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Of course I could and would except we’d probably never get to the wrapping and squeezing part.

Yes! Anytime! Anywhere! But he’s got to doft those silly tights first. If he wore those in my Golds Gym he’d be sent right to the Zumba class.

I was one of the bankers who watched AMC tank because of the Gremlin. One of the early warning signs of AMC’s demise came when visiting the headquarters north of Detroit and noticing that none of the cars parked along the fence surrounding the parking lot were AMC cars. Even employees with their discount were picking other brands.

Me thinks it’s more than parties he’s promoting. [sigh]

It’s rather presumptuous to assume that you’ll know all the people that “need” to know. You’re assuming that your mother had no friendships other than those in your circle. These folks may have been remote during her illness but making them aware is only polite. Some have even prayed for her. Do a death notice if not a full obit.

My partner of several decades taught me that I had to love myself before I could really love him. It was and is true. That’s hard to do when you’re depressed. Diet and exercise is one good way to take charge of your problem. When you change the way you look you change your body image. It becomes a lot easier to accept and love your self. But be reasonable. Get a trainer to start. You can waste a lot of time and effort (and risk injury) if you don’t know what you’re doing. And be realistic: even with the best trainer and nutritionist you’re not going to be Mr. America in six to nine months. Good luck. You deserve it.

What Rekers scandal?

If only!!!

Doesn’t everyone’s swim outfit include sunglasses and a baseball cap?

Ever been in the Moscow airport?

And maybe The Gaiety!

And a decent bathhouse.

As the survivor of 40+ years as a chronic borderline depressive, commend your sage advice to the OP. Please note that the immediate cause of depression is a hormonal imbalance in the brain. The imbalance occurs when there is a need to slow down bodily functions in order to protect organs from the destructiveness of stress. That occurs naturally in grief. But when we can’t identify the need for such slowing, the brain will try to make up issues. That’s when anger and paranoia can arise. The combination of counseling and medication is the best way to treat these issues. Be a bit wary of over medicating. Psychotropic drugs take a long time to become effective. And what helps one individual with the same problem may be useless to you. The tendency of some therapists is to pile on the meds. That’s dangerous because they are all metabolized in the liver. At one point I got non viral hepatitis and had to stop all medications instantly. The withdrawal was hellish. Just be careful. I recommend Andrew Solomon’s book Noonday Demonds. It’s an almanac of depression. It’s ironic but the more you know about your disease the less the chance the cause of your hormone imbalance will remain a mystery. And remember as all these posts demonstrate, YOU ARE NOT ALONE! For me it was more difficult to come out as someone with a mental illness than it was to come out as gay.

I wonder if he gives lessons!

Sorry. I think Narita is the least friendly airport in the Free-world. I’ve gotten misdirected there too many times. I now will only negotiate it in a wheelchair which I marginally need in any event.

I’d take this in a heartbeat. I get to KL at least once a year. It beats 14+ hours to HK or Tokyo then a layover and another 4/5 hours to KL. The flight from Singapore to KL is under 2 hours and the Singapore Airport is more user friendly than the other two. BTW Always wear compression hose on these long flights.

I'm in LUST again.

Too much of a good thing? As if that were possible!

Wait a sec. You didn't say nothin about a pic. I just said I'd show you mine if you showed me yours.

Oh to be in instigator of what happens next.

He can brew coffee for me anytime.

I’m not but I want to be.

The West Side Club is at 27 West 20th Street, Second Floor between 5th and 6th Avenues.

Is Drakes still open in Prague?

Likewise does anyone remember the ol’ Chelsea Gym at 18th and 8th?