Can men and woman be just friends?

Someone sent me this video today. Watch it. What do YOU think?

Do you have experience with this? My answer would be yes AND no. Let me explain…

If you look at the situation like the guy in the video has, then yes, all men want to fuck all women, meaning men and women can’t be “just friends”. But that’s not always the case. Some men are a little more mature about where they stick their little friend. They understand boundaries and have enough common sense to know when an adult relationship is an adult relationship, and not a college fling, as it appears these are in the video. 

I have a handful of guy friends that I would never in a bazillion years think about having sex with. And honestly, a couple of those, probably feel the same way about me. Not all, but I’m sure a few.

However, the other side of that, shows that it is very difficult for a man and woman to be friends. I know Jeffy and I tried it a number of times, but since there was too much history and physical attraction, it didn’t work.

What are your thoughts? Can YOU have a friendship with the opposite sex without it going too far?

Meet K Mo

Hi Readers! Guess what?!?

It's Friday!

Are you as excited as I?

A few days ago, I posted about my birthday dinner, and mentioned K Mo, my female bff @ work. I received an email from a reader asking for me to talk about her. So, here she is....

Meet..... K Mo

K Mo

This is my girl. She's one of my closest friends. She will DEFINITELY be in my wedding one day. She's fun to drink with, and we both despise irritating people. It's almost like a match made in heaven.

She's a horse fanatic. Been riding since before she could walk. She rode competitively starting at the age of nine, and went into training them after that. As I type this, I'm wondering why we haven't gone riding....

"The most valuable lesson I ever learned in all my horse training and teaching was, rule #1- stay on top of the horse. Rule #2- if the horse rolls over, refer back to rule #1." -k mo

"You don't know how to ride a horse until you know how to fall off one." -k mo

And that's her. I hope you learn to love her as much as I do. :-)

(Best) Friends.

Friends come through our lives for specific reasons. Sometimes you know why. Sometimes you don’t have a clue.

My very first friend lived next door to me. My earliest memory of her is at three years old, but Mom says we were friends before that. When we moved at age five, I never saw her again. To this day, I believe she was put in my life to allow me to escape the fighting that went on at home between my parents.

My first real school friends were D and N. We met in first grade. They were as frail and afraid of the world as I was, and it gave each of us reassurance to know we could be scared together. We were inseparable for the entire eight yeas we were in private school together. We had become best friends. Once we all went off to different high schools, things changed. We all made other friends and moved on with our lives, but I never forgot the lessons about friendship that each of them taught me. I carry them with me to this day. The sacrifices you learn to make for another can be very humbling.

My first real neighborhood friend lived just a few houses down the street. His name was Corey. He attended the same private school I did, but was a year older. When we would be at school, we hung out with our own friends, but at night and over the weekends, it was just us. My Dad hated that I was such close friends with a boy, and Mom struggled with trying to convince him it was healthy for me to develop relationships with both sexes.

My first real adult friend took advantage of my good nature and desire to help those less fortunate. To this day, I am skeptical about trusting people. I won’t tell my deep dark secrets to anyone anymore. I won’t share deep thoughts or ideas because of the ridicule I’ll receive. This taught me that people, no matter how great they may seem, can be evil and nasty. And I learned to quickly avoid that kind of trouble.

My most influential friend taught me it was okay to seek help for things I didn’t understand about myself.

Friendships are funny. I can be friends with another girl and be the bestest friend she ever had. But a friendship with a man is a totally different story. It can be tricky. Lots of miscommunications and unnecessary problems brought on by not understanding the opposite sex. It’s an uphill battle for most, and one that I’ve fought more than once.

Ramblings. And more famous animals.

Hi Readers!   Happy Saturday.

The weather is beautiful out. See…

It’s currently 80* and there is just a bit of a breeze blowing. I love beautiful Saturday’s.

If you’ve been following me on Twitter or Instagram, you’ve seen the good, the bad, and the ugly, of what’s been going on these last few weeks. Things are chaotic, yet an extreme amount of fun. Life just rocks sometimes. :-)

Fish:

We got some fish for a commercial we did.

The trainer and I made a trip to the pet store, where we fished these guys out of a tank. That biggest one, is now a famous Goldfish.

Kittens:

These three little kittens will make their debut into the world, with a famous model.

A large company (from what I understand, it’s a famous clothing company they have in all major cities, except Los Angeles) had a print shoot these guys attended.

Birds:

One of the vans at work has become unusable for a little while, thanks to some birds.

Yep, that’s the radiator. RM#2 said he would come get them once they hatched. Until then, this van remains parked. Are they Robin eggs? Or maybe they belong to a generic House Sparrow? Either way, I’ll keep watching their progress.

Pulled up to my favorite breakfast place the other day and saw this…

I knew for SURE that I had found a new best friend.

Unfortunately, I couldn’t tell who it belonged to once I got inside. I stopped short of yelling out, Hey! Who’s mustang with the NASCAR license plate is in the parking lot?” Didn’t really figure I needed to know THAT bad. Plus, with a ♥ on the plate, I figured it HAD to belong to a girl. And there were no girls inside. (Read: guy was driving his girlfriend/wife’s car.)

Went out for drinks a few nights ago with several friends. Trivia Night at one of the local bars is fun, but when a bunch of drunk people are expected to answer questions fast, it doesn’t turn out well. And we finished dead last this week. Here’s a photo of the aftermath. With only a few people left.

 

We are in full force with the Photo-A-Day on Instagram. It’s almost time to post the first 1/2 of the month. Are you playing along?

Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Welcome

One of my BFF’s just had a baby. Actually, his wife just had twins. Let me try that again.

One of my BFF’s just had twin girls with his wife. Yay!

I’ve known David and his sister since I was seven. Their parents were very good friends with my parents. Growing up, we were always together. The four of us were BFF’s. I used to go to my dad’s house every other weekend, but on the weekends I didn’t, LZ and I were usually over at their house. Their parents would come over on occasion to play cards with my parents. The four of us kids were usually playing hide & seek out in the neighborhood. During the summer months, my parents would allow us all to hang out in the spa (no heater turned on). It was almost as good as swimming, but not. Our families camped together during the summer. I was never close to my dad, so their dad was who I looked up to. Still today, he is one of my favorite men. He will probably be the man that walks me down the isle the next time I get married. I just love him so much.

David’s sister had a baby back in August. Now, we welcome Philyssa Frances and Genessee Michaela. (I’m pretty sure there are specific reasons for the names chosen, but I haven’t seen or talked to them since the birth because they’ve been so freakin’ busy.)

The babies haven’t been allowed to come home from the hospital yet, but I wish they’d hurry up. I’d like to go see those little bundles of joy!

Congrats David and Maria!

I Need

But oh! the blessing it is to have a friend to whom one can speak fearlessly on any subject; with whom one's deepest as well as one's most foolish thoughts come out simply and safely. Oh, the comfort - the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person - having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words, but pouring them all right out, just as they are, chaff and grain together; certain that a faithful hand will take and sift them, keep what is worth keeping, and then with the breath of kindness blow the rest away. ~Dinah Craik, A Life for a Life, 1859

Welcome to this world Dylan Michele

 

WELCOME!

Although I’m sure the coziness inside your big water tank was beyond comfortable, you are welcomed into this world by so many that will keep you just as safe. ;-)

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(Meet Joshua)

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Joshua D. Smith is a licensed criminal defense attorney in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, and a very dear friend of mine. I’ve known him for 17 years, and in those years, he’s never let me down. 

Knowing that I have readers from somewhere other than CA, I felt it necessary to share his website and blog.

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Call him! And don’t forget to tell him I sent you. 

 

Having a Baby.

One of my bff’s is having a baby. Yay. It’s her first, and it’s a girl. Just like she wanted. Yay again.

Five months into their pregnancy, and they’ve got their little LadyBug’s name still swirling inside their minds. Wonder what it will be. Inquiring minds want to know.

Once the little LadyBug has arrived, there will be an unlimited number of babysitters, no doubt. Of course, she knows I’ll watch the little sweetheart any time. And I’ll call her LadyBug.

 

Today…

I made a new friend today. She’s not someone I would hang out with all the time, but she’s a friend nonetheless. And a nice one, to boot.  :-)