We have all been behind that car that is suddenly going s-l-o-w-e-r and s—l—o—w—e—r. The person at the wheel so involved in their conversation that they’ve forgotten what it is they’re doing.  A Starbucks in our area, had a lady drive through the front of the bulding; another building, a bank, the same thing — both were texting while driving or in this case, parking.  I don’t know why people view driving as a time to play catch up — but I’ve seen them apply make-up, eat their lunch; once, we don’t know how she was steering — a woman was smoking using one hand and holding her cellphone with the other.  Of course it should be declared illegal and why this law hasn’t been passed is a mystery.  Certainly it is the new drunk driving and as important as wearing a seat belt.

There shouldn’t be cash for either — where is it coming from?  Are they printing it in the basement of the Whitehouse?  Enough.  We need to take responsibility and care on our own.  Absolutely agree with Canuck; cannot state it strongly enough….we ARE paying for enough now; too much.

Actually, I love to cook, but since the kids are gone and my husband prefers unwinding in a restaurant, we eat out most nights…..my kids told me to be careful of that hot thing in the kitchen when I’m on my way out.  Our house was struck by lightning and it was days before I realized that my stove no longer worked!

No, this was a follow-up for a colonoscopy….again, every other time the report was given by phone, this was obviously a way to get another billed visit since there was nothing to report but what he had already told me and my husband immediately following the procedure.  Yep, what a jerk — won’t be going back there again.

Recently I had a really bad experience with a doctor when I told him I couldn’t hear and was relying on lip reading so I needed to be able to see him face to face.  At first, it was a number I asked about — he said I had to come back in three years.  I reminded him that I don’t hear and held up three fingers, saying did you say three years, numbers are especially difficult for me?  He held up three fingers and waved them back and forth several times repeating "three, three, three"….then he kind of just moved his lips as if he was speaking but didn’t, thinking this was funny.  Then on his way out the door, said "read lips huh?  Well, read my lips, I did not have sex with Monica Lewinsky"  As you all can imagine, this was so shocking, my husband said I should have gotten up and left. 

Two of our daughters, themselves in the medical field, were so appalled by this behavior that they insisted I report this to a medical board.  They gaveme the website saying that this behavior is inexcusable….and it was.  Ultimately I did.

That’s the long answer.  The short answer is that I will tell my doctor of things my doctor needs to know and my friends, along with SA and LC, not much.

I looooooove coffe and drink it all day…………… until my hands shake and then, I drink wine until they stop……(of course Starbucks)

You go girl!  Good idea :)

You had me smilng even before coffee today, Susan.  I know just how you feel.  A friend of mine says that you should lie about your age…up….so people will then say "oh no, you can’t be that old".  My fear is that they will just nod and walk away.

When AARP found me, and by the way, how do they find you?  Why are our personal records so available?  And why doesn’t AARP use some of its funds for other things instead of mailing, mailing, mailing, mailing, mailing, mailing forever.  As I started to say, when they first hunted me down, I threw it on the floor and stamped on it — very adult behavior.  But, in answer to the question, yes, I do take advantage of senior discounts.  However, some senior discounts just aren’t fair.  Right now I belong to the JCC; with a senior membership, which is less money - you are not able to use the gym or pool on weekends or after 4:00 —- definitely odd.  And they hold to this rule.  Other senior bene’s do include 10% off at some places — but overall, there just aren’t just that many advantages for seniors.

Sadly, me too.  Why is that do you suppose?

I think that I shall never see a poem as lovely as a …… lamp ?!?!

It depends on which age we were — it was never THE most important.  Younger it may have been all we thought of and couldn’t wait for, but age (and children) brought restraint.  As well, there is so much more to love and a couple’s happiness that the physical act of intercourse. 

Our children would always ask their questions at dinner time so it was known as the "white knuckle" gulp.  It would start innocently enough with one of them saying "Mom, I know you never lie to us…." because, yes, their father would lie to them :) and would continue on.  It was at this time that I would be gripping the edges of my chair tightly.  I knew a question about my own sex life was coming, not my sex life now, but my sex life before marriage.  Once they said we know what you were doing in there ("there" being our bedroom where I had two locks on the door), we heard you laughing — I had finally had enough and said that’s because I was having fun.

Our daughter as well said that her kids are now picking dinner time as the time to ask their questions.  Their father gulps his food down and finds something else to do….big guy, coward.  She tried what I did:  just answer the question that is asked, don’t volunteer any more.  That worked for a little while — until the other night.  So she told them.  Their response?  Ewwwwwwwww — did you do that?  She said at least twice.

She and I agree, what’s so great about these family dinners? 

 

On the day that the truck driver stopped to let me cross the street — Thank God he didn’t get out and help me — was the day I figured, at my age who’s looking?  So I wear the damn bathing suit, or as James suggested, t-shirts and shorts.

Cell phone use while driving has become, I believe, one of the most dangerous acts causing untold accidents.  Whether talking and getting so involved in the conversation that one forgets they’re driving or where they’re going or, and this should be against the law, texting while behind the wheel.  A lady in my neighborhood recently drove right into the front of the bank while checking her cell phone and pulling into a parking spot; another went drove right into Starbucks while doing the same…..it was just fortunate in both cases that nobody was hurt.  At Starbucks there were people sitting outside who somehow managed to get out of the way. 

 Aside from the aggravation caused to those behind and around you, it is quite obviously, or it should be obvious, dangerous.

 Then of course there’s the women I’ve seen actually putting on eye make-up and doing their hair—getting ready for work— while driving.  We saw one young woman holding her cell phone with one hand to her ear, her cigarette in another and eating — it baffled us how she could be steering the car and with what she was doing it.

Driving these days takes all of your oncentration.  Drivers have a fast food mentality and cut corners all the time, speeding, cutting you off — a person really needs to give it their total focus.

I do agree with Messy One and Libra Lady — absolutely, period.