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that it makes me sad I'm going to miss mine by just a few days" (Garrison Keillor)

Ok, a lot will depend how or when you kick the bucket. Be drunk and driving the world's most famous divorcee through a tunnel in Paris and you won't get a parade. The divorcee in question, though, went overnight from being jeered at and mocked for her behaviour, to near sainthood.

Bill Cosby would have had a fantastic funeral 10 years ago, back when he was still remembered as the TV-watching world's favourite father.

Not all love the dearly departed - when the subject first rose (a while before she died) about former UK PM Margaret Thatcher being given a state funeral, the ever-bitter Scottish comedian Frankie Boyle said why spend the money, just give every Scot a spade and we'd dig down far enough to hand her over to Satan in person. (As a hybrid Tory I would have smacked him on the head with the spade and handed it back, but that's by the by)

Of course there are porkies told. Itchy said in one blog she thought she'd gone to the wrong funeral.

And the reason I thought I'd blog about it (you knew there'd be a reason eventually ) is that we describe ourselves here as we want to be seen, and if we abruptly stopped logging in forever tomorrow, leaving our profile up, that's how we'll be remembered in this funny little cyber world.

If real-life friends or family read those profiles after we shuffle off this mortal coil, wonder how many would learn something about us, how many would agree, how many would think wow, who knew he / she was such a fibber ...

Okay no-one is going to rush off to re-word their profile into a eulogy. But if there's anything you'd not want forgotten (or would want taken into consideration, yer Honour) ...

ADDED after first exchange. Hey, could be interesting to see what others say when asked to sum up our lives in a positive way. Can't see that going nuclear in ANY way. Maybe not.

During a recent conversation I was called a hoarder, I dont agree.

A small example of what I have:-

2 fridge freezers, a beer fridge and a chest freezer ( 2 kitchens)
3 Ovens
4 coffee machines (I did have 6)
50 plus coffee mugs and glasses ( I collected them)
4 dinner services,( I have these as I tend to put plates in my drawers and stack them on my printer and run out of plates after a week or so.)
5 Drills, about 6 sanders and more screwdrivers than the population of Wales.
Boxes of payslips and utilities bills from 20 years ago (as personal history)

I have stuff, so wonder am I a hoarder or just living in luxury?

Love is a controversial feeling, both cure and ruin,
A reason to live or die.
Some people say there is no love without suffering,
Still what is worth life without love?

Here, I share Perhaps Love, with Placido Domingo and John Denver, a poem in the form of song that can define love better than me.

Are they really that difficult to form? I have been on this dating site for over 2 years...think I am pushing 3, but who is counting. Before a relationship (speaking of couples here...married or unmarried but exclusive to each other) can start, it is very typical for people to date first to see what level of compatibility they have. If the dating process goes smoothly with each person, a relationship may very well develop.

This is a dating site and I have heard of very few dates in my umpteen years I have been on here. As just mentioned, dates are just the usual beginning of potential relationships. Some on here may feel that since there is long distances between people here, that blogging is a good way of getting to know somebody. However, there is only so much two people can find out about each other with blogging and messaging. I have found it very rare that people are willing to share their bad traits in public format or even private messages, bad traits that could easily make or break any sort of relationship from potentially moving forward. So, blogging and private messages, in my opinion, cannot replace actual physical dating.

The long distance between people is a reasonable reason why some dates actually do not happen. From what I have seen, not all people have this huge distance between them and meeting up for dates is very possible...with a little effort. With that said, there are not many dates that I am aware of that have took place here in my years.

What are our intentions on this dating site....or any dating site for that matter? Are we very cautious to jump into a relationship and just patiently sitting back and waiting for that indisputable magic person to show up...that person who can break down our walls we have surrounded ourselves with?

I wonder...even for myself...the feelings I have that I am not even looking forward to even going on a date at this moment. But, I will...if some sort of magic person befalls upon me. ....the idea of a relationship.


Does anyone else share with this?

Women are beautiful but can be very complex creatures, the masculine and feminine traditional and cultural roles began in the hunter gatherer societies in the Paleolithic era, man hunted and provided and the women did the gathering, cleaned out the cave and had babies.

The roles were seen as:-
Female: To nurture
Male: To provide

Now the main traditional cultural ideas are different to a certain extent:-

Female: Has fluid gender communication and overlapped roles.
Male: Masculine toughness and clear but overlapping gender roles.

So where does feminism come into the equation? And why do we now have feminazis? (feminists who are perceived as extreme or radical)

Feminists: Support women’s rights and gender equality, they are open-minded and educated, they like men, don’t practice witchcraft or simply become lesbians.

Feminazis: Believe in female domination, are closed minded, are often ugly and think every male is a rapist and are more often than not lesbians.

As we are CS people come from a lot of different cultures and backgrounds, what are the thoughts in your Country and what do you believe to be the perfect Male/Female roles?

Most of us just consider cows to be just farm animals, we should be more thankful for these Bovine creatures; History and political correctness have subdued some of the remarkable things cows have done such as:

The obvious, they provide milk (Hard and Soft), meat and leather.

WW2 when parachuted behind enemy lines to confuse the enemy by mooing a lot.

The first creature to climb Mount Everest, reached the summit in June 1937.

Responsible for economic growth in the 3rd World Coffee bean Industry.

Their Feces are part of the American Olympic sport of “chip throwing”.

They are legally allowed to become driving instructors in Arkansas.

They don’t eat seafood and are vegetarians.

They were the inspiration for the “Sound of Music”.

They wrote the Cowa Sutra.

One apparently even jumped over the moon.

Can you think of anything else cows have done for us?

I just feel the need to rant n rave a bit. Can anyone tell me whats wrong with the idea of a younger woman prefering an older man? Personally I see nothing wrong with it but it seems where I'm from and in society in general, it is frowned upon....a taboo. Is age really that important to you personally??

"They Say Dont Go"....."On Namaron Mountain"............................"If Youre Lookin.....................For A Man"..........
"Because Namaron"..."Hes Got Himself A Gun"...."And Hell Shoot You........................If He Can"

And Thats The Beginning Of The "Ramblin Man"....Who Has Absolutely... Nothing Else To Do
But To "Ramble On"
Seems Things... Are Getting To Be Like That Actors Name...."Slim Pickens" Around Here....And There Is Cause For Alarm...In Some Ways

But The "Ramblin Man"........... Pays It No Mind
He Can Go It Alone....(If Need Be)
He Will Stand Alone...(If He Must)
Theres Always Another Plateau To Circumvate
So...If You See A Lone Figure Way There In The Distance
You Can Be Sure That Its The "Ramblin Man"...."Ramblin On"

I Happened To Go Back To One of My Old Blogs From A While Back
And I Made A Comment...As Ive done In The Past
With The Old Way..You Made a Comment...And That Was That
I Just Found Out Thats Its Not As It Was..... Anymore
For After I Made That Comment
I Came On To Put Up A Blog...And There it Is
A Blog Resurrected From The Dead

(Would Have been Nice If They Told Us All These Things before hand)
(Wonder What Other Surprises Are In Store)

s*xual Subjugation of Women

Women have been subjugated and oppressed throughout history. We are told to deny our desires and feelings, as they are wrong or shameful. We are made to feel dirty or wrong for thinking the way we do. This "double standard" still exists.

Women were once considered chattel or property. We were the property of our father. Then, ownership was transferred to our husband at marriage. Historically, her value was placed on her virginity. If it was intact, she could get a higher bride price for her father. If she was not a virgin, her value went down and the prospective husband was not required to pay as much to the bride’s father. She was considered soiled, impure, damaged goods.

The USA was founded with a puritanical Judeo-Christian belief system. Yes, there still exists the belief of the patriarchal hierarchy, men have the power, women are second class citizens. Biblically, Eve was blamed for for the downfall of mankind and our expulsion from the Garden of Eden. But Adam ate the apple, as well. Yet, women are seen as a deceiver or temptress of man.

So, when a woman dares step out of line, by owning her sexuality and asserting her power as a human being, the reaction can be very negative. Derogatory or shaming words are meant to put a woman in her place. To shut her down and silence her.

But, when a man expresses his desires, he is seen as being a healthy human being owning his own power and sexuality.

Women are beautiful, powerful and s*xual beings. We must stand up and be proud of who we are. Enough of the double standard and staying quietly in our place.

A strong woman can be frightening or threatening to some men. If a man is strong and powerful, he is praised as a capable leader. If a woman acts the same way, she is seen as a b*tch. She may be called a lesbian, dyke or any number of derogatory words.

All the negative reactions, to a woman asserting her power, are meant to put her back in her place.

As women, we must be proud of who we are. Assert you rights as a human being. We are not inferior, less than or second class citizens. Take your place as an equal.