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From Steinway's Golden Age.

Fazziolis are very popular right now among the set who can afford to drop 5 - 6 figures for a new grand piano, but some people who know more about pianos than I do sort of sniff when you mention Fazzioli. Don't know if its justified or not. There are just so many great piano manufacturers - Boesendorfer, Pleyel, Bechstein, Yamaha, Kawai. I don't have room in my house for a grand piano, so I content myself with a studio upright. But if I did, I would buy used. You can buy wonderful used grand pianos for a fraction of the cost of a new one. Supposedly, US made Steinways from the early 20th century are outstanding pianos.

Another thing they are doing is partnering with Asian piano manufacturers to produce pianos manufactured to Steinway specifications. Boston pianos are the product line produced by Kawai. I played a Boston piano at the Steinway dealership the last time I was in LA and it was a wonderful piano. Essex pianos are produced by a Korean manufacturer under the same type of arrangement. I dont think they have an arrangement with any Chinese manufacturer.

I know a guy who had PRP for a couple of herniated discs with good result.

I can report that I had a very positive experience with PRP (platelet-rich plasma) injections. It's not for everybody, and it is a fringey treatment that is not well thought of by the mainstream. 7 or 8 months ago I sustained an overuse injury to my right hip. It had become quite painful and was really starting to affect my activity level. I had started to avoid walking any more than short distances. I'm not sure what the problem was but the symptoms were suggestive of a labral tear. Kaiser was absolutely no help. They x-rayed the hip and found mild-to-moderate osteoarthritis, and basically decided that they were done. The arthritis made me a poor candidate for any kind of soft tissue repair but the arthritis also wasn't bad enough to justify a hip replacement ( which I never would have gone for anyway). That was all conventional medicine had to offer. I have known people who had excellent results from prolotherapy for joint tendon and ligament problems. They inject an irritant at the site of injury, which provokes an inflammatory response. The inflammatory response jump-starts a healing process in cartilaginous tissues like joints and ligaments, that heal slowly or not at all because they are not well supplied with blood. I went to an osteopath who does prolotherapy and he thought the best type of prolotherapy for my injury was the PRP injections. They draw some of your blood (about half a unit) separate the platelets and inject the platelets at the site of injury. The platelets provoke a strong inflammatory response which helps to initiate the healing process. I was 90% convinced it would work and 10% skeptical. He thought a single treatment would take care of my problem. The procedure itself is no picnic. He injected platelets at 10 different sites, under ultrasound guidance. He warned me in advance that they were going to feel like hot lead - and they did. It took about an hour. I was in serious pain for about 4 days, but then things started to feel much better. After about a week, the symptoms from the injury started to improve. It has been a month since I had the treatment - the pain from the original injury has decreased at least 60%. My limp is almost gone. Secondary to the injury I had developed pain in my knee, ankle and tibia. These are completely gone. I'm a believer. It was expensive - $1500.00, not covered by insurance. But, so far, I think it is was money well spent.

The couple times I had an epidural injection that worked, I think the effect lasted for 3-4 weeks.

If one just looked at the prices for used Steinway pianos, they would easily see that buying a new Steinway is a lousy investment. They depreciate about the way an automobile does. The only good reason to buy a new Steinway is to own one of the worlds finest pianos.

I'm sure a physician would tell you not to do it. Nonetheless, stacking them is a fairly common practice.

When I was a kid, a few of our neighbors still had ice boxes. The ice man made regular deliveries to all of them.

I admire the pushiness of an escort cold-calling potential clients. It doesn't bother me at all.

You're right, I was being a little hyperbolic. Nonetheless, the underlying message is the same. In a business where reputation is everything, you can only afford so many missteps or oversights before your reputation takes a hit.

If you're going to do it, be sure to do it right. About six months ago, a very attractive San Francisco escort reached out to me and asked if I'd be interested in booking with him. I said yes, I definitely would be. He basically had the booking. He was traveling and said he would be back in touch when he got back to SF. He never followed through-never heard from him. Not only did he leave business on the table, he ruined his reputation with me. I seriously doubt if I would book with him if I heard from him again.

I would definitely welcome it if @hypothetically reached out to me.

I’ve been shopping on Amazon Fresh. I find it surprisingly affordable. I can think of several items that I buy all the time that cost less than in Safeway. It’s pretty easy to buy enough to avoid the service charge. I’m happy to tip the driver in order to find my groceries on the front porch by 7AM.

I love to cuddle, but in small doses. When I'm ready to go to sleep, I want to spread out in a king-size bed by myself. For that reason, I don't see myself ever hiring for an overnight. I can almost imagine it in a hotel room with two queen-size beds. Or maybe in a suite where he sneaked into my bed early in the morning and surprised me with a big boner.

There are ready-made boundaries in the escort-client relationship - I think of it as a "self-limiting relationship." When both parties respect those boundaries, things can't help but go well. You ignore the boundaries at your risk. This is a blurring of those boundaries. It may be fine, but there's plenty that could go wrong.

There are ready-made boundaries in the escort-client relationship - I think of it as a "self-limiting relationship." When both parties respect those boundaries, things can't help but go well. You ignore the boundaries at your risk. This is a blurring of those boundaries. It may be fine, but there's plenty that could go wrong.

When I was in the Army, most of my flights between duty stations were on MAC (military airlift command) flights. The carriers were always obscure companies that you had never heard of. Much later, I realized that they were all charter airlines. They were always just a trifle scary.

I'm so happy to hear that. He is an exceptional man.

I had a multi-level lumbar fusion eight years ago. The only outcome I was willing to settle for was pain-free and feeling as though the whole thing had never happened. I accomplished that after about three years of constant work. I didn't find physical therapy very useful, so I came up with my own rehab program.

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I've worked in the hospitality business-it gets very complcated. I worked in a major hotel and there was going to be a big splashy orthodox Jewish wedding-all kosher. The night before the event, the kitchen and other food prep areas had to be koshered. A team of several Rabbis showed up with acetylene torches and blasted all of the surfaces with the flame. Even the dishwasher had to be koshered because washing the glassware, silver and dishes in the koshered dishwasher would render them kosher. Everything that had been koshered had to be wrapped in yards and yards of plastic. The entire area then had to be sealed. The Rabbis were there for hours doing all of this.

I lIke a particular kind of massage experience. It used to be, if you hired for an erotic massage, you could count on a happy ending. Not so much anymore. I always hire for therapeutic massages because I'm not disappointed if it doesn't lead to sex. What I have found is that a lot of these massages that started out therapeutic end in full-on sex on the massage table. Thats the kind of massage experience that I like. Theres an element of surprise because you don't know for sure that its going to turn out that way.

I'm always flattered when people compliment my "body art," but I have never seen tattoos as art. Traditionally, illustration and ornamentation are considered to not quite be "art." I would put tattoos in this same class. However, there are some tattoo artists who are also very skilled visual artists.

beautiful work. and the canvas ain't bad either