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Jimnastics posted a blog 11 hours ago. Then three hours later, old blue posted a blog and then two hours ago Ian posted a blog. Only three blogs in 11 hours! Where are all our bloggers?confused
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Dating When Over Sixty.

Ok ladies, this is where you get off the bus again. This is for men only. I know a few cheated last time by slipping in by the back door, but this time there will be a short arm inspection. The devil help those who are caught without a decent piece. Of course, you’re still welcome to comment. You never read the blogs in any way.giggle

Hey you, with the snooker table legs! I know who you are, get out!pointing

Now guys, today we’ll be discussing a dating kit for those over 60. If you’re not 60 yet, don’t go away, you’ll be here with us sooner than you think.conversing

Let’s face it guys, we are well beyond our use before date and therefore we are going to need a few things to pave the way in case we should accidentally stumble into a woman stupid (or drunk) enough to be interested in us. When the occasion arises, we need to be prepared. There are a few things that we’re going to need.professor

I know some women like bald heads, but when it is full of wrinkles and creases, they will like it no more. Get a decent hair piece. One that sits tight that will not be blown off by the fan. Remember, she will, in all probability, be getting hot flushes.uh oh

Women don’t like a man to sit with a mouth full of teeth, but when there is nothing in there, they won’t like it either. Be sure to have a full set of well fitting dentures. We don’t want them to fall out when you laugh or cough, do we?grin

Then you will need a walking stick. Get one of those with the hook on top - like a shepherd’s staff. It serves a double purpose. It will be invaluable if you need to traverse one or two staircases to reach her dwellings and once there, it can be used to haul her closer if she sits too far away. She can probably outrun you.joy

A collapsible glass is another essential item so you can take your cholesterol and HBP medication in the bathroom without her knowing. This is very important. Never ask her for a glass to take medication. Women don’t like sickly men. If she should notice you popping tabs, tell her it is vitamin tablets. The glass can also be used for your dentures once the light is off. Oh yes, take care to swallow the Viagra tablet fast, otherwise you will be sitting with a stiff neck all night.doh

And have two or three condoms in your pocket. Women don’t like to use them but she will feel very special to know that you always use them when you date other woman. *!Wishful thinking, methinks!* rolling on the floor laughing

Right, that is about it. If you can think of something else that can make our lives easier, let me know. Just remember, this is not a ‘Larry' adventure game where everything can fit into the pockets. Grand! The ladies will be joining us in the next paragraph, so I’m trying to think what to say to get their attention away from the rest of the blog.devil

Hi Ladies, it is so nice to have you back. Don’t worry, you missed nothing. We were just talking politics.liar
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Now enjoy your day and be prepared. I may happen today.wave
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Ruling From The Grave.

My father made a new will recently. Nothing too unusual about that for he’s done so about four times in the last 15 years since my mother passed away. But why does he always find it necessary to tell us about it? He never discusses the contents and it leaves us in a terrible suspense every time.help

Not that we are worried about the distribution of the spoils, my father is a fair man and we (3 heirs) are sure that it will be divided evenly. Besides, it probably won’t be enough to make a significant change in our lifestyles. The concern is always about the conditions to the will. My family loves to reign from the grave. My father himself had to wait 22 years (until his 60th birthday) for his inheritance. But that was nothing in comparison to what his one brother did to his children.grin

He died in a traffic accident during the early seventies and his will stipulated that his children can only inherit once married for at least one year, and providing that the spouse is a member of a specific protestant church for at least five years. My family firmly believes that one should marry into your own religion. I could mention that this happened about a year after I married my catholic English-Italian wife. My uncle did not come to the wedding.doh

Any way, the will presented no problem to his two daughters. They were both in stable marriages and both the spouses satisfied the second condition.thumbs up

However, his son Henry was a different kettle of fish. He was engaged to be married to a catholic girl. Henry sought to declare his father’s will null and void, but two different lawyers advised against it. They said that the courts are reluctant to overturn a will unless if the conditions are either illegal, unreachable or completely against the general public norms. None of these, they said, could hold water in a court of law.professor

In the end Henry married a girl of long standing in his own church. The marriage was never consummated, they went on living their own lives and after a year he claimed his inheritance, obtained a divorce as previously agreed and married his catholic sweetheart. Many ways to kill a cat!tongue

But back to my father’s new will, I may be in trouble. At the beginning of last year my father expressed the wish that I should be married by the end of the year. He said I’m too irresponsible when I’m single and instructed my sister to introduce me to as many of her single friends and colleagues as possible. She complied but I did not. I dated a few but none of them were interesting enough to pursue. The old man expressed his displeasure at the end of last year.scold

Now what if… Glory! Will he do that to me? I hope not.hole
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Happiness

Happiness is a state of mind that cannot be achieved while you still yearn for something, be that material, revenge, love, fame or whatever.professor

Some people believe that love by itself can make you happy, but it is not so. Being in love only temporally blinds you to your other desires, but that euphoria wears off and soon you will have to face reality again. To be happy, you have to at peace with yourself, satisfied with your surroundings and reconciled with the fact that you cannot have everything.dancing

This is why poor people are often happier than rich people. They can accept it easier that they will never own a Mercedes Benz or a large house while the rich always have another mountain to climb. Keeping up with the neighbors can be a tiring job.hmmm

There is nothing wrong with working towards a realistic goal, but as long as you yearn for something that is out of reach, you will continue to miss out on complete happiness, even if you have all the other things that your heart desires.daydream

With revenge it is even worse. You cannot be happy while smarting for vengeance. It engulfs you in a cocoon of hate and even if you can extract your revenge in the end, it will not make you happy. Revenge is not sweet. It is an anticlimax that leaves you empty and without purpose. blues

So to be happy, you have to put your grudges behind you, accept the things that you cannot change, set reasonable goals, live in harmony with your surroundings, and most of all, be at peace with yourself.idea
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Hey Guys, It is Friday! Enjoy the weekend.cartwheel wave
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The Wizard Of Oz Has Reincarnated!

Ah, I see you’re back. Reincarnated again. Wow, you have more lives than a cat. And it’s been for some time. I did not pick it up earlier because I have been so inactive during the past year. How many profiles are you running at the present? I’d be looking out for them with a hawks eye.scold

Oh, by the way, your profile sucks. It looks like the work of two people. Laurel and Hardy will fit the bill. You should try to contract the three stooges as well. Five heads are better than one. Mind you, five and a half heads, if you count yourself in.doh

You should really post your pic again. I’m sure the Mods have forgiven you by now. Then you can rally your old comrades (most are gone or in hiding like you) and turn the blogs on it’s head again.frustrated

Hiding behind the old generic profile pic does not really help. We all have a unique style of writing and that is always a give-away. Besides, our blogs, forum posts and comments always have the same undertone; sometimes very subtle, but always there. A quick browse through the available material and presto! The some old nagging posts stuck out like a sore thumb, not to mention the tainted comments, forever niggling and stirring shit.thumbs down

What is the matter with you? I tried to bait you the other day but you did not catch on. You must have recognized yourself in that comment. Are you getting old?tongue

I know it is a bit overdue, but welcome back! I missed you.liar

But let bygones be bygones. This is a nice place, large enough for both of us. Besides, I enjoyed our fights. It is a pity that I’ll be leaving again soon. No time now for a decent fight, but we can take it up again when I return. En Garde!boxing
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Mat all of you enjoy this beautiful day. Yea, you too!wave
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Internet Parasites

I think few of us like all these ads that invite us to click on it while some of us probably use browser add-ons and other methods to suppress them. But it is wrong.scold

It takes a lot of money and effort to keep a useful site going and often those ads keep a site like CS free. CS never bothers us with donations or subscriptions, so I can only assume that ads are their only source of revenue.wow

Yes, the ads and pop-ups all over the web is a nuisance and I also use ways to suppress them, but come on guys, if you find a site useful and visit it a lot, why not disable your blocking device for that site. Those ads do not take so much to display and they load quick enough.doh

Support your favorite sites in their fundraising efforts by clicking on an ad from time to time. That is when the ad generates income. Just looking at them is not going to pay the bills.grin

If we only reap the benefits that a site offers without being prepared to give something in return, it defines us as parasites. We’re not leeches, are we? Now click those ads and keep CS free.banana
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Have a great day and keep those ads clicking.wave
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Overdoing

When I see fanatics, I run for the hills. I like to see things done in moderate fashion and somehow the complete opposite also leaves me cold.hole

Take drinking for an instance. All my friends use alcohol moderately and I don’t mind if my girlfriend uses alcohol. I fact, I prefer a partner who uses alcohol. Only, she must not drink (much) more than what I do. I don’t like drinking alone. I usually end up with half the bottle going down the drain when I drink alone. I never re-cork a bottle of wine. It is just not the same when I get back to it, which may only be days later.wine

And when I run into a teetotaler, my mind goes into overdrive, wondering why. I realize that there can be many reasons (including health) for not using alcohol, but I always wonder if the person did not perhaps have a drinking problem before and that one shot is going to get him started again. Look, don’t get me wrong, I applaud such resolve, but it still remains a niggling thought.devil

Another thought that also crosses my mind is that it may be religiously motivated which, to me, may indicate a religious fanatic.angel

Most of my friends are religious (not necessarily all Christians), and I respect their believes... as long as they don’t see it as their mission to save my soul. And again I don’t mind if my girlfriend is religious. Actually, I prefer one who goes to church sometimes. But she must not be so involved with her church that she is never around when I want to go to the beach or anywhere else.uh oh

Yes, moderation does it for me. I like normal people. Simple, down-to-earth people without hang-ups; people who are not afraid to talk when something is wrong but not prone to organize another international save-the-foxes campaign because some farmer shot one in his chicken pen.grin
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I hope you have a great day.wave
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What A Grand Mess!

This weekend was an abortion. Almost everything went wrong. Luckily only one event placed me at some disadvantage.uh oh

First I walked out of my volunteer job. For three days running I had no pupils after the break. Monday and Tuesday I had two and four respectively. Those kids only come to school for the plate of food and then they disappear. Of course I was not going to sit around wasting my time. I went home early on Wednesday and Thursday.help

On Friday the principal said he found something to keep me busy before I disappear again. I told him that I don’t need to be kept busy. I volunteered to teach illiterate street children, not to arrange books in the library. I got into my car and drove off. Anyway, I should not have volunteered in the first place.doh

On Saturday a bride did not show up for a wedding. I cannot say that I’m sorry. Apparently some of the guests were not informed and were milling around at the venue for an hour or two before going home. The only trouble is that the husband-to-be blames me for the fiasco and I was not even there. He now threatens to sue his would-be bride and I for breach of promise and I don’t even know where she finds herself at the present. Good luck to him.tongue

Then things settled and we had a great Sunday Braai, but last night somebody spoke about ‘biltong’. Google it! I got a craving for it and drove 7 km to find a café selling decent biltong. Coming back, about 1 km from home, a drunken duck drove into the back of my car. Thankfully, not too much damage. Mostly plastic trimmings, the left-hand tail light (big bucks) and the boot won’t close.sigh

Spent two hours in the charge office trying to make a statement and all I got for my trouble was about 250 gm of biltong at ZAR300.00 per kg. At least that was passable.thumbs up
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Wishing you all great week.wave
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The Last Farewell?

A lifelong friend is getting married tomorrow. She spent a few months here with us and some of you may remember her as BeaPatient. I asked her to drop in some time but she declined the invitation and said that she will be removing her profile in due course. No, she did not meet him here.conversing

Although she could never be more than a baby sister to me, I cannot help to feel a little pang of jealousy. I don’t know why it is, because I attended her first wedding and I did not feel like this then. I was invited to her wedding but I shall not be attending. The azzhole made her promise to ignore me in future. I cannot see her fulfilling that promise as her brother is my best friend and my sister is her best friend. Bumping into each other from time to time will be inevitable.reunion

I don't know what kind of bozo extorts such a promise from his future wife. I can only hope that he’ll come to his senses as a marriage based on suspicion is doomed to failure. If I wanted her for a wife or a lover, she would have been years ago. What worries me the most is that, as with her first marriage, she is marrying for all the wrong reasons.help

As a friend she will be very hard to replace. When I was sick she was always there to help me. Whether that be tidying up, bringing a plate of food, doing some shopping or anything else. When I had a few friends over for a barbecue or a party, I always asked her to act as hostess. A true friend in deed.sad flower

My father is furious with me for letting her ‘slip through my fingers’ for a second time, but he does not understand. I love Bea, but not that way.sigh

And now, as I wrap up this blog, I feel a kind of emptiness inside. Such as if I have lost my old friend for ever. I should really call her to hear how she is and to wish her well in her new life, but I don’t want to be instrumental in her breaking her promise. Besides, I may just tell her not to marry him and that will be selfish.doh
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Hey, it is Friday!!yay
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Does Honesty Still Mean Anything?

I was brought up to believe that it is wrong to lie and wrong to steal. In fact, it was wrong to do anything that could classify as being dishonest. That was the general consensus for as far as my world stretched.innocent

But times have changed. My own clan is less honest that what they used to be and I have come to realize that not all cultures have the same opinion about honesty. It seems that in some cultures honesty is seen as being downright stupid. A recent incident shook my foundations.shock

A man was knocked over by a car and unconscious on the ground. I watched as another man removed his expensive Nikes. At first I thought he was helping the man on the ground but then I realized that he was stealing his shoes. When I addressed the man he told me to mind my own business. I looked around and ask a woman why she allows her own people to be robbed like that. She pointed to the man on the ground and said that he won’t be needing shoes for a while and all his kinsmen nodded in agreement.wow

So it appears that stealing is okay if the owner does not need the item for a while.help

In my life I have heard several blatant lies just to secure a loan. My gardener, still half drunk, once told me on a Monday morning that his wife, who also worked for me, died and that he needs money for the funeral. Yet a week later they both reported back for work. When I confronted them about it, they said they needed the money. And that was a lie as well, they wanted the money to get drunk for longer. In fact all I did was to finance a week-long party.very mad

And so it appears that it is okay to lie if you need (or just want) something. help

If the need for something became an acceptable excuse to lie and steal then I wonder if it still pays to be honest. There are a lot of things I need or want. How long before the ability to cheat somebody else out of his hard-earned money becomes something to be proud of?sigh
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Hey, look out! that is the weekend flashing up front.wave
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Women!!!

Using a broomstick to shove a pound of fresh dairy butter up a mosquito’s backside will be an easier task to accomplish than to understand women. They are indeed the strangest creatures on this planet.wow

One can never tell what they expect you to say or do. I wonder if they know themselves. Like this one girlfriend I had a few years ago. One day she said that I’m just after her body.doh

I told her that it was not true and I spend 10 minutes to explain that she had many other virtues that I adored and that her body was just a minor attraction amongst all her other fine attributes. Then she started crying and wanted to know what was wrong with her body that I did not like it!crying

But I don’t want to sound like a woman basher today and I don’t want to discuss women in general. It is one particular woman that mystifies me at this time.confused

We have been corresponding in non-romantical fashion for quite a while. Just talking, sharing our pains, our joys, our fears and expectations for the future. Every now and then she would say her good-byes and Poof! Her profile disappears with her and no contact until she comes back which may be a day, a week or a month later.writing

A short while after her last good-bye, I took my leave as well. When I returned on Friday, I found something recent from her in my inbox.cheering

I typed a reply and when I clicked the ‘Send’ button, CS informed me that her profile was hidden or deleted. I copied and pasted my message into my word processor, saved and tried again later. Same result. On Saturday I tried twice more. Still no joy. Last night (Sunday night) I logged in to find a rather snooty message from her. Said she can take the hint and won’t bother me again. I tried to respond and that time CS informed me that the member has blocked me from contacting her again. How now, brown cow?shock

Come on T! Get off it. Remember we are in different time zones and we are seldom on line at the same time. You cannot prevent me from replying and then still be upset about not getting a reply. I cannot reply while your profile is hidden.mumbling
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Stay cool! There is a whole week ahead.wave
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The Nightmare On Long Street

My cousin James owns the house with the highest street number in South Africa, and is threatening to sue government for US$5 million. He claims that his house is a tourist attraction and he will loose millions in income if the city council is to continue with their plans for he will no longer have the highest street number.wow

This is in response to our local government disowning him of a piece of his property extending the road to gain access to the marshlands behind which they intend to fill in to build four more houses on Long Street. It enraged the residents of Long Street and 762 home owners are protesting at the civic center. buddies

I also happen to know the fellow who lives at number 3 Long Street and he said that he won’t go home until this matter is resolved. He added that he realizes that he is very low in the pecking order, but what is happening now is going to bump him another four steps down.very mad

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Yesterday the postmen and garbage collectors joined the cause. They say that they already have a hard time on Long Street and they cannot possibly service another four houses.thumbs down

The protesters got rowdy, throwing stones at council officials. In response to a call for help from the mayor, the minister of defense mobilized the army, but only seven able bodies reported for duty.giggle

The minister commented that this is probably because 66% of the forces are HIV positive, 60% are obese and 75% are too old for active duty. When asked about it, he said that it is not as bad as it sounds, as most people suffer from more than one condition. As an afterthought, he said that he may have to invade Swaziland to get the attention away from Long Street. doh

A spokesman from Greenpeace said they will not interfere with a domestic quarrel and if another marshland must perish then so be it.tongue
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