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Cheerleaders That Aren't #1
....she went to put him to bed. She came downstairs laughing, and said "He asked if you were spending the night." (and that point, I had assumed I wasn't; after all, it was only our third date). I said, "How did you respond to that?" She replied, "I told him you were, but that we weren't going to do anything in bed." I said, "What?! That's how you talk with your child? That's totally inappropriate." She then went off, on how I've been criticizing her parenting all night (which I wasn't...I just brought up a few things, as I think any adult should, when they witness something they don't think is right and a kid is involved). Needless to say, I didn't spend the night. And we didn't do anything.— November 20, 2007 1:21 a.m.
Cheerleaders That Aren't #1
In my early 20s, I went out with a woman that had a 12 year old kid. So, it was our third date, and she said something along the lines of "How about I make you dinner, instead of you taking me to dinner?" How could I refuse that? Well, it ended up being her ordering pizza, since her son was there, and she told me "That's all he'll eat." I didn't mind. I love pizza. I just remember my parents MAKING us eat our veggies. Anyway, we had two major fights that night, that led to us never seeing each other again. The first, was her telling me he was going to have the laser surgery on his eyes. I asked if he was too young for that. She said the doctor said he would need it again in 10 years, when his eyes change (she also, didn't have much money). But, she said he didn't like being called "four eyes" at school. I told her that's part of growing up. And, he got four F's on his report card. Maybe an incentive for getting better grades, would be that. Also....— November 20, 2007 1:18 a.m.
Ho Ho Ho!
That reminds me....great book by David Brenner (great Jewish comedian) called "Waiter? There's a Terrorist in My Soup"— November 17, 2007 1:21 a.m.
Ho Ho Ho!
And...my grandma used to swear she loved matzo ball soup. I mean, really. What's there to love about it? It has absolutely no flavor? It's like a big thing of, unflavored bread, floating in your soup.— November 16, 2007 1:17 p.m.
Ho Ho Ho!
I call 'em Jew words. Just to torture my wonderful grandmother from where ever she might be. Simply because she loved Larry King, and when I'd ask how she could possibly like such an idiot, she'd say "Well...he's Jewish." And, she once said, "How could Maury Povich have married Connie Chung?" I said, "Uh...Grandma, don't you have that backwards?" So....I say "Jew words," not Hebrew. By the way, it's a horrible sounding language, isn't it? When I hear people speaking it, it's like they're chewing ona mazto ball or something!!!— November 16, 2007 9:39 a.m.
Dumb Deaths
That...was a short but sweet, kick as comment, to my title.— November 16, 2007 1:44 a.m.
Ho Ho Ho!
Man...I just got home. It's midnight, and my answering machine has this angry Jewish lady (my mom), telling me my grandma is spinning in her grave (which is...uh, impossible, since she was cremated), because I spelled menorah wrong. I spell all the Jew words wrong. And I blame it on Hanukkah. I mean, they have like 5 ways to spell that!!!— November 16, 2007 1:43 a.m.
The Divorce Song
Well, two things. Using the logic about "why 20 million" doesn't make sense, because, going down that path, you can say "Why not 1 million, she can live off that." And, if you say that....well, why not $500,000. I'm sure she can live off that. So...if you marry someone that is a billionaire (that means a million, 1,000 times!!!!!!!!!) ...you should ONLY get $500,000, or one million, because you could "easily" live off that? And, how do you know what she contributed to? What if when Paul toured during that time (which he did), and made CDs (which he did), she was doing behind the scenes stuff that helped him out? Sure, you or I wouldn't say that "work" was worth millions, but who is to say.— November 14, 2007 10:46 a.m.
The Divorce Song
Okay, fifi. You say it doesn't make sense. Let me try to explain it the best I can (and keep in mind, I'm no attorney). Let's give you an example, of a real case scenario I heard once. A couple meets while going to medical school. It's their first year of what will be about 10 years of school, before becoming doctors that make an awful lot of money operating on people. Well, they decide to get married. They are having a hard time paying bills. The woman decides they can't both afford medical school, so she drops out. She then gets a good job that pays $65,000 a year, and this enables him to finish his school, his residency, and 10 years later become a doctor. They move from their small condo, to a big house, when that doctor salary starts kicking in. Fast forward a little, to when he has an affair with this hot blonde nurse. Now, a divorce is filed. And, his lawyer says, "She's a house wife, with no kids. He makes $400,000 a year. We shouldn't have to give her the house, and a huge amount of money. Just because she's used to sitting at home and not working, tell her to go out and get a job." Well....guess what? She was going to get a job. As a doctor. But she dropped out. And paid for his medical school, and paid all the bills, while he was BECOMING this high paying doctor. So now...she gets some of his money. And that is a true story, that actually happened. Sure, this isn't the case with McCartney, but he made money while married to her. And, the wife is entitled to it. Believe me, he had attorneys advising him of this. He had kids advising him of this.— November 13, 2007 10:49 a.m.
The Divorce Song
Well, yes, she does deserve Pauls money. When you marry someone, you are entitled to half of what they make during the time of the marriage. And believe it or not, it makes sense. People always think it doesn't, but it does. They say things like "Did she write those Beatles songs?" People complain when they hear that baseball great Barry Bonds pays $20,000 a month for child support for some illegitimate kid he had. They say "That woman can pay for her son on $1,000 a month, easy." Well, that's not the point. If our laws basically give 1/4 of what you make to the child, and Bonds pulls in that much money, well, that much more goes to her. And, it's not just clothing and food going for the child. And a roof over the kids head. But, the mother has to stay home and take care of the child. The guy gets to go out, and do whatever he wants. Who can even place a price on that? If men have such a problem with that, they don't have to get married, or have illegitimate kids. And Kobe Bryant can stop buying $5 million diamond rings.— November 12, 2007 11:06 a.m.