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New Yorkers are so lucky! It seems that each week someone posts about a hot masseur. Felix is hot. If I go to New York and there is no theater, I can spend the time getting massaged!

I don't understand this comment at all. The Strand is a New York institution. It has goodwill in droves due to its long history as a good source of books, new and old. Other bookstores gave up when the Strand hung in there. They earned the goodwill they have. Any book store still in existence can do the same thing that the Strand did and call for help. The response will be determined by how much goodwill they have earned.

Hehe...thank you! It was your post that prompted me to make the suggestion. ?

No one forced anyone to spend money at the Strand.

I noted this in another thread, but if you don't read that thread, you won't see it. So I post it here in case you are interested: Long posts need white spaces. It's as simple as that. If you want your post read in its entirety, then give it some space! White space is a design principle. Simply, the absence of text draws your eye to the text. It literally refers to the amount of space around and between the words. ... We should use white space because: It makes it easier for us to read. It draws the reader's attention to the text. It is uncluttered and calming. Sep 6, 2016 [/url] Designer Keith Robertson says:

I like the paragraphing in your post. The white space in between helps me stay focused on your writing. I notice that in many of the longer posts where white space is not used that my eye has trouble following. Maybe age, but I don't know the real reason why this is difficult for me. Here's my Google search result: White space is a design principle. Simply, the absence of text draws your eye to the text. It literally refers to the amount of space around and between the words. ... We should use white space because: It makes it easier for us to read. It draws the reader's attention to the text. It is uncluttered and calming. Sep 6, 2016

I will be interested in learning if you find a Black masseur in Palm Springs. The Black population is rather small.

The story of one flight lasting 7 hours and resulting in 13 of the 49 passengers getting COVID: https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2020/10/26/ireland-flight-covid/?itid=hp_travel

The plea for help has so far resulted in 25,000 online orders! https://www.washingtonpost.com/road-to-recovery/2020/10/26/strand-bookstore-new-york-coronavirus/

The SF Chronicle tells a tale of senior loneliness. It's subscription based, so here are some highlights: The concern is that the measures put in place to protect the generations of adults age 60 and over may be killing some of them, or profoundly disrupting their quality of life. Even as much of San Francisco and the rest of the Bay Area starts to reopen, many seniors still feel trapped and unable to go back to anything like normal life. It may be a year or longer before vaccines are widespread and the pandemic is truly over, which means it’s critical for older adults’ mental and physical health that more efforts be made to help them connect with the world outside their homes, advocates say... A UCSF study released last week reported older adults suffering from loneliness, depression and anxiety related to the pandemic. Only about a quarter of study participants used video technology to socialize, and less than half socialized on the internet... A comparison is made between seniors in facilities and those still at home... Older adults who live in the community often are alone, and in some ways it can be more challenging to find opportunities for them to socialize than it is for those in skilled nursing facilities. Many seniors say all of their previous options for being around others are now gone, whether it’s exercise classes and gardening clubs or gossiping with their hair stylist once a week. https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Bay-Area-seniors-struggle-with-isolation-15673820.php

There is a thread pinned above about the Palm Springs Weekend. It has lots of hotel information.

There is a thread pinned above about the Palm Springs Weekend. It has lots of hotel information.

Well, as long as we are going on a detour... Anthony Recker

When Corey is at bat and they show him in profile, I think he belongs on a Greek statue.

Hottest piss scene I have seen!?

@MikeBiDude We seem to agree on the hot ones! Will Smith gives Howdy Doody a run for it!

Why not? We have all day!

I like what's at the top of a nice pair of legs!

Tampa Bay beat my Yankees, but I still root for them against the smug Dodgers. I slept through that last play given how long the game went on, but I watched the clip this morning. Very exciting stuff. The Yanks v. Rays series was also very exciting. (I can't decide if I prefer Corey Seager or Willie Adames.)

It makes me wonder what their lives were like. Who got to see this picture back then...

The top gets extra pleasure when the bottom comes. The orgasm helps the bottom squeeze the top. Of course, I have only read about it.

I hated the movie. @marylander1940 was spot on in saying that it wouldn't be as good as the last one. I did laugh twice, but otherwise thought the movie was an insult to my intelligence, and I only went through third grade! Rudy Giuliani is right to be offended. He was nothing but nice to the woman he thought was interviewing him, even if he did spout some stupid shit on the coronavirus. Was he playing with himself? No. He really did seem to be tucking his shirt back in after she removed his microphone in a manner that left him quite untucked. And couldn't they have spent some money on lighting?

So I just spent $42 in their shop. If every book lover did that, well...the post office would be even busier! Jobs will be created!

Hey, book lovers! Here's a chance to get some good books and help out an American institution at the same time. Losing the Strand would be significant to American literature and book lovers all over. They have t-shirts too in case you don't like to read! https://nypost.com/2020/10/23/strand-book-store-says-it-cannot-survive-without-more-business/ https://www.strandbooks.com/

You need the link to the picture. Then you check the picture frame box among the icons above your draft post. A box will appear and you insert the link into it. At the lower bottom of the insert box it says "INSERT." Click on that. your picture should appear. So, I right-clicked on a picture and a box appeared. I chose View Image Info. That gave me the link. I cut and pasted the link and brought it here and followed the directions above. Here's the pic I chose: Was it worth it? You tell me!