Sticking the other foot in since 1996
I recently discovered another free online dating site OKCupid.com. And it is actually pretty good. Unlike plentyoffish.com it is laid out well and has some interesting and entertaining features. If you are interested in dipping your toe into the internet … Read More »
The proper venue, that is, for meeting that guy you have been talking with through AllIWantIsToMeetANiceGuyThisTimeNotSomeCreepLikeTheLastOne.com. Guys. This one is specifically for the ladies. Let’s face it more women (much more) have these kinds of problems than we do. If … Read More »
Mother nature has recently broken the back of the summer-long drought inflicted on Austin and surrounding areas. Last night there was a particularly violent thunderstorm, with lots of thunder and lightning. Around 4:30AM I decided it was not worth trying … Read More »
This is another in an occasional series of strange dating emails. This one comes courtesy of a woman somewhere in East Texas, who obviously did what most men are guilty of online: not reading the profile and noticing that you … Read More »
One of the things that social networking sites have done is make it so that any idiot with little or no writing ability and a computer can reveal their innermost thoughts to the world. This post would be about that … Read More »
My view over the back fence of my neighbor. I’ve been watching this happen to his gutter for the last 6 months. Six months ago he could have fixed this with a couple of screws. I need to keep a … Read More »
There are times that I think that my usage of the English language is somehow a private dialect that only I understand. This feeling is especially in evidence when it comes to corresponding with wimmins of the opposite sex via … Read More »
…or “WTF just happened to my relationship?” The seed material for this came from the same lady I reference on a previous blog entry. She had another fascinating female perspective on dating blog post (linked below) and as I am … Read More »
Let’s go back in time to that mostest wonderfulest time. We approach that most wonderful time of year: early November of 2008. I have been working at Big Big Dot.com Company for about six months as an employee of Contracting … Read More »
I was doing my grocery shopping the other day when I ran into a a line of people entering the aisle that I was trying to leave. While I was waiting for the line to get out of the way … Read More »
Just today a tiny bit of gold dropped into my inbox masquerading (badly) as a match.com first contact email. Fortunately (or unfortunately depending on the day) I have seen a lot of emails through match.com and they all come in … Read More »
This guide came out of a desire to familiarize the technicians where I worked at the time (a Windows shop with the occasional fugitive Mac) not familiar with the Mac O/S a quick and dirty reference and tutorial on dealing … Read More »
These are photographs scanned from old daguerreotypes and tintypes. The people here are from my Father’s side of the family. Two were taken from his mother’s (my paternal grandmother) side of the family in Scotland.
At the risk of becoming repetitive, I have another interesting (dare I say entertaining?) email correspondence with a lady I recently corresponded with on match.com I have always felt that one of the most important things about your profile is … Read More »
After you have done a bit of dating, online or otherwise you start to notice things about yourself and what you are attracted to. This is a good thing. Awareness of how your subconscious works can help you avoid, shall … Read More »