Boys Club. I am not sure if it was before or after he lost his daughter.

I then started following his general writings and later his stories on T.V.

What a talented family he came from.  I will miss him in spite of never having met him.  Thank you Liz