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The List

Posted in my life on July 31, 2013 | 3 Comments »

K emailed a list of household items that he plans on taking when he moves out. Many of the items he brought into the relationship. The others are some of the joint purchases. The list is fair but a couple of items may need further negotiation.

I felt like I had been slapped in the face after I read the list. It was another reminder that our relationship is dead. It had nothing to do with the items on the list. I don’t know why the list had such an emotional effect on me. I’ve been trying to figure it out since Monday.

I had planned to call G about getting together again but now I’m not sure that is a good idea. I’m not sure of anything. I think I’ve been supressing my feelings and not dealing with them. I feel lost and empty once again.

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Dinner with G

Posted in my life on July 29, 2013 | 2 Comments »

The dinner on Friday night with G turned out to be a lot of fun. I met G at a restaurant that just happened to get a very favorable review in a local paper the day before. Consequently, the restaurant was busy and the service slow. I had a good time. I seem to have a lot in common with G. I told G I would call him this week. I’m not sure I’m ready to go down this road. I still feel broken and insecure.

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Updated 7/25/13

Posted in family, my life, neighborhood on July 25, 2013 | 2 Comments »

Meeting for a drink has turned into having dinner. I’m not sure I’m ready for this but I’m not backing out.

The lesbians around the corner sold their house and retired to Oregon. The house sold for top dollar in less than a week. The house is being remodeled so it will not be scraped for a bigger house. Sheila met the new owner last week. She described him as an attractive fifty-something man who definitely plays for my team. I should probably send over a welcome gift soon.

Two other houses have hit the market on Sheila’s street. Both are listed for outrageous amounts of money. It looks like people are now getting greedy. Neither house has sold.

I’m having a tough work week. I’ve been testing complex engineering rules and code. It’s the most difficult project to ever hit my desk. It’s been kicking my ass.

The woman suing my Dad over a minor parking lot fender bender suddenly dropped her 350k lawsuit. I’m not sure what caused the woman to drop her suit. She has a lengthy list of court cases for evictions and other financial actions. She probably thought my dad’s insurance company would settle out of court.

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Opening The Door To A New World

Posted in my life on July 23, 2013 | 2 Comments »

It was bound to happen sooner or later. I didn’t think it would happened for a long time. It happened on Sunday evening. I’ve been asked to meet a guy for a drink on Friday.

I didn’t recognize the number on the caller id before I answered the phone. The caller was a man I met at a charity dinner Lee hosted a couple of months ago. I saw him again two weeks ago at a card party at Lee’s house. We barely spoke to each other as he was seated at a different table.

I was caught off guard and accepted his invitation. Now, I’m panicked. I’m not sure I’m ready to date. Perhaps it’s just drinks with a group of people and not really a date. At least he’s age appropriate and employed.

I’ve called Cindi to see if she knows him. She seems to know everyone in this town, especially Lee’s friends. She hasn’t called back.

I’m a little scared. This opens a whole new world I’m not sure I’m ready to enter.

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One Down, More To Follow

Posted in friends, my life on July 21, 2013 | 2 Comments »

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Hosting my first post-divorce dinner party was a lot of work but ended up being a lot of fun. Cindi dropped by before dinner to slip into a little black dress before running off to a charity event. She helped me set the table and arrange the flowers. I, in turn, zipped up Cindi’s lbd and helped put on her earrings and necklace since her broken arm is still in a cast.

Everyone seemed to have good time at dinner. The last guests left a little before midnight. I cleaned up the kitchen before going to bed as I didn’t want to walk into a dirty kitchen in the morning.

I’ve been exhausted all day. I took a three hour nap this afternoon. I would have stayed in bed a lot longer but the cat started walking over me in an attempt to roust me to prepare his dinner. I guess he didn’t feel like catching another rabbit.

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Turning 36 While Acting 21

Posted in friends, my life on July 19, 2013 | 2 Comments »

Carlos turned thirty-six last Saturday. How does a married father of two celebrate turning thirty-six? He waits until the following Friday to have lunch with the guys, takes in a movie, hits the bars after dinner at Table 6 and ends the evening at the Glendale Performing Arts Center, aka Shotgun Willie’s, a local strip club. Carlos depleted his lap dance fund a few weeks ago in Las Vegas so his friends will be paying for his lap dances tonight. Carlos invited me to join the guys after work. I declined the offer as Aaron and I are going to the Cinema Q Film Festival sponsored by the Denver Film Society. I’m tempted to stop by Shotgun’s on the way home but I suspect Carlos will be in a drunken stupor by that time. I wonder if he’ll end up passed out in the parking lot like last year.

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Leaving The Zen Garden

Posted in friends on July 17, 2013 | 3 Comments »

Jay is selling his house and looking for new digs. His house is located at the end of an unpaved road with a house to the south and unbuildable land to the north. Shortly after Owen moved in, the man living next door began harassing Jay and Owen. It started out with name calling and recently escalated into vandalizing the BMW motorcycle, which unfortunately, they lack proof he did. Restraining orders have been secured along with installation of security cameras. Numerous police reports have been filed. Jay fears for his safety and feels he has no choice but to move. Jay’s mountain Zen paradise has turned into a living hell populated by hate and violent acts. It’s a shame that ignorant people try to destroy the lives of others. Jay feels it’s better to move than end up dead on the side of a mountain.

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