My daughters vacation from college is over. I brought her back to SBU today. I think she was ready to go back. It is for the greater good. She has a little harder courses, but I figure she will do great.
Now we have to fill out the FAFSA forms for next year. I hope we get better aid than before. Any extra money that we had, we used for the Fall session.
I have upgraded my POF dating to a serious member. The cost is cheep, $45 for 6 months. I keep adding pics and more serious words as I think of them. I have has several return messages and only one date. I realize it may take some time.
Work is busy. I got a raise. I have to show a filter station to a customer this week. I have several manuals to write. I still work at home 3 days a week. Even after 3 managers I still do the best possible and they acknowledge it.
More fun later!
Sunday, January 16, 2011
Monday, January 3, 2011
Thoughts for 2011
Its been so long that I blogged. When I don't write for a long time, I don't want to do it. But here I am.
Since my August Blog, my daughter has completed the fall-winter session at SBU and has a 3.8 average. My son has not faired so great but is doing better. He is in 10 grade.
Work has been busy. I have a few side jobs. Work seems to come to me paid and unpaid. I volunteered for the Evans Historical Society. I insulated my attic and installed a ceiling light and fan. In my online dating, I had dates with 2 woman. One was for only one date. She was nice and we had a good time, but she wanted to go back to her husband. The second woman is nice. We went out several times. I met her kids. She met mine. She wants to remain emotionally distant. That's OK with me. I will keep trying. I am getting better at writing and describing myself and my feelings.
Well, I thought this would be difficult. But its just a beginning for 2011.
Since my August Blog, my daughter has completed the fall-winter session at SBU and has a 3.8 average. My son has not faired so great but is doing better. He is in 10 grade.
Work has been busy. I have a few side jobs. Work seems to come to me paid and unpaid. I volunteered for the Evans Historical Society. I insulated my attic and installed a ceiling light and fan. In my online dating, I had dates with 2 woman. One was for only one date. She was nice and we had a good time, but she wanted to go back to her husband. The second woman is nice. We went out several times. I met her kids. She met mine. She wants to remain emotionally distant. That's OK with me. I will keep trying. I am getting better at writing and describing myself and my feelings.
Well, I thought this would be difficult. But its just a beginning for 2011.
Sunday, August 1, 2010
My Wonderful Quilt
One other important thing happened last month is that was my sister took all my old "T" shirts and cut out the artwork and made a quilt out of it. I have so many "T" shirts from over the years and I did not know what to do with them and that was her suggestion. Actually it takes a special kind of "T" shirt to do this. I really don't have any but she made the best if it and I thank her. So here it is:
It is currently hanging in my bedroom window.Wednesday, June 30, 2010
AMAZING JUNE & JULY
It is so hard sometimes to start. I'll work backwards in time. My sister left for home on Sunday. On Saturday I had several partys. One was a reunion of old work partners at a defunct company. The other was a graduaton party. On Friday my sister, son, and I went to see my deciesed fathers brother for lunch. He is in his late 80's and doing well. On the 18th I had my daughters Grad Party. Everybody helped. My sister and brother were a big help. Late on the 15th I picked my sister up at the airport. I always like picking her up but not so much bring her back. Unfortuniately it just has to be. On the 13 and 12 my daughter and I went to St. Bonaventure for orientation. It was very good. In June my daughter graduated.
That's it in a nut shell. I'll try to do this more often.
That's it in a nut shell. I'll try to do this more often.
Saturday, April 24, 2010
Online dating..again
The last blog was more of a complaint and this negativity won't change anything. It is what it is. I am not going to take it personal. So my new idea is to somewhat treat my profile as a post. I will add and subtract to it as I feel like and whatever happens, happens. When I am on an actual date is when I will then blog about it.
JERSEY BOYS AT SHEA'S
On the April 22 the kids and I went with their Grandparents to see the Jersey Boys at Shea's. We have the CD but seeing it in person puts the whole thing together as the story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. It reminds me a little like "Over the Rainbow" the Judy Garland story, in which it fits their music into the ups and downs of their life. The music was fantastic. The choreography was amazing. The switching from one musical number to the other right before your eyes was fascinating to watch. The actors did an astounding job. They even look like the original members.
We all loved it, its hard to imagine we booked this almost a year in advance. From the playbill, next year looks great too. I will probably blog about that as they come up.
We all loved it, its hard to imagine we booked this almost a year in advance. From the playbill, next year looks great too. I will probably blog about that as they come up.
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
ON LINE DATING continued
Let me start by saying it is very disappointing when you spend 30 to 45 minutes coming up something clever to match the limited data presented in a post, just to have it read and deleted. Some of them don't even bother to see my profile. The last profile of a pretty woman, somes herself up in two sentences. I tried to find fun in every word to come up with a full paragraph, just to have it flushed into bit heaven.
It is very disappointing to send a different pretty woman four messages without any responce what soever. She too gave 30 seconds of thought in her profile. I spent 2 hours writing the messages.
OK, I admit some quirks. I like tall thin woman. Thats it. Once I was in a different on line dating service, one I paid for. This one is free but many times bigger. I must have emailed thirty women. Not one of them responded. OH, I take it back one flat rejected me. She determined by what I wrote and send we have nothing in common. I thanked her for the rejection. Silly me.
OK I admit a failure. One woman contacted me. She was a very nice lady but not tall and thin. At the time, I was not going to just tell her, thanks but no thanks, so I made a date to meet her. It was a plesant evening. I went out with her a second time. The third time I met her friends. Her friends liked me and they were fun. But I was afraid that she was getting attached. At the time I really did not understand the thinking of woman. At times I think that was the demise of my marrage. My Daughter warned me, three times is serious. She was right. Well, after the third time, around the time my father died, she came to the funeral. She asked me if it was a problem. I said it wasn't. But it was. Deep down I really did not want any serious relationship and she was not the woman I wanted. I felt terrable about it. Even to this day. Remember the song from the Police, "The King Of Pain"! That is what I feel like. Or at least did and still do from time to time.
This time I wasn't going to drag out a relationship that way. If there is no chemistry then forget it. The woman I sent a message to probibily thinks the same of me. Of course I think they are looking for "Mr Goodbar". Does it mean that I am looking for "Ms Goodbar"?
Can I be so bold to say the woman in the on line dating are damaged. I AM ALSO DAMAGED. Forgive me because I am damaged. I'll forgive them because they are damaged.
It is very disappointing to send a different pretty woman four messages without any responce what soever. She too gave 30 seconds of thought in her profile. I spent 2 hours writing the messages.
OK, I admit some quirks. I like tall thin woman. Thats it. Once I was in a different on line dating service, one I paid for. This one is free but many times bigger. I must have emailed thirty women. Not one of them responded. OH, I take it back one flat rejected me. She determined by what I wrote and send we have nothing in common. I thanked her for the rejection. Silly me.
OK I admit a failure. One woman contacted me. She was a very nice lady but not tall and thin. At the time, I was not going to just tell her, thanks but no thanks, so I made a date to meet her. It was a plesant evening. I went out with her a second time. The third time I met her friends. Her friends liked me and they were fun. But I was afraid that she was getting attached. At the time I really did not understand the thinking of woman. At times I think that was the demise of my marrage. My Daughter warned me, three times is serious. She was right. Well, after the third time, around the time my father died, she came to the funeral. She asked me if it was a problem. I said it wasn't. But it was. Deep down I really did not want any serious relationship and she was not the woman I wanted. I felt terrable about it. Even to this day. Remember the song from the Police, "The King Of Pain"! That is what I feel like. Or at least did and still do from time to time.
This time I wasn't going to drag out a relationship that way. If there is no chemistry then forget it. The woman I sent a message to probibily thinks the same of me. Of course I think they are looking for "Mr Goodbar". Does it mean that I am looking for "Ms Goodbar"?
Can I be so bold to say the woman in the on line dating are damaged. I AM ALSO DAMAGED. Forgive me because I am damaged. I'll forgive them because they are damaged.
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