CuriousByNature

My lips and the back of my throat tend to get scratchy with certain varieties of eggplant. I love spicy stir-fried eggplant, and when I make it using the narrower Japanese eggplants I'm fine, but the big, European eggplants seem to be hit and miss. And no, I mean real eggplants - my comment is not a euphemism for something else!

I have never met him but as soon as I read the thread title I could picture him. If I recall, this doesn't seem to be a name change - I think his profile was always 'Animalistic'. And it looks like he has new, and probably updated photos.

And maybe he can also provide some cabbage rolls - I had Serbian/Croatian neighbours who used to make them, and they were awesome. I think they called them serma, or something like that. . I know, off topic. But it's food.

I've never met with anyone, and I'm several years older than you. What immediately jumped out at me was the phrase "provably on PrEP" and "willing to slip (me) a dose". I cannot stress enough that a person cannot rely 100% on another's declaration of health status or their reported use of PrEP - provable or otherwise. Compliance with medication cannot be proven, so even if you are shown a prescription or a bottle of pills, you have NO way of knowing whether or not your partner is using the medication correctly or at all. Your health is 100% your responsibility, and entrusting it to another is extremely risky. But only you can decide how much risk you are willing to assume. As for having a dose or two of PrEP slipped to you, that is also very unwise. How would you know if you were even given PrEP? Plus, these are medications that can have significant side effects, and should only be prescribed by a physician who can assess your compatibility with the meds. It isn't like asking someone for an aspirin. I cannot tell anyone what they should or should not do, but if you are not at the point where you can receive advice from your own doctor about this, I question whether or not you should be considering a meet-up, given that you've referred to the safety aspect as the most important consideration. Not trying to be a wet blanket, but I wouldn't want you to jump into a situation you may regret afterwards without fully assessing the risks.

I don't like green peppers at all, but I love red peppers - raw, cooked, roasted...

I think we agree on the point about nobody being better than anyone else, even if society makes it seem that there is or should be a difference. In my opinion it all comes down to empathy. A person can empathize with what another person has to deal with in their job or their life without it suggesting that the other person is more important. To me, this has been a good thread to read because it has raised issues and situations I never considered a provider needing to deal with. Or things that a client may need to deal with if a provider happens to be addicted to substances or is having other serious struggles. Kindness, care and compassion should rule the day, IMHO.

I understood from the post that the OP is in a situation where there are many guys in his city, but that there are few who would pique his interest enough to hire. So for him it isn't a question of financial costs, but one of choice. I didn't get the impression he thought there was an obligation to meet with anyone.

Maybe his real name is Irwin, and he's soo gay

I would never guess from his photos that he is 40 - looks only 30 years old to me.

Oh deer, oh deer, oh deer! Sorry - couldn't resist, but I'm glad that you're alright.

I'm not sure what the hubbub is about. It's art. And maybe an image like that makes him more relatable to those who haven't felt that way before.

Thanks! I'm often searching obscure topics (not pornography-related), so having new options is great

For a moment I wondered why you'd rather go shopping for cookware. Got mixed up between Burke Williams and Williams Sonoma. $185 at Williams Sonoma won't get you much either.

May I ask what one(s) you use? I'm not too tech-savvy, and use Google for almost all internet searches. Thanks

I still think she wanted a singing career and disappeared to undergo extensive plastic surgery, only to return in the 1960s as Keith Richards. Though some sources speculate Richards was born before Earhardt. 😂

I had no idea that Daniel Day Lewis and Jason Momoa hung out together. Cool.

Oh, I wasn't thinking you meant anything bad at all. :)

It may not be historically accurate in every detail, but it still transports me to a time and place I have always found interesting. The manipulating and maneuvering performed by characters in the show, as a means of climbing the ever-important social ladder, is probably not too different from that done by robber baron families during the actual Gilded Age. I don't watch it as a history lesson or as a social commentary, but rather, as an escape from my less-than gilded existence - at least for one hour a week!

LOL

Never been, but I hear it's a nice place. Same with San Antonio.

Yet another age-shaver... lol

When I read the description you gave about 'chiseled jaws, deep set eyes and broad foreheads', my mind immediately went to these guys - who are also always hard as a rock.

Words have power. Someone told him he was beautiful, and he believed him. When I was in school someone told me I wasn't attractive, and since then I don't leave my home without a paper bag over my head... lol