A Place Err... Page Of Her Own

Those of you who read my blog regularly surely know about my wonderful girlfriend, Dotty. Well, due to the scrolling nature of blogs and the way new posts make the old ones fade from view, I decided to do something very special. I have had a web page of my own for a little over a year now hosted on Yahoo geocities. Today, I added a page about Dotty. I've included a link to that page in this blog entry. Please go and take a look. Now, she has a permanent spot on my website to go with the permanent place she has in my heart. I love you, Angel.

Click here to visit Dotty's Page.

What Is Perfection?

When someone thinks of the word perfection, it usually brings to mind something without a flaw. Since human beings are flawed by design or definition, this has led to the belief that no one is perfect. I intend to challenge this notion with this blog entry.

Consider the animal shows that judge various breeds against each other by comparing the animal presented to a breed standard. An animal who meets every standard is considered to be a "perfect" specimen. Since humans are members of the animal kingdom, why can't we attach this same standard to ourselves? Since one of our breed standards is to be flawed, we must be capable of making mistakes in order to be a perfect specimen. Thus, readers may wonder how to find out if someone they know (perhaps themselves) could be deemed perfect. I'll present that now.

First, ask yourself if you're willing to help someone who needs help whether you know the person or not. This is an act of selflessness. By several guidelines, people should be selfless. Thus, selflessness could be considered another breed standard for the human species. It can be easily observed that not everyone possesses this trait so it is a valid measuring stick.

Another general rule for humans is that when we do make mistakes we should learn from them. Again, this is a valid measurement device because not everyone does this. So, we have another breed standard for our species. This leads into and is part of the last breed standard I'll present. Humans should try to better themselves. This could be demonstrated in various ways ranging from academic preparation for a better job or career to taking on physical exercise to improve your overall health. You don't have to do everything at the same time or in the same time frame either. As long as you are doing one thing to better yourself, you are meeting the standard.

So three breed standards:

1. Do you help people including those you don't know?

2. Do you learn from the mistakes you do make?

3. Do you participate in activities for self-improvement?

If you answered yes to all three questions, pat yourself on the back and consider yourself a perfect specimen of the human species.

Completeness

I have felt, before, like my life was complete. I never really knew what complete felt like though until I met my wonderful Dotty. When I am with her, I don't need anyone else around. She makes me laugh, fills me with happiness, listens to me, and all of the other things that people should do for each other.

There are other friends, naturally, that are very special to me. And, there are several of these people that I don't get to see as much as I'd like. These include Curt, Mark, Rob, Nikki, Hildey, and Abby to name just a few. The point is that when Dot's around I don't miss any of these people. It doesn't stop the feelings of friendship I have for anyone. She just gives me this feeling of contentment and fulfillment. I don't know how or why. No one has ever done this for me before.

So, to all my other friends I just want to say that I'm sorry I don't have more time for you. I'm not purposely ignoring you nor am I forgetting you. I'm just happy with a wonderful girlfriend.

A Night Apart

Friday night, I had to spend a night apart from my wonderful girlfriend due to business reasons. I work 57 miles away from where we live and there was a training class being held Saturday that started at 9:00 am. Originally, Dot and I were supposed to go together. I had the hotel room reserved for us and we were planning on going to karaoke. I love serenading her and dancing with her.

Unfortunately, she took ill. She didn't feel like making the trip and she definitely didn't feel like having to drive herself back home so that she could go to work while I was in class. After discussing the situation, we decided that the best thing was for me to go on over as planned. First, the room was going to be charged to us anyway. Second, it seemed to make more sense than my trying to leave here early enough Saturday morning to insure making it to class on time.

I had the hardest time falling asleep that night though. Naturally, I missed the warmth of having my girlfriend next to me. I was also worried about her. Was she getting worse? Was she the same? Was she getting better? These were things I wouldn't know until I could get back home to her. We stayed in close contact while we weren't asleep via text messages and phone calls. She really made it just about as easy as it possibly could be. I love you, Dotty. You're my Angel and one of my very dearest and closest friends.

One Step Closer To A Lifetime Of Happiness

Wednesday morning, my wonderful girlfriend of just a little more than nine months gave me the news I've been wanting to hear. She wants to marry me. We're not engaged yet, but, this was just her way of letting me know she was ready to commit to me totally and completely. I don't know when I've ever been happier. This wonderful lady has taken me into her life complete with all my quirks and moods. I love her so much and I haven't been able to picture my life without her since the day we became boyfriend and girlfriend. Now, I feel like I will never have to go through that.

Dotty, my love, you make me happier just to be near you even if it's not necessarily showing at the moment. Believe me, I'd be worse yet if you weren't around. I don't want to spend another day without you by my side. Written words don't come easy to me and I'm always afraid that I'll leave something out. So, this may seem like useless rambling to most readers, but, I don't care. I want the world to know how special my Dotty is to me. I want the galaxy to know how much I love this woman. I want the universe to know that I'm devoted to making the rest of her life the most pleasurable days she'll ever have.

Angel, the other night, I gave you my class ring and I am making a promise to you here and now that token meant forever in my heart. Someday, in the near future, you will be my fiance. I love you and I don't ever want to leave your side.