Three random thoughts of the day

1. A friend told me tonight that I’m better at putting myself out there than she is. After I finished picking my mouth up off the ground, I laughed. After I finished laughing, I told her that it took me quite a while to get to this point. But the very thought that someone said that to me? Pretty groundbreaking. Must be on a good track with this whole resolution business.

2. I read an article today that stated the following. How inspiring for those of us who would actually like to get married one day:

Marriage has never been less popular. A recent Pew Research Center study found that a record-low 51% of people older than 18 in the U.S. were married in 2010, a precipitous drop from 72% in 1960. If the trend continues, married people will no longer be the majority in a few years. New marriages decreased by a sharp 5% last year, and there are fewer married people in all age groups. The biggest decline has been among 18-to-29-year-olds, from 60% a half-century ago to the current 20%, perhaps illustrating that the younger generation has little faith in getting hitched.

3. Last Thursday I gave a security guard in my building a Christmas card with my number in it and an invitation to hang out. He referenced the card as “sweet” and something that “lifted his spirits” when I saw him later in the day. He also mentioned hanging out but made no specific plans. I see him again tomorrow. What will happen? Tune in tomorrow.

Like sands through the hour glass, these are my thoughts of the day.