January 28, 2009

I’m glad I’m not into dating anymore!

Filed under: Computers,Friends,Fun,General Living,Internet — Copa @ 12:45 pm

There seems to be so much more stress in today’s world revolving around dating than what was going on when I was young and single.  I just always seemed to be able to find friends and dates without too much trouble.  But then again, I grew up in a small town where everyone knew each other since childhood.  Growing up and moving around from city to city can make creating a good social life as an adult very difficult. 

That’s why the Great Expectations online service is a great service for people who want to meet new people to date.  There are locations of Great Expectations St. Louis, Richmond, Kansas City, Charlotte, Houston and many other cities around the United States.  They hold social events in a safe environment and do a background check on all of the members, to ensure that everyone is as safe as possible during their events.

Dark Angel marathon

Filed under: Fun,General Living — Copa @ 12:41 pm

There seems to be a Dark Angel marathon on television today.  That is one of my favorite shows; I think Jessica Alba is really very attractive.  I love science fiction movies anyway, and this one is actually conceivable in many ways, so I think it’s great!  I love the great stunts and the action in the show.  I don’t think I’ll be away from the tube very much today!

Horsing around

Filed under: Family,Friends,General Living,Hobbies,Internet,Local,Pets — Copa @ 9:57 am

We live in an area that is largely horse farms.  It seems that the biggest interest in the area is with horse-related activities, from horse & pony shows to fox hunts.  When we drive from town to our house, we drive past a lot of horse farms.  They really are beautiful horses!  There is one pasture we drive past that my wife always looks closely at.  There are some Belgium draft horses usuallyi n that field, and my wife always wants to catch a glimpse of them. 

Almost a day doesn’t go by when I’m driving somewhere that I don’t end up driving behind someone’s horse trailer!  I recently was talking with one of my neighbors about the “horse community” and how they manage to meet other people that are also “horse people.” 

She told me that mostly they meet each other through events that they go to, but some of them also use online dating services.  She said that she found out about a dating service that is dedicated exclusively to horse lovers that her friend has joined recently.  The service offers FREE sign-up and gives members two levels of membership to choose from; a guest membership and a gold membership.

Do you eat frogs?

Filed under: Family,Food,General Living — Copa @ 9:38 am

I’ve never tried frog legs before.  I’ve only seen them on a restaurant’s menu once, and I thought that the whole idea of eating frog parts just totally grossed me out.  My wife tells me that she tried one once, at a restaurant when she was a teenager.  She did it at her grandmother’s urging, who told her that it “tastes like chicken.”  She said she was really reluctant to try it, but she did to make her grandmother happy; she used to be a very fussy eater and never wanted to try anything new.  Well, she did take a bite, agreed that it DID in fact, taste like chicken and did finish eating the entire leg.  Not that there was a LOT of meat to an “entire leg.”  But she’s never eaten another one since then.  She figures that if something tastes like chicken, but costs MORE than chicken, she’d just eat chicken!