An Internet WTF moment

It is a strange world we live in for a simple guy from Lake Wobegon.  The Internet is kind of the wild west.  Dating sites are part of that frontier. I am part of that wild west.

A little back story.  I have been dating Barb for 5 months.  She is very sweet but perhaps spread a little thin with too many obligations.   We had a pretty good weekend.  Went out Saturday night to an interesting restaurant, The Senate with her twin sister, her husband and another couple.  Had some great margaritas at Bakersfield prior to dinner.  It was a good time but I think Barb may have been over-served and wanted to go home after dinner.  She was falling asleep in the car.  She had promised to take her father to church in the morning.  I digress....

She came over on Sunday afternoon.  We took a long walk with Dusty, 5 miles (I am going to get into shape if it kills me)!. We watched some basketball.  She cooked me crab legs and asparagus.  I was really hoping to get lucky, but it got late. She needs to be up at 5:15 a.m. for her job.  Perhaps poor planning on my part.  It did not seem too late for me. She left somewhat abruptly leaving me a feeling a little neglected, horny and bored.  It would have been a great weekend if I got laid.  But I digress...

So what does one do if feeling neglected lonely and bored?  Get on the internet.  I have been off the dating sites for four or five months.  I have generally been pretty content, which is probably not my natural state.  My least favorite site was POF but it is free.  I am not sure that I ever actually went on a date from anyone from that site.  Met a couple of women for a drink.  Communicated with some that never seemed to go anywhere.  Nonetheless it is free to look around.  But I digress....

The first thing that struck me is that many of the same women are on there that were there six months ago.  These women were probably there last year too.  You see many of the same pictures on Match.com.  Many complain of serial daters but apparently have made little progress in the past year.  I appreciate it is challenging out there in the wild west.  Not sure if it is lack of qualified candidates, lack of time, or too high of standards or perhaps just a pain in the ass.  But I digress.....

Now for my WTF moment..  About 5 pages in I saw the below post.  My name is in the headline!  WTF?

I read the profile.  An purportedly attractive woman with no picture.  Perhaps she is looking for a different David B,. Hanna?

No, I am pretty sure that is directed to me.  Purportedly from Anderson Township and is into Corvettes, motorcycles and dogs.  Someone who knows my vices and my name.

I like my privacy and do not readily share my name until things actually develop into a date.

Now the wheels in my head are spinning.  Is this a complete setup?  What is the motive?  How long has this been out there?

Not sure that I get the inside joke about snoring and farting.  The ex used to snore a lot.  I probably snore some and I do occasionally fart.  A teacher?  Named Stacy or Tabitha?  In tip top shape?  Speaks Spanish?

Did I piss someone off (more than my normal INTJ behavior)?

Is the ex up to something?  Doesn't seem like her style.  However, she is passive agressive.  After some of our divorce battles I doubt she wants to start another one.  No longer in tip top shape.  Perhaps after a some wine with her friends this is what they came up with?

Theresa?  She was pretty unbalanced and sent me nasty texts after we broke up.  Theresa, we never slept together and I elected to end it before it really got started.  She did seem pretty infatuated with me for some reason.  I don't think so.

Roger, the idiot?  He has been trying to befriend me and claims he knows single women in Anderson who I really should meet.

One of the neighbors friends?  She has been a little cool to me lately.

I did exchange some emails with a teacher from Anderson and she had red hair.  But she had young children.  Not sure I ever gave her my full name.  Her name was Linda, not Stacy.  She seemed nice and then disappeared.

A test from Barb or one of her friends?  I don't think it is her style.

A legitimate secret admirer?  I am skeptical.

Hmmm.... I googled my name and POF here it is.

http://www.pof.com/viewprofile.aspx?profile_id=71680390

Again, I say, WTF?

Life is short

Lines

The ulitmate playlist?

I really like music.  It moves me.  Some music makes me think.  Some is fun and but makes no sense.  I love the a primal beat in a blues guitar riff.  I love great lyrics.  It is poetry on steroids.

I have been known to create a petty good playlist.  Let it be known that this talent started back in cassette era.  Now I have Itunes, a pretty good library, playlists and CD's.  Great weapons for creating a playlist.

The John Cusack movie High Fidelity is one of my all time favorites.  I would like to think that he and I think similarly.  Perhaps it is Nick Hornby who I relate to as he actually wrote the book.    I have read some of his other books and enjoyed them.

Rob: What came first, the music or the misery? People worry about kids playing with guns, or watching violent videos, that some sort of culture of violence will take them over. Nobody worries about kids listening to thousands, literally thousands of songs about heartbreak, rejection, pain, misery and loss. Did I listen to pop music because I was miserable? Or was I miserable because I listened to pop music?

 Rob: The making of a great compilation tape, like breaking up, is hard to do and takes ages longer than it might seem. You gotta kick off with a killer, to grab attention. Then you got to take it up a notch, but you don't wanna blow your wad, so then you got to cool it off a notch. There are a lot of rules. Anyway... I've started to make a tape... in my head...

 Rob: It made sense to pool our collective loathing for the opposite sex, and while we were at it, you get to share a bed with somebody at the same time. We were frightened of being left alone for the rest of our lives. Only people of a certain disposition are frightened of being alone for the rest of their lives at the age of 26, and we were of that disposition.


Dick: I guess it looks as if you're reorganizing your records. What is this though? Chronological?
Rob: No...
Dick: Not alphabetical...
Rob: Nope...
Dick: What?
Rob: Autobiographical.
Dick: No fucking way.

Anyway, I digress....

There was a point in my relationship with the ex where I realized that this marriage/partnership is gone. I can be more than a little dense when it comes to understanding other people, particularly women.  I am not a mind reader.  Nonetheless, when I found her special phone/hotline to her mentor/boss and  lover Ray Lambert I knew that I was well past that point.  I was already skeptical that this could end well and my patience was already incredibly thin.  Getting served with the divorce complaint, from her collaborative lawyer, a couple of weeks later just through a little more gas on the fire.

Anyway, I digress...

Sometime shortly after the divorce was finalized, the attorneys paid off and the assets split, I burned this playlist.  This is for you Marie.....

1.  I Can't Tell You Why-The Eagles

I still can't tell you why things ended the way they did .  As the song says sometimes we make things harder than they need to be.  Was what we had and what could be not worth fighting for? Is life better without me?  You caused a lot of pain to me and your family.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6yyWKzPBCM&feature=kp


2. Wild World-Cat Stevens

It is a wild and dangerous world out there.  Some people and things are not what they appear to be.  Who has your back?  It is good when someone has your back..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_0U3DlLFSU


3.  Like a Rolling Stone-Bob Dyland

Once upon a time you looked so fine.......  Now you don't seem so proud.  How does it feel?  You never turned around to see the frowns when the jugglers and the clowns did tricks for you. Tell me, how does it feel?.  Like a rolling stone?

 http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/bob-dylan-goes-interactive-in-like-a-rolling-stone-clip-20131119

4.  I Need to know - Tom Petty

Breaking up and moving out by email is never a good idea. I deserved better.after 26 years of marriage.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uroKI4lWuT8&feature=kp

5. One - Johnny Cash

A great heartbreak song.  Love, it leaves you if you don't care for it.  Did I ask too much?  All you have is hurt.  Several versions of this song, but this is the most heart wrenching.

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQIrxhNkiAs


6. Lyin" Eyes - The Eagles

You are not quite as clever and sneaky as you think you are.  Your lover knows when you are not there.  But I really did not think you would go as far as you did.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=S67CTVVv3KQ


7. Glory Days -Bruce Springsteen

The best years are behind you.  Back in the day you could turn all the boys heads.  Time slips away and leaves you with nothing.  Now you are looking and acting more like your mother every day.  Not in a good way.

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vQpW9XRiyM&feature=player_detailpage

8. Modern Lover - The Last Town Chorus

Not my favorite song on the disk.  I think my point is that modern love appears transient.  That is not a good thing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAypnmdiCEk&feature=player_detailpage

9.  Sitting, Waiting, Wishing -Jack Johnson

Loving someone does not make them love you.  Must I always be playing your fool?  I can't and won't always be waiting on you.  If I was in your position I would put down my ammunition.

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=Ffgsf3pqaD8

10.  Back 2 Good - Matchbox Twenty

It is sad but there is a point of no return and then you cannot get something back to good.

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=DoipLR-QMdM

11.  Rolling in the Deep - Adele

Baby, we could have had it all.......or not

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYEDA3JcQqw&feature=player_detailpage

12.  Love Interruption - Jack White

Another great heartbreak song.  Is the lesson that love is painful?  Raw and gut wrenching

.https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=iErNRBTPbEc

13. Stand by Your Man - Tammy Wynette

Probably too sexist but I think I would still like the song if was titled Stand by your Woman. .  Concept seems simple.  I always tried, did you?  Was I so unworthy that it was not worth the effort?  Or is the grass greener?  Somehow I doubt it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwBirf4BWew&feature=player_detailpage

14.  All the Best - Naomi Ashley

A great John Prine song.  Never fall in love with someone like you.  Your heart gets bored and it changes you.  It is hard to wish you the best.  Karma is a bitch.

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=j7_hazCkbQs

Further On Up the Road - Johnny Cash

The road is dark, the miles are marked with  the blood and the gold.  I will meet you further on up the road.  Someday, somewhere we will meet again, or not.  Johnny Cash turns this Springsteen song into a gut wrencher.

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3sNHiu_FsU&feature=player_detailpage


I did deliver this CD to Marie.  I think I included it a box of stuff.  She did acknowledge it and sent me an email simply stating through the blood and the gold she will see me further on up the road.





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Quotes of the Day

"I drink too much beer, I have too much sex, and I put too many miles on my motorcycle." Said no one, ever.

 

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Buddha