He was joking; granted it was a bad joke badly delivered.

I miss Eudora.

GAH!

Exactamundo.

Totes. He looks like he has a sense of humor, if nothing else.

Luck definitely plays a part, anyone who denies that is fooling themselves.

You speak the truth.

Good post. I had these same thoughts but was too lazy to spell them out. And I agree with your “high maintenance” comment. I never wanted to date someone better looking than me and the few I did (against my better judgement) end up dating, just proved the point. My second husband had excessive body hair and a belly…

Very well said, especially on the commodification, etc. Just a mileage may vary thing to point out. Height matters not to me (an average woman of average woman height), unless it is at the extreme ends of the bell curve. However, I do find Peter Dinklage attractive, and I’m sure I’m not the only one. There are some…

Interesting perspective. If I had an ounce of hope or good will or, even - let’s face it - energy, I would try that. P.S. Great screen name ;-)

Ouch!

I agree, sadly. I wish it were different. “The grass is always greener” etc. Whenever I feel scared about dying alone I look at the couples I know trapped in terrible relationships and realize I would rather have this lonely freedom than that companionable slavery.

I found this useful for that:

THIS.

And also? He kind of looks like he has bad breath.

minus the charisma

Or the life story of Wild Bill Hickock...

Would that work with a hornet? Asking for a friend.

Nicotine Stained Wang will be playing at Mitzi’s Roadhouse this weekend.

I enjoyed your “Jesus, CEO” post.