Todd Benatar » Society/Community http://toddbenatar.com Seeds of thoughts from down on the farm Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:50:16 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Mantyhose, Not your Mom’s Pantyhose! http://toddbenatar.com/2012/01/02/mantyhose-not-your-moms-pantyhose/ http://toddbenatar.com/2012/01/02/mantyhose-not-your-moms-pantyhose/#comments Mon, 02 Jan 2012 14:12:53 +0000 Todd http://toddbenatar.com/?p=146 I ran across a very odd story about how men are proudly wearing pantyhose and a that new product called Mantyhose is now on the market specifically for men to wear, for a variety of reasons. It seems that men have been wearing women’s pantyhose for quite some time now, for support, comfort and aesthetic purposes.

This story stated that European men have been sporting hose for several years, but the trend has been slow to catch on in the U.S. Steven Katz, who is a co-owner of Ohio-based Comfilon came up with the idea for creating men’s pantyhose after surfing the Internet and finding complaints from men who were frustrated about their lack of options. Many men who wear “mantyhose” say it isn’t them or even other guys who are embarrassed -it’s mostly their wives and girlfriends.

The Atlanta-based Luxelegwear.com, which makes European hosiery brands available around the world, has sold 75 to 80 percent of its products to men since it started in 2005.

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]]> http://toddbenatar.com/2011/12/31/happy-new-year-2/feed/ 0 Mending fences http://toddbenatar.com/2011/11/16/mending-fences/ http://toddbenatar.com/2011/11/16/mending-fences/#comments Wed, 16 Nov 2011 13:09:31 +0000 Todd http://toddbenatar.com/?p=22 Well yesterday was a little more work than I had planned on.  Some drunk lost control of his truck and ran off the road and through one of my fences.  Some of the cattle escaped the pasture.  So I had to spend several hours rounding up the escapees and moving them to a different pasture while I mended the broken fence.  This happens from time to time, so I always have the materials on hand to mend the fences, but it is always an aggravation when it happens.  I wish all cars and trucks had a meter in them that tested the breath of the driver and if they register as having too much alcohol in them the vehicle wouldn’t start.  It was a drunk driver that caused the accident that killed my parents, so I don’t have a lot of patience or empathy for any of them.

]]> http://toddbenatar.com/2011/11/16/mending-fences/feed/ 0 A Court Reporter In The Family http://toddbenatar.com/2011/10/25/a-court-reporter-in-the-family/ http://toddbenatar.com/2011/10/25/a-court-reporter-in-the-family/#comments Wed, 26 Oct 2011 03:53:19 +0000 Todd http://toddbenatar.com/?p=1584 With so many jobs being taken away due to so many of today’s technologies that have taken the place of jobs that have previously been handled by “real people” I am so glad to know that Court Reporting is still being done by humans. For some reason I really thought that Court Reporters were a thing of the past, so I was pleasantly surprised when I found that one of my nieces was going to work as one come the first of the year. It’s not the career that I envisioned her getting into but it certainly isn’t a bad choice for her at this point in her life.

I have always been one to refuse using those self check out options at all of the grocery stores for various reasons. The main one is that I would not like to see our cashiers jobs taken away. Too many jobs have been lost over these past several years and it doesn’t look like many jobs are going to be opening up any time soon. I have to admit that I also enjoy having someone to talk with and do the work for me!

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It’s not that I wouldn’t like to meet a young lady, but right now the farm is my priority and is taking up all of my time, effort, blood, sweat, tears, money and love. There just isn’t enough of me to go around the place.

Sis found someone in her hometown that has been utilizing an online Dating Site with over 30 years of experience by the name of Great Expectations – Summit, NJ. Her new friend had many positive things to say about how this company goes the extra mile for their clients and she has made many new friends, online and at local functions that they host frequently. Sis then found out that there is one of their offices in Richmond, VA, which isn’t far from the farm and she immediately sent me an email with all of their information and the link for the site.

I’ll take a look around, might as well, just can’t promise anything, but it wouldn’t hurt to look since I spend what little extra time that I have online anyway.

]]> http://toddbenatar.com/2011/10/08/being-single/feed/ 0 Charity Comes From the Heart http://toddbenatar.com/2011/09/29/charity-comes-from-the-heart/ http://toddbenatar.com/2011/09/29/charity-comes-from-the-heart/#comments Thu, 29 Sep 2011 15:11:52 +0000 Todd http://toddbenatar.com/?p=215 My sister’s husband and his co-workers are always getting involved with some sort of community service or a fundraising activity. Like at Christmas, they all pitched in and adopted a local low income family to supply all kinds of goods to help them get through the Holiday Season easier and they say that you can always find a booklet or two or pamphlets in the break room for people to order things for some type of fundraising for their kids from school, church, or sports.

I think that it is a very good positive attitude to have when there are so many people out there that need help. Their latest approach is in a lupus fundraising attempt, in which they have gone “high tech” and have enlisted the assistance of the World Wide Web through a company called Firstgiving, the link to their home page being Firstgiving.com. Firstgiving makes it possible for anybody to raise money on-line for any cause that they see fit to. You actually go on-line and make your own on-line fundraising page that can then be emailed to people to enlist them into giving an on-line donation. I find this whole idea fascinating and couldn’t wait to bring it up on our PC at home. And when I did bring up the site I really was impressed with what I saw, and I would encourage anybody to check it out also, it is a site that is full of good positive things, we need more of these, don’t you agree.

The reason for choosing this horrible disease by the name of Lupus, apparently is because one of the top management guys has a teen-age daughter inflicted with this health issue and he is very popular with all of the workers and they want to show him their respect by coordinating this fundraiser because of his daughter. I wish them all the luck in the world and give them nothing less than respect that they so highly deserve for their efforts.

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]]> http://toddbenatar.com/2011/09/25/mending-fences-2/feed/ 0 New And Improved Park and Playground In The Works http://toddbenatar.com/2011/09/19/new-and-improved-park-and-playground-in-the-works/ http://toddbenatar.com/2011/09/19/new-and-improved-park-and-playground-in-the-works/#comments Mon, 19 Sep 2011 21:23:01 +0000 Todd http://toddbenatar.com/?p=1302 I’m so glad to see that they are finally go start to fix up the park and playground that I have been visiting all my life and spent many years as a young boy playing at. It has deteriorated so badly the last decade or so that it was becoming a safety hazard and an eye sore for way too long. I know that there has been a lot of cut backs but something like this just can’t be left to rot for heaven’s sake.

I hear that they have ordered new playground equipment for the kids to play on as well as new Park Benches and Picnic Tables as well for families to us and enjoy. I am assuming that they will be using the new rubberized playground equipment which is so much than the old wooden equipment that was used back in my day. Can’t tell you how many splinters we all got from that junky old rotten wood. Today’s kids don’t know how good they have it, I can tell you that!

They plan on having everything ready, good to go for next spring. We will see if they manage to hit that target date or not.

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I don’t understand why parents let their kids listen to music that promotes sex, and disrespect to most women and then expect them to stick with innocence. We should all try to make a difference in this matter, or else our newest generation will live life with the wrong outlook on what life is really about and live in a fantasy or dream world for most of their lives.

]]> http://toddbenatar.com/2011/09/10/todays-music/feed/ 0 My Daughter’s Protest http://toddbenatar.com/2011/09/03/my-daughters-protest/ http://toddbenatar.com/2011/09/03/my-daughters-protest/#comments Sat, 03 Sep 2011 20:23:47 +0000 Todd http://toddbenatar.com/?p=1295 Guest written by our friend Gladys Fuentes

My oldest daughter asked us last night if she could ride her bike to school this year like the big kids. I almost choked on the water I was drinking and demanded to know why she wanted to do this. She feels that since her sister will be starting preschool, she will be a baby. My oldest feels like she is a big girl and wants to ride her bike like a big girl. Of course, she is too young to ride to school by herself. I tried to calmly explain this to her but she was not listening. She wanted to be a big girl. I was at a lost for words and suffering a headache. I did not want to have this conversation. So my husband went to www.allHOMESECURITY.com to see if he could find something to read to her. She seems to trust anything that comes off of the computer. I can see that being a problem later, but for now it might work. Whatever he read to her seemed to work. She is content with being at the bus stop with her sister.

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