Okay...I have been told that I am not very good at delivering a conclusive goodbye. Apparently, there are a series of goodbyes that precipitate my actual exit from any given conversation. Goodbye to me I guess means that I am thinking about saying goodbye and intend to do so eventually. I am not sure why [...]
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WTF? Senior singles?
Okay...so I am on Facebook the other day and on the ads on the right I see a photo of an attractive man and the following text: Date Men over 50 Meet 1000s of senior singles near you at Match.com. Join Free! Really? Senior singles? That is what I am reduced to...a senior single? I [...]
Got baggage?
I was thinking about baggage yesterday...not the baggage that contains all the necessary shoes that I travel with, but the emotional/relational baggage that folks refer to negatively when they describe undesirable dating partners (e.g., "He's got baggage."). Well, I think where baggage is concerned - be it shoes or the emotional/relational type - I am [...]
The notion of endless possibilities…
Today when I was driving home from dropping Cheyenne off at school a Beach Boy's song came on the radio. The Beach Boys coupled with my open sun roof, the sunshine and the fresh air took me right back to the seventies and memories of high school. I could feel the same type of anticipation [...]
I want to be like Val and Jim when I grow up.
I received fabulous news yesterday...actually, I did not provide enough emphasis there...I received FABULOUS news yesterday. The big news: Val and Jim are getting married after six years of dating. Now, you may be thinking that people get married every day and wondering why I categorize this news as not merely fabulous, but FABULOUS. Well, [...]
Out with the old, but very well-loved…
Do you own any overly loved clothes? You know those items that you have worn until they are literally threadbare? I have a few items like that - items I cannot bear to part with even though it is clearly time. It's tough to let some things go. Today I recognized that, like it or [...]
Be aware out there…
This is the time of year when all the motorcycles re-emerge. It is one of the harbingers of spring in North Dakota. It has been heartbreaking to hear of all the motorcycle accidents that have occured already. I have a special place in my heart for motorcyclists from my days in California. My days of [...]
THE NEW FORTY 