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So last Saturday night (01/27) I headed out to my usual spot to dance. One thing I’ve noticed is that clubs are typically more croweded on Saturday night than Fridays. Of course, it also helped that we didn’t have the terribly frigid temperatures we had the night before.

I was hoping to see the woman I had seen a few weeks prior, but unfortunately, she didn’t show. Also found it kind of hard to dance with anyone that night. It seemed that everyone already came with a partner, or else just wasn’t interested.

Those that know me know that I have disdain for just about all modern/top 40/dance music that the radio blasts today. That said, there is something hypnotic about the pulsing beats, especially combined with a dark room with a light show going on. I’ve also gained some respect for the DJ’s. They seem to know how to gauge the crowd and get them dancing if too many are sitting on the sidelines. Last Saturday, there seemed to be nothing but women on the dance floor. So, to get some of the fellas moving, he played a mash-up of Run-DMC’s “It’s Tricky”, overlaid with the guitar riff to Metallica’s “Enter Sandman”. Very creative, I must admit. I also heard another dance song with the bass line to the White Stripes’ “Seven Nation Army”. I don’t know if the DJ at the place I club invents these mash-ups on the fly, or even if he does it himself at all, but it’s pretty darn cool.

No, I won’t be actively listening to drum ‘n’ bass or ambient jungle in my spare time now

So I pretty much danced with some groups or else kind of moved around the floor for the rest of the evening, until about 1:20. I found a group of women to dance with. The seemed a little amazed (amused) at the dorky old guy’s energy. Towards the end of the evening, however, I was dancing with one of them.

Like I said, folks, it pays to stay in the game. You take yourself out early, you lose. Definintely. No one to blame but yourself. You stay in the game until the bitter end and give it your best, you still might lose, but might just win. If you win, you’ll have yourself to thank for not giving up. If you give it all you got and still lose? Hey, that’s life partner. No one said it was fair. But at least you can’t blame yourself for not trying.

Stay in the game.

…Ain’t got a home. And so begins a new category on the BoormanBlog: Searching for a house. My lease is up on 03/20, and I’m going ot try to buy a house in that time. To that end, I’ll be looking at 3 different houses in Manchester tomorrow (actually, make that today, guess where I was tonight!!!). Better hit the hay if I want to be coherent tomorrow!! Wish me luck!!

So last Friday night (01/26), I was down at the club I like to frequent. As it happened, here in the Northeast, winter arrived with a vengence. Last Friday night, temps got down well below freezing, which cause many folks to stay home or to do something else other than go dancing. The club that night was far from packed.

Early on, though, there was a group of ladies out on the floor early. I was kind of hovering on the sidelines, just bopping along with my Bud Light in my hand. One of the ladies grabbed me and pulled me out on the floor. She and her friends passed me around for a few minutes, and then, just like that, they were on their way, not to be seen again. I stayed for the rest of the night, but didn’t really dance with anyone else. Still, any night where I get to dance with someone is a good night

I feel very encouraged by this streak of good fortune I’m experiencing. I’m definitely making up for lost time!