CuriousByNature

Yes, sadly true.

Ugh - the idea of a floating scale really gets my goat. A discount for hotness is ultimately a surcharge to those not as hot. When I lived in Victoria, BC, there was a Chinese restaurant that had two menus with two sets of pricing - the one written in Chinese had lower prices, but you only benefitted if you could read the menu and understand the price differences. I was really hungry, so that might be why I am still ticked off about floating scales - hahaha.

I'm assuming that you are located somewhere with better access to the Caribbean side of Mexico that to the Pacific? I have found the water on the Caribbean side to be much nicer than on the Pacific coast, but I found Cancun to be overrated. I much preferred further down the Mayan Riviera, past Playa del Carmen to places like Akumal and Tulum. Unless you prefer the party atmosphere of Cancun. Sorry I don't have a specific hotel in mind - it has been quite a few years since I was on that coast, and hotel ratings can fluctuate quite a bit.

Will Dewey and Louis turn up next?

I doubt if people in an electric chair convulse so much.

Or maybe he just stutters when he writes?

That's the issue - he wanted the blanket to be wet, not his chest... 😁

Good question. Isn't he the one who has stated that if someone is not satisfied by their time together, that he would not accept a donation? Or am I thinking of someone else?

I haven't had it, but I know many people who have, and generally speaking it is quite low risk for the majority of people. Of course any surgical procedure has a degree of risk but I have not personally known anyone who has had any complications. Prior to the advent of lens implants I understand it was a much more serious undertaking, with the patient having to keep their head virtually immobile as the eyes healed. My great-uncle had his done in the early days of lens implants, and I remember him fearing he would have to lie flat with a sack of beans on either side of his head to keep it from moving as he recovered, like his mother had to do several decades earlier. But his operation in the 1980s required none of that, and I think it is way more advanced today.

If you add up the cost of the clothes I'm wearing on any given day it wouldn't come to $130... even in Canadian dollars. 😂

If I am understanding the reports correctly, the search parties looking for Julian Sands have been finding other lost hikers in the process. But no sign of Sands. When I lived in BC I remember that hikers would periodically go missing during winter excursions, and sadly, many would only be recovered after the snow melted in the spring. I have a sinking feeling the same fate has befallen Sands.

You're missing the deeper, and may I say, profound meaning of photo #2. Notice how the right foot is angled slightly more outward than the left foot, suggesting he is not a rigid perfectionist and is open to new experiences. 🤣

I have relatives in the Vancouver area who have told me that the number of attacks has gone up significantly. Mostly in lower income areas of downtown and east Vancouver. Some appear quite random while others may be racist in nature and linked to anti-Asian sentiment that rose during the pandemic.

96? 😉

100%. And thank you to everyone who has provided feedback on those you have found to be particularly kind!

I guess everyone has their own definition for what constitutes bullying. I think this may be the first time in my life I have been called a bully.

No, I have never tried to stop anyone from entering a supermarket.

We evidently have a different idea about what a bully is, as well. Nothing you have written has offended me in any way because we are all free to express our ideas and should be able to without judgement or name-calling.

He was mentioned, but I don't think there was additional discussion.

As I mentioned in a previous reply to you: Our conversation here seems to reinforce the fact that everyone has their own priorities when it comes to relationships - even those relationships that may be more transactional in nature. It's always good to hear others' points of view, in my opinion. So... no argument here about everyone's right to their own opinions.

This keeps going around in circles - let's stop the merry-go-round

Sorry - I'm confused about the pregnancy comment...

That is sad to me on a number of levels. We clearly have very different perspectives.