Charlie

I have fed my last two dogs Hills Science Diet, because my vet recommends it, and they have been very healthy and happy. However, I am no expert on nutrition. I also give them Old Mother Hubbard dog treats, which I found a few years ago when I was trying to avoid dog food made in China, and my dogs love them.

My list is on several sheets of paper, because I started it before personal computers were invented.

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In fact, that is exactly the analogy that I think of when I open my front door to go out. My dog is eager to go out until I open the door, and then he cringes. Yesterday it was too hot for his feet, so I had to carry him to a grassy spot in the shade to do his business, then carry him home again.

Every summer we drive from Palm Springs up to visit a friend who lives on the northern Oregon coast, but I can never plan the route until just before we leave, because I have to see which roads in California are closed by wildfires that week.

Each appointment was $100.

But the farther east you go in the Coachella Valley, the straighter it becomes.

1983: "Burt"--NYC; young, handsome, beautiful body, but bland and disengaged 1984: "Clete"--NYC; still young and attractive, but when I realize I have hired him before and try to back out, he denies having met, becomes belligerent and threatens physical harm unless I go through with it; the sex is much more exciting than the first time 1986: "Brett"--SF; much more muscular than before; when he opens the door, neither of us acknowledges the previous meetings in NYC; the sex is fantastic 1989: "Rake"--NYC; even more muscular; at the end of the appt, we both finally admit that we remember one another from before; the sex is just OK 1990: "Rhett"--NYC; by now, I feel sure it's going to be the same guy, but there are no other good options; he is friendly on arrival, but so bulked up that I no longer find him very attractive; sex is boring Of course, all these episodes took place back in the pre-Internet days when I hired from print ads with no photos, and made the appts by phone.

Yes. It was back in the pre-Internet days, when I hired from print ads with no photos. The first time I hired him in NYC in 1983, he made little impression, because although he was young, good-looking and had a beautiful body, he was bland and disengaged. More than a year later, he had a different ad with a different name, and when I arrived at his place, I recognized both it and him. I told him about the previous meeting, but he denied that he was the same guy and threatened to beat me up (he was an impressive physical specimen) if I didn't go through with the appointment, so I acquiesced, and it was actually more exciting sex than the first time. A couple of years later, while visiting SF, I answered an ad with another name, and when the door opened, there he was again. He was even more muscular than before. This time neither of us gave any indication that we recognized one another, and the sex was fantastic. Three years later, back in NYC, a fourth ad with yet another name. This time the sex wasn't as good, but at the end we both admitted that we recognized one another from the previous meetings. Almost two years later, in NYC, another ad with another name, and this time I felt certain it would be him again, but there were no other interesting options, so I called and made an appt. When he arrived, we both acknowledged our history in a friendly manner. However, by then he had bulked up so much that I no longer found him that attractive, and the sex was not satisfying. After that, whenever I thought there was any possibility that an ad would be his, I avoided him.

There are plenty of places in the the world to go for gay scenes. The best thing about Palm Springs is the half of the population that is straight. You don't have to go to a specifically gay neighborhood to feel at home, because no one cares very much whether you are gay or straight. You just blend in, regardless of your sexual orientation.

I have never used it. If I want to ignore someone's post for some reason, I just don't read it. But tomorrow I may want to read a different post by that person.

My digital weather station yesterday afternoon briefly registered a temperature of 123 in my back yard. But it was a dry heat (12% humidity), so of course it didn't bother me at all .

No, I don't remember the name of the dealership. It was somewhere in Nassau County, NY, not in CT.

"I did not have sex with that woman, Monica Lewinski." Bill Clinton (and he was a lawyer)

Depends on how you define "relationship." If you mean a romantic affair, my shortest was probably about a week. If you mean a domestic relationship, the shortest was four years.

The white Renault 10 in #211 was the first brand new car I ever bought. It cost $1725. (That is not a misprint.)

I used to get viral infections, especially sore throat, several times per year. When I stopped hiring years ago, the throat infections stopped.

One escort 8 times in 9 years, one 5 times in 7 years (but a couple of times were unintentional, because he kept changing his ID), one 4 times in 3 years; no one else made it past 3 encounters.

However, after managing to get into a tie for the lead, he ended up tied for 7th.

OK, who can identify the car in #190?

My uncle had a 1957 DeSoto hardtop. I had a '58 Plymouth Fury with push button transmission. It was hard to get used to shifting gears with my left hand, but easier than doing it with a manual shift in a right-hand drive vehicle in Europe and Australia.

Well, at least it is a place where you could carry a sign saying "Looking for someone with a sling" and not feel self-conscious.

If we had a county fair in the county in which I grew up, or in the two urban counties (New York and Philadelphia) in which I lived most of my adult life, I was never aware of it. We do have a big and apparently well-attended fair here in Riverside County, but I have never been to it.

In my flaming youth, the first three were places one went to find sex, but Rehoboth was a place one went to have sex with a traveling companion. It was always much more low-key than the other three, because it was filled with gays from DC who needed discretion. But I haven't been back since before Stonewall, so I don't know what it is like now.

Yes, but as they say in those discreet reviews, that will remain private between us.