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I stayed in pretty good shape using dumbbells, bands and bodyweight exercises - I was smoother than normal, but didn't lose any size. A couple months ago, we invested in our own equipment and turned our living room into a home gym. I'm in better shape than when I was going to the gym because I don't have to wait for equipment, I don't have any excuse for skipping workouts and it is supremely relaxing to lift at home all by myself. As a matter of fact, I'm almost in contest shape.

avatar: an icon or figure representing a particular person in video games, internet forums, etc. I don't see anything in that definition of an avatar that requires that an avatar be a true-to-life image of the person.

I think over-developed quads are pretty commonplace. But I've never seen a muscle butt that I didn't like

Dont agree. Some tattoos are a mistake. The larger share of them these days are only gotten after thinking it over for weeks or months and conferring with an artist at least once. Also, tattooing is expensive - a large piece can require many hours and cost thousands of dollars - not the stuff of impulse.

There's no such thing as being too old for a tattoo

He lives in a country town 50 miles north of here. I can well imagine being able to find young straight/DL guys there willing to drop their pants for $100 or so.

Or the ones who declare, in a voice laden with contempt, "I don't pay for it."

mostly not. but I have an old friend who I talk about it with. He doesn't have a lot of disposable income so he hires low-cost inexperienced young guys. I told him I only hire pros and he said "Im jealous." I was thinking I could hire him a pro as a present.

I smoke the occasional cigar and I love to make out with a guy who has cigar smoke on his breath.

Of course it doesn't always happen, but hopefully you developed enough of a connection so that you end up smelling and tasting like each other. I love afternoon sex and smelling the guy's body odor on me for the rest of the day.

There's an enormous truck stop off of I-5 in a town called Santa Nella. Whenever I'm driving back to the Bay Area from SoCal, I go through there. It's always struck me as a place that might have a lot of potential.

They always do that. They take a credit card imprint and get an approval for 100.00 or 200.00. I think it's gratuitous these days because its supposed to cover incidentals. But, at the moment, they aren't providing anything in the way of incidentals. The only possible thing would be damage to the room or cleaning in the case of a room in which somebody had smoked tobacco. A couple days after you check out, they release the funds.

Thousands of houses in San Francisco have flat rooves. Nobody seems to have any problem with them. We've owned our house for 15 years and not had any trouble with it. Many San Francisco houses have light wells. About five years ago, we had to replace the roof in the light well at a cost of $2k. I had the roofer look at the roof on top of the house and he recommended some minor repairs, which we had done. No real problem before and no problem since.

I don't like foul breath, but I really enjoy a natural-smelling breath

What makes you thinkg that everyone who gets large visible tattoos does it to follow a "fashion trend?" I wouldn't call them a fashion trend. Tattooing is a relatively ancient practice.

Some of them look great, some not so great. But you're not getting the point. They don't care how their tattoos look. They leave that for people like you to worry about.

There are some interesting new trends in tattoo art. One is renewed interest in classic tattoos - hearts, roses, that sort of thing. And another is that some are recognizing jailhouse tattoos as a distinct style to be emulated. There was a young guy at my gym who had a lot of jailhouse tats. Since we both had tats we talked tats periodically. He liked the primitive unskilled look of jailhouse tats.

What is so special about his age? Why should that be a reason not to get a tattoo? Most of the reasons you're going to give revolve around what other people think. Anybody who has been a little bit thoughtful about getting tattooed has thought of what others would think and realized that they don't care.

Yes, you might have been sorry for having mindlessly followed the trend. OTOH, if you had thought about it and gotten an image that you liked, you might still look at it and take satisfaction in it.

Important. When I got my first one, I went into a studio and made an appointment somewhat on impulse. I then realized I had no idea what sort of image I wanted, but I knew that I didn't want to choose one out of a book. I cancelled and told him I would re-schedule when I had thought more about the image. When I thought of one that I would like - I went back and had the guy draw it. I loved what he drew and said let's do it.

I got my first tattoo probably in my early 60s. I've been fascinated by them most of my life and finally decided there was no reason not to get a tattoo if I want one. I haven't been sorry - i love my tats. People will say condescending stuff about mid-life crises and such as though you're incapable of knowing your own mind. If you're SURE you want one, get one. Choose your artist carefully - there are a lot of bad ones out there. Many will congratulate you for doing something you really wanted to do. Some will not say a word about it. Some will be curious about what it "means."

They need f Sounds like guys with time on their hands

I'm the same - paying for it is an important part of the experience for me.

Guys with little experience at hiring feel extremely vulnerable - they're expecting to get screwed, expecting it won't work out for one reason or other and are just very nervous. There are some escorts who can deal with that - very often they advertise as being "good with first timers." You may not be one of those.

I have read about soaking potatoes to remove the starch. Last Thanksgiving, I made slow-cooker mashed potatoes that were superb and the recipe specified soaking the potatoes. I'm sure they would have been good even if I hadn't soaked the potatoes.