So because our flight time was getting close, we of course had to be pulled from the line to go through security (along with some others whose flights were also coming up soon). We were on the 11:45 flight.

Of course one woman whose flight was at 11:34, barreled past me breaking Sonja and I up. This other woman says, “Wait! I’m on the 11:24 flight!” and wanted to go ahead of the 11:34 woman, but the 11:34 woman wouldn’t let her go ahead even though the other woman’s flight was before hers.

Did you ever meet someone you just want to kick and shake? That woman was radiating negative energy. I’m sure her purse was filled with Tums, Mylanta, pain medication . . . and maybe some Xanax. She might have even been an emergency Valium woman like my mother.

So I made the flight here to New Orleans, and now I have a job for all of you this weekend. You’re probably thinking, “Wait, I read yesterday’s blog about the job you gave us to reconnect with old friends. You have TWO jobs for us this weekend?” For any of you who need a refresher on yesterday’s blog, CLICK HERE.

For those of you who are regular readers, you know I have limited experience with children. I’ve even called them “little aliens” from time to time, even though they’re really just little people.

I learned some things watching little Ashlyn here. It’s amazing how uninhibited a 2½ year old’s body language and emotions are. You know exactly when a kid wants to talk to you, play with you, communicate something to you . . . and you know when they think you’re a creep.

They are either naturally approachable or naturally unapproachable — like pitbulls. They are based on natural body language intuition, and are without fears and doubts.

So your job, Ethan Hunt . . . oh, wait this isn’t Mission: Impossible . . . is to go find some little kids this weekend and watch them. Go to a Chuck E. Cheese or a park and just enjoy yourself. Don’t go dressed in trenchcoat looking like a creep, and just enjoy the day.

I want you to go back to your more innocent days when you were more open about meeting people. The way to do that is to be open about body language, dynamics and from where the smile comes.

For those of you who think you’re above this, you don’t get the point of this. For those of you who think this is silly, you can be like Kristen’s cats and just hide in your room. People can be so much like cats — you take a cat out of it’s environment to a new place, and it freaks out for weeks and hides in corners in a room.

What would you rather be like? Think about it. Would you rather look at the world and the beauty that it is? Or, would you rather be like Kristen’s cats, Captain Jack and Hercules, scared of the living room? Would you rather be screaming with enjoyment, or screaming with fear?

Here’s a quote I just heard that fits perfectly into today’s blog and is a good ending to it: “You know if you hide from your fears, they don’t go away.  They get bigger and they get worse.  The only way to get rid of them is to face them.” 

Have an amazing Saturday!

“Well, from 2001 to 2003, I dated and lived with Mary Thompson. In 2004, I was depressed from the breakup so I didn’t really date anybody. In 2005, I got back into the dating world, and I dated the following six women… In 2006, I had a mini-relationship with Ann Johnson.”

It’s almost like listing your entire resume! You tell the same stories over and over again and you feel like a broken record.

The next time you go out on a date, why not bring a PowerPoint presentation and a tape recorder? Then all you have to do is press play! Put up the slideshow and she can see your childhood, where you went to college, what you looked like when you were younger, and photos of your first girlfriend.

Just bring a PowerPoint! You can show a photo of the shrink you saw in 1999 and explain that this was your “confused year.” When she asks about your job history, you can go to that section of the PowerPoint and show her some of the companies you’ve worked for.

Really, dates are incredibly monotonous. I don’t believe in dates. I believe in hanging out. I have to take my dog for a walk – why don’t we go together? I’ll even bring the plastic bag and clean up after Daphne!

Resume exchange dates and even PowerPoint presentation dates are not very fun. There is nothing interesting about them.

So the next time you want to do a PowerPoint presentation date, why don’t you think outside the box? Why don’t you do some of the dates that we’ve talked about over and over again on the blog? There are so many fun and different dates.

Let’s abandon the PowerPoint presentation and resume dates. Let’s start thinking and having fun and interesting dates.

You’re going to thank me because you’ll be out on a date this week, having dinner with someone and once the date gets a little boring, you’ll think to yourself, man, David was so right! I wish I’d brought my tape recorder to take over for me! I don’t want to be here!

And the tape recorder can do it. You could even just have two tape recorders talking to each other!

Todays video is all about how to meet people in the park. Summer is almost over and the time to meet is now!