Only in the "Girl Talk" thread could heinous crimes and new techniques for looking younger be smoothly interwoven into one conversation. And we all understand perfectly. I luv this thread.

Boomer

I feel the same way Boomer! I love this thread too!!
And all of you great gals!!!

It takes awhile but eventually they get caught don't they?

Yep! They sure do MaryAnn :bowdown:. My son was walking in the house at the same time they announced his arrest and I was doing a dance :pepper2:. I think he thought I was crazy lol, but he already knows that :shrug:.

Now the tough part is going to be watching his smug attitude :cus:.
If I ever meet a man with the last name Peterson...I am gonna run like heck!! :crap2:

Jeanne :evil6:

There IS something about that name that's scary. Did anyone see the Dateline program last night about Stacey Peterson's death. That was the first time I'd heard that she had a little girl named Lacey! How weird is that?

Very very strange....
 

Yep...I did hear that when it first happened and thought it really strange. I wish I had seen Dateline last night, and I missed the special Greta on Fox had on it, I wish I had taped it. I cleaned all night for my showing today so passed out and missed all the good shows on it. :faint:
I know we have a long way to go with the trial, but hopefully these poor women will get justice! :bowdown:

Boomer, only women could ever understand the intricacies of this thread! :laugh:

Did you hear what Drew Petersen said when he was arrested: "Guess I must have some overdue library books". Laughing about being arrested for murder, quite a guy.

Hope you get a buyer today Jeannie. Then you can pave the way for me.

Hey! I finally got a grip.
 

Girls, I just have to tell you about this new thing I got. You probably already know about these things. But I did not.

I finally got around to taking golf lessons....again.....remedial golf. I have not played in a very long time. I am not an athlete. Not even close. My Wii tells me all the time that I am a pathetic loser.

But I want to play golf again. I think golf courses are really pretty and I like to go out to lunch after. I do not like to keep score. I do not like to play with any of those intense golfers who might try to bludgeon me with a driver before the 3rd hole even. I manage to find my own kind.

Anyway, the other night at the golf lesson, I learned about this special grip that I could have put on a club. It makes my hands go in the right place so that I do not have to keep looking at them and looking for the v's and looking for which finger is where, and all the while, trying to remember where my feet and shoulders and head and heels and toes and eyes and nose and all other parts of me are located so that I can get ready to swing.

So anyway, I got one of these things glued onto a club. I have not used it yet. But I am pretty excited about it. The guy who put it on told me that it will just get me used to the right grip and it will become natural. I guess we will see about that.

I will never be good. I just want to not be embarrassed. I want to be at least worthy of getting one of those cute skirts (skorts) and a new visor.

Boomer

Sounds like my kind of golf, think I'm gonna take lessons too.

Happy Mother's Day!!!!
 

Happy Mother's Day to all of you wonderful ladies!! :eclipsee_gold_cup:

I hope you have an extra special day!! :icon_hungry: :beer3:

Jeanne :pepper2:

P.S. I really tried to figure out how to put the cute cards or pretty lettering but still cant figure it out lol :shrug:.

Whalen, I'm taking lessons when I return in October ... and I've never golfed before. If you're not in a hurry, we can take lessons together. (And I'm more interested in lunch afterward than in golfing).

Boomer's "grip assist" sounds like a neat idea.

Boomer,

I would love to golf/lunch with you!

I am not very good - but usually no longer need to be embarrassed. Our new home is near the Kenya course so hubs and I played 18 there yesterday - then he bought me the cutest little golf skort with matching top - and an adorable little hat to match that has a bow in back - at the Havana pro shop - all to celebrate my first Mothers' Day in TV.

kate

PS I so love this thread

I will get there eventually and I will be quite willing to golf and lunch or lunch and not golf.

What color is the new outfit? I am thinking I want yellow or turquoise.

(I am supposed be doing a self imposed cleaning of the kitchen cabinets. It seems I have too many wine glasses in there and I need to relocate some of them. (It was a very long winter here.) But I just stopped by the computer to check the market and now look where I am. 'tis an affliction of sorts, to say the least.

I have a landscaping crew here today. Putting in lots of new stuff. I just finally figured out, hey hire it done. I keep screwing it up when I try to do it myself. And I cannot convince Mr. Boomer that a shovel is a power tool. Fortunately though, he still believes me when I tell him that the food processor and the Kitchen-Aid mixer are power tools.

Uh oh. Here he comes! shhhhhhhhhhh

Boomer

Back to Fraxel Skin Resurfacing for a second .. does anyone out there know anything about it? All I had to do was mention the Rhomba cleaner and lots of people fessed up to using one. I think you're all being suspiciously quiet on the Fraxel laser. Hmmmm my little chickadees?

For the easily confused, there is no connection between skin lasers and a robot vacuum. At least I don't think there is. :shrug:

Boy Howdy. Fraxel. Roomba. cha cha cha.

I'll wait, October seems like a good time to start.
I especially like the lunch part.

No knowledge of Fraxels - but my daughter and S-I-L have a Roomba (named Rosie, after the Jetsons) - and love her. We plan to but one for our home in TV,

Boomer - my new outfit is back and white striped skirt (going up and down of course with aqua trim and a white top with aqua and black trim and an aqua hat. I feel so girly in it.

I will confess to occasional revenge golf. The hubs and I played Churchill Greens tonight. On the 2nd par four I was about 165 yards from the green after my tee shot. He said, don't you think it is safe for you to take your shot. I said not really - if I hit this club well I could be within 20 yards of the green and that is too close for comfort.

Now my hubs is not sexist and is one of the sweetest men alive. But I caught that look of testosterone charged disbelief - so I stepped up, took my shot - and landed in the bunker at the edge of the green. I hate bunkers, but it was so worth it to be able to smirk at him.

Oh well - I am not perfect - and even being petty can be a pleasure. Did not wear my new outfit tonight - saving it for some unknown golf occasion.

Kate

Kate - don't you hate it when men do that? The biggest issue I have when my hubby says "you can shoot now, you won't hit near them" is that if I insist on waiting I never get a good shot afterward. Usually I'll duff it at that point and it will go about 10 feet. If I do just go ahead and shoot, I end up hitting into the players ahead of us. :shrug:

Update on the grip
 

I recently told you about the special grip that I had put on one of my golf clubs. Cost: $6.50 -- Result: Priceless

Please keep in mind that when I say the result was priceless, well, everything is relative, you know. What I meant was that I hit the ball. And then it went up into the air in a nice looking arc and sort of straight and did not lie embarrassingly just a few feet out from where I stood at the driving range.

For me, that's priceless.

I might have these remedial grip things put on all my clubs. It's not like I will ever play competitively so nobody should complain.

Oh Girls.....The ball!!!!!!....It went up, up and away!!

Boomer

Is there a manufacturer's name for the grip? I'd like to ask for it when I take golf lessons.

Hi Barefoot,

When I saw your question, I went out into the garage, popped the trunk, and looked at the club. There is no name. They peel off the old grip and put this one on and then you have to let the glue dry. The grip forces you to put your hands in the right place and also has markings. My clubs have markings (probably all clubs do - don't know) but I have to stop and look at those and sometimes still don't get it right. With this grip, there is no way to do it wrong.

If you ask about it at the shop at the course, they should know what you are talking about. I figured I would have to leave the club there and pick it up in a few days, but my instructor just stood right there and did the whole thing. (I think he might think I am an emergency case.)

Now, I know there are certain golfers out there who might be reading this thing about my pathetic joy in this grip thing. And they are probably snickering to themselves. But I'll just bet that the ones who are snickering should not be reading something called GIRL TALK.

Boomer

If they are the grips that I think you are talking about, they are practice grips. (or teaching grips, whichever terminology you prefer!) My sister coached the high school girl's golf team, and she used those grips to teach the girls how to hold a club. They are not "legal" grips for use in a golf tournament, but I can't imagine anyone complaining if you are just playing for fun.

Hi SS,

The instructor said what you said about the tournament play. But there is sure no danger of that with me. I have written on here a few times about my lack of coordination. It's real. I am not good at athletic stuff, but those golf courses are so pretty and then there is the out to lunch part. For that, I will practice.

I have confessed here before that I dance like Elaine on Seinfeld and I once fell right into the fountain at a local shopping mall. I guess when finally I get to TV, in addition to starting a Carl Hiaasen book club, I will have to start a golf group called the "If Even Your Best Friend Would Not Pick You For Her Team in High School Gym Class, You Can Play Golf With Us" golfing group. (I guess that is kind of a long name for the group though. I will have to work on a better name or maybe a name that can have an acronym.)

Boomer

Boomer you are tooooo funny Lol!!
 

Oh Boomer how I enjoy your posts lol!! :clap2:. The first time I read your posts about your new grips....I thought "gee...I have a golf course down the road...maybe I will take lessons (again) before I get to TV". But then I thought naaaa....I will wait till I get to TV, it will be more fun with you gals, and then we can go to lunch lol :pepper2:. And now that you said you got the golf ball in the air (that has always been my problem lol :1rotfl:) I will definitely try the grips you suggest. Look forward to golfing with you gals, but for fun for me...and lunch sounds fun too lol. :beer3:

Boomer, I'm picturing you falling into the fountain and chuckling with you. At one time I was svelt and considered a very good dancer. Now I'm fat and have vertigo. Not a pretty picture ... when tipsy :loco: from the vertigo I sometimes look drunk even when I'm totally sober. When I move to TV, I'm just gonna sit on the sidelines for a while and watch the others dance.

Awww Mickey, don't feel bad. We've all seen better days. The wonderful thing in TV is that everyone is growing old together. And when the eyesight starts going, we all look pretty darn good. ;)

Thanks Bare. I don't really feel bad. Just don't like to tip over when I dance. :laugh:

Mickey,

Falling into that fountain at the mall was so ridiculous that all I could do was laugh. I was walking along, looking into my shopping bag, instead of paying attention to where I was going. The sides of the fountain were just like a ramp. I walked right up. Sat right down. I was a drippy, soppy mess and I ruined my cell phone when it was immersed.

There was a craft show going on at the mall and there were booths all around so a lot of people saw me. Some pretended not to notice. I think they thought I was a boozer or a burnout or both.

It was a really hot day and so I walked outside. Dried out. (uh, off) And then went to the mall office to inquire as to whether there was a security camera focused on that fountain. I figured that if there had been a tape, it could have made some money on "Funniest Home Videos."

Well, they swore there was no camera.

But you know, I have always had the feeling that out there, somewhere, there are a bunch of mall cops, eating lunch in the backroom, and running a tape of me falling in that fountain. And I bet they run it forward and then hit rewind so I have to fall in and out and in and out.

So promise me, if ever you see such a video on television winning money that you will let me know. But if it is on the internet, just do not tell me.

Boomer

I got my white streak at age 18
 

and I stopped coloring it at about age 40. But people do kind of stare sometimes. probably because its long below my waist.

Creepo Drew Peterson...
 

Just a quick note in case you gals are interested in the nut Drew Peterson. I just came in for a bit of lunch and turned on news...and Dr. Phil is having a special on the Drew Peterson case. Makes me ill to type his name lol. :cus:
Just thought I would let ya know, gonna go tape it and get back to work.
Hope they put him away for life! :police::bowdown:
Jeanne :evil6:

Hysterical!!!

Does anyone know of a good website that shows women's hair styles? (Especially styles for "mature" women). I've got a hankering for a new look and I want to take a picture to the stylist.

Or maybe I'll just buy a wig. I haven't had much success lately with hair salons.

Bare,

There are a couple of "virtual hairstyle" sites out there. We played around with one when my daughter was getting married. I think one is called thehairstyler.com or something like that. I'm sure Google will find one.

k

Bare, if you want to see some good quality wigs (the majority are) at a great price, go to www.paulayoung.com

Another place to try is www.beautytrends.com

Even if you don't purchase a wig, you may like a style to show your salon.
Good luck!

Hi Mickey,

Remember....

MOTTO TO LIVE BY: LIFE SHOULD NOT BE A JOURNEY TO THE GRAVE WITH THE INENTION OF ARRIVING SAFELY IN AN ATTRACTIVE AND WELL PRESERVED BODY, BUT RATHER TO SKID IN SIDEWAYS, CHOCOLATE IN ONE HAND, MARTINI IN THE OTHER, BODY THROROUGHLY USED UP TOTALLY WORN OUT AND SCREAMING WOO HOO WHAT A RIDE:pepper2:

Kate, can you tell us the story of your rescue kitty here? It is such a great story. Heartwarming.

The story of Miss Claudie and how she found us...
 

Jim (Mr. Katezbox) and I rented a house in St Martin for a week to celebrate my son's graduation from art school. Our daughter and her soon-to-be fiance (now husband) joined us.

On our first afternoon there a skinny, but very friendly marmalade cat strolled onto our lanai. I, of course, fed him - with Jim protesting loudly. The biggest purr you could imagine - I was in love.

The next morning we all woke to hear a kitty meowing VERY loudly. We looked to find him so the kids wouldn't wake up, but had no luck. Turns out he had climbed in through the window into the kids bathroom and was stuck in there as the door was closed. He spent all his time with us and always purred intense gratitude. There were two black and white feral cats nearby, but we offered him some protection.

Greg (the graduate) and I wanted to bring him home. Jim said no way. So we sadly went home at the end of a great vacation.

The next week our daughter sent us a CD of pictures from our trip. And there was Claude sitting on a table, grooming with the Caribbean in the background.

Are you now thinking, is this post EVER going to end?

Well, I was so worried about that cat that I started investigating how to bring him into the US - actually very simple. So Jim, using my frequent flier miles and a timeshare swap, flew to St Martin to bring Claude home. :q42:

Of course, we then found out from the vet in St Martin that he was a she. Jim left one day ahead of a tropical storm that would have stranded him - with the cat in a no pets timeshare.
We definitely think of Miss Claudie (aka Lady Marmalade) as a person with all the "airs" of a sophisticated French Lady. She looks down her nose at the other pets and walks as if the world is her oyster - and of course it is. She is a jet setter.

When we moved to TV she ran to a (fake) palm tree on the lanai and started to purr.

Finis!


I will put a picture in an album as I can't seem to add it to this post.

Thanks Kate .. I love that story. What a wonderful act of kindness.

I'll use the story as a nightly bedtime story for my 17 year old Himalayan. :girlneener:

awwww, You'll make me cry.....