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RAD: Cumin in Hot in These Foolish Things
Name: Cumin Man Introduction Platform: Bumble Age: 59 Relationship Status: Divorced 2ish years, two adult daughters both living in big cities Job: Some kind of tech marketing, but unemployed Li...
July 9 - I Am Home. in These Foolish Things
Made it back home yesterday afternoon. The two weeks with Mom and Dad were a complete success and I’m really glad I was able to do it (thanks to remote work)! Mom and Dad seemed pleased with the ...
July 5 - Anyone There? in These Foolish Things
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 in These Foolish Things
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. in These Foolish Things
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. in These Foolish Things
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 in These Foolish Things
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 in These Foolish Things
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 in These Foolish Things
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 in These Foolish Things
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... in These Foolish Things
…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...
Public Image Limited in Public Image Limited
I went F.O. It’s not personal, but then again, maybe it is. If you’ve been lurking and want access to my drama-free life (yawn), please lemme know. Otherwise, it’s time to lock it down a bit. I ...
June 9 - My Dog Walks Me... in These Foolish Things
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 in These Foolish 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 in These Foolish Things
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 in These Foolish Things
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! in These Foolish Things
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...
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! in These Foolish Things
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 in These Foolish Things
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 in These Foolish Things
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! in These Foolish Things
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 in These Foolish Things
Nothing to see here. Sorry about that. More when I have the words again. xo, GS
RAD: Jeffrey Tambor in These Foolish Things
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 in These Foolish Things
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 ...
