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I apparently have missed something important. Has there been an announcement or a hint that that either the Review Side, the Forum, or both are about to go away? Gman

He had a very cute butt. Gman

He’s a nice guy. I think there was one point in time where he quit escorting, or at least wasn’t advertising as much. That might explain some of the gap. Although if the gap isn’t a figment of my imagination, it ended years ago. Historically, at least, or at least with me, he had some limits which kept me from hiring him more frequently. But the limits weren’t enough to keep me from considering seeing him again. I did consider him. But usually schedules kept us from meeting more than the 2 or three times we did. Gman

I was interested in this guy for years. I’m glad to hear he’s a good escort. The main reason I never met him was that he kept the same pictures up for years and years, and that just put me off. I know. I know. I could have asked for current pictures to make certain. But he wasn’t an extremely well-known escort at the time, and I guess I probably met with someone more well-known. So why am I writing this? It’s because even though he obviously has updated his pictures since then, he still has some of the old ones up from years ago. Going thru all of his pictures it’s obvious his main picture and some of the others are from years ago. From an escort standpoint I guess it might make sense to grab a potential client’s interest with a really attractive main picture and then hope their interest remains when they see the obviously more current pictures. After all if a client never clicks on your ad, then there’s no chance of a meeting at all. But at least for me, I’d prefer to see current pictures only. Seeing older pictures even if mixed with current might have made me less likely to hire. How do all you who are still hiring and those of you who are marketing experts feel about this? Gman

I don’t deny any of what y’all said. But I don’t want to feel as if I’m contributing in anyway. I guess for my own peace of mind, I need to make a note to unfollow this thread. Gman

I don’t know if we are doing this young man any good by continuing to document what could be his breakdown. I’m getting a weird vibe. Maybe I’m wrong. But it disturbs me. Gman

I was taking an Uber with my Mom today. She lives inside a retirement complex. The signage isn’t great because it’s a high class joint. And I’m told the powers that be didn’t want big, ugly signs marring the ambiance of the grounds. There’s a gated entrance with an immediate left turn after entering, but the main building is straight ahead on the left after going thru the gate. I texted the following to the driver before he arrived. “Come straight thru entrance off xxxxx. Then go straight don't take first left. Main building is straight ahead on left. Circular drive with fountain. The complex is off of xxxx and yyyyy But entrance is on west side of yyyyy” I know it can be difficult to read texts, drive, and navigate at the same time. Plus the fountain can be difficult to see. But the driver totally disregarded the instructions. We never even saw the car. He may have passed us up. But the entire complex is a circle. Even if he passed us up if he had followed my instructions when I talked with him by phone, he would have ended up back where he needed to be. I’m going to confess however that I was a bit po’ed. Mom and I had an appointment to get to. It wasn’t just a pleasure jaunt to the store. I know I didn’t sound too happy when I spoke with him on the phone, and he admitted he hadn’t followed my directions. The next thing I know even though he’s on the retirement complex grounds, he’s canceled our trip. We had to wait for an new driver. We were on time for the appointment though. Gman

http://dl.dropbox.com/s/k87myj2adv30hjm/2B798ED9-0CB6-4DBE-98C0-C114B5A44D6A-1028-0000007AC0C903D7.jpg?dl=0 Gman

Is it just me-or is the boss kinda cute. I’m not saying porn star attractive-only kind of cute. Gman

My Mom says she and and my Dad ordered Canadian drugs years ago. And then at one point they heard that that Customs was stopping the shipments at entry. So they quit. One of the websites had a notice -of course it was to their own advantage-to say that while the USA had declared it illegal to order foreign medications, Customs was not stopping small amounts-under 4 months worth-at getting thru. Gman

Sigh-if he had been gay and versatile/bottom I would have probably met him years ago. Gman

Thank you all. Using the Canadian sites if her doctor will write the prescription will save my Mom over $200 a month. Gman

A few months back in a discussion on obtaining generic Viagra and Truvada I think someone posted a site for obtaining drugs from Canada. My Mom needs a drug that’s expensive here in the States. So I was wondering if anyone remembered that post or has another good Canada Drug Site. Thanking everyone in advance for the help. Gman

Forgive my not knowing the lingo. But would the “C” Suite mentioned be the “Corner Office?” If I’m sitting in a cube for 8 to 10 hours a day, I sure as heck won’t be wearing a suit and tie. Gman

What about -is it called-Power Tools? There’s still some hot tubs in Federal Way Washington. They are called the Elliot Bay Hot Tubs. I met a few escorts there. I think I had met with two f-ckbuds there before. I even went there once alone when I had what was probably cervical discitis, and wanted some warmth for my neck. Gman

It looks very very strange to me. I wouldn’t wear it unless I had to wear a suit and had lost my black shoes. But I’m no fashion maven. Gman

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WOW- now that I remember this thread (cf the Chicken and Waffles Thread from March 2018) it’s difficult to believe I posted it 3-1/2 years ago. I would have thought it was much more recent. I also can’t believe no one alerted me to the misspelling I made in the title “A Defining Question For Our Era-Crunchy Or Smootth?.” Well I’ve corrected the mistake. Now this thread will be able live on into the future and can hold its title high among the best of Forum Thread Titles!!! Gman

Here’s a machaca with eggs recipe. I doubt I have ever had the ‘authentic’ version with dried beef. I’m sure mine has normally been brisket or pot roast. Oh and don’t listen if the recipes say always use flour tortillas. Corn tortillas are excellent with it. Also most of the times I’ve had it they add tortilla chips to it while it’s cooking. It makes a nice crunch in the dish. http://muybuenocookbook.com/2013/09/machaca-con-huevo-machaca-with-eggs/ Gman

Oh yes, thank you @MikeBiDude!! Much like with Celine Dion, “It’s All Coming Back To Me Now!!” When @marylander1940 mentioned peanut butter, I was thinking of cooking with peanut butter not an opinion survey. Thanks for reminding me. Gman

Can you post a link to that thread? I can remember threads on brisket, apricot chicken, and chili. But if I really waxed poetic on peanut butter, it has totally fled from my mind. Gman

Thank you. Once I realized he hadn’t been around for a while, and especially with him having had some heart problems lately, I was concerned. Gman

PS-I just wanted to mention that I love our food threads. But it made me think. I probably should have picked up on this earlier. But things have been a bit stressful lately. @jjkrkwood usually has great food thread contributions. Wondering what he might say to this thread, I realized I might not have seen a post from him for a while. On checking I see he hasn’t posted in close to a month. I hope he’s ok since we know he had posted about his own health issues. Does anyone know anything? Gman

I saw @MikeBiDude’s post with the reference from PBS about the origins of the dish after I posted mine. I edited and added an acknowledgment to him at the bottom Thanks for the info on Roscoe’s. But I do think the increasing popularity of Southern Diner Cuisine has helped the dish spread even further in the last 10 years. I’m not sure where you live, @Kenny. But in my neck of the woods in Texas, one of the places I can usually count on finding machaca is at IHOP, and it’s actually pretty good-although their salsa is only ok. I’ve had it at California IHOPs too. In fact IHOP may be the place I first experienced the deliciousness of machaca. You don’t know how upsetting it was when I moved to Washington state and found out it wasn’t on the menu at the local IHOPs. They have had it occasionally at the local IHOP in the city of Seatac. But it never stayed for long. Crepes are very pretty. But I’ve never been that fond of them. Don’t get me wrong. I’ll eat them depending on the filling. But they aren’t my favorite. I’m a waffle lover over pancakes too. Gman

When I saw the the title to this thread, I said to myself, “How interesting for this to come up now. Masterchef Junior just had a chicken and waffle on the last episode that I saw.” I have to admit to feeling very much the same as you, @Avalon although I’ve ordered it a few times-more for the chicken than the waffle. Now in the interests of full disclosure, I’m one of those odd ducks (I’ll bet none of you would ever have guessed this from my posts here over the years. ) who doesn’t usually like breakfast foods for my evening meal. I’m not as against it as I used to be. Plus I can eat a breakfast burrito at just about anytime of the day, and I love the Tex-Mex dish of machaca (pot roast beef with scrambled eggs, mixed with fried tortilla chips, onions-but hold the cheese, sour cream, and jalapeños. I don’t like them. ) But traditionally I much prefer dinner food for breakfast. I grew up in Texas, and I have had ancestors in Texas since at least the Civil War if not before. my mother never fixed this for me growing up. I don’t know if this was a staple in other Texas families, or whether it was imported from the Deep South. We were mainly ‘city folk’ though. But It seems to me it started showing up on menus about 10 years ago. While some families may have always served it, I almost get the feeling it became popular with the rising popularity of Southern diner cooking over the past 10 to 15 years. I wouldn’t be surprised if someone said, “Let’s combine these two southern favorites and see how they taste.” I think the dish itself probably belongs in the category of Americans liking savory and sweet things mixed together-such as the syrup mixing with sausage when when you are having pancakes or waffles. While not authoritative, it seems to me I’ve read several human interest pieces by Bristish expats-who’ve said they were always interested in experiencing American food. They tried the syrup/savory combination and didn’t like it at all. Gman PS Sorry @MikeBiDude -I hadn’t seen your post when I expounded on what I thought might be the possible origination of the dish. Gman