I told my wife that I need to get a Corvette because I'm starting to have a mid-life crisis... She said that that's fine because she's starting to go into menopause. I turned around and walked away.
Nothing against your no-doubt lovely wife--rather, this is just a GENERAL comment, to the assembled, and NOT directed at you, Goosen1, or your lovely wife.
Let's see--yes, just as I thought. In a little-known subsection of my copy of
Men's Guide to Relationships, it clearly states that once your wife hits menopause, you are entitled to take a younger girl, as a conjugal girlfriend.
But this time, go for big ears over big...curves, as she'll need them, to listen to your growing list of complaints, about the wife.
But the new girlfriend will DEFINITELY put a new spring in your step--not to mention sharpen the lead in your pencil! (Please knock on REAL WOOD three times--a girlfriend is not a cure for superstition, unfortunately. :laughing: )
And you'd be surprised at the surprising LARGE number of young (mid-late '20's) women who do NOT desire "men" of their own generation, with hats on sideways, boxer-clad *sses hanging out over their drooping sweats, and the WORST taste in what they think is music. My g.f. LOVES CLASSIC ROCK, like Led Zeppelin, etc.... She's a newcomer to Neil Young (for our Canadian members!) but she's enthusiastically learning to like him.
Even more surprising: they LIKE some grey hair, and if the only "six pack" is in the fridge, she doesn't care. What she does value is wisdom, general knowledge, automotive knowledge, native intelligence, the ability to drive a standard shift car, mechanical handiness, the ability to READ, a sense of humor and the ability to give good advice. Sort of a "father figure" skillset, but back from an era when fathers knew how to fix stuff and "make things better." If you're over 50, you'll probably know what I mean. If you're reading this on this website, you'll DEFINITELY know what I mean.
Sex is not unwelcome, either--I almost forgot what it was like to have sex that wasn't MY idea! LOL (Was that an "overshare"?) If so, sue me--I'm what civil lawyers call "judgment-proof"--LOL--if you don't own much, they can't take much.
Enjoy--we've got but one life to live.... :thumbsup:
Oh! And Goosen1, I too LOVE Corvettes--especially the C2's and C3's--just can't afford one. (I don't like the C1's--they look like kit cars, or bathtubs, to me--no offense, if you're a fan--but maybe that's just me?)
The 1963 Split Window Coupe is "IT" for me, as far as 'Vettes go. (They only made them one year, and then internal arguments at GM nixed their distinctive split rear window).
Feast your eyes on such here:
1963 split window corvette - Google Search
For the uninitiated, notice the distinctive "spine" or vertical member, bisecting the rear window--hence the unofficial moniker "Split Window Coupe." This, plus the achingly-beautiful character lines and vents all over the car, give it an organic look, like some undersea predator. In fact, some Corvettes were called "Stingrays," but I cannot recall just which years, as I can't afford $100,000.00+ toys. The last '67 'Vette off the line, which was also the last of this "C2" generation recently went for ONE MILLION DOLLARS.
And has anyone else ever noticed that photographs of women and cars are best from the THREE-QUARTER REAR VIEW? See most of the 'Vettes, in the link above, then open your favorite reading material, and you'll see the remarkable similarity in photographic composition....
Best wishes, and no offense intended to our female members. (Yes, I often close the barn doors after the cows got out--why do you ask?) :laughing:
My Hoe
