A Christmas Story

Boy this is like exercising.  You stop for a little while and forget about picking it back up again.  I just downloaded the ability to blog from my phone so I can do it when I'm sitting someplace.

Christmas was a bit of a workout.  Mostly since I have a hard time looking forward to things that are very important to me.  The Comic being one of them.  So while she was jumping all over the place in excitement I was pretty stoic about the whole thing.  Although I started to get a mild case of excitement as the festive day approached.  

It was nice to spend a holiday with someone I loved and cared about again.  Besides spending last year with Asp for the evening before she flew to see her parents it's been a while.  While Asp and I were never emotionally connected it was someone.  However comparing this year and last is like comparing apples and lizards.  So it was a Christmas to spend with someone which hasn't happened since 2003.  Yes it's been a long time and no Starbucks on the holiday.

Both the Comic and I enjoyed the presents we gave each other.  She was very thankful for all the help with Christmas especially being the first without her father.  It was my first one without my Mom, but that barely registered for me.  I talked to my brother and SIL on Christmas and the Comic could see what I always talk about with their machine gun questions that leave me with nothing to ask.  

Eric and I have been talking better on the phone which I've enjoyed.  He is changing and I'll have to change with him.

We had the third heaviest snow here in recorded history.  It made for a white Christmas which is was nice.  I wasn't happy about having to close the office for a day.  You can easily tell who's from here and who is not.  I was like let's go out while the Comic was like we're stuck inside.  It's become a joke of me saying, "I'm from NY."

I have to admit the holiday really brought us closer together. 

Old Tapes a Playing

I'll be sequestered most of this coming weekend behind closed doors for my continuing education credits.  Since I won't be seeing much of the Comic and our relationship time is important to me I decided to take this morning off so we could spend some time together.  We had made a bathroom pit stop on our window shopping expedition.  So while the Comic was using the facilities I was looking at my Facebook and got 2 free tickets to see J. Medicine Hat tonight at the Funny Bone.  When the Comic came out, she asked if I would mind if she left to go see help her cousin who was moving and would be back Saturday.  

I told her I didn't mind, but I pointed out she was doing her usual of putting everyone else first and herself last, something I know well.  We talked for awhile on it and I asked her to go tomorrow so we could spend tonight together like we had planned.  However I was in a bit of a tailspin.  This change of direction of her brought up old feelings.  Whether it is healthy or not, I have a pecking order in my mind.  My Mom use to knock me off it when a man came in her life so I'm extremely sensitive to it.  So the Comic's quick change of who she was doing things with really bothered me.  

At our next stop I told her I was bothered and the reason.  She apologized and said I was important to her, but that she has been alone for so long she sometimes doesn't take the other person into view.  So we both got to talk about how we were feeling and to come closer.  She's going to stay with me tonight and head up to her cousin's for 2 days and be back for a Halloween party Saturday night.

A question for you all.  We went to the movies with the singles last night.  Asp who never comes out, came.  She and others sat someplace else in the theater.  Should I be telling the Comic who I've dated before or after hand these women.  I was going to tell her after wards since Asp is flaky on making it out.  Since we never interacted I didn't say anything.  Views?  

Fun Stuff for Free

The Comic informed me last night that she does more with me than she's done with anyone.  I reminded her that's what I said in my profile.  I don't want to talk about doing stuff, I want to do it.  She wasn't complaining.  She was very happy and wish she knew someone like me when she was younger.  To my friends I'm the master of the cheap activity.  I may bristle at this even though they mean it as a compliment.  I know they go out with others and it can be a strain on their wallets.  You can go out with me all weekend long, have fun, see plenty, and not break the bank.  I'm trying to be more grateful for my ability to do this. 

When I was with Asp and Kitcat going out to do stuff was not happening.  It's a lifestyle I don't enjoy.  The funny thing is that I'm not a social butterfly, but I do enjoy enjoying life.  I didn't do it for most of my early adult life.  So now I'm making up for it.

A bit of codependency going on today.  One of the members of my business group dropped out.  He made a rational decision since he wasn't benefiting to much from it.  However he wasn't doing much to get anything.  I knew if he applied himself more it would work out, but that's not my responsibility.  I just have to remember that.  

Still silence from Eric.  

You Sunk My Battleship

Well it was supposed to be a record day for the office. However with the first 2 patients being no shows it wasn't happening. Kind of like trying to get a something from a movie concession stand for under $5. At least the second person said charge them a no show fee which I was like no problem. I use to feel bad, but I see those days are long gone.

I saw the Comic again last night. During the afternoon I got free tickets to the Funny Bone so I asked. It's great to have someone that is as spontaneous as myself. I didn't realize that I was unable to do that with Asp and Kitcat. The Comic and myself had talked about dating people with kids. At times its like you jump right into married life. Asp was the biggest example of that. Going out was like Big foot. You heard about it, but never seen it yourself.

Anyway it was a great time. All 3 comedians were hilarious. The one thing I realized when I was paying the check was I'm blowing through my budget too fast. I'm going to need to pace myself better with the Comic. I expect to spend when starting dating, but so much at once is starting to have affects. We both had talked about how we handle finances. Not spending what we don't have. So now I just need to put it into effect.

This morning was a little work out for me. When I got home last night I saw that they had started to take the wallpaper down in my bathroom. So it was in shambles. I figured with the shower hose I probably could do the shower this morning with little mess. However when I got up this morning I was like there are 2 other showers in the house. I'm not doing my usual contortion to make things work. I just asked my Tone to use her shower. She had forgotten my place was a mess which is a future worry. In her attempts to get stuff done will my living be affected and to how much.

Closing Another Chapter

Well after day number 3 of no call from Kitcat after I asked her to call me and she agreed, I'm closing this dating chapter. What's interesting is I started watching 500 Days of Summer the other night and I finished it last night. If you haven't seen it, I would highly recommend it. I really liked this movie when I saw it last year since there are plenty of relationship movies out there. However there are few from the guys point of view and even fewer good ones. Anyway one of the points of the movie is looking back at the relationship and seeing things differently. I can't say I see things differently, but I know where the derail happened. It was last Thursday after we had a nice night seeing other the day before. We were doing our usual texting back and forth. I wished Kitcat a happy 2 monthaversary. Yes I'm a guy that remembers all these little dates and likes to celebrate them. Anyway even texting I heard her stumble when I told her this. She became loss for words. While I'm hypersensitive to changes in a relationship I will rarely inquire about them which I probably should. I let the conversation just go on. Besides the blip of Kitcat calling me Saturday excited about being with both her boys on Sunday our communication has decreased.

What's really interesting is that what attracted me to Asp and Kitcat was their abilities to stand up for themselves. Kitcat more than Asp. However both of them just let the relationship just peter out. I'll never understand it. I'm having a hard time accepting being sad. I know its appropriate, but I just don't want to feel bad which is the norm for me.

No water again last night at the house which really sucked, but I did water the lawn myself. However I'm happy to report that it will be on this afternoon.

Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby?

Well Kitcat and I rolled pass 3 weeks together yesterday. Since most of you know I over think things I'll share this with you. Not that I'm making a big thing about it, I was wondering when are we a relationship. I found these statistics at Top Dating Tips.

When does a date become a relationship ?

1. 1 week 3%

2. 1 month 17%

3. 2 months 20%

4. 6 months 13%

5. Once we have had sex 13%

6. Once I have met the parents 8%

7. Once we have been on vacation 0%

8. Once we have moved in together 0%

9. When he/she says I love you 25%

Seeing these results, I feel better not really having a definition or exact point. For me I would say its when we have sex and have decided to keep seeing each other exclusively. I'm not in high school so I don't make a big thing about it. I will do something for a one month point. Asp was the first one to have it be a mention worthy event. Mostly that came from Saturn girl asking her if we were bf & gf. I believe that was somewhere after a month. How do you define it?

I have to admit Kitcat is the first women to go onto my dating chart before we've broken up. I didn't realize it until I left blank who broke it up. However I have to admit its a good thing to do while the relationship is happening since I'm writing down the good and bad things about her. So far she has only two items marked red (bad) against a bunch of green (good)stuff. The two bad items being her health which is weirdly a positive. Kitcat had gastric bypass surgery years ago and it has caused some health problems. One being her diabetes and the other some absorption problems. However to counter act all of that she eats very healthy, is very active, and exercises regularly. I know I need to ask her about your ab work out. The other is that she is still separated. I told myself I wouldn't go out with a separated woman, but its been 3 years and the hold up is her ex signing the papers. Something I remember fondly with my ex.

Happy to say that I'll get together with her later tonight after she finishes studying and some work related stuff.

Stringing it High

When you have Facebook, everyone you know and their mailman wants to be your friend. Not quite sure why. Do we need proof that we nice people and have friends? Or are being collected like a bunch of dime store knickknacks? Anyway people from my singles group usually want to be my friend at some point no matter how little they come. I have one lady who comes to one event a year. I classify her as high strung from a few incidents over the years. Where is this going you might ask? Well she is one of my Facebook friends. My other blog connects to my Facebook account when I post something. Most everyone gets a good laugh from them. However high strung lady informed me this morning that enough was enough and I had to stop posting bad female dating profiles. She even posted a link to some mail order husbands site. I didn't ask how she knew that one. I always enjoy when someone voluntarily views something that offends them and then demands that it be removed. Well the only thing that's going to be removed is the friend's status if it continues.

Kitcat's weekends with her son have been changed so much over the last week with her ex that I couldn't get it out of my head that she was free this weekend. So we got together late last night after she had worked out and ran. Actually it was perfect timing since I had ordered a car magnet for her that said "running girl".

We stayed up watching TV and cuddling on the couch until we were both sleepy. She confirmed that I was sleeping over. I told her I thought I was, but since we didn't talk about it before hand I didn't want to assume anything. She said she didn't get that from me, plus she invited me over at 10 pm so she thought I was. I told her that I'd start bringing a overnight bag since I'm usually heading out someplace when I leave there. Sleeping there last night went a lot better with the windows closed. Besides garbage pickup at 6 am with them making as much noise as possible it was good. I'm surprised that her place is that quiet. Also her cats I have to admit are very considerate. I know I'm taking their place in the bed which they've been good with. Throughout the night they'll hop on the bed, but if they see we're asleep they just go someplace else. I got so use to Asp's cats just walking all over me all night long.

Today I joined the rest of America in seeing Avatar. I really had no desire to see it before it came out, but so many people liked it that I thought I should. I passed on the 3D experience mostly because with my color blindness I didn't think it would work and didn't want to pay for that. It was a very good movie and worth the watch.

Kitcat called to share a funny story with me and I'll share it with you since its hilarious. Her friend is visiting her today with her 3 kids. The woman's 5 year old came running out of Kitcat's room yelling about this cool eye patch she had found. It was Kitcat's black thong.

What Time is It?

One thing I hate about meeting for a date is the waiting. When you pick someone up I feel like I have some control over the situation. Waiting in Starbucks for someone to arrive is nerve racking. Kitcat was late which made matters only worse. I was thinking of calling her when she showed up. My worry was what had happened. She went to the wrong Starbucks. I had worried about her looks since most of her pictures were old, but she was very attractive. Kitcat can talk and she has a great sense of humor which was evident in that we laughed most of the time we were together. I did break a rule of mine and asked her out for something to eat afterwards. I was hungry and having fun so I figured why not. It was then that I realized we had already been talking 4 hours. I had been jonesing for some sushi and Kitcat really likes the same restaurant that I do so we headed on over to continue talking and eat.

Her son is a little younger than I like at the age of 9. Anything under Eric's age I usually avoid, however since she has joint custody and only has him for part of the week it shouldn't be bad. It's going to be a bit of a switch for me since Kitcat is available every Monday and Tuesday and every other weekend. Mondays are always out for me with my meeting. I'll probably be cutting back on $1 movie Tuesday's unless I invite her along. Since I wouldn't be able to see her for a week or so I invited her to come see Sherlock Holmes with the singles group. Hopefully Asp won't come. I know she's a hug Robert Downey Jr. fan.

So far the dating pool is pleasant enough.

The Coming of Darth Maul

Well this maybe a first. I have a date Saturday which is not a first. What is a first is that the woman just emailed me asking if I wanted to grab a cup of Starbucks. It was nice and direct which I always like. She was attractive and had a good profile so I said yes. I got bonus points for knowing that her Halloween costume was her dressed as Darth Maul. Any woman that likes Star Wars gets bonus points in my book. She's running a marathon Saturday morning and I'll see her later in the day. Whether she takes a shower or not will decide the shelf life of this relationship. Since she already has points on the books I'll nickname her Kitcat. She's a few years younger than myself, but was married for 17 years so she's a veteran in relationships which is always a good thing. I learn more Saturday.

I tell you I'm doing some soul searching today. I got a 100 signs to place around the neighborhood. My plan is to strategically place 10 around at a time and see how they do. The problem is that I feel like I should be wearing a stocking mask while putting these things out. I see people put these out all the time and I feel bad about it and I have no idea why.

Paying off my Mom's bill has destroyed my cushion in the bank. I tell you I got really comfortable having a buffer zone and now without one I feel very unprotected. It took me a while to build the last one and it's going to take a while again to do so which will suck.

Tonight is Blind Side with the singles at the $1 movie house. I was surprised that Asp offered me some free tickets to the Funny Bone tonight. It was nice of her and I'm glad that we seem to be settling into a friends routine.

Getting A Rise with Viagra

My address book got hacked over the weekend. Viagra ads for everyone. Woohoo! I hate it when that happens. Only one person so far has been offended until I explained it. Most everyone was okay about it, but I feel like some trust was broken. The funny thing was that Asp asked me about it Saturday and what should she expect. When she got to work this morning she then asked me what it was all about. Short term memory is shot on her I see.

Miniature golf with the singles yesterday was fun even though only one other guy showed. We got to talk about online dating which was fun and therapeutic. We both agreed that most women's profiles were filled with more info on what they didn't want than what they were about. With all that negativity its hard to strike up a conversation. Both of us got to share our stories of meeting married women who stated they were single.

After last week's fiasco with my Mom it's time to get back on track with work. I can feel the big uphill battle again with phone calls. I've done my birthday calls already today and restarted one of them. However it's still a struggle. My signs arrived today, although they are all single sided instead of double. I'm waiting to hear what the company is going to do about it. Honestly I don't really give a crap whether they refund me money or send me another 100. I'll start to litter the area with them this afternoon.

All quiet on the dating front. Not really making any connections and I'm still waiting to hear back from the moving girl. This was the big move weekend so I'll see if she recontacts me again.

Scavenge This

I'm waiting for a possible patient to call. Officially I'm still open for another hour so I don't mind. Usually during this downtime, especially on a Saturday, I stroll around the Internet. Yes I know big surprise. Well actually this morning my intentions were for some different activities for the singles group. I came across a scavenger hunt. Since I know I'll be doing all the work myself and not being able to play I have mixed feelings. However a mall photo scavenger hunt would be pretty easy. I could send them off for an hour and I could grab some Starbucks and relax. Sounds like something you do with your kids.

I think I'll head over to the larger of the two malls here and see if they let you take pictures in the mall. The biggest thing will be trying to come up with riddles for stuff in the mall. I found some examples like

• Watch your step! Pick up your feet, your next clue is by the other white meat. (Chic-Fil-A)Shh!


• Don't tell anyone where I might linger to, for Vicky would get mad if she caught me next to her shoe. (Victoria Secret's thong)

I maybe asking for help so put on your thinking caps. I'll probably charge everyone $5 for prizes. I can grab gift cards and hopefully some business people I know will toss in some stuff to kick it up a notch.

Other than that I feel the dating bug biting me again. The funny thing is that I don't seem to be catching any one's eye like I was when I was with Asp. Oh well. I'll have to make my own luck like usual.

Office Gossip

Well I've gotten my exercise groove on all this week. I lost it somewhere while dating Asp and the landlord's decline. I was still going, but not as frequently as I'd like. The last bastion of what I was missing was cardio. I enjoy my beach walks with L, but I know I could use some more exercise for my heart. I had plenty of time to do so this morning and I had to admit it was a bit of a toss up. However I knew I would feel better afterwards. Although I didn't factor in doing my legs yesterday so the pain factor is affect now.

For most of my adult life I've either worked for myself or had complete autonomy to run a business. So I do forget how other people work like having an office to call your own. One of the most asked questions I get asked is if I've ever had sex in my office. Guys always ask while the women usually just perk their ears up. With my own business I have to admit having fun with Asp and the Planner here. Not at the same time though. Being the only employee has its perks.

However when I use to administrate clinics I use to have staff. Now as anyone who has worked in a office environment knows gossip is the biggest energy booster next to the last chocolate birthday cake they was had for a fellow employee. Anyway at the time I was seeing this woman who was totally infatuated with me. I had seen her around the office a few times and we had talked. I thought she was very attractive, but the conversations never really went anyplace so I didn't think much of it. Until one day she came into the place an asked to see me. I led her into my office and asked her what she wanted. I still remember her looking out my window and asking me if I like her or not. I said yes. At times I still can't believe this happened. She said that was good. She walked over to me, dropped to her knees, and ripped my pants open. That's how our relationship started.

How this relates to office gossip. Well everyone wanted to know if we were having sex or not since she would come to see me 2-3 times a week at work. So every time we were going at it in my office someone would be calling to ask questions, knocking on my door, etc. I tell you I don't enjoy having my sex interrupted.

My staff not to be deterred from my evasion techniques decided to up the ante one day. Again we were going at it on my desk when they knocked liked usual, but instead of needing my attention they needed hers. For some unknown reason she decided to talk to them. So she got dressed and I just hid underneath my desk naked until they were finished. I still laugh at this all these years later. Anyway my staff had their answer since I had left a condom wrapper on the side of my desk. The good thing was they never bothered me again.

Sinking Friday

What stated as an awesome day at work has now struck and iceberg and slowly sinking beneath the waves. Most everyone has called and rescheduled which I'm happy about. I wasn't planning on coming in tomorrow, but since almost half my patients are now coming in tomorrow I made the concession. I hate when things change so fast.

No word from my Mom's doctors, but I'll stop by the hospital later to see if they are releasing her today or not. My hope is they are. It was nice that Asp texted me yesterday to see what was going on.

A night out at the Funny Bone last night with the singles was much needed. They comedians were good and the crowd even better. Nikki Glazer was joking about taking phone pictures of her privates to send to her boyfriend when one of the women in the front told her how to do it better. This same woman announced later that her fiancee wasn't working out, he was probably gay, and hadn't bought her a birthday present the last 2 years. It was hilarious.

Monday's Work Out

I'd like to report that I'm happy and it's a busy day in the office. Two things that I do like. If it was like this everyday that could be a good thing.

I had a petty feeling moment Saturday which has lasted till now since I really haven't mentioned it yet to anyone. So here's your news flash. Asp went shooting on Saturday. When we were dating I was trying to get this scheduled for us since she had stated the desire to do so. However with us falling apart it never happened. I guess it's some part of grief, but it did make me feel wonkers for a while.

One thing I don't like about the gym is that women don't wear their wedding rings while they work out. I'm not even going to go into the women that wear rings on their ring finger just for the hell of it. Anyway I usually shoot to the gym during the day when I have an opening at work. Most of the women I run into are in the senior set or stay at home mom's/wives. I say this because their is a woman I run into every so often. She's an older version of the Planner in looks, so I'm very attracted to her. Now I usually just run in and out of the gym like a duck mating since the women I meet are in the above category. This woman seems different though. So I might have to start slowing down my routine to see if I can chat her up.

I was thinking of using a reminder phone call service for the practice. However I'm not quite sure how cost effective it's going to be. Since my volume is still low I might just call the newer and problem patients to remind them. My established patients have this down pat.

Grieving Before the Road

I'm as surprised as the next person to admit that I'm grieving the end of my relationship with Asp. It's not major grieving, but I do catch myself at moments in one of the stages. The bigger thing I'm missing was the regular sex even though it was diminished at the end.

I'm not quite sure why, but I feel like a rat in a maze today. I think I'm just stressing myself out for the hell of it. I know I have a lot of balls in the air with things to get done in all aspects of my life, but I'm handling them. However I keep feeling all reved up like I'm doing a million things at once.

Tomorrow I'll hit the road to drive to NY to see Eric for the weekend and celebrate his birthday with him. I'm not looking forward to the drive, more so the one back since it's at night. It'll be great to see him. Since Tone and family will be arriving Monday I need to make sure the house is straightened up before I go. Once they finish this clean up run I want to start using the house more. I offered my friend Paul to stay with me anytime he wants since I've been staying with him all these years I've been visiting Eric. Also I want to start having friends over. I'll make some pasta and play some games or something. I like being social and this is the next step. I can tell it will probably be 2 more weeks before I will consider dating again.

Frigid

I got home last night and realized I didn't get a chance to post yesterday which was weird for me. Not being able to fall asleep last night because I was so wired was a bigger reminder.

Asp emailed me yesterday wondering what I thought about her email for her possible second job. I was firm with her in making sure she got compensation settled before she started working. There are plenty of people out their that will take advantage of you and I know this lady laid it down thick. Asp let me know the lady responded, but still no word of compensation. She was disappointed because she likes taking pictures. So I hooked her up with a friend that is a photographer that will hopefully help her out.

Eric called today wondering if the weather was going to affect our visit. I told him as it stood now we would still be good since the storm was suppose to end today. I reassured him that since I was driving, if we couldn't see each other this week we would do so in 2 weeks time. He was off from school today and watching TV.

We had some heavy sticking snow here for a little while this morning, but it's almost all gone now with the sun out. However it's frigid out there with the winds gusting over 40 mph. Since people rescheduled due to the weather I had time to go shopping today for the weekend. Stuff is cheaper here than NY so I usually bring up the food that I'll need with me. I was hoping to replace my printer which is 2 months old with a new one today, but they were out of stock.

While business is okay this week, new patients are low. I have a few events in the hopper over the next month, but for the immediate future its bleak. I would expect more business with all the snow and ice, but nothing has surfaced.

Getting Back to Normal

Well it's day 1 of getting back to my regular scheduled program. I never really gave my heart to Asp so it's not really painful. However just daily habits need to be exorcised like the texting and calls. I have to admit it was nice to sleep soundly last night which I hadn't been doing all week. So I dropped off the replacement bulb for her microwave in her mailbox today after my appointment with OVDC. If she text me to thank me I'll have an idea if she can do this friend thing or not.

It was good to get to the gym today and I need to get back in the swing of things with that. I've been spotty all year long which is no good for me. Plus this week with going to see Eric I won't be walking with L.

Every once in a while I clean house on FB to drop people I don't really communicate with. I don't need to have a million friends in my counter. I just need to have people I care about. So I got a rush of them over the last week from people I dropped off over the last few months. I was surprised Tango girl put a request in. While I think she's very attractive I don't think we have it to make a relationship. Although I haven't talked to her in a while and I knew she was new from marriage then.

I tell you since my car broke down 2 years ago when I went to visit Eric I still get a dread fear when I'm going to drive up there. It's been with me for a week or so now. That waiting for the other shoe to drop. I find myself getting in my car thinking it's not going to start up this time. I'm really trying to let it go cause it's not helping me any.

The Dating Game

As my friend Paul will say I'm anal, but in a good way. Whether you know it or not I keep a dating chart of all the women I date. If we went out 2 or more times you land yourself on the chart. Your name and your blog nickname go on it. The second part is so I know who the hell they are after a while. After that I just list all their good (green highlights) and bad (red highlights) aspects as adjectives. It allows me to see how I'm doing. Am I still being attracted to that bad trait? Am I make progress up the dating ladder? The biggest thing is that black and white is a lot more accurate. Adding Asp to the list today I looked over the last few women I dated. Facebook, Dancer, Happy, and Blondie all had a lot more red than green.

I knew taking time off from dating last year would help. I have to admit I went out with most of them for their looks and found nothing beyond it. I have to admit Asp was borderline herself so I have to watch myself again. I'm not looking to get right back out there, but when I do I want to keep going up instead of taking the bat pole down.

It's funny cause I would never admit it, but I guess I'm a sucker for a pretty face. Every few women there is one that I remember was a real looker and their is all this red under her name.

Do you do anything to monitor your dating?

Farsight and Hindsight

One thing I realized this week was that my ex might have gotten my Mom's insane and abusive aspects. Asp got her neuroses and her distance. I knew when I first met her that I felt very safe with her and I know that kind of stuff is never a good thing. To have too much intimate knowledge of another person off the bat is always a warning. I've never had the safety warning before so I ignored it. I've had the felt very connected and know the person very well warning. It's always unfinished business alarms and like a proximity alarm I should stay away.

The one thing that keeps playing in my head is that Asp said it already hadn't been working for her. It's this stuff that I don't understand. If she knew than why all the other conversations about being distant and working on getting better. Oh well like many things it's something I'll never know the answer too.

I'm altering my rules about dealing with problem people and my singles group. As you probably know it's a $5 annual fee for the group. I get so many people who want to discuss it, how much money I'm making off it, etc. My new rule is that these emails get deleted. If its going to take this much energy to decide to spend $5 then I don't want you in the group. As this is the first week after all annual dues were due. I'm getting a bunch of these emails. I can't believe so many people waste so much time over the amount.

Since its Superbowl Sunday I figured most places would be dead and that was deal when I stopped to get new front tires for my trip to see Eric next week. I felt bad for a woman who stopped by and had a flat tire and had to get a new tire. A new one on sale was $205. In the waiting room she asked my if that was normal and I told her it was. I should of asked where she was from but didn't since I knew English wasn't her first language. With an SUV type vehicle a tire is big bucks.

While sitting there I was reading all the signs about all the new devices and indicators in the newer vehicles. Looking at all the stuff I think cars are becoming cost prohibited to people.

Now Back to Our Regulary Scheduled Program

Well the deed got done with Asp today. It went well. She was surprised at my turn around, but she admitted she wasn't feeling it anymore either. By her actions I was thinking that. I'm just happy to have it over. We talked a long while afterwards about stuff like we usually do. So I hope she still comes to events. I'll try to stay in touch with text to see how things are going like with her second job. Now life returns to normal.

Today L and I are doing are beach walk. I'm happy that its sunny,but otherwise I'm not looking forward to it since it's about 30 degrees out there. I'll be happier next month when spring arrives.

I'm getting very frustrated with my computer at home. I can't get it to connect with my wifi. It detects it, but connection is a whole other animal. It's a bit of pain to bring my work laptop home to have Internet usage over the weekend.