yes, boliver, i've never needed to take self-defense. all i have to do is talk.
mayla, those really exciting dates when you are single only exist when you are least expecting them. lucky for us we came out alive and didn't end up missing in aruba. perhaps it is good we are brunette and never partied that hard. i think the worst thing i did in highschool was go to a sleepover at my friends house, drink rum and coke, giggle and jump on the bed, and then fall into a stuporous sleep.
once, on an international trip, i played a piece (allegro-apassionata) by saint-saens and was immediately proposed to by some guy from england. i guess it was a boost to my ego, but would always have wondered if it was only my playing and not my looks.
then, there was a man at one of the concert series i kept attending (after i was married no less) that kept dropping his program every time i walked by. to humor him, i picked it up and said 'did you drop this.' he sheepishly smiled and probably by then saw the wedding ring and gave up. I ALWASY WEAR IT, it is my secret weapon. i even point it at people.
this is because i was once accosted in a piano room. i had to hold my books in front of me, and kept saying something like 'i have to think about this.' this made the guy laugh so hard, i had my get away. being that he was 69 or 70, i outran him. (why did i let him in to listen to his rag-time playing?) oh, mayla, you have to be very careful nowdays!
you may wonder why i bother to get a tan. well, to get a guy really good means to make yourself look the best you can and play hard to get. ego boosting is basically doing something for yourself once in a while. i started realizing with a family of three that you have to let them 'fend for themselves' once in a while. now i just go off on a hike, go bicycle, or get a tan in the backyard. the community college nearby always sends these flyers, so the next thing i want to do is go canoeing.
ps. as far as the x-files whistler, i really don't have clue. BUT, i did find yu a complete list of whistling songs.
www.thewhistler.com/tunes.htm maybe there are some professional whistlers (like the one elvis hired to perform his whistling song). wouldn't that be kick in the pants to professional pianists. to get paid for whistling or playing the harmonica for a tv show and make millions, while the pianists starve.