In case you missed it on 60 Minutes, here is what Andy Rooney thinks about women over 40:
60 Minutes Correspondent Andy Rooney (CBS)
As I grow in age, I value women over 40 most of all. Here are just a few reasons why:
A woman over 40 will never wake you in the middle of the night and ask, 'What are you thinking?' She doesn't care what you think.
If a woman over 40 doesn't want to watch the game, she doesn't sit around whining about it. She does something she wants to do, and it's usually more interesting.
Women over 40 are dignified. They seldom have a screaming match with you at the opera or in the middle of an expensive restaurant. Of course, if you deserve it, they won't hesitate to shoot you if they think they can get away with it.
Older women are generous with praise, often undeserved. They know what it's like to be unappreciated.
Women get psychic as they age. You never have to confess your sins to a woman over 40.
Once you get past a wrinkle or two, a woman over 40 is far sexier than her younger counterpart.
Older women are forthright and honest. They'll tell you right off if you are a jerk, if you are acting like one. You don't ever have to wonder where you stand with her.
Yes, we praise women over 40 for a multitude of reasons. Unfortunately, it's not reciprocal. For every stunning, smart, well-coiffed, hot woman over 40, there is a bald, paunchy relic in yellow pants making a fool of himself with some 22-year old waitress. Ladies, I apologize.
For all those men who say, 'Why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free?' Here's an update for you. Nowadays 80% of women are against marriage. Why? Because women realize it's not worth buying an entire pig just to get a little sausage!
Don't blame me. Blame Andy Rooney and Doug.
UPDATE FROM THE COMMENTS: Lynn said...
:-) urban legend on the authorship, it's an embellishment of a piece written by Frank Kaiser. Snopes link: http://www.snopes.com/politics/soapbox/rooney2.asp
I've always liked this, a guy friend sent it to me in 2003, it was so unlike Andy Rooney I did a little research then.
Friday, February 13, 2009
More Prayers, Please
Mindful of the terrible loss of life last night in the Buffalo plane crash I'd ask your prayers for our brothers and sisters currently meeting at Seabury in Chicago.
Their meetings end today and they'll be travelling home to their individual parish and diocesan duties this week-end.
An extraordinary group of individuals, many of the greatest living blessings to our Church at this time , many of them very dear to me personally- among them +Gene , Elizabeth+, Susan+, +Tom.
I'd also ask prayers for the families in Newark and Buffalo living loss at this time and for the suffering and heroic people of Australia
David@Montreal
Their meetings end today and they'll be travelling home to their individual parish and diocesan duties this week-end.
An extraordinary group of individuals, many of the greatest living blessings to our Church at this time , many of them very dear to me personally- among them +Gene , Elizabeth+, Susan+, +Tom.
I'd also ask prayers for the families in Newark and Buffalo living loss at this time and for the suffering and heroic people of Australia
David@Montreal
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Urgent Prayer Request For Roseann
Evening June,
I sent you a note on FB a while ago telling you that Roseann is back in the hospital with a 103 fever, and vomiting. The doc's have begun testing to see what might be wrong. Would you send this on to the blog world? I'll keep you posted on her progress.
Suzanne
O God, the strength of the weak and the comfort of sufferers: Mercifully accept our prayers, and grant to your servant Roseann the help of your power, that her sickness may be turned into health, and our sorrow into joy; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
(Book of Common Prayer - p. 458)
Roseann is on dialysis, waiting for a kidney donor, because her kidneys were diseased and had to be removed. I think Roseann is quite brave. She kept her courage and sense of humor throughout a long period of of illness. Doctors recently discovered a suspicious spot in a mammogram, and now this. Please pray!
UPDATE:
Mimi,
Roseann has her laptop in the hospital, so if people would like to get in touch with her on Face Book they can.
She had an endoscopy this morning and a small tumor was seen, but she didn't tell me where it was. I'm trying to be cautious with what I pass on, but I think this turn of events should be shared.
I am very concerned for her.
Thank you for posting last evenings news on your blog.
Sue
I sent you a note on FB a while ago telling you that Roseann is back in the hospital with a 103 fever, and vomiting. The doc's have begun testing to see what might be wrong. Would you send this on to the blog world? I'll keep you posted on her progress.
Suzanne
O God, the strength of the weak and the comfort of sufferers: Mercifully accept our prayers, and grant to your servant Roseann the help of your power, that her sickness may be turned into health, and our sorrow into joy; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
(Book of Common Prayer - p. 458)
Roseann is on dialysis, waiting for a kidney donor, because her kidneys were diseased and had to be removed. I think Roseann is quite brave. She kept her courage and sense of humor throughout a long period of of illness. Doctors recently discovered a suspicious spot in a mammogram, and now this. Please pray!
UPDATE:
Mimi,
Roseann has her laptop in the hospital, so if people would like to get in touch with her on Face Book they can.
She had an endoscopy this morning and a small tumor was seen, but she didn't tell me where it was. I'm trying to be cautious with what I pass on, but I think this turn of events should be shared.
I am very concerned for her.
Thank you for posting last evenings news on your blog.
Sue
A Peaceful 200th Birthday To You, Abe
With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation's wounds, to care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and his orphan, to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations.
(Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address)
I pray that Lincoln found rest and peace in death as he seldom found it in his life.
Wingnuttery
If you like, you can read the entire editorial-length drivel in the The Washington Times, which suggests that if we allow our medical records to be digitized, the US will turn into Hitler's Germany, but it was the excellent commentary by Gavin at Sadly, No! that caught my attention.
What we learn today from the Washington Times is that medical records must not be digitized as the Obama plan proposes, but can only exist in paper form because YOU KNOW WHO LIKED EFFICIENCY HITLER THAT’S WHO. And certainly, such naïve, Godwin-unaware amuse-gueules of instaHitler are in the category of always-funny. I personally like to laugh at things that are funny, and would imagine that other people feel the same.
But it’s also the case that these tantrums represent something different to the wingnut mind than to the clinically normal one. To the wingnut mind, or according to the wingnut assessment of what would shock and upset liberals (a nearly identical consideration), the notion of the totalitarian dictator naturally refers to Barack Obama, and to a chain of previous images of Obama-as-cult-leader, Obama-as-false-prophet, Obama-as-Manchurian-Candidate, as usurper, as dictator, as “chosen one,” as false Christ. “Imagine,” the editorial is saying, “If Obama could access our medical records. What would stop him from euthanizing the weak, the so-called ‘unfit,’ or the ‘politically incorrect?’”
It’s not that wingnuts literally believe such things (or care what happens to the weak). They don’t really believe anything in the ordinary sense of the term, but rather make instrumental, conditional use of certain kinds of beliefs, much in the way that other kinds of people make use of thrill sports or porn.
Read it all. It's worth taking the time.
H/T to Michael F. at First Draft for the picture for the ages and the link to Gavin.
I should rename my blog "Stealing From First Draft".
Louisiana Congressman Takes "Leap Of Faith"
From the Times-Picayune:
U.S. Rep. Anh "Joseph" Cao, R-New Orleans, said Wednesday he is likely to vote for the economic stimulus bill when it comes to a vote, probably today or Friday, even if he is the only Republican member of the House to do so.
"I'm voting along what my conscience dictates and the needs of the 2nd Congressional District dictate, even if I were to be the only member of the GOP to vote for the stimulus package," he said.
"Even though it is going to be a humongous bill, even though we will be in debt for years, I believe that more likely than not, I will vote for it because the 2nd Congressional District needs a stimulus package."
Yes! Rep. Cao, the first Vietnamese-American to serve in the House of Representatives, will make the stimulus bill bipartisan. Credit and respect due, Rep. Cao.
It would, the former Jesuit seminarian said, be a "leap of faith, but that's what I have been doing most of my life."
"A lot of the provisions in the bill will be good for the district, because we need almost everything," he said. "You name it, we need it."
Gov. Jindal, see. That's how to do it. When the folks in your territory need help, you break with your your party and take "a leap of faith". But no, you're careful of your image as a true-blue Republican, and you would not have been chosen to rebut President Obama's State of the Union speech (I laugh as I type this), had you shown any signs of being a renegade Republican.
Of course, Rep Cao represents a heavily Democratic-leaning district. Enough folks were sick to death of William "Dollar Bill" Jefferson, of $90,000 in the freezer fame, who will likely be indicted, that they voted for a Republican, rather than have Jefferson shame the citizens of Louisiana any longer.
What pleasure and satisfaction this news gives me. Imagine! The lone Republican vote in favor of the stimulus package in the House is from Louisiana.
UPDATE: Cao caved in to Republican pressure. The US House of representatives passed the stimulus bill with NO Republican votes, 246-183. Now he'll have to face the music back in New Orleans. I guess the Republicans are scarier than the folks back home. Shame on me for taking Cao's word that he would follow his conscience.
U.S. Rep. Anh "Joseph" Cao, R-New Orleans, said Wednesday he is likely to vote for the economic stimulus bill when it comes to a vote, probably today or Friday, even if he is the only Republican member of the House to do so.
"I'm voting along what my conscience dictates and the needs of the 2nd Congressional District dictate, even if I were to be the only member of the GOP to vote for the stimulus package," he said.
"Even though it is going to be a humongous bill, even though we will be in debt for years, I believe that more likely than not, I will vote for it because the 2nd Congressional District needs a stimulus package."
Yes! Rep. Cao, the first Vietnamese-American to serve in the House of Representatives, will make the stimulus bill bipartisan. Credit and respect due, Rep. Cao.
It would, the former Jesuit seminarian said, be a "leap of faith, but that's what I have been doing most of my life."
"A lot of the provisions in the bill will be good for the district, because we need almost everything," he said. "You name it, we need it."
Gov. Jindal, see. That's how to do it. When the folks in your territory need help, you break with your your party and take "a leap of faith". But no, you're careful of your image as a true-blue Republican, and you would not have been chosen to rebut President Obama's State of the Union speech (I laugh as I type this), had you shown any signs of being a renegade Republican.
Of course, Rep Cao represents a heavily Democratic-leaning district. Enough folks were sick to death of William "Dollar Bill" Jefferson, of $90,000 in the freezer fame, who will likely be indicted, that they voted for a Republican, rather than have Jefferson shame the citizens of Louisiana any longer.
What pleasure and satisfaction this news gives me. Imagine! The lone Republican vote in favor of the stimulus package in the House is from Louisiana.
UPDATE: Cao caved in to Republican pressure. The US House of representatives passed the stimulus bill with NO Republican votes, 246-183. Now he'll have to face the music back in New Orleans. I guess the Republicans are scarier than the folks back home. Shame on me for taking Cao's word that he would follow his conscience.
YOU KNOW YOU ARE LIVING IN 2009 when...
1. You accidentally enter your password on the microwave.
2. You haven't played solitaire with real cards in years.
3. You have a list of 15 phone numbers to reach your family of 3.
4. You e-mail the person who works at the desk next to you.
5. Your reason for not staying in touch with friends and family is that they don't have e-mail addresses.
6. You pull up in your own driveway and use your cell phone to see if anyone is home to help you carry in the groceries.
7. Every commercial on television has a web site at the bottom of the screen.
8. Leaving the house without your cell phone, which you didn't have the first 20 or 30 (or 60) years of your life, is now a cause for panic and you turn around to go and get it.
10. You get up in the morning and go on line before getting your coffee.
11. You start tilting your head sideways to smile. : )
12 You're reading this and nodding and laughing.
13. Even worse, you know exactly to whom you are going to forward this message.
14. You are too busy to notice there was no #9 on this list.
15. You actually scrolled back up to check that there wasn't a #9 on this list.
AND NOW YOU ARE LAUGHING at yourself.
Thanks to Ann.
2. You haven't played solitaire with real cards in years.
3. You have a list of 15 phone numbers to reach your family of 3.
4. You e-mail the person who works at the desk next to you.
5. Your reason for not staying in touch with friends and family is that they don't have e-mail addresses.
6. You pull up in your own driveway and use your cell phone to see if anyone is home to help you carry in the groceries.
7. Every commercial on television has a web site at the bottom of the screen.
8. Leaving the house without your cell phone, which you didn't have the first 20 or 30 (or 60) years of your life, is now a cause for panic and you turn around to go and get it.
10. You get up in the morning and go on line before getting your coffee.
11. You start tilting your head sideways to smile. : )
12 You're reading this and nodding and laughing.
13. Even worse, you know exactly to whom you are going to forward this message.
14. You are too busy to notice there was no #9 on this list.
15. You actually scrolled back up to check that there wasn't a #9 on this list.
AND NOW YOU ARE LAUGHING at yourself.
Thanks to Ann.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Oof! The Loosiana Guv'na Again
From the Baton Rouge Business Report:
Gov. Bobby Jindal will get another prominent GOP role later this month when he delivers the national Republican response to President Barack Obama's first speech to Congress. Obama plans to speak to a joint session of the House and Senate on Feb. 24 about the problems facing the nation. The speech will be similar to a State of the Union address. Jindal will give the Republican response in a nationally televised address from Baton Rouge immediately after Obama's speech, U.S. House and Senate Republican leaders announced Wednesday.
"I'm looking forward to hearing President Obama's address and I'm honored to be delivering the Republican response after him. Here in Louisiana, we have first-hand experience with reforming government and cutting taxes to stimulate our economy in uncertain times,” Jindal said in a statement. “This is a terrific opportunity to talk about our great state to the nation."
This star is rising too fast. I've heard Jindal speak, and he's no silver-tonged orator. Perhaps they'll prep him well, and he'll be all right. He speaks too quickly and tends to rattle off facts and figures at a fast clip until most listeners shut down. I suppose he'll be scripted, but still, I can't envision him as a match for Obama. Inspirational he is not.
I read in the paper this morning that Jindal is "concerned" about the stimulus bill. I hope that he's "concerned" about the folks here in Louisiana who are losing their houses and their jobs, and the gaping hole in the state budget. He just can't seem to keep his mind on matters on the home front. But, hey! He's a national star.
Gov. Bobby Jindal will get another prominent GOP role later this month when he delivers the national Republican response to President Barack Obama's first speech to Congress. Obama plans to speak to a joint session of the House and Senate on Feb. 24 about the problems facing the nation. The speech will be similar to a State of the Union address. Jindal will give the Republican response in a nationally televised address from Baton Rouge immediately after Obama's speech, U.S. House and Senate Republican leaders announced Wednesday.
"I'm looking forward to hearing President Obama's address and I'm honored to be delivering the Republican response after him. Here in Louisiana, we have first-hand experience with reforming government and cutting taxes to stimulate our economy in uncertain times,” Jindal said in a statement. “This is a terrific opportunity to talk about our great state to the nation."
This star is rising too fast. I've heard Jindal speak, and he's no silver-tonged orator. Perhaps they'll prep him well, and he'll be all right. He speaks too quickly and tends to rattle off facts and figures at a fast clip until most listeners shut down. I suppose he'll be scripted, but still, I can't envision him as a match for Obama. Inspirational he is not.
I read in the paper this morning that Jindal is "concerned" about the stimulus bill. I hope that he's "concerned" about the folks here in Louisiana who are losing their houses and their jobs, and the gaping hole in the state budget. He just can't seem to keep his mind on matters on the home front. But, hey! He's a national star.
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