The Official Weekend Singles Thread—July 28-30

OhioWfan, Kate of Spice Island, Maximus Ridiculousness

[proud_yank]

There is a fruit fly buzzing around my office, periodically right in front of me.

I can't seem to kill this blasted thing to save my life & its driving me nuts!!!

[DollyCali]

Hi Bill, I was just getting up to take a bath when I saw your posts & I guess my initial thoughts are that there are several different types of personalities.. the salesmen is the one that you described gets the coffee date & (maybe more?)..

you are the engineering personality.. You will be more detailed & thorough in everything you do & encounter. You will think more than be spontaneous. this will turn some women off & some on.

The engineering mind will also have more of a cynical approach toward God during mid life examination..(which I think you are in & probably have been for a bit of time)

You are very analytical & for me the spontaneous, fly by seat of pants type, it is very foreign. I understand it intellectually but can't find it within myself (does that make any sense?)

I give you credit for accepting that you are where you are now because of choices you made. I don't think you are in hour final chapter yet however.. so you have plenty of time to be the type of person you were not earlier.

I think that the famous saying.. "the unexamined life is not worth living" is a good one. You are deeply examining & will come out of it much stronger & a better person.

I am going to let Kate, ohio & Max chime in with their ideas (and anyone else who would like)

Thanks for being open & giving us the opportunity to share. I see you are an evening person also(another advantage you have over me right now, I am a strong morning person & a ho hum, mediocre person in PM)...

[DollyCali]

sorry Kate/Phil.. I am more tired than I guess I thougt. As I just posted, I am NOT a strong PM person..

what fun.. tackling Mt. Laundry! you guys surely know how to have an exciting weekend

[Kate of Spice Island]

Hubby got some new work clothes, we got vacation clothes and two three-packs of ASU shirts and some underthings that all need washed before wearing...

[bannie]

Damn, Bill...the glass is, at least, half FULL!

You have a job you love...lucky you!!!!

You seem to have your health...lucky you!!!!

You aren't gay...lucky you!!!!

I understand that it's Saturday night, and you're here with others who aren't out on dates; but you're not retarded, and we're not the worst people in the world.

It could be worse! Hillary could be president!

:-)

[rzeznikj at stout]

Pretty far.

I'm in suburban Milwaukee...

We'd just go north on Hwy 51 (runs north to Hurley), then shot Hwy 2 into MI. Don't remember the state highways we used, but remember going through Bessemer and Wakefield.

[rzeznikj at stout]

I believe so.

Haven't heard from her lately--though I've tried calling her...

[proud_yank]

...the glass is, at least, half FULL!

No, the glass is just twice as large as it needs to be.

[RockinRight]

Thanks, Max!!

[bannie]

:-)

That one works for me! My glass, however, is brimming! I'd certainly love to have a partner; but I've got these wonderful grand kids...and kids and siblings and parents.

God's been very good to me: I've screwed up so many times; but good stuff keeps happening, anyway.

:-) I still like your "oversized glass" addition.

[WFTR]

I see you are an evening person also(another advantage you have over me right now, I am a strong morning person & a ho hum, mediocre person in PM)...

On a much lighter note, I'm currently a "trying to rearrange my computer room" kind of person. I need more room for more cages, and that means finding things to put somewhere else. I spent part of the afternoon moving a bookcase into my bedroom.

The next step that I need to make is changing my "desk." In 1986, I moved out of the dorms without permission and without a refund. I had to go very cheap on everything, and I ended up with a "desk" made of an old masonite door cut to five feet in length and propped between two small, steel shelf units. I think the door cost about $5 to buy and maybe that much to have cut with a new edge put where the cut was made. The shelf units probably cost about $15 together. They've been my desk for the past twenty years, and I hate to let them go. On the other hand, something smaller would give me more room and not collect as much junk as I put on this big, horizontal surface.

I'm currently sitting here with a tape measure looking at things, taking a measurement, trying to think of a different arrangement, and then starting over. One way or another, I'll find the right combination eventually.

Bill

[proud_yank]

This area is the big difference between pursuing a relationship and pursuing my engineering.

LOL, 'engineering' and 'relationship'! In engineering it is next to impossible to pursue a relationship, its all guys (usually)!!

I tend to find that the more guys 'look' for women, the less likely they are to find one. There are tons of women my age around me, and lots of good looking ones. Most seem to be into guys they went to high school with, or are really self absorbed, trendy, wear too much makeup, and are waaay to into the bar/club scene.

Be confident in yourself, heck, you put up with all that math, chemistry, etc!

What type of things do you enjoy doing for fun? I like spending my time outside, which is usually a good opener. Ask if they want to come along.

[DollyCali]

Just got my bath & ready to crash.. had to chuckle on your "office work/changes" another engineer vs blonde approach. You measure.. I jsut shove things til it fits or breaks!

Night Bill.. sweetest of dreams!

[proud_yank]

Cynical engineering humor, at its worst!

[proud_yank]

I used to go up 51, then I think 17??? Can't remember.

Northern WI is a nice area. Never made it to the Apostles though, unfortunately.

[bannie]

English teachers don't understand engineering...so that 'splains everything!

;-)

[snugs]

Phil would drive you mad then Dolly, he makes a drawing for the smallest task and always has penknife, tape measure and pencil with him at all times.

He has great spacial awareness and can get a quart into a pint pot.

My untidiness drives him mad.

I suspect that most engineers especially design engineers are like this.

[proud_yank]

Me gots some good grammur skillzes!

Love your tagline.

[proud_yank]

My untidiness drives him mad.

I suspect that most engineers especially design engineers are like this.

LOL, you should see my apartment! I had eng. profs who made me look like a museum cureator(sp?).

[snugs]

English teachers don't understand engineering...so that 'splains everything!

Phil would agree with you except he would say all teachers do not understand engineers in the real world - his ex was a teacher :0)