Saturday, January 29, 2011

Parental Notice: This blog post is P.G. 11 ½ yrs old.

So there I was on my bike meandering along the quiet leafy byways around Allensbach; as I ambled on in this charming pastoral setting by Lake Konstanz, being dazzled by the rays of sunlight dancing on the softly rippling water, against a back drop of the majestic snow covered Alps, an observation of non-world shattering importance occurred to me: I just don’t ‘get’ the expensive lingerie thing!

      Oh the lingerie bit I get; the wearing of nice nearly nothings in the expectation that a romantic liaison, dangerous or otherwise might ensue.  But why expensive.   I mean there you are all dolled up in your nearly nothings in the low light (and unless you are a wife or an ex-wife of Brad Pitt - or Brad Pitt, one should really not be wearing nearly nothings without the ‘assistance’ of low light.  Indeed with six kids under 10, and  not enough sleep by times,  Brad, God bless him, looks like he too might occasionally have need of ‘low light’ these days).  

      So there you are anyway all dolled up in your $200 nearly nothings and the object of your affections cannot keep their hands off you…. And then you shout … “Hey be careful - that’s $200 worth of thong you are groping at there!”…. Well let’s face it, after that, no amount of low light or the Righteous Brothers singing is going to ‘bring back that lovin’ feelin’. The truth is, it’s just ‘gone gone gone’. 

     No, I figure, if  it is a romantic dalliance one is after, one should stick to less costly nearly nothings;  with all that low light and romantic music in tow, who is going to notice, or care, if the cut or design of your drawers is ‘designer’ or not.  If one must have La Perla in one’s life, better to enjoy it by one’s self.

       Ah!  Isn’t it just amazing what awareness can present themselves to one as one wanders about in bucolic milieus.
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p.s. 'Someone' in the vicinity ‘who wishes to remain nameless’ opined if woman let the men in their lives buy the underwear, $200 for any ‘under’ item of clothing would not be an issue a woman would ever have to occupy herself with again.

Monday, January 17, 2011

How Irish Step Dancing Got its Start.

Dear Turlough,
A man such as yourself who does much to promote Irish Culture and Arts will surely appreciate the sophisticated cultural nuances of the explication in this worthy piece of cultural dazzlings.... 

Subject: How Irish Step Dancing Got Its Start      (see web address below)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0rrLdWLu_0&feature=player_embedded

Have a good week!  Rosaleen
The post above is a copy of a communication sent to one Turlough McConnell, a great promoter of the best of all things Irish. One example is his involvement in the preparations for the celebration of the 250th St. Patrick's Day Parade in New York City on March 17th next.

Thursday, January 6, 2011

The Wobbly Brain Test...... a little something to chew on.

I am afraid I cannot tell you who developed this test, if I find out, I promise I will let you know.  But,  I do know it is all very serious stuff, because it was sent to me  by a real live Professor.  

The Wobbly Brain Test -   A Short Neurological Test 

This is very interesting and worth reading if you can read it. 
  
 1st Find the C below. Please do not use any cursor help.
 
  OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
  OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
  OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
  OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
  OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
  OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
  OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCOOOOOOOOOOO
  OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
  OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
  OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
  OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
 

  2- If you already found the C, now find the 6 below.
 
  99999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999
  99999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999
  99999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999
  69999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999
  99999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999
  99999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999


  3 - Now find the N below. It's a little more difficult.
 
  MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMNMM
  MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
  MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
  MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
  MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

If you were able to pass these 3 tests, you can cancel your annual visit to your neurologist. Your brain is great and you're far from having a close relationship with Alzheimer.  
 
  Can you raed this? Olny 55 plepoe out of 100 can. 
 
 I cdnuolt blveiee that I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd what I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno't mtaetr in what oerdr the ltteres in a word are, the olny iproamtnt tihng is that the frsit and last ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can still raed it whotuit a pboerlm. This is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the word as a wlohe. Azanmig huh? Yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt!
 
Now a variation on this test devised by W.C. a food scientist.... and so has absolutely no business developing a Neurological test of any kind - but why would that stop him!  So here you have ....


 ...The Kerry man version
 
This is very interesting and worth reading if you can read it. 
 
A Short Neurological Test
  
1st Find the C below. Please do not use any cursor help.

  CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
  CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
  CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
  CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
  CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
  CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
  CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
 

  2- If you already found the C, now find the 6 below.

  66666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666
  66666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666
  66666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666
  66666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666
  66666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666
  66666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666 

 
3 - Now find the N below. It's a little more difficult.
  NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
  NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
  NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
  NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
  NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
  NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
  NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
 
If you were able to pass these 3 tests, you can cancel your annual visit to your neurologist. Your brain is great and you're far from having a close relationship with Alzheimer. Congratulations!  If not you' re fecked.