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You must be missing something in your screen. They do have a huge humber of gay movies. They have a whole channel. Check "Here TV".

I've found many Prime Gay content Movies so I think you might need to do a better search.

Sadly (or bitterly, even), if I was ever that thin in my teens and early 20s, I'd have been able to rock a mean pair of Diesel jeans.

 

Compliment taken, but the celeb I'm compared to on a very, very regular basis is Macklemore...

 

I have never heard of Macklemore.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macklemore

Don't really care for or listen to Rap, but I can see why people say he resembles you.

I also loved Trust and agree with you about Donald Sutherland being an acting legend.

I highly recommend it too. I really have a thing for Ben Whishaw!

I highly recommend and support Broadway Dave's recommendation to watch Turn: Washington's Spies.

I had a friend who dropped out of college after two years. He went from living in the dorm and coming home during breaks to living home full time. When he dropped out his dad and mom immediately sat him down and explained "tenant rules." He paid rent and was responsible for weekly cleaning of his own room and the hall bath -- in addition to other chores on a schedule. My friend had no problem with it; the rules came as no surprise based on how he was raised. He bounced from job to job for a bit and then became a police officer, a career he stuck with until retirement.

 

My friend lived at his parents home until he was 31 when he got into a serious relationship with a woman. Neither his parents nor he and his girlfriend were really comfortable with him bringing her up to his bedroom. He got an apartment, and set a quick engagement. On the day of his wedding, while he was waiting with the groomsmen for the ceremony, his father took my friend aside and presented him with the passbook for the savings account where his parents had deposited all of his rent payments since he dropped out of college and became a tenant.

I have recommended this strategy (charging children rent and saving the money for them) to many friends who have adult children at home. I don't care how much they charge, just think it's good practice for the children to get into.

Definitely agree on the plane size. I did ATL-HNL on an international Delta A330 in First (OR Delta ONe, as they call it) ... three and a half movies, two meals, and an hour nap.

 

Part of my anxiety is that I'm seeing a medical school classmate and her husband. He has stage 4 duodenal cancer, and probably won't make it through the year. I haven't seen them since 2002, when his father died.

It's thoughtful of you to visit your classmate and her husband during their difficult time.

Add some additional destinations and make it a longer trip. Leave Monday to beat Holiday commute traffic and return later in the week or over the weekend.

Regarding I5 or 101, check google driving directions and choose your route when you depart. 101 has more potential detours and is a beautiful drive. There are also several passes to consider as travel conditions change.

Good quotation but I really hate Garfield.

Playing devil's advocate, could a child of the '60s namecheck Glenn Miller, Duke Ellington or the Gershwins?

 

The ignorance of youth is revisited with each and every generation. History repeats itself

I don't understand what you mean by "namecheck". If you mean know who those people were, I was born in 1961 and know all of them.

Interesting point. I once had a white female coworker who told me that she had Chinese heritage. She said that centuries ago the Emperor of China had sent an embassy to Europe. But it had taken so long to get there that one member of the delegation decided not to return. That was her ancestor.

 

A little Australia trivia. In the 19th century there was an American tycoon named Leland Stanford. His brother decided to go to Australia to seek his fame and fortune. He had planned to return to the USA but on the sea voyage to Australia he got so seasick that he could not face making a return voyage so he remained in Australia.

as in Stanford University

I watched this tonight on PBS'S Masterpiece Theater telling the story of gay love in the 1940's which then jumps to a view of gay love today. I was somewhat interested in the first hour but then the 2nd hour jumping to a 3rd generation with Vanessa Redgrave playing the matriarch the is the thread through all 3 generations.

It replays tomorrow. I recommend it.

http://www.bostonherald.com/entertainment/television/2018/06/pbs_man_in_an_orange_shirt_tells_of_forbidden_love_over_generations

Thanks for your update. You seem like you're a super father. It's so impressive that you have such fine boys since you had to raise them yourself since the loss of your wife. You've done her memory proud.

Very sad... But I love and LOL every time I see your original GIF.

Having commercialized sex with someone desperate for cash is not my idea of a good time. I find it abhorent taking advantage of someone in such a situation. Hopefully, most of the guys i meet up are doing it for "extra" spending money whilst in school.

I don't think you'd be taking advantage them if it was proposed by the escort and fulfilled his need for positive cash flow. I think you have a glamorized unrealistic view of wealthy young men (exaggeration to make point) doing it for "extra" spending money whilst in school.

I really don't mean to be attacking you or your post...just providing a hopefully colorful different point of view.

He sounds like he's new to it-- like you said, his profile is only a few weeks old. It takes time to find the right balance between waiting for clients to contact you and hitting up your regulars. He'll figure it out in time-- in the meantime, the fact that you had a good enough experience that you left a positive review is a great sign!

 

In my experience, the biggest red flag for a desperate escort is when they start lowering their prices to convince you to hire them.

Yes that may be a red flag, but why judge him for being desperate? If, as the OP said, he performed well, then give him another chance. Advice to the desperate escort...say you're a little desperate and you enjoyed the meeting so you'd be willing to discount a timely repeat understanding that the Clients budget might be an issue.

So on your recommendation I just watched the first 4 episodes. I liked it and will continue watching. It is very well acted and the central actors slow enlightenment is interesting. It really is a mystery which I usually enjoy going all the way back to reading all the Sherlock Holmes stories and all of Agatha Christies books in my youth.

13 Reasons Why is the full title. I just looked up the description on Netflix and my first impression is it sounds pretty dark.

Shiply Donuts in Texas (and maybe other state) offer a free donut and coffee on Memorial Day to vets and active military.

Thanks for reminding us this US Memorial Day weekend.

So sad that he ended up in such physical and mental pain. Even if Parkinson's was the wrong diagnosis, the alternative sounds even worse.

That 30 year old son is a loser.

It is fun, in a morbid sort of way, to read some of the letters in the agony columns. One of my favorites was from a guy who had been appalled at how much toothpaste his visiting mother-in-law used, so he put out little squares of wax paper on the sink, with "appropriate amounts" of toothpaste on them. After the visit the MIL sent him a case of toothpaste, and he wrote Miss Manners wondering if he'd been incorrect.

good for the mother-in-law. He sounds like a cheap bastard. Then again, I always bring my own toothpaste when traveling.

Okay, as much as I miss the boys, I'd never want them to stay home (without a job) into adulthood.

With what you've described to us about your boys I don't think that will ever be a problem for you. That 30 year old whose parents sued to evict him is plain and simply a loser. He doesn't even help around the house.

I feel for his parents but also think they must have made some basic parenting mistakes.

2.58 for Regular in Houston, Tx

I have a wheeled carry on backpack set where the backpack has a sleeve that allows it to be dropped over the carry on handles with the bottom of the backpack resting on top of the carry on. I travel exclusively with this combo even on long trips. Thus I almost never check luggage.