Tale of 3 Women

At times I may complain on problems meeting someone which usually gets me many jokes from my friends. They usually point out that I meet women and go out on a pretty regular basis for the amount of energy I put into it. So after this weekend I can't say anything for a while.

1) Tax girl - still waiting for the 16th to come around for her to have free time. I like her since she is like me, analytical with a artistic streak.

2) Army girl - you know I never met someone that didn't appear that drunk, but totally didn't know who I was the next day. She was very amusing Saturday night, but their was a whole new level of humor having the same conversation last night. Also throwing little tidbits like her breast size and her just shaking her head. She's a twenty something, but a lot of fun and speaks her mind which I like.

3) Charming - actually I have no idea what to nickname her so I'm going with her Match name. We met last month at my monthly comedy improv event. I was with Law girl so I didn't really notice her that much. Anyway we are both on Match and we chatted during the week. She's very outgoing which I really like. A little far for my taste, but at least on this side of the water. I figured I would see her last night at improv. She was lively and more attractive than I remembered. We'll go out sometime this week. Now I just need to learn the area she lives in.

No Truer Words ....

At the gym this morning I ran into this guy Jack I know. Jack and I run into each other every couple of months. We met in yoga class. Being the only 2 guys you bond. Anyway I always figured Jack was L's friend that she talked about. I never ran into him when we were dating and then afterwards it didn't matter. Anyway this morning Jack confirmed for me that he was that person. Then he said that L is a lot of fun, but she is crazy. Jeez no truer words were ever spoken.

When I got to work this morning one of my patients I haven't seen in a while was there seeing the massage therapist that I referred him to. It was then that I was truly happy to be doing this whole lease thing. It's money I'm losing and I don't like that.

Today was our monthly Cook Out here. 79 degrees and sunny. It was wonderful, but let me tell you a real hard time getting back into the groove of work after enjoying the sun for an hour. Oye!

I'm waiting to hear how my Landlord's interview went with another applicant. My worries are that she is an early riser (out of the house by 6) and has a 5 month old. I can probably take one or the other, but not both. He asked me my opinion last night. We'll talk again tonight. Also on her side I'm not living like a monk next door. I don't blast my TV or stereo, but I'm not going to be a church mouse either.

A Big Thanks

Most people when they think about flashers the image of some scruffy guy in a tan raincoat comes to mind. I remember talking to a friend years ago and she was talking about flashing. I was intrigued. She said when she was feeling low she would flash someone. I asked how again thinking of the raincoat. She said she would make sure to wear something loose. Then bend over so a guy could get a good look at her breasts.

This came to mind a little while ago when the blond from next door came over to see if I had change of a twenty. While I was checking she flashed me. I want to thank all the women who have flashed me and to let you know if you're ever feeling low and need to flash someone. I'm here for you.

Boxes

God I hate moving. So what did I find myself doing today? Moving boxes. Boxes that I have moved so many freaking times since I separated from my ex. So today was the day I upgraded my storage unit to a bigger one so that I can start to use the extra room in my office. The owner of the facility was very surprised how much stuff I had in the smaller unit. Hey I get my money's worth out of it. This new one is like a mansion compared to the smaller one. So over the weekend I'll move what I need to out of the office to finish it up. I would like to start advertising for a massage therapist Monday.

On other news I asked out another CPA. What I'll call her if things work out is beyond me. I already have CPA girl from last summer so maybe Tax girl. Hopefully she has some glaring characteristic that I can use.

It's always interesting to hear what women think of Match. Law girl didn't say much other than it had been slow. A women I know from the singles group was telling me that most of the men on their want needy women. I really had no idea what the women on the site want. It seems if you don't meet someone pretty quickly you become pretty jaded fast. I could be wrong, but it's what comes across.

Resentment Over Taxes

Many years ago when I first started my career. I was married and making very good money. Each year we use to go to get our taxes done we use to get screwed over. We were making too much money, we were married, etc. It was a raping. Once we owned property that all changed, but that really affected me. Why do I bring this up you say? Well my book keeper called today to ask a few questions before finishing off my taxes. Last year was the first year I made a profit for the business. Not a big one, by a long stretch, but a profit. I got hit with the unemployment insurance for 6 hundred. Yeowch! Another freakin' bill that I don't want. However in working through my anger I wonder if not deep down is this fear of being burned again underneath it all. Never getting to big so I won't get raped over again like I use to. I'm much better with finances than I use to be, but their is always some insanity mixed in it.

I picked up boxes from the liquor store today to start packing whatever I want to put in storage tomorrow. I have the free time so I'll make the move between units then and over the weekend move the 2 large items I have here.

It was funny today at my Membership Committee meeting, one of my committee said someone had made the complaint that I'm too strict in the general meeting. I told her I took it as a compliment. LOL. That's my job to be a hard ass so that we do a lot of business like we are. My philosophy is that if you don't kick some ass most people just don't put the effort into it.

Active

I use to be a very passive person when it came to life. I didn't enjoy it and I always felt at the mercy of the winds of fate. It was a way of not taking responsibility for myself. Over the years I have switched to the polar opposite of being very active in my life. Now anything I'm passionate about I quickly become the leader in that. My support group I'm chairman, networking I'm vice president, and singles I'm the organizer. I've learned over the years if you want things to be around you need to support them to make them grow so they will always be around. While this makes me very happy I can become frustrated by others that just want to enjoy, but put nothing into helping whatever endeavor last.

Anyway I know I was talking yesterday that I would set up a 4 month plan of instituting a massage therapist in the office. As usual I'm a feet first type of guy. On Craig's List yesterday I found a guy who needed to get rid of a table before he moved. So I picked that up today dirt cheap. Later in this week I'll upgrade my storage space to the next size so I can empty out my extra room and start setting that up. I'll ask my friend tomorrow how much to get legal papers made up. Then I'll just need to find a 2 people to start it off.

Thinking on Business

It was a week reading the trade journals and a common them this week was what was your mission in your business would dictate your policies and such. Since I go for quality over quantity I know there will be a ceiling to what I alone can do in the business. What dictates if that will be profitable or not is how much people are paying for my services. The better insurance companies will help with that. The cheaper ones I'll keep since its money which is better than none. Most of these patients wouldn't come in if it wasn't covered. So I have to make sure I schedule these people into the slower times and leave the better compensator's the busy times.

So my thought is how to increase revenue in the office? I have a few retail items, but I don't push them. They're there if someone wants one, but I'm not a big retail person like one of my friends. Nutritional items are big, but again I'm not a pusher with stuff. I just tell people what I think they will need. I have a friend who is much bigger into it than I and I just refer my patients to him and he's good at referring me anyone who needs my services.

So besides leasing my extra room to someone outside my industry I have a massage therapist option. I was going to do this when the massage therapist across the hall was suppose to leave. She decided to stay. I refer many patients to her, but haven't gotten anything back. My patients are happy so I'm good with it, but it could be good revenue for my office. Hey if it pays my rent each month I would be more than happy. My concern is that I'm friendly with this person. However I realize there is a chiropractor right across the street from me and I don't give a shit about them. So I can't cut my own throat not to annoy someone else.

I know she wants to go into business with me, but I would strangle her. She's very sloppy business wise and I couldn't take that. When it comes to business I want my i's dotted and my t's crossed by the people I work closely with. So this is going to be the start of a 4-6 month plan. The good thing is the start up is low. A massage table, CD player, and a legal agreement. Now I just need to start implementing it.

Cue the Music

Eric called me to find out if he could watch the new Star Wars movies that are being played on broadcast TV. It was interesting and nice to be back in the loop. I told he the Phantom Menace was okay for him, but to wait on the other 2. He was very pleased. It was funny since episode 1 was the first movie he ever attended.

My ex and I had to take Eric for testing that morning to rule out any seizure activity. So I had taken the day off and the movie had opened the week before. He slept through almost the whole thing. Waking up during the big battle at the end. In feeding him I missed Obi slicing Darth Maul. Oh well, what we do for our kids.

Dating seems to be going into hiatus. At present their are no women of interest on Match. So I'll have to fall back to my old stand by of life which I have to admit I like better.

Unblocked

For the last month I've been putting off going across the street to an apartment complex to see about their lecture series. They already have it set up so I would just need to sign up. However I've been putting it off. I know it's a medicare population and it's not much money, but hey an extra $100 a week adds up. So I finally took the action yesterday and went across and set my date. It was easy as pie. The funny thing was that I got a call from a new patient 5 minutes later. It was a good reminder that I can fight the natural flow or I can just go along with it. When I go along with it good things follow.

On that same theme last night I gave up my restriction with separated women. I guess it started when I was separated and I was treated like a pariah. So when I became divorced I took on the attitude of fuck you with them. It turned out nice because then I ran into a woman I know from the singles group that is separated. We had a fun short talk. It's nice to meet someone that inspires you to be witty.

April Fool's Day

Well Catherinette got me early this morning with her April Fool's entry. Since then I haven't been buying much in everyone else's blog today. Although the stories have been very entertaining.

I finally got to talk to Eric yesterday. I hadn't talked to him since before Easter. We've missed each others calls and he left a message that again there was a problem with his mother's phone. I tell you the woman can buy new furniture when she isn't working, but can't get a decent working cellphone. Anyway he was upset. Sunday night he got this dread feeling that something bad was going to happen. He thought it might be me or my Mom. I assured him we were okay. Then he switched to his aunt who he knows is an alcoholic and drug addict. I was really shaking my head. He's picking up my ex's anxieties and if he is this way at 9 what will he be like when he is 20. We talked about it was nice that he cared about everyone, but that was all he could do. His aunt could drink herself into oblivion is she wanted to and he wouldn't be able to stop it. If he was worried about someone he could pray for them, but that was the extent of what he could do. It will be a work in progress.