tekHedd – the blog

One of the questions on… I guess it’s eharmony, is “do you believe in soulmates?” I find it an interesting question. I’m sure it’s a lot deeper than they think it is, and I’m sure it is there because the founder is a serious evangelical Christian, but…

Soulmates is one of those things that makes me scoff. I mean, seriously, I grew up with my mother saying stupid things like “the girl for you is out there”. Well, I met the girl for me, she decided I was lying to her, and is happily (I hope) married to some other guy right now. I’ve also met three other girls, each of whom I am quite sure qualify as “the one and only.” And you’ll notice that I am on eharmony filling out forms. So, no, the one girl for me does not exist, and yet she does, several times over. It’s a stupid word.

And yet, somehow I still kind of believe in it. Soulmates is one of those things like Justice: if you stop believing in it, it goes away.

And while we’re on the subject, if any girls in Colorado are looking for a date with a truly awesome geek, I don’t know of any. But I’m available. See my Geek2Geek profile for details, or just if you’re looking to laugh at me or steal my identity.

My sister gave me the best present possible for my birthday: a subscription to the beer of the month club. Or one of them. The first month featured some frighteningly fake tasting flavored beer and two delightful beers from Buzzard Bay. Granted, the flavored beers are a bit tough to drink, but it’s still beer. And that’s what makes it the best gift ever. (The fact that Buzzard Bay makes truly awesome beer is not to be overlooked, though!)

And that got me thinking. I have here, next to the computer, you can’t see it but it’s there, I have a glass of Boddington’s. This is one of the finest things in the world, and as I sip it (somewhat large “sips”, these), I feel an overwhelming sense of gratitude to my friends for introducing me to it. Over the years, one or two friends have introduced me to particularly special beers or breweries (Thanks Tim!), and for the rest of my life when I drink those beers I am grateful.

Yeah, it’s kinda weird. Too lame to be a blog post, too long to be a Twit. Such is life.

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It’s official: I’m not interesting. I filled in E-Harmony’s online form, and nobody is compatible with me. Even with, ahem, ‘several thousand” people signing up each day, my criteria don’t match anything.

Waaah!