Knock Three Times

I did my weekly walk around of the neighborhood to meet more of the businesses and sign them up for our neighborhood group. My coach asked if I had went to all the medical places. I said yes, but found a big one that I didn't know existed. It was a very strange place. Half of the doctor's offices were closed and the rest said no to being listed in the community for free. It was kind of weird for them to do that. I drive past the building for 5 years now and didn't know what it was. Oh well to each there own. Everyone else I met was very nice.

So when I got back to the office it was thank you cards for everyone I met plus putting all there information in the appropriate places. It was a good time for me to do it since I had no one schedule. So someone had to walk in then. I was surprised it was the Destroyer and friend. She walked around my desk to hug me, but I shook her hand. They were cold calling businesses and saw mine so she stopped by. We talked for a little while before they hit the road again. However now my mind is running with her stopping by. She's an attractive woman, but my gut says trouble for me. I'm not saying she's a nut case, but I have the feeling we'll be oil and water. I'm very happy I nicknamed her the Destroyer since it keeps my mind in a better place.

Whip it, Whip it Good

Woohoo! I've got a 75% payment of all the members in the single group. There will always be people in there first 30 days that haven't paid, but much of the dead weight is gone. People still try to do it for free for some strange reason, but I guess that's just how they are.

I started my first weight loss client yesterday and it went well. I just feel very weird with it since I've always had a hard time gaining weight, never losing it. However I've dealt with enough people with addictions and personal problems to do this. The patient was very happy and excited. So we'll see how it goes.

I've been getting a lot of praise the last few days which has been nice. As usual for me it doesn't last long in my mind. Paper boy stated yesterday he still works to get to my networking ability level which everyone does recognize. It's not that hard to achieve just work and I think most people just don't want to do that last little "umph". The second one ties right into this. My business coach this morning stated that I was the only one really engaging the activities that we have all been setting up. So with that I was making a lot of contacts. I'm still waiting for this to turn into cash, but I know it's a process. One that if I can keep up will hopefully bring in a constant flow of patients.

I know in this economy everyone is happy that I'm doing the same as last year. I just need to do better to not be struggling so much financially and boy is it hard getting that extra inch or two.

Witchey Women

I don't know if I can set boundaries for a woman with none. While I enjoy hiking with L, I'm finding I don't need to know about the 3 different guys she's had sex with this week. Hey I'm happy for her, but I don't need to know. Gratefully she hasn't gone into any details. So I'm trying to figure out where I need to draw the line. It does bother me somewhat. While I'm not looking to hear stories from either sex, with us having a history I especially don't want to hear about it. I'm happy to hear about life and dating, but I'll skip the juicy parts.

I'm feeling sad for Inverse's daughter. She needs to do summer school for kindergarten. Inverse is totally not supporting her daughter with her school work. Things aren't being checked, corrected, or reviewed. Not saying that she has the ability to do it anyway. Plus the Mommy and me days need to stop since she's only in school half a day. The Landlord said he was going to have a harsh talk with in hopes that the cycle will be broken with her daughter of this ignorance.

It's So Logical

It was nice to be talking to a office manager for a medical office today. To hear they are struggling to in this economy. We both know ways to increase that, but don't want to be taking advantage of our patients. The newest stats are that 45% of Americans are cutting back on seeing the doctor. Oh happy days.

I tell you I miss having a woman in the house. There's just a different feel. I remember when I was in college and one of our suite mates fiance was staying with us for 2 months. Hey the place was clean and smelled nice. The Landlord does well with keeping the place clean and smelling good. However now with 3 guys in the house, we're just pissing all over the place (not literally) to mark our territory. Everything now has hard edges and there is no softness to balance it out. On a side note. Inverse's daughter was with us last night for some reason and the Landlord dropped her off at school today. On the weekend's with Inverse working and school and I know he sometimes covers. However she doesn't have class on Monday. He just stated last night he had no idea why he had her. Hopefully I'll get the full story tonight.

The Start of the Week

I want to know who made the torture device known as the word verifier for posting. Holy shit is that a pain. I mean forget it if you mess up the first time with its 6 letter. The next set is 12 letters using the LSD flashback font. I may have to choke someone with a biscotti.

I got to see OVDC today before she heads out Thursday for her honeymoon. I think it's smart to wait a few days before your honeymoon. I remember when I got married. I was so emotionally drained the next day I didn't want to do shit. It was funny talking to her as she asked questions about stuff. I remember that. There is so much going on that you can't take it all in. The funny thing was that she asked if the single women hit on me or not cause she heard that happened a lot Saturday. I told her that I was pretty much younger than all the single women. The women that were my age were there with someone.

It's been a slow start to the workweek today. The rest of the week is slowly filling up. I learned when doing my last flier that make the sale big to get people in since I have the room. So far its working. The other thing is that I totally forgot that the silent auction for Hospice care was yesterday and I gave away free stuff. So I was a bit confused when a lady walked in today with one. We had a good talk and she's scheduled for tomorrow. My first person for my weight loss program. Hopefully she won't be the last.

It's weird. It was a weekend of relationships and talking about relationships. I'm not hankering for one. I'm just wanting sex. I must have a screw loose somewhere.

Soggy Sunday

Well it was a wash with the singles and the art festival. It's been a wall of water out there all day. So I changed the event to indoors and we played pool. Well only Server guy showed which worked out really well. He's normal and one of the few other guys in the group who is outgoing like myself. So it was nice to talk to someone about the different women in the group who actually knows them. We both said WTF to the Photographer kissing us both at the last Happy hour. He likes her and may ask her out. So we talked about that for awhile. I gave my two cents without revealing anything she told me in confidence. We talked about dating in general and it was nice to talk face to face with another guy about this stuff. I talk to friends on the phone about this, but don't really have anyone local to do this.

Here Comes the Bride

It's been a while since I was to a wedding. A real long time that I knew the wedding party. A few years ago a friend asked me to go with her so she wouldn't be going alone. However I knew no one and I didn't go to the service. Knowing OVDC made it more personal and I've known her since she was married, divorced, and now getting married again. So I know the relationship history. It was a good and fun event. It was an older crowd and OVDC and her new hubby met performing blue grass music. So it was more of a country type wedding with people bringing covered dishes instead of presents to the event. It was nice and homey.
(This is her husband to be's grandson giving he away. She's not a cougar)

Many women I date ask me if I would get married again. I always say "yes", but not having been around a married couple for a while. It reminded me of the full flavor of being in love and being married. I know they always don't go hand in hand so humor me. It made a lot of things more real for me, like things that I've missed in relationships. I'm not going out and finding a woman right now, but I was reminded of things long forgotten.

The other thing that came out of today's wedding was that OVDC had invited her long standing patients there. Over the years I have softened my stand on separating patients from my life. All ask and depending on our relationship I tell them. However if I realized if I was getting married I would probably invite some which was a new belief.

My Adoring Fans

It's funny some people on Meetup sign up for so many different groups they forget what one they join. My memory is better than that. So when an old member tries to join again they get the message that it has been declined and that they need to pay there dues to be reinstated. This happened yesterday. His response:

"your a fuckin jerk buddy!!!!!!! I havent even been to one of your meetups buddy!!!!!!! All of the other meetups let a person try it out first!!!!! I wouldnt join your meetup if it was the last meetup left!!!!!! Your a tightwad prick who doesnt know how to run a meetup!!!!!!!"

Ooo I think I let a good one get away.

OVDC is getting married today so I'll be driving up to Gloucester for the event. I've never been to that part of the Old Dominion which isn't saying much. As always I have some anxiety about it since I will know no one there.

Won't You Stay a Little Bit Longer

My hike with L last night went very well. It was low tide and we were able to walk on packed sand which is a hell of a lot easier than loose sand let me tell you. Trevor the dog got to be unleashed for a while which wasn't a good idea since he took a swim in the bay and would need a bath afterwards. I got to hear all about L's dates with guys. I was just happy that I was in a place of friendship that I was able to obtain last week.

Lawn boy is no longer landscaping so I have no idea if a new name is needed for him. I guess I'll see what he becomes. He's been out at church every night so I haven't seen him since Monday.

I tell you these early morning meetings are starting to be a drag. This morning was my neighborhood business meeting. While I'm tired from it, I am very happy to be part of something bigger than myself. This movement is picking up momentum so I'm happy. Whether anyone else besides my coach and myself will do any work still needs to be seen. Like most things people are talking, but no one is doing anything.

It was funny one of my friends from college is on Facebook with me. I posted my recent beach pics and she emailed me wanting to know what I was doing to myself since I looked the same as I did 15 years ago. I personally think I look better, but hey that's just me.

Feel the Wrath of My Fuzzy Slipper

Carey over at List of the Day said it all. "I must be getting old." He was referring to Maxim's 100 hottest women. I relate it to most media. Who the hell are these people? At times I can't believe how out of touch I am with who and what's popular. I guess not watching TV and only listening to the classic rock station will do that to you. I did take a gander at the list and knew very few. I was happy to know about 50% of the top 10. Also I know when I read WWTDD I'm again at a loss a lot of the time of who these people are. I fear that soon I'll be complaining about young people swearing and wondering where my social security check is.