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As I think about it, Omicron has the potential to crowd out Delta and if Omicron proves to be less problematic, then it might result in the pandemic turning into a pesky virus like the flu which circulates around the world seasonly and only causes minor inconvenience to most, but not all people. After all, the flu still kills thousands each year, year after year. And those of us old enough need to get our flu shots annually. So this may become just another shot we need to get on a periodic basis, updated to confront the latest variation of virus circulating in the world. To me that's the optimistic outlook.

I think it is possible to have an orgy with three people, if they use their imagination. I also think picking up two guys at a party without prior vetting is risky. Especially given the different ages and status between the two on one side and the third, who could be regarded as a vulnerable quarry, rich, older man and single (in the circumstances). I was struck by the date. On that Friday night in October, I was with a provider in Toronto, who I had met the previous month in Montreal. On that previous occasion, he was joined by another provider who had both advertised on RM. I went through extensive vetting with both prior to our engagement and felt perfectly comfortable in their company. They could have easily killed me if they had had the motivation.As it was, we continue to correspond and will no doubt get together in 2022. My takeaway is that while there are no guarantees in life, a little prudence and taking the pains to set up a date carefully is the best way, given our situation as clients with a huge age difference with the men we wish to engage with socially and more.

Not a scratch ticket win but a $10million lottery jackpot. 20 years ago I knew a couple who were eking out a living conducting estate sales in Montreal. I went to one and it was at a beautiful mansion in Westmount, a wealthy enclave. A friend of mine, an antique dealer, bought two large chandeliers, the type that are cranked down from the ceiling to clean. Several months later, this couple won the jackpot of $10 million in the Canadian lottery 6/49. The first thing they did was buy a mansion even further up the hill than the one I had seen them in a few months earlier earning their commission of a few thousand dollars. A fairy tale really but true. I only saw the husband once a year later in the spring, sporting a Florida tan, dressed expensively, with a $200 haircut and driving the top of the line BMW. Money suited him.

That doesn't sound disgusting to me. Maybe a bit sweet but perhaps the sour cream alleviates that. The NYT just did an article on disgusting as one of the basic human emotions. It's pretty interesting and received lots of comments from readers.

Onr restaurant I remember taking him to had a name like Prunel or something similar.

I've always considered that many Italians are really Latino, after all their roots are Latin, just like the Spanish.So if they look similar, it's in the genes.

Yeah, I used the south end term carelessly. I meant south of the Thames and I only really ventured there once to see an old lover who had moved to London around 1978 to study ballet. He lived in a really cheap set of digs. We rekindled the romance for that week I was in London and I took him to some great restaurants since I was on expense account and he was literally a starving artist.

I can't find the cufflinks but I think the name of the club was Churchill's. It was in the West End and had good food and hostesses, as they were called. London had several such clubs, one other called Winstons. Don't know why they favoured the name of their most famous politician. Apparently it closed in 1980. I was there in 1974 or so. The hostess I was assigned was not the prettiest of the 8 at our table and I dropped her off from my taxi rather than take her home to my hotel. Some of the others went home with their dinner companions.

I once went to a nightclub in the West End whose name I forget but it was a supper club with female escorts. I went with a group of businessmen and after dinner, women were brought to the table and seated beside each guest. Then there was a floor show with various acts. One was a man and woman acrobatic act which involved bringing up guests to participate. I was picked out for one act because I was in my 30s and fit as opposed to all the other men who were middle aged or older at my table. So I was placed on my back on a stage supporting the male on my feet and hands and his female partner standing on his back, all to the sounds or rolling drums. I got a pair of gold cufflinks for being a good sport which I still have somewhere. If I find them I'll let you know the name of the club.

I haven't been to London for decades but when I was there doing a lot of work and enjoying the nightlife, I could distinguish between Mayfair, Knightsbridge and Soho. For me Kensington was a royal palace, not really a neighborhood I identified with as such. Then in broader terms I thought of places as The City, the west end, the east end, the south end. And then there were the places a long way away on the tube which eventually surfaced before you got to your destination like Northwood, which were London's suburbs, where I sometimes went to have dinner with friends. It would be nice to go back to see how things have changed, if they really have.

??? Glove models?

You provide a great service exposing these fake ads. Wonder why RM can't effectively screen them themselves.

I sent text messages on Christmas Eve to three providers I have seen over the last couple of years, all several times, and all overnights or weekends. They all got back to me in hours. All are on my list to see in 2022, even though one is semi retired and only sees former clients from when he was on RM (which happily includes me).

I was under the same impression.

Is there much variation in rates of infection in different parts of NJ?

My point was that in a small geographic area such as New Jersey, with its dense population, with the pandemic all around, it wouldn't make much difference where exactly you lived in the state. By contrast, in Ontario where I live, the province is so large that it does make a difference where you live. It could be 1000 miles from Toronto and is still in Ontario. Same with many Canadian provinces like Quebec or British Columbia.

Does it really matter lol After all, New Jersey is the 47th state in terms of geographic size and is only 79 miles wide at its widest and 166 miles in length. It doesn't get much smaller.

I would laugh too except for the memory of a Russian lad I had a fling with about 45 years ago. I still have a picture of him that he gave me. Taken while lying on a bed in shorts and t-shirt. Just a gorgeous hunk.

I admire but somehow deplore your insouciance.

I've definitely pushed the pause button. As I said elsewhere on this forum, I took advantage of the periods in the last two years when case counts were low in my region to see providers. When they spiked, I pulled back. I had two great extended weekends in the fall, one in Montreal and the other Toronto. Restaurants and hotels were getting back on their feet. Now new restrictions are being put in place, as we speak, so time to batten the hatches. Two of the providers I saw on those trips are now wintering in Puerto Vallarta and I hear they are still doing well.

I think it would be marvelous if providers could set themselves up as a charitable organization, and then I would be glad to make a donation to their cause and get a tax receipt in exchange. It would take some ingenuity to avoid their charitable activities from being construed as a service. Maybe more like a religious activity or service, where donations made to the ministry are tax deductible. Perhaps they could set up confessional booths in their premises where they could work their magic to unburden those seeking relief, just to keep things on the up and up.

And leaving out the best parts like the money shots.

I am glad I visited Montreal in September when cases were low and restrictions were being lifted. As a result I had a great 3 days and could enjoy restaurants and seeing some escorts at my downtown hotel. I avoided crowded places such as bars so didn't take in the stripper bars unfortunately. My strategy throughout this pandemic has been to travel domestically only during the downswings and hunker down during the periods of high cases and multiple restrictions on movement. So far it has worked. Right now I'm waiting for my booster so wouldn't travel in any case.

I don't mind the darkness. In fact I like dark nights so winter solstice is fine by me. But I love a sunny day as well with little white clouds scudding by. Frankly, I love everything nature throws at me. But I've never been in a tornado or hurricane. I could probably skip those events.

Baby mama?