By The Wiz
How many of you Googled old boyfriends after whatserbucket’s last post? Raise your hands.
I’m happy to announce that my old boyfriend is now completely bald and happily working in his chosen profession. He also has a name that is very easy to Google. My husband, on the other hand, has an old girlfriend with the last name of Smith (or so he tells me). She is lost forever in cyberspace.
How many of you have cleaned your kitchen and bathroom floors obsessively with the touch of a button? Just me? Oh, good, then. I’m going a little crazy with the scooba, affectionately named Scooter. (I just couldn’t do Rosie, DH has a sister with a name that may or may not be exactly that.) I know you were wondering about that, and I am nothing if not accomodating.
On a personal note, I continue to wonder at giant blow up decorations that my neighbor puts up for every holiday. I don’t know what Tigger has to do with St. Patrick’s Day or Easter, but hey, there he is. I think my neighbor might be the palm queen in disguise. But he watches my dog when I go on vacation, so I don’t complain.
Now I have to go watch Top Chef while I eat Rocky Road ice cream. You may now discuss old boyfriends and fabulous ice cream flavors. I say nothing beats Mint Chocolate Chip, but I am easily persuaded.




I did! I googled my high school boyfriend, and he lives in San Diego and isn’t married yet- just working on his second PhD.
I covet Scooter. Really. Does he do wood floors, too?
Comment #1 by Tracy MMarch 19th, 2008 at 11:13 pmI’ve googled lots of people– some found, some not… however, sadly I’m still living in Dallas, pre-almost 10 yr old. LOL! I’ve found some of my college articles on there too– very odd.
On the blow up note– you must live by the same neighbor my MIL does… LOL!
Comment #2 by MelMarch 20th, 2008 at 5:22 amOOoo! Rocky Road and Mint Chocolate Chip. My 2 favorites!
Comment #3 by JustRandiMarch 20th, 2008 at 7:10 amNot an old boyfriend, but a really good guy friend who got married. You know how that “friend” relationship tends to fizzle when your buddy is of the opposite sex? I hate that. Anyway, sent a message to a guy on facebook, but it wasn’t him…still searching.
Comment #4 by AmyMarch 20th, 2008 at 7:41 amNot any old boyfriends, but I did google my hubby’s ex-girlfriend. couldn’t find her. That’s probbly a really good thing.
Ice cream? any flavor is great, pretty much, but my latest faves are baskin robbins love potion #33 (It hinkhtat’s what it’s called…?) anything with “moose tracks fudge” and peanut butter combined (usually a grocery store brand).
Comment #5 by mellocelloMarch 20th, 2008 at 8:19 amUnfortunately, the two boyfriends I want to find have really common names and I can’t get anything!!!! Not like I haven’t tried this before….. I do keep-up with others on Facebook, but they are ones I don’t really care about. Sigh. One day I will find an efficient way to stalk my ex’s.
Comment #6 by EmilyMarch 20th, 2008 at 8:21 amOK, but who googled themselves?
Comment #7 by Susan MMarch 20th, 2008 at 8:42 amPeppermint ice cream, but it only comes out at Christmas.
Or anything with the word “tracks” in it.
And I’m really envious of you and Scooter. Is it really as good as they say? And where did you find yours?
Comment #8 by StarababaMarch 20th, 2008 at 8:43 amI didn’t google any old flames but since the post was about someone from middle school I tried to look up the three people from my school career that I remember with the most fondness. They were in many of my classes for many years.
I couldn’t find the first two. However, the third one was a really interesting update. I was in Academic Decathlon with this kid and if you know anything about AcDec, you have to have “A” and “B” and “C” students on the team. He was a “C” student and the teacher was always pulling her hair out about this kid and his prospects in life.
Long story short, he’s a very wealthy property developer, chairman of the local school board, donator to many causes, etc., etc. If I ever need to get a job in a hurry, I know where to go!
Comment #9 by ResearcherMarch 20th, 2008 at 8:56 amI Googled myself and couldn’t find a blasted thing. I found other people with my same name—which is weird because my last name is really unusual. So there you go, Susan M.
Comment #10 by MarisaMarch 20th, 2008 at 8:57 amOh; I forgot the ice cream. I like a really good vanilla (Green’s brand in my market) with freezer strawberry jam on top.
Comment #11 by ResearcherMarch 20th, 2008 at 8:57 amI had a common name boyfriend as well. He may have excelled in track at BYU or he may have come across the plains with the pioneers. I’m not going to look any further.
I did google myself.
I kind of freaked out that just anybody out there can find out about some of the things I’m involved in (good things fortunately) or access my family’s blog with pictures of my children. My dh is very protective about our website though and will not let anybody view it without a password.
Comment #12 by NuttyMarch 20th, 2008 at 9:00 amI googled myself- and not much came up. Good thing!
Comment #13 by Tracy MMarch 20th, 2008 at 9:10 amI know where most of my old boyfriends are, so I didn’t google them. Okay, dang conscience! Maybe I googled one or two. Came up empty. Don’t really care…
Googled myself and found my high school reunion website. And a lot of women in their 50’s with my same name. Figures.
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough ice cream rocks the world! [I give props to pralenes and cream and mint choc. chip, though. Okay, dang it, all ice cream rocks!] But I can’t eat it much anymore (WW, people, I’m losin’ the weight!), so I’ve recently turned to Black Cherry chocolate chip frozen yogurt, and I really think I’ve died and gone to heaven when I eat it. ~sigh~
Comment #14 by cherylMarch 20th, 2008 at 9:30 amMmmm I want ice cream.
I searched for my old middle school crush on Facebook. I don’t think I can friend him though because I sort of used to BE a creepy socially-awkward stalker girl and well, that would just look bad. But I am curious as to how his life turned out. But he would just see me and go “OH NO SHE’S BAACK AAAHHHH” and I would die of embarrassment. I probably wouldn’t even get a chance to explain how I am no longer a creepy stalker. Sigh.
And now, I want ice cream. Thank you ladies, I am sending my husband to buy sixteen gallons of delicious ice creaaammm!!
Comment #15 by KrisMarch 20th, 2008 at 9:40 am(Also, Breyer’s Double Churned Extra Creamy Mint Chip ice cream. Oh yeah baby, that’s where it’s at. But cookie dough comes in at a close second. Except did you know that Coldstone has come out with a chocolate cake batter flavor? It is like they know that I make chocolate cake JUST TO EAT THE BATTER. Maybe I have a stalker!!! Hmm, hubby’s shopping trip just got a leeetle more expensive…)
Comment #16 by KrisMarch 20th, 2008 at 9:43 amI don’t know my old crushes’ married names, so I can’t find any of them. (I know; it’s tough being a guy in this modern world. *grin*)
As for myself, it’s interesting that nearly every entry is related to my blogging. I guess I have no real life.
Comment #17 by RayMarch 20th, 2008 at 9:48 amI did the googler and found two. One still looked pretty good–he’s some kind of engineer living in NY. But when I saw the other–real estate guy in CA–I indulged a slight feeling of smugness that he hasn’t aged nearly as well as my husband. I would never contact either one, but it’s fun to do the whole “where are they now” thing.
Breyer’s used to have a specialty mint oreo ice cream that was to die for. I haven’t seen it in ages, though. They also had an almond joy one that was really good–haven’t seen that one lately either. Mint choco chip is always a good standby for me–love pistachio almond, too.
Comment #18 by bythelbsMarch 20th, 2008 at 10:13 amI googled my old boyfriend, and came across his wife’s blog. Years of pictures, information, etc. It was SO much fun! I stayed up until midnight “catching up” with my old flame. But I didn’t leave a comment- too stalker-ish, yes?
Comment #19 by JanMarch 20th, 2008 at 10:14 amRay, If you know when your crushes’ graduated high school and from where, you might be able to find their married names on Classmates. I’ve found lots of my female friends that way.
Comment #20 by Mother of the Wild BoysMarch 20th, 2008 at 10:18 amI have no old boyfriends to Google. I did look myself up again though, which led to pretty much the same results that it always does. And I joined Facebook and though I haven’t added hardly anybody as friends, I did enjoy looking at the pictures of a bunch of people I used to know.
Strawberry ice-cream is the best.
Black Forest Cherry ice-cream is really, really good too though.
And a really good vanilla, with real vanilla beans in it, it’s hard to beat that.
But strawberry is always the best. High quality strawberry is amazing. Homemade strawberry is divine. But even the crappy cheap strawberry still manages to taste good, and that is why it trumps all the other flavors of ice-cream for me.
Comment #21 by kaduseyMarch 20th, 2008 at 10:38 amI know where my old BF is. He isn’t married and going to college in Phoenix…ten years later…hehe!
Comment #22 by LeiGulMarch 20th, 2008 at 10:38 amDon’t have to google the old fiance. He just lives down the road from me.
But I did find his wife’s blog.
Uh…if I read her blog on blogger, does that now mean that she knows I was there and read it? She didn’t have many people leaving comments.
For some odd reason that made me feel good. hee,hee
Just what I need. To be my age and considered a stalker.
And no ice cream these days. I’m SO gonna follow through on this Weight Watcher’s thing.
Comment #23 by Tammy and ParkerMarch 20th, 2008 at 10:53 amI love finding people. I’ve googled lots of old friends. None of the ones I’ve found have accused me of stalking. But then again who knows who is filing restaining orders even as I type.
I figure knowledge, ordinances and relationships are pretty much the only things you get to take into the next life. Seems to me that any time spent working on the big three is time well spent.
Comment #24 by JamiMarch 20th, 2008 at 10:57 amScooter says he does hardwood floors. Just make sure they are sealed.
It’s pretty good, Susan M. It doesn’t do corners and stuff as well as it says it does, and it’s loud (similar to a vacuum) but other than that, I’m fairly pleased. I got mine on ebay.
Comment #25 by The WizMarch 20th, 2008 at 11:33 amMy high school boyfriend googled me and than found me on classmates.com. It had been 13 years since we last spoke. We have now been married for 4 years!
Comment #26 by LeighMarch 20th, 2008 at 11:53 amI haven’t needed to google one old boyfriend: his wife blogs here on MMW!
Comment #27 by amusedMarch 20th, 2008 at 12:00 pmWell, you have to dish now, amused. Which one of us is it?
Comment #28 by The WizMarch 20th, 2008 at 12:02 pmYou TOTALLY have to dish, amused. You can’t just drive by with something like that and then leave…
Comment #29 by Heather O.March 20th, 2008 at 12:41 pmI google ex-boyfriends every year or so. Or at least I have for the last five years.
Comment #30 by EmMarch 20th, 2008 at 1:05 pmBlogstalking is totally fun. I love finding the blog of a someone I used to know and spending hours seeing what has happened in his or her life since then. Sometimes, I make a comment and we reconnect, but sometimes it is someone who I didn’t know all that well, or our friendship didn’t end that well, so I just read from the sidelines, checking back every few months. For some reason, even though we aren’t friends any more, I just need to know that their lives are going well.
Comment #31 by TammyMarch 20th, 2008 at 1:44 pmMy ex-boyfriend’s name is too common to bother Googling. Also, I couldn’t care less what he’s doing now.
My former high school crush on the other hand–been there, done that. He’s also bald.
Comment #32 by madhousewifeMarch 20th, 2008 at 2:51 pmamused-
Comment #33 by cherylMarch 20th, 2008 at 3:26 pmI don’t blog here, but I’m dying to know who it is –you have to tell us!
I checked “amused”s IP and email, and she’s being cagey even in her email- it’s not real! Come on, dish…
Comment #34 by Tracy MMarch 20th, 2008 at 4:19 pmSorry gals, not gonna dish. I promise I am real, though.
I also promise I am not a stalker. I actually read here because I like it. I had forgotten the boyfriend connection until the post today. Hence the name “amused”.
Love reading y’all!
Comment #35 by amusedMarch 20th, 2008 at 6:07 pmI found a blog that belonged to a high school crush. I was reminded of the Garth Brooks song…Some of God’s greatest gifts are unanswered prayers!
Comment #36 by LisaCMarch 20th, 2008 at 6:27 pmOkay. After all this talk, I went and did it. I googled the ex fiance. Huh. The only thing I can find besides his address and looking up how much his house is worth (zillow) is he and his wife in a big fight with their community over some unfortunate issue. I agree with LisaC. Unanswered prayers…
Comment #37 by ResearcherMarch 20th, 2008 at 7:20 pmI found a jazz pianist who is still really cute. But if I remember right, I got taller than him not too long after the end of the whole brief but intense (for me, haha) thing.
Comment #38 by AnaMarch 21st, 2008 at 3:45 pmme too. but i couldn’t find him
Comment #39 by annahannahMarch 23rd, 2008 at 7:08 pmI’m back, The Grumpy Old Grandpa. I googled my old girlfriend, (please don’t’ tell my wife) and found she died in 1992. But then it couldn’t be her because she was born in 1908 and I ain’t THAT old yet. Guess it don’t work to well for women who are always changin their names or someting like that??? Lord get me off this web site…pleeeese. thanks again.
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