The uncertainty of the past month has drawn me to the diversion of online streaming
I found a stream that centred its attentions to mature professional gay men and found myself chatting to men from all over the world, most over a McDonald’s Coffee and porridge breakfast.
Of course like any, internet phenomenon, there are idiots and predators there, but robust policing of the site and strict boundaries set by me, tend to eject the unwelcome before they can cause trouble or offence.
This morning I had a hilarious conversation with a Spanish Physiotherapist, a Fijian Emergency Room Doctor, a gentle IT specialist from Denmark and a wisecracking father of two from New Zealand.
With the 5 of us sharing a similar sense of humour, I laughed until I cried
The world isn’t that big after all
Ps this video and story moved me greatly
It is so good to feel your relief. This sounds like a wonderful way to meet others. XO
ReplyDeleteI needed the diversion and the conversations
DeleteI stream on a Sunday night as “ Jewish wisecracker”
ReplyDeleteI swear a great deal because I’ve usually downed two cosmos
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Send me your link ( pissh im not Jewish )
DeleteLaughter is a universal language! Brilliant, John, boldly go, doncha know?!
ReplyDeleteHugs!
Yes babs , bold!!!
DeleteBloody marvellous 😉
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DeleteI did watch the moving of Kiruna church live - it was Svt broadcast so it was in Swedish (don't think there was any English broadcast), VERY slowTV - over 16 hours. There is a huge mine underneath Kiruna, and they keep mining more and more. The whole project is to move the whole town! There is the bell tower still to be moved, but I don't think there would be live broadcast. This is a slow move, they've been planning it for eight years. So no for speedheads.
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It’s incredibly moving
DeleteLaughter, the best medicine!
ReplyDeleteWhat a logistical feat that was. I bet there were a few sighs of relief at the end! xx
Just a fewx
DeleteWhen my son was first figuring out his sexuality, his gender identification, his place in this world, the internet was just coming to life. He was able to talk to so many people, still via the written word but so important. He was not the only one! He found a community! Many of his friends are still people he met in those early, early days. I am so grateful that it eased his struggle even the merest amount.
ReplyDeleteHow lovely
DeleteGood for you, John. You may run into someone closer, as you say the world is a small place. In the mean time you will have a few laughs. I have a story about how small. A lady we knew in Grenada went to Scotland to visit her sister for two weeks, and on the train up to Fife she started talking to a man who asked her about her trip. She told him she lived in Grenada and was going to visit her sister. The man said funny that as my nephew lives on his boat in Grenada. Then she said would that be J.H. And of course it was my husband. She couldn’t wait to get back to Grenada and tell us that she had met George on the train. Small world aint it? Gigi
ReplyDeleteThat should be uncle, not nephew. Gigi
DeleteAnother one for you, Gigi. My best friend and I were having a few days in Stratford on Avon to see a couple of shows. We went into a random restaurant for lunch. Our very handsome waiter was convinced he knew me (he really didn't, sadly, and I have no idea who I reminded him of unless it was his grandmother....)
DeleteAnyway, chatting to him, we discovered he was Greek. My friend remarked his wife was Greek, and got out his phone to show a photo of her on their last holiday back in her home village. "But I know that square," the waiter said. Turned out that - different generations - they both came from the very same place. How odd is that?
My mother travelled to Greece and was eating in a little restaurant and the owner asked where she was from and she said Toronto. He said my brother has a restaurant in Toronto so she asked him where was it. He said the location and it was a block away from my sub shop and we had eaten there and my kids went to school with his kids.
DeleteAnother one from Gigi. I was walking down the street in Honolulu when I bumped into someone who worked in the mine at Nanasivik on Baffin island. Turned out we were both there to run the Marathon. And one more, I was in town shopping in Grenada when I bumped into my across the street neighbour who was taking a day tour from a cruise ship. She said I know you were down here somewhere but didn’t know which island. And another, we were anchored out in Bequia when my husband said there is Al on the beach, and it was a member of the Yacht club in Toronto we both belonged to.. So we jumped in the dingy and went to invite him for sundowners. It seems to keep happening to us. One more, we were in Disney in Florada, two oldies, no kids with us when we met a friend of my hubby on a ride. We all felt a little embarrassed to be ding rides at our ages. Gigi
DeleteOMG
ReplyDeleteI just read the comment that is an actual church being moved! They're probably make the current town collapse with all the minig.
And the world is getting smaller and smaller.
Glad you enjoyed the chats!!
XOXO
I'm so uncool, I thought streaming was like Netflix delivering endless episodes of tv shows and films? This streaming seems more like old fashioned chat rooms. I'm glad you had fun tho.
ReplyDeleteOh nevermind, I found a description. I had forgotten this usage/ fad.
DeleteGlad you're having fun and making contacts! Yes, I saw that huge church move on the news last night. I bet everyone wishes it could have actually happened at the speeded-up pace of the video, LOL!
ReplyDeleteHaving people to laugh with is good fun.
ReplyDeleteYou're in good company John.
It is so good to read this. You sound happy! A bonus for me is that is one of my favorite songs - Piano Man.
ReplyDeletethat sounds like a splendid group! I hope it does you a world of good. The laughs alone sound worth it.
ReplyDeleteThat group and the humour you share sound brilliant for you! One of my neighbours seems to enjoy a lively online gaming group which is even better as he lives alone.
ReplyDeleteYou are a people magnet! But we always knew that. Moving the church is a remarkable undertaking, and somehow restores some faith in the world. And a great way to say hello to the day.
ReplyDeleteSad and naive. A doctor and other professions? Really? Naivety can be dangerous.
ReplyDeleteBitter and twisted
DeleteI like that Anonymous described herself in the first three words!
DeleteJust the first word applies to you Sue.
DeleteDo you think John is unable to speak for himself?
TBH that question went through my mind but with his medical background I think, or hope John would be able to spot a fraud.
DeleteAfew months ago I posted a picture of myself on Instagram saying I had just turned 69. I posted the picture for friends,not looking for a hookup. Within hours I was flooded with replies from men wanting to woo me. The pictures all showed good looking men with professional backgrounds. Luckily I knew about cat fishing and blocked all of them. Sadly there are people who fall for this.
Anyway, talking to a person rather than looking at a picture is different. I think John is astute and will be just fine.
I physically chatted to these guys on camera
DeleteI realize that and am not worried. ❤
DeleteWhat fun there is to be had on the Internet, finding like-minded people.
ReplyDeleteFor a moment I thought that you had become addicted to Netflix or Prime, what a much more sociable way of 'streaming'. Are you secretly looking for another holiday destination, because all the guys you chatted to come from very interesting places? :-)
ReplyDeleteI hope the church had a fun day out.
ReplyDeleteSocial connection reaching the far corners of civilization. Maybe how we do an international blogger gathering?
ReplyDeleteSharing laughter is a great way to connect.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you had a good laugh. I had to smile when I saw that church moving because I had just heard about it on CBC the night before. Small world indeed.
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