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Giorgio Armani S.p.A. was a privately owned company valued at $10-12 billion with annual revenues of $2.7 billion, and the designer owned almost 100% of it. Besides a number of different fashion brands, from haute couture to “accessible” clothing, he got into the hotel business, restaurants, cafés, housewares, cosmetics, even flowers. Wow, that’s impressive. R.I.P.

You know (I guess) that it is impossible to eradicate homosexuality and bisexuality. Do LGB people suffer from a higher incidence of depression, substance abuse, suicide? That might have been true in the past, not so sure about now. I need to see current statistics. Trans is a very different issue, because their suicide rates are sky-high. In any case, nonconforming sexualities are an immutable trait. The solution is to help people of nonconforming sexualities cope with their mental health issues. In stark contrast, single motherhood and absent fatherhood are the consequences of bad life choices and irresponsibility, elective human behaviors that 1) can very much be changed, and 2) whose pernicious consequences on both children and society as a whole need to be more widely made known.

You have it bass ackward. First the children of single mothers (and absent fathers) drop out of school, become substance abusers, commit crime, end up in jail, and/or commit suicide, then they collect statistics on the damage that single motherhood inflicts on their children and on society as a whole.

Of course kids need to be raised with love, but statistics prove that the quantity of parents very much matters. Children raised by single mothers are “five times more likely to commit suicide, nine times more likely to drop out of high school, 10 times more likely to abuse chemical substances, 14 times more likely to commit rape (for the boys), 20 times more likely to end up in prison, and 32 times more likely to run away from home.”

25yo, middle-aged for a professional tennis player, Bertimon’s current ranking is #932, career high #859. I say ditch the tennis and switch to modeling. This guy would make a killing. Charles Bertimon (@charlesbertimon) • Instagram reel WWW.INSTAGRAM.COM 2,438 likes, 93 comments - charlesbertimon on September 1, 2025: "I found a spot ✨ ft @sambafilms #sportmodel #tennislife #tennisplayers #modelscout...

There is no chic like victim chic.

If you don’t mind my asking, what price level did you opt for? Because there is a big range, and I’m wondering if cheap seats are to be avoided or if it’s worth an extra $X for the next tier, in other words, some insider info. Now that you’ve piqued my curiosity, I’m seriously considering going but want to be strategic about ticket price/location because it ain’t cheap. Thanks in advance!

I googled photos of Darren Criss with his mom, definitely mestiza. She’s the same mix as I am, as well as a few million other Filipinos: Chinese, Spanish, and indigenous Filipino. I must be blind as a bat because I don’t see the mixed race thing at all in Darren. But he is very cute, which is all I care about.

I think that is their natural odor: Chelsea Harbor at low tide. My brother and I used to eat dinner before my parents every time they had bagoóng (Filipino shrimp paste), then lock ourselves in our rooms to avoid the stench. Even hours later, you could still smell the stink of ammonia/seafood-gone-bad. Just thinking about it triggers my gag reflex.

I had no idea Darren Criss was my pinoy (half)brother, ‘cuz he looks totally white to me. Maybe his mother is tisay (Tagalog for “mestiza”) because I don’t see much Filipino in him.

According to ChatGPT, the closest thing to an “average” (tough to nail down because it’s a broad range) for a 2-bed in Midtown West (Hell’s Kitchen, once upon a time) is $6200, $3000 more per month than the scammer’s “offer.” Why on earth would any landlord pass up $36,000 a year? just to be nice to a total stranger?? Maybe not quite the same as offering a great deal on the Brooklyn Bridge, but way too suspicious to be legit. That said, I still feel an eensy bit bad for the guy. Maybe the scammer told the scammee that it was rent-stabilized or something. Regardless of how naive the victims were, the scammer still deserves a hefty prison sentence.

Yeah, but the difference between your dream car and the one you ended up buying was (I’m guessing) $thousands whereas the difference between your scorching-hot and nice to boot neighbor you’ve been fantasizing about for years and Joe Schmoe escort is $50-100. I can understand being on a budget, but come on, for a hundred bucks you’re passing on a fantasy-cum-true escort who will shatter your mind like a ton of dynamite in a window factory?!?! You could save $138 just by skipping the detailing, going to the local car wash, and doing the vacuuming yourself. Why the burning need for a full detail? I would drive around in the vehicular version of Pigpen for a romp with the scorching-hot neighbor I’ve been lusting after for years, but apparently you have different priorities.

The carwash around the corner from me is $9, free vacuums available. There, you now have an additional $141 for your hiring budget. ”may regret it” … as in might? perhaps?? Hell no! as surely as the sun rises in the east, you will be punching yourself black & blue if you miss this (I’m guessing) very limited window of opportunity. Ask him if he takes Visa, then max out your credit limit on this guy. It might take you a decade to pay off the balance, but you’ll treasure the memories — as well as the jackoff fodder — to last a lifetime.

Why all the hinting about and beating around the bush? The hot neighbor advertises on Rentmen! This isn’t some secret that dare not speak its name; he’s open enough about this new gig that he’s advertising on the Internet, on the most widely used escorting website. I would say to him, “Hey, I saw your ad on Rentmen. If it would be awkward for you, I understand. But if you’re OK with it, I’m definitely interested in a session. Oh, by the way, are you fistf*cking passive?” OK, so maybe not that last question, at least not at the get-go.

You see a glimpse of his ass in the video. His backside is almost enough to give me a heart attack.

Bud Light lost an estimated $1.4 billion in sales in 2023 from backlash to its Dylan Mulvaney ad, plus the brand dropped from the top-selling beer to 3rd place. In other words, the brand suffered deep and lasting damage. You might not care, but the brand’s customers obviously did. On the other hand, I doubt the Cracker Barrel logo change will be anywhere nearly as controversial, or damaging. We’ll soon find out.

I dunno, from @Ali Gator’s description, the neighborstud actually might be. Besides being scorching-hot, the young man sounds like a hella nice guy. Sounds like a dream escort. Ali has to figure out the risks, because the reward is obvious. If the parents are likely to find out, yeah, that could get complicated, maybe even ugly. True, in a small town, everybody knows everything about everyone else. But in a big city (no idea where OP lives), you can live your life quite anonymously. Best of luck to Ali with whatever he ends up deciding. Just one thing: if you do hook up with him, could you PM me all the juicy details?

My only other advice is to rent a hotel room. Of course it doesn’t have to be fancy — as long as it’s clean, comfortable, and a good distance from your neighborhood, parents’ workplace(s), parents’ hangouts, etc. If you book a hotel across the street from the parents’ favorite restaurant, Murphy’s Law, you’ll be walking into the hotel together as the parents are pulling up for dinner, eek! Parents: “Son, what were you doing with the neighbor last night, going into the Courtyard?” Son: fumbles a bit … “We were grabbing dinner at the restaurant.” Parents: “But the Courtyard doesn’t have a restaurant, not even a snack bar.” oh gawd, so awkward …

Thanks to my Iguazú cabdriver/tour guide, I found out that the free version of Google Translate now offers oral translation. When you say something in English, it instantly gives a written translation in Spanish — or vice versa, just have to click a button to switch. I even tested out a number of sexual phrases, and while the translations aren’t perfect, they’re good enough to be understood. If he’s your type but you don’t know Spanish, download Google Translate, and copy & paste the translations into WhatsApp. Obviously, warn him first that these are GT translations just in case the wording is off or weird. RomeroLatinBoy is hot!Hot!HOT! I hope he’s still around when I get back to the US.

How exactly? Im a bit baffled that some think this is so problematic. It’s your neighbors’ son, not your boss’s or best friend’s. I’d bet my bottom dollar the young man is quite aware of your attraction to him. His mention of looking for odd jobs was thisclose to telling you he’s advertising in RentMen. Be very discreet, which I’m sure he understands even better than you, have fun, and in the immortal wisdom of Linda Richmond, “no big whoop.” He sounds like an enterprising young man. Whether he buys the car business or pursues something else, it sounds like he’ll simply be too busy to continue escorting much longer. If you miss this window of opportunity, you’ll be hating yourself for a very long time.

Thanks for posting because it prompted me to re-watch, first time since it debuted. Great song, Steve is drop-dead gorgeous (and still is), and for a small-budget music video, it’s impressively well-produced. I love the moment when the friend jumps in the water in just his underwear then tosses them onto the pier, sexy AF.

Almost complete blockage of an artery, caused by a hereditary condition that causes plaque buildup. The doctors say he survived what is normally a fatal heart attack only because of immediate medical intervention (a doctor present was able to use a defibrillator) and his excellent fitness level.

I saw a report of why Danes tend to stay so slim and suffer fewer heart attacks. It’s part of their culture and lifestyle to take long slow walks, often for hours a day. They may not cover much distance and they take plenty of rest breaks, but at least they’re active whereas we Americans spend comparable hours seated, often eating out of boredom. I’m guessing Danes don’t carry backpacks filled with chips & soda for their strolls. If you simply don’t have time to walk for hours, I read a good tip: constantly break up your walk with bursts of high intensity. For example, quicken your pace for a minute until you’re huffing and puffing, sprint up a hill, or find steps to climb up & down before resuming your normal pace. The problem with walking at the same pace all the time is your body becomes very efficient and starts burning fewer calories to do the same workout.

He suffered a severe heart attack. That’ll age a person.

I’m proud to say I still do. The guy’s f*ckin’ gorgeous.