"jmcquown" > wrote in message
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> On 12/30/2020 11:43 AM, Sheldon Martin wrote:
>> On Tue, 29 Dec 2020 23:17:17 -0800, "Julie Bove"
>> > wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> 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! I know quite a bit about Tanzanian cuisine,
>>>>>>> including home-cooking, street/fast, and restaurant food. Personal
>>>>>>> experiences. 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. The only African
>>>>>> food I've had was some really nice homemade Ethoipian Injera bread
>>>>>> with
>>>>>> a nicely spiced lamb and vegetable stew. Delicious!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Julie is trying to impress someonw she barely knows. Her last
>>>>>> "boyfriend" was allergic to cats. This is a new guy. 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 don't need constant company but aside from Justin, I haven't much of
>>> anyone during the pandemic. Saw one friend one time, just to take her a
>>> book. Saw my mom twice, for about two minutes each time. My brother
>>> once,
>>> his wife twice. And the various BFs a few times. Saw Angela more than
>>> anyone, but didn't even see her once a week. You might not be a social
>>> person. I am. I like seeing people. I can't stand watchint TV or movies.
>>> There is nothing more mind numbing. I do read. I read very fast so
>>> buying
>>> books is expensive!
>>
>> I enjoy reading but I rarely buy novels, that's why I have a library
>> card... I've had a library card since I was three years old. Library
>> cards are free and if the local library doesn't have a particular book
>> they will get it for you and notify you when it's in. I have a
>> collection of cookbooks but mostly How To and Historical, I don't need
>> recipes.
>>
> To be fair, most public libraries have been shut down in 2020 due to
> Covid-19. I don't have to buy books. There is a library on Dataw called
> 'The Cannery'. Residents donate books and have been doing so for decades.
> I always have five or six books waiting to be read. And yes, I read very
> quickly. The type of books I read vary from historical to biographies to
> fiction and murder mysteries. I'm never bored. I sure as heck don't have
> to go online looking for some guy to make me feel complete. Julie comes
> across as terribly desperate.

No I don't. That's funny! I don't *need* a guy to make me feel complete. I
*am* complete.