[QUOTE=Boomer;208318]Just now, when I should have been doing something useful, I got caught up in reading stuff online. (That never happens to any of you does it?)
And I came across this article from Newsweek. It takes a little while to read it. It's a long one. But I found it interesting. It hits Oprah's effect pretty hard. Not too kind. It covers how she has covered hormones and one-hour facelifts and sending energy out into the universe and all that medical and quasi-medical stuff of which the Oprah Hour is so often made. http://www.newsweek.com/id/200025/page/1

I read a summary of that article about Oprah in the local newspaper and found it extremely interesting. There are many people that think if they see something on Oprah that it is gospel. I have been guilty myself of running to the store for the newest "Oprah recommended" product.

Supposedly Suzanne Sommers is a close friend of Oprah and SS scorns the medical profession. SS gets hormone injections in her vagina daily (ouch) plus taking hundred of vitamin pills every day. Wowser. And the article said Oprah was planning to do the same thing. :shrug:

Conn .. I hope you enjoy Timmy's pedicures. He gives a lovely leg massage. I don't use him for my nails, though, I go to Nails and Beyond for my Pink and Whites.

Barefoot,

Suzanne Sommers is over the top I would say. I think she is 62. But lots of 62 year-old women look just fine without all that stuff she does. Hormones are one thing. Been around for years. In and out of controversy. But all that extreme she goes to. Yikes!!

The article also talks about Dr. Chistiane Northrop. I actually like her books. But I did not know until I read this article that she has some kind of tarot cards for diagnosis. Her own it says, but still. Geez. That would freak me out a little if the doc whipped out tarot cards. Maybe it will catch on though. I wonder if my insurance would cover that.

And I wonder if Oprah will do a show about the article. Or maybe she will just buy Newsweek and fire the writer.

Boomer

Chick Flick Alert
 

I just watched "Last Chance Harvey" on Direct TV. It is a chick flick with Dustin Hoffman and Emma Thompson. It's about romance that comes along later in life. It is just a nice little movie. Not the stuff of big box office. Just a nice little movie. You girls might like it, too.

(Oh, and btw, most men will not like this movie. Nobody gets "blowed up real good" and no women git nekkid and nobody farts or burps real loud.)

Boomer

Ohhhh Kathie, thank you so very much for the reminder. You are right. I must never type late at night. Reeeeeeallyyyyy is right. Now that you mention it, I do recall writing an entire dissertation on the subject late one night. And sometimes I do those awful confessions when I get too sleepy.

Oh my! The midnight hour is fast approaching.

Goodnight.
Boomer

I also enjoyed "Last Chance Harvey". It is a nice, pleasant "feel good" movie. I don't go to movies any more with disasters, violence, blow-ups, wars, etc.

This means that on date night, Fireboy and I go to a movie theatre and see different movies. Being a Fire Captain, he loves action movies with lots of explosions. I see a chick flick which bores him insenseless. We meet after the movie and we're both satisfied. Works for us!

Oh Barefoot, how well I know just what you mean about Captain Fireboy and those action movies. And like you, I do not like those testosterone-driven flicks. Mr. Boomer loves them. He was a Green Beret.

Boomer

Did the girls need this or what? Almost 30,000 views! What a great idea!

Hi carm,

Yes it is fun. Started more than 16 months ago and still moving right along. In and out of topics. All over the place. And nobody ever gets confused. Women can follow it perfectly. Just like those real life conversations women have. You will like it here.

And nobody has ever tried to make us all line up and stick to just one topic. And I cannot imagine that ever happening.

I am so very, very, ever so very sure that men never ever read this thing called "Girl Talk."

Boomer

I love anything with Emma Thompson - she is one of my favorite actors.

Carm this is a great group - we laugh and cry together.

Boomer, I suspect the population that is not female trolls here because they think we may chat about what my friend Nancy calls "Nookie".

k

Well. I haven't heard that word in awhile. My parents friends called "it" that...lol.

and the name of the game is........
 

What do you call it?

My sister and I sometimes laughingly call it “watching Matlock.” (I guess by now some of you know me well enough to figure that a little story will ensue.)

Here goes:

Picture it. Cincinnati. City of the Reserved. The Polite. The Proper. The town where people do not talk about their sex lives………..

Anyway, my sister and I were out and about one day when we decided to pay our parents a surprise visit. (We were probably somewhere in our 40’s at the time which would have put our parents at late 60’s, early 70’s.) We thought they would be so happy to see their lovely daughters, even though unannounced. So off we went to bring them such joy, or so we thought.

Well, when we arrived at their house, we knocked on the door. And we knocked. And we knocked some more. Nobody answered.

So we went around to the garage where I jumped up high so I could see in the garage window. And……

OH NO! OH MY! The Oldsmobile WAS THERE!!!! OH MY! OH! NO! WHAT HAD HAPPENED TO OUR POOR “ELDERLY” SWEET PARENTS???????

My sister and I knew not what to do. And, of course, according to our family tradition, we let imagination run wild……

HAD OUR DEAR PARENTS BEEN KIDNAPPED BY A GERITOL SALESMAN WHO WOULD FORCE THEM TO POSE FOR ADS?!!

OR HAD AN AMBULANCE COME AND TAKEN THEM AWAY??!!!!

OR HAD THEY FALLEN AND COULD NOT GET UP??!!!

OH MY! OH NO!!!!

This was in the days before cell phones so we could not call in an APB. Whatever would we do?!!

As we wrung our hands and walked back to the front of the house, our mother opened the door. She was wearing the fuzzy robe that my sister had bought her for Christmas. For goodness sake! Why was she wearing her robe? It was AFTERNOON!!!! WAS SHE SICK???? OH NO!! OH MY!!!! OUR POOR DEAR “ELDERLY” MOTHER!!!!!

And in her very sweetest motherly voice, she said to us, “What in the :cus::cus::cus: are you two doing?! Out here running around like chickens with your heads cut off???”

And we sighed in unison, a great sigh of relief. And I asked, “What happened? Are you and Dad OK? We pounded and pounded on the door. And we looked for the Oldsmobile in the garage. And then we saw it and we were scared? What happened? Why didn’t you answer the door???"

And our dear, sweet, “elderly” mother, standing there in her robe, in the AFTERNOON, said, “Ohhhh, we did not hear you. We were, uh, watching Matlock.”

Boomer

Play The Game
 

Don't know if any of you saw this movie, but it was hilarious. It, too, is about the birds & bees later in life....stars Andy Griffith and Doris Roberts. Definitely one I'll watch again. Some parts were a little hard to hear over the laughter in the theater. Yep, hubby and I were laughing, too.

Still Laughing
 

[QUOTE=Boomer;209705]What do you call it?

My sister and I sometimes laughingly call it “watching Matlock.” (I guess by now some of you know me well enough to figure that a little story will ensue.)

What a great story!! Priceless!

Great Story!
 

Funny story Boomer, bet you all had alot of chuckles over "watching Matlock" lol lol.

I love Andy Griffith, he is such a sweet, kind man. What was the name of the movie? I'd love to see it. Lightening zapped my computer over a week ago (been going crazy lol and sure missed you all on TOTV). My son hooked up this antique till we get the other computer back thank goodness but my lil silly faces wont work here (soooo sad). Anyhoo back to Andy Griffith....being bored without my computer the other night, I found a station on the television that had all the old reruns of "Mayberry", it was so nice to see the old shows and lil Opey lol lol.
Also Andy Griffith is on a new country music video with Brad Paisley "Waitin on a Woman", oh its so sweet!!

Watching Matlock! Oh, Boomer - what a great story! :a040:

But confess... did your sister's imagination run wild as well???? I am trying to conceptualize the world with a sister-of-Boomer with the same vivid imagination and corresponding flights of fancy.

Several years after my mom passed away, my dad remarried. A couple of weeks before the wedding we went out for me to help him pick out a wedding gift for his new bride. Somehow the conversation was steered by him to a reverse version of "the talk" - you know the one in theory you have with your daughter about what to expect on her wedding night. My father had never come close to mentioning nookie to me in any way shape or form. Picture Massachusetts - the state of Puritans and such. Now he was asking me (his engaged but unmarried daughter) for advice! EEEEEKKKKKK!!!! And then followed up with how he didn't think "it" would be that important in this marriage - and basically told me he was out of practice (my mom had been ill for years) and that his bride-to-be wasn't that interested.

Fast forward a few months. I stopped by (like Boomer, unannounced and with my new step-sister). The cars were parked out front and a light was on upstairs but no one answered the door - even though you could hear some noise inside. My dad would have been in his early to mid 60s at the time. We kind of guessed what might have been going on and laughed at (with apologizes to S.R. Vaughan) "if the house is a rockin, don't you come a knockin."

The next day I was over there for lunch and found a clipping pf an Ann Landers column under some magazines I was moving to set the table. The headline was to the effect of "Seniors Need Sex, Too."

I guess Ann's advice prompted them to "Watch Matlock."

Oh Boomer and Kate, those are great stories. And I haven't heard "it" called nookie for a long, long time. We used to call sex during the day "a nooner" or "afternoon delight". My girlfriend always refers to it as "getting an oil change".

Welcome to the site Carm310. This is the only place you can switch topics three times in one post and no-one gives a rats a--.

When we first started this thread, the boys (to compete I guess) started a thread called "Boy Talk". Well, it was boring, no-one had anything interesting to say, and it lasted about two days. :laugh:

Girls rule!

Well I am hooked Boomer, I have spent my lunchtime the last two days with you! Thanks for the chuckle.
Ladies! I can't wait to come home in two days! I got the earliest flight out of gray Chicago for Friday morning. :a040: We have 17 days to enjoy TV, the
4th of July will be our first holiday spent there too!

Last night in the discussion here dillywho told us about this movie. I had never heard of this movie. And it sounded like fun. So I tracked down a preview. (Why in the world and when in the world did they start calling these things "trailers"? It's not like we watch them AFTER the movie. That word used this way makes absolutely no sense to me.) Oh well. I digress. Here's the preview. That's right. I did not say trailer.

What would Opie say? Oh my!

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSaBKNkoY6U[/ame]

And thanks, Dilly. Now I am going to go in search of the whole movie.

Boomer

Boomer. It won't open. Is it my computer or...


I can't get into the trailer!!!!

GG, it is your computer.

Carm 310 .... have a great time in The Bubble. Barefoot is in Exile right now. Catch you next visit I hope.

Sadly, we lost Farrah Fawcett to cancer at age 62. It is so sad to see cancer claim another young woman. And Michael Jackson also died at age 50. A long life isn't promised to anyone. I'm thinking of Elizabeth Taylor today. She was such a wonderful friend to Michael Jackson, she will be grieving.

On a more cheerful note, Sarah Jessica Parker brought her surrogate twins home from hospital today. And the cycle of life continues.

AND the little Italian Greyhound Gianna was found wondering near the mail drop in the adjacent village. How long was she missing?

That is what I am going to think of and smile about!

Gracie,

Are you coming down to the bubble next week?

I hope so, and that it is making you smile, too.

Wonderful ladies of the Feminine Forum

Jim and I both lost a parent during our college years (his dad, my mom). They were each just a couple of years older than we are now.

"Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That's why it is called the present."

Carpe diem,

Kate

We aren't coming until the last week of July and the first week of August. The company that Sweetie is now consulting for is holding us hostage.

Rats.

Double rats!

wellll.. we will just have to wait to meet in person. Things to do to pass the time...


Think of your 10 favorite movies of all time - write them down, and put the list away for a day or two. Take out the list and make sure these are you faves - watch two a day for the next 5 days. (that's one week gone)

Think of a favorite series of books... Little House, Harry Potter, Martha Grimes' Richard Jury mysteries. Start with the first one and reread as many as you can in order (it's like having lunch with old friends). You can start the week you are watching the movies. This can take up 2 or more weeks.

Make a list of 7 foods you have heard about, have never eaten and can find in Cincinnati. Eat one a day for the next week - another week gone.

Make a list of friends you haven't spoken with lately - call them and, if local, meet them for lunch at restaurants unique to your area.

Before you know it, you will be here!

Yes Bare, it was a very sad day indeed. I'm glad I was flipping channels last night...I missed the first 10 minutes but they had the Documentary Farrah and Ryan did. It was so sad, she is one heck of a courageous woman. I knew they did it, but didnt realize it would be aired so soon. Did you see it?

Michael Jackson's death is also so very sad. I was thinking of Elizabeth Taylor too. I do know she made it to the hospital immediately. I think she was called before they even left the house to take him to the hospital. I was worried about her also, yesterday afternoon I had heard that she collapsed when she heard he passed. Hoping she is alright since I havnt heard anything since.

Great news for Sarah Jessica Parker!!!

not to be missed
 

There is something on the board today that all us girls just have to see. Fumar posted in "Just for Fun" something that he titled "How's Your Memory?"

The link is wonderful. Stuff from the 50's and 60's. Great fun.

There is one part that you absolutely must see.

Scroll through the link until you come to "The Good Wife's Guide." Oh my! The list is really something. And be sure not to miss the shoes that the woman is wearing while she is cooking dinner. And do you believe that part about never complain if he is late or even if he stays out all night???? (That was a wishlist written by a man I bet.)

Boomer

What a thoroughly delightful person you are Kate!

Why BOOMER! I thought all of us Cincinnati wives followed that guide!:mornincoffee:

The very best way to pass time is to have a good friend from The Villages come to visit! Beady and I met through TOTV. She is now here in Canada with me for ten days. I am so blessed. :pepper2:

The good wife
 

Just read Fumar's post.:cus:
No wonder we burned our bras!

I still have not fully recovered from reading that "Good Wife's Guide" this morning. And that thing about being so understanding about how he might need to stay out all night. What planet was that? Let's hope any woman who was letting that happen was doing it because she was quietly draining the bank accounts and moving the money into her own name while looking for a hunky lawyer.

Boomer

My cousin sent the same "guide" to me via e-mail last week. Oh, did I laugh!

Good thing I wasn't a wife in the 50s or I'd have been like a couple of the ladies in our neighborhood with "nervous" conditions - which I really think meant a need for a martini before 5.

k

If I was a wife in the fifties, I think I would have been booted out the door before our first anniversary!! I would love to know who wrote "the Good wifes guide" they must have gotten into the wacky weed!!:faint:

Vegetarians
 

Any vegetarians out there?

I gave up eating beef three years ago. I'm now in the process of giving up pork and am almost there. I don't like fish (except for shellfish). I'm tired of eating chicken, chicken, chicken ... barf

Does anyone know any good veggie burgers or other suggestions?

Bare Im so proud of you, I wish I could get to the point that you are at.

I still like a good steak once in a while!:icon_hungry:

However, I will not eat veal or lamb. Its a start.

I'm a veggie-wannabee ....
 

bare....I've given up eating red meat (almost 30 years ago) but really don't miss it.

One of my favorite meat dishes (well, mostly veggies) is turkey chili ; ground turkey meat, 3 different kinds of canned beans, grated carrots, chopped celery, lots of garlic, onions, spices, tomatoes, marinara sauce.... almost anything.

I also eat lots of tuna salad, tuna sandwiches, fish, chicken-apple sausages, egg-white-veggie omelets :icon_hungry: