New Chapter in Blogville

Well, having never posted my blog for public consumption, it seems silly to even have this blog.

I keep an online diary, but this is kind of fun and it looks pretty.

So, I don't really think I can recap my life here since, uh... the last blog post which was May 2006. Apparently the last entry was made before I met Alan Levine for breakfast - our first "date", although I didn't want to call it that. I was unemployed then, and I'm unemployed again now.

We have been seeing each other for 2 years. Lets just say this about him. He is 58, never been married, and is an only child, who must care for his 91 year old mother, who lives alone in a house in Newton. Okay? I think you can fill in the gaps using your imagination.

But, I like him. He's not bad looking, he is not ashamed to do "Jewish" things with me, but that's not only what he's about. We watch Red Sox games together, and he's very smart. We do crossword puzzles and he enjoys the same TV shows I do - cartoons like Simpsons, South Park etc, and he "gets" it. I think he probalby "gets" me too, as my friend Susan likes to say.
But being older than me, he's a bit slower - I think it's just him, not age though.

As for marriage... well, I've kind of given up on that. It's not really a dream I had, and I did vow I'd never live with anyone again,. I realize that I still love living alone, and I think Alan does too. The only problem is that he lives in an apartment and pays for it dearly... Oh and did I mention he hasn't worked in quite a few years? He did have a number of wonderful, high paying jobs, all over the country, but unfortunately, his skills are legacy, and he hasn't done much to keep up - hasn't learned new programming languages etc. And I just cannot understand what is going on, no matter how hard I try. Anyone can find a job doing something. He has had 2 jobs since I met him, though. But nothing that really fit his skills. Hey, should I make judgements here? If I didn't hate spending my savings, I'd love to remain unemployed. Ideally I'd love a job that provides some benefits but less than 40 hours, (30-35 maybe?). Maybe helping someone in a small business.

I have to go out now. Alan has not returned my calls and I want to get out of the house and do some passover shopping.... did I mention I am unemployed?