That would never do. My 21 year old brain had a shot at competing in the Special Olympics.
Liz -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of ornamentalmind Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 4:40 PM To: Memphis Freethought Alliance Subject: Re: I like this picture. I found it while looking for other pictures “…my original structure at 21 was available…” – CB Please remember that you would also revert to your ‘21’ year old brain. On Nov 19, 10:55 am, CrossBow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm too chicken to get lasik. Can't imagine injecting toxins into my face > just to please someone else. All my family sees is me and that is all they > will ever get:) > > Now, if someone figures out how to run my DNA through a product similar to > the Star Trek teleporter - SAFELY (and not in blob shaped chunks with > mismatching veins/organs/third eyes) whereby my original structure at 21 was > available...oh Hell yes, I would line up:) *sigh...* > > until then...que sera sera mon ami:) > > On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 12:45 PM, ornamentalmind > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > > > > > > > "Has this american society went crazy with it..." – CB > > > Only 'crazy' in the capitalistic sense… dispensing silicon and botox > > can make one a 'king' of finance. > > > Oh, wait, this thing called capitalism clearly IS a crazy notion. > > Never mind. > > > On Nov 19, 10:39 am, CrossBow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > No, not sexist. All this primping may be just biology at work. In my > > girly > > > opinion, women feel an inborn need to be attractive to attract mates and > > > stay that way untill unable to reproduce - menopause. We are not out of > > the > > > cave yet. > > > > Are primates the only species that the female is more floofy? It seems > > the > > > other way around in birds and some others. Think Peacock..now that is a > > > dandy bird! Butterflies have it right..they are both lovely. > > > > Has this american society went crazy with it...answer that by looking at > > > Cher and Dolly Parton. > > > > On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 12:27 PM, ornamentalmind > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > > > > > When it comes to the youth/beauty issue, I don't feel so controlled by > > > > that. Again, perhaps it is more of the induced female psyche in this > > > > society? And, of course, the main energy of the female seems to be > > > > being attractive and the male active. Yes, I know how this may appear > > > > and in no way do I mean this as a sexist comment. > > > > > On Nov 19, 7:42 am, CrossBow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > I feel kids are percieved to be useless time wasters by many and many > > > > think > > > > > thier value to society is on hold until they grow old enough to > > graduate > > > > and > > > > > enter the work force. That is deeply disturbing but I feel truth in > > it. > > > > > Ignored seems to be ignored even if it is for different reasons. I > > think > > > > > children have the best of it because they have youth and beauty on > > thier > > > > > side, in thier future, which cannot be recaptured as you age..perhaps > > > > that > > > > > has truth too. > > > > > > On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 7:13 AM, Liz Purkrabek < > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > >wrote: > > > > > > > It's not the same thing at all. Being ignored because you belong > > to a > > > > big > > > > > > family or disinterested parents is not the same issue as being > > ignored > > > > > > incrementally based on physical attractiveness or perceived value > > to > > > > > > society as a whole. > > > > > > > liz > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > From: [email protected] > > > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > > > > Jason > > > > > > (Memphis) > > > > > > Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 10:57 PM > > > > > > To: Memphis Freethought Alliance > > > > > > Subject: Re: I like this picture. I found it while looking for > > other > > > > > > pictures > > > > > > > Aren't kids in the "invisibility syndrome" category too? I know > > > > > > quite a few kids that are essentially ignored especially with big > > > > > > families. It is starting to be less of an issue because many > > couples > > > > > > (or singles) aren't having as many children so their one or two > > > > > > children get lots and lots of attention. > > > > > > > On Nov 18, 9:09 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > > > I like old chicks. > > > > > > > > J. > > > > > > > > "I do agree with Liz about the "invisibility syndrome". But, > > isn't > > > > it > > > > > > > cultural to the western world?" – CB > > > > > > > > One can generalize about any thought. I find that age alone can > > > > > > > produce a type of 'invisibility' for some people. When I was a > > kid, > > > > I > > > > > > > seldom knew how to relate to the old folks let alone found them > > easy > > > > > > > to get to know. Ignoring them was the easiest defense mechanism. > > . . > > > > > > > as ignorant as avoidance can be in the long run. > > > > > > > > On Nov 18, 7:17 am, CrossBow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> > > One > > > > theory > > > > > > is that women go through menopause in order to dump the hormones > > > > > > > > and switch the ability to produce for focus on caretaking of > > > > > > grandchildren. > > > > > > > > Sounds like evolution wants us to be social servants and makes > > use > > > > of > > > > > > us to > > > > > > > > further survival that way... > > > > > > > > > I do agree with Liz about the "invisibility syndrome". But, > > isn't > > > > it > > > > > > > > cultural to the western world? > > > > > > > > > I have mixed feelings about losing what beauty I have had. > > > > Sometimes > > > > > > it is > > > > > > > > a relief not to maintain it. Nice to be needed for something > > > > > > approaching > > > > > > > > wisdom instead of my bosom:) > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Nov 17, 2008 at 4:41 PM, ornamentalmind > > > > > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > > > > > > > > > > "Because of the loss of status I feel as I age..." - Liz > > > > > > > > > > Thanks for the stream Liz! And, this quote of yours is what > > I > > > > see > > > > > > as > > > > > > > > > the 'crime' of our culture. Historically, age has represented > > > > > > wisdom, > > > > > > > > > the opposite of a loss of status. And, as I see it, door > > > > opening, as > > > > > > > > > much as I was programmed to do it and still do on occasion, > > has > > > > not > > > > > > > > > been continued as a 'social grace' in many pockets of our > > > > culture > > > > > > and/ > > > > > > > > > or has become a curiosity due to the notion of being > > politically > > > > > > > > > correct. > > > > > > > > > > On Nov 17, 1:28 pm, "Liz Purkrabek" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Although I agree that beauty can be more than skin deep, > > I've > > > > > > always > > > > > > > > > thought > > > > > > > > > > men were likely to respond first to positive visual > > > > stimulation. > > > > > > If, > > > > > > > > > after > > > > > > > > > > the attention was caught, then other factors like > > personality > > > > or > > > > > > > > > > intelligence entered into the picture. I've thought about > > > > just > > > > > > this > > > > > > > > > subject > > > > > > > > > > more and more as I get older and realize that with every > > year > > > > that > > > > > > > > > passes, > > > > > > > > > > fewer and fewer men stop to open doors for me. Where once > > > > even > > > > > > the > > > > > > > > > > teenagers did so, now just the men about my age and older > > do. > > > > I > > > > > > > imagine > > > > > > > > > at > > > > > > > > > > some point that the few men who respond to me in such a > > > > fashion > > > > > > will be > > > > > > > > > > doing so out of pity when I am old and unable to open the > > door > > > > > > myself. > > > > > > > > > > > Because of the loss of status I feel as I age (and also > > for > > > > > > other > > > > > > > > > > reasons), I am educating myself and developing myself in > > ways > > > > that > > > > > > have > > > > > > > > > > little to nothing to do with the way I look. I don't want > > to > > > > be > > > > > > caught > > > > > > > > > > unprepared when at last the body completely gives and the > > face > > > > > > sags. > > > > > > > > > > > I am already starting to see wrinkles that don't go away > > when > > > > I > > > > > > stop > > > > > > > > > > smiling, and I never feared wrinkles until I started > > seeing > > > > them. > > > > > > I > > > > > > > > > think > > > > > > > > > > that to become unattractive is much more problematic or > > even > > > > > > > devastating > > > > > > > > > > because it seems as though women become invisible as they > > > > lose > > > > > > their > > > > > > > > > > beauty. > > > > > > > > > > > This was sort of a rambling email. Sort of stream of > > > > > > consciousness... > > > > > > > > > > > liz > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > > > > > From: [email protected] > > > > > > > > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > > > > Behalf Of > > > > > > > > > > ornamentalmind > > > > > > > > > > Sent: Monday, November 17, 2008 12:29 PM > > > > > > > > > > To: Memphis Freethought Alliance > > > > > > > > > > Subject: Re: I like this picture. I found it while looking > > for > > > > > > other > > > > > > > > > > pictures > > > > > > > > > > > What is obvious to me, perhaps because of my gender, is > > that > > > > in > > > > > > the > > > > > > > > > > current US culture, the omnipresence of beauty industry > > > > > > advertising > > > > > > > > > > along with programs on corporate tv and radio have been > > fairly > > > > > > > > > > successful in producing a trance like state within too > > many > > > > > > women. > > > > > > > > > > > The 'avarousness' found at the heart of consumerism has > > been > > > > quite > > > > > > > > > > successful in supplanting a clear view of reality within > > the > > > > > > female > > > > > > > > > > brain with one of being born in the 'original sin' of > > having a > > > > > > > > > > lack...lack of beauty, lack of the right shape, color, > > height, > > > > > > length > > > > > > > > > > nails, texture of skin etc. > > > > > > > > > > > My entire life, while I do know how my eye appreciates > > > > specific > > > > > > shapes > > > > > > > > > > and colors, I find those with inner beauty to be in fact > > > > beautiful > > ... > > read more »- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Memphis Freethought Alliance" group. 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