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Many people are saying that The Global Union of Escorts (GUE) has negotiated a new contract that establishes a lower baseline for non-discretional client services. You could check the GUE website for an updated listing of non-discretional services, but the site is currently down.

I believe you're misinterpreting my statement in a way that supports your presupposition that I have a hypocritical point of view. Let me paraphrase what I said in I way that you might understand: "A white actor planning Malcom X would be jarring; the color of his skin is essential to Malcom X's role in US history." In this instance, I would not like to see a white actor playing a black character: "On the flip side, I would not like to see a black actor playing George Wallace as governor of Alabama." In this instance, I would not like to see a black actor playing a white character:

"<...> are you aware of the hypocrisy in your overall philosophy? Which is: ok for people of color to play white but not ok for white people to play people of color." Huh? What made you think this is my philosophy?

I don't think casting should [always] be 100% color blind. In some instances, the color of the actor's skin makes a difference to me. A white actor planning Malcom X would be jarring; the color of his skin is essential to Malcom X's role in US history. On the flip side, I would not like to see a black actor playing George Wallace as governor of Alabama. But the color of an actor's skin playing the Abbess in the Sound of Music or Curly in Oklahoma is not so relevant to the story or to their performance.

Were you bothered by the Abbess singing in English in 1930's Austria? How about Maria's cute 1960's pixie haircut? Or what about the full orchestra (just out of sight) that followed Maria and the Von Trapp children on their bicycles and into Maria's bedroom? Which deviations from reality are okay and which are not?

I'm usually reluctant to commit to more than an hour for my first time with an escort. Sometimes the chemistry is not there even when the pre-meeting communication has been positive. But I frequently ask to extend the date to 2 hours within the first few minutes, assuming there's chemistry. I don't recall a time when an escort hasn't been willing to extend the time.

The OP may have a good reason to not post the provider's identify or even the city. I had an unfortunate interaction with a provider a few years ago after which he did something very vindictive. I did not want to post his identify or even what happened for fear that he would recognize me and retaliate. I've since learned that he is that sort of person. Although, I too, would like to know the identify of the provider, I'm inclined to respect the OPs decision to not post it.

Thanks for answering 😊 It matters to people like me who visit the clubs on weekends and rarely go earlier in the week.

@12is12 I'm curious... What day of the week did you go? You posted on Monday. Is that when you went? Thanks!

Maybe I'm an aberration but I've gone through Canadian customs at least 30 times (Vancouver, Alberta, Toronto, Montreal) and have never been inconvenienced any more than in any other countries. There's been long lines when several international flights have landed at about the same time, but that happens everywhere.

IncomeStrategy.com looks interesting. Thanks @jrhoutex! I've been doing annual Roth Conversion since 2016. My financial advisor recommended an amount based on my finances and income tax brackets at the time and I haven't varied from that amount (probably a mistake). Going forward, I want to be a smarter about the amount. I've started a spreadsheet to help me do some forecasting scenarios, but it's not likely to be as sophisticated as incomeStrategy.com. I'll investigate.

My taxable income is going to explode when I turn 73. Yikes! 😵 Required Minimum Distributions (RMD)s from a tax-deferred IRA account are the biggest culprits. When I add RMDs to existing pension income and social security, which I'll start taking at age 70, my taxable, ordinary income (excludes capital gains) will be the highest of my entire life. And, of course, Medicare part B and D premiums will go way up due to the Modified Adjusted Gross Income (MAGI) adjustments. This pains me. I'd interested in hearing what others are doing (or have done) to mitigate or reduce their RMD driven tax bomb?

I frequently read statements from health experts that we need, at minimum, 7 to 8 hours of sleep every night. They say that less than that has negative consequences such as lower cognitive ability, increased cancer risk, a shorter life span, impaired immune system and more. If I sleep 7 hours (or more) it's probably because I'm ill or have been sleep deprived. for a day or two... so I find all warnings about my supposed sleep deprivation disconcerting. From reading the Lunesta/sleep aides thread, I know that others struggle with getting enough sleep. Do you have a target number of hours you feel you should be sleeping every night? If so, how does that compare to the number of hours you actually get? I'm usually at under 6 hours per night but feel that I should be at 7.

Being a fan of Neil Patrick Harris, I had looked forward to watching this series but after the first couple episodes, was asking myself, do these characters actually represent a segment of the NYC gay community? Not being a New Yorker myself, I thought, well... maybe this is want is meant by A-List gays. If so, put me in the D-list (no, make that the Z-list). I forced myself to watch all 8 episodes of season 1 although there were several times I had to mute the TV and look away, it was just that insipid and cliched. I have no plans to watch season 2.

Apparently he removed his suit and glasses at the end of the hearing.