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Friday night I became an uncle. My nephew is an amazing little miracle, and I can't wait to watch him become a person. It's really, really, really exciting. It's amazing the way you can just stare at a newborn for hours and never get tired of it.

That's not what I'm here to write about though. This isn't my outlet for that kind of thing. It's my outlet for this kind of thing. I have a date with a pretty acupuncturist on Thursday. I'm pretty excited, but I'm also pretty nervous. I haven't really been on a date since I split up with my fiance more than a year ago, and I haven't been on a date with anyone other than my fiance since 2003. That's a long damn time. I've had a few make out sessions, but that's not really the same thing. I was going to ask her over to my place for a glass of wine after work. It's my understanding that asking someone over to your place is tantamount to asking them to have sex with you, right? That wasn't my goal, and I thought the early hour would signal that, but she put the kibosh on that right quick and suggested we meet at a bar a little later in the evening. I've got kind of a love-hate relationship with the bar scene in general, but it's too damn cold for a picnic.

Any tips for someone who's a little rusty with this type of thing? Flowers? Probably not for a first date at a bar, right?