Vegas_Millennial

Since we've revived the topic... Since my last post I traveled to Europe via Canada. I did not have any Global Entry, Canada APP, or any electronic passport or reservations. My only documentation was a traditional paper passport. The only line I had to wait in for passport check was a small line for the EuroRail train from Amsterdam to London. At all airports, including Canada, there was no delay or inconvenience. Wishing you all safe travels this Christmas and in the New Year!

And here's the Disco Merman ornament:

Here's the classic Merman ornament:

The answer is "it depends", both on your typical reaction to waxing and on the type of wax and massage involved. Sixteen years ago, when I first started getting waxed, it would take my body three full days to settle down from the irritation. I would never consider getting a massage or sexual activity during those three days. As time progressed, my recovery time from waxes shortened. Now, I get a wax, body scrub, massage, and sexual activity all by the same provider a few hours apart. My skin has no aggrevation or irritation. I still, however, avoid the sun and swimming pools for three days after waxing. If this is your first wax, I would say wait at least three days for any type of massage or service. If you have been waxing regularly, then pay attention to your recovery time. Only you will know how sensitive your skin is a few days or a few hours after waxing. Oh, and Happy Christmas to you, too!

Train travel in the U.S. was quite popular in the 1940s. People regularly traveled all over California and the West via train when it was much more sparsely populated than it is today. It's not that Europe has more density than the U.S, it's that the U.S. has more travel options with a great Interstate Hghway System and lots of airports. As roads become more congested and flying becomes less of a luxury and more onerous, train travel will once again become popular.

Happy Christmas to everyone!

California will begin teaching cursive as a mandate next year!

It's now Christmas Eve, and I want to be the first to wish my fellow forum members a Merry Christmas 🎄!

This week I'm on holiday in Palm Springs. Today I reached out to a known provider (known to me), and inquired about his availability around Christmas. He said he was busy, but we set something up for later in the week. I then contacted two unknown (to me) providers and booked one for Christmas Eve Day and one for Christmas Day. I am on holiday alone, so it's nice to look forward to human touch each day via a massage, before heading to the bars and socializing. Merry Christmas 🎄 to everyone!

I am on holiday in Palm Springs this week. The restaurants and bars are over 3/4 empty, even on a Friday/Saturday night. I noticed the affordable rates for massages, so today I set up one massage for almost every day this trip.

My co-worker, friends, and regular providers know to only wish me a "happy Holiday" when I'm leaving for travel, or as they say across the pond, "going on vacation". No gifts are exchanged until I come back from holiday 😊 (meaning, I bring them a gift from my holiday abroad).

That happened to me this year, for the first time, one of my regulars gave me a gift when we met earlier this month. I usually give a cash gift to a couple of regulars I've seen on a long term basis. Last year one of my new masseurs (now a regular masseur) gave me a scented candle 🕯️ for Christmas. It was totally unexpected, but very much appreciated. This year, a provider gave me a free session last night as a Christmas gift. It's nice when it works both ways. 😊 As I get older, I look back and remember the unexpected Christmas gifts the most. 🌲

Amen. The best gift I can ever receive is to be in an escort's presence!

Only if they applied for a building permit 😊

In many cultures, gifts or tips are interpreted as insulting. So it's important to know if the recipient participates in Western cultural Christmas time norms.

I edited my post to emphasize the secular traditions of the National Holiday referenced in the subject title. I do the same with other legal holidays. If I'm hosting an Independence Day pool party and fireworks celebration, I'll first say "Happy Independence Day". If they respond with a generic "Happy Holiday" or "I don't celebrate American Independence", then I won't invite them to my celebration. If they counter with Happy Canada Day, then I'll wish them Happy Canada Day and invite them to my Independence Day party and would ask them if they had any plans to celebrate Canada Day. I would gladly go to a Canada Day event if they asked me. How silly it would be for an American and Canadian to wish each other "Happy Holiday" for two separate holidays that occur at a similar time of the year. Likewise, it is silly to diminish the importance Hanukkah by lumping it together with Christmas in a generic Happy Holiday. Back to the topic of Christmas gifts, I have a few regular providers that I send Christmas cards to, and one that I send Christmas gifts to. The cards and gifts are on par with those I give to my close friends with whom I am not regularly sexually involved.

After I wish an acquaintance Merry Christmas, I pay attention to see if he responds with Merry Christmas 🎄 or Happy Holidays 🎉. If he says Merry Christmas 🎄, then I will give him a Christmas gift 🎁. If he says Happy Holidays 🎉, then I know he doesn't appreciate or expect the traditions associated with this National Holiday. If, for example, he brings up Hanukkah, then I would consider giving him a Hanukkah gift.

I think it's because a fishpond is not considered a "structure". I was using the title of the thread which says "structure" In Nevada, we have American Indian paintings, caves, and ditches that pre-date the A.D. 1855 Old Mormon Fort, but they aren't considered structures.

I like having sex with Christmas 🌲 music playing in the background 🎵🎶

I'm approaching a mid-40s retirement. I plan to circle the globe on a cruise in my 1st year of retirement, then live a few months in a big city apartment near a subway station (I've only experienced suburbs my entire life). Having that very specific goal has kept me focused (I've had that goal since 2015). I'm leaning towards moving to Florida for winters when I retire, because I look forward to my annual Ft Lauderdale trips more than any other. I plan to work seasonal summer jobs with youth, because that brings me joy (camp counselor, etc.). I plan to work with theater somehow, perhaps on the board of a non-profit local theater, etc., because theater also brings me joy What helped me the most was to picture people I know who are already in retirement (my parents, and friends I worked with), and decide what I want to do differently or the same as they did.

I don't think marriage is the "solution" to child abuse. I have knowledge of 2 married fathers in my social group who abused their own daughters, and I served on a jurry for a married father accused of sexual abusing his daughter as well. None of them were Catholic (trying to keep this relevant to the topic). I am gay and single. The ability to marry or not to marry does not affect my decision/desire to not molest children. Getting married won't change that. I applaud the decision of the church. It's a step in the right direction. If it helps its members love their neighbors, then I'm for it.

I think I may become Catholic now

Thank goodness our entitled attitudes of "don't offend me with art" didn't exist in Brazil when their major tourist landmark was constructed. Be careful about asking a government to stop its construction by private enterprise on private land. For if that government succeeds, then there should be nothing to stop it from preventing the display of giant rainbow flags on private property either. Be careful what you ask for, for you just might get it. I appreciate that most posters here realize this is a non-issue.

Enough commentary on his political affiliation! 😆 (It's a joke... Donkeys and Elephants. It's not meant to be a political endorsement or discussion of politics).