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Oh, that explains everything!

Wednesday, April 21st, 2010

Sadhvi

It is important for me to know when the planet of communication, which includes computers, emailing, telephone messages, and just your basic “please pass the salt”, is retrograde.

Why? Just because. I mean, if Mercury is retrograde, then I know it’s not just me.

It’s going back to whatever “normal” means on May 11th. Good luck and good night.

Mercury Retrograde
Saturday, April 17 – May 11, 2010

The messenger planet’s backward turn marks a three-week period when double-checking data, maintaining equipment and communicating carefully are recommended. A tendency to make more errors than usual is common during this cycle. Yet the gift of Mercury retrograde is that it provides a second chance to reconnect with people and to tie up loose ends. Completing unfinished business and reviewing systems to make them more efficient are constructive uses of this transit.

Tags: communication problems, mercury retrograde, sadhvisez
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On Falling in Love with a Pair of Shoes

Monday, April 19th, 2010

I confess: I am in love with a pair of red shoes! I saw them for the first time when my friend, Patricia, wore them to work. For weeks, I worshipped them from afar, with their tiny size, their exquisite shape, their beautiful color–right down to the flowers decorating the heel. But I knew they were unattainable: 1) I could not afford new shoes right then 2) Those shoes fit Patricia’s tiny, little feet, so there was no way they would fit my size 10 1/2′s or 11′s 3) You could never have two pairs of exquisite red shoes walking the halls of the same office. I decided to get them off my mind.

Months went by. I watched them from a distance, but I knew they could never be mine. I was content.

Then, in a horrible, depressing stroke of fate, Patricia left our office to take a new job elsewhere. I was devestated. I missed her wonderful presence. And, I missed her shoes! Weeks went by, and I resigned myself to my new, empty life. Then, the weekend came when my husband suggested I reward myself for losing so much weight by buying a new pair of shoes. We went to the store, and I tried on pair after pair after pair. Then, the sales lady said the fateful words: “I think I have the perfect pair for you,” and brought out the red shoes, in size 10 or 11–I could try both! And, unlike every other shoe that looks great in miniature but turns into a gun boat in my size, they looked great. And they made my feet look smaller! I was in love, truly in love, with a pair of shoes, for the first time in my life.

I have to say: I’ve never understood, until now, my women friends (and some men) who love shoes and notice each other’s shoes and talk about shoes. I didn’t get it. But that was then, when I was a shoe virgin! Here they are, from both angles.

Take a look and see if you don’t agree that they are the most magnificent shoes you’ve ever seen. Best of all, they feel good on your feet. All this and heaven, too!

And, best of all, Patricia forgives me when we wear them to the same event, which happens occasionally–although she does get a certain look in her eye. I can almost hear her saying the words: “You little slut shoe stealer!”

Tags: little shoes, red shoes, shoes
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Beautiful Women over 50: Sadhvi

Wednesday, April 7th, 2010

This week I thought it would be interesting to ask one of the girls a few questions. Sadhvi just turned 52, she doesn’t take or do anything (yet) to cope with the sudden change in hormonal levels, but she is chanting more and being more selective in what she does for others. I hope you enjoy what she had to say:

1) What was the first record/album you ever received/bought for yourself?

“Good Vibrations” by the Beach Boys. It was a 45 and I bought it at Woolworth’s. It probably cost 89 cents. At the age of 8, I experienced the word “psychedelic” when I listened to that song. It literally put my mind into another place. I loved it and played it over and over and over again.

2) What is one of your most vivid childhood memories?

The first thing that pops into my head is “falling in love” with Elvis when I was very young. I had a dream of him and felt that physical sensation that one gets when one is “in love”!

3) What lesson would you like to pass on to younger women, now that you are a woman over 50?

Hmmmm… what have I learned to be able to pass along? Well, I don’t know if I have completely got it yet, but maybe the most important thing is to try to be OK with how you are, how you look, how you react…everything. Why? Because everything changes so quickly, that to try to hold onto ideas of how to “be”, how to “look”, etc. are so irrelevant and a complete waste of time.

4) What turns you on, as a woman over 50?

That’s a good question…not much! Since I don’t have good sex any more, I would have to say my garden, painting, and being with friends.

Yum!

Oh, and a good bottle of wine actually turns me on too… I can always count on La Crema’s Pinot Noir to make me feel something divine.

5) What is one of your dreams for the future?

To be able to get away with my husband and dog more often, instead of working all the time.

6) What is one product you can’t live without that other women over 50 might enjoy/benefit from?

I cannot go out without having my favorite lipstick on, and that is one by Chanel. I have tried all sorts of different brands over the years, and this one puts me into a sensual frame of mind that I can say I enjoy…I think they use roses and raspberry and vanilla and I really like that smell. Plus, the texture is perfect.

Thanks Sadhvi…that was fun!

: Sadhvi

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Wanted – Laptop Coach for Women over 50!

Thursday, April 1st, 2010

Annice

Buying a new laptop should be easy, right? After all, I’ve been using computers for thirty years now. But I don’t trust myself to buy a new one. The husband says to buy a MAC, but then, not only do I have to drop $1500, I have to learn a whole new system – Ugh!
So off I went to Best Buy (with the husband) to shop. My inclination was to buy another Toshiba (I never actually bought one before – it was a hand-me-down) because it served me well for 6 years. However, once inside the store, surrounded by so many laptops, I almost started hyperventilating from all the different choices and prices.

There they were, all lined up in several rows, tagged by brand: Toshiba; Dell; Gateway, Sony; MAC; ASUS; ACER; and of course each brand had several lines to choose from, depending on price, gigs, operating systems, CPUs, etc.

I stopped a geek to ask for help. His first question was, “What do you want to do with it?” I hadn’t pondered that question, although it was completely reasonable. “I’m writing a novel,” I said. “I have a blog, I answer e-mails, I have some photos stored, I have i-tunes, I Skype and sometimes I bring work home.”

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