I had not heard the term Cougar before it the discussion of the last few days. The term does not sound like an automatically negative one to me. If someone told me they were dating a Cougar, my first reaction would be along the lines of "go you!". If they then explained that a Cougar was a woman like "Mrs. Robinson", if that reference made me feel retro enough I might say "hubba hubba".
Sorry, Captain. I'm real sorry. I shoulda kept better care of her. Usually she lets me know when something's wrong. Maybe she did, I just wasn't paying attention...
Kaylee ,'Out Of Gas'
Natter 58: Let's call Venezuela!
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Typo Boy - May 30, 2008 7:42:46 am PDT #9777 of 10001
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Steph L. - May 30, 2008 7:44:24 am PDT #9778 of 10001
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated
I'm completely biased, but I think my dad falls in the silver fox category: [link] (please ignore how it seems like I'm throwing a gang sign).
Kathy A - May 30, 2008 7:56:14 am PDT #9779 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
I was just thinking this morning that one of the main reasons I'm not dyeing my hair, even though it's about 25% white, is that I'm hoping/praying/offering-sacrifices-to-the-gods that my hair will turn that gleaming white in about ten years. It's just waiting out those in-between years for the white to take over.
Steph L. - May 30, 2008 7:57:36 am PDT #9780 of 10001
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated
I'm hoping/praying/offering-sacrifices-to-the-gods that my hair will turn that gleaming white
I'm hedging my bets that my hair will go silver/white like my dad's. My stylist told me, the last time I was in, that she doesn't see ANY grey/white/silver in my hair yet, which seems odd.
§ ita § - May 30, 2008 8:00:35 am PDT #9781 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I concur with the people that concur with Steph and Sparky, Tom. Take a weekend off and take care of yourself.
I wouldn't call that a big gap in terms of cultural trends.
I'd thought the song was later, but I'd also never closely associated MILF with American Pie, and thought the term predated the movie. Not really going to do much research from work, though.
Tom Scola - May 30, 2008 8:02:16 am PDT #9782 of 10001
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
Take a weekend off and take care of yourself.
Unfortunately, spending the weekend alone isn't going to help either.
Toddson - May 30, 2008 8:04:26 am PDT #9783 of 10001
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
Joining in with the chorus, Tom. Take care of yourself - do something nice for yourself.
And ... isn't therapy the place for a meltdown? You have someone there whose purpose is to help you through meltdowns and the other bad times.
Lee - May 30, 2008 8:06:27 am PDT #9784 of 10001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
do something nice for yourself.
Like come to SF!
§ ita § - May 30, 2008 8:07:55 am PDT #9785 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
spending the weekend alone isn't going to help either.
It doesn't have to be alone. It just has to be about you and healing.
Jesse - May 30, 2008 8:09:00 am PDT #9786 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I'm just going to say, Tom, don't make any decisions right now. Your thing tonight is a party, right? So you can just go or not go when the time comes. You don't have to decide right now that your weekend is a disaster. Even if your afternoon today kind of is.