Conversation 34

Never Tear Us Apart
Song by INXS

Don’t ask me
What you know is true
Don’t have to tell you
I love your precious heart
I
I was standing
You were there
Two worlds collided
And they could never tear us apart
We could live
For a thousand years
But if I hurt you
I’d make wine from your tears
I told you
That we could fly
‘Cause we all have wings
But some of us don’t know why
I was standing
You were there
Two worlds collided
And they could never, ever tear us apart
I (Don’t ask me)
I was standing (You know it’s true)
Mm, you were there (Worlds collided)
Two worlds collided (We’re shining through)
And they could never tear us apart
You (Don’t ask me)
You were standing (You know it’s true)
I was there (Worlds collided)
Two worlds collided (We’re shining through)
And they could never tear us apart
I-I-I
I was standing
You were there

Happy Birthday Michael Hutchance

@sheba2011

We are looking at a possible foot of snow as of today.❄️ Ours will start later on Saturday, through Sunday and into Monday morning. The bitter cold starts Saturday and through the middle of next week. With the power outages, we may not be in touch for a few days. Tough losing power when it’s 10 degrees, sigh.🥶 Good luck to you and all affected.🤞

I’m sure this will be tough for Poppy. Give him an extra big hug from me and Jake. Hope to hear from you.🤗💖

@sheba2011

Ihad labs yesterday and next week is the doctor appointment. Unlike, some people, who have labs done and the doctor appointment the same day, I do mine 10 days prior. Waiting is a challenge, especially after suffering a fall just a few weeks ago. My stupidity by leaving things near the front door. These were the tins for people at the rehab. The tip of my shoe set it off and down I went.

Following the tests, I drove to the Farmer’s Market. Picked up a nice salad and some egg salad since I had to fast which I did for 15+ hours. To say I was hungry was an understatement. Drove home and had brunch. Put things together and rested and then left to see hubs. Hubs was in the dining room. Normally the walk is easy. But yesterday, oh my. The knees didn’t want to bend and the walking was grotesque to say the least. I started to exercise, and I surmise, becoming limber again will take some time. Hubs was glad to see me and he had finished his dinner when I arrived. He looked good, but his hands were still a bit shaky. I know this is not from being cold, but rather, the amount of protein he eats and the freshness of other food he isn’t getting. I thought I had packed the bananas, but they weren’t in the tote. They were still on the counter when I returned home. I will be bringing them today. This time they are in the tote along with my dinner. I will also prepare some hot soup for him. I am sure he will enjoy the cut up watermelon and the honeydew as well. He loves cookies or cake, but suffice to say, I will leave those behind until the shakiness is a thing of the past.

I heard from our roofer and he will be out next week to go over details for our new roof and then some. Next week I will be contacting a new bathroom remodeler to complete the job. This is what I should have done in the first place.

@kittengirl,

Good morning in California Kitten and may this day be a good one for you. 💕😎🎈

@shoelady60,

Good day in the ‘burgh. 😘💕🎈Lady Oz will get hit starting tomorrow.
We are both in the same boat my Cable provider already sent me an email
that we may lose power. Sheesh just what I need to hear.

Oh well tis the season as I always say. 😎

OMG! Lady your Hockey Team is kicking can all over the place. 😎🎈
Congrats on the win.

I would not do too much today except rest and stay warm.
I hope you enjoy your visit with your mom and sister.

Sending warm vibes to you and Jake. 🎈😎💕

@taci,

Good morning in S. California and may this day find you doing well in the warm sun. 🎈😎

Here is to happy trails. 😎🎈

@oodiebom,

Good day on the Gulf Coast of Florida. 😎🎈Oodie I hope your doctor’s visit went well.
I know you have a lot to deal with. Just take your time.

Hoping you have time to visit hubby and have a nice meal together. 🎈😎

When you have time let me know how you are doing.

@xango,

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Cher walked into a Los Angeles divorce court in 1975 and discovered that despite a decade of No. 1 hits, Sonny Bono legally controlled almost every dollar her voice had earned.
For a decade, Cher was everywhere. Number one records. Network television. Stadium tours. Variety show dominance. To the public, she looked untouchable. In reality, every major decision, contract, and dollar flowed through Sonny Bono. When the marriage collapsed, so did the illusion. Cher discovered she had helped build an empire she did not own.
The paperwork told the story the audience never saw. Sonny controlled publishing. Sonny controlled management. Sonny controlled touring revenue. Cher was paid as a performer, not as a partner, despite being half the brand. When she filed for divorce, she also filed for survival. The case was not just personal. It was financial. If she lost, she would exit her own career as an employee.
The decisive moment came when Cher asked for an accounting and realized how exposed she was. She could sing. She could sell. But she could not sign without permission. The system expected her to accept it quietly. She refused.
The divorce settlement forced disclosure. Cher won back her name, her independence, and partial financial control, but the damage was already done. She was suddenly a solo act in an industry eager to punish women who challenged male gatekeepers. Radio resisted. Studios hesitated. The easy path would have been nostalgia.
She chose reinvention.
In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Cher deliberately dismantled her image. She took acting roles that stripped away glamour and invited ridicule. Silkwood. Mask. Moonstruck. She trained. She auditioned. She accepted lower billing to prove credibility. Critics who had dismissed her as decoration were forced to revise their math. She won an Academy Award in 1988 on her own terms.
Then she did something rarer. She outlived the industry cycles.
When pop radio declared her era over, Cher returned with Believe in 1998, adopting technology younger artists mocked and executives doubted. The song sold more than ten million copies worldwide. The woman once excluded from her own profits now negotiated from strength.
Cher did not escape exploitation by being protected.
She escaped by learning the rules, breaking dependence, and refusing to disappear.
Fame made her visible.
Control made her permanent.