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It used to do that when I was a young man. I used to enjoy the way it felt when he scrubbed his whiskers against my face - I would never say "no, it gives me a rash." But I always paid for it with a rash. Then, trying to shave with the rash aggravated the rash, so I had to take a break from shaving for day or two. At some point, my skin stopped being so sensitive. Don't remember exactly when.

Thanks for the info. I'm very interested in the area.

Men with sparse or patchy beards should just accept that its not a good look for them. If a guy has the right distribution of facial hair a scruff or closely trimmed beard always looks good. I didn't used to like it on older guys, but I've developed a taste for it. I have a heavy beard and go around with a 2 or 3 day growth. I don't think about whether it ages me or not. At 66, I'm almost (not quite) beyond caring about how old I look. A new client complimented me just the other day. He said, "You look really strong." He's a martial arts instructor and looks pretty strong himself, so I took it as a deep compliment.

I like watching a big dick disappear into a vagina. Many years ago, there was a mostly straight star named Johnny Hardin with an incredibly big dick. I loved his films. I don't watch porn much of any variety. My partner and I sometimes use it to set the mood.

I visited there a couple times in the 90s. At the time you could take the trolley from downtown San Diego to El Cajon, where there was a border crossing that you just walked through. The main tourist street is AvenIda Revolucion and it is lined with pharmacies and souvenir stores selling the usual stuff-sombreros, alabaster chess sets, velvet paintings. The squalor was depressing. Even though the US is only a few minutes away, the poverty hits you in the face. There is grime and dirt everywhere. My most persistent memory of Tijuana was of a man I saw on the street a few blocks off of Revolucion. He had lost both legs above the knee and didn't have prosthetic limbs. He got around by limping around on his stumps. At the end of the stumps, these huge callouses had formed that resembled an elephants feet. I am curious about Rosarita, a beach community south of Tijuana with a large expat community.

And I just saw microfiber sheets that are supposed to keep you cool. A queen set was ~$30.00.

If you want synthetic blend sheets you have to spend down and look in places like Walmart and kmart.

I was also tempted to name them.

That's true. 17 or 18 years ago, I bought a couple of arts & crafts style end tables at Crate & Barrel for $100.00 each. They're still solid; the finish looks nice; the cleaning lady polishes them from time to time. All they have to do is sit there, look nice and hold a lamp.

Rod and Rob. (jk)

The only music group I felt passionate enough about to acquire all their albums was the Moody Blues.

Reminds me of a gay bar I went in a few times in Germany. It was in the city of Zweibruecken, which is very close to the French border. It was called "Chez Madame." And in fact, there was a "Madame," a German woman who pretended to be French. You rang the doorbell. Madame would look out through a peekhole and then let you in, and welcome you in as though you were coming into her home. And she spoke only French. She wore a long hostess gown and the place was sort of fake elegant. The way you met people there was to ask Madame to introduce you. It was the oddest thing I have ever seen. The crowd was really mixed. Lots of Germans and also lots of French guys.

LMAO- that's funny.

But cooking sous vide eliminates the problem of AGEs (advanced glycation endproducts).

I'm thinking about sous vide as a way to perk up the limited fare on the cutting regime I'm starting - e.g. a lean steak, cooked to medium rare with ginger, herbs and garlic and topped with pickled green onion and cucumber.

I don't do reviews very much. But my repeat business to good providers speaks volumes.

I love my office desk. I bought it at an antique store in Santa Rosa. It's teak, designed and manufactured in Denmark in the late 60s. I don't know if I believe her, but the dealer said it was a museum piece because the designer is famous.

I've had furniture reupholstered. Even though it costs nearly as much as replacing, I would still do it for pieces that I liked. All of our furniture is pretty nice quality and I like all of it, so I will get it reupholstered as needed.

Getting upholstered furniture reupholstered costs nearly as much as buying new.

Fabric lampshades have sort of a lifespan. We have a few silk lampshades. One is white, and looks fine. But another is black and long ago faded to gray from sun exposure. But the fabric is still strong and in good condition.

I suppose it's a good rule if you want your furniture to always look brand new.

I think the useful life of a mattress my be about ten years. Homes with children are hard on furniture, but otherwise, how would you wear it out after only ten years?

I was talking with a native guy about this, and he said that false negatives are also a problem. I don't remember how he explained it exactly but it also had to do with the small sample of Native genotypes.

The only applicable box, besides 'Asian' is 'Other.' In text ads, sometimes Indian men self-identify as 'Desi.' I like East Asians and I like Desis. So if I was expecting an East Asian and a Desi showed up, it would be fine with me. What about Pakistanis? South Asians, I guess. Pakistanis, when they speak English, have similar accents to Indians. And then there are Bangladeshis. South Asian again, I guess.

Weekdays I'm out of bed by 5:30A. Weekends I sleep in until 6:30 or so. I think I remember being able to sleep in until 11 or noon, but I'm not sure.