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    U=U

    I guess this goes along with a recent topic I had in the Deli. Let me say first that I totally believe that U = U. The problem that always occurs to me-and I'm not just talking about escorts here, but also casual non-paid encounters or even people you know on a more regular basis - is that even if someone is on their medicine -how do you know they are taking it regularly-didn't miss any doses-or that maybe they have for whatever reason-a short period of out of suppression viremia. I guess the smartest answer is -"You never really know. ". And you should always take precautions.
  2. I can't really hire anymore. But I look at Rentmen frequently due to not having many real life encounters lately. There are lots of reasons why I'm not having many 'encounters' lately, but that would be an entirely different thread. I happened to peruse one escort's ad the other day. And I noticed that a miracle had happened. He had suddenly regained his HIV negative status. At least I'm 98% sure that he had advertised being positive for years and years in the past. I'm not really shocked by this, and I know most of y'all won't be either. We all know it happens. I'm not even quite sure why I'm starting a thread on it. #1. Maybe I just want to caution any new members out there to always be careful, or #2. maybe it's just that it's 5 AM, and I haven't been to sleep yet. And I'm bored. Well after a slight bit of thought, I've decided to think well of myself and decide it's choice #1. What a relief!! Night All!!
  3. As the young lady stated, in Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, "No three or more in a bed. This ain't the circus!!"
  4. Oiii-If only I still had a career and you were versatile!!
  5. It's because I respect you too much to want to show you up!!🤪🤪🤪
  6. I bought an Instant Pot. Here are some of the things I've made---spaghetti which I really like (Ok it uses jarred sauce and isn't a good as my Mom's homemade, but it's ready in about 30 minutes or less. I brown a pound of ground beef with and add premade meatballs), Hungarian goulash which wasn't bad, pot roast (was ok-but I feel the same way about slow cooker pot roast too- the meat always tastes boiled to me), and a chicken pot roast equivalent which wasn't bad. The most surprising thing I've made in it is a Pineapple Upside Down Cake which was good. It doesn't get caramelized like it would in the oven or an iron pan. But it really was delicious!! My Mom was skeptical, but she became a convert after tasting. I found these recipes on a site called Pressure Luck Cooking. The founder of the site, Jeffrey Eisner, happens to be a fellow Friend of Dorothy. He has an interesting story. He worked in advertising. He had an Instant Pot (from here forward to be known as an IP if I use the term again) but hadn't really used it. He became interested, started developing recipes, and published his first cookbook right as Covid hit. Since then he's published 3 more. His cookbooks have been a hit on Amazon, and he's made the rounds of various TV shows. Here's his website. There's also YouTube Video. Look up Pressure Luck Pineapple Upside Down Cake. Home PRESSURELUCKCOOKING.COM Bringing you the tastiest, easiest and best recipes around - no experience required! He uses Ekovana Stackable Steamer Pans for this recipe. They can be found on Amazon And here's the recipe. I might add if you make it, that I'd use the longer cooking time. I don't know if that was the reason. But the first time I made it, I used the shorter time, and the cake was still uncooked at the end. Maybe there was too much batter (the recipe makes 2 cakes). Instant Pot Pineapple Upside Down Cake PRESSURELUCKCOOKING.COM I'd tell you to turn your world upside-down with this one, but one bite and you're gonna knock yourself on the... So without further ado... YIELD: 6 Instant Pot Pineapple Upside Down Cake I'd tell you to turn your world upside-down with this one, but one bite and you're gonna knock yourself on the floor. A huge (and simple) crowd-pleaser. PREP TIME COOK TIME 5 minutes 1 hour 25 minutes TOTAL TIME 1 hour 30 minutes Ingredients 1 box of Pineapple Cake mix (I used Duncan Hines Pineapple Supreme) 3 extra large eggs (since 3 is an odd number, if halving the recipe use 2 small eggs) 20 oz can of Pineapple Rings in their juices (NOT in heavy syrup – there is a difference and the can will specify), with the rings separated from the juice. There will be 10 rings in the can 1/2 cup of canola oil (vegetable oil is fine too but I suggest canola for this) 1/4 cup of water 3.4 oz packet of Vanilla Jell-O Instant Pudding mix (make sure it’s “Instant”) 1 stick (1/2 cup) of salted butter 1 cup of dark brown sugar, packed Maraschino cherries, stem removed Instructions 1. In a Kitchen Aid stand mixer or in a mixing bowl using a hand mixer, add the cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, the juice (and only the juice) from the can of pineapple slices, canola oil and water. Blend well (on speed level 4 if using a Kitchen Aid stand mixer) until all of the lumps are out and it’s nice and smooth 2. Taking pans (I am using my Ekovana pans because they are PERFECT for this) that are about 7-7.5′′ in diameter and about 2.5′′ high, lightly spray some non-stick cooking spray along the bottom and sides. 3. Place the butter in a bowl and melt in the microwave for 60 seconds. Then add the brown sugar and mix together well. This amount is meant for two pans, so equally distribute the butter brown sugar mixture into each pan so that it coats the bottom of each 4. Lay in the pineapple rings and put a cherry in the hole of each filling in any other spaces with more cherries 5. Pour HALF of the batter into each pan. Assuming you’re using a 2.5′′ height pan, it should not go much higher than half height of the pan (it’s okay if it goes a LITTLE over) 6. Cover the pan(s) with tin foil (or, if using the Ekovana pans, secure the lid and fasten one of them in the caddy it comes with) 7. In the Instant Pot, add the trivet and a cup of water. Rest the foil/lid covered pans on top of it. If using a pan other than the Ekovana, make a sling out of aluminum foil to easily get the pan out of the Instant Pot when done cooking. If you don’t feel like making a sling, just be careful when you lower the pot and be very careful when removing it after cooking 8. Secure the lid and cook in one of two ways: Either on “Manual” or “Pressure Cook” for 50 minutes on High Pressure with a 30 minute natural release -OR- for 40 minutes on High Pressure with a FULL natural (no quick) release (about 40 minutes). Either way will work perfectly fine 9. When done, carefully remove the pan from the Instant Pot and let cool for about 5 minutes. Place a plate larger than the pan’s diameter over the top, hold together securely and quickly flip it upside down. The cake will simply slide RIGHT out of the pan and transfer beautifully to the plate. 10. Serve right away or a few hours away – whenever you want! After your first slice (because, let’s face it, you’re not going to be able to wait) if you keep it at room temperature for a while the cake will begin to soak in that INSANE brown butter sauce and the experience will be taken to the next level! 11. ENJOY! ? Jeffrey's The recipe has enough batter for two cakes. Only make one cake at a time. If you have two Instant Pots, you can make them simultaneously. If not, you can make one after the other OR just cut the recipe in half and save the rest of the cake mix for another day!
  7. I looked at IMDB, and it didn't list Cindy Williams as being in the cast. Her 1st performance listed was in 1970. This movie was from 1959. Of course sometimes IMDB is wrong, but is it possible you really meant Valerie Harper? And pardon my not understand the modifier-but was it Luke or his wife that was your favorite? Gman
  8. Apparently someone else (could it be Vin_Marco) likes that scene too!! ..."They was plumb unattractive, but by gum, they was active, so I beg you kindly 'cause, put 'em back the way they wuz!"... Gman
  9. As a youngster of 5 or so, this was my favorite scene from the movie "Li'l Abner." Actually it's probably still my favorite scene Some people's heroes may have always been cowboys. Mine have always been men ( or Cowboys) with Greek G-d physiques.
  10. Sometimes yes-sometimes no. I was just so shocked when I found the obituary. I mean obviously I've encountered death at my age. But he was younger than I am. I just need to do better. I mean last night I was tearing up when a character died on Poldark. That happens a lot. TV and movie deaths affect me -I'm a sap but I guess it is a tribute to the production. But I need to make sure I carry over those kind of feelings to real people. This man and I had a relationship. It was a limited one. But it was a relationship nonetheless. I should have inquired-not been so caught up in my own mishegoss. But thank you for the kind words @MikeBiDude I actually have another situation to tell. It's from several years ago. I almost wrote about it then. But I was really emotional about it. I could never quite put it completely into words. Now the emotion is not as intense-and my memory of it not as acute (or accurate). I may post about it in a few months. It's more of tribute piece-along with some regrets-of a man I wasn't able to really publicly mourn. Well I could mourn him-just it was by myself. Because of the situation I wasn't able to share how much over the years he had meant to me (platonically only) with his family. Gman
  11.    Ok I apologize in advance as this may be rather long. Reddit has a feature where people present an incident in their life that seems to be controversial for the people involved, and people respond back to how they view the incident. The person presenting it is either unsure of whether they acted correctly or is looking for validation when acquaintances are negative over whatever the presenter did. Here's my story: I met a guy about a year after I moved back to Texas thru one of the hook-up apps. I was maybe mildly attracted to him but nothing major. We had probably texted on and off for a year before I decided to meet. One of the reasons I probably delayed was because he was HIV positive. Yes I know U=U. But it still gave me pause. I mean I didn't know the guy. How did I know if he took his medication regularly. And I wasn't on PrEP at the time. There were also logistic problems. I was staying with family and couldn't host. But we kept talking -and I was horny -and we finally met at his apartment. He told me his 1st name at some point (I never got his last name). I was never sure whether it was really his name or an alias. I had -sometimes still do-gave him my middle name. It's actually helpful-if I've met someone on the apps-I usually used to give my middle name. Then when we met in person, and I knew the guy wasn't crazy, I'd tell him my real name. That way if someone texted me by my middle name -I knew I probably hadn't met him in person. And if he turned out to be crazy, I hadn't given my real name Let's call the guy Harry. Harry and I did exchange phone numbers. And we continued to meet intermittently over probably 3 to 4 years. This was truly a fbud relationship. We only met at his apartment. I knew his profession but not exactly where he worked. He knew where I worked. He def was not someone I was majorly attracted to. But he was often the only guy available. I know I wasn't the only one he would see because he was into videoing encounters. (He had lots and lots of self-made videos). Plus he liked multiples, and that's not my usual cup of tea. He also liked to smoke meth. That was the main time he wanted to see me. I don't do drugs. And to tell the truth if I had had more opportunity for other fbuds, I probably wouldn't have continued to see him. But I'm a chubby bald bear. Not that many guys are interested in me. And from time to time, I needed to be with someone. But this was a casual relationship. We were definitely only fbuds. We never went out anywhere together, never had a meal, never watched TV (except a few bits of his porn videos or the videos he had recorded). Often I would text, and he wouldn't respond at all for weeks. Sometimes he'd text me, and I'd tell him I couldn't meet. Sometimes he'd disappear off the apps-often when he wasn't smoking meth as much. I don't think we met very often during Covid. But it's difficult to remember exactly. All the dates are difficult to remember at this point- I think it might have been a year since I last saw him. But I think it was last October he texted me that he had been diagnosed with cancer. I told him how sorry I was. But it was a short text conversation. I didn't hear from him after that. Starting in January because of financial problems, I've had to move in with relatives. It's not just that I can't host, but often meetings from the apps occur late at night. Apparently not only do the girls get prettier at closing time-but chubby bears often become more attractive too. However because of my living situation, I can't take off in the middle of the night. So I haven't been meeting a lot of people. I've thought about Harry from time to time. But didn't text. After I moved in with my relatives, I reduced my time on the apps for months since I couldn't often meet. When I got back on a few months ago, I didn't see him on either Growlr or Scruff which were the apps I used to see him on. Last night for some reason I was thinking about Harry, and I put his phone number in a search website-this one in case anyone is interested https://www.fastpeoplesearch.com/ I'm not sure why I had never looked him up before. The website managed to pull up his name. Turns out he did give me his real first name. I googled him-expecting to maybe find his LinkedIn profile or Facebook page. Instead I found his obituary. He had died last March. The news was quite a shock. So now I'm feeling pretty awful. I feel like I should have checked in on him at some point. While we were only non-exclusive fbuds, it seems to me that if I had been a more decent person, I would have gotten back in touch with him. I will say that it was in the back of my mind that he'd contact me again to let me know how he was doing. But when he didn't, I should have checked in on him. I can't help thinking that I'm an esshole for not checking in to see how Harry was doing. I only hope I take this lesson to heart and work on being a more caring person. I just thought of a quote from "A Christmas Carol." Scrooge tells Marley he was always a good businessman. Marley replies that "Mankind should have been his business." That's how I'm feeling now. Gman
  12. It's late/or rather early. I haven't been to sleep yet, so I'm not functioning on all cylinders-come to think of it. I probably never am. But I just remembered, and need to add to my above response. During my 1st year or 2 of being diagnosed with myasthenia gravis, I did wear a medical alert object. Not liking jewelry I didn't want to wear a wrist bracelet, so I bought a neck chain. I gradually stopped wearing it -I think I misplaced it at some point. In general I'm much less symptomatic than I was. But thinking about the fact that I'm probably at least mildly immune suppressed from chronic steroids, there are medicines I shouldn't be given, and the fact that if I had a major attack of diaphragm paralysis, physicians might not consider MG because it's relatively rare, I'm considering about reactivating my Medical Alert Membership and buying a new chain. Gman
  13. DWR? Gman PS Dallas --or at least this Plano-ite-misses you.
  14. I'm not much into them. But I don't like jewelry in general. I don't wear any rings, back before cell phones I was probably at least 25 before I routinely wore a watch, and I'm currently "unpierced" and stud free. When I was a youngster (I'm talking really young-or at least starting young-maybe at the age of 5 or 6), I'd take notice of handsome men. And for some reason, I didn't like watches. I'd think to myself something to the effect that -that guy would be handsome if he weren't wearing a watch. Now I did for a short period of time in adolescence wear a mezuzah on a chain. It was probably somewhere around the time of my bar mitzvah when I was in 7th grade. But I had to take P.E. two to three days a week in school. We didn't have lockers for our clothes. We had metal baskets that could be locked. It seems to me I lost 2 different chains thru the holes in the basket. And that was probably the last time I really wore a chain. And even today I'm not that fond of pictures of guys with watches. I look at Rentmen ads and often think how unattractive I think those watches are-esp those guys wearing watches with overly large bands or that are plastic looking and brightly colored. I also dislike the look of Iwatches. While I've worn watches in the past, mine have usually been unobtrusive black plastic models. And occasionally I've even worn pocket watches.
  15. In one of the stories, it mentioned that when he and the police were at the home about to enter-he had brought along a female companion with whom he was being affectionate. You have to wonder was he doing that for an alibi to proclaim his heterosexuality-as in I couldn't possibly have been having gay sex with this guy-or did he not have the self-control to control himself from canoodling even with the police present about to discover the body which he knew was there-both maybe? I mean you have to wonder about his state of mind-assuming the verdict is correct. And even if the verdict was wrong-he still knew that the guy had died and was about to be discovered. The more I think back to him-it seems to me that I thought he was ADHD-unless it was due to drugs or both. I know he told me he was on testosterone- he told me as I recall that he was hypogonadic. This case reminds me-slightly -there was that porn star years ago-killed someone with his female accomplice-I think in the Chicago region. He wasn't an extremely famous porn star. He was on Sean Cody or somewhere like that. He pretended to be British in those videos. And I think he had a DJ career pretending to be British. He was in a video with an escort who was once popular around here-versatile but mainly a bottom. I can't remember the name of the escort. He lived for years in Dallas -I think he was working on a Masters here. Then he moved to Chicago. He only did 2 or so videos for Sean Cody-or whatever site it was. I always wondered if he thought about the fact that he had had sex with someone who committed murder. Now I'm in the same boat. It's very weird. Gman
  16. Thank you. Probably just a momentary return. But I do appreciate the sentiment. I'm actually glad I was able to find the site. It wasn't the first thing to pop up oN my google search. Gman
  17. I'm actually very surprised. I thought it was going to turn out that they were doing drugs together and the guy accidentally overdosed. The other thing that surprises me is that if the case against Logan was so strong, why didn't he plead guilty-assuming it might have given him a lesser sentence? As it is, it looks like he'll be a minimum of 60 years old, and probably older before he's released ( I'm assuming credit for time served since he's been locked up 5 or 6 years already). I just looked up capital punishment in Alaska. It was abolished in 1957. I know I shouldn't, but I also have to wonder about his prison 'life' He's a handsome guy-and was versatile-not that it would matter most likely if he hadn't been. I'm pretty sure I remember that someone on here hired him for a scene where Logan brought along a woman, had 'intimate knowledge' of her. Then I think she left-and possible the Forum member and Logan played. But it was a long time ago that I heard the story. I might have the particulars wrong. (And if the person who told me is still a member - I've probably done wrong by relating the story here. But please, I in no way expect you to admit to it. ). I feel weird enough on an intellectual basis about having been with him. Emotionally I'm numb. Possibly I'd have more emotions if I had seen Logan more often or if it hadn't been such a long time ago. I almost never delete texts. It looks to me the last time I contacted him was 2015. There are only a few texts left -might have lost some due to actively erasing or when I switched phones. But they don't refer to actually meeting then. So I haven't seen him at least since then. Gman
  18. Hello people. It's me Gman. Some may remember me. For those new to the site, I used to be a frequent poster. I wasn't quite sure where to post this. It's certainly a weird feeling to know I was with him several times. Several years before this, he actually said at one point he wanted to be boyfriends. I was in a bad place at the time and willing to believe him. But he always acted squirrelly. I could never count on him. We never even actually went on a date. I'm fairly sure I had stopped seeing him several years before 2017 as he had moved fairly far from Tacoma. Plus I wasn't hiring very often my last years in Washington state due to being unemployed. I also remember at least one other Forum member had been with him in a scene involving a female. Press Release - Jordan Joplin Convicted of Ketchikan Doctor’s Murder LAW.ALASKA.GOV Alaska Department of Law Hope everyone is well Gman
  19. Is this Blu Kennedy all grown up! https://rent.men/HungGingerNY Gman
  20. I'm sorry for your loss. I don't know if it will help-but in the Jewish religion we say, "May their memory always be as a blessing." I had always thought it meant that it was hoped that thinking of the departed would at some point bring comfort to those who had loved and cared for her But about a year or so ago I read an article-I don't know whether it's 'official' or just this author's opinion. I'm going to quote part of the article here. It was on the passing of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. But it's obviously applicable for anyone. "When we say “may her memory be for a blessing,” the blessing we speak of is not “may we remember her fondly” or “may her memory be a blessing to us.” The blessing implied is this: May you be like Ruth. Jewish thought teaches us that when a person dies, it is up to those who bear her memory to keep her goodness alive. We do this by remembering her, we do this by speaking her name, we do this by carrying on her legacy. We do this by continuing to pursue justice, righteousness, sustainability." The full article is here for anyone who'd like to look at it. https://www.google.com/amp/s/forward.com/scribe/454812/may-ruth-bader-ginsburgs-memory-be-for-a-blessing-what-exactly-does-that/%3Fgamp Again my sincere condolences. Gman
  21. I'm going to be watching an old movie tonight-Lovers and Other Strangers. The site I'm using to watch it, Plex, shows pictures of the cast. There's a legitimate actor named Michael Brandon in the movie. But Plex is showing a picture of the porn star. Gman
  22. I just bought a leak proof flask, so I can drink (mainly cold drinks or tea) in my bedroom without spilling. (For newcomers -I rent a room in a house. So I'm in my bedroom a lot. And with my recent COVID diagnosis I've been taking most of my meals in my room to avoid exposing others). The flask instructs you to clean it out with a bottle brush. (The instructions also say to run the lid of the flask under warm soapy water for 10 minutes-but I'm ignoring that part of the cleaning instructions😉😉) So I just bought a brush-$1.97 at Wally World. But imagine my surprise when I found out the brush was dual purposed. Now maybe I'm just too sheltered and delicate. But I'm reluctant to try this out as I can't see any way that this wouldn't be awfully rough on your nipples. Gman
  23. Tyger-my understanding is that Trichinosis is not a good disease to catch. The worms or larva burrow into the muscle and can't be eradicated completely. Gman
  24. I recently received the following in an email. To paraphrase Jon Lovitz impersonating Harvey Fierstein, "They Just Want To Be Loved!!" Gman
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