Flowers In The Garden

This week I took some pictures in my garden of the new flowers popping up, since we have somewhat warmer weather. They just amazed me. How vibrant they look. They are new and shiny, even though they are the same types of flowers I saw last year, for some reason I'm seeing them in a whole new way.



I was over at Patty's house and she perused the Craiglist profiles when she decided to read the personal entitled: Another Fat Girl Looking for a Boyfriend. This is what she, oh let's call her Alexandra, says:



"What does it take to get a date in this city? I guess not being fat would help...but besides that? I am a reasonably amusing...reasonably attractive...reasonably interesting. Yet for some reason...I find myself living vicariously through my roommate and her multiple boyfriends."

She went on to say that she is college educated, compassionate, liberal, vegetarian, likes to watch independent films, bravo and the bbc. She likes to listen to Tori Amos, The Postal Service, Radiohead, and very little hip hop or rap. She shops at thrift stores. Alex rides public transportation because she's environmentally conscious. She claims not to have any emotional problems. While she finds religion and spirituality fascinating, she's neither religious nor spiritual. (Of course she playing it safe here) "I also enjoy musical theater or theater in general...I want to see Aida next weekend and it would be nice to have a date."




She seems like a cool chick, if she was a man I would probably answer her ad. What is wrong with society where people like Alexandra can't find a date in a big bustling city like San Francisco? There are women out there, perfect, rare and exotic flowers that people just pass up every day. Are roses and daisies all men want? Has the general dating population become a place where the lowest common denominator of beauty is acceptable or has it always been that way?



I was hesitant about writing back a guy I met online. It's true I like my men big, but this man must weigh at least 300 lbs. Ginormous! While I still find him attractive I was worried that we would be limited in what we could do, like hiking, dancing, long walks.... I thought, do I want to be partnered with someone who can't share in all the things I love to do? Then I thought of Alexandra and all the rare flowers out there that I know deserve a chance. So, I bent over my key-board tapped the keys a bit and inhaled deeply.