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That's Daniel Radcliffe in a promo for the play Equus which he performed in London and on Broadway when he was only 17. He was excellent. I went with a non-gay friend and noticed that half the audience seemed to be middle-aged gay men who came to see Harry Potter naked, to which he said: "And you're here for the same reason!"

A couple of weeks ago I bought a dozen eggs and forgot to check them. When I went to use them a couple of days later it turned out 6 or 7 were cracked. At the moment my immune system is very compromised so I threw all the cracked eggs in the garbage. Next time I'll check them first before I buy.

I was the attorney for Child Protective Services for many years and prosecuted all kinds of bad parents. This one does not meet the "smell" test. One doesn't just forget about babies (or pets) in the back seat. My gut feeling is that drugs were involved and I hope NYPD did a drug test when he was arrested. Sorry, his statements just don't ring true. I've heard it too many times, and the back story almost always involved drugs.

I'm going to be looking for property in Palm Springs. Do you have the name of the younger guy? LOL!

Happy Birthday. Last year we celebrated in person; this year we'll have to wait a month. Enjoy the day; you deserve. GW

I was fortunate enough to be invited to the Opening Night by one of the attorneys involved in the production. It was fantastic, and some of the costumes worn by the male audience members outshone the Bob Mackie creations onstage. There were three Cher sightings. As we approached the theater she was giving an interview outside. Then, when the audience was finally seated (about 20 minutes late) and the curtain was about to go up Cher was escorted to her seat to thunderous applause. Finally, after the curtain calls, Stephanie J. Block brought the creative team onstage (including Bob Mackie.) Finally she introduced Cher herself and they sang a duet (obviously rehearsed) of "If I Could Turn Back Time". The show was quite nice for a jukebox musical and the three Chers worked well together, although Block had the largest role and the best voice. She nailed Cher. The costumes were wonderful. The book is more than little thin and I knew more about Cher from Wikipedia and VH1's "Behind the Music" than from the show. But her point was made, that she had to take control of her own life and succeeded when everyone thought she would fail. I was invited to the afterparty but didn't go as I had to work the next day and had a two hour commute home. All in all, the show is a crowd pleaser and should have a decent run.

If your list starts with Dane Scott and Ace, you really need look no further. They are the best. And both are definitely tops.

I'm staying there in January with an escort. I sure hope that happens to me.

New York is more lonely today -- Dane Scott is on his way back to Palm Springs. For all of us who enjoyed his delightful company and his extraordinary skills during his visit, we can only muse and reminisce until he returns. For those who haven't yet had the opportunity please do not deprive yourselves for one minute longer of spending time with this superlative gentleman and escort.

I have to disagree. I have about ten gym outfits and they are all color coordinated: shirt, shorts, underwear and jock strap, and gym shoes. I wear them in rotation and even though I attend a straight gym people comment on my outfits, and do complain if my sneakers don't match. The well-groomed homosexual must make a fashion statement at the gym. On a more serious note, I do not recommend freeballing it. Perfect way to wind up with a hernia. Most guys I know of whatever sexual orientation wear some form of boxer briefs under their shorts or sweats. I do wear a jock underneath as well because I have small hernias and don't want to make them worse.

Extraordinary escort, fantastic human being, wonderful friend. That's Dane Scott.

I went with some friends to the multiplex on a Saturday night. Our first eight choices were sold out, so we saw "Haunted Honeymoon." I think we lasted 20 minutes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haunted_Honeymoon

When I got my first job after law school I was living at home with my father as my mother had recently died. He didn't want to take any money from me as I had student loans to repay. I was doing all the housekeeping so we worked out a system: he gave me $15 per week towards groceries and I paid for the rest. Even after he remarried the following year and moved out, my responsibilities were to pay the property taxes, utilities and minor upkeep expenses; he still paid for major repairs. Ultimately I did major renovations, the cost of which he deducted from the price when I ultimately bought the house from him. The final price: two-thirds of the appraised value, paid to my two brothers as their inheritance. Worked out well for everybody.

An interesting take on the Odyssey is the book "An Odyssey: A Father, A Son, and an Epic" by Daniel Mendelssohn. Published in 2017 it is an account of the author, a Classics professor at Bard, teaching a seminar on the Odyssey which included his elderly father as a student, and their Odyssey of coming to terms with their relationship including the son-author being gay. On many top enlists for 2017 and entertaining reading about both Odysseys.

The best reason to visit Palm Springs? Dane Scott!