Le Grande Tour of Gig Harbor with Another Bellevue Attorney

On 5.31.09 I met another attorney, WH, who drove down from Bellevue to meet me. He had two hearing aids and it was difficult talking in the noisy Tides Tavern. We then walked through the town, went to the galleries and nicer shops, then hopped into the Red Miata with the top down. It was warm in the sun today, but he did not want to stop at his car for his hat or sun glasses.........He liked the Miata, and the noise it makes when I vroom vroom. It was a good day to tour uptown, and Burnham Drive so he could get a feel for the area.......From there we went to Massimos where we had a lovely table on the deck over the water, and we had an excellent meal. I offered to pay for my own meal, which he accepted, and the more we talked, the more I could see that there just was not any chemistry........This man was interesting in that, like CJ, he talked about his successful friends and their contributions to society, but he appeared to be hanging onto their coattails. Because they were successful and because they were his friends, this somehow enhanced his own image.....No chance of a relationship with this man......msd

Breakfast with CJ

On 5.30.09 CJ wanted to go with me to breakfast in Gig Harbor because he had an errand to run in Tacoma. It turned into lunch instead of breakfast due to a fawn that was left by the mother deer at CJ's friend's Barn. CJ & I took the fawn to try and find a vet to examine it, however no vets were open on the weekend, so we returned it to the Barn. I was willing to pay the vet if we had found one.......The friend who owned the barn was the same friend who danced with me at the dance. He was very concerned and loving with the fawn, as was CJ......Our lunch when we finally ate was at the Purdy Pub, and was not very good. We tried Massimos but they were not open that early......msd

Lunch with CJ

On 5.29.09 I saw a client in the same town where CJ was working on a house so he asked me to meet him for lunch. I was happy to go and wanted to see the restaurant TapRock which replaced the old Mistral which had burned down. The food was good, and CJ was very pleasant. He wants to do more things with me, but I am trying to fly more, so this will be difficult......msd

Date with Pilot and Boat Owner from Mountains

On 5.24.09 I met a Match date at the Pine Cone Cafe, a landmark coffee shop in University Place. This man is about 70 yrs of age, and is raising a 10 yo granddaughter in a rural town between Mt Rainer and Mt St Helens. He owns an airplane that he keeps in a hanger close to the rural town. He also owns a $45000 boat house On Day Island in University Place which he agreed to show me today. It houses his trawler a three level boat.......I was told that he did not invite many of his Match dates on his boat because he finds it difficult to be there now that his wife has died.......The boat had items strewn all over the decks which made it difficult to walk anyplace. It was very very dirty and had not been cleaned in years......We went out under power to enjoy the warm and balmy weather on the sound, and then later went to eat at Anthony's in Gig Harbor.....Here the meal was not good, again, and I keep resolving not to return. The table next to us had a very loud inebriated couple, and at one point, the female stood up, then dived head first into the empty table next to her. This collapsed the table and broke all the glass ware......My date had an arrogant attitude which seemed to scream out at me, "you don't realize what a great bargain you would be getting with me. " ............ He was sloppy in eating, letting food accumulate around his mouth and drop into his lap........No chemistry and definitely not my type.....msd

Memorial Day Dance at Longbranch Improvent Marina

On 5.23.09, Memorial Day Weekend, CJ took me to dinner at Massimo's overlooking the Purdy Spit Bay. Very lovely evening meal out on the deck over the water, and once again I paid my own bill. From there we drove to the dance at Longbranch. The marina was filled with boaters tied together ( rafted they call it ) and a large hall was filled with music played by a great seventies band. CJ danced until he couldn't dance any more, and he didn't even dance all the dances. ........ A friend of CJ's danced with me many times. He had really had a lot to drink. His girl friend told me she received a black eye and a broken fingernail after one of her dances with him , and she was concerned about explaining this to her co-workers at the office where she was the manager..... During the dance an inebriated woman fell then complained about her neck hurting. CJ's friend sobered up to attend to this injured lady because he has a Captain's License which teaches emergency first aid. A friend of the injured lady took photos of this woman on the floor being cared for....... CJ does not drink, and he was sober driving me home safely......He did kiss me goodnight very lightly, knowing I was not inclined to do more of the same........msd

2nd date with tall guy from Poulsbo

This man ( C J ) invited me to go with him to the movies to watch Angels and Demons. We saw it at the plush new Galaxy theatre which will actually serve alcohol and food in the adult section....... We each pay our own way when we go out. I offered early on to do this because I do not expect to have a relationship with this man. Knowing that now, I do not want to take his money, but just plan to enjoy his companionship.........This man was an electrical engineer, but things have not gone well for him. He is now doing minor home repairs with very low paid, low skilled laborers who do not stay with him long. His life is very difficult, and the more he tells me about how he lives, the more I can see we can never be more than friends. After the early movie we went to dinner, which was just OK. I would not go to the Monsoon again. .....msd

New Date 3 This Week

Today a retired attorney who has some money drove from Edmonds to Gig Harbor to meet me at the TIDES TAVERN.  He is one of the oldest men I have met, but since he was only two years older than me, I was hoping he was OK......His hearing and speaking was OK, but he seemed very slow in his speech at times.  Other times he was faster, so I am not sure what happened with that......He told me he has macular degeneration in one eye which causes some problems for him....He did not tell me during lunch that he becomes winded upon any slight uphill exertion but I found out about that later......He talked at length about a woman he wanted as a friend but who kept telling him to find someone else.  He did not appear to comprehend that she did not want him in her life.  He complained because she told him she would not "smooch" with him....He has no outside activities in his life.  He stays home does oil painting and makes tiles.  He does not belong to any groups, organizations or do any charity work.  He does not have any more friends, "they all aged and drifted away"..... He does not own a boat or RV and does not have any social life except for this new attempt to meet women at MATCH......He picks at his skin constantly, which is very ugly during lunch.  He picked a bloody scab off his forehead twice during lunch, even after I told him the first time that it was very gross to see him do that........He accused me of nagging him when I offered him sun block for riding in the Miata with the top down, and he refused my offer to stop by his car to get his hat to cover his bald head......He was barely able to get up the hill out of the TIDES TAVERN, and was puffing so badly I asked  if he was OK.  In Tacoma we walked between the Glass Museum across to Union Station but he was so winded I asked if he wanted to stay there while I went to get the car for him.  He said yes, he was not able to make it on foot....... We had a long discussion regarding the necessity for exercise but he was not interested in that.  He was aware "if he didn't use it he would lose it" but doesn't care.  I finally concluded that this is one depressed man, who barely has any redeeming social value ( definition of an obscenity ).  He may be rich but all the money in the world could not bring me to have a relationship with him.............