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Slowly becoming a child of the 21st Century ... occasionally I find myself looking for a nice online chat. Some places ... you know you don't want to go. Then there are other websites, like Facebook. Most people seem normal. It's a networking site. People even do business there. Some people you actually want to get to know.
Then there are others from time to time. You seem like you want to get to know 'em. Then you suspect that they might be ax-murderers. About a week ago, I was chatting with a gal. Suddenly, she said something about her "soon to be ex-husband." I asked her if she was getting a divorce. She dodged the question. I asked her if her daughter (who was almost a teen) knew about it. She said not yet. And she continued to be evasive. Okkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk ...
A friend of mine happened to be chatting with a guy. She tells me he was nice enough ... until he figured out she was chatting with one of her real-life friends. And he got jealous ... as in quote, "I think things were going good between us. And you're choosing him over me?" This was after a conversation that had lasted all of 10 minutes. Yeah. Oh, and he happened to end the conversation with, "I saw his picture and he's ugly." That's not mentioning the fact the "m" word was brought up. That's right, ladies ... MARRIAGE.
It really is a different world we live in, but at least in this humble reporter's view, human emotion and the pace of human relationships still, and appropriately should, lag behind the progress of technology ... as 1800s as it sounds.
OTHER DEEP THOUGHTS ...
- If only it was as easy as robbing a bank
Police say a robber in Scotland hypnotized a checker before getting away with a bunch 'o loot. He just said, "Look into my eyes" ... and that was it. Now if only it were as easy to fix that sub-prime, adjustable rate mortgage.
ONE-LINERS ...
- Have you ever wondered if your server at a restaurant was a professional bowler?
- It takes two-to three-weeks with the help of a nasal steroid to get off a nasal spray addiction, sources say.
- South Dakota I've decided is an underrated place.
- Good food might be an effective distraction from the field.
