Sticking the other foot in since 1996
For most of my adult life scotch was one of those drinks (like gin) that I never much cared for. That is until sometime in 2004 when the brother of a girlfriend pressed me on why I didn’t like scotch. … Read More »
As luck would have it a new friend I met through match.com sent me another entry for my growing collection of Strange Dating Emails. You can find it here.
As luck would have it a new friend I met through match.com consented to forward to me an email from a potential suitor. I think it is important to note that this rather lengthy email was his very first contact. … Read More »
As I have said on this web site over and over again, there is something about online dating that can bring out the worst in people. Failure to be polite, failure to respond in a timely manner to honest and … Read More »
Several years ago I was rummaging around in my parents’ basement looking for who-knows-what when I ran across some old oil paintings of my paternal grandparents. They were behind some other stuff that looked like it had already been there … Read More »
I have a new friend that I met online. The lady who so thoughtfully provided the seed for this post I met on the freebie dating site Plenty Of Fish. Yeah it’s an awful name and the site itself is … Read More »
A new friend has shared her correspondence with a potential suitor from an online dating site. It has been added to my growing collection of strange dating emails. It can be found here.
I am sure you have heard that President-Elect Obama has had a web site up at change.gov. And that one of the things he has done is to solicit your “stories.” I heard about it right after he was elected … Read More »
I ran across this quote in a novel I read a year or so ago. It struck a chord so I printed a copy and taped it up at my desk. Perhaps you will enjoy it as well. “I do … Read More »
Since I added this blog to my website a couple of years ago I used the default WordPress theme, modified slightly by adding some graphics to the header. Pretty dull. Being tired of being Mister Dull McBlandy Blog I decided … Read More »
The white noise generators fill my ears with a low level susurrus and the footsteps of unknown and unknowing co-workers pass by my cube like trains on a moonless foggy night. Sorry, I’ll be good now. It is the … Read More »
I have written at length about some of my experiences in online dating. On occasion I have gotten contributions from other victims people who also have some experience with online dating. I got another contribution today. Having selected another seemingly … Read More »
…If posting this is a good idea or not. Or if it even matters any more. But best wishes on a speedy recovery.
Sometimes I can be a bit of a spelling nazi. Not to the point of being an asshole about it, mind you. Probably the result of being raised by a school teacher and a scientist. But I am getting better, … Read More »
I have been a fan of Hugo award winner John Scalzi for a while now. In fact he is one of my favorite authors. I am vastly entertained by both his blog and his fiction. Both of which he writes … Read More »