Archive for August, 2010

Someone chose me…

I must say it’s rather disconcerting when I receive emails from my e-dating website telling me that ’someone chose me’. I didn’t know what to make of it at first – I thought I had won the lottery!
Basically, someone had rated me four or five stars on the e-dating website, which made me feel [...]

Frustration station

“My recipe for dealing with anger and frustration: set the kitchen timer for twenty minutes, cry, rant, and rave, and at the sound of the bell, simmer down and go about business as usual.” – Phyllis Diller
After the initial barrage of inquiries regarding my singledom, it would appear that interest in me has died out. [...]

Suitors and salmon and cats – oh my!

“My marriage is on the rocks again; yeah, my wife just broke up with her boyfriend.” – Rodney Dangerfield
The online dating thing is going well… I think. The website I’m using has this feature called ‘Wink’ where people just send you a ‘wink’ rather than a personal message. It’s not very chivalrous and a little [...]