THE LIFE OF A DBM

Sorry I have been gone for a minute. I have not posted in a while. I have no excuses except I have been enjoying life and and new toy. A Treo650 (I heard the 700 sucks). So I can check my email from my phone and have not been in front of my desk top in a while. I also have been going out a lot. Making up for lost time (having a job will do that to you). I also have been getting phone numbers and getting back in the dating scene. The thing is that I have been meeting these 20 something females. I Talked to one and she said something about 35 BEING OLD, mind you I'm 38. Of Course I have not told her how old Twin is or the fact I was married while she was thinking about SAT, ACT or running for class president. I also have been getting beef from some of my friends, because they keep stressing to me that I will never settle down if I keep going out with children.(They all have been over the age of 22).
Now that I back dating again, I realize that I hate spending the money. Another thing that bothers me is the representative. You know the representative, who makes you seem perfect until the real person shows up. This usually happen after you sleep with them or after around 3 months. ( I rarely reach the 3 month mile marker) .
I know this is not my best post but I have to keep in touch with my blog friends and let you all know that 2006 is starting out better than 2005.

How long is too long for a person to date his boy's ex-girlfriend? This is a question I have pondered for a long time. Is it okay if you get permission? The reason I ask was that I was out to dinner with a bunch of friends last night and I see a familiar face. I get the girl a drink and across from her is one of the most beautiful women I have seen in a long time. After I point her out to my boy who was sitting next to her, he says to me I used to hit it back in the day. What! When! and how come you are just telling me this now. I know we all have women we have hit and not told some people but I'm your boy. You would think that of the 200 million conversation we have had in the past SHE would have came up. He says to me it was a long time ago (more than 10 years) and he would not have any problems with me talking to her. I was now in a dilemma. I wanted to talk to her but knowing that my boy hit it and that he would talk shit, I passed for the moment. ( I did meet another female later) I was wondering who out there has a rule of never dating a friend's ex or what is the status of limitation where they are fair game.

MY RULE
I have a rule not a Ten Commandment rule, but a break the ice rule. If I'm out and I see someone who catches my eye and I can observe that she is not with someone or has a ring on her finger, I get the bartender to buy her a drink. I know what you are thinking. That must get expensive. NO I don't do this all the time just about once a month. Well last night I practiced my rule. After I did this, one of my boys said I was dumb. His reasoning is that I should not spend any money on a women unless I have a chance to hit it. I counter with that is the dumbest thing I have ever heard. I'm being freindly and I sure she will come over and say "thank you" and that is my way of getting a conversation started. Well it worked. Drink was brought and I got the number.