Steady, as she goes

Find yourself a girl, and settle down
Live a simple life in a quiet town
                      . . .
Your friends have shown a kink in the single life
You've had too much to think, now you need a wife

Tuesday morning, I was eating breakfast and half-listening as the NBC morning news yammered amicably about about Zagat's new nightlife guide. Suddenly, a familiar voice echoed out of my television and I looked up to see a very familiar face - one of the players from my days as the Trainer for 'SC's rugby team.

I actually dropped my cereal spoon.

Though Roc and I lost touch nearly 7 years ago, I'd recognize him anywhere; there was no chance that the man on camera was anyone else. After a little creative Googling, I found an email address for him and dashed off a message; he got back to me almost immediately and promised to call me so that we could catch up properly.

Last night we finally had the chance to chat for awhile. We managed to talk for quite some time before approaching the most dreaded portion of any "catch-up" conversation:

He: So, you married yet?
Me: Nope, not yet.
He: No? No? How is that possible?
Me: Please, I barely have time to sleep much less sift through all the chaff in this city, looking for a kernel of wheat.
He: You don't need to bother with all that. Just find one you want, tell him you're going to marry him and be done with it!
Me: Club him over the head and drag him back to my cave, as it were?
He: Exactly.
Me: I'll have to try that.
He: What ever happened to Apollo?
My heart stopped.
Me: Actually, he lives less than a mile away from me.
He: And you're not married yet why? I figured you two would be long married by now, with a couple of kids.
Me: You did?

I laughed but my heart plunged into my stomach and stayed there, even after we'd changed the subject.

In my head I was thinking Yeah, me too.

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*Lyrics from Steady, As She Goes by the Raconteurs

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[Adri]

Boys are dumb.