Brand Recognition :-)

Чувства - как Louis Vuitton - или настоящие, или не надо.
Понты - как шубы Roberto Cavalli - идут только Филиппу Киркорову.
Секс - как Gucci - много не бывает.
Кокаин - как Versace - уже не модно, но многие привыкли.
Сигареты - как Valentino - элегантно, но старит.
Алкоголь - как Dolce&Gabbana - только в меру.
Замуж - как Chanel - традиционно, все хотят.
Скромность - как Cartier - украшает..."
И еще: "Если мужчина хороший, то не важно, какого цвета у него Бентли"

Great Success!!!

Trying to find a restaurant in New York, as surprising as it sounds, can be extremely difficult. If you're restricted by your wallet and by a large group of people it is even more so. In trying to plan a party for 16 people finding a restaurant was interesting to say the least. But after this experience, I have about 30 restaurants that I'd love to check out and I must admit the party was a success. Stanton Social (for the most part) didn't disappoint. Okay, they didn't give us the mezzanine table, as promised and we had to wait for the table and they forgot the cake and when I asked for the leftover food to be wrapped up the busboy gave me an attitude, but (yes, there's a but) the food was great, the atmosphere awesome, we had plenty of room and we got free bubbly and an appetizer on the house.

Here's the (not so short) short list of some places worth checking out:

Thalassa
Industria Argentina
Aroma NYC
iaTribeca
The Park
La Caverna
1291 Swizz
Suba
Whym NYC
Strip House
Knife + Fork
WD-50
Eleven Madison Park
STK
Perry Street
Dell'anima

ВЕСЕННЯЯ ГРОЗА

Хоть сейчас конец Апреля а не начало Мая, today's rain and the upcoming week's forecast, made me think of this poem by Тютчев Ф. and a few others while I was at it. :-)

Люблю грозу в начале мая,
Когда весенний, первый гром,
Как бы резвяся и играя,
Грохочет в небе голубом.

Гремят раскаты молодые!
Вот дождик брызнул, пыль летит...
Повисли перлы дождевые,
И солнце нити золотит...

С горы бежит поток проворный,
В лесу не молкнет птичий гам,
И гам лесной, и шум нагорный —
Все вторит весело громам...

Ты скажешь: ветреная Геба,
Кормя Зевесова орла,
Громокипящий кубок с неба,
Смеясь, на землю пролила!

<Осень 1828-1854>

* * *
Tears of sorrow
Tears of pain
Are pouring down
My window pane

This is fury
This is madness
My dear friend
It's pure sadness

* * *
Привет, опять идут дожди,
И листья падают под ноги,
И лужи шепчут подожди,
Но тень твоя, лишь в этот миг,
Напомнит мне твоих глаз слёзы,
Они как этот дождь немы.

Perhaps this one is better for the prior post, but since it's all poetry,

* * *
Бывает же в жизни минута,
Что вовсе не хочется жить,
А хочется плакать
И крепко любить.

Все так запутанно и в то же время просто,
Одновременно трудно и легко.
И понимаешь, невозможное возможно,
И улетаешь в мыслях далеко

C'est la vie!

It's amazing how much the human heart can tolerate and still go on. After (finally) watching La Vie en Rose last night (and hysterically crying through half of it) it really hit home how much we as human beings can survive. We need the will, the perseverence and a little bit of luck.

And these were my favorite lines from the movie - in an interview with an American Journalist:
Journalist: If you were to give advice to a woman, what would it be?
Edith Piaf: Love.
Journalist: To a young girl?
Edith Piaf: Love.
Journalist: To a child?
Edith Piaf: Love.

Perhaps, love is all we really need. I am jumping around (as usual), but that's my train of thought - a complete jumble - of ideas, emotions, thoughts, so I'll keep yapping . . . or rather typing since it's so much easier to see my thougts in black and white. . .I recently received a gift from my cousin in Israel, a book by Byron Katie and while I'm reading it, there's a few things that really make sense:

"We all do emotional gymnastics to be seen as wonderful or funny-just to get what we already have. And because we are doing the gymnastics, we don't see that we already have it." We fail to see what's often right in front of our nose because we build the illusion that something is not as we want it to be, and because it's not exactly how we created it in our minds, it's automatically wrong, bad and everyone else is at fault. Perhaps, that's not the right way of going about this. Perhaps, we can change. Perhaps, c'est la vie.

Manolos, Loboutin, Choos and other Such Shoes

Most people are well aware of my weakness - shoes . . . Whether they are knee high boots, strappy sandals, casual flats or daring stillettos - it's "OMIGOD SHOES!" While I'm a proud ownder of Manolos, Choos and other known and not so well known designers, I'm yet to own a pair of Loboutins. As Carrie says on one infamous episode of Sex and the City while passing the Loubotin boutique in New York, "Hello Lover." I pass by Saks every day on my way to work and although I try to stop myself from making frequent visits to the enormous 8th floor shoe salon, sometimes a girl needs a lunchtime pick me up!


I'm not sure why I'm writing about shoes, mainly because they make me happy. And now that spring has sprung and it seems that all of Manhattan is wearing skirts - shoes are that much more evident. Speaking of skirts and Manhattan - if you DO NOT have the legs to wear a skirt, please put on Pants! It seems that everyone and I mean EVERYONE is wearing a skirt, a dress or tights and I'm all for "if you've got it flaunt it," but if you don't, please for all of us, cover it up! :-)



Fashion Law: If the shoe fits, it's ugly. -Author Unknown

I <3 New York

I really do love this city. I don't think that I would want to live anywhere else. Walking through Bryant Park after work on a beautiful day, such as today with people grabbing drinks at the bar, frolicking on the grass, talking on cell phones and just going about their business just makes me happy. The fumes, the traffic and the noise just add to the beauty of this wonderful city. The constant hustle and bustle of life makes me feel alive. The abundance of choices of where to have lunch just to grab a fruit shake with a friend and sit in a park; the variety of people - working, drinking, running, talking, walking, relaxing, driving; the contrast of neighborhoods and the clash of cultures is what makes me <3 New York!

Happy Passover

I realize I'm a few days late, but given that it's birthday season and I took a few days off, here's a cute pic . . .

I <3 New York

Here are 3 things to ponder.

another thought provoking email. . .

1. Cows

2. The Constitution

3. The Ten Commandments

Cows
Is it just me, or does anyone else find it amazing that our
government can track a single cow born in Canada almost three years
ago, right to the stall where she sleeps in the state of Washington ?
And, they tracked her calves to their stalls. But they are unable to
locate 11 million illegal aliens wandering around our country. Maybe
we should give each of them a cow.

The Constitution
They keep talking about drafting a Constitution for Iraq . Why don't we
just give them ours? It was written by a lot of really smart guys, it
has worked for over 200 years, and we're not using it anymore.

The Ten Commandments
The real reason that we can't have the Ten Commandments posted in a
courthouse is this: You cannot post "Thou Shalt Not Steal," "Thou
Shalt Not Commit Adultery", and "Thou Shall Not Lie" in a building
full of lawyers, judges and politicians. It creates a hostile work
environment.

I'm a woman! We don't say what we want! But we do reserve the right to be pissed off if we don't get it. It's the thing that makes us fascinating! And not a little bit scary. Sliding Doors

Another great foreign film - The Lives of Others

Back to [ ] One

Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties. - Erich Fromm

The best way to get a good idea is to get a lot of ideas. - Linus Pauling

The things we fear most in organizations -- fluctuations, disturbances, imbalances -- are the primary sources of creativity. -Margaret J. Wheatley

Creativity comes from trust. Trust your instincts. And never hope more than you work. -Rita Mae Brown

. . .

The aim of every artist is to arrest motion, which is life, by artificial means and hold it fixed so that a hundred years later, when a stranger looks at it, it moves again since it is life. -William Faulkner

Very few people possess true artistic ability. It is therefore both unseemly and unproductive to irritate the situation by making an effort. If you have a burning, restless urge to write or paint, simply eat something sweet and the feeling will pass. -Fran Lebowitz

Modern art is what happens when painters stop looking at girls and persuade themselves that they have a better idea. -John Anthony Ciardi (I just really liked this one)

I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living, it's a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope. Which is what I do, and that enables you to laugh at life's realities. -Theodore Geisel (Hence, the “SPAM” on my blog)

Nothing encourages creativity like the chance to fall flat on one's face. -James D. Finley

The creative person is both more primitive and more cultivated, more destructive, a lot madder and a lot saner, than the average person. -Frank Barron, Think, November-December 1962

Creativity represents a miraculous coming together of the uninhibited energy of the child with its apparent opposite and enemy, the sense of order imposed on the disciplined adult intelligence. -Norman Podhoretz (But how?)

Trust that little voice in your head that says "Wouldn't it be interesting if..." And then do it. -Duane Michals, "More Joy of Photography"

reality

A conversation between my manager and my client about a particular spreadsheet that she had sent him. He asks her for additional information and she informs him that it's listed in the file in a different tab. This was his reply, I thought it was hysterical:

"Thanks and I apologize on #2. I didn’t look before I asked the question. Funny – that seems to be what my wife is always yelling at me for doing…"

Odnoklassniki.ru

Если с утра на odnoklassniki.ru зашел - работы до вечера не будет.

АФОРИЗМЫ

- Я очень хороший. Но есть у меня один недостаток. Недостаток денег.

- Мы слишком редко видимся, чтобы при встрече пить чай.

- Деньги не портят мужчин до тех пор, пока есть женщины, снимающие эту порчу.

- Женщины - они такие же как мы, только приятней на ощупь.

- Не водите машину быстрее, чем летает ваш ангел-хранитель

- Приятно лежать на голом полу, если он - противоположный!

- Есть такая профессия - на работе сидеть!

- Иногда не сделанная вовремя эпиляция останавливает девушку от совершения необдуманных поступков.

- Часто женщины упрекают мужчин за то, что редко.

- Ревность - подозрение, что изменяешь не только ты, но и тебе

- Все идет хорошо, только мимо...
- Если мужчина долго-долго смотрит тебе в глаза, можешь быть уверена: всё остальное он уже осмотрел.

- Грех предаваться унынию, когда есть другие грехи!

- Если стараться обходить все неприятности, то можно пройти мимо всех удовольствий

- Если в слове "Работать" сделать 8 ошибок, то получится слово "Интернет".

- Я вам не эхо - дважды отдаваться.

- Нимб - это чаще всего обычный разряд между двумя рогами.

- Если что-то само плывет к вам в руки, присмотритесь - возможно, оно просто не тонет.

- Лучший выход из российского кризиса - Шереметьво-2 ...

- Любовь бывает разная - простая и заразная...

- B ЖИЗНИ ВСЯКОЕ БЫВАЕТ, НО С ГОДАМИ ВСЕ РЕЖЕ.

- НЕ ОСУЖДАЙ НУДИСТА - ОН ТАКИМ РОДИЛСЯ!

- ЧЕМ БОЛЬШЕ СМОТРЮ В ЗЕРКАЛО, ТЕМ БОЛЬШЕ ВЕРЮ ДАРВИНУ

- ЭГОИСТ - ЭТО ЧЕЛОВЕК, ЛЮБЯЩИЙ СЕБЯ БОЛЬШЕ, ЧЕМ ДРУГИХ ЭГОИСТОВ

- ЖЕНАТЫЙ ОТ ХОЛОСТОГО ОТЛИЧАЕТСЯ ТЕМ, ЧТО ОДИНОКОМУ ВЕЗДЕ ПЛОХО, А ЖЕНАТОМУ ТОЛЬКО ДОМА

- БОЙТЕСЬ СЧАСТЛИВОГО БРАКА - ЭТО НАВСЕГДА

- ДЕТИ В ШКОЛУ СОБИРАЛИСЬ, МЫЛИСЬ, БРИЛИСЬ, ПОХМЕЛЯЛИСЬ

- ЕСЛИ ВАС ПРИНЯЛИ В ИНСТИТУТ БЕЗ ЭКЗАМЕНОВ, ЗНАЧИТ, ЭТО ИНСТИТУТ СКЛИФОСОВСКОГО

- ДЛЯ ИСКРЕННЕЙ, ЗАДУШЕВНОЙ БЕСЕДЫ, ПОЗВОНИТЕ ВАШЕМУ БОССУ В ТРИ ЧАСА УТРА... <this time of year I'm still at work at this hour :)~>

- РОСТ НАРКОМАНИИ УЖЕ БЕСПОКОИТ ДАЖЕ АЛКОГОЛИКОВ

- НИ ЧТО ТАК НЕ УКРАШАЕТ ЖЕНЩИНУ, КАК УДАЧНО ПОДОБРАННЫЙ МУЖЧИНА

- ЩЕКОТКА - ДОБЫВАНИЕ СМЕХА ВРУЧНУЮ...

- ЛЮБОВЬ - ЭТО ТОРЖЕСТВО ВООБРАЖЕНИЯ НАД ИНТЕЛЛЕКТОМ

- ЕСЛИ РАНЫ ПОСЫПАТЬ СОЛЬЮ, ТО ОНИ ДОЛЬШЕ СОХРАНЯТСЯ СВЕЖИМИ

- ОН УМЕР ОТ ИЗБЫТКА ЧУВСТВ, СРЕДИ КОТОРЫХ ПРЕОБЛАДАЛИ ЧУВСТВА ГОЛОДА, ХОЛОДА И ЖАЖДЫ

- СКОЛЬКО ЕЩЕ НЕ СДЕЛАНО... А СКОЛЬКО ЕЩЕ ПРЕДСТОИТ НЕ СДЕЛАТЬ.....

- РАДУЙСЯ ЧУЖОМУ СЧАСТЬЮ ПОКА СВОЕ НЕ ПРИВАЛИЛО

- ЧЕЛОВЕК НИКОГДА НЕ БЫВАЕТ ТАК БЛИЗОК К СОВЕРШЕНСТВУ, КАК ПРИ ЗАПОЛНЕНИИ АНКЕТЫ НА РАБОТУ

- СОВЕСТЬ - ЭТО ТИХИЙ ГОЛОС, НАПОМИНАЮЩИЙ, ЧТО ЗА ТОБОЙ МОГУТ ПОДСМАТРИВАТЬ

- НЕ ТРОГАЙТЕ ОГОЛЕННЫЕ ПРОВОДА МОКРЫМИ РУКАМИ, ОНИ ОТ ЭТОГО РЖАВЕЮТ И ПОРТЯТСЯ

- ПОДЧИНЕННЫЕ - ТОЖЕ ЛЮДИ. И ТОЖЕ НЕ ХОТЯТ ДУМАТЬ!

- ЧЕМ И КУДА МЫ ВАМ НЕ УГОДИЛИ?!

- СДЕЛАЙ ДОБРОЕ ДЕЛО, И ОНО ТЕБЯ ДОСТАНЕТ!

- УМНЫЕ - ЭТО ТЕ, КТО ЗАРАБАТЫВАЕТ СВОИМ УМОМ, А МУДРЫЕ - ТЕ, НА КОГО ЭТИ УМНЫЕ РАБОТАЮТ

- В ДОМЕ ВСЕ БЫЛО КРАДЕНОЕ, И ДАЖЕ ВОЗДУХ КАКОЙ-ТО СПЕРТЫЙ...

- ПОПУЛЯРИЗАЦИЯ ДЕЗИНФОРМАЦИИ ВЕДЕТ К ДЕЗИНТЕГРАЦИИ ПОПУЛЯРИЗАТОРА

- ЕСЛИ ТРЕТИЙ ДЕНЬ НЕ ХОЧЕТСЯ РАБОТАТЬ, ЗНАЧИТ, СЕГОДНЯ СРЕДА

- Я ЧЕЛОВЕК НЕ ЗЛОПАМЯТНЫЙ, ОТОМЩУ И ЗАБУДУ

- ОДНОЛЮБ МОЖЕТ СДЕЛАТЬ НЕСЧАСТНОЙ ТОЛЬКО ОДНУ ЖЕНЩИНУ.

- УЧИТЕСЬ НА ОШИБКАХ СВОИХ РОДИТЕЛЕЙ! ПОЛЬЗУЙТЕСЬ ПРЕЗЕРВАТИВАМИ!

- ДА, НЕВЕСЕЛЫЙ ПОЛУЧИЛСЯ НЕКРОЛОГ...

- ВАМ СМЕШНО, А МНЕ ЖЕНИТЬСЯ!

- ЕСЛИ ВАША ЖЕНА КЛАД, ВАМ ПРИЧИТАЕТСЯ ДВАДЦАТЬ ПЯТЬ ПРОЦЕНТОВ.

- КАК МНОГО ДЕВУШЕК ХОРОШИХ, А ТЯНЕТ ЧТО-ТО НА ПЛОХИХ

- ХОЧУ НЕМНОГО ПОЖИТЬ ОДИН, - ПОЯСНЯЛ ИЗОБРЕТАТЕЛЬ ВОДОРОДНОЙ БОМБЫ...

- ПЕРВОЕ ПРАВИЛО ЛЫЖНИКА - ЖЕЛТЫЙ СНЕГ НЕ ЕСТЬ!

- У МЕНЯ ЕСТЬ ЕЩЕ К ВАМ ВОПРОСЫ?

- ТРУДНЕЕ ВСЕГО ЧЕЛОВЕКУ ДАЕТСЯ ТО, ЧТО ДАЕТСЯ НЕ ЕМУ

- МЕНЯЮ СКАТЕРТЬ-САМОБРАНКУ НА АНАЛОГИЧНУЮ ПРОСТЫНЬ

- О, ЕСЛИ Б МОЖНО БЫЛО ПОЕХАТЬ В СВАДЕБНОЕ ПУТЕШЕСТВИЕ ОДНОМУ!

- ПУСКАЙ РЫДАЮТ ТЕ, КОМУ МЫ НЕ ДОСТАЛИСЬ, И СДОХНУТ ТЕ, КТО НАС НЕ ЗАХОТЕЛ!

- ОТ ЗНАНИЙ ЕЩЕ НИКТО НЕ УМИРАЛ, НО РИСКОВАТЬ НЕ СТОИТ!

- ПИШИТЕ ПИСЬМА. НАДЕЮСЬ, НЕ СВИДИМСЯ...

- ТЕБЯ НЕ ВИДЕТЬ? ЭТО ЛИ НЕ СЧАСТЬЕ?

- НЕ СУЙ ВЗНОС НЕ В СВОЕ ДЕЛО.

- ТАМПАКС - БЕСПЛАТНАЯ ДОСТАВКА И УСТАНОВКА.

- КАК ОТЛИЧИТЬ ЛЕВУЮ НОГУ ОТ ПРАВОЙ? НА ЛЕВОЙ НОГЕ БОЛЬШОЙ ПАЛЕЦ СПРАВА.

- ЕСЛИ ЖЕНА ПИЛИТ МУЖА, ЗНАЧИТ, ХОЧЕТ СДЕЛАТЬ ИЗ НЕГО ПРЕКРАСНУЮ ПОЛОВИНУ.

- СУДЯ ПО МНОГОЧИСЛЕННЫМ КАРЕТАМ СКОРОЙ ПОМОЩИ, ЗДЕСЬ БЫЛ ПРАЗДНИК.

- КАК ОСКОРБИТЕЛЬНА В РОССИИ ВЕТЧИНА...

- АНТРОПОМОРФНЫЙ ДЕНДРОМУТАНТ - ТАК ПО-НАУЧНОМУ НАЗЫВАЮТ БУРАТИНО.

- ЕСЛИ Я ВАМ НЕ НРАВЛЮСЬ - ОБРАЩАЙТЕСЬ С ЖАЛОБОЙ К ИЗГОТОВИТЕЛЮ.

- ЖЕЛАЮ СЧАСТЬЯ В ЛИЧНОЙ И СЕМЕЙНОЙ ЖИЗНИ!

- КРОМЕ ЧУЖИХ НЕПРИЯТНОСТЕЙ В ЖИЗНИ ЕСТЬ И ДРУГИЕ РАДОСТИ.

- Я НЕ ПРОСТО ТОРМОЗ, Я ЕЩЕ И РУЧНОЙ.

- ВИАГРА-ЛАЙТ - ТЯНЕТ ТОЛЬКО ЦЕЛОВАТЬСЯ.

- СОЛНЦЕ ЗАШЛО, И ВЫ ЗАХОДИТЕ!

- ПОПРОБУЙТЕ ХАРАКИРИ! САМУРАЙСКОЕ НАСЛАЖДЕНИЕ!

- МЫ НЕ РВЕМ ВАШУ ОДЕЖДУ СТИРАЛЬНЫМИ МАШИНАМИ, МЫ ДЕЛАЕМ ЭТО ТЩАТЕЛЬНО, РУКАМИ.

- ПЕССИМИЗМ РОЖДАЕТСЯ ПРИ СТОЛКНОВЕНИИ ДВУХ РАЗЛИЧНЫХ ОПТИМИЗМОВ.

- НАМ КРЕМЛЯ ЗАМАНЧИВЫЕ СВОДЫ НЕ ЗАМЕНЯТ СТАТУИ СВОБОДЫ.

- ЕСЛИ У ВАС ПАРАНОЙЯ, ТО ЭТО ЕЩЕ НЕ ЗНАЧИТ, ЧТО ЗА ВАМИ НИКТО НЕ СЛЕДИТ.

- СЕЙЧАС РАЗБЕРУСЬ КАК СЛЕДУЕТ И НАКАЖУ КОГО ПОПАЛО.

- ЖИЗНЬ КАК ЗЕБРА - БЕЛАЯ ПОЛОСА, ЧЕРНАЯ ПОЛОСА, БЕЛАЯ ПОЛОСА, ЧЕРНАЯ ПОЛОСА, БЕЛАЯ ПОЛОСА, ЧЕРНАЯ ПОЛОСА, А ПОТОМ ЖОПА.

- ЕСЛИ РЕЗКО ПОВЫШАЕТСЯ РОЖДАЕМОСТЬ, ЗНАЧИТ ЗА ЭТИМ ЧТО-ТО СТОИТ

- Девиз женщин: "Бороться и искать, найти и... не давать!"

Happily Ever After

I loved this!!!

Happiness

Begins with a smile
Ends with a tear
All the world disappears
Yet, you're stll near

A concoction of my mind
in reality based on lies


"Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get." - Dale Carnegie

Think outside the [ ]

"How can I think outside the box, if I work in a cube?" is a T-Shirt that I pass by in a Hallmark storefront daily on my way to and from work. I never wanted to go the Big Four route until I got to grad school and was basically told that "it's the equivalent of Harvard on your resume." So, here I am putting in long hours, even days, putting personal life on hold and wondering if it's something I want to do for the rest of my life. I always thought of myself as a creative person and while my first (and favorite) tax professor always said that "tax is for creative people," I feel that I'm not living up to my full "creative" potential. Despite all of my complaints (as that's what I do best), I truly like what I do, but would I sacrifice everything for it? No. Is it something that i want to do for the rest of my life? No. Do I dream of doing something more creative? Yes! Yes! Yes!

My philosophy on education has always been as follows:

(1) You have a talent - Pursue it.
(2) You have a great passion - Pursue it.
(3) Pick something practical that you can live with.

Guess which route I took, with my personal approach of "get in, get out." I'm out and still regret never having taken an art class as a kid. I feel like I have "a good eye", I know I do, but at this point in my life, how do I pursue it? According to another interesting NYT article, it's the age of the right brain. Yet, my event planning "business" is kind of the sidelines and I am dying to do something creative, something exciting, to have my own business and make money doing so, but where do I begin?

this song comes to mind (although it has nothing to do with the topic at hand):

a joke from my dad :-)

Жена - мужу:
- Раньше ты был счастлив, если видел меня несколько минут в день!
- И сейчас тоже, - бормочет муж.

Catching up on some movies this weekend after a 27 hour workday on Thursday or Friday, depends how you look at it, I am wondering why European movies are so much more touching emotionally, cinematographically captivating, with a plot that you don't feel like you've seen 3,000 times and music that just tears you to shreds. If you want to read several different versions of the lyrics to the Hungarian suicide song, or Gloomy Sunday, be prepared to shed a tear, especially once you hear the melody.

Talk to her is a Spanish movie while Gloomy Sunday is German and on my que tonight are Paris, Je Taime, which I've seen and La Vie en Rose, obviously French. That is if I get out of work at a fairly decent hour tonight and not tomorrow morning.

What's with the e-mails today?

Very nice reading or rather advice. . .

Байкальская Мантра

Ешьте больше клубники!

Давайте людям больше, чем они хотят и делайте это от чистого сердца.

Заучите Ваше любимое стихотворение.

Не верьте всему услышанному, не тратьте всего, что у Вас есть, не спите до тех пор пока не устанете.

Всякий раз говоря “Я люблю тебя”, имейте это ввиду.
Всякий раз говоря “Я прошу прощения”, смотрите человеку в глаза.

Верьте в любовь с первого взгляда.

Никогда не игнорируйте свои сны.

Любите от души и страстно, возможно Вам будет больно, но это единственный путь наполненно прожить свою жизнь.

Разрешайте все споры чистым путем, не оскорбляя.

Никогда не судите о людях по их родственникам

Говорите медленно, при это думайте быстро.

Если Вам задают вопрос, на который Вы не хотите отвечать, улыбнитесь и спросите: “А почему Вы хотите знать?”

Помните, что самая сильная любовь и величайшие достижения сопровождаются наибольшим риском.

Позвоните своей маме. Если не можете, то хотя бы подумайте о ней.

Говорите “Будьте здоровы” всякий раз, как кто-то чихает.

Если вы проиграли, извлеките из этого урок.

Помните о 3 правилах:
1. Относитесь ко всем с уважением.
2. Будьте ответственны за все Ваши поступки.
3. Уважайте себя

Не позволяйте маленькому спору стать причиной окончания дружбы.

Всякий раз, как вы совершили ошибку, делайте сразу все возможное чтобы исправить ее.

Улыбайтесь, всякий раз разговаривая по телефону, так как звонящий заметит это.

Женитесь на человеке, который любит поболтать, потому что состарившись вы найдете, что умение болтать будет самым ценным для Вас качеством, которое Вы будете ценить в людях.

Проводите некоторое время в одиночестве.

Принимайте изменения, но не изменяйте своим ценностям.

Помните, что иногда молчание - лучший ответ.

Читайте больше книг и смотрите меньше в телевизор.

Ведите добрую и честную жизнь. Когда Вы состаритесь и будете вспоминать прошлое, Вы сможите насладиться им снова.

Доверяйте Богу, но запирайте получше Вашу машину.

Важна хорошая атмосфера в Вашем доме.

Делайте все возможное, чтобы Ваш дом был спокойным и гармоничным.

Если вы поругались с кем-то близким, попытайтесь решить с ним только текущую проблему.

Не копайтесь в прошлом.

Читайте между строк.

Делитесь своими знаниями. Это путь к бессмертию.

Будьте нежны к нашей Планете....

Будьте естественны. Слушайте зов природы.

Будьте заняты только своими делами.

Не доверяйте партнеру, если он/она не закрывает глаза, когда целуется.

Хотя бы раз в год посетите место, где Вы ни разу не были.

Если Вы зарабатываете много денег, жертвуйте на благотворительность. Это лучшая награда, которую может предоставить Вам судьба.

Помните, что иной раз “недо-достижения” - это удача.

Хорошенько запомните все правила, чтобы знать как нарушить их наилучшим образом

Помните, что лучшие отношения - это те, в которых любовь одного к другому важней необходимости быть вместе.

Судите об уровне своего успеха по тому, от чего Вам пришлось отказаться, чтобы достичь этого.

Относитесь к Любви и готовке еды с полнейшей отрешенностью, не ожидая слишком многого взамен.

The Difference Between Men and Women (By Dave Barry)

I hate spamming on my own blog, but some things are just too good to pass up, like this email from a co-worker. Enjoy.

Let's say a guy named Roger is attracted to a woman named Elaine. He asks her out to dinner; she accepts; they have a pretty good time. A few nights later he asks her out again; and again they enjoy themselves. They continue to see each other regularly, and after a while neither one of them is seeing anybody else.

And then, one evening when they're driving home, a thought occurs to Elaine, and, without really thinking, she says it aloud: "Do you realize that, as of tonight, we've been seeing each other for exactly six months?"

And then there is silence in the car.

To Elaine, it seems like a very loud silence. She thinks to herself: I wonder if it bothers him that I said that. Maybe he's been feeling confined by our relationship; maybe he thinks I'm trying to push him into some kind of obligation that he doesn't want, or isn't sure of.

And Roger is thinking: Wow! Six months.

And Elaine is thinking: But, hey, I'm not so sure I want this kind of relationship, either. Sometimes I wish I had a little more space, so I'd have time to think about whether I really want us to keep going the way we are, moving steadily toward... I mean, where are we going? Are we just going to keep seeing each other at this level of intimacy? Are we heading toward marriage? Toward children? Toward a lifetime together? Am I ready for that level of commitment? Do I really even know this person?

And Roger is thinking: So, that means it was... let's see... February when we started going out, which was right after I had the car at the dealer's, which means...let me check the odometer... Whoa! I am way overdue for an oil change here.

And Elaine is thinking: He's upset. I can see it on his face. Maybe I'm reading this completely wrong. Maybe he wants more from our relationship, more intimacy, more commitment; maybe he has sensed, even before I sensed it, that I was feeling some reservations. Yes, I bet that's it. That's why he's so reluctant to say anything about his own feelings. He's afraid of being rejected.

And Roger is thinking: And I'm going to have them look at the transmission again. I don't care what those morons say, it's still not shifting right. And they better not try to blame it on the cold weather this time. What cold weather? It's 87 degrees and this thing is shifting like a garbage truck, and I paid those incompetent thieves $600.

And Elaine is thinking: He's angry. And I don't blame him. I'd be angry, too. I feel so guilty, putting him through this, but I can't help the way I feel.

I'm just not sure.

And Roger is thinking: They'll probably say it's only a 90-day warranty... idiots.

And Elaine is thinking: Maybe I'm just too idealistic, waiting for a knight to come riding up on his white horse, when I'm sitting right next to a perfectly good person, a person I enjoy being with, a person I truly do care about, a person who seems to truly care about me. A person who is in pain because of my self-centered, schoolgirl romantic fantasy.

And Roger is thinking: Warranty? They'd better not say its only a 90-day warranty.

"Roger," Elaine says aloud.

"What?" says Roger, startled.

"Please don't torture yourself like this," she says, her eyes beginning to brim with tears. "Maybe I should never have... Oh my, I feel so... (She breaks down, sobbing.)

"What?" says Roger.

"I'm such a fool," Elaine sobs. "I mean, I know there's no knight. I really know that. It's silly. There's no knight, and there's no horse."

"There's no horse?" says Roger.

"You think I'm a fool, don't you?" Elaine says.

"No!" says Roger, glad to finally know the correct answer.

"It's just that...it's that I...I need some time," Elaine says.

There is a 15-second pause while Roger, thinking as fast as he can, tries to come up with a safe response. Finally he comes up with one that he thinks might work. "Yes," he says.

Elaine, deeply moved, touches his hand. "Oh, Roger, do you really feel that way?" she says.

"What way?" says Roger.

"That way about time," says Elaine.

"Oh," says Roger. "Yes."

Elaine turns to face him and gazes deeply into his eyes, causing him to become very nervous about what she might say next, especially if it involves a horse. At last she speaks.

"Thank you, Roger," she says.

"Thank you," says Roger.

Then he takes her home, and she lies on her bed, a conflicted, tortured soul, and weeps until dawn.

When Roger gets back to his place, he opens a bag of Doritos, turns on the TV, and immediately becomes deeply involved in a rerun of a tennis match between two Czechoslovakians he never heard of. A tiny voice in the far recesses of his mind tells him that something major was going on back there in the car, but he is pretty sure there is no way he would ever understand what, and so he figures it's better if he doesn't think about it.

The next day Elaine will call her closest friend, or perhaps two of them, and they will talk about this situation for six straight hours. In painstaking detail, they will analyze everything she said and everything he said, going over it time and time again, exploring every word, expression, and gesture for nuances of meaning, considering every possible ramification. They will continue to discuss this subject, off and on, for weeks, maybe months, never reaching any definite conclusions, but never getting bored with it, either.

Meanwhile, Roger, while playing racquetball one day with a mutual friend of his and Elaine's, will pause just before serving, frown, and say, "Norm, did Elaine ever own a horse?"

And that's the difference between men and women.

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE...

this is an old email, but it's nice to sometimes be reminded . . .

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE...

enough money within her control to move out and rent a place of her own,
even if she never wants to or needs to...

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE...

something perfect to wear if the employer, or date of her dreams wants to see her in an hour...

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE...

a youth she's content to leave behind...

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE...

a past juicy enough that she's looking forward to retelling it in her old age....

A WOMAN SH OULD HAVE...

a set of screwdrivers, a cordless drill, and a black lace bra...

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE...

one friend who always makes her laugh...and one who lets her cry....

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE...

a good piece of furniture not previously owned by anyone else in her family...

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE...

eight matching plates, wine glasses with stems, and a recipe for a meal, that will make her guests feel honored...

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE...

a feeling of control over her destiny...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...

how to fall in love without losing herself..

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...

how to quit a job,
break up with a lover,
and confront a friend without;
ruining the friendship...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...

when to try harder... and WHEN TO WALK AWAY...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...

that she can't change the length of her calves, the width of her hips, or the nature of her parents..

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...

that her childhood may not have been perfect...but its over...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...

how to embrace the moment...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...

what she would and wouldn't do for love...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...

how to live alone...even if she doesn't like it...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW..

whom she can trust,
whom she can't,
and why she shouldn't take it personally...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...

where to go...
be it to her best friend's kitchen table...
or a charming inn in the woods...
when her soul needs soothing...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...

what she can and can't accomplish in a day...a month...and a year...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...

that she's worth fighting for...

Why Blog?

Another interesting article from the Times and a girl can dream, can't she? Those aren't the dreams I have and my blog is more for me - than for anyone else, but how do you really say everything that you want to say when everyone that reads are people that know you well as is?

This is an article that I've had saved for quiet some time, but blogging is fun, especially when you have "thoughts," "ideas" and funny emails to share.

suggestions (as always) welcome.