THE BF FACTOR

When I'm not working, hanging out with friends, working, doing house chores, working, buying the groceries, working, spending time with my daugther, working, spending time with my mother, working, playing with my cat, working, just relaxing, working, watching TV, working, reading, working, writing, working, facebooking, working, twitting, working, yeah, I'd like to call a boyfriend and say, "Hi! How about getting in bed!" (I don't even know if I should insist on the term "boyfriend" at my age. Whatever.)

SO, HOW COME?

Today, as I was having lunch I couldn't avoid sneaking into the private life of the couple I had right in front of me - they were stroking each other right there across my salad. And it dawned on me, couples that old don't fondle anymore, not if they are married. Strikingly enough they were not remarkable in any aspect, they were quite average -in their forties. She was all wrinkles, dyed hair, extremely boring clothes, not even a decent cleavage; he was balding, no striking features, rather on the ugly side, without really being it. Quite average, office worker attires.
So I remembered my last Friday affair and I linked events, what makes a man feel attracted by a woman? It's clear for me that what magazines insist on telling teenagers is definitely NOT the truth, I have had my experiences that thoroughly contradict what they consistently shoot us with -Friday night, this lunch couple, years ago (and I mean not THAT much) have insisted on throwing at my face that men don't seek sex appeal, a slender figure, fashionable clothes... well, not even high heels. Still, it leaves me no answer, what do men want? How about that Chaucer?

APHORISM VII

What the mind believes is more important than what actually is.

MURDER AT THE JUNIOR CLUB

creak -- creak -- creak
more creaking noises
twigs
leaves
a branch with more twigs and leaves still attached
a trunk in chunks
the reddish-brown sap still sticky moist
youth slain lying on the ground

DAMN!

I must be the new Emily Dickinson.

APHORISM VI

So much time spent being young makes it quite difficult to act mature.

AFORISMO V

Dichosos los que duermen
porque de ellos será el reino de los sueños.