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so I guess Blogging isn't quite dead yet, despite Facebook.
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a pic of me in Salt Lake this past November...
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Things are going pretty well for me.. despite being single
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but then again that is definitely my fault...
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ya have to actually meet people and not isolate to date
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my bad
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more tomorrow...

I can't believe how long it's been since I've last posted. I toyed with the thought of deleting this place.. but I always decide against it. I've been mega busy lately too... huge lawn project, joined a gym and go three times a week, still settling into my new house. It's been a year already since I bought it. Being a first time home owner things are starting to happen which sort of serve as an indicator of what's to come. Things break, calls have to be made, newish kinda bills have to be paid etc. I'm learning...
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Like I said I joined a gym (two months ago)
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Not only did I join a gym I hired a trainer three times a week..
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If u ever feel like u wont be motivated with a workout routine.. Hire a Trainer! Wow.. it's amazing. You just have to show up and he tells you what to do, tracks your progress, increases intensity.. It makes a huge difference to me. Last Gym I joined, I was always sort of pulled toward the Tread Mills/Eliptical Trainers. Those bizarre looking weight machines were kind of intimidating, especially when you try to teach yourself how to use one in front of about 20 other people standing around. I have a real "I look like an idiot" complex in those situations so yea.. it's great to have someone who knows what they are doing actually show (and tell) you how to use them. Now I even go on my off days and get on them like a pro.
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And wow is my Trainer Cutt... and friendly!! He loves to give me pointers and his own unique methods of building up for outside the gym.
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What else.. oh yea ... I bought a Shed yesterday!! It has a "hip roof" just like my house and the siding will match as well. Now I have a place to store my Deere.. and my 2 car garage can actually fit two cars again
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hmm... what else..
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still single.. i've been on a couple dates these past few months, when I can fit one in. Nothing earth shattering, I actually made a couple new friends. Dating can get kinda exhausting, especially with a hectic life like mine. I used to enjoy it a lot more lol
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well back to work, I am on third tonight. The normal guy has the flu, which seems to be running rampant around here.
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Adios for now

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A woman gets on a bus with her baby. The bus driver says: "That's the ugliest baby that I've ever seen." The woman goes to the rear of the bus and sits down, face red, FUMING! She says to a man next to her, "That driver just insulted me!"
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The man says, "You go right up there and tell him off! Go ahead, I'll hold your monkey for you."

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anyway... funny shite :)

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I have not posted in a while, but like a bad rash, I always show back up eventually :)

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Life has been mad hectic... PLUS I have had a couple distractions ..

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I started falling for this guy who was just wrong for me. You know when you first meet someone that you click with, and pretty much all your free time is spent together. Yea well that's what happened. It was all bad, I knew it from the start and well ... I came to my senses. But it was fun.

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:)

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My blog, among other things suffered.

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BERLIN, Germany (CNN) -- A polar bear attacked a woman at Berlin Zoo Friday afternoon after she climbed a fence and jumped into its habitat during feeding time, police said Saturday.One adult polar bit her several times after she plunged into the moat, police said. Zoo workers tossed rescue rings toward the woman to hoist her out and distract polar bears swimming nearby, said Goerg Gebhard, a Berlin police officer.At one point the woman fell back into the water and was grabbed by a bear before she was eventually hoisted to safety."They saved her life," Gebhard told CNN.The woman was severely injured and was being treated at a hospital, police said. t's unclear why the woman entered the bear habitat.

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I'll tell you why she entered the bear habitat, shes.fucking.nuts
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I have never told anyone this before but I have nightmares
involving being mauled by a bear (usually it's a grizzly tho)
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moving right along...
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hopefully any of you who celebrate the joyous event
we christians call Easter had a good one!
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Actually mine was AMAZING
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it was just my sons and I, our first holiday together in my new house.
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I made ham, mashed potatoes, fresh green beans, eggplant (we're Italian) yams..
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cherry cheesecake and chocolate cream pie for dessert, and also ginger cookies
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we had a great time, they said it was the best easter they ever had
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aww.. that made me feel so amazing, because for me it WAS the best Easter ever
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so the buyer for my condo is still trying to get financing after the original fell through. I am really getting irritated, it's not his fault but sheesh. He has an amazing credit score, is putting 10% down and has a great job. My realtor said if they won't loan to him then who WILL they loan too?

My older son is leaving for Europe Saturday, and I get to drive him down to JFK. Yikes, the whole idea is frightening, not a big fan of driving in New York. I've driven to Kennedy before, but only to long term park and jump on my own flight. This time I have to short term park, walk him to a certain terminal, wait for the Youth Group reps to show up, see him off, find my car again, and hopefully make it out of the city and home. I have the worst habit of getting miserably lost, even with a GPS system. Ok don't laugh it's true.
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As long as I get him there on time I'm happy. Making it home in one piece without a detour through The Bronx or some other tourist friendly crime ridden part of New York, is no big deal. If I get break down, get mugged and stabbed to death so what, at least he made it to his flight.
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just kidding (hehe well sorta)
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Anybody out there in bloggerland ever short term park at JFK? What is the experience like?
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This guy I went on a couple dates with irks me. Not only is he way too loud and "colorful", but has this weird sort of ADD or something. It's like he doesn't listen to what you say. You start a sentince and half way through he's like "Oh yea, riiight". He also has the really irritating habit of replying to everything you say with "Right?" bleh....
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Did I mention there is NO chemistry on my part. Not even a twinge. Watching a movie together the other night he put his hand on my knee and I was not comfortable. just.not.into.him is an understatement. I don't even know if I can make a go at a friendship with this mary.
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I have tried to find something we have in common, but really can't. Nothing, zilch, nada...
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Maybe he has some interesting friends. He knows a lot of homos in the area, maybe he can introduce me to someone I actually have something in common with.
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Here's hoping...
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Anybody still participate in HNT?
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I am thinking about it for next week.

I went on a date last night, the guy I was talking about in my last post. We met at a local Tavern, he ate, we talked. It was pretty cool. He's a lot more "gay-worldly" than I am. What I mean to say is that he belongs to a bunch of social groups in the area. I've never joined or attended a Gay social group. Might be interesting. I probably know half the people from when I used to go out years ago.

I only have one long standing gay friend in my life these days. I kinda always wanted to make more, but could never figure out how. The bar scene is not exactly the place to go to meet friends. Forget online, like I said yesterday, apart from maybe Match.com they are all meat markets populated by sex maniacs and people who aren't quite who they say they are and usually a tad (*cough*) older and less attractive than their photos would lead you to believe.

So at the very least I've made a new friend. And I suspect I will have dozens more by the time he's done with me. As far as chemistry with this guy I am on the fence. He's goodlooking enough, my age, very well educated ... I am just not sure if I am attracted to him yet. Maybe that will come later, and eh... if it doesn't like I said, he could become a good friend.

Maybe I am being kinda picky I dunno. I don't think so tho. I really liked the last guy I dated, it's just that he lives in Boston and is really busy. I think we both got tired of the long distance thing. But damn... there was chemistry, almost more than I've experienced in the past.