If I was a guy, I know where I would've
been yesterday afternoon.
Okay; that didn't sound quite right, if
only because, the last time I checked, I AM a guy. Let me put it
this way—if I was young, single guy, I know where I would've been
Sunday afternoon--
The beach. Specifically, the beach at
McCarty's Cove
Let me explain. Because it was a
gorgeous, 90 degree day (at the end of September!) Loraine and I
found ourselves out walking around a bunch of bike paths, then taking a walk in the lake on the beach from Shiras Park to McCarty's Cove. I was surprised by something—while
the beach was packed (as well it should be), the vast majority of
people that were there were women. I was kind of surprised by that;
after all, it's usually split 50-50 among the genders. But then I
started to think (which, as we all know, can be a very dangerous
thing), and I suddenly realized why the beach may have filled with a majority of women.
All the guys were inside watching
football.
I mean, that's the only reason I can
think of why the beaches were lacking men on 90 degree
Sunday. Every other Sunday we've walked past that locale there have
been men on the beach; the only thing different this past Sunday was
the fact that pro football (oh, and the Lions, too) was being shown
on TV. So that's the only reason I can think of. And it's a shame
the guys missed it, too. It was a gorgeous day, and they missed it
for what—a chance to see the Lions lose?
It's not like you won't have 14 more
chances to see that this season.
Loraine also joked about how, by not
being at the beach, the guys were missing out n a chance to perhaps
meet all those women who were being smart and enjoying the sun and
the warmth. And that got us to talking...where exactly DO single
people go to meet now? I mean, we've been together forever, and
haven't exactly had to worry about meeting other people. But where
DO single people go to meet now; assuming, of course, that they
actually go somewhere to meet in person, and just don't do it online.
Do you still go to bars to meet people? Do you still see who's
cruising the produce aisles of a grocery store? Or do you go
outside, on a nice sunny day, and meet someone that way?
Inquiring (married) minds want to know!
So if you're a young man and it's nice
outside again some Sunday this fall, take it from someone who has
seen it first hand. Don't spend the entire afternoon glued to a TV
set or a computer screen. Go to the beach instead.
You're welcome.
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