Fashion Board--Penske . . . forever!

[bold_n_brazen]

Originally posted by Shape Shifter
I finished this recently and it made me pissed off that I'm not a wealthy, retired investment banker with heart of gold. Good read, though I thought the ending was a little flat.

Flat? Hmmm.

I thought it was sad. It definitely did not end the way I wanted it to. But it made me cry, so flat is not what I got.

Read Brightness Falls if you liked the characters though, for the backstory.

[Not Bob]

For all of the on and off-line suggestions. As usual, I ended up with a long list of things that look appealing, and I will end up carrying more books than I can read.

[Oliver_Wendell_Ramone]

Originally posted by Not Bob
For all of the on and off-line suggestions. As usual, I ended up with a long list of things that look appealing, and I will end up carrying more books than I can read.

Under the new security rules, I think you can still carry on the strap-on. But you'll need to check the lube and scented oils. Or maybe Fugee can provide those?

[Not Bob]

Originally posted by Oliver_Wendell_Ramone
Under the new security rules, I think you can still carry on the strap-on. But you'll need to check the lube and scented oils. Or maybe Fugee can provide those?

Jealousy doesn't become you, Ollie.

[Penske_Account]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
yelling rant in response to constructive criticism? good choice. It seems Mr. Rimslicker is gone for good.

myspace?

[Penske_Account]

Originally posted by taxwonk
Carl Hiaasen's last book, Skinny Dip, is now out in paperback. I enjoyed it muchly.

Ty's book club is reading The Looming Tower.

[Oliver_Wendell_Ramone]

Originally posted by Not Bob
Jealousy doesn't become you, Ollie.

Get deleted by Fugee once, and you never forget it.

[Penske_Account]

Originally posted by bold_n_brazen
You don't really understand what self-weaning means, do you?

Please take it off-line, I don't like the sound of that term.

[Penske_Account]

Originally posted by taxwonk
I'd tell you if I thought for a moment you knew what Circular 230 actually was. .

Isn't it an addendum to Das Kapital?

[patentparanyc]

Originally posted by Penske_Account
Isn't it an addendum to Das Kapital?

No, silly u r thinking of Trotsky.

or Tolstoy or Alan Bloom.

[str8outavannuys]

Got my answer, thanks

[patentparanyc]

Originally posted by str8outavannuys
Which is correct:

a) We write to request that your client enters into certain stipulations . . . and stipulates to the following

or

b) We write to request that your client enter into certain stipulations . . . and stipulate to the following

Please no wise-ass comments -- looking for a serious answer here.

b)

[tmdiva]

Originally posted by str8outavannuys
Which is correct:

a) We write to request that your client enters into certain stipulations . . . and stipulates to the following

or

b) We write to request that your client enter into certain stipulations . . . and stipulate to the following

Please no wise-ass comments -- looking for a serious answer here.

b.

tm

[Replaced_Texan]

Joy. They're now actively encouraging men not to marry me:

Guys: A word of advice. Marry pretty women or ugly ones. Short ones or tall ones. Blondes or brunettes. Just, whatever you do, don't marry a woman with a career.

Why? Because if many social scientists are to be believed, you run a higher risk of having a rocky marriage. While everyone knows that marriage can be stressful, recent studies have found professional women are more likely to get divorced, more likely to cheat, less likely to have children, and, if they do have kids, they are more likely to be unhappy about it. A recent study in Social Forces, a research journal, found that women--even those with a "feminist" outlook--are happier when their husband is the primary breadwinner.

Not a happy conclusion, especially given that many men, particularly successful men, are attracted to women with similar goals and aspirations. And why not? After all, your typical career girl is well-educated, ambitious, informed and engaged. All seemingly good things, right? Sure…at least until you get married. Then, to put it bluntly, the more successful she is the more likely she is to grow dissatisfied with you. Sound familiar?

. . .

If a host of studies are to be believed, marrying these women is asking for trouble. If they quit their jobs and stay home with the kids, they will be unhappy ( Journal of Marriage and Family, 2003). They will be unhappy if they make more money than you do ( Social Forces, 2006). You will be unhappy if they make more money than you do ( Journal of Marriage and Family, 2001). You will be more likely to fall ill ( American Journal of Sociology). Even your house will be dirtier ( Institute for Social Research).

[Penske_Account]

Originally posted by bold_n_brazen
Have you read Glamorama? It makes American Psycho look like a fairy tale.

If liked the latter would I like the former?