deej

It really is fun when it's right outside your front door, isn't it? You can't ignore it. You can't not get out in it.
 
You need special noise cancelling headphones to ignore it.
 
And sometimes one of those really hot guys in a speedo suffers a little heatstroke and you can offer an air conditioned spot to rest for a moment, nice guy that you are.
 
Not that I've done that.

But if I stay home in the air conditioned comfort of my plush-but-not-overly-ostentatious living room (perhaps cuddling with a companion) someone always posts the best eye candy on the internet.

It really is fun when it's right outside your front door, isn't it? You can't ignore it. You can't not get out in it.
 
You need special noise cancelling headphones to ignore it.
 
And sometimes one of those really hot guys in a speedo suffers a little heatstroke and you can offer an air conditioned spot to rest for a moment, nice guy that you are.
 
Not that I've done that.

It really is fun when it's right outside your front door, isn't it? You can't ignore it. You can't not get out in it.
 
You need special noise cancelling headphones to ignore it.
 
And sometimes one of those really hot guys in a speedo suffers a little heatstroke and you can offer an air conditioned spot to rest for a moment, nice guy that you are.
 
Not that I've done that.

I've been allergic to crowds for many years too.
 
I always attended the Pride events when I lived in Chicago because they were basically outside my front door but these days I'd have to commute to get to one. I could either drive down to WeHo (about an hour) and then be stuck finding parking in that throng, or I can ride Metro. Of course I have to drive 30 minutes to the outermost park & ride station to get ON Metro.
 
That's too much work for something I'll probably not enjoy all that much.

It really is fun when it's right outside your front door, isn't it? You can't ignore it. You can't not get out in it.
 
You need special noise cancelling headphones to ignore it.
 
And sometimes one of those really hot guys in a speedo suffers a little heatstroke and you can offer an air conditioned spot to rest for a moment, nice guy that you are.
 
Not that I've done that.

Oh, great, give me a reason to keep Netflix. I don't watch any of those shows but I *could*. <shrug>

Best graph (graft for Steven) of the day!
 

Thomas Roberts (& husband Patrick)
 
http://logoonline.mtvnimages.com/uri/mgid:uma:image:logotv.com:10730184?quality=0.8&format=jpg&width=1440&height=810&.jpg

I did not say it was easy. It isn't. I make the choice to do so.
 
There are millions of places on earth to remain connected and few where people can get away from it. If you want to stay connected, there are places to do it without defiling national treasures.

Nobody is saying that everyone must completely disconnect at will.
 
What everyone is saying is that if you are SO DAMN IMPORTANT that you ABSOLUTELY CANNOT DISCONNECT then it's incumbent on you to stay in areas where you can connect. That is completely do-able without doing damage to national treasures.
 
I frequently go off-grid, but there are times when it would be ill-advised so I avoid those times. Why shouldn't everyone take that level of personal responsibility?

Nobody is saying that everyone must completely disconnect at will.
 
What everyone is saying is that if you are SO DAMN IMPORTANT that you ABSOLUTELY CANNOT DISCONNECT then it's incumbent on you to stay in areas where you can connect. That is completely do-able without doing damage to national treasures.
 
I frequently go off-grid, but there are times when it would be ill-advised so I avoid those times. Why shouldn't everyone take that level of personal responsibility?

To my recollection BVB I don't think I have ever disagreed with you in the forum, but on this issue I do disagree. If a person's life is so complicated that they can't disconnect from technology for a few hours or for a couple of days then a trip to the more rugged and wild national parks is probably bad planning. There are plenty of national parks which are located near urban centers which a person can stay connected. They should go to those locations.

Well I respectfully disagree with you regarding this issue. Peoples lives are complicated these days because they choose to make them complicated in part due to an over reliance on technology. It's possible to disconnect, be prepared for "serious" circumstances in the wild, and leave the damn cellphone turned off.
 
I know more than a handful of extremely busy individuals, boldfaced names, who can disconnect to remote areas of the world and relish the tranquility of not being able to connect. There are remote places where not only is cellphone coverage impossible but even satellite phones have limited capabilities.
 
My own experience has taught me that very few things are as much of a necessity as we make them appear to ourselves. Email will be there when you get back. Instagram and Facebook aren't going to disappear (unfortunately). If being connected is that important then stay in the goddamn cities and leave Nature to the rest of us.

Denver is SUCH pretty city, and I think I have a new reason to visit.
 
And maybe I could stop in and visit my sister.

Want.
 
(did I say that out loud?)

50" Samsung plasma tv. (It's all that wall would take.)
 
FWIW, a number of the amateur porn sites like CF and Helix have channels on Roku. Subscribers only. Just in case you needed another reason.
 
I catch myself sometimes forgetting to close the drapes. Oops.

50" Samsung plasma tv. (It's all that wall would take.)
 
FWIW, a number of the amateur porn sites like CF and Helix have channels on Roku. Subscribers only. Just in case you needed another reason.
 
I catch myself sometimes forgetting to close the drapes. Oops.

50" Samsung plasma tv. (It's all that wall would take.)
 
FWIW, a number of the amateur porn sites like CF and Helix have channels on Roku. Subscribers only. Just in case you needed another reason.
 
I catch myself sometimes forgetting to close the drapes. Oops.

This is late, but that's not the forum software. It's your browser. The HTML spec says repeated white space should be compressed.
 
There are special HTML codes you can use to force spaces but IMO it isn't worth it.

Although cat memes are not normally my thing...