I’m constantly trying to sharpen my skills — in work, in play, in life in general…so when one of my favorite bread buddies asked me to join him in a networking event, I said, “Sure. Count me in!”

Networking events are a lot like speed dates — you’re trying to leave them wanting more. So when a stringy-haired, pony-tailed piece of bread asked me what I did for a living, I said, “I design.”

He gave me the classic head-to-toe once over, “You design fashion?”

I shook my head, “I used to design for casinos in Vegas.”

A slow cheshire cat-esque grin spread across his face, “You must design the cards people hand out on the strip?!?”

All emotion drained from my face because I do not design soft core porn. And for the record, I do not design hard core porn either. The dense piece of bread misread my flatlined features for quiet confusion and continued, “You know…the cards…that say girls Girls GIRLS!!!” He was one jazz finger away from breaking into song and dance.

A glorious piece of undiscovered bread emerged from the sidelines, “Hey man, quit it. That’s not cool.” He had watched our entire exchanged and felt it was necessary to jump into the conversation.

So while I still don’t believe in prince charming — I believe in knights.