Guilty Pleasures in the Afternoon

I've never been tagged before. I've never been tagged from Switzerland before. The international urgency is pushing me to respond. Ahhh, the topic "Guilty Pleasures in the Afternoon" is challenging. I have guilty pleasures all the time, but had never thought they were public material. Jawahara has such a way with words, I cannot compete, but I'll try to be honest and write of those things I would love to do more often--which would, of course make them even more pleasurable.

Try as I may, I remain at Mazlow's lowest level of human satisfaction. Actualization is a word New Agers use, but I am a survivor and relish even a glimpse of the higher order of things.

There is now a Bacchus Network to encourage safe and mature drinking, which makes me shiver. I am Bacchanalian in many ways. Sometimes I indulge, especially when my budget is low and I need a lift. I buy good tequila, maybe Patron and good wine. At the moment, I'm drinking cheap, but good, red wine. Big Red, an affordable Austrailian Shiraz. I'm staring longingly, though, at an empty bottle of Premium Chateau Du Crest from Geneva which I shared with a special friend one lazy winter afternoon. Guilty, no, but secret & pleasurable--yes.I work hard and have no guilt when I select a pretty crystal glass to accompany my afternoon drink.

Also Bacchanalian may be my love of the opposite sex. I thoroughly enjoy male companionship and wish I had more guilty pleasures to report. Right now, I only have 2-3 possibilities and it's mind boggling to figure it all out.It's satisfying, however, just to look for those pleasurable encounters, knowing they will occur sooner or later.

I love food, especially rich creamy food. I love whole cream and use it occasionally to give my cup of tea an indescribable richness. I'm so tired of skim milk and dont seem any healthier for giving up cream, so I indulge occasionally. Last night I had berry cobbler covered with whole cream. I now buy milk from a real dairy in East Kentucky. The milk is pasteurized but not homogenized, so the cream floats to the top. I love sipping the cream off the top instead of shaking it into the whole bottle for others to enjoy.I love good cheese and would kill for the swiss cheese Jawahara speaks of.

I love the afternooon sun. From 5-7 Pm, I love to just lie and look into the setting sun. I love the glow I feel afterwards and just the hint of bronze it gives to my skin. When we were students at UK and none of our offices had windodws, I would rush home and to the backyard just to catch a glimpse of the real sun and the real sky. Jawahara's walks in Switzerland and in the Himalayas are so enticing.


I love to dance and keep finding new places where I can disco, rock n roll, or dance with the young folks to the new rhythms. I guess I'm a little guilty since no one should have so much fun at my age, but I'm still doing it! Thursday nights at O'Neils in Lexington is Open Mic night and the Blues is king.

Fianlly, I'm a movie lover and have rented hundreds of films from Blockbuster. I always have at least 2 on hand so that I have emergency filler for my moments of underload. I would love to find a partner with all my same interests, so maybe this tag game will be better than e-harmony.com.

Finally, I love Elvis. I love to look at Elvis photos. He is so sexy. I take great pleasure in knowing that he was good to his mother.I play his music only at special times when I can maximize the pleasure.

Thanks for the tag,
Did I do OK???
To Bacchus,
Judy