Andy Rooney on Women Over Forty

He values women who are over forty most of all.

Here are just a few reasons why:

1)      A woman over forty will never wake you in the middle of the night to ask, “What are you thinking?” She doesn’t care what you think.

2)      If a woman over forty 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 something more interesting.

3)      A woman over forty knows herself well enough to be assured in who she is, what she is, what she wants and from whom. Few women past the age of forty give a hoot what you might think about her or what she’s doing.

4)      Women over forty 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.

5)      Older women are generous with praise, often undeserved. They know what it’s like to be unappreciated.

6)      A woman over forty has the self-assurance to introduce you to her women friends. A younger woman with a man will often ignore even her best friend because she doesn’t trust the guy with other women. Women over forty couldn’t care less if you’re attracted to her friends because she knows her friends won’t betray her.

7)      Women get psychic as they age. You never have to confess your sins to a woman over forty. They always know.

8)      A woman over forty looks good wearing bright red lipstick. This is not true of younger women. Once you get past a wrinkle or two, a woman over forty is far sexier than her younger counterpart.

9)      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.

10)   For every stunning, smart, well-coiffed hot woman of forty-plus, there is a bald, paunchy relic in yellow pants making a fool of himself with some twenty-two-year-old waitress.

11)   For all those men who say, “Why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free,” here’s an update for you. Now 80 percent of women are against marriage, why? Because women realize it’s not worth buying an entire pig, just to get a little sausage.

LOL!

I find it funny why because he is right. You see this bald, paunchy relic in yellow paints with women in their 20 something girlfriends trying to push back time. I laughed when I see one because they look like fathers to their girlfriend. Where forty +++ old women are more dignified and have have the experience of a lifetime compared to their counterparts.

Way to go! RIP Andy…60 Minutes will never be the same without you.

 

Sourced: Article by Veronica Kavanagh @ http://www.divinecaroline.com

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The Dalai Lama’s 18 Rules For Living

At the start of the new millennium the Dalai Lama issued eighteen rules for living.

1. Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
2. When you lose, don’t lose the lesson.
3. Follow the three Rs: 1. Respect for self 2. Respect for others 3. Responsibility for all your actions.
4. Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.
5. Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.
6. Don’t let a little dispute injure a great friendship.
7. When you realize you’ve made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.
8. Spend some time alone every day.
9. Open your arms to change, but don’t let go of your values.
10. Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
11. Live a good, honourable life. Then when you get older and think back, you’ll be able to enjoy it a second time.
12. A loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation for your life.
13. In disagreements with loved ones, deal only with the current situation. Don’t bring up the past.
14. Share your knowledge. It’s a way to achieve immortality.
15. Be gentle with the earth.
16. Once a year, go someplace you’ve never been before.
17. Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.
18. Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.

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The Longest War

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Kabul Cemetery

As hard as outsiders have tried to subdue and “re-create” the country in their own image,
Afghanistan has been able to absorb the blows of superpowers, and
remain essentially the same.

Jalalabad


The interesting thing is that the people trying to change it,

change more than the country does even after
Herculean efforts of governments, NGO’s, and coalitions.

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I remember when I was kid, I used to watch the news with my father which was basically the only time I spent with my Dad. I remember telling him at 7 or 8 years old, when will this war end? Sadly, Afghanistan will always be a war-torn country due to tribal and feudal culture.

Daytime Fireworks

Qatar Museum Authority, who sponsored the event and is apparently happy to see their cash go up in smoke. Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang, the artist responsible for pyrotechnics at the Beijing Olympics, spent two months and 8000 shells to create what he calls “A Meditation on Life and Death – The Black Ceremony”.

Cai is a poster boy for the amazing Chinese peasant art movement. In 2010, he created Cai Guo-Qiang: Peasant Da Vincis which presented works from peasants in China.

FOR SALE: "The Scream" by Edvard Munch

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So it seems Sotheby's has a true art icon up for grabs! On May 2, the New York City auction house will be auctioning Norwegian expressionist Edvard Munch's iconic "The Scream" which is being estimated to fetch at least $80 million!

The artist made four versions of the painting that feature a screaming figure standing on a long bridge. The painting is characterized by frightening, almost vicious, swirls of colour that seem to represent the artists' anxiety and emotion.

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Anguish Art always sells...Why? Because we all can relate to it...

Some of the rarest and unusual languages in the world – Very cool!

Long day for me at work so its a  simple post for me today ;)


Xhosa Tongue Twister Lesson in South Africa – Very cool!

Xhosa lesson by Nelson Sebezela, guide for Calabash Tours in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, interviewed by Patrick Leighton. Filmed and edited by Silvio Marchini.

Whistle Language

Funny video about a nearly extinct whistled language from a small Spanish island [Canary island]s…This language can now be learned at busuu.com – the free language learning community in http://www.busuu.com 

A Tribute to Siargao – Cloud 9 Surfing

A photographic excursion, captured and put together by Holger Bergner. © Copyright, 2011 on all photos and the entire slideshow video. Music: “Fading” by Kon, 2008. 

Siargao is well known as “The Surfing Capital of the Philippines” with a reputation among surfers within the Philippines and the International scene. It was named and made famous by American photographer John S. Callahan, who published the first major feature on Siargao Island in the United States- based Surfer magazine in March 1993, and hundreds of his photos in many other books and magazines since his first visit in 1992. Callahan has put the island on the international map and has drawn thousands of surfers and tourists to Siargao. Cloud 9 also has a reputation for being a relatively cheap destination for surfers with many cheap accommodations and restaurants and bars to choose from. © Wiki

Stumbled upon this video..Loved it…In my bucket list right now..

For bookings go to: http://siargaoislandresorts.com 

The best beach resort in Siargao island and surfing capital of the Philippines

Tabbouleh Salad

Recalling my childhood family gatherings, I remember every time we have a celebration like birthdays, holidays and get together with friends and relatives. My mother would never miss the Tabbouleh Salad. Never ever ever ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! According to my mother, the Tabbouleh Salad is for our Lebanese Heritage while the 4-7 other dishes are for our Filipino Heritage. LOL!

I remember seeing Sinigang, Barbecue, A Big Big Fish (I called it Lapu-Lapu), Crabs, Pancit or Palabok, and Chicken or Pork Adobo. Oh, forgot the dessert Leche Flan…Then, you will see all Filipino dishes huddled together just like in the picture and that one out of place dish in the very end of the table seated just right beside my Lebanese-Palestinian dad “The Tabbouleh Salad…”

Memories………

Cast of Characters:

  • 1 cup medium Bulgar Wheat (#2)
  • 2 -3 bunches parsley, stemmed and chopped, depending on size
  • 1 -2 bunch fresh mint leaves, finely chopped, depending on size, more to taste
  • 2 bunches green onions, chopped
  • 4 -5 ripe firm tomotoes, partially seeded and chopped
  • 3 -5 lemons, juice of , to taste
  • ½ cup extra olive oil, to taste
  • salt & fresh ground pepper

The Plot:

  • This recipe is a breeze if you have a food processor, a little more work if you don’t but my mother would prefer to do it the harder way (more authentic according to her)
  • If using a processor, chop parsley and mint together, using a pulsing action, to ensure that you don’t end up pureeing them, and remove to a bowl.
  • Repeat with green onions, and add it bowl.
  • Chop tomatoes, preferably by hand, into about 1/4″ dice, and add to bowl.
  • If you are making this for company, you might want to chop everything by hand.
  • It makes a much prettier dish than when made in the processor, but I never bother when it is for personal consumption; I just take a little care when using the processor.
  • Wash bulghur thoroughly, drain, and soak in fresh hot water for about 1 hour.
  • Drain and squeeze as dry as possible, and combine with vegetables.
  • Drizzle with lemon juice and olive oil.
  • Add salt and pepper to taste, and toss thoroughly.
  • You can be quite generous with the pepper.
  • Refrigerate for about an hour, taste, and adjust salt and pepper.

Sea Gypsies

Bajau Laut or Bajo are marine nomads thought to have come from the Philippines, who for centuries have lived their lives at sea. With there dugout canoes, they ply the ocean between Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia. Worlds expert free divers as you can see in the picture.

I love how the kid was playing with the shark. Amazing!

Bajau boy playing with pet shark

Sourced Photo: Anthropologist in the Attic

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