Online Dating: You do WHAT for a living?????

A couple of my friends and fellow bloggers are involved in online dating. I have spent a lot  of time laughing at their exploits. 

How is online dating different from regular dating? I really don't know. But somehow it is. 

I have one friend who has had two dates and ended up paying for both meals when his credit card was rejected. 

My Daughter got a email suggesting some things I won't mention here, but were inappropriate.

I don't know if it is much different. Some of my online dates have been memorable. I remember one guy who told me, he was 6 ft 3 in tall, handsome, was a manger at jc penny's. When I met him he was about 5'7" blind in one eye, well both his glasses were thicker then mine, and he was a custodian at well, this was right JCpenny's. Denise to this day teases me about him. He had more hair then your average pekinese and picked his teeth. All the time. We went out to dinner and it turned out the only reason he took me out was because he had a 25 dollar gift card as a christmas bonus from his job. He had been saving it for a special occaison, (I felt good about that) but please do not go over 25. the cheapest thing on the menu was 15.00 hmmmm. Well I offered to pay for mine. Which I did, and he actually puffed up and got indignant when I mentioned splitting the tip. Tip? Whats that? Apparently the only resturants he had been to was macdonalds. So I left the tip. last date. But not the last I heard from him. Denis called me and tolld me:He called her and tried to pick her up. Hmmm  Something wrong with this picture? Bye Bye!

Another Gentlemen invited me to coffee, we had a great conversation, it looked like we were going to hit it off, then his credit card was declined. Declined for 5 dollars?????? Well money isn't everything. Until of course he asked me to borrow 20 to get a cab home. Sure, it was worth it to get rid of him. 

Another gentlemen I met came down from DC, He was a nice enough guy. We went on a tour of 

the city. His idea of eating out was subway, but that's okay. Denise liked him, but she always has suspected he was married. I don't know, but we still correspond by email. We have never gotten together. 

The next one  I met came riding in on his BMW. I was impressed. until he told me how he afforded it. at this point let me mention guys and gals the 5 things you probably shouldn't mention on a first date:

Tales of your slightly deranged family members The fact that your previous partner stalks you How you admire Hitler’s leadership ability That all your exes have dumped you Previous criminal activity/ incarceration Yep, that's right he was the dealer of Mary Jane on his job. Date over and fast.  Online dating is far more stressful then regular dating, but you must admit you get some interesting stories to blog about. If you live to tell.  The one nice one I met so far, I still write to. We just are not compatible. Too Bad. He told the truth to.  Well, maybe. I can't seem to get him after certain hours and he disappears on weekends. Oh well, so much for Match.com. I probably won't qualify for EHarmony, My daughter does Yahoo, maybe I'll just stay home and drink my own coffee. I don't have to pay for it or share it, and I don't have to worry about His credit card. Just mine.  Sounds like a winner to me.

Rambling Tuesday

I got the answer to my question yesterday about things changing in love, Bret Michaels was on Ellen and he clearly told the world that today the first thing he looked for was physical attraction. No matter how nice the girl was, after he got past the lust part he worked on friendship and other stuff.

Guessthe world has really changed.

My boss told me that although I was a good manager, I was not a good leader. I thought it was one in the same but apparently not. I thought about this a bit. Is there a difference between a manager and a leader? I always thought they were one in the same. How can I be a good manager but not a good leader. 

Well, after reading up on the subject, i have discovered that managers manage but Leaders lead. Does that make sense? 

So,I have decided to work on leadership skills. 

Leadership involves team building, and recognizing the strengths of the others in your group. 

Another lesson learned.

Tasha finally has a room of her own, my son was living with us for a minute but has moved on and Tasha moved out of her moms room into as she puts it "her own room".

We haven't gotten her to sleep there yet, only play. Deni set it up with butterflies, stars and 

 a sign that says, once upon a time there was a beautiful princess,  Which she thinks she is. I wonder who gave her that idea? Who, Me? Well what are Nannies for? Any way she likes to play in her room and invites me in  much like a princess in her palace. It is the first time she has had her own space. I never thought of that as important, but Is suppose it is a rite of passage for a three year old. Denise is going to buy her a bed next week, then the battle will begin I think: or maybe not. Denise usually wakes me up to let me know she is leaving. I come in around 2:30 or 3:30 and she goes to work at 5, 

(which explains if you ever wondered why you frequently find me on the computer at 3am)

anyway I listen for Tasha to wake up and call me into her room. She is not use to sleeping alone.

Since she has had her own room, however, she has told me to "stay in my room and sleep Nanny." So I have. Then 5 minutes later she will tearfully call, 'mom, come here!" (she also calls me mom)

So I know she is trying to be a big girl, just is not ready for the dark yet. 

I will miss the time she comes out and Says "nanny, stay in your room and sleep," and 5 minute later doesn't call.

They have to grow up, don't they?