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Alpha, by David Phillips, will destroy your image of Navy SEALS, and probably the Navy itself. Eddie Gallagher, a SEALS Chief in Mosul, killed a captive prisoner for no apparent reason, the book says. His fellow SEALS turned him in and alleged that he also shot civilians when on patrol. Long story short, Trump came to his defense! But the Navy had already fucked the case up badly. Reading about that was so disheartening. You'd think there would be one aspect of the military you could look up to with pride. It ain't the SEALS and it ain't the Navy. The book is very well-written and almost becomes a page turner. I read it straight through.

There are so many spas. Which one is the best facility?

@Daverwrhas been missing almost 4 months. He was a super=moderator and just disappeared!

I'd like to be there!

@MerboyAre you okay?

RIP the 2021 baseball season. I won't be watching the World Series.

I feel so special! I'd love a visit with @Jamie21!

I recommend: https://paulmartinsamericangrill.com/locations/el-segundo-restaurant/ It's about 15 min. from LAX.

Thousand Palms is north of the 10. It's a community if not a city.

Like rimming?

After 1100 performances, actor Chad Kimball was fired from the Broadway play Come From Away. Now he has filed a lawsuit, alleging that the firing was due to his "Christian beliefs." Here's the story: https://pagesix.com/2021/10/21/broadway-star-claims-he-was-fired-for-christian-beliefs/?_ga=2.215747614.800555234.1634820651-312344572.1634302642

The thing on the wall was a telephone device where one inserted coins and was able to make phone calls, often limited in time resulting in more coins being deposited. A coin was a metal piece of currency representing an amount under a dollar, such as a half-dollar, or a quarter dollar. Eventually dollar coins also became available, but the pay phones did not accept them. Most only accepted smaller denominations, such as dimes and nickels, or quarters.

Has anyone mentioned Townsend Locke? He was the Big Guy from Pasadena.

Joc Pederson

Maybe someone like @JoeMendozacould post a list of all the names mentioned here so we don't repeat.

I recognize that there will be different opinions. I will be in Manhattan, I like Asians, but that is not a requirement. A good massage by a pleasant looking guy works for me. I don't need attitude or short timer.

With 166 pages on spas in New York over the last 3 years, a person like myself going to New York next month is hard put to come up with a top three list of places to go. Could I get some focus on that please?

I would never get back to sleep...and on to the next big dream!

Okay, that's true. But who could root for Atlanta? The city has no personality. It's just a big suburb. Houston's not much better. So, boy howdy, wouldn't it be great if there was a Dodgers-Red Sox World Series? They both have avid fan bases and it would just be downright exciting! Not as exciting as a Yankee series, but then... And of course the Dodgers have their work cut out for them.

"Stop rimming me!"

I'd go for the treats, not the tricks!

Why not just take up T-Mobile's offer of a free Iphone 13 for switching to them?

My Policeman, by Bethan Roberts. This is a British tale about a gay policeman, closeted as hell, of course, who needed a wife. He proposed to Marion, a school teacher and she accepted as Tom, the policeman, was quite the hunk. What she didn't know was that Tom was in a relationship with art dealer Patrick. In the 50's, especially, gay men often married women to try to keep their sexuality hidden. Marion got a raw deal. Tom couldn't have cared less. But eventually, Marion woke up. It's a good tale, soon to be a major motion picture starring Harry Styles.

I paid $4.08.9 at Costco. That's the highest Costco price I have seen.

No one else has joined the 100,000 post club since I posted this just ten months ago. Out trusty leader, @marylander1940has increased his count by almost 22,000 posts, so he remains the leader. I don't think I will ever make it to 100,000 posts! (sigh)