mike carey

Isn't 68 the new 46? Teehee.

It's a word that has interestingly divergent usages in different Englishes, and in different contexts. Years ago a popular Australian media personality was interviewing Muhammad Ali, and said 'I like the boy', which in Australian usage was the same as 'I like the guy', but had an entirely different connotation to an African-American. It can be taken to emphasise that the male person is a child (sort the men from the boys) or it can be used interchangeably with men or guys (going out for beers with the boys). From my observation, Australian English is entirely relaxed about using 'boy' for males of any age, but equally using 'boy' to imply a level of immaturity

And notably, the Tunisian Culture Minister is not concerned about his being cast in the role. Storm in a tea cup.

I met Mike early this year. He alerted me that he was coming to Sydney and we set up a meeting. We had met previously in San José. That doesn't sound like only fans exclusivity.

On driving from LAX, this year I picked up a car at 10am on Thursday (I arrived at 6pm on the Wednesday) and the drive was okay, no real hold-ups although I don't recall precisely how long it took. For me at least, how long the drive takes is less an issue than how annoying any traffic delays are. Others may have different discomfort thresholds!

An interesting conundrum, however you may wish to balance how you have framed the question against the likelihood that most of those interested in such activities would have a room of their own.

It's in the duty statement.

I'm glad you said English rather than British, although it would arguably be both. RP may be a British accent but it is quintisentially English, even if not how most English people speak. I'm sure, however, that you speak frifully well.

How very dare you! I will not have my $2.99 (tax incl) bottles of Kanga Rouge spoken of in such a way. Hehe. (How very dare you is a UK comedy reference, which may not have resonated in the US. If so, I apologise unreservedly. Or not.)

Bon anniversaire, Nate!!

I was all ready to break out the spreadsheet (yes, really, I was peak nerd in April) of my expenses for the trip (not just Palm Springs, but also some other travel and an east coast reunion) but instead I'll just second what @nycman and @purplekow have already said. The main expense is the travel (don't I know it), then the unavoidable high cost of most accommodation in Palm Springs, and a car rental if you choose either to fly into an LA basin airport rather than PSP or to have the safety net of your own wheels for the duration. Those costs are easy to scope before you go. Once there, I spent of the order of $100 on groceries, coffees, wine and take-away food on top of the modest costs of the two scheduled restaurant meals. You could spend more depending on where you choose to eat (my room had a kitchen). The cost of in-room entertainment is another matter.

I know, the ignominy of it!!

I've just reported one post each for @shoshib and @jashas93.

This is an important thing for members to be aware of.

*Note to self. Don't buy @nycman vegan sneakers*

We were twins in 1900, two of the richest countries in the world, thriving under Austral stars. The austral turned out no better than previous or later iterations of the currency.

Or perhaps we should assume that those general observations and anecdata are opinions or generalisations unless there is a specific claim that they are fact. We shouldn't need a disclaimer to tell us they are not statements of universal certifiable truths.

Saying that he 'knows how to put his needs first' seemed to me to be a savage put down, without any clarification. Of course it didn't need any if that was what was meant, but the effect of the comment was what surprised me!

I think there is an element of 'getting your sea legs' too, even if it's just psychological. I did a crossing of the Sea of Japan (after a very pacific transit up the east coast from Yokohama to the La Perouse Strait) and was knocked for six by the SOJ, but after a tablet and a sleep, I was fine in what appeared to be the same sea states the following day. No idea what the fiendish soviet tablet was. Being horizontal was also better than vertical (no, I don't mean that sort of horizontal!).

I always got an unhealthily puerile degree of amusement from that when I lived in Hawai'i, especially when a function had 'heavy pu pus'.

Yeah, but at $300/hour.

When you find yourself in a hole (no, not that sort) stop digging. Any relevance this thought has to certain threads on the site is purely coincidental!

I went to the glow worm caves on an earlier trip to Aotearoa, it was a family bus tour so we went where were taken. It was interesting and sort of cute, a worthwhile talking point after visiting, but not a 'don't miss' attraction. As azdr said, the Ohakune vegetable statue park is a cute must-photo attraction if you're there, but I wouldn't make a special trip to Ohakune to see it. Stop there if driving through, but not a dedicated trip. There are good consolation walking tracks at the park headquarters at the southern end of the Tongariro track if the weather stops you taking the longer walk (or like me you had no intention of taking it). It's a couple of hours north of Wellington. Christchurch is worth a visit as is the rail trip through the Southern Alps to Greymouth but you can't go everywhere. February is summer (so you'll be too early for snow-boarding in Queenstown) but it can be quite cool anywhere (and it's not called windy Wellington without reason) so pack a wind/shower proof jacket.

My first Daddy's review was for an escort who it seems is fondly remembered in these parts, Alec Andrews. He was by every appearance 'out of my league', but in my correspondence he assured me that I was exactly the sort of person he would meet (I didn't ask how he knew). Dinner, play time, sleeping together and breakfast, he could not have been more attentive in our time together. It isn't always that way, not all providers can deliver to all clients. As others have said, read the vibe of how they communicate, and if they appear to think you're not a match it's not because they are out of your league, it's an indication that they aren't the sort of person you should want to meet.

If I'm not mistaken it's an artificial 'island' (I use the term loosely) that is a park at the Hudson River end of 14th Street. @Eric Hassan suggested it to me when I was in NYC in April, and it's a place I'll make a point of visiting in the future. The High Line is another highlight for me.