Why is that people driving Volvos are the worst drivers on the road? Most of the time, when I'm tailgated, cut-off in heavy traffic, or see an extremely aggressive driver, they're in a Volvo? Is it because they think that buying a very safe car gives them a free pass to be reckless? In the middle of rush hour, a 30 year old female was behind the wheel of a Volvo, reading the paper and eating her breakfast. Not a hand on the wheel, nor an eye on the road.
Later in the drive, I spotted another Volvo driver reading a book - for over 1/2 a mile, through two intersections, and through a major interstate cloverleaf... NEVER looking up once. She ran people out of their lanes, on icy roads, during rush hour. Insane!!!!
OK, I'm done with my rant, I just wonder what it is about the Volvo that attracts these lousy drivers!
PS... I really have nothing against the Volvo itself... great cars!
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Thursday, February 08, 2007
The Secret?
I feel the need to comment on "The Secret", which is a DVD that everyone seems to be buzzing about, including Oprah. I'm wondering if folks who shell out $19.99 for the DVD feel they got their money's worth.
According to the director/teachers of the secret, it's a very simple thing. Line up your mind, spirit and actions in the same, positive direction, and you will get what you want. Isn't this a re-hash of most self-help books? I'm not arguing with the premise, just wondering if it's anything new.
I guess people just need to hear it repeatedly. It's funny how the world tends to beat us down as we go through our daily lives. Something as simple as hearing someone say we can do it, if we will it, gives us renewed hope for a better life.
I'd love to hear from anyone who has watched the DVD... was it worth the money and time it took to watch it? Did you get anything new out of it? Just curious!
According to the director/teachers of the secret, it's a very simple thing. Line up your mind, spirit and actions in the same, positive direction, and you will get what you want. Isn't this a re-hash of most self-help books? I'm not arguing with the premise, just wondering if it's anything new.
I guess people just need to hear it repeatedly. It's funny how the world tends to beat us down as we go through our daily lives. Something as simple as hearing someone say we can do it, if we will it, gives us renewed hope for a better life.
I'd love to hear from anyone who has watched the DVD... was it worth the money and time it took to watch it? Did you get anything new out of it? Just curious!
Saturday, February 03, 2007
Naked Sundays
Now, this is just frightening!
A gym in Amsterdam announced plans for Naked Sundays, the chance to exercise in the nude on Sundays. Aside from the obvious hygiene issues, how scary would it be, with folks bouncing along on the ellipticals, stairmasters, etc. Not to mention various poses in yoga and pilates classes. Ewwww! Not to get too personal, but if I don't wear a running bra, there will be some major pain involved as well!
It'll be interesting to see how many people show up for nude aerobics, and if they continue after the first few weeks. Hmmmm.....
A gym in Amsterdam announced plans for Naked Sundays, the chance to exercise in the nude on Sundays. Aside from the obvious hygiene issues, how scary would it be, with folks bouncing along on the ellipticals, stairmasters, etc. Not to mention various poses in yoga and pilates classes. Ewwww! Not to get too personal, but if I don't wear a running bra, there will be some major pain involved as well!
It'll be interesting to see how many people show up for nude aerobics, and if they continue after the first few weeks. Hmmmm.....
Friday, February 02, 2007
Welcome to my blog! I created it last June, and never posted once. Better late than never?
There is an article in today's Washington Post about shrinking models in the fashion industry. The author notes that the average size of a model is down from sizes 4-6 to a 0-2. The average model is 5'10" with measurements of 33-23-34. Certainly not a Barbie doll. They're concerned that this is adding to the stress of young women to fit into this mold.
What I find contradictory, and which isn't mentioned in the article, is that the size labels in clothing have changed over the decades as well. What was considered a size 10 in the '60s and '70s has been re-labelled a size 6. People within the clothing industry have been quoted in recent years as purposely changing the sizing, to make women feel better about their larger size. (Is this their version of the dumbing down of America?)
So my question is... if the sizes have changed, and the models have changed, in roughly the same amount... are we not exactly where we started decades ago? Twiggy had a boyish figure in the 60s, looking remarkably like today's models.
Just a thought....
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/01/AR2007020102068.html
There is an article in today's Washington Post about shrinking models in the fashion industry. The author notes that the average size of a model is down from sizes 4-6 to a 0-2. The average model is 5'10" with measurements of 33-23-34. Certainly not a Barbie doll. They're concerned that this is adding to the stress of young women to fit into this mold.
What I find contradictory, and which isn't mentioned in the article, is that the size labels in clothing have changed over the decades as well. What was considered a size 10 in the '60s and '70s has been re-labelled a size 6. People within the clothing industry have been quoted in recent years as purposely changing the sizing, to make women feel better about their larger size. (Is this their version of the dumbing down of America?)
So my question is... if the sizes have changed, and the models have changed, in roughly the same amount... are we not exactly where we started decades ago? Twiggy had a boyish figure in the 60s, looking remarkably like today's models.
Just a thought....
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/01/AR2007020102068.html
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