This photo renders me speechless

I saw this ad in the latest Vanity Fair magazine and it took my breath away. I was compelled to share him for a quick pick me up on a boring or bad day at work. Two words to describe this perfect specimen......eye candy! What you may not be able to see in this photo is the piercing blue eyes.

A blow up of the picture is hanging on my bulletin board.

A New Blog Related Condition: Bloganoia

Add this to your Funk and Wagnalls!! The word I developed to describe my current state of mind.

Bloganoia

Pronunciation: \ˌblog-ə-ˈnȯi-ə, ˌ\ . Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, madness, from blogamous demented, from blog- + nous written mind
Date: circa 2008
1 : a condition which produces the fear that the feelings and thoughts one writes in his/her blog will be discovered by the people who are the subjects of the posts in question. 2 : a tendency on the part of an individual or group toward excessive or irrational suspiciousness and distrustfulness of others concerning their blog
— bloga·noi·ac \-ˈnȯi-ˌak, -ˈnȯi-ik\ also bloga·noic \-ˈnȯi(-i)k, -ˈnō-ik\ adjective or noun
— bloga·noi·cal·ly \-ˈnȯi(-i)-k(ə-)lē, -ˈnō-i-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

Blog writing is so therapeutic. It enables you go write and share your deepest darkest thoughts about people you know with complete strangers. It is somewhat of Catch 22 as you want to share your thoughts and feelings but not with the people who are the subjects of the posts.

This week I have a case of bloganoia. and have temporarily removed the posts which are producing this condition and hopefully, I will recover soon.

Does anyone else ever experience this condition? Is it akin to writer's remorse?

Pat Benatar Still Rocks the House

CIT and husband, and E and I went to see Pat Benatar last night at the Mable House Amphitheater in Mableton, Georgia. We had a table under cover right in the front of the stage and it was wonderful. We had a great dinner with some tasty chardonnay.In her 50s, Pat's voice is strong and she still rocks the house. Her husband, who backs her on guitar, is a very gifted guitar and keyboards player. She sang all of her hits including Love Is A Battlefield, Heartbreaker, Hell is For Children and more. One of the amusing parts of the show was to see just how many young girls have become Pat Benatar fans. I guess you can attribute it to Jennifer Garners rendition of Love Is A Battlefield in Thirteen Going on Thirty. These tweens have taken to Pat like a fish takes to water. They were all rocking out in front of the stage.

Happy Independence Day!

Have a wonderful July 4th.

How to Find Your Soulmate

The following is borrowed from my iGoogle page:

Be the person your soulmate would love. Instead of waiting for your soulmate to appear, make yourself apparent to them. Work on becoming the unique individual they're looking for. Your soulmate will want you to be yourself. If you follow the crowd, your soulmate will never even notice you.

Expressing your individuality is the closest you can come to advertising your soulmate potential. Not only will you stand out, but you'll also be doing things that are more likely to bring you closer to your soulmate, who probably has similar interests and goals. Remember that your soulmate might not be what you expect. If there's only one person in the world who can be your soulmate, what are the chances that they'll live in your town, look like the people you grew up with, or even speak the same language? Your soulmate does not have to live in the same country or even the same hemisphere as you. Be willing to span the globe for your true love. Also, if you're expecting your soulmate to be love at first sight, you might never find what you're looking for. So keep an open mind. Part of the romance of having a soulmate is being pleasantly surprised.

Be patient. Fate doesn't work on a schedule. Your soulmate might cross your path when you're 8 or 80 years old. Don't be surprised either if there is a considerable age difference between the two of you. Yes, you might look forward to spending the majority of your life with your soulmate - perhaps buying a house, getting married, starting a family - but things do not always go as you plan. Your soulmate will color your world no matter how old you are, so don't rush into things, or else you might end up forcing the wrong person into the soulmate box, which will cause pain for everyone involved.

Accept people for who they are, not who you want them to be. When you've got all these fantasies flying around in your head about how wonderful and special your soulmate will be, it can be easy to look for those specific characteristics and features in anyone you get involved with. Unfortunately, unrealistic expectations can ruin a relationship, and might even chase your soulmate away. Whoever it is that you think might be your soulmate, appreciate their individuality and trust that if this person is your soulmate, they'll never need to change who they are for you, just like you'll never need to change who you are for them. That doesn't mean that you can't encourage them to try something new or help them to grow as people, just don't force things on them that they are not comfortable with.

Weather the storms. Contrary to what popular media would have you believe, meeting your soulmate doesn't guarantee "happily ever after." Things won't get easier when you find that special someone and in fact, they might get even harder. Ultimately, a soulmate is someone you can grow with, and the only way to grow together is to face challenges together. So if you put your heart and soul into a relationship, stick with it through the ups and downs, even when you question whether it's meant to be, and you might look back decades later and realize that you were with your soulmate all along. True love with your soulmate does not grow on its own: it must be cultivated and continually nurtured. So be lovable, and be willing to love like there is no tomorrow.

Proceeding with Caution

In an impulse of paranoia and soul searching, I have removed all but one of my Flame posts for the time being. I have witnessed the downside of posting heartfelt information when a talented blogger had her blog compromised by a total dweeb. Moreover, I am seeing the downside of the Flame....although a schmoozer, he is somewhat flighty and in my opinion, a player. Once again, I am guarded....back to the mold of Cougar.

We are scheduled for happy hour tomorrow so I will post with updates.

Tomorrow night is the Pat Benatar concert with CIT, her husband and our friend E. Details to follow.

Screening Phone Calls, Phone Loathing and the Downside of Caller ID

I have received a phone call every day, sometimes twice a day, from a 770 number. The caller never leaves a message. My general rule is that I do not answer the phone unless I know who is calling and if I am not in the mood to speak with the caller, I may not pick up. I am not a "phone person". I am on the phone all day long and by the time I go home, if I hear the phone ring, I want to throw it against the wall.

I will never understand people who love to chit chat on the phone for no apparent reason. If I had my "druthers", I would communicate exclusively by email and by text message.

So word to those with no phone number identification, you might as well give up.