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I recall my dad sitting me down for "the talk" but can't remember anything about what he said. By then we'd already had sex education at school, so I told him that and our talk was very short. The sex ed was in 6th grade and was the typical things of boys in one room, girls in the other. We boys were shown a dated film that went over the various things that would be changing. I remember a diagram of a man that mentioned that hair would be sprouting in various places, and then little circles popped up around the pubes and arm pits. Afterwards, we talked about it on the playground. The part about nighttime emissions sort of scared me, and I remembered telling a friend I hope it just comes out when I'm peeing instead. Clearly the film didn't do a 100% job of explaining things! As a teen, one day I was with mom walking our dog, and we saw a couple of duck mating. The male duck jumped on the female, bang bang bang and then it was over in probably ten seconds. My mom said to me, "you'll want to take more time than that."

Happy Thanksgiving everyone. I’m thankful to be part of this community!

Slap on the ass, sure that can be fun. Slap on the face, hell no.

I agree with you, an appointment is not booked until a date, time and place have been confirmed. Recently I was traveling and there were a couple of clients in your position of not having full control of their schedules. Both told me they'd understand if I would be making other arrangements given their inability to commit to a date and time. I thought that was fine. In the end I was able to accommodate one once his schedule stabilized, but not the other. It can be difficult for the providers when prospective clients are not able to confirm, but it also goes with the territory. This is true of any service trade, or sales for that matter - the deal isn't sealed until it's fully confirmed. If someone can't deal with that, they should find another line of work that offers a predictable salary. Your policy for paying for canceled appointments is very respectable btw.

Lol I’m glad I wasn’t the only one to be clueless! Perhaps there needs to be an instructional manual for newbies. Or in modern practice, instructional videos.

I could have been that salesman if only I'd had my wits about me... When I was in high school I had an after-school job in a local department store. I was deeply closeted, hence not having my wits about me. One afternoon a youngish guy is shopping for trousers. Nice looking but seems kinds of nervous. Asks lots of questions. He takes a few pairs of trousers into the dressing room. He doesn’t come out. A long period of time elapses. “Are you OK in there? Do you need me to get you another size?” I ask. He tells me he needs help, that he can’t figure out how to fasten the trousers. Weird I think to myself. How hard is it to figure out how to put on a pair of trousers? He opens the door and is standing there, with the trousers on but unzipped. He has a strange look on his face. “What’s the trouble?” I ask. I’m confused, I don’t get it. I’m clueless. “I need you to do it for me,” he says. Well this feels really creepy I think to myself. I’m not really sure why, but it just doesn’t seem right to be touching a customer like that. But I dutifully comply. I zip up the trousers and fasten the top button. He just stands there, staring, like he’s waiting for something. “There,” I say to him. I close the door and walk back out onto the sales floor, perplexed. A few years later I thought back to that experience, and just thought "oh, duh...!"

I think you’re thinking of the old A Different Light bookstore. It’s had a few incarnations since then and is now called Fabulosa Books. The Midnight Sun is a bar. I used to go there a lot as a young buck. It was remodeled a decade or so ago but I haven’t been there. Maybe they’d have gogo dancers? I’m not sure, but it would be worth checking out. Perhaps a gogo dancer scouting night is in order!

Agreed, for whatever reason there are no strip clubs in SF and nowhere with private dances. The best you’ll get are gogo dancers in some of the bars. Beaux, 440, and Powerhouse each have gogo dancers on various nights. There are probably other bars too. But no lap dances to be had.

In a sense, this site is sort of like Yelp for gay escorts and other things we’re interested in. It’s just missing the star ratings. 😉

Oh man, say it isn’t so! He was a one-of-a-kind gentleman, and such a hoot. They don’t make ‘em like this anymore. Condolences to @Oliver and all others who knew and loved this special man, and were loved by him. This guy set the standard for how to live life well and to the fullest. He’ll be missed but fondly remembered.

The perks of riding public transit!

If you do, charge him some kind of rent so you don’t end up feeling taken advantage of. Sexual favors will be a slippery slope, so beware of bartering that can go sour. But if you get a bit of rent and he’s willing to walk around naked, hey maybe it could work!

You can also get in touch with clubs through their Instagram or Twitter. I’ve got some gigs by sending a DM through Instagram.

I take a 50MG trazodone each night. I’m told it’s a relatively mild medication, and has been around for a long time. It does the job and I don’t feel groggy in the morning. I tried some of the newer prescription sleep aids but felt I didn’t get good sleep, it felt more like hypnosis. For me, trazodone seems just right and I feel I’m getting good sleep. Could be worth asking your doc about it.

That was the sense I got from the staff at the clinic. I did not perceive it to be a hard-and-fast rule, so much as guidance on how to prevent yourself from being too miserable.

No side effects to speak of, other than a bit of soreness in my arm from where the covid shot went in, and a bit of redness where the mpx shot went in. I had not planned to have both at the same time, but when I signed up for the mpx shot they asked if I also wanted the covid booster. I asked them if it was OK to do both at the same time, and they said yes. But they said don't do them at the same time as the flu shot.

Went to SF General today to get my second dose. It was walk-in, but there was no line at all. I also got my Covid booster at the same time. In and out in less than half an hour.

Thanks for the report @leo2510. Sounds promising! I checked out their website at https://www.fuzzynavels.com. I love their tipping policy… if the guy gets the agreed tips, he strips!

I just tried out TunnelBear and it worked perfectly on my MacBook. I set up a free account since my main objective at this time was to change my rates in Rentmen, which were stale from when the account was set up in 2015. Switching my VPN location to Europe, I was able to edit my rates and also see the rates and reviews of other escorts. Thank @rvwnsd for the suggestion!

Wouldn’t miss it! Really glad to hear it will be happening.

I'd never stayed at Canyon Club, but had lots of fun there. Agree it was a very friendly place and not pretentious. I've stayed at a bunch of other places, and all are fancier and with that can bring some attitude. It's a mixed bag... the fancier places have much nicer facilities, but it comes with a price. As has been mentioned Inndulge has some of the fun qualities of Canyon Club, but is quite a bit more expensive. Years ago I also stayed at El Mirasol and also liked it.

Best thing to do in SF is go to the clinic at SF General. They do not take appointments, but in my experience it's very well organized and efficient. I was in and out of there in less than an hour on a weekday mid-morning. My spouse as well as a work colleague reported the same. Kaiser on Geary also has a walk-in clinic. I'm told you don't need to be a Kaiser member to go, so that could be another option. https://sf.gov/information/monkeypox-vaccine For whatever reason, it seems hard to get a vaccination appointment in SF, but the walk-ins are readily available.

I hadn't heard of lantenflies until this post. So I googled and found the NYT article that the photo above comes from: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/21/nyregion/lanternfly-bugs.html My favorite part of the story is the woman who encountered two lanterflies on a playground slide: Karen Charles, 31, has gone out of her way to avoid harming them. Ms. Charles, a YouTube content creator from Parlin, in Central New Jersey, was playing with her two-year-old daughter atop a playground slide when she found her way down the ladder blocked by two lanternflies. “It was go down this slide or kill these bugs, and I don’t want to stomp on them,” she said. Stopping her was a mix of fear and pity, she said. “They’re creepy, I hate them, but feel a little bad for them — and for me,” said Ms. Charles. She ended up squeezing down the slide alongside her daughter. Of course I scoop up spiders that I find in the shower so they don't drown, but I'm not sure what I'd do if I came face-to-face with a lanternfly!

Welcome to the forums @Gregntn! I hope you’re able to get some good suggestions here.

Thanks for the post. It’s certainly generated a lot of interesting discussion! Glad it was helpful.