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Can You Keep A Secret?

Posted by :Peauxetic Expressions On : December 24, 2012
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Shhh

Can you keep a secret? When was the last time someone trusted you with something very personal that they didn’t want to get out? Did you keep it to yourself or did you tell someone else? We’ve all been on the receiving and giving end of secrets. No matter who you are, you have some kind of secret or personal issue that you don’t want the whole world to know. So who can we really trust? Almost no one. Right now you may be shaking your head at the screen and thinking I’m a negative person, but I’m really not. That is just the truth. Think about it. How many times have you been the victim of or heard about someone supposedly keeping a secret that leaked to their one best friend? Then that friend tells their best friend, and so on and so forth. It’s never a good thing to spread someone else’s business. But sometimes we have to sit back and ask ourselves how much ammunition we’ve given to others.

Are we being too free with information that we maybe should have kept to ourselves? Unfortunately I’ve had to learn this the hard way. There have been certain friends that I’ve mentioned things to and then I later hear about it. And everyone knows what happens when a story gets passed down. There’s a little twist each time it’s handed off. By the time it gets back to you, the whole scenario has changed. Am I saying that we should keep everything to ourselves and not vent to anyone? No, not at all. Most of us have at least one or two friends/family members who are trustworthy enough to stop the information when it gets to them. We would be much better off if we just tell that person and leave it at that. At the end of the day, it’s not worth the frustration and tarnished friendship. Sometimes those things that we say are “just between me and you” should really just be between us and God.

We all need a sounding board at times, but what we say now in the heat of the moment can really cost us later. Let’s all be careful of what we say and to whom we say it to. It may have an adverse effect that we didn’t plan for. Have you ever been guilty of spilling the beans of one of your friend’s secrets? Are you one to talk openly about issues you may be having or keep them to yourself? Is your business just between you and someone else or are more people in the loop than you think?

Top Secret

Blow Up and Slow Down

Posted by :Peauxetic Expressions On : August 8, 2012
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We’ve all experienced it before. That racing motorist that speeds through our residential districts and nearly clips our heels from just walking across the street. Some people don’t even care about huge speed bumps that tear up their cars….nope, they just keep going at a neck breaking speed. Are they drunk, crazy or just in too big of a hurry? Although it may be funny to joke about these reckless drivers, it’s no laughing matter when someone gets injured or they injure themselves. Lin Chen, a Ningbo (in Zhejiang province), China resident takes matters into her own hands (and mouth) to stop the fast and furious drivers in her neighborhood. How does she do it? Let’s just say she uses some very unconventional methods.

67-year-old Chen had been complaining to police about cars that speed through her neighborhood. But after failed attempts with no action from the police department, she enlists a little help from someone. Well, not a real someone but a blow up doll. Yep, she actually went to the store, purchased the doll and dressed it up in sexy lingerie to deter drivers from speeding through her neighborhood. Her thought process was that if she bought a sexy doll to tie up to a tree by the traffic lights, people would slow down. Surprisingly, it has worked. Although police state that they wouldn’t have thought of this method (who would? lol), they admit that the number of accidents have declined since Lin Chen and her blow up side kick have carried out their elaborate plan. Chen says that if people have something to look at, maybe they’ll slow down. And she was exactly right.

As hilarious (and clever) as this is, can you imagine Lin Chen walking into the store to buy this blow up doll? LOL. And did she buy the lingerie too or was that in her private collection? Plus, exactly how fed up do you have to get to reach this point??? But I do have one thought about this whole blow up fiasco. What happens when the people driving slow down…..and collide into each other? I guess it’s better than an impact at 60 plus mph, but still a potential crash nonetheless. And although it may shock drivers the first time, what happens when they catch on that they’re really looking at a blow up doll? They probably won’t slow down the next time….just a thought.

What do you think about Lin Chen’s tools to stop reckless driving in her neighborhood?

When The Clothes Come Off

Posted by :Peauxetic Expressions On : May 18, 2012
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Taking it off. Undressed. Stripped. Getting Naked.  What’s the common thread (or lack thereof) here? Taking OFF your clothes.  There’s many different ways to say it, but the bottom line is something is coming off.

Wal Mart. Michael Kors. Target. Express. Bebe. Louboutins. Marshalls. Gucci. What’s the common thread (or difference of) here? They’re all clothes….that you eventually have to take off at some point.

So I know you’re probably thinking, “What’s the big deal about taking off my clothes?” I’m so glad you asked….

Yesterday at work, I wore jeans. Not baggy jeans, but fitting (SN: no dude should ever wear skinny jeans though….just saying), nice jeans and a polo. Truth be told, I love wearing jeans and would probably wear them everyday if I could. I’m not a big suit and tie guy, but that’s just me. We have casual Fridays at work, but we also had the opportunity to buy jean passes for the last couple Thursdays for $5 each. The money goes towards fundraising efforts for United Way. So I thought, “Hey, why not give money to a great cause and wear jeans while I’m at it?”.  But then…the looks came. Many people at work were looking at me like there was a bug on my face because I wore jeans on Thursday. Guess they forgot about United Way…who knows (or really cares, for that matter)?

On a separate occasion (also at work), I remember dressing up for a big Friday event I was helping to run. That particular day, I had on slacks, a dress shirt and a tie. And the difference between the two instances was like night and day.  People spoke to me that never usually do. They started up conversations out of the blue. It was actually quite hilarious because I quickly figured out the only difference wasn’t me, but the people I came in contact with. I was the same Carlos, but people reacted to me differently based on what I had on.

The point of it all is whether you have on designer clothes, overalls (they need to come back in style, lol), or a convenience store T-Shirt, you are what you wear….but are you really? True, clothes do paint an image, but what about the canvas underneath when the clothes come off? Will you hire the well-groomed person with a suit and tie, well shined shoes, but no substance or drive? The better person for the job may be the one who needs some extra grooming and training. But let’s face it, we really want the person who seems to be ready-made for our liking. Even in relationships, a woman with a skirt that barely covers her thighs will almost always get the bad rep for being “loose”. She’ll almost always not be a candidate for marriage…not based on her heart, but her image. And some women may find doctors, lawyers and CEOs more appealing than the average blue-collar worker.  Not all because of a salary price tag, but the uniform and prestige that is assumed to go along with it.

So, if you want to buy all the designer clothes you can find? Do it! And have a designer personality to match. If you choose to wear thrift store clothes and save your money? Do it! Just still have that same designer attitude underneath. It’s not about the person wearing the clothes, but who they are when the clothes come off!