CuriousByNature

News reported this morning that Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida has passed away at the age of 95. Another star of cinema's Golden Age is gone.

One degree of separation from a star of the Silent Screen (Novarro) - cool.

People are willing to shave their age, increase their height, exaggerate their endowment, etc. in order to be more marketable or desirable - whether they are a provider or a client. There is no reason to assume that people would give truthful information about their health status, or that their listed status is current. It is not safe to make assumptions when it comes to health matters, and it is very risky to accept the status that is listed in the ad as being (a) accurate, and (b) up-to-date. Ultimately everyone has to be responsible for their own protection, and also people need to remember there are many more diseases and conditions one can contract that are not listed on an RM advertisement.

Dolly's a class act

Hard to tell, but it looks like some type of gull. The way the photo is shot makes it seem like the bird is flying between the buildings and part of the distant background, but no bird or flying creature has ever been as big as that. So I would say it's really part of the foreground rather than the background. Probably a 24-36 inch wingspan or smaller.

I was advised to never have a Palm Springs masseur do an outcall because it's really hard for them to carry a table while using a walker.

Maybe you have to wear a mask and he gets a stranger to massage you instead? LOL

I wondered that too, but I always thought that Elvis's health issues stemmed from the cumulative effects of his partying lifestyle. I don't know enough about Lisa Marie's lifestyle to guess if there could be a similar connection. I think Elvis's mom died quite young as well, maybe only in her 40s if I recall correctly from things I have read.

Sadly, she died today from a suspected cardiac arrest, after being found unresponsive at home. She was only 54 years old. RIP.

And next week's version will be brought to you by Yoda: FrankHugeItIs

Cremation, with my ashes sealed in a buoyant container and tossed into the ocean. Likely my only chance of doing a round-the-world cruise.

And then later be told you should have requested the Super Deluxe, and then even later have him tell you that you should have asked for the Super Duper Deluxe. Sounds like a flake.

I know. I was joking. Nobody's internet is that slow.

This seems to support the idea that I raised - that perhaps it is our ability to choose that is most determined by genetics?

I'm certainly no expert here, but could it be that it is the ability to choose one attraction or another that is based on genetics? If sexuality is a spectrum, which I believe it is, then there are those at either end who are strictly heterosexual or homosexual. These people biologically do not feel they have a choice either way, no matter what environmental influences are exerted upon them. For others more in the middle of the spectrum due to genetics, they may have the inborn ability to choose who they are more attracted to in a given situation. In this sense environment influences the choice they make, but the ability to make that choice was set in utero through genetics. Therefore, a person who is completely bisexual (exactly midpoint on the sexuality spectrum) has the most genetic freedom in choosing who they may be attracted to, and those choices might be influenced by surroundings, upbringing, or even moment by moment interactions. The further away from the midpoint a person may be, might mean that they have correspondingly less inherent ability to choose who they are attracted to. I'm kind of thinking along the lines of right-handedness versus left handedness - though I know it is not a perfect analogy. There are those who are born either one way or the other, and there are those who are born ambidextrous and have an ability to choose between the two. There are varying degrees of ambidexterity and a person might favour one hand over the other in a given situation or based on the activity being undertaken. Where this analogy seems to fail is that people can be trained to use one hand over the other without it creating emotional and mental anguish, unlike those who are 'trained' to express themselves sexually in a way that is contradictory to their nature. Anyway, just some thoughts to consider....

I just assumed you had a very slow internet connection

Ah, chemistry. How I wish I could bond as easily as an Alkali Metal, but alas, my lack of romantic history places me firmly within the category of Noble Gases.

I can see myself doing the exact same thing in an elevator. But I don't have the charm or charisma to pull it off without getting disturbed looks from the other passengers!

That is definitely rape. I'm very sorry to hear that happened to you, @Keenan.

I could only hope someone would objectify me!

It has been reported that Adam Rich, who played the youngest son Nicholas on tv's Eight is Enough, has died. He was discovered at his Brentwood home on Saturday at the age of 54, and no foul play is suspected. I believe he is the second of the Bradford children to have died - the other being Lani O'Grady, who played eldest sister Mary and died about 20 years ago or so.

A number of years ago I lived in Vancouver, and there was a large psychiatric facility in one of the suburbs. It had operated for many decades, and then for some reason it was shut down. The patients were turned out onto the streets, and for the majority, could only find affordable living options in the least desirable areas of the east side of downtown. Others became homeless and also ended up in that area, where crime and drug abuse has been rampant for a very long time. So those who were most vulnerable were put in positions where they could easily be taken advantage of, become addicted to narcotics, and live in poverty and insecurity. It disgusted me to see people treated that way, and a number of years later I heard that in advance of the 2010 Olympics, authorities were picking up homeless people from the downtown core and driving them out to distant suburbs and dropping them off there. Just so that the tourists, athletes and media would not see the homeless problem that has been a fixture in Vancouver for many years. Shockingly disturbing.

The following line from his ad is awesome: **Please feel free to arrive in the body you have, regardless of gender expression, size, skin tone, or physical challenge. Apologizing for your body is never necessary.** In a world where more and more providers are requesting photos, seeing this statement is refreshing.