{"id":32660,"date":"2022-09-20T17:05:34","date_gmt":"2022-09-20T17:05:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wsbj.com\/sorabji\/?p=32660"},"modified":"2022-09-20T17:57:38","modified_gmt":"2022-09-20T21:57:38","slug":"more-coffee-i-dont-like","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wsbj.com\/sorabji\/2022\/09\/20\/more-coffee-i-dont-like.html","title":{"rendered":"More coffee I don’t like"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I still don’t like the coffee here, but here I am again, racking up another notch on the repeat customer card so I can get a free cup of coffee I will not like after drinking 10 cups of it.<\/p>\n

I’m on a hookup app where one of the women says her therapist recommended that she use this app. It is strictly a sex and hookup only scene so I wonder what went on in those therapy sessions.<\/p>\n

One shrink told me to try Bumble. She never even saw the app and made limited use of anything Internet. But she got me onto Bumble, where I had a few moderately interesting encounters.<\/p>\n

Dating apps have became entirely too professional for me. People spend thousands of professional model photographers and biography authors, and all for what? The mere chance of making a connection?<\/p>\n

People can spend their money however they want. Still, sometimes I wince at the way some people blow coin like it’s a shitfest.<\/p>\n

One dude was a gambler who hit Atlantic City every couple of months. His exact words were “If I lose 4 or 5 thousands dollars that’s a good night for me.” I didn’t say anything, because I had nothing to say. He seemed truly happy with himself over his gambling losses.<\/p>\n

I can imagine the visceral thrill of being there. Casinos can be addicting not just in the money but the atmosphere.<\/p>\n

Change subject: I noticed a publication that is called “POPULAR INFORMATION.” I thought that was a telling name for this information age. I wonder if it takes the same approach to information as Popular Mechanics and Popular Science took to their subjects.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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