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July 5 - Anyone There?
So the 4th of July came and went with little fanfare and much dog trauma. My dog wound up under the bed all night with her thundershirt still wrapped around her tiny body and mom and dad’s dog en...
Prepping for the 4th
Hey, hello again! Still here at Mom and Dad’s place in the lakefront community. I’m dreading tomorrow something fierce (4th of July) because it’s going to be “hotter than blue blazes” as my mom u...
June 29: How It's Going.
Day 6 of my 15-day adventure in eldersitting is coming to a close. It’s been an experience, that’s for sure. I don’t even know if I’ll be able to sum it all up when these 15 days are over. I’m i...
June 25: I Am Here.
Heyo! I made it to Mom and Dad’s and I’m already into Night #2 of my 15 nights stay here in Small Town, ‘Murica. In case you didn’t realize, I love my mom and dad, but I kinda loathe where they ...
Sunday, June 23rd
Today is the actual day of my parents’ 61st wedding anniversary. We met yesterday for a celebratory lunch. It was a good day, but man, I can see them slowing down tremendously now. I don’t know h...
Updates on Various
Sparks. In reference to yesterday’s RAD entry, no I really didn’t feel sparks on Sunday’s paddleboarding/coffee date. I also know that that’s probably a good thing because when I get the butterfl...
RAD: Kind Kevin
Name: Kind Kevin Introduction Platform: Bumble Age: 54 Relationship Status: Divorced 2 years, three adult or nearly adult children - one daughter joined the Israeli army! The younger daughter (...
RAD: Zarf
Name: Zarf Introduction Platform: Bumble Age: 59 Relationship Status: Divorced…at least 5 years. Two daughters, one died tragically at age 19, the other one is now 19 lives with him (assuming...
Why...
…did I go F.O.? It feels a little embarrassing and maybe even a little woo-woo, but I want to write it out. I guess I started thinking about how Klaus told me about what he does in cyberspace an...
June 9 - My Dog Walks Me...
I had the most interesting experience yesterday. I was walking Martini, and as usual, she got stubborn at one point and pulled me over (she’s a strong 8.5 lbs!) to the front door of a beautiful s...
June 7 - Ten Things
Ten things on a Friday: Here’s another thing that I love about PB: Regarding my RAD entry yesterday, I got enough information from my notes from y’all to convince myself to just try getting on ...
RAD: Klaus
Name: Klaus Introduction Platform: Bumble Age:49 Relationship Status: Single. Never Married. No kids. No pets. Job: German Literature (he’s German) and Digital Forensics (?) Professor Lives: ...
June 4 - Working Downtown
I’m sitting in a fairly loud establishment trying to get some work done (and half people watching/not really paying attention) and this girl sits down about three tables down and starts a convers...
June 3 - I'm Baaaack!
Hey y’all! I’m back from my trip to see [Athena]! We were in Bentonville, Arkansas. Oh, what a wild and whirlwindy trip it was! I will write more about that later - I just wanted to get back in h...
May 25 - Packing Like I've Never Done This Before
I’ve spent a good portion of the day putting things together for my week away. It’s been a long, long time since I’ve spent a WEEK anywhere - before Covid for sure! [Side note: WTF – is Covid bac...
May 24 - Semi-Weekend Plans!
Happy almost Memorial Holiday Weekend! Can’t believe this weekend kicks off summer, can you? It feels almost like New Year’s Day was yesterday, but I was actually quite a bit different then. Than...
RAD: Drip
Name: Drip Introduction Platform: Bumble Age: 53 Relationship Status: Divorced, but clearly either very bitter or absolutely NOT over it yet. Sounded freaked out about the whole situation when...
RAD: Chip
Name: Chip Introduction Platform: Bumble Age: 52 Relationship Status: Divorced 5 years; breakup from most recent significant other 1 year ago; 3 kids - two grown and out of house, one 13-year-o...
May 21 - All Good!
Hi y’all. A couple of you checked in on me because of yesterday’s entry and I was touched. Thank you! That’s super kind and I love you. I’m sorry that I didn’t even think that writing a one-liner...
May 20 - Fake Entry
Nothing to see here. Sorry about that. More when I have the words again. xo, GS
RAD: Jeffrey Tambor
Name: Jeffrey Tambor (not his real name obvi, but he looks a lot like this guy) Introduction Platform: Bumble Age: 59 (though he looks older to me and likely in his mid-60s, maybe?) Relationshi...
May 19 - The Missing Entry
Whelp. Didn’t squeeze an entry in yesterday because by the time I had a moment, it was time for bed and I was exhausted and didn’t have words. I had zero entry to give! The party on Friday night ...
May 17 - Into the Weekend!
Headed out this evening to my Girl Crush’s new house! She and her wife are having a Homewarming party and I’m excited to go and see the place! I actually had a sneak peek on Monday when I went to...
May 16 - MAKE it Happen
It’s well past my bedtime and I’m super tired, but I feel like I have to check these boxes (daily tasks). I know I don’t have to write entries, but I like keeping promises to myself. I did a lot...
May 15 - Recovery
I was invited by my friend C. to attend a luncheon today to benefit a charity organization that supports people in our city who struggle with addiction. I don’t even think I have the words to con...
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