A Dinner With My Ex

It wasn't really dinner, I guess it was Brunch. My ex-wife, two of my children and one their husbands and I all had brunch together. I thought it went very well, I am glad that my children got to see us all together and we had a pleasant time. I wished my ex-wife well with her new boyfriend and told her about a job opportunity for her.

My ex-wife was a triathlete, she is also a fitness trainer. She has been in good shape and lost some weight. She looked a little thin, this is not the Pimpernel being a jerk, she told me she had lost six pounds in two weeks because of her job. The thing is that when you see someone everyday, you don't notice the little changes. If you haven't seen someone in a bit, you notice the changes more. I wondered what changes she noticed in me. I cannot see the changes in me; but, I am sure I have. Perhaps I am slightly balder, perhaps my stomach is slightly larger. I do not know what she saw. I certainly look better than I did three years ago or four years ago, I was at the edge of death and looked it.

While we were eating I told my ex-wife about some technology stuff, she got it. She told me she was going back to school and I am sure she will do well. I think it was good that we all got together, I think it is good that my ex-wife and I can be civil with one another and discuss things, we knew each other for most of our lives. When we departed, I thought I saw a look of sadness on my ex; but, it may have just been my imagination and I have no idea what she was thinking. Perhaps she has regrets, I do not know. She was wrong about something though, I told her I was retiring in two and a half years and she said she had three jobs; she forgot, when I retire she gets half my pension. It won't be much but she gets half of it. She will be able to retire much younger than she thinks.

I had been told that her boyfriend was a Vegan. My ex always wanted to be a vegetarian and I figured this was probably a good thing that they could agree on. I mentioned that all I knew about the guy was that he was a Vegan (actually I also know his first name, age and that he took Yoga classes - nothing meaningful). She told me he wasn't; but, wanted to be one. I hadn't meant to bring up any issues, it was just small talk. I just wanted to wish him and her well.

My ex-wife and I have moved on, our lives have changed and we have moved and we have had a life apart. After brunch, my ex thanked me, for what I do not know. It may have been for buying brunch; but, I bought a whole heck of a lot of meals for us and she should have known I would pay and I am sure she did. She may have said thank you for having us all get together. She may have said thank you for all I did do for us over the past 25 years, I don't know what she was thinking when she said it. I said you are welcome and it applies to all of the reasons I mentioned or another one completely different.

Well, if you have continued reading then lets turn to something completely different. Lets talk about those transhumanists and what they think the future should be. I am going to provide a link to a video, it is about what they think the future should be and you are I are not important to it, we are to be virtual rather than real. They wish to give you immortality in exchange, they want your mind. Sounds crazy; but, it is what they believe. They believe that in the near future they will be able to download your mind onto a computer. This is sci-fi and bad science thinking. They believe that you can be replicated in a computer. This is mainstream science and they think people are nothing more than calculators.

Enjoy the video, YouTube - 2045: A New Era for Humanity