10 Screenshots Dating is A Joke – August 2025

If you’re not in the dating world… by choice or because you’re married or in a relationship, be thankful! Here are a few interactions I’ve had doing online dating. I’m not always the best communicator and I say some off the wall stuff sometimes, but these convos are real gems.

She had a handful of children and didn’t care to have a normal, adult convo so I thought I was so clever with a “baby daddy” zinger. Then she zinged back… I think… and I don’t know if I should be sad for her or give her major props.

Third time’s a charm… or not.

This woman stated that she loves being on the water but evidently she doesn’t love talking to guys she matches with. Even with a pretty good burn.

When you match with someone and it turns out you know her sister. I guess she wanted to be anonymous?

You absolutely cannot date this woman if you’re in her town for work or vacation. But if she comes to your town for work or vacation, all good. Makes complete sense.

Her profile was well put together, using the analogy of her life being a story that’s still getting written. I played off of that when I had my one-sided conversation with her.

We were having a playful conversation listing things we thought were unpopular opinions. I had no idea I was talking to a former high school cheer captain. Sheesh.

She listed on her profile that communication is something she thinks highly of. Or maybe she’s just lying to herself.

Hello… a five-letter word that is taboo to some.

Now I’ll never know who was at the door.

-Out of the Wilderness

Reactions of the Swift Kelce Engagement – Part 2

Check out part 1 here for 13 great reactions to the Taylor Swift engagement to Travis Kelce. Here are 12 more to wrap up the funny X posts about the love birds…

CEL…

LASIK.com…

@loveinthebrain…

McDonald’s…

Uber Eats…

Walmart…

Only Murders in the Building on Hulu…

Crumbl…

Icyy…

Miami Heat…

Encyclopaedia Britannica…

College Football Playoff…

-Out of the Wilderness

Taylor and Travis Engagement – 13 Great Brand Reactions

It’s been two days since Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift made their engagement known to the world. Here are 13 fun reactions from businesses and people on X…

Publix…

Shake Shack…

HEB…

Panera…

Adam Schefter…

Buffalo Wild Wings…

Wendy’s…

Sam Block…

Olive Garden…

The Babylon Bee…

Duolingo…

USF…

Wingstop…

-Out of the Wilderness

Anne Wilson – “God Story” Sounds A Lot Like…

This is turning into rabbit hole, folks. I wrote a while back about two new songs in Christian music that are so matchy matchy that somehow in some way they must be connected behind-the-scenes. The title of both songs is “God Did It,” one by Micah Tyler and the other by TobyMac. It’s not just the title that the songs share. Listen to both here and notice the similar sound of the chorus on both tracks. But the mystery doesn’t end there. Listen to a new song from Anne Wilson and see if you pick up on anything interesting…

Am I just hearing things or does the cadence in that chorus sound a lot like both God Did Its? ‘GOOOOD did-it’ can be heard in the Anne Wilson chorus as ‘GOOOOD sto-ry’. On top of that, the call has a response from a synthesized choir– “God did it… God did it” and “God story… God story.” If they’re not carbon copies of each other, they’re at least fraternal triplets. Or, if the first two songs are avocado and guacamole (a comparison I used in this blog about those songs), then Anne’s song must be… avocado toast? Yummy! But who’s the chef behind these taste creations? Well, obviously God is behind such good and uplifting songs but when it comes to human input, there’s a link between Micah Tyler’s song and Anne Wilson’s. A guy by the name of Jeff Pardo is a co-writer on both songs and his influence can be heard.

It’s like a painter who has a particular style throughout a series of paintings or a clothing designer’s collection having a theme running through multiple wardrobes. That’s the lens I’m using with the two tracks co-written by Jeff Pardo. He’s a great writer with lots of song credits to his name, check him out Instagram and while you’re at it, I guess you should follow the rest, too…

@JeffPardo

@AnneWilsonMusic

@TobyMac

@MicahTylerMusic

What are your thoughts? Comment below and be sure to subscribe, too…

-Out of the Wilderness

Are Haboob Dust Storms Racist?

Tornadoes bring wind. Blizzards bring snow. And haboobs bring dust. Everyone knows that! Wait, you didn’t know that? OK, I didn’t either. I’ve heard of tornadoes, blizzards, hurricanes, typhoons, but where the heck did haboob come from!? Don’t worry, we’re not alone in our ignorance. For one thing, every time I type haboob it changes to kabob so clearly autocorrect is racist. Why does it have single out Middle Eastern dinner dishes, hmm? Dictionary.com says these storms are usually in Africa, anyway. So does that make the one in Arizona an African-American storm? It’s causing destruction and damage (but it’s mostly peaceful!) so somewhere Democrats are leaving pallets of bricks and hoping the storm will vote for them next election season.

“If you don’t know if you’re voting for me or Donald Trump, you ain’t a haboob.”
-Joe Biden (2020)

At the time of this posting, “haboob” is the second most searched Google term, ahead of things like the “2028 Olympics” and “Love Island.” Take that, Ariana. The top search is “North West”–the daughter of Kim and Kanye, not the direction–that is, until news spreads that Taylor Swift is engaged to Travis Kelce. Google might actually burst into flames with how many searches are going to come in for that.

But back to haboobs… the pictures in Phoenix today look like something from a Mad Max movie. Crazy stuff. I guess I can add haboob to things I never want to see, right beside another bad hurricane, Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez in the White House, any episode of “Love Island,” and the amount of coverage dedicated to the Taylor and Travis engagement during this entire upcoming football season.

-Out of the Wilderness