Yeah, I'd be less happy about the Denver snow if it were a work day. Even shoveling the driveway wasn't so bad, when I consider that Mr. Cherry is in Wisconsin this weekend (for the Packer game... I opted the hell out of that).

Mr. Cherry is en route to Green Bay as I type (we live in Colorado but his family is there, they have season tix). I... opted out of this one, and feel a little guilty about it, but then again it took him all of one phone call to find a buddy to go with him. I'll be watching from the couch with our big furry dog.

Hm. My (black) father also strongly discouraged shaving; he sounds like the same age as your mother and I was also a teenager in the 90s. Reading your post definitely resurrected my suspicious feeling as well. Hm.

It's not weird, but maybe ask her if she comes from intercourse? I hate it when partners try to insist I come first, because 99% of the time I actually need the PIV.

Yeah, summer birthdays are always forgotten when you're school-age. It sucks, because the older we get (amongst my circle), the less important birthdays are. So mine's never been a big deal. But I do think Mr Cherry has it worse, as a December baby. I always make sure to celebrate his birthday separately because he's…

That is exactly what we did: went to a courthouse, then a brewery. I sent an email letting folks know, which included the phrase "meals range from $9-20, no gifts please." We figured very few people would show up since it was a workday (courthouse isn't open on weekends). But we got a nice turnout, the party lasted…

Speaking of husbands, Mr. Elba was on TV the other night and mine stopped mid-stride and said, "That is one attractive man." (I've never heard him say that about a man before.) I was so proud. I don't know why. The end.

I'm borderline INFJ, but I always seem to fall just barely on the T side.

Cocklusion.

Near-miss. I tooled around Oceania by myself a few years ago. I was single and free as a bird. One night I sat in my hotel lounge, reading a book, when a group of the largest, most muscular men I've ever seen walked in. Huge thighs, huge necks, tall as trees—All Blacks, according to their gear. I stared openly, they…

Agreed. I'm the liberal black sheep, but the rest of my family leans right. They would totally vote Republican if the party line, direct from party leaders' mouths, wasn't brown people suck. The funny thing is, the folks I know in Wyoming (admittedly, all younger people) are conservative in a Wild West sort of…

Same. My pixie gets more attention/compliments than long hair ever did. This is ignorant.

I was the passenger, white boyfriend (now ex) was driving. (I am black and asian, from Los Angeles—you don't mess with police.) He tapped his horn to catch the attention of two cop cars parked on the side of the street, then raised his middle finger. Momentarily terrified, I asked him what the hell he thought he was…

Agreed: this is a good death. I feel this way because I work in healthcare, and I've said it here before, but *everyone dies*. She was 86. I'd pay money to die like this.

Yes, most likely puma. (I used to study big cats.) You're a lucky guy.

I think it depends on what city you're in. I've also heard that different age groups have better success with different sites. i.e., in Denver, 60 year-olds have decent success on Match (or so my patients tell me). My best girlfriend in L.A. (30s) is having a great time on OK Cupid. I used OKC when I first moved to…

Yes. I am black and asian, and the words that came out of some of these dudes mouths (well, keyboards)... "I've never found a black girl attractive before." Well lucky fucking me! I found a fetishist willing to overlook my black blight! But the best is when they list that they are open to every race except black. And…

Thanks for the well-wishes folks!

Wow, from the comments I see there's still a stigma. Meeting online is not that complicated or weird, folks. You find people who match on paper, then meet to see if there's chemistry. That's it. My problem was never with meeting men. My problem was hoping that rando cute dude is single, looking for a relationship, not…

Since Mr Cherry and I heard that episode, we only refer to calamari as "pig assholes." (Not when talking to waitstaff, though.) We still order it all the time.