Cougars

The following interesting discussion of the cougar phenomenon is found at Roissy’s blog.  For those of you who haven’t heard of this, it’s older women going after young guys. 

… can think of quite a few girls I frequently see haunting the DC nightlife scene who’ve gone from kitten to cougar in just a few years.  Many women of DC’s socialite crowd have crossed the cougar rubicon, yet stubbornly refuse to give up their lifestyle.  When all you’ve ever known is the inside of a club, 37 varieties of martinis, and dancing on raised platforms as horny guys give you your attention fix, it’s understandable you’d find it hard to accept your demotion to has-been hottie.

…  with career-delayed marriages and perpetual dating where she is waiting around forever to find a man who will meet all 463 bullet points in her mental checklist, the clubs are beginning to fill with women who have missed the boat yet won’t admit it to themselves.

Fascinating point about women wanting to find a man who will meet all 463 bullet points in her mental checklist.  I’ve noticed the same thing myself, and it merits its own blog post.  With the huge supply of guys made available to women through online dating (and its bad-for-guys male/female ratio), most women seem to have developed huge lists of must-haves.

Read the whole thing.  It has lots more interesting commentary, complete with pictures.

http://roissy.wordpress.com/2007/07/23/from-kitten-to-cougar/

I don’t see anything objectionable with these older women chasing young guys.  But they shouldn’t delude themselves that they’re going to be like Demi Moore landing a 10-15 year younger Ashton Kuchter.  The good-looking 25 year old guy will gladly have sex with the 40 year old woman he meets at the club, but for a long-term relationship there are few 40 year old women he will prefer over the young hotties.

And here’s another interesting point from Roissy’s discussion (one that may interest Mr. Practical): “She looks Russian, which means that she will hit the wall sooner and harder than most women her age.”  Is this true? 

What’s wrong with a lesbian kiss?

It’s a sad day when two lesbians are ordered to stop kissing.  This happened recently at a Seattle Mariners game:

Sirbrina Guerrero and her date were approached in the third inning by an usher who told them their kissing was inappropriate, Guerrero said.

The usher, Guerrero said, told them he had received a complaint from a woman nearby …

Note that it was a woman who complained.  I’m guessing that way more women than men would be offended at this.  Why is that?  A female friend of mine once told me that my not being uncomfortable around gay guys meant I was secure in my masculinity or some sort of pop psychology theory.   She claimed likewise to see nothing wrong with homosexuality.  A few weeks later we were having a picnic in a park and I looked over and saw two girls making out about 50 yards away.  I pointed this out to my friend and she reacted with disgust.  I’m pretty sure she wouldn’t have reacted with disgust if it had been two guys.

Here’s a picture of one of the girls.  I’d like to see her kissing another girl:

Full story here: http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9142SUG1&show_article=1&image=large

Should Airlines Charge More To Fly Fat People?

Airlines are getting hit hard by huge increases in fuel costs.  They have tried to make some additional money by charging more for heavier suitcases, and limited checked bags to one bag.  Now a surcharge for fat people is being discussed:

With soaring fuel prices, airlines have been trying to cut costs where ever they can. On Thursday, Continental Airlines announced around 3,000 layoffs.

But as CBS 2’s Dana Kozlov reports, there’s another way airlines can make up the money by easing their load on gas. 

… it’s an idea floating around in cyberspace and aviation expert Aaron Gellman said he understands one airline pitched the plan for a Far East route. So instead of just baggage on the scale, passengers would stand on it, too, and would be charged based on their weight.

http://cbs2chicago.com/consumer/airline.weight.fee.2.741830.html

Interesting idea.  I read that Southwest charged a fat guy for two seats because he took up two seats.  I don’t see any major objection to airlines charging more to really heavy people.  It takes more fuel to fly them places.  I’m not sure it is fair to charge the same price to fly a 50 pound six year old as a 300 pound passenger. 

What are your thoughts?