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I smoked for 20 years and was smoking three (yes, three) packs a day when I quit 33 years ago. I was Rx Nicorette gum to help me stop and was told to only chew one every few hours - I could have chewed the whole box and it would not have helped me with the cravings. What did help? Just chewing gum (EXTRA). I quit "cold T" and only had one cig in the last 33 years (I got drunk and had a cig at a gay bar near Rittenhouse Square - the "342 Club?" in 1996). I gained 17 lbs. when I quit but lost the weight over a year or so - food tasted so much better and I had more money to spend on food, and, I assume, my metabolism slowed down after stopping. Not to depress you, but, if cigarettes weren't so expensive or so bad for your health, I'd go out right now, after 33 years, and get me cartoon right now. That's how powerful the addiction is.

If, for some strange reason, we feel a need to glorify war (and most of our great generals, like Grant and Eisenhower, hated war) I would prefer pondering a monument that depicts teamwork and victory rather than one depicting the Statue of Liberty holding a dead Greek warrior: http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2008/US/07/29/iwo.jima.citizenship/art.iwo.jima.afp.gi.jpg

And alligators respond by saying "That's a crock." (sorry, I had to say it)

Funny you should say that because in Luke's Gospel (Chapter 24) Jesus does IN FACT ascend into heaven on Easter Sunday. So, at least one Gospel writer did move Ascension Thursday to Sunday!!!

I purposely installed a no-window fiberglass front door for privacy. I also put in a 8-foot high privacy fence (with slats to cover any openings) around the backyard. I'd build a moat with drawbridge around the property if I could. Alligators in the moat would be overkill, I'm thinking.

Body photos + offer to verify via Skype or Facetime = discreet alternative to theft and fraud

What the same price will get you in Louisville, Kentucky (I know in LA, you're paying for the opportunity for nice scenery, beautiful weather, and high taxes): https://www.zillow.com/homes/for_sale/fsba_lt/73476283_zpid/500000-_price/2070-_mp/globalrelevanceex_sort/38.433421,-85.365486,38.07215,-85.956001_rect/10_zm/0_mmm/? BTW, Anchorage is one of the nicest neighborhoods in Louisville. And GOOBERnor Beavis lives just down the road. And, this mansion has been visited by both Muhammad Ali and Ralph Lauren, who personally helped design it. (In one photo you can see the bedroom wall that Muhammad Ali signed - I am supposing that is where he slept.)

When you look in the morning and realize that you only had one or two winning numbers, just remember that 140 million people had the same realization.

LOL. Sort of reminds me of the plot from The Ransom of Red Chief by O. Henry, one of the first short stories I can remember reading as a child.

From the "Urban Dictionary": Binary Thinking Phrase. Denotes a system of thought that predominantly considers things in an "either, or", "right, wrong", "black, white" way, ignoring any subtleties or consideration of third or more alternatives. In philosophy, this is know as a "bifurcation fallacy". People who habitually think in this way are usually fairly unintelligent and unimaginative. G.W. Bush: "You're either with us, or your with the terrorists". Me: "Wow, Bush can only seem to understand the world through binary thinking..."

et le mots juste, j'espere

I've only watched about three of Season Two episodes, but I still find this case extremely compelling. It's obvious that defense attorney Kathleen Zellner is the main protagonist and that (former Prosecutor) Ken Kratz and the other prosecutors in the Manitowoc County office are the incompetent villains in this ongoing saga. The Avery family continue to be portrayed as hardworking junk car dealers, and a bit slow, perhaps leading one to think of them as simpletons who would be easy to set up. Excellent production quality even though I fear that the victim (Teresa Halbach) and her family are the ones who have the most to lose in such a slick commercial presentation.

I remember what David Letterman said about lotteries: What's the difference between having a lottery ticket and not having one? Answer: None.

Here's my standard procedure, maybe it seems a bit gauche, but it does help set my expectations and also assures the escort that I respect his time as well: As soon as the escort takes off his jacket, sits down, and gets half-way comfortable, I say: "Thanks for coming. Let's see, it's now 2:00 o'clock so we have until 4:00 o'clock to take our time and not feel rushed." That way, I can periodically and surreptitiously (especially after an hour or so) check the time in order to pace myself, and to make sure that we are not going to end early or late. I did this last week with an escort in Nashville and he did not seem upset by my mention of the time parameters. I also NEVER put the "donation" out in the open as it gives too much control over the denouement to the escort rather than to myself. It may also, unconsciously, give the escort the impression that that's all he's getting, leaving no expectation for a tip for exceptional service.

He had a previous name on Rentmen as "HardzzReady" in San Francisco, but I couldn't find any comments or reviews for him either.

That might explain why, in one of the photos, he appears to be displaying a book by Kevin O'Leary regarding money advice. Now I'm skeptical. Thanks.

Anybody have any experience with this guy, or does he ring any alarms, or has he appeared under a different moniker in any other rental iteration? He responded very quickly to my email with reasonable rates. He is currently on both A4A and Grindr locally. Thanks in advance. https://rentmen.eu/DrillaXLDavid

I had a professor in college who said that "sex is more than just the proximation of genitals." He was correct - truly good sex is also the proximation of feelings, trust, and desire to please the other. I've had great sex with both gays and straights, and bad sex with both straights and gays. Having said that, I agree with the old saying that "When sex is good, it's really good; when it's bad..... it's still pretty damn good."

I used the Geek Squad about five years ago when my motherboard went dead. They fixed it with no questions asked - they are Geeks, after all. It took a couple of days and they called and said "Your laptop is ready." I think as long as you don't have kiddie porn popping up, they couldn't care less what you were watching. They were pretty reasonable, cost-wise.

You haven't seen a tight singlet until you see the guy in the green singlet. Hot match, too. "You gotta work that bottom." Truer words never spoken.

No, but his boyfriend was.

Are you an escort? If so, should you not post in "Escort Travels?" If so, do you have an ad somewhere? If not, perhaps your post should be in "Traveling Members?"

The Boards and Associations that I am familiar with will not process a complaint against a practitioner unless the complainant signs a Waiver of Confidentiality and for a Release of Records. Otherwise, the practitioner would likely be unable to defend himself/herself. This would especially be true in a lawsuit where there is a question of whether the practitioner was guilty of malpractice in regards to quality or standard of care. There was a situation in which a third party filed a complaint against a therapist whom I supervised - the grandmother of the client complained that the therapist was rude to her over the phone and that the therapist would not take her advice regarding the client. In that case, the Board sent the complaint to the therapist who responded about the "rudeness" part. The therapist cited confidentiality for the "not following the granny's advice." The Board later sent a letter to granny stating that it found no merit in her complaint.

I am licensed by two state Boards to provide therapy; each month I read the minutes of both Boards' meetings. Board minutes provide the name and violation of any provider who has been found guilty of violating state ethics codes - and the punishment. The quickest way to losing you license is by putting yourself in a "dual relationship" with a client. Some dual relationships are considered "boundary crossings" - often unintentional and usually harmless (hiring someone off Craiglists to paint your home and you discover it's a client). What gets you into trouble are "boundary violations" such as flirting or dating a client. And, if you have sex with a client, you might as well put your application in at UPS. And you can't just terminate therapy so you can date the client - most state Boards and professional associations (e.g. NASW) will bar you from engaging in "dual relationships for a certain time period (e.g. five years) and some codes prohibit a relationship ever. As far as "plausible deniability" you'd be surprised at how many clients keep notes, emails, and logs of telephone calls about their therapists, and will almost ALWAYS report you to the state Board when the flirting/dating/relationship goes south. Fury hath no equal than a therapy client scorned.

We may have been better off if some lines of Neanderthals had gone completely extinct: