For the Fourth Date … A Gauntlet!

After I spent ALL afternoon whining to my guy friends that BFD had not called me to ask me out, he called me to ask me out.
He did not want to go out tonight, nor did I, so we agreed on tomorrow.  I told him I was planning to go to E’s house to watch [...]

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The One I Want to Call

I just received an extraordinary email from an old college friend.  On a whim, I’d looked him up and we’d exchanged perfunctory emails.  I responded to his with a bit more detail, and his response tonight has me fairly blown away.  It’s 11:22 and I wanted to pick up the phone to call you, to [...]

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BFD Reemerges, But . . .

I finally heard from BFD, after not hearing from him since last Tuesday.  He called me at 7:30, while sitting on an airplane, heading back to town.  He sounded horrible — depressed, morose.

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BP, Day 2

BP was in town again tonight, for another dinner with me and a brief meeting.  We wrapped everything in 2.5 hours total.  We accomplished so much that we spent an extra hour talking about politics.

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Maybe eHarmony Does Know Something

Setting aside BFD’s recent disappearance, I can say unequivocally that eHarmony knocked that match out of the park.  He is someone I never would have considered had I met him in real life, but we were so perfectly matched and perfectly suited that I am still a bit shocked by the whole thing. No matter [...]

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BP is Back.

I was thinking today that with all of the things BP is doing without me that I would be losing him . . . really that I would be losing one of my best friends.  I have been really devastated about the idea of going on without him.  It’s something I have been dealing with [...]

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WTF

I have heard nothing from BFD since Tuesday, when we traded voicemail.
I called him on Friday and left a message.  No response.  I called him on Saturday and left a “I have you on my calendar, are you back in town?” message as I told him I had a work thing to schedule and to [...]

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Making Plans, the Fourth Date, and the Other Guy

Tomorrow is supposed to be my fourth date with BFD.  He’s having a challenging week and he’s been more out of contact than normal.  He has been out of town since Saturday, but I do not know his plans, except that we’re scheduled to see each other after he flies back tomorrow.
I miss him and [...]

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Politics: Sarah Palin Infuriates Me

I cannot stand to listen to her voice.  Her style of speaking bothers me.  Her pride in her special brand of ignorance offends me.  Her dog whistle to her supporters’ basest beliefs angers me.
This morning, I listened to her “Special Policy Address,” and I became infuriated.  Her hypocrisy is not unexpected, but everything that she [...]

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His Challenging Week

I have not spoken to BFD since Friday.  He flew out early Saturday morning and he’s been in meetings since he landed.  I missed his call on Tuesday evening and he missed mine later that night.
He is currently experiencing my absolute worst business nightmare — a death of a principal in the middle of a [...]

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