Rod Hagen

"angles wrong"? 20 years later, is it time to quit 'Brokeback Mountain'? WWW.NPR.ORG Back in 2005, Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal captured lust shading into love, and love decaying into heartbreak. The movie got a lot of things right — but...

I hope you are able to enjoy is as a movie, even if it ends up not being what you hoped, if that makes sense? You'll just have to see it, Twinless is well made and funny and often sad. To me, documentary "Three Identical Strangers" is the best "Twin" movie. I was quite close to someone involved in data acquisition for the study. Watch Three Identical Strangers (2018) - Free Movies | Tubi TUBITV.COM A jaw-dropping tale of three long-lost identical brothers who are joyously reunited, only to discover an unimaginable secret about their pasts.

Sorry to hear that, sucks. The NYtimes review said stop reading "here" if you don't want a spoiler, so I stopped.

Quite good with some really dark jokes, keep an eye out for The Giving Tree book cover reimagining.

Though it applies to the topic of this thread, meeting people, that's on the "what can this dog do for me" side of the column and that doesn't seem like a good reason to get one.

My great Grandma lived to be 104 and retained most of her marbles through 102, then they scattered quickly. Were I able to do the centenarian decathlon, I'd be happy to live that long. (I hate that Dr. Peter Attia starts out this video rubbing his eye. Don't rub your fucking eye. A doctor friend of mine was rubbing his eye the other day after touching several things, including my hand. I said, don't rub your fucking eye, you know better. Of course, everyone* rubs their eyes but everyone should also work harder to not do so *I've never seen my partner rub his eyes without first washing his hands, not once in 28 years. He's infuriating). How to Build Your Own Centenarian Decathlon LONGEVITY.STANFORD.EDU By Mary Grace Descourouez, MS, NBC-HWC We all know about the Olympic Decathlon (ten track and field events held across two consecutive days), but have... Peter Attia Centenarian Decathlon list: Can we stay fit for life? | Nucleus MYNUCLEUS.COM Discover Dr. Peter Attia's Centenarian Decathlon List and how it can help maintain strength and mobility as you age. Learn more about his approach to longevity.

Not to repeat myself, but there are many reasons not to get a dog and if the primary reason to do so is that occasionally it might make you feel better, you probably shouldn't.

Nearly all my adult friends came to me through sports or escorting. Recently, client-friends died one after the other. Also, as I age, one by one I will shed the sports, and presumably the associated-friends, I enjoy.

You noticed that too :-)

New York New York, it's a heck of a town: Waymo gets first permit to test autonomous vehicles in New York City reuters.com WWW.REUTERS.COM

Are the sentences in his letters as Jaw-dropping as in his work?

I heard good things (about the twist) in Barbarian, but never saw it. Wasn't planning on seeing Weapons, and now I won't, thank you. I don't want to see Barbarian, I'm kinda sick of horror movies. But, I'm curious about the twist, it's supposed to be clever (I think it's mid-movie). Manhattan, if you have a second could you DM me the twist in Barbarian? Thanks!

As an escort, I have to admit that I was always (a bit) disappointed when penetration was not on the table (desk, floor, or chair.)

My messages to clients about parking on my street were detailed, off-putting, and necessary.

As a masseur I was (am?) skeptical of Massage Guns, without really looking into them. Recently, Dad hurt himself doing something very very dumb. I saw him recently, someone had suggested one of those Guns, he's been using it and is much better. It's impossible to know if time or time and the gun healed him, but he swears by it. He demo'd it on my arm. It is strong.

SO much better than I would have expected. Quite a funny movie, and there aren't many comedies anymore.

When I was in my late 20s I had two separate consecutive overnight appointments with two separate Nephrologists at the same conference at the beautiful Del Coronado Resort. God, remember those days when Doctor conferences were at the most ridiculous resorts in the most ridiculous places and everyone just signed in in the morning and spent the rest of the day skiing, or golfing, or fucking?

I never charged more. I knew many others who didn't as well. Also, it is absolutely understandable to charge more.

Watched that the other day. Looks amazing. It is very pricey. Nevertheless, I might see it in the fall, it's been a long time since I visited Vegas. https://www.ticketmaster.com/the-wizard-of-oz-at-sphere-tickets/artist/3552227

It wasn't good, but it wasn't bad. It was entertaining. Lois and Superman had a shockingly good chemistry. I'm a bit surprised I went to see it, and I don't regret it.

Despite having been an escort in LA for decades, sadly I never ever met him. Maybe 26, age when I started, was too old for him back then, I don't know. I know people who have been to both houses and I always wanted to see the Malibu home. Oh well. Lucky you. Escort Gavin Geoffrey Dillard gives a very amusing account of visiting both homes for the first time in his memoir: In The Flesh I know what you mean about the water coming right up to the house. I was at a sex party late '90s in that same area of Malibu, and that time of year the water came right up to the hot tub. Also, I spent a very nice Christmas Eve at what at the time was Geffen's Hotel in Malibu, The Malibu Beach Inn, and the water came right up to the hotel Christmas Morning. So, very cliche, I set my coffee cup on the patio and went for a very cold swim first thing. I Felt like Christopher Isherwood.

Here's a bit more information if anyone is interested or wants to chime in, I know there is another thread about this (below). My partner has had bouts of diverticulitis for about a decade, a bit more. Never complicated. Generally he treats it with antibiotics, and it resolves. This happens maybe 2-3 times a year. Last week was the first time he was hospitalized at Cedars for three nights. He had sepsis, even though again it was uncomplicated. He's better now. Throughout these 10+ years he's consulted regularly with a really great Cedars Sinai Colo-Rectal, Surgeon; one of those surgeons who doesn't like to do surgery. Now, after the Sepsis event, that surgeon is leaning toward surgery as is his Gastroenterologist. However, his Infectious Disease doctor, and several other doctor friends, many of whom are also surgeons themselves, just not Colo-Rectal surgeons, fall on the side of waiting to see if this Sepsis was a fluke. In other words, always have the antibiotics on hand, and only travel to countries and cities that can recognize Sepsis. The idea being if he gets Sepsis again, then consider surgery. But if he never does, the downsides and potential downsides of taking Antibiotics once or twice or even three times a year, C. diff being the biggest risk, are worth it.

Anyone have anything to share about the short and long term recovery from a Sigmoid Colectomy/Partial Sigmoid Resection, either elective or for an acute disorder? Specifically, my partner is weighing having it done after his last bought with Diverticulitis, while not complicated, wasn't good (Hospitalized with Sepsis). I'm wondering about what your thoughts were in the decision making process, how happy you are with the results, how much it helped your symptoms and pathologies, whatever they were, and what the short and long term recovery was like. THANKS!

Probably 90% (more?) of negatively-valenced emotions aren't rooted in the present. It confounds me how resistant people are to meditation. Meditation is a significant tactic in a strategy to feel better. And it's the most effective if you are plagued with intrusive thoughts of what you did and didn't do, what you must do, and what others did, or didn't do. Therapy is great. Long-term, meditation is perhaps more helpful than therapy. While your brilliant therapist is with you once a week for 50 minutes, and you will take his advice and insights with you between sessions, your mind is with you every moment of ever day, which doesn't have to be a curse. It is possible to get a handle on intrusive thoughts, but YOU have to train your mind. You. It's your brain dude. The thing to understand about meditation, is that once you've been doing it for awhile, you'll find that even when you aren't sitting quietly, you'll recognize, more often not always of course, when you're mind is going down a dark path. You'll acknowledge it, and redirect your thoughts. Fairly easily. It does take time. It's well worth the effort. But it's easier to go to therapy than it is to also meditate. Just like it's easier to get a massage than it is to warm up and cool down and incorporate stability (flexibility and balance) training into your life. Just like it's easier to watch a video than it is to read. Good news is that there are THOUSANDS of short guided meditations on Youtube. Hopefully eventually you'll be able to sit and focus on your breathing and awareness for an hour or more. WAY down the road. For now, you can keep it short. Enjoy

clever. somewhere between the two might be a good place to start.