So, my friends and I took a trip to the mountains this weekend to have dinner with some friends. There is always some great story that comes out of every road trip I take, and usually it’s bizarre and funny in some way! We were coming back down the mountain heading home and it was around 11 at night. We pulled over to a gas station and here comes running across 4 lanes of traffic a little dog. My first thought was ‘rabid dog!!!’ because we were in the middle of nowhere. We were a bit hesitant, but we looked at the dog’s collar and he had a name and number on it. I was not really sure if this dog was going to bite us, thank god he was a sweetie and just needed to get back home. So we called the owner and he showed up like 10 minutes later. It was a true homecoming. Actually I was not sure if the guy cared that much or not, but at least the dog was not running though traffic anymore! So there you have it, a rescue story of a cute mutt named ‘fudgey’. Ha-ha…I’m not even sure I spelled his name right, but what I do know is that if the owner was not going to pick him up, I was about to have a new dog. We attempted to put him in the back of the SUV once, but he would not fit. I hope he is doing well! As always, make it a good one. Carmen

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Something has been on my mind lately that I would like to get to the bottom of. The other night an interesting topic got brought up when I was chitchatting with a girlfriend. Is it true that men are intimidated by single, professional independent women? Is there some kind of ego-power trip there? It just seems like I see all these beautiful, successful women who are single, have a hard time finding a man to date. Or let me rephrase that, a GOOD man to date! Trust me, there are plenty of fish in the loser pool, no offense, it’s just the way of the world. Ok, so now I may seem a bit pompous, but it’s true. I wish I could enter the mind of a man’s brain just for one day…even a couple of hours…and just give me insight on how you guys think. Back in the day, most women played the traditional role…stay at home wives…held the family/household together. What a beautiful role to play, I am in no way knocking it. But in today’s world, not only so we need 2 incomes (or one MAJOR one for single mom’s and dads), women have equal rights to use their talents and abilities to make a living, to support the family. Has this changed the way men view women…the everyday man? If we make more money than you, does that hurt your ego in some way? I’m really not trying to be mean at all, I just would like some honest opinions from my men out there. What do you think? How does that make you feel? I would be ecstatic if my mate made equal or more money than me…it just means we have more to work with and it is an extra benefit. I am in no way a gold digger, but yes the bank account DOES matter. Beyond that, are women of higher power professionally intimidating? Food for thought. As always, make it a good one! Carmen