Charlie

Gayest gym is World at Sunrise and Vista Chino.

Ah! The adorable Bruno. I have mentioned here before that I sat next to him once on the ferry to Cherry Grove. He seemed very shy, but later a friend told me that it was because he was embarrassed by his very limited English-speaking ability.

Nice Sunbeam Alpine. I also see a '58 Plymouth Fury in the distance.

This is worth a serious philosophical discussion, but not here.

He is not only wearing Cristiano Ronaldo shorts, he IS Cristiano Ronaldo!! (Love the classic Fiat, too.)

I love that he labels himself "Former porn star"! Extra points for candor.

When my spouse worked on a project in Singapore with a local architectural firm, he was surprised to discover that all of the professionals spoke English with one another when they were working in the office, although they all went back to their native languages when they went out to lunch.

Before English became the common international language in the 20th century, international relations were normally conducted in French wherever Europeans or those of European ancestry were dominant, regardless of the native language of the speakers. One of the main reasons why Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin were the prominent citizens usually chosen for diplomatic missions to Europe was because they were among the few leading Americans who could speak passable French. (Franklin taught himself French as a young man.) Few Americans then would have imagined that the most common second language in the US in the 21st century would turn out to be Spanish (Franklin thought it would probably be German).

Only two reviews in more than two years?

Aren't we "interfering where we shouldn't be" when we create vaccines to prevent the natural spread of viral diseases?

The Info says he is 6'7" and his text says 6'8"--does that extra inch really make a difference?

It sounds basically like a desire to return to one's childhood, when one really was much smaller than the "grown ups," and was not merely controlled but dependent upon parents and other adults.

The actual seating capacity of JFK Stadium was only 72,000. (My spouse was a stadium architect, and worked on its replacement, the Linc.)

I doubt it for a Miele.

The last time I made a change in my music-listening technology was when I changed from LPs to CDs, which I still play on a Bose radio/CD player. But most of the time I just listen to a classical music station on the radio.

I am tired of not traveling, too, but the anxiety of traveling all the way to London without knowing whether we would end up having to spend most of the time in quarantine would be too stressful to make it an enjoyable trip.

And that is why I don't intend to return to London until these conditions no longer are necessary.

What happens if you arrive at LHR, take the test, and the result is positive?

Strange: he uses a Spanish handle and describes his ethnicity as "Latin," yet has an Arab name and doesn't claim Spanish as one of his spoken languages. He also has only two reviews, both only one star.

I have had a Miele for years, and never had a problem with it. When I had a cleaning lady, she liked it, too.

From his text: "Going to the gym is like therapy to me." I guess you can claim to be a therapist.

If you get tired of the tempo of Tokyo and feel you would like to get out of the city, you might enjoy a day trip to Nikko.

I agree with the Philadelphia to New York/Osaka to Tokyo comparison. (Note: I have lived in both Philadelphia and New York, and spent time in both Osaka and Tokyo.)

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When I was a senior in high school, my best friend and I went to Vermont for an admissions interview at Middlebury College, and stayed at an old inn in the town the night before. The john was out in the common hallway, but there was a sink in the bedroom. During the night, I had to piss, but I didn't want to get dressed to go down the hall, so I pissed in the sink. It was the most transgressive act I had ever performed up till that time in my life, and it felt so liberating.