Earings for Girls

I don’t listen to music unless I’m somewhere it’s played for the masses – like supermarkets or shopping malls, places where pop songs are meant to sooth us savage beasts and keep us shopping. I’m a talk radio junkie. The only time I turn my radio to a music station is at Christmas.

Christmas carols fill me with feelings of peace on earth, good will to men – that is, if they’re played after Thanksgiving. Every year carols seem to be played earlier than the year before. This year I heard them before Halloween. If this trend continues, it’s going to change Christmas. Instead of singing Silent Night, children will sing Silent Fright. Instead of gold, frankincense and myrrh, the three Wise Men will bring ghouls, Frankenstein and mur-der. Oh yes, and when Joseph and Mary knock on the door of the inn to ask for a place to stay, they’ll say trick or treat.

Every Sunday I sang hymns at church. Abide With Me, Amazing Grace, Rock of Ages – I learned my favorites by heart; but the old standbys are being replaced by new hymns. These are 7/11 hymns. Instead of singing wonderfully descriptive phrases, the same seven lines are repeated eleven times.

I went to the opera several times before I realized opera is like the opposite sex. You don’t have to understand it. You just have to listen and applaud appropriately. In fact, understanding the opposite sex would be a lot easier if a libretto-type translation of what they were saying appeared over their heads.

Because jazz doesn’t have a libretto, I don’t have to understand it. I can just feel it. Every singer and musician seems to feel it differently. Jazz encourages spontaneity and individuality. It’s more than music. It’s a life message. We could all jazz up our lives a notch or two.

I do, however, understand country western songs. I understand the girl is going to leave, the truck is going to be repossessed and the dog is going to die. Country western puts my life in perspective. My worst day wouldn’t be bad enough for a country western song.

Then there’s soul. When I think soul, I think Ray Charles. Of course, when I think Ray Charles, I also think pop, country and jazz. Although soul is described as rhythm and blues mixed with gospel, maybe any music you feel is soul – soul-ly for pleasure.

My mother was amazing! She didn’t let age stand in her way. When my dad passed away due to a long illness, after a period of intense grief, my mother made the comment. “I’ve decided to make the best of what I have.” She had her faith and her family. However, this 5 foot tall whirlwind also needed an outlet for her high-level energy; so, in her late 70s, Mom asked me to create a r?m?or her. I listed her experience at the Boeing Company preceded by many years in the retail field, and mom set off to explore joining the work force once again. She didn’t drive, so that meant finding a job within walking distance.

She was hired at a nearby tea room/bakery, and loved the job. And the clients loved heras well as her delicious, homemade cinnamon rolls. One of her regular customers confided that she thought she’d take her pre-school daughter to another restaurant for a change, but the little girl started crying and said, “I want to go to lunch where I can see the grandma lady.”

When that business closed, she once again circulated her r?m?nd landed a job at Skipper’s. Fish and fries become her game. Management soon noticed that she worked circles around the younger staff members. Mom even won a regional employee award from the company. She loved working with the teen-age crew, and they found in her a grandmother-figure in whom they could confide.

She didn’t expect any special considerations or help because of her ageor height. If something needed to be done, she’d see that the task was completed one way or another. When an object was situated on a high shelf, she didn’t wait for another employee to take it down. She found a stool to stand on and climbed up a couple of shelves to retrieve what she needed. More than one manager almost went into cardiac arrest upon viewing that scene.

Her calisthenics were also apparent in the supermarket when she used a banana or box of cereal as tools to pull something off of a high shelf, and then would catch it before the object hit the floor. When I asked her, “Mom, why don’t you ask a clerk for help?” her response was always, “I don’t have time to wait.” She had things to do and places to go.

Mom loved adventure! She often worked the evening shift at Skipper’s, so when she called me on one occasion and said I wouldn’t need to pick her up because another employee was taking her home, that seemed fine to meuntil she “confessed” the next day that her ride was on the back of a motorcycle. She thought that was pure fun. Gray curls anchored by her navy blue Skipper’s hat, and her uniform sweater whipped by the wind, she was quite the sight. Her only complaint was the driver didn’t go fast enough.

On her 80th birthday, the reader board outside of Skipper’s said, “Help Us Celebrate Gladys’ 80th Birthday.” Friends and customers came for cake and conversation with the birthday girl. She loved it! It almost eclipsed the large family party held later that day.

Mom didn’t think like an “old person.” She kept up with what was happening in our world through the newspaper, magazines, TV, and discussions with family and friends. When people heard she was in her 80s, it was hard for them to believe. Our mom didn’t think she was old, so acted accordingly.

Have you ever met an individual in his or her 40s who seemed really old? That’s often the case when someone has a glum outlook on life and focuses entirely on himself or herself. Learning has stopped and the word “goal” is no longer a part of that person’s vocabulary.

We all realize the importance of physical exercise for optimum health, but scientists now recognize that as people grow older they need to “exercise” their brains regularly to help that organ function longer and better.

There’s a big, wonderful world out therein fact, 194 countriesjust waiting to be explored. Through travel, books, movies, magazines, educational courses, and the Internet, one’s mind can expand while the world grows smaller. And learning is a way to keep young.

We’re all growing older every day that we liveno one is exemptbut our quality of life is affected by our attitude, health, goals, and the desire to keep learning.

The Japanese have a proverb that says, “We begin aging when we stop learning.” So Mom was rightage is between the ears.

Your ears deserve to be beautified with divine accessories – just like your hands, arms and other parts of your body. Reward them with fine and fashionable jewelry! That means diamonds!

What better ways are there to lavish your ears than by accessorizing it with the most luxurious items on earth? Diamond earrings will surely make your ears hear a positive ring. This is surely the case whether you pick a simple diamond stud, a diamond encrusted hoop or even diamond chandelier earrings. But since diamonds are so lovely and many of us can not afford to have them, you must be wise in choosing the right earring for you. Here are some tips that may be of use for you.

For men, there are two simple choices. Diamond studs are perfect for men who want that simply punk look. These studs come in all sizes and colors. Just pick the one which reflects your character and your price range the most. Men may also opt to choose the upper ear lobe studs and hoops for a more daringly expensive look. These kinds of ice will surely bring out the fly guy in you.

Men have it easier when it comes to picking their sparklers – girls always have much more to care for when it comes to diamond earrings. There are always three basic groups of diamond earrings. These are studs, hoops and danglers. Studs are perfect for exuding simple elegance. It is the diamond earring of choice for the woman of subtlety. Hoops on the other hand are a bit more funky and edgy. They come in all diameters and sizes. Diamond earrings of this kind are perfect for work and play. As for the danglers, these are often the most expensive kinds. Dangling diamonds are most likely paired with haute couture gowns and are only used for special occasions. They are also repeatedly equated to stardom and popularity.

Women may also want to choose the diamond earring of the best color. White diamonds is the little black dress of the gem world. It is a perfect fit for all sorts of clothes and attires. However demure people may also opt for impishly tinted rocks like pink and yellow diamond earrings. However, the latter tend to clash with some beautiful couture colors like blue and green.

Now that you know all these, there’s only one little detail you have to take care of. That is the price! After that you’ll be all set towards grabbing your diamond earrings. These will make your ears shine like the vibrant sun. So go ahead and start picking your Leighton’s, Cartiers, DeBeers or Tiffany’s. All of these diamond earrings will surely feel like once in a lifetime treats.