July 1, 2009

Let's Hear it for the Girls

A recent day trip to the college town, Bloomington, spurred me to reflect on how much I enjoy spending time socializing with females. Guys are swell and all, but there is a freedom in conversation and interaction that is usually not there when dealing with the men folk. I should add that my friend RR, is an exception. I could discuss anything with him. He might not want to hear it, but I could still share it.

On our trip, the five of us discussed everything. If there was a subject off limits, I'm not sure what it was. In addition to the discourse, we had a tasty lunch, went on a winery tour, coerced strangers to take our photo, and browsed and shopped at quaint and not so quaint establishments. I also should mention that we had a divine dinner.

I usually do not display personal photos in this blog because I believe there is no need to willingly reveal everything about yourself or others, whether it be online or in the real world. However, I am including an image this time. The idea was Emily's and the camera was Nicole's. I am taking the liberty of giving the photo a title, An homage to the original Charlie's Angels. I like this photo because it effectively captures the fun and frivolity of one of our Bloomington moments.

3 comments:

Candace said...

That is one of my favorite photos of the day.

Anonymous said...

Nice story.

What is really your hang up about men???

Nicole said...

"Hang up about men??" Seriously? Where do we begin? Maybe with the fact that most are emotionally stunted at the age of thirteen, because OUR society (ie. other men) find personal expression and reflection to be weaker "feminine" traits. Try having a "feelings" conversation with a man and 9 times out of 10 it will fall dead in the water one minute into the discussion. That's because most men have not been given the tools needed for self exploration. So, how can they have a "feelings" conversation when they don't know what their feelings are? Unless you want to talk sports, politics, history, or any other fact-based topic, "Anonymous", you might want to get yourself some girlfriends, because the truth is, we have way more fun. We get liberation while men are still repressed. By the way, what (straight)men would have gotten up on that table and posed the way we did? Sure, sure, I realize that Charlie's Angels were women, but you catch my drift...