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Reviews shouldn't be written to please the provider. Truth is necessary, otherwise why have reviews at all?

If intelligent people avoid jury duty, who is left to decide some very important cases?

The Yankees last week gave us a no-hitter, a triple play, a walk-off walk, and numerous wins. All in all, a good week to be a Yankee fan!

Thanks, @jjkrkwoodfor that info. I have followed that advice, as well as that of @MikeBiDudeand erased the pictures. Now I am a happy camper again1

Of course that's possible. But the image of the "provider" with a pipe is a huge turn off. I doubt I would ever like that!

@Jim_n_NYC Can you see my posts? 😏

I was at Fenway Park in 1967 on my way to the Montreal Expo. I enjoyed the experience, but nothing about it made me a Red Sox fan.

The article may be behind a paywall. https://www.latimes.com/sports/angels/story/2021-05-23/angels-shohei-ohtani-dominance-influenced-comic-book-character

I know that a lot of work has gone into this, but to be honest, I hate the new format. I have been posting here since 2002 so far as I can tell, so I am used to the older format. Sorry.

I could swear that I look so much better with the new formatting! Thanks, @Radiorob!

The NY Times has a more in-depth look at the issue today: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/15/nyregion/nyc-pride-nypd-banned.html?action=click&module=In%20Other%20News&pgtype=Homepage As for the relevance of the parade, think of young gays newly out and the thrill they get from flaunting their orientation to the world on Gay Pride Day. Their confidence in who they are is reinforced by the crowds. Us old fogies typically don't need that reinforcement, but I remember when I also shared that thrill. Parades now rather bore me, but it wasn't always the case.

The entire run?

I sure hope to return. It's an interesting and beautiful place.

It's mind boggling, so I just give you the article about the gay cops being banned from the gay parade in New York: https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-nyc-pride-bans-nypd-gay-officers-action-league-20210515-hhf2iizxvvcqhjo766nfl3yvh4-story.html It's part of a trend that began around 2019: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/26/us/pride-parade-police-cops.html

This was apparently not the thread to resurrect Michael Nava novels, despite his being mentioned here. I should have taken it to the Literature forum. Sorry. Mods, please move it!

I will continue to wear a mask indoors, except, of course, my own home!

Gay author Michael Nava has a new book out, and it is featured in today's WaPo: https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/lies-with-man-shines-a-light-on-anti-gay-policies-its-also-a-great-legal-novel/2021/05/12/e67428e0-71f1-11eb-b8a9-b9467510f0fe_story.html The book is Lies With Man.

Now Bill Maher says he has COVID despite being vaccinated. https://nypost.com/2021/05/13/bill-maher-contracts-covid-despite-being-vaccinated/

I can't wait to get back to New York. It's reopening just in time! Love these brownstones.

Yankee shortstop Gleyber Torres once had COVID, then was vaccinated, and today he tested positive for COVID again. This is quite troubling. I am beginning to doubt the efficacy of the vaccines, or at least the J&J vaccine. It's hard to believe that other Yankee players won't join him. https://nypost.com/2021/05/13/gleyber-torres-tests-positive-for-covid-19-amid-yankees-outbreak/ Gleyber:

He should know better than to stand up a staff member!

Get yourself to the Oakland Coliseum (Oakland A's) while you still can! Their urinals are all open, and dozens of guys are peeing, especially in between innings.

Part of the fun of going to the Queen's Birthday celebration in Amsterdam was watching all of the hunky guys openly peeing in the canals. They'd be trying to outshoot the others and it was good sport. Sadly, I don't have any pictures. Authorities tried cracking down on this, so multiple urinals were installed: http://www.anjameulenbelt.nl/weblog/wp-content/uploads/images/060429Kdag226.jpg

Apparently the young actor died on Sunday. He had worked for Helix Studios. https://str8upgayporn.com/alex-riley-has-passed-away-helix-gay-porn-star/