She just wanted to have fun. She had an MGB, in British racing green, with a convertible top. When we went out to lunch, she would put the top down, turn the music up, and cruise. She would have a couple of glasses of wine at lunch, and hand me the keys and let me drive. It was my first time driving a fun car with the top down. I fell in love - with the car.
Shirley liked men. She made passes at the waiters, gas station cashiers, officers on a cruise ship, and the mortgage loan officer at the bank. When we went to lunch, she would talk for hours about her various affairs and liaisons. Seduction was her hobby.
She enjoyed life, and romance. She ignored all of the norms, and lived life her way. When a relationship failed, she quickly moved on. She was one-of-a-kind in my circle of friends as a young man.
It has been probably 40 years since I last heard from her. She was settling in after another divorce and thinking about moving back to Indiana to be closer to family. If she is still alive she is 89. If she is I bet she is chasing all of the men and squeezing their buns.
What triggered this ramble, the MG in a parking garage.
The MG looks great. Shirley sounds like a lot of fun. I like women like that, who don't seem to care what people think, and do what men do, or wish they could do. Women are allowed to like sex, and enjoy it with whoever they choose at a time they choose.
ReplyDeleteShe did her own thing.
DeleteI love how your mind works!
ReplyDeleteInside of my mind can be an interesting place.
DeleteOkay go on this Shirley!A MGB!!! I absolutely love the picture that you opened with. Back when cars had pizzazz, style and personality. These days everything is just meh or blah is seems with few exceptions.
ReplyDeleteAnd PS, I meant to add I have a feeling me and Shirley but get along swimmingly great.
DeleteThe two of you would paint the town red.
DeleteShirley sounds like a hot fun mess! Living her life her own way whether anyone liked it or not, and in an MGB!
ReplyDeleteShe often had a smile on her face.
DeleteMy dream car was a 1963 Corvette but I've never owned one and will never own one. I do have a Hot Wheels one in our box of Hot Wheels and my grandsons know which car is Grandma's favorite car. ;)
ReplyDeleteI was 75 or 100 pounds lighter then, and the MG was still tight inside. I would never own one.
DeleteShirley sounds like a real livewire. I bet she led a tumultuous life!
ReplyDeleteShe seemed to take the turns and tumbles as part of the fun.
DeleteShirley sounds like a person who knows how to have fun. That's a great looking car.
ReplyDeleteIt was one of the nicest MGs I have seen.
DeleteShirley is my wife's name and I can assure you that she is definitely not 89. No need to wonder where she is. She is upstairs sleeping and I am about to mount those stairs myself. Night-night David!
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