Whaaaaat!?!?!?

What's next?!?!?! Is my mom going to tell me I'm adopted!?!?! Is my brother really from outer space??!! Will I live to be 150 because I'm fat?!?!?! What other lies have I been told!!!!???  
:-)

https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/smart-living/50-facts-you-learned-in-school-that-are-actually-lies/ss-AApHLqK?li=BBnb7Kz#image=1

Does that affect you?

Does the news affect you? What exactly is important news to you? And do you feel like it's credible? You know by now that I don't watch the news on television anymore. I do however, peruse the headlines every morning, online. But even that isn't satisfying anymore. The headlines lie about what's in the article. Also, most articles are filled with words like; perhaps, potential, could be, mostly, possibly, nearly, might, maybe, speculation. All of those words mean the same thing...not fact. I would say that the news reports about 1/2 and 1/2, fact and not fact. And of those factual things, do you really care? For instance, today in the news, USA Today says...

Of all those things on their home page, do any of them affect you? Is any of it something you need to know? Do you care that GQ called the Bible, foolish? Or that the world isn't ending today? What's interesting to you? Is there anything there that you feel passionate about?

FOX News says,

There are a couple things I would click on, here. But again, how much of this affects you? 

I guess that's why I don't watch/listen to the news. I get tired of the opinions of people I don't have any respect for. I don't care about the lives of celebrities or athletes. I'm not a sports fan. What does that leave?? I'll tell you...not much! Oh, the weather. 

I guess I would want to know if there is a serial killer on the loose. I want to know about Amber alerts. I want to know about credible and/or real security threats to the world I live in. I want to know what I can do to help keep the air I breath and the water I drink, clean. I want to know about new laws that actually do affect me. There are probably a couple other things but in general, that about covers it. Really, is there enough news every day to warrant a 24 hr news station?!!?!?! Ummm...no. No wonder we're such an angry nation! 

I thought about all that because there's a new (cheesy) country song out that has this line in it;

I believe if you just go by the nightly news

Your faith in all mankind would be the first thing you lose.

That's a good line. And it just made me wonder about all the things we don't need to know.

interview skills

I was thinking the other day about an ad I saw, declaring that they could teach you how to be a good interview, when job searching. There are a lot ads like that. But there aren't any ads aimed at employers on how to conduct a good interview. There should be. I've had some seriously wacky job interviews! Some of them were so bad that it took everything I had not to tell them what a jerk they were!! 

For instance, there was the job interview with a woman who asked me what the last book I read was. Then she asked me if I was a fan of Stephen King and proceeded to tell me all about her reading habits which included making her husband sleep on the couch when she wanted to read in bed. She could probably detect the "are you nuts" look on my face...I didn't get the job.

Then there was the interview for a company who wanted me to answer a 300 question psychological test before the interview. I told the receptionist I would do it after the interview if it were necessary and that I didn't appreciate not being told that this interview was going to take hours because of this test. Yep, didn't even make it to that interview!

Or, the one where I showed up to an interview for an Admin position and they wanted me to interview for an accounting position. After they figured out I wasn't going to do that, they said the person hiring for the admin. was out to lunch. I'd never heard of a bait and switch tactic for hiring!!

And my favorite bad interview, was a 2 parter. The first part, with the woman who I'd actually be working with, went so great. She even walked me around afterwards and introduced to me to everyone in her department! The 2 part was with one of the owners. He was a complete asshole. Oh, I should say that a head hunter contacted me about this job. So, this jerk was pissed off that his assistant hired a head hunter to find someone for this position. Mostly because he was going to have to pay them a fee if I was offered and took the job. She hired a head hunter because she wanted to interview qualified candidates. Anyway, he proceeded to tell me all about the last couple of people in that position and how awful they were. Blah, blah, blah. Finally, after he told me again, how unhappy he was with going through a head hunter, I told him that that didn't have anything to do with me and he should take that up with his assistant, but that I was worth it and how unfortunate it was that he would never know that and that I was sorry he wasted both our time. Yeah, didn't get that job either. Thank heavens, because really, maybe they were awful because he was such a jerk!!

Live Entertainment

My man and I were talking about some of the concerts we've to, some that are coming up and the way back. It made me feel like I need to update my list!

Bobby Sherman (1970) my very first concert. thanks mom!
Andy Williams
Rod McKuen
Paul Anka
Liberace!
Sonny and Cher
Sammy Davis Jr.
The Guess Who, my first concert w/out an adult 1974
Mac Davis
Edgar Winter & Peter Frampton
Led Zeppelin, I paid a scalper $20 for that ticket
Yes & The Doobie Brothers
Yes & Kansas
Cat Stevens
Elton John
Neil Diamond, twice (1976)
Jethro Tull
Hall and Oats
J. Geils, Golden Earring, Johnny Winter
Black Sabbath & Blue Oyster Cult
BTO
Shawn Phillips
Aero Smith, 3 times
REO Speedwagon, 3 times
The Eagles
Chicago
America & 3 Dog Night
Pink Floyd
***that covers my tween and teen years***
The Bee Gees, at Dodger Stadium
Joan Armatrading
The Pretenders
Kenny Loggins
Bonnie Raiit
Alabama
Kenny Rogers w/Sawyer Brown and Lee Greenwood
***and that about covers my 20's***
Harry Connick Jr. (3 times)
Robin Trower
Guitar Masters, Eric Johnson, Andy McKee and Peppino D'Agostino
Foreigner & David Lee Roth
Yanni (3 times)
Vince gill
Neal McCoy
Ricky Skaggs
Earl Scruggs
Sam Bush
Glen Campbell
Debby Boone Marvin Hamlish
Michael Fienstien
Earth Wind and Fire
The Time Jumpers w/Vince Gill
Trace Adkins a Christmas Show
Brooks and Dunn w/Lonestar
Brook and Dunn Neon Circus w/Toby Kieth, Montgomery Gentry, Kieth Urban
Brooks and Dunn w/Big $ Rich
Brooks and Dunn w/Alan Jackson and Jake Owen
Brooks and Dunn w/Rodney Atkins and Jame Otto
Brooks and Dunn last concert
Alan Jackson, 3 times
Brad Paisley w/Dierks Bently
Brad Paisley w/Brantly Gilbert
Garth Brooks, 4 times!
We're All For The Hall 2013:
Keith Urban, Vince Gill, Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson, Sheryl Crow, Kid Rock, Trace Adkins, Jason Aldean, Eric Church, Brantley Gilbert, Tim McGraw, Rosanne Cash, Jessi Colter, Montgomery Gentry, Billy Joe Shaver and Hank William Jr.
We're All For The Hall 2014
Keith Urban, Vince Gill, Brantley Gilbert, Brett Eldredge, Carrie Underwood, David Nail, Deana Carter, Kacey Musgraves, Kip Moore, Lee Ann Womack, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Reba McEntire, Ronnie Milsap, Darius Rucker

And last but not least, musicals, comedians & magicians;
Jesus Christ Superstar w/Ted Neeley
Annie Get Your Gun w/Debbie Reynolds
Odysseus w/Yul Brenner (at the Kennedy Center)
Rock of Ages
Jersey Boys
Lord of the Dance, 3 times
River Dance
Menopause the Musical, 3 times
Chicago, the musical
Wicked
Robin Williams
Bill Cosby
Jay Leno
The Smothers Brothers
Dennis Miller
Cheech and Chong
Trans Siberian Orchestra, twice
Straight No Chaser, twice
Rudoph, the musical
Doug Henning

I've seen a lot of shows, multiple times. I should stop doing that and see other things instead. I'll keep that in mind...unless it's Garth Brooks :-)

If I were a man...

...I would be SO confused. Hell, I'm a woman and I'M confused!! I want him to say I look pretty but if he does, does that make him a sexist. If she dresses like this;

  
...clearly she's wants attention. But now, if he looks at her longingly, he's a predator and a pig. 
I thought I would have a lot to say about this, but it looks like it's all being covered, from every angle.

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/02/echoes-of-the-mommy-wars-in-metoo/552830/


https://www.vox.com/2018/4/5/17157240/me-too-movement-sexual-harassment-aziz-ansari-accusation


http://www.newsweek.com/after-metoo-international-womens-day-most-pivotal-ever-834309


https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/03/metoo-campaign-women-isolated-at-work/