Couch 94 - Blowtorches R' Us

You are assuming they don't really have a physical need for viagra and that having that need is not important or it is only enhancing their sexual ability, not actually making it at all possible in the first place. You say it is all about having a "good time" which honestly is insenstive. Because of my husband's medical condition and the meds he has to take to just manage day to day, getting an erection just doesn't happen naturally anymore. It is hard on him; he feels badly about how it affects our relationship. Taking viagra gives him back that normalcy in his life. Sorry, but it always irks me that people don't see ED as a real problem; it really is. Fortunately our insurance does pay for it or I suppose that aspect of our marriage wouldn't exist and that would be a shame and a loss for my husband and for our relationship. Why pass judgment of people for using a medication to make this aspect of life possible?

I have never had a brand name purse but a few years ago my family bought me a Dooney Bourke Disney inspired one during a romp through Disney World. It looks a little like the picture attached. Colors are about the same...but mine have Mickey ears all over it. I love it but don't use it often cuz I don't know of (or own) any shoes that go with it.

Should I buy some big ol' Goofy-sized shoes? Lol
Currently I wear very old comfortable Adidas.

I mostly use an old brown timbuk2 messenger bag for school and a large Waterfield muzzetto (from ebay where I paid a lot less than if I had gotten it new) for my professional briefcase needs. I don't carry a purse - I never did learn to do that - I always used pockets.

Wow the most expensive purse I own was a gift, and it's only $75. I'm scared to use it because it will get destroyed! But not by the pink blowtorch I totally would not carry around in it!

Morning couch!

Ugh...my horse had a life threatening severe illness and ended up being on some expensive medication for some time to keep him comfortable while his kidneys returned to normal size and function. I paid $50 for my horse and he has many special needs so many people I knew did not think he was "worth" the money. ..excuse me??? He is my horse and it's my money. Who exactly gets to decide what he is "worth"??? I am very patient generally but those people made my blood boil . He is alive and happy and enjoying life. That's worth a LOT to me.

I've never learned to carry a purse either. I do like backpacks if I actually have a need to carry something more than money/id/credit cards/keys which isn't often.

I've always felt guilty because in high school I had a friend who was an exchange student from Japan. We actually had become good friends but she found American "tomboys" which I was kind of confusing. She came to my 16th birthday party and gave me a fancy purse ( can't remember the brand but I remember my mom saying it was an expensive purse) as a present. I tried hard to use it when I saw her but I really didn't know what to do with it and often forget it. I ended up giving it to a much more fashion conscious friend after my exchange student friend returned to JApan. I always felt bad because she obviously got me what she thought was a very special gift and I failed to appreciate it

Yeah, purses seem pretty impractical. I always carry my wallet, phone, keys, and bus pass in my trouser pockets and my coat. Laptop, books, and other necessities go in my backpack. (If I don't have to bring my laptop I'll usually carry a cloth bag.)

I guess I will just wear my tattered and comfortable tennis shoes with the purse and remain the colorful character that I am.

What would be the problem if you were to wear those shoes? I guess I don't quite understand how shoes "go" with a purse. Should they have the same colour?

Okay,
Purse = handbag
Wallet = purse
Now it all makes sense

I've got a blowtorch. And a hedge trimmer.

I will never, ever attempt to use English for social purposes again.

Don't forget the pants versus trousers confusion.

In the south we call handbags pocketbooks. Which never made sense to me.... It's bigger than my pocket.

Yes - my grandmother always had pocketbooks instead of purses. My mother, for some reason, went with purse.

I Love purses... I *may* have way too many

I think that purses (handbags) and shoes are supposed to match..at least not clash? In my case they are polar opposites.

I don't match my shoes and purse. I don't think they have to match.

I'm a matcher. IMO shoes, purses, and other accessories don't have to match exactly but I do coordinate them with one another.

You are very welcome!

Be aware: Stopdog is a great gal but she hates to be hugged.

Your English is better than mine, and it's my native tongue!

I've always had a burning desire to learn another language, and I'm jealous as hell that my kids are multilingual and I still can't figure out how to use an apostrophe!!!

Those are cactus weeds, presumably. Or tumbleweeds.

Pants versus trousers! Knickers? Undies? Tidy whities?

Sweaters or jumpers?

What happened, Mast?

Pullovers or jerseys?

Yurts or houses?