Thursday, November 19, 2009
"Young Man, Older Woman" - Millie Jackson
Good Morning! What do Madonna, Cher, Joan Collins, Juliette Mills, Mariah Carey and Courtney Cox have in common, other than their celebrity and gender? They are all involved or have been involved with younger men...in Cher's, Juliette's and Madonna's cases; much younger men! They are part of a group of women recently referred to as "cougars" (a predatory cat by definition). Mind you, men have chosen younger females to mate with, date, and marry for years, and it was never given much thought, nor given a label like "cougar". Sometimes, you might hear, "oh he's just a dirty old man" (snicker, snicker), but mostly nothing negative is said. Elvis Presley arranged to have Priscilla Beauleau move in with him while she was still a teen-ager and he was in his twenties. Jerry Lee Lewis married his young, teen-aged cousin,and don't get me started about Hugh(Hef)Hefner! He has them in pairs and collectively they don't add up to his age. He would need about five or six for that to happen! Can you imagine the hoopla if a woman was doing this back then? (Referring to the 1950's). Now I know things have changed somewhat, and young men/older women relationships are flourishing; but still, not without eye brows being raised,and disparaging comments being made: "she's a cougar", "he's in it for her money" "she's robbing the cradle"... At this point in my life, I say: sister, if you and a younger man are attracted to each other, and he is not your student (you hear that Mary Kaye Letourneau?), your son or daughter's friend, or your relative, go for it. Afterall, you deserve to be happy too!
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
"What's Going On?" - Marvin Gaye
Good morning all. When I woke up this morning (TYL), I was all set to write about relationships between young men and older women. However, as I listened to the news (a daily ritual; first thing I turn on), the conversation was about skin lightening!!! It seems that there is a renewed interest in this topic, due to the recent appearance of baseball player Sammy Sosa's skin. Sammy Sosa is a brown skinned Latino brother that I considered handsome, who has become almost unrecognizable! His skin looks stripped of all it's chocolate-ness and his eyes appear green (contacts). According to what I've read, he claims to be using a "skin softening" product...wanna buy the Brooklyn Bridge? Anyway, there seems to be a phenomenon sweeping through Asia, Africa and I suppose, North America too...skin lightening! I don't get it, but to each his own...bleach that skin with that hydroquinone...lol! The Temptations said, "Beauty's Only Skin Deep, yeah, yeah, yeah!" Micheal Jackson said, "It Don't Matter if You're Black or White" (yeah, right), James Brown said, "Say it Loud, I'm Black and I'm Proud" and we sported afros and embraced the beauty of our blackness ( well, some of us did) and Marvin Gaye queried, "What's Going On?"...I am with you Marvin.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
CALIFORNIA DREAMIN'
Monterey, CAWest Coast Divarrazzi here LOL. You may have seen the recent run of "Come to California" commercials featuring our Actor Governor, his wife and slew of other famous people, with money. And of course the activities they are partaking in during the commercial require...Money! Reality, not all of California lives like that or can afford to live like that. Unemployment is through the roof, over population, homelessness, gangs, all the things that plague other states also plague us.
There is however a beautiful side that you may not know of. A side that those of us that don't have the endless purse can appreciate and it only requires a love for Nature and open mind. I personally also love the shiny side but have found ways to make it work with dull coins! For example, I love 4 star hotels, but who can afford to pay $200 or even $300 or more a night for a hotel. Priceline baby. I love that priceline.com and have turned many people on to it. My daughter and I make regular trips to L.A. since we were born there. I've not lived there for over 20 years so when I return it's as a visitor/tourist.
(Hollywood Roosevelt, Hollywood CA) Priceline to our rescue. (Funny enough this was also the site of my first job, as a maid! in the long long ago time LOL)A favorite for a Diva on a Dreamer's Budget is the coastline. And should you ever travel along the coast from Mailibu check out Gladstones Link. Yummy is all I can say to the Seafood cobb and the tasty Mojitos! If you like some Gravy on it, you might try Aunt Kizzy's Back Porch for so oh so tasty Soul Food. And the portions are huge. Try the Meatloaf, Smothered Chicken and make sure you grab some dessert, Peach cobbler yum!
Now, onto my favorite part.
Going over the Grapevine
Asilomar
Going over the Grapevine
Asilomar
Great Cows and Lazy Cows come from California (Livermore to be exact) LOL
Tiburon, CA
Mt. Diablo
Capitola
Berkeley, CAWell that's it for now, I realized I could go on all day! LOL but nature calls, It's gorgeous outside and my camera awaits. Have a great day! And stay tuned for more
California Dreamin'
Muah!
"A Thin Line"? By Beverly Rhett
Good morning all! Woke up this morning with a song on my mind...I know, I know...here she goes again with that claim. Well, I do tend to think in terms of music a great deal; I love music so much! Any whoo, the song is called, "It's A Thin Line Between Love and Hate" and it was recorded in the seventies by a group called The Persuaders (not to be confused with the acapella group, The Persuasions). It got me to thinking ( I Think, Therefore...), but to the point: is the line between love and hate really thin? Or does it really take a lot to make one arrive at that point? Remembering the Martin Lawrence movie of the same name, he treated a mentally fragile female so badly, that she ended up trying to kill him. Have any of you ever felt this way about a mate? What pushed you to that point? I suspect that most of us tolerate a multitude of hurts before reaching the point of no return. The song says, "the sweetest woman in the world, can be the meanest woman in the world, if you make her that way..." Can someone really "make you that way"? I don't think the line between love and hate is thin...I think many of us try to hold on to love long "After The Love is Gone"- EWF, because we relish "The Glow of Love" - Luther Vandross. Martha and The Vandellas said, "Love, Love, Love, Makes You Do Foolish Things" but Tina Turner inquires, "What's Love Got to do With It"? Huuummm...I wonder! BTW, I think the opposite of love is indifference, rather than hate. How about you?
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