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Yep. See my post up thread from yesterday.

Brightline Florida isn’t even that fast. It’s pretty slow between Miami and Ft. Lauderdale. It does pick up speed though on the final segment between WPB and Orlando…125mph I think. By European/Asian standards, that’s not really high-speed.

Well...it seems my concerns regarding Brightline's viability were correct. They are in financial distress. There was no way this was a sustainable business with the fares they were charging and the ridership they were getting. I wonder how many federal/state dollars went into this project? Brightline's future is in doubt after a report outlines the company's multi-billion dollars in debt - CBS Miami

I agree. He likely has a year to go. The victim seemed relatively satisfied with the verdict. I don’t think she would have been if he was going to be released in a matter of weeks.

And no tattoos. How refreshing.

Philippe has been sentenced to 42 months in prison. Article in French attached: https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2026/04/24/il-faut-denoncer-et-faire-confiance--son-ex-conjoint-violent-ecope-de-42-mois

I agree it's a hilarious thread. My contribution is from a former friend that lives in San Diego. He was an aficionado of gay cruising in forested outdoor areas around San Diego. He was mindful to avoid all the poison ivy plants in the woods (of which there were many)...but...in one encounter he had with a cute Latino guy, the cutie had been touching a bunch of the bushes/plants with his hands before he played with my friend's dick. Low and behold, my friend got poison ivy on his penis. Of course he went to the doctor who asked on inspecting him: "How on earth did you get poison ivy on your penis?" One interesting fact that my friend learned from the doctor is that that the darker your skin color, the less likely you are to catch poison ivy. The doctor explained that the latino playmate may not have caught the poison ivy himself but could have transferred it successfully to my friend's pale white penis. Another funny (or weird??) story from the same friend. He previously had lived in Miami for a number of years and had a gay PCP in the area. He said that one time the PCP was giving him a genital exam and he started stroking my friends cock and ended up giving my friend a BJ in the examining room. He said he felt very uncomfortable and ended up never returning to that physician. Today that would be considered sexual assault but back in the 90's my friend just thought it was weird.

Circumcision is mutilation plain and simple. Things on the body exist for a reason and should not be messed with unless there is a medical need or until the person is an adult and makes a choice for themselves. I regret having been circumcised. Unfortunately, that's just how things were done when I was born in Michigan. Would I consider foreskin reconstruction? Probably not because the process doesn't seem to have been perfected yet. Oh...and by the way, I do not agree with circumcision for religious reasons. It's still wrong as far as I'm concerned.

For me, this guy is a big zero. I don't get the attraction. Give me a big buff macho guy every time. Not this fem guy. Does anyone actually find him attractive?

Some of the Johnson's dancers go to Boardwalk afterhours looking for Transgurls. Just saying...

Glad to hear about Matt’s return. Good news! One caveat however. The advert above indicates “Bigger, louder, hotter nights”. Maybe it’s just me…but do we really need “louder” nights? One of the big pluses at Johnson’s has always been the music not being out of control loud. I like spending time with the dancers and appreciate having the music at a level that allows for conversation. New look, new guys, and a new DJ are all great but I don’t need louder music. Pre-COVID when Twist still had dancers, the music used to be painfully loud. It was always problematic.

People behave irrationally all the time...whether in business or personal aspects of their lives. People see what they want to see (or what they're told to see) until reality slaps them in the face and they have to absorb what's clearly in front of them. I deal with facts and reality. Sadly, many (most?) people don't operate that way. They need someone to interpret the available information and then tell them how to think. Sad but true.

The market is starting to be realistic about the impact that the Middle East situation can have on the global economy. Hence the falling stock markets around the world. I feel there is the potential for much steeper falls going forward. It’s not guaranteed but the possiby exists for the DOW to plummet much further. I fear a Pandora’s box may have been opened.

Thanks to both of you for your input. Very useful. Unfortunately mom’s health has declined since my original post. We are in hospice now so she won’t be needing a tablet. Priorities have changed. Thanks again.

Thank you.

Yikes!! He certainly is very opinionated. That’s enough to keep me away from him.

Mom is 97 and lives at a facility nearby where I live. She wants a tablet to be able to read books and play simple games (ie solitaire, Mahjong, etc). What is the best option for someone who is not tech savvy and just wants it for simple things? Do the tablets have games already loaded onto them such that you don't have to subscribe to games?

Finally, some common sense in the stock market last week. It seemed like a delayed reaction to events in the middle east. I expect further reductions this week. With the recent job losses, increasing unemployment, ongoing affordability issues and surging oil prices...the US economy is in a downward spiral.

I paid $3.36 in Michigan today. Look for prices to rise even further this week😡.

Matt Colunga is out of the picture and has nothing to do with Johnson's or Pride Holdings now.

I remember the hotel when it was being built. Does that make me old as well???

I broke down and had a Big Arch Meal at my local Michigan McDonald's today. Tax included, the combo with a medium drink and fries cost $10.80. It certainly is large as it has two Quarter Pounder beef patties, a new special sauce, pickles, shredded lettuce, white cheddar cheese, and both raw onion rings as well as french fried onions (like the kind you put in green bean casserole). It was ok. Nothing to write home about and I wouldn't be compelled to rush out and order it again. In typical McDonald's fashion, the beef patties were overcooked and there was too much shredded lettuce on the burger. The french fried onions were an interesting add but they were over-powered by the raw onion rings that were included. You will definitely have onion breath after eating this burger. My understanding is that this new offering is meant to be temporary unless it becomes wildly popular...in which case it could become a permanent menu addition. I predict it will be available at your local McDonald's on only a temporary basis. How McDonald's Big Arch burger compares to Big Mac

TMZ report: https://www.tmz.com/2026/03/05/britney-spears-arrested-dui-california/

Some posters seem to not understand how the stock market operates. It’s a dynamic exchange where stock shares are continually being bought and sold. The value of a given market (say the Dow) changes continuously throughout the day. It can be up at one moment and then be down five minutes later. Some posters seemingly understand that the market is static and once you look at the value at a given time during the trading day, that’s how it remains or has remained through the entire course of the day.

Since COVID, I haven’t been going to Canada nearly as much as I used to. Previously, I was going mostly to Montreal anywhere from 5 to 12 times per year (mostly flying but a few times by car). I personally never had problems with the immigration officers in Canada. I tell them exactly why I am going (male strip clubs ). I think they appreciate the honesty. I am, however, aware of several situations where non-Canadian dancers or escorts were detained by Canada immigration and had their texts reviewed. In some cases they were allowed in after a few hours. In other cases, they were not granted entry and had to return to their country of origin. One instance was the famous case of one of our former posters, Mocha(he goes by a different name now). He’s an American that, by his own admission, announced to the Canadian border official that he was entering Canada to work as an escort. Obviously he was denied entry. In any case, I have not been back to Canada since the change in the US administration so I don’t know what things are like when entering Canada now.