As many of you already know, I've lately had a string of first meetings which I thought went fabulously but turned out not so much. (Communication abruptly dropped afterwards or some other similar set of circumstances occurred.) Thinking back, a shining example of this phenomenon (pretty much also the first instance of it) also happens to be a ( Read more... )

My recent letter to my mom (for those of you who were able to see it) was a text form of a lot of emotional processing. This, in a different vein, is more of the same.

( Dear Samantha )

For the uninitiated: My mom passed on in 2006 from cancer.

( Dear Mom )

Go to Wikipedia and type in your birthday (month and day). Then write down 3 events, 3 births, 3 deaths, and 3 holidays.

July 21st

1873 - At Adair, Iowa, Jesse James and the James-Younger gang pull off the first successful train robbery in the American West ( Read more... )

I'm normally a pretty sappy guy who can appreciate life's more romantic moments ( Read more... )

Stuff going on lately ( Read more... )

The core of true love isn't simply care for or about yourself or another; it's real, unconditional faith in that person and your union.

I'm making a playlist/CD of heavy-ish guitar covers of 80s songs. If anyone has any input (this means you, beef-roll-up; and Rachael and Samantha if I haven't harassed you enough elsewhere), suggestions, or wants a physical copy of it, let me know ( Read more... )

As a rule: The amount of attraction (physical or otherwise) I have toward a woman the first time we meet is directly inversely proportional to her attraction toward me and/or to the likelihood that things will work out well in the end. Proven fact.

The first time I saw Jessica's profile on OKCupid, I thought, "This one's special." I had a feeling that whatever interaction we ended up having would impact my life somehow.

( Impact )