Friday’s Conversation Topics
This week absolutely crawled by, didn’t it? Even if it is Thanksgiving Weekend (in Canada) there isn’t enough turkey and gravy to make up for all the crap this week handed to me.
Luckily for me, and you, this week’s news stories have once again managed to put a smile on my face. Read on and you’ll have some great conversation topics, over a turkey dinner, a beer or a Cosmo…. pick your poison and I’ll do the same. Read on, McDuff!
- Too fat to have sex couple has surgery. Now there’s a solution, rather than exercise or a change in diet, which maybe they tried first, but the reality remains that they’re probably too out of shape to actually be satisfied with the post-surgery romp. Photos.
- Beached pregnant whale found on California beach. It’s assumed that the whale hit a ship and suffered critical injuries or close to immediate death before washing ashore, article with pictures. There can be no doubt that sea travel is inherently dangerous still, don’t you agree? Yes, the beached whale story follows the story of people too fat for sex, ironic right?
- Will the real Justin Bieber please stand up. Because you’re a fraud and Facebook says so. That’s why this old guy got his facebook page yanked…. geesh, 500 million members, and this poor guy has the wrong duplicate name. Any Anne Margaret’s, Tony Curtis’s or Robert E. Lee’s out there about to be booted too?
- Chinese dude in Chinese prison wins Nobel Peace prize. May never get the award, or the almost $million prize too. At least he still can’t get a date, like you. (Yes, I know he’s married, so what?)
Have a great weekend!
Dating Profile Headline of the Day
Your online dating hero!
“I’ll always be there.”
How many past lovers have we said this to, from grade school on up?
It was the hormones, the emotions, the passion of the moment… whatever you want to call it, the moment sure was orchestrated by something other than clear-headed thinking, am I right?
Meeting people and beginning our people search online does allow us the opportunity to “edit” our thoughts and messages, to give ourselves an extra few moments to make sure our messages and intent are clear and sincere.
Just another obvious advantage to online dating, score 1 for the Internet.
With this advantage comes great power, I must warn you. You become even more responsible for getting the ideal message about yourself published to your online dating profile.
I can at least help with your headline and for today I suggest this:
“So far so great! Join me!”
Have a great day!
Dating Profile Headline of the Day
Ever met a clown on a date?
I have to ask: Why does “Billy the Exterminator” (a show on A&E tv) always answer his phone “Hello?” when it’s always his mother calling him. I mean, there’s no surprise, it is staged for the tv show, and no one else ever seems to call him, so why not just “Hi mom”?
Yes, I had the day off work and watched tv all day, which was a “Billy the Exterminator” show marathon. But I will be back at work tomorrow, and not watching any tv at all… that’s the plan so far.
I’m sure you’ve had some days that not all went to well. Maybe it was just a small part of your day that ruined the remainder of it… my question to you is “Why did this small thing ruin the rest of your day?” Couldn’t you bounce back from the setback? Why not?
Often times the best thing to do is allow you to cool off, take a few “personal minutes” and get your emotions back under control. With my couple of decades working in the retail service sector I’ve taken a lot of “personal minutes” to get my breath back and my temperature to cool off.
That being said, one trick I’ve learned over the years is to simply walk away once a customer begins to not be respectful, or they are just plain idiots that only want to test your patience. Get your boss, after all that’s why he makes the big bucks. In a “robbery scenario” you’re told to just give the robber the money, your safety comes first.
Well, I suggest that the “idiot scenario” should also be a training segment that retail service people be trained for too. It will certainly allow a lot of people to work a lot better when this practice is in use and the boss has your back.
If you suddenly realize that the person you are on a date with is an idiot what do you do then? You have a friend call you with a fake emergency or you make some lame excuse to leave but you still use the same basics of the “idiot scenario” and get the hell out. Am I right or what?
For today’s headline, show your wisdom to those that are in the right place to read new your headline:
“There’s no law against stupid, yet, but I’m working on it!”
Have a great day!
Hump Day’s Motivational Picture
Have you ever found yourself, and maybe a date too, in a very strange, very uncertain and scary part of town?
The Banana Flasher
Of course you have, we all have. So, looking at the image here allow yourself ten seconds to decide what you’d do to protect yourself.
The answer offers a lot of ways to expand on your creativity, so use it!
Have a great Wednesday!
Facebook 401 Error, Facebook.com Offline
Facebook 401 Error
The authentication popup window asks for a username and password and offers the clue of “A username and password are being requested by http://www.facebook.com. The site says: “TIPS2 PROD Cache Layer”" Clicking on Ok does not get rid of the error popup and clicking on cancel does not allow the Facebook.com website to load although other websites will .load just not the facebook.com friend’s recommendation update info box.
This is an error eerily similar to a Twitter bug a couple of weeks ago when Twitter changed the way authentication was made to account information.
Not sure when this trouble will go away but it’s been an hour or more so far tonight.
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** Update: the authorization issue has been reported on dozens of other websites that use facebook.com update info boxes, so this may be a very widespread issue affecting one can only guess how many people across the internet, possibly more than the 500 million members that Facebook boasts.
Facebook error shows up on CNN.com pages
Facebook error shows up on PerezHilton.com pages
** Update: I’ve been watching several sites and facebook.com for more than two hours since this item was first posted and the issue seems to have been solved, or at least curtailed, and facebook.com is online again.
Add a comment or check back later for updates as they become available.
Dating Profile Headline of the Day
Be the bird or the bird food, your choice.
I awoke this morning to a bright sunny day and thought to myself “Life is good”.
Because life is good. Even in dark moments, they are only moment and we are all agents of change. The only thing that really holds us back is the fear of change.
When we accept that life is in a constant state of change and that we are only responsible for how we react to that certainty of change then we truly have control over our own lives.
This thought leads me to today’s headline you can post to your dating profile:
“I can accept change, how will you change my life?”
Have a great day!
Tuesday’s Conversation Topics
Today I’m going to throw a few news stories your way. I’m sure you’re desperate for some interesting conversation topics so this post will get you up to speed, quickly. Read my commen ts and click on the underlined links and read, remember, repeat to someone in a conversation. Easy peasy, right? So get started!
- The Spermicide Facial. Yes, this is exactly what you’re thinking it is. I think. Women, get past the times this was done accidentally to you and know that now they info is that sperm on your face “is said to rebuild the fat and moisture balance of the skin”. Will a good dose of sperm really make a woman look younger? It certainly will make her act younger…LOL… when do I go into the booth for my first “spermine facial client”?
- Google TV is coming. Maybe the end of this month, maybe in November. Will Google TV and Apple TV be the big contenders for your home entertainment wants? And what about Microsoft.com and their Media Center Extender that connects with their Xbox 360, your Windows computer and your TV. Lastly, don’t forget the Sony PS3 (sadly, the Nintendo Wii seems to not be a contender in this larger battle) with the blue-ray player and a ton more features and my personal favorite.
- Feed The Children charity is a toll sex line. Ooops! Really, this happens so much that you’d think Writing 101 would include proof-reading and proof-calling.
Dating Profile Headline of the Day
Overlooking the New York New York Hotel casino floor.
I had such a great week I know have a “Vacation Hangover”. You know what I mean, the very talk of work makes my head spin, a little nausea and headaches too.
Las Vegas, although the experience is only just a couple of days past, seems like a dream now. “Did I really go to Las Vegas? Why did I come back if it was so great?”
The answer to the first question is “Yes”, the answer to the second question can only be “I was abducted by aliens”.
And, of course, amid the excitement of planning my trip (if you haven’t been following along it was the tenth wedding anniversary trip with my wife, who I met online and inspired me to create this website back in 1999) I totally forgot about renewing our car insurance. It expired the day we returned from Las Vegas so likely I thought that I’d remember to renew it the day after a 12 hour airplane journey that included three airplane transfers and, well, I didn’t.
So this morning will be spent walking to the closest auto insurance agent and paying my dues, a little in cash, a little in a credit card payment and, as is usual these days, about a liter of blood or an arm.
At least I live in a semi-socialist province in Canada (British Columbia) where the government has a stranglehold on auto rates and if you don’t comply you’ll be shown the tow truck that will impound your vehicle. Immediately.
But I digress, terribly, from my stated goal of providing you with a great headline for your online dating profile.
So let’s get back to where we should have been all along and today I suggest to you that this should be your posted headline:”
“I know what I like and I like what I know.”
Have a great day!
Free Communication Dating Service October 1 to 10, 2010
Eharmony.com announces their longest running Free Communication Even beginning October 1 until midnight October 10, 2010.
Robert Lee of aLoveLinksPlus.com says “Single people interested in finding The One need to take advantage of this great offer that Eharmony.com is now hosting. For 10 days members, new and existing with a free account, can not only review their matches for free but they can make contact and exchange messages too.
Eharmony.com usually offers Free Communication Weekends during holiday times for US and Canadian residents but this is a non-holiday event that will blow other big services, like Match.com and Plentyoffish.com out of the water. No where else online, or even with traditional ‘real world’ matchmakers, can you complete very science-based, psychology endorsed personality tests to not only help you meet your compatible matches but also become one of the more than 260 couples that gets married every day after finding each other on Eharmony.com. And all without paying even a thin dime to the matchmaker.”
But you have to be a member to begin! This free contact offer ends October 10, 2010.
Join Eharmony.com right now!
Dating Profile Headline of the Day
Pit Party at the New York New York Hotel, Las Vegas
It’s over.
My holiday in Las Vegas has come to a close and I am home again, but at least with a refreshed body and spirit and the desire to get back to the New York New York hotel as soon as possible and start the fun all over again. My wife and I had a blast!
In this day and age of unrelenting work it’s important to take some time for yourself, to refresh and recharge so you can perform your job at an even stronger pace, with renewed body and spirit.
Having fun, meeting new friends and not thinking about deadlines or what needs to be accomplished at work is the cure!
And I’m feeling recharged, baby!
Online dating also needs your focus and drive. You need to be effective at creating your profile which often will require a few rewrites of what you post about yourself and the type of person you want to invite into your life. And a great addition to your profile is to talk about what helps you to relax, the things you do for fun and the places you visit when you’re on your vacation time.
It’s how we relax that lays bare many of our motivations in life, even if we don’t recognize these drives in our own life.
For today’s headline let’s share our “Down time” activities and catch someone’s attention when we tell what makes us relax, so post something like this as your dating ad headline:
“You’ll find me (at/in/doing XXX) to relax outside of my job.”
Have a great day!
Dating Profile Headline of the Day
Friday
No one can tell you how your first date will go just as no one can tell you how many first dates it will take for you to get a second date or to find the person that will change your life forever.
But I can tell you that if you don’t show your best all the time people will certainly see your worst.
And the best place to show your best is in a great, well written profile, adding a few personal details that aren’t too personal but help people to understand who you are.
A good example of this would be the time you rescued that kitty in a tree or some other selfless act.
Don’t forget the power of a great headline too, that’s what will get the attention of someone to click one more time and read your profile. Today I suggest you post this:
“You’ll love me when you get to know me!”
Have a great day!
