Charlie

OMG! He actually has a blue collar!

In 1967, my first partner and I had a close friend who published a gay magazine (Drum) that was available to subscribers only. He had recently acquired a young boyfriend who had ambitions to become a professional photographer. One weekend I went away somewhere, and when I got home, I asked my partner what he had done while I was away, and he just said, "Oh, I hung around with Clark and Jimmy." When I received the next issue of the magazine, I was stunned to see that the back cover of the issue was a color photo of my partner, lying naked on his back in a field of grass, one leg discretely raised to hide his genitals. I exclaimed, "Why did you do that?!" He said, "Oh, Neil Edwards [a well-known physique photographer] was with us, and I thought he was just teaching Jimmy how to take photos. Clark didn't tell me it was going to be published." Knowing what an exhibitionist my partner was, I didn't really believe him. I still have the copy of the magazine.

I have been called an "old fart, " but I don't think I smell bad.

They look like a rather rowdy group to have as neighbors.

If you were eating on the patio, I wouldn't be upset by a roach. If it were in the kitchen, I might not eat there again. The local paper in Palm Springs prints weekly reports from the health inspectors of their evaluations of local restaurants, and tells you what grades they give to the restaurants, and why. I always read them.

When one is attracted to someone who isn't conventionally "attractive," it is usually because he has some attribute that other people might consider a "fetish."

All assholes look pretty much the same to me, so I have never seen the attraction of rimming.

The "Puppy Bowl" winner before the "Super Bowl" was harder to predict.

I'll bet the car is older than he is.

I think Bridge is mostly a game played by senior citizens. I was taught the game by my partner's grandmother many years ago. When I moved into a senior community, I was immediately invited to join the group that plays Bridge at the lodge once a week, and they are always looking for new members, even from people who don't live here. My brother-in-law lives in a retirement community in Texas where he is in charge of an enormous Bridge group (12 tables). Another game I was taught by friends was Rummikub, and there is a group here that plays that every week at the home of a male couple, but I often played it with one of my housebound neighbors after I taught him how to play (it can be played by only two people). When I was growing up, the card game that was popular was Canasta, but I don't know of anyone who plays it now, and I have long since forgotten how to play it.

I certainly don't recognize it.

What a cute couple!

It would depend on the situation. If an individual obviously needed help (alone, injured or even unconscious) and there was no one else available, of course I would stop to see if there was anything I could do. Otherwise, I would try to evaluate the situation before I tried to intervene in any way. It would also depend on whether I were alone, the surroundings, etc.

They look like they might actually be brothers in a fraternal pose.

I not only think in full sentences before I write anything down, I also edit them at least once in my head before they reach the page. I believe that is at least partly the result of having studied several different languages over the years, and wanting to make sure that what I say is understandable for the intended reader.

Will he give you a test drive?

I would definitely need to hire a fulltime housekeeper.

The simplest way to deal with this is when making a date: simply request that the provider not wear deodorant or cologne. If he asks why. just say that you like natural man odors.

I did watch the match, and it was actually pretty close. There was a lot more man-to-man shows of affection after the match than I am used to seeing after a men's match, not only between the players but with other men in the audience.

I brush when I get up in the morning, and before I go to bed at night. If I brush during the day, my dog hides under the bed, because he sees it as a signal that I might go out and leave him home alone. I floss after every meal.

What does he have in his ass?

From his name, I was expecting to see someone much smaller.

Carlos is definitely cute, but I wouldn't say his arms were his most notable features.

When I informed some eastern US friends that my neighbors across the street had moved to Ontario and invited me to a house-warming party, they assumed that I meant they had moved to Canada, and were surprised that I would drive all the way from Palm Springs to Canada (in the winter!) just for a house-warming party.