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Who? Jung Hoo Lee, that's hoo! https://www.sfgate.com/giants/article/sf-giants-outfielder-baseball-first-k-pop-idol-20374799.php

He does pack!

We just watched Akron, a 2017 movie about two cute college guys who fall in love, only to have their mothers get in the way. I found it quite touching. It's on Amazon Prime. Here's the whole movie:

Can you still enjoy getting fucked?

I had travel insurance when I got sick in Bangkok, running up about $900 in bills. Travel insurance said I had to submit those claims to my health insurance. I never got a dime.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/2025/06/20/benson-boone-american-heart-review/ In pop music, the danger of making yourself memorable is that you must eventually transcend people’s memories. For Benson Boone, that means proving he’s more than a singing mustache who does backflips. On his new album, “American Heart,” he tries and tries. These are over-sung pop songs designed to flatter the world with their unyielding sense of effort, resulting in something fizzy, dizzying, occasionally fun and fundamentally shrewd. Before we even get to Boone’s voice, it’s helpful to know there’s such a sharp mind behind that moisturized mustache — a mind that knew quitting “American Idol” in 2021 would make him appear more interesting than actually winning; a mind that knew it could send ripples across social media every time he performed a flip in concert because no one in this wide world — in all its untamed imagination — had ever bothered to visualize Tom Selleck fronting Bad Brains. Boone’s voice is made of elastic and caramel, and he uses it to generate muscly whimpers that sound deeply studied in the acrobatics of Bruno Mars, the roguishness of Olivia Rodrigo and the sogginess of Hozier. Toss some Freddie Mercurial pomp onto the mood board, add a spritz of perspiration from an ’80s aerobics class, then shred everything into itty-bits of rainbow confetti and you’re pretty much there. It’s a voice that refuses to be moderated or confined, which means it sounds absolutely terrific whenever Boone rubs a lyric against the laws of alchemy or metaphysics. During the glammy thump of “Wanted Man,” he huffs and puffs in the direction of a dancing woman made of “liquid gold.” On “Mystical Magical” — a hit single that brings Olivia Newton-John’s “Physical” down to mall-walking tempo — he serves a melting melody in playful falsetto, describing his love as “moonbeam ice cream.” Fabulous. Two scoops, please. Wait, hold on a second, what does “moonbeam ice cream” even mean? Oh, nothing at all, according to Boone during a recent interview with the equally pointless Jimmy Fallon. Same goes for Boone’s album title and its closing track, “Young American Heart.” It’s a power ballad about “living in some crazy times,” and how death might not be that bad so long as the love and friendship felt good. In the refrain, Boone roars, “If I’m gonna die a young American, and this was the final night we’d ever have again, I’d be just fine as long as I’m wherever you are.” Please forgive the fellow survivors of said crazy times for craving something more than complete meaninglessness, here — a disappointment that only deepens once you’ve seen this album’s cover: an image of Boone draping the American flag over his beautifully dirty, sunburned torso. He looks as if he’s been rolling around in Pennzoil and Rao’s marinara, and for what? All of this messy vapidity makes “Momma Song” the album’s standout. It’s an uncharacteristically solemn orchestral number that forces Boone to imagine a future tragedy worthy of his throat’s dexterity. In the refrain, the singer invites his mom on a trip down memory lane, asking her to recount her old loves, her old haunts, her favorite songs — because, “I’m gonna need this when I’m holding pictures of you and that’s all that I’ve got left.” In this tender, confused, bravura moment, Boone’s failure to hack his music’s fundamental problem ends up being the best reason to keep listening: His life has yet to grow into his voice.

Häagen-Dazs chocolate ice cream, and good quality chocolate milk are my biggest sugar temptations. I was happy to find this brand of the milk because it only has 12 grams of sugar per serving. (I ignore the fact that I drink the whole bottle.) Most chocolate milk has about 25-28 grams of sugar per serving. So, imagine my surprise today to discover chocolate milk with only 2 grams of sugar! That would be okay for a diabetic! It's called Dairy Pure Milk 50 and is lactose free as well. They use sucralose for sweetening. So I tried it, but sadly it doesn't have much of a chocolate taste and will not do for me. Sigh.

Look at his 13 posts and you will have your answer.

Anne Burrell’s sudden death is reportedly being investigated as a possible drug overdose, according to The New York Times Authorities say approximately 100 pills were found near her body, according to an internal document viewed by the outlet The Food Network star died in her home on June 17 at the age of 55 Authorities are investigating the cause of Anne Burrell’s death as a possible drug overdose, according to The New York Times. The Food Network star, 55, was “discovered in the shower unconscious and unresponsive surrounded by approximately (100) assorted pills,” The New York Times reported Friday, June 20, citing an internal New York Police Department document viewed by the outlet.

We had left a strip club and were on the bridge leading to the US border. There were dozens of people walking as well, but three cops went right past a group of drunks and stopped us. They did a body search and let us go. Minus the $60 in cash one of us had in his pocket.

Last time three of us were in Tijuana, our "street mugging" was perpetrated by local cops.

Himself!

As someone who has dated Asian men for 50 years, I too, often felt idolized, but have never had any seek to be degraded. The idolizing made me chuckle, not condescend.

Maybe the site is just seeking your money.

King of Ashes is not a gay novel, but I post it here because S.A. Cosby writes sizzling tales and creates great characters. Not only that, this novel takes you into a dark world that you could hardly fathom in your own life. At first I thought "Why do I want to enter this world?" But Crosby drew me in and I couldn't stop reading. The Amazon summary: When eldest son Roman Carruthers is summoned home after his father’s car accident, he finds his younger brother, Dante, in debt to dangerous criminals and his sister, Neveah, exhausted from holding the family—and the family business—together. Neveah and their father, who run the Carruthers Crematorium in the run-down central Virginia town of Jefferson Run, see death up close every day. But mortality draws even closer when it becomes clear that the crash that landed their father in a coma was no accident and Dante’s recklessness has placed them all in real danger. Roman, a financial whiz with a head for numbers and a talent for making his clients rich, has some money to help buy his brother out of trouble. But in his work with wannabe tough guys, he’s forgotten that there are real gangsters out there. As his bargaining chips go up in smoke, Roman realizes that he has only one thing left to offer to save his brother: himself, and his own particular set of skills. Roman begins his work for the criminals while Neveah tries to uncover the long-ago mystery of what happened to their mother, who disappeared when they were teenagers. But Roman is far less of a pushover than the gangsters realize. He is willing to do anything to save his family. Anything. Because everything burns. Some of the raves: “Pick up the novel everyone will be talking about.” —The Atlantic “Dark, riveting, and accomplished.” —Washington Post “Propulsive and powerful. . . A gripping roller coaster ride of escalating danger.” —New York Times Book Review Award-winning, New York Times bestselling author S. A. Cosby returns with King of Ashes, a Godfather-inspired Southern crime epic and dazzling family drama. Amazon Best Books of the Year So Far 2025 • Indie Next pick for June 2025 • Library Reads pick for June 2025 • Book of the Month Club pick • Starred Library Journal • Starred Kirkus • Los Angeles Times 30 Must-Read Books for Summer • NPR’s 10 books we're looking forward to this spring • New York Post’s Must-Read New Thriller Books • New York Times’s 12 Summer Books We’re Looking Forward To • USA TODAY’s Most Anticipated Books of summer 2025 • The Atlantic’s 24 Books to Read This Summer • TIME’s 16 Most Anticipated Books to Read This Summer • People’s The 15 Most Anticipated Books of Summer 2025 • Vulture’s 28 Books We Can’t Wait to Read This Summer • New York Times’s Books to Read This Summer • New York Times’s 4 Summer Books We’re Looking Forward To • Washington Post’s 30 Books to Read This Summer • New York Post’s 30 Best Beach Reads

@viewing ownly Can you not make an appointment at the DMV so you will not be there so long?

I found this press release about a pre-game ceremony: https://www.mlb.com/press-release/new-york-yankees-to-celebrate-new-york-s-legacy-of-pride

Because I live in California and the Yankees were playing a California team, I was blacked out of the Yankees network and had to watch the game on the Angels network. The announcers there made no mention of Pride night. As I looked at the stadium crowds, I saw no one wearing the Yankee Pride cap, especially the players. I think it's a further stab in the back to LGBTQ Pride and the people who are encompassed in it. It's getting more popular to ignore gays, as witnessed by the companies dropping out of supporting Gay Pride events, Hopefully someone here watched the YES network game and saw something to honor Pride night. If so, please let me know.

Gay romance novels are often cheesy, often just an opportunity to write sex scenes, often predictable...or is that "always" predictable? The Boyfriend Subscription is a romance novel by Steven Salvatore. I am posting about it because I liked it, thinking it rises above the typical of its genre, It's Amazon reviews are generally good, with "sweet" being a common descriptor. If you like gay romance novels, I think that you will like this one. The Amazon summary reads, in part: After losing his marriage and his beloved retail plant business, Teddy Hughes is ready to drown his sorrows—or would be, if he could afford another beer in his favorite dive bar. He has no choice but to uproot his dreams and leave New York for good. And then a gorgeous stranger walks in with cheekbones that could cut glass and a confidence that leaves Teddy panting. Like the leather harness he wears under his designer suit, Cole Vivien is a mass of contradictions. He’s a successful entrepreneur whose app, VERSTL, allows consumers and sex workers to form real—if temporary—connections. But now Cole is in the unfamiliar position of needing something from someone else. A fake boyfriend can help Cole project a more traditional image for a potential investor. And Teddy—shy, smart and so much hotter than he knows—is perfect for the part. Maybe too perfect. Cole just has two conditions: no kissing and no falling in love. In exchange for one week together, Teddy will get enough money to get back on his feet, and no messy feelings will be in the mix. But some rules are made to be broken…

I just finished Edmund White's tale of his sex life, naturally titled out The Loves of My Life. White died last week at the age of 85, but says in the book that he expected to reach 90, so there go expectations. Knowing that White was a good writer caused me to expect a more sizzling tale than is delivered. It does seem complete, but not very erotic. YMMV, of course. What I liked best were White's political observations on gay life as it has evolved in his lifetime. Just for comparison, a fellow here in the desert once shared with me his journal of his sex life. It wasn't written with commercial aspirations as White's is, and thus I liked it better. Up close and personal.

I have already bought one on Ebay!

Well, the cap WAS pictured above!

The Yankees are giving away a cap with NY in rainbow lettering on June 16th. I would be thrilled if someone would get the cap for me! Legacy of Pride Monday, June 16 A portion of every ticket sold in this special event ticket offer will benefit The Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative. The Yankees' support of New York’s Legacy of Pride will be spotlighted in an on-field ceremony prior to the Yankees-Angels game on Monday, June 16, as the Yankees-Stonewall Scholarship Initiative takes center stage. Created in June 2019 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Inn Uprising, the initiative annually awards five $10,000 scholarships to student leaders representing each of the five boroughs who have demonstrated academic achievement, a commitment to equality, and impactful support for the LGBTQ+ community. The Yankee-Stonewall Scholarships are intended to provide resources to launch the honorees' educational and career goals. Each Special Event Ticket includes: Game Ticket: Monday, June 16 vs. Los Angeles Angels Special Event Item: A New York Yankees hat with the Yankees logo in the Progress Pride Flag colors Please note that you must purchase a Special Event Ticket in order to have access to this exclusive offer. Item Pickup: Instructions for item pickup will be sent to buyers prior to the event.

Uh-hem.

What about Bangkok?