On 12/29/2020 8:00 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On 12/27/2020 5:13 PM, wrote:
>>> On Friday, December 25, 2020 at 8:50:29 PM UTC-5,
>>> wrote:
>>>> Yes, I will research this online.
>>>
>>> Etc.
>>>
>>> And I thought, "Cool!Â* I know quite a bit about Tanzanian cuisine,
>>> including home-cooking, street/fast, and restaurant food.Â* Personal
>>> experiences.Â* I'll be happy to share what I know and I look forward
>>> to a discussion about it!"
>>>
>>> But of course, this being RFC in 2020, the thread immediately took a
>>> dive into the sewer and stayed there.
>>>
>>> Jesus F'ing Christ, people.
>>>
>> Please do tell her about it, Silvar.
>>
>> I would love to see some of those Tanzania recipes.Â* The only African
>> food I've had was some really nice homemade Ethoipian Injera bread
>> with a nicely spiced lamb and vegetable stew.Â* Delicious!
>>
>> Julie is trying to impress someonw she barely knows.Â* Her last
>> "boyfriend" was allergic to cats.Â* This is a new guy.Â* Gotta wonder
>> where she's finding them during a pandemic lockdown.
>
> I found who I refer to as "The Three Amigos" on the Facebook dating app.
> D. found me on Plenty Of Fish. I reactivated my account because I was
> bored and thought I'd find someone to talk to. I did. A guy whose dad
> worked with my dad. I found him to be boring though. Then D. contacted
> me. We met the next day in a parking lot. Again, because so few places
> were open. We hit it off right away. Lots of stuff in common. He has two
> cats. Great personality. Makes me laugh. I make him laugh. Couldn't be
> better.
>
> Yes, there is a pandemic but... People who are married or live with
> their BF/GF can see their other half every day. Kind of un fair to the
> rest of us who are supposed to stay home and see no one. I got sick of
> it. People aren't meant to be hermits.

Some of us are comfortable enough to not need constant company. I talk
with my SO on the phone at least once a day. I enjoy solice in reading
and having my cat curl up next to me while I do so. I enjoy watching
and feeding birds. I take surveys. I watch silly movies on TV. I cook
whatever I want to when I feel like and don't need to have someone else
there to approve the ingredients.

I sure as hell don't feel like I need to be out meeting and greeting
strangers in parking lots hoping for a bouquet of roses the middle of a
pandemic. That's just sad.

Jill