mike carey

The idea that either escorts or clients could better track the progress of regular interactions with something like a rewards card (as well as that idea might work for coffee or sandwiches) brings to mind the observation that some know the price of everything but the value of nothing. (I was going to attribute that to the Bourbons, but their flaw was to have forgotten nothing but learnt nothing.)

Isn't it mandatory here (it is in most jurisdictions in Australia)?

Yes.

Bon anniversaire!

The location of the federal capital was specified in the constitution. It had to be in an area to be excised from the state of New South Wales, but more than 100 miles from Sydney.

It's not on the agenda. There was a proposal some years ago but the people voted it down.

Both 'klicks' and 'k's' are in general informal usage for kilometre in Australia. IIRC 'klicks' was more common in military usage. Of course, here talking about distances in kilometres is standard, not a 'different' usage confined to the military.

I was chatting with someone over dinner a couple of days ago, and mentioned the Indiana time zone thing. I got this glazed look and, 'How the fuck do you know this shit?' Half Australia has DST (basically the south/east) and half doesn't (the north/west), so we go from three time zones in winter to five in summer. At least everywhere that changes now does so on the same days in April and October [the first Sunday in both cases].

Meh, 685km is perfectly clear.

I assume, then, that you dislike Wagner's music.

You've set up a false binary. They represent vastly different styles and eras of art. Art by female painters is not a class of art within which it is possible to make any sort of sensible choices. It makes about as much sense as, 'I don't care for Frida Kahlo, I prefer fries and gravy.' You can't consider the art of Frida Kahlo without also considering Diego Rivera and their collective place in 20th century Mexican art.

Damn, I fall behind in reading the forum and I miss your birthday. Bon annivesaire!

No surprises amongst the gentlemen who have said or implied they are open to such things.

Touché!

It may be worth confirming the details with your bank. Certainly for purchase transactions it is Visa/MC/AE that set the exchange rates, and yes, for ATM withdrawals the ATM owner sets the fee (your card issuer may absorb those fees for you). As far as the exchange rate for ATM withdrawals is concerned, my understanding is that it is your bank that determines the exchange rate you are paid, not the ATM owner. (I have no idea whether a bank in the US would have as competitive rate on CZK as it does for CHF or EUR.)

And do a forum search for 'palm springs weekend' and read the threads for previous years' meetings.

That would be kitsch of the first order. I'm sure 45 would love it, especially if it were gold plated.

I look forward to when he's back in Sydney.

It is? Not that 'blurry' is an issue for me. Character is, and Peter has that.

In the Australian baseball league, the Sydney Blue Sox. http://web.theabl.com.au/index.jsp?sid=t4069

A more relevant question would be to wonder about things that happen in the Midlands, Scotland and Wales.

One of those sites, and I think it's that one, doesn't have contact details between midnight and 6am. Something about serious seekers of massages wouldn't be looking then.

Agreed.

I'm fairly close to him, but with his US phone number and recent sign in (and no subsequent visits) I'm sceptical. Thanks, likewise, I'm good thanks. Mike asked?? Wow, just wow!

Who is/where is this guy supposed to be? He just appeared in RM in Canberra. But with a US phone number. Hmmm