Summer has finally arrived!  Too bad it’s still cloudy and rainy where I live.  Plus, working two hours a day has really taken a toll on my body.

Oh well, I better start planning a vacation to somewhere nice and warm.

My wife thinks we should join our friends on a road trip to California.  I’ll agree to go, just as long as I get to play my favorite road song - “On the Road Again” by Willie Nelson.  In the meantime, I better start preparing ahead by looking for vacation rentals.

Since I’m getting older (and somewhat wiser), booking vacation rentals rather than a hotel would be an ideal situation.  You get the comforts of a real home without dealing with crowded amenities or noisy vacationers.  I definitely look forward to finding some much needed R&R in the not-so-distant future.

Time to start planning right now!

It’s been a very busy week for me. Last week, Imaginary Diva and I finally took possession of our new luxury two-bedroom condominium. Since we’re both self employed and running our own businesess, the move into our new place has been a very tiring experience. We’ve managed to haul most of our belongings already. Hopefully, within a couple of days, our move will finally be complete.

If you head over to Imaginary Diva’s blog, she writes about the constant silence throughout our building; not a single noise is heard from the neighbors. It also helps that our building is marketed towards empty nesters and young professionals. I haven’t seen a single kid or child living in our building.

We don’t know how long we’ll eventually stay here. And if you live in BC, the past couple of years have seen a meteoric rise in real estate. If the price is right, perhaps we’ll sell our place next year and find another home. But for now, once our current move is finished, I plan on taking a nice short break.

Recently I came across a very interesting article by Brad Leibowitz on relationship infidelity.

“When left to our own measures, men the world over can find themselves in a world of debauchery.  For those who are hitched, when it comes to infidelity, what actually constitutes going too far? Where do you draw the line in the sand?”

It’s a good question.

My answer to this would probably be different from yours, simply because we are all different individuals.  We each have differemt expectations from our partners when in a relationship. But one thing remains constant … and that is the promise of being monogamous to each other.

Brad also mentions in his article that “it’s obvious that men are characterized as the sex that cheats the most,” and that “women set the guidelines for what cheating truly is”.

Women set rules, and men break them.

For the most part, I do agree.  Women set most of the “rules” in a relationship.  It’s because females are more vocal in setting expectations in a committed relationship, plus they expect men to “get in line”.

However, in all fairness, half of our so called “rules” are just an accident waiting to be broken.  I have a female friend, who to this day still has not realized that “talking to another girl” and “not answering his phone, where must he be” does not constitute cheating.  Eventually, she gets the girls out to party, “meets men” and has totally convinced herself that he’s already out there breaking their bond of trust with another woman.

We all have to understand that basic rule of cause and effect. There has to be a cause in order to get the effect.  Maybe, we try to concentrate too much on the result rather than what instigated the result.  In my girlfriend’s case, she’s deemed her partner guilty before he’s even cheated on her.

Ladies, after a man’s been convicted and tried without any justified reason, where do you think the next step in your relationship will lead?

Cult TV show Battlestar Galactica will finally end next year, the program’s makers have confirmed.  Executive producers Ronald Moore and David Eick issued a statement, saying, “This show was always meant to have a beginning, a middle and, finally, an end.  Over the course of the last year, the story and the characters have been moving strongly toward that end, and we’ve decided to listen to those internal voices and conclude the show on our own terms. And while we know our fans will be saddened to know the end is coming, they should brace themselves for a wild ride getting there - we’re going out with a bang.”.

Battlestar Galactica is a criticially acclaimed sci-fi drama with great acting and storylines.  It’s a production filled with flawed characters that mimmick our human nature and our plight as a people.  A show that isn’t afraid to examine our flawed shortcomings, especially with the world around us.  It’s a critically aclaimed drama of the most intense nature, a well produced show with a delivery standard that will keep you coming back for more.

For longtime viewers such as me, this announcement comes to no suprise.  This type of show has to end.  Characters and storylines were developed with a creative agenda to finally reach a conclusion, plus extending the show beyond four seasons (or more) would simply delay or drag-on towards an inevitable ending.

Overall, I’m dissapointed BSG will finally end.  But the timing is perfect, especially for a show that differs so much from the norm.