Underlying Notes by Eva Pasco
Underlying Notes By Eva Pasco
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From Eva Pasco:
An Acerbic Twist of Lime
“…More than a cocktail for hot flashes and fluctuating libido, Carla
Matteo’s introspective journey along the Second Act of Life propels
UNDERLYING NOTES by Eva Pasco, a bittersweet …”
O-o-o-ps! I must have had one of those postmenopausal power surges by way
of offering you a Tequila Sunrise before worming my way through the apple.
I suspect that many of us on the brink of sixty who may have burned our bras
in the Sixties, protested the war, or perchance altered our minds with
psychedelia even if we only wore plaid…aren’t buying into the Menopausal
Manifesto.
Despite nature twisting us an acerbic dose of limejuice, there are medical
antidotes, healthier life choices, and attitudinal adjustments for hot
flashes, night sweats, incontinence, fluctuating libido, fog brain, a
thickening middle, and flabby arms. Menopause is merely a detour along
life’s arduous road trip– not a sinkhole for martyrdom. I’ll further
venture that even the feistiest among us are not contemplating a midlife
revival by sky diving, kickboxing, parasailing, pole vaulting, or seeking
mysticism in Tibet. Obligations and responsibilities ground most of us in
reality, hindering prospects for escape.
Straddling my own fence in the stage of mindpause to reassess where I fit at
this juncture in life, Carla Matteo stepped into my field of vision with all
of her quirks, inhibitions, anxieties, and fears. The seeds for my
Romance/Women’s Fiction novel, UNDERLYING NOTES were sown, elevating and
exonerating ordinary women and their extraordinary impact. Despite an
acerbic twist of lime rendering life’s journey a bittersweet travail, the
novel confirms that love, passion, and adventure remain an integral part of
a woman’s life at any age.
Strewn with debris from the Sixties and littered with crumbs of callousness,
blame, self-sacrifice, repression, and restlessness, I thought I’d share an
excerpt from Chapter 20 where Carla parlays her fragrance addiction to find
her own niche, while trying to come to terms with the tenets of her life:
The alarm clock was set to go off at four that morning. I tossed and turned
with anxiety all night and dreaded the king’s ransom I’d pay for skimping on
beauty sleep-Rorschach ink blots beneath my eyes. While Joe showered and
shaved, I made up the bed. Then we both sat down to a hearty breakfast of
toast, fruit, and cereal before we parted company. Joe wolfed down a bowl of
corn flakes while I leisurely spooned hot oatmeal. He cautioned me to keep
my wits about me while I got this thing out of my system and to be careful
in the big city. I wished him luck at the casinos after the convention. We
kissed and hugged before he left for T.F. Green airport.
I showered, towel dried, and rubbed China Rose lotion on my skin while damp.
When it came time to put on my face, I blended moisturizer with concealer to
camouflage the indelible gray south of the borders. I took more time than
usual rubbing gel into my hair to lift and flick limp locks into place. As a
grooming finale, I sprayed China Rose fragrance in the air, stepped into the
mist, and for the road, I squirted two pumps of juice onto a cotton ball for
tucking inside the cleavage of my bra. When I finished dressing there was
just enough time for me to round out my morning rituals by logging onto
www.mistednotes.com.
I chose to preview Scent Nazi’s thread, “All you Sixties Chicks: Share a
Patchouli High Moment,” simply because the topic reminded me of Bev and
Frankie. Patchouli transported them to the forefront on sillage wafting
hippies, Bev’s excessive behaviors, and Frankie’s infatuation with the oil
and subsequent curiosity about Angel with its earthy underlying note of
patchouli lurking in the base. I sifted through the first replies before
posting my own.
Texas10Gal: My then boyfriend and I made passionate love inside his old van
where the aromas of patchouli incense and weed swirled around us.
FragileLily: Hitchhiking from Hartford to Woodstock. It was my last great
adventure before I became paralyzed by a car accident.
Slim: A bad trip on LSD scared me straight and screwed my head back on. To
think, I was so anti-establishment back then and lived in a commune for a
while. Today, I’m a successful lawyer for a prominent corporation.
Bluffer: Stoned trying to study for a psych exam in my dorm, which always
reeked of patchouli incense.
Rose Fiend: I was at a Jefferson Airplane concert where a stranger passed me
a joint while Grace Slick sang “White Rabbit.”
.Jefferson Airplane before they evolved into Jefferson Starship, then
Starship, and thus far, Jefferson Starship the Next Generation. I was a
freshman at Rhode Island College, sitting on a bleacher inside Walsh Gym,
when I passed that joint to the guy sitting next to me without taking a hit.
Not one transgression. Before I logged out, I read the post added beneath
mine.
Bluffer: Hey, for your enlightenment, a Jefferson Airplane is a used match
bent to hold a joint smoked too short. Trust me, I know from experience.
* * *
Live and learn.Locking up the house, I was about to test my wings the way
Chump did when Aunt M liberated him from his cage. I felt calm knowing my
two cats dozed on the bed. Vestiges of patchouli incense followed me to my
car. Contrary to what Joe might have thought, I was tripping on an
optimistic high that the day’s venture would amount to more than chasing
rabbits and grant this baby boomer a second act to feed my head.
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Term Life Rates For Older People
In my other incarnation as an insurance agent, I always advised clients to hold onto any life insurance they had. Life insurance that was purchased at a younger age was almost always cheaper than any policy purchased at an older age. I could not save them money by replacing their policy, and replacing a policy that agents really needed to justify to their brokerage, life insurance company, and maybe even to the state they were licensed in.
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Middle age may also be the time in your life when you want to consider swapping a large face value term policy for a permanent life insurance policy. Yes, whole life insurance costs more for obvious reasons, but does not expire after a few years, and also can build up a cash value to be used as an asset. If you are unfamiliar with permanent insurance, look at this page: whole life insurance explained. You can find some whole life policies that can be paid off after 10 or 20 years, and then have the security of knowing coverage will be in force when you really need it!
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Health Insurance Age 50 to Age 64
In the insurance industry, health insurance for those who are to young (or not qualified) for Medicare is called Under Age Health Insurance. That probably sounds sort of funny because most people associate underage with “underage drinking” or something like that. But in this case, a 64 year old still gets under age health insurance. So if you have been feeling your miles lately, rest assured that you are still too young for federal health insurance!
But those middle aged people, or baby boomers, are a tough crowd to find individual health insurance for. Premiums will be higher based upon that age band, and as we become middle aged, many of us have developed a few health issues that we need to be aware of. The simplest way to find a plan that provides good coverage within a budget is to use a free health insurance quote system. Now the health insurance will not be free, but you can still find affordable plans if you do not have any major illnesses.
Major illnesses - look into your state high risk pool. A qualified health insurance agent your your state insurance department can help you.
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