Atomic Coffee

 I have a coffee date Tuesday evening. A few of you probably think I am rushing into things, but I feel like I was sitting back waiting to see how Firefly worked out. I have been on Bubble, swiping right on 90% of the images. I started a short conversation with a woman a year younger than me, but I was not interested and unmatched myself. There was no use putting any effort into something I felt in interest toward. 

That is when I matched with a second woman. Dating apps are geared toward the woman. I don't expect much success on a Tinder, Bubble, or Plenty of Fish.  Some would say it is because I am too picky or don't put in the effort. This could be true. I feel like you don't put your time into something that provides you diminished return.

Back to the second woman, Her opening line was a ridiculous sock puppet gif. That made me laugh and sparked my engagement. She mentioned she likes to watch weird movies in her bio. I asked her what the weirdest movie she watched lately was, and I said that a film I find funny and quirky is "What We Do In The Shadows."

She responded she was hoping to watch season three this weekend.  I didn't know they made a TV show based on the movie.  This was when I upped my game and mentioned getting to know each other better over a phone call, zoom, or, god forbid, coffee.  She chooses coffee.

When I told my friend and his wife about the date, he said, "Good, now maybe you will start having a normal life."

"I do have a normal life."

Perhaps it isn't the cookie-cutter scenario we were fed as kids, a lifestyle he still clings to with a wife that takes care of him, but my life is not abnormal. There are no rules we must follow except those we make for ourselves.  Do more good than harm. That is my rule.

If I am doing something wrong, I must be pretty good at it. I have everything I need. Jay got bent out of shape when we the conversations turned to the economy.  He is certain that inflation is here to stay. I am not convinced yet. Either way, he and his wife are millionaires. I sure they will be fine. Why worry and get upset over the things you cannot control.

I feel like inflation is a concern for those who need to stretch their dollars ever month to make the mortgage, not for a couple who just bought a second home in Florida with cash.