Dear Shirley, Earth Angel:

I thought you didn’t post because you were so busy this week with tests and the project. To my surprise I got the update message and looked for your thread (the longest by far thread in the history of tiny Buddha) and just found out you posted Wednesday, for crying out loud! I didn’t know. How did this happen…hmm.

I read about Francine before, and lots about Dave and Andrew, and your special friend. You also mentioned Alyssa, Alissa, Liz and Keri- don’t remember their names from before.

How exciting: this is the fist time you listed your requirement for a future boyfriend:
* a scientist
* good at math
* knows about computers and tool work
* likes nature and camping
* a buddhist wiccan
* athletic, but not too vain with it
* knows first aid
* Kind and accepting, laid-back.
(a combination of Andrew, your special friend, Dave and your dad (toolworking, athletic).

I don’t think your requirements are unreasonable, not at all. If you become interested in a particular man who is a scientist, give him a list of these requirements. If he is a scientist he is probably good at math and knows enough computer. And tools because scientists use tools in the lab. And then, because scientists spend so much time in the lab, they need a break in nature, hence camping. First aid, for a scientist is basic. The kind, accepting and laid back, that has nothing to do with education, so it requires your ongoing observation of the man, over time and in different situations.

Now lets see if my post goes through…

anita