OK, ANDREW HAS ME THINK ABOUT THE PASS.........

WHEN I WAS 19. I REMEMBER NIGHTS WITH MY HUSBAND.  HE IS A BIG BASKETBALL PLAYER. AND THERE WERE NIGHTS THAT WE WATCHED BASKETBALL GAMES, ESPECIALLY IN THE BEGINNING OF OUR MARRIAGE.  I REMEMBER LAYING ON THE SOFA, MY HEAD ON HIS LAP. I WAS NOT INTO BASKETBALL.  BUT I LOVED BEING THERE WITH HIM. I WOULD END UP FALLING ASLEEP ON HIS LAP.  BUT FROM TIME TO TIME I WOULD WAKE UP AND WATCHED. I REMEMBER THAT HE WOULD SOFTLY STROKE MY HAIR, NO WONDER I WOULD FALL ASLEEP.  BUT JUST BEING WITH HIM, MADE ME FEEL SO LOVED.......
THE SPURS WERE ONE OF HIS FAVORITE TEAMS.  AND NOW, THAT THEY ARE IN THE PLAYOFFS.  IT BRINGS ME BACK TO THOSE NIGHTS.........  I MISS THEM.




NOW, THINGS AT WORK ARE GOING MORE SMOOTHLY.  I AM NOW IN MY SECOND DAY ON THE FLOOR WITH NO HELP. ONLY WHEN I ASK FOR HELP, HELP WILL ARRIVE. BUT I AM GETTING THE HANG OF THINGS AND FEELING GOOD.  I AM ABLE TO SURF THE INTERNET, IF WE ARE NOT BUSY OR READ A BOOK OR MAGAZINE.  WHICH, TODAY I TOOK MY "O" MAGAZINE. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO READ IT. SO I AM GLAD I DID.......
THIS IS THE JUNE ISSUE.  AND THERE ARE SOME GOOD ARTICLES.
I HAVE TO TELL YOU ABOUT THIS ONE.........
"HOW TO GET THROUGH TO A MAN" BY: W. BRUCE CAMERON.
OK.......
1. "YOU'RE STRONG"
TO COMFORT A MAN, HIGHLIGHT HIS POWER.  IF YOU SAY, "YOU'RE HANDLING THIS WITH SUCH STRENGTH," HE'LL GET THE MESSAGE THAT YOU CARE ABOUT HIS TROUBLES - BUT NOT THAT YOU THINK HE'S A WEAKLING. ADMIRE HIM FOR BEING TOUGH UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES - THAT'S WHAT HE NEEDS TO HEAR.
HE TALKS ABOUT HOW MAN/BOY THINK; "THE STRONGEST BOYS BECOME LEADERS OF THE PLAYGROUND, WHILE THE WEAK ONES ARE FORCED TO TAKE REFUGE INSIDE THE SCHOOL LIBRARY AND GO ON TO MAKE ALL THE MONEY."

2. "LET ME GET YOUR POWER DRILL."
HE TALKS ABOUT ASKING YOUR MAN TO DO SOMETHING FOR YOU, AND ASK A THOUSAND TIMES. HE PROMISED HE WOULD. HE SEEMS TO BE GETTING INCREASINGLY FRUSTRATED WITH EACH REMINDER AND ACCUSES YOU OF NAGGING HIM.  BEEN THERE..........
"THE CATCH IS THAT NO MATTER HOW NICELY YOU ASK HIM TO DO SOMETHING, HE'S GOING TO HEAR IT AS AN ORDER- AND SINCE WHEN ARE YOU THE FIVE-STAR GENERAL OF HIM?  REMEMBER, HE IS A FULLY INDEPENDENT ADULT. CAPABLE OF TAKING OF HIMSELF."
THE SOLUTION: HE WRITE THAT HE WANTS TO BE THE FIVE-STAR GENERAL, HE WANTS TO BE IN CHARGE OF SOLVING THE PROBLEM. OFFER TO HELP HIM. MEN LOVE TO SHOW WOMEN THEIR TOOLS. IF STILL NOTHING, THEN GO TO HIM IN DISTRESS. "I TOOK THE SHOWER HEAD OFF, AND THE DRIP IS WORSE." NOW HE'S NOT ONLY THE GENERAL BUT ALSO A WAR HERO, COMING TO YOUR RESCUE.

3. "WANNA DANCE?"
"WHAT DO YOU SAY TO A MAN TO SEDUCE HIM?  FIRST DETERMINE IF HE HAS THAT ONE ELEMENT NECESSARY IN A MAN TO MAKE HIM SEDUCIBLE: A PULSE.(LOL)...... NEXT RECOGNIZE THAT NOTHING YOU EVER SAY WILL BE AS EFFECTIVE AS NUDITY, WHICH MEN FEEL IS APPROPRIATE IN ALL CIRCUMSTANCES, EVEN AN ORTHODONTIST APPOINTMENT."
HE CLAIMS THAT MEN DO MOST OF THEIR THINKING WITH THEIR "LITTLE BRAIN" INSTEAD OF THEIR "BIG BRAIN," WHICH HE SAYS, MEN DON'T HAVE A "BIG BRAIN." "WE PRETTY MUCH EVALUATE EVERYTHING THAT EVER HAPPENS IN THE WORLD, FROM STOCK MARKET FLUCTUATIONS TO SUDDEN CHANGES IN CONTINENTAL DRIFT, ACCORDING TO WHETHER OR NOT IT WILL SOMEHOW LEAD TO US HAVING SEXUAL INTERCOURSE.  MOST OF THE TIME WE THINK, YES, IT WILL.  THIS MEANS THAT THE FOLLOWING WORDS CAN BE VERY SEDUCTIVE TO A MAN: MASSAGE OIL, SKIMPY LINGERIE, SEPTIC TANK.  OF COURSE, YOU DON'T WANT TO JUST TURN HIM ON - YOU WANT TO LURE HIM INTO FLIRTATION, TEASING, AND MYSTERY." "THE BEST WAY TO SEDUCE A MAN THE FIRST TIME IS TO LET HIM KNOW YOU'RE INTERESTED - BUT NOT EASY - WITH THE WORD MAYBE. THERE'S ENOUGH YES IN MAYBE TO KEEP A MAN FROM FEELING REJECTED AND ENOUGH NO TO KEEP HIM CHALLENGED.  IF IT'S A LONG-TERM RELATIONSHIP, THE APPROACH IS DIFFERENT, BUT YOU'LL DO WELL IF YOU STILL THINK OF IT AS A DANCE. GET HIM TO SNUGGLE, KISS, AND PLAY - BUT ONCE YOU ARE THERE, LET HIM TAKE THE LEAD." NOW  "TELLING HIM YOU THINK HE'S SEXY AND YOU WANT TO SIT ON HIS LAP IS FAR MORE EFFECTIVE THAN SAYING YOU WANT TO MAKE LOVE, BECAUSE WHETHER IT'S A DATE OR YOUR 30TH ANNIVERSARY, A MAN LIKES TO THINK IT'S HIS IDEA."

THERE IS MORE BUT I WILL WRITE MORE TOMORROW........
I WANT TO TELL YOU ABOUT WHAT HAPPEN TO ME.........

OK, THIS WEEKEND MY HUSBAND HAS THE KIDS......
SO, I WENT TO RENT MOVIES AND CAME HOME, BUT I DIDN'T WANT TO POP IN THE MOVIE AND JUST SIT THERE......
SO, I BROUGHT DOWN MY BIKE, AND WENT FOR A RIDE. I TOOK MY CAMERA.  RODE BY THE NEW POOL. (THINKING ABOUT DOING A B-DAY PARTY FOR MY LITTLE MAN, AND I WAS CHECKING IT OUT.) AND ALSO WENT BY THE SKATE PARK, TOOK A COUPLE OF PICS.
WELL, WHILE I WAS TAKING PICTURES. A COP CAME BY.......
WELL, HE STARTED A CONVERSATION WITH ME.  WELL, I TALKED. I THOUGHT, "HE IS HITTING ON ME."  HE ASKED IF I WAS WORKING OUT, AND ASKED FOR MY NAME. AND SO FORTH. YES, HE WAS HITTING ON ME. AS IT WENT FURTHER IN CONVERSATION. I TOLD HIM I WAS SEPARATED AND ABOUT TO BE DIVORCE. AND THEN I ASKED IF HE WAS MARRIED.  HE SAID YES, BUT I DID NOTICE THAT HE  WAS NOT WEARING A RING, BUT YOU NEVER KNOW....
WELL, HE TOLD ME GOOD LUCK WITH THE EVERYTHING. AND HE DID THIS....... I AM SHOCK AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO THINK OF IT? 
HE GAVE ME HIS PHONE #.....  I BELIEVE IT'S HIS CEL PHONE #. I DIDN'T ASKED WHY, BECAUSE I WAS SHOCKED HE GAVE ME HIS #, AFTER HE TOLD ME HE WAS MARRIED........ HE DID SAY, IF I NEED ANYTHING TO CALL. TELL ME WHAT YOU ALL THINK, CAUSE I AM SHOCKED......  I AM SO BAD AT THIS......

OH, WISH ME LUCK...... TOMORROW IS MY ADMISSION TEST.  IT'S GOING TO BE 5 HOURS LONG, OH MY......... IT WILL BE OVER SOON.......

WELL, TILL NEXT TIME.....