Sept. 2:

I'm back from a week in the Florida sun, and an amazing time traveling with my sons, my mother, and my long-lost cousin from the UK's channel islands. Two days in the Magic Kingdom, two at Epcot, and one day split between Universal's "Islands of Adventure", and "Universal Studios Florida". We must have walked 10 miles each day, and it felt great to be out and about, and enjoying life with family.

The first two days back were spent getting a handle on issues at work. Last night I finally had time to get a descent haircut - so my hair is short again, and not soaking wet as it is in the photo I just uploaded from "Islands of Adventure" at Wimpee's hamburger stand. ("I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today")

In the on-line dating front, I read a VERY INTERESTING profile last night, and made the mistake of replying late after a long and tiring day... why doesn't OKCupid have a 'recall' button? I felt as if I was pouring my heart out, or at least that's what I was strangely compelled to do... but this morning I can't even bring myself to re-read it. I'm sure I wasn't at my best, and probably come across as a rambling idiot savant instead of a stable, and well grounded Mensan.
Note to self: never write a heart-felt email longer than a paragraph after a 10 hour day workday.

Then again, the 10 hour workdays - while few and far between - are not conducive to building a relationship. Which reminds me... I've been torn about whether to put 'Dating' or 'Long-Term' as my 'goal' for the on-line dating sites. Yes, I'm interested in a long-term relationship, but long-term relationships come after dating, right? I don't envision dropping right into a long-term relationship with anyone, but instead starting slowly by Dating - seeing someone off-and-on for a while, learning more about each other, and mutually 'choosing' each other as someone to pursue further. I don't want to be someone's "second choice", and I'm sure they don't want to be mine either.

As always: Be Happy!! (Misery has ENOUGH company)