Luv2play

Have a great time in Paris. My favorite foreign destination.

So I just checked on life expectancy changes as a result of Covid. It appears the US has done worse than many European countries who have bounced back from 2020. The US has not and maybe surprisingly within the population, while the LE for those over 80 has bounced back to preCovid levels, it has not for those under 60.

Yes, of course all those people are dying from what you described and have been doing so for millennia. But now more are dying from Covid on top of all those other causes. Covid wasn't around 3 years ago. It is having an effect on life expectancy in the US and not for the better.

I'm not so sure of that. My pharmacist seems to have a nice business. He asked that I make an appointment for my flu shot and Covid booster online so all he had to do was check that I was eligible for the shots. He does alright by the prescriptions he fills too. His payments are guaranteed as he only accepts cash or plastic.

Reading the link to the Harvard study, my takeaway is that while Covid deaths are down from the incredibly high level of last January, they are still a leading cause of deaths in the US (200 a day in California). That ain't nothing to be concerned about, especially if one has co-morbitities such as diabetes or lung disease.

I got my flu shot a week ago and am to get a bivalent Covid vax on Monday. Having had my second Mpox a couple of months ago, I am now looking forward to no more pinpricks for awhile (I hope).

When I turned 30 I accepted the fact that I was gay and never going to get married (marriage to a man was not possible then). So I bought a house, worked hard at my job and got ahead and decided I was going to enjoy life ( hence my moniker Luv2play). I don't dwell on the shouda, couda, wouda speculation. I'm just happy that at 75 I'm still living up to my moniker. And I retired at 50 so I've had a lot more time to devote to it than when I was working. One reason I retired early.

Similar experience here in Eastern Ontario. My November bill just came in and was $204 and last years $109. I don't think the weather was any colder but the gas company has changed their online report and its now hard to find the comparison that they used to show. Clever folks there.

When sleeping alone naked in the summer and a light t-shirt in the winter to keep my shoulders warm. When sleeping with a man always naked and in the winter he can keep me warm.

I thought I saw an ad on RM the other day for Sir Peter. Maybe I was hallucinating.

The WHO has now recommended that Monkeypox be renamed Mpox. It asserted that the name originally given it was no longer suitable as the virus at least worlwide now was spread by people, not animals to people and that the name gave rise to racist attitudes and steotypes. Interestingly, to bolster their arguments, it was pointed put that photos of victims portrayed in the media were Black and that its was mostly whites who were the victims in Europe and North America.

You seem to have more than your share of gullible friends. It seems these types of scams are perennial and nothing new. Cupidity is in abundance it would appear.

He was getting his revenge.

My favorite memory of Thanksgiving dinner in America was in 2000 in Ft. Lauderdale hosted by an American gay couple who loved to entertain large crowds and did so magnificently. We were about 26 or 30 so and seated around their large outdoor space around a patio with some cover as I remember it. The dinner was elaborate and delicious. There were party favors and plenty to drink and good fellowship. It was a new century and no war, relatively prosperous and hopeful times.

You missed the most noteworthy-assasination of JFK on Nov. 22, 1963.

Sean has an interesting Twitter page. In one post he recently called out those in the industry who knowingly show up at film shoots and other venues with STIs , Covid and Monkeypox. I was with an escort not too long ago who told me some horror shows about porn actors who have got very sick, a couple of names I recognized. Very disturbing and I imagine drugs play a role.

My impression is that while stock markets have staged somewhat of a rally in recent weeks, that in the face of growing recessionary fears, this will not last and that markets will resume heading south. Some sectors have done well, such as energy, because of the war in Ukraine, but oil prices have started tumbling and are now below $80. Banks are doing well but real estate is under pressure and banks always have a huge exposure there. Hi tech is in a swoon so no comfort there. Inflation may be coming under control but the road ahead still looks long and winding. I only keep a casual eye on the markets as I am not invested heavily but wonder what others think.

This thread has gone silent since early August. I only follow the news about crypto currencies in the regular press such as the NYT but even so I gather the fortunes of many crypto investors are in the trash can. I read today that the OntarioTeachers Pension Fund, which had dipped its toe into crypto, has lost $95 million, which shows how conventional and cautious institutional investors have been sideswipped by the crash in bitcoins et al. Last year when I read about how many small investors were getting sucked into the crypto frenzy, I was reminded about Joe Kennedy, JFK's father, who said in 1929 that when the elevator boys on Wall Street were talking about investing in the stock market, it was time to bail. He did and saved the Kennedy family fortune.

I just got mine today. Unfortinately the pharmacy didn't have the senior stronger version so I took the regular. Have had the shots for the last 15 years and haven't had a single case during that period.

There may be penal consequences to such a fraud.😜

If your concern is whether or not they have had the vax, you can always ask to see their card which they receive for each shot they get. It is dated and has their name and the dosage they received. Of course, they would have to disclose their real identity to you which they may not be willing to do.

Which platform do the guys from TimTales advertise, Rentmen or Hunqs?

On the other hand, the American system which incentivizes insured people to get needless tests, some of which are deleterious to their health and leaves the uninsured to get sick and die prematurely. Statistics show Americans are less healthy than Canadians and have a shorter life span . In fact shorter than in most developed countries.

I like the original layouts in the Grinell. And the abundance of windows. Growing up in Montreal, we had a similar apartment to 2A depicted above . Same number of rooms except we had a sunroom that was accessed from the living room and dining room. And all the same features like loads of windows on three sides of the building, facing north, south and east. My sister got the maids room and I got the larger second bedroom. As I got older I would have perferred her room with its own bathroom. I had to share with my parents. The building was named Haddon Hall and was on Sherbrooke St. facing Mount Royal with no obstructed views. Built in the 1920's by the Bronfman family, the whiskey barons, for their friends originally.

And I would add very well hung starts at 8 inches and anything above that is Wow!