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I can think of far fewer ways of wasting time that I would prefer to viewing pics of hot, handsome men.

Well, one comes to mind ... OUCH! Two men are talking in a bar and one asks the other, What's the worst pain you've ever felt? The man answered: I was walking in the woods one time and needed to take a dump real bad. So I went over by a tree, lowered my pants and shorts and squatted. I didn't know I had positioned myself right over a bear trap, and when the first turd hit the trap, it closed around my dick and balls. Wow, said the first man, so that's the most pain you've ever felt? No, said the man, that was the second worst. The worst was when I got to the end of the chain.

This bares looking into.

I'm sorry, I'll have to call you back. I'm in something right now.

For the extra 4 cents, the card says: You are gullible. And fat.

I think they picked the right spot for that kind of action. Go Navy!

Looks like an interesting place with a storied past. But, sadly, no hustler vibe detected. Also, would like to have a bodyguard -or two- to visit this part of DT LA after dark. Or maybe even at high noon?

New take on needing a stiff one?

Woof! That boy's script is so hot that when I read it, I clutched my pearls! Would love to be used by this man.

I'm not a doctor and I don't play one on TV. But I would suggest the possibility that, although the gay sex wasn't to your liking, the same-sex companionship was. And beyond that, you fell in love with this man. Not a conventional man-on-man love, perhaps, but a form of love that gave you something you were yearning for and became a significant part of your life. For his part, perhaps he just saw a good thing when he ran into it; being treated to gifts, dinners, and entertainment (I presume), with no sexual exchange expected or required, might describe the straight escort's dream relationship with a man, gay or not. His terse disengagement could be explained in a number of ways, some more likely than others: he found a better gig; his conscience began to bother him; the relative power balance (your greater wealth vs his relative impoverishment) began to make him feel emasculated and eventually resentful. I can say all this because - been there, done that, and more than once. A difference in my circumstance was that I liked the sexual element of the relationship. But it was never central for me. I loved having someone to love, and found that aspect to be the most satisfying. And it was always the other that created the distance that came between us. Didn't understand it then, don't understand it now. But have no regrets for any of my loves. Except I'm no longer in their lives and am unaware of their circumstance. I just hope they're well and happy. Don't know if I'm sorry this happened to you because I think you got something positive from it, even though it ended as it did. Take that good part, keep it, remember it, cherish it. But also learn from it for the next time. And for the one after that. On my deathbed, I want to count the loves I've had, not the money I've saved. Bon voyage!

All the candy maker needs are those two magical words seen on practically every food package cover or menu with an image of their product - Serving Suggestion. It's the get-out-of-jail-free card for culinary misrepresentation. I once noticed these words on a box containing a frozen Sara Lee cheesecake, and next to the words Serves Six. Assessing the smallish size of the box, my immediate thought was "Who are these six skinny people? I'm going to eat the whole thing by myself while watching a half-hour TV show. 'Serves Six,' my ass!"

I'm hoping Gopher is a hustler bar and this morsel is a regular.

Well, at least it wasn't Kathy Griffin. So, there's that.

Therapy, dear, therapy! Please get some therapy. If you keep all this bottled up inside, one day you'll explode.

Never found this age in a bar to sample nor had the will to drop the cash for a bottle of my own. I've had the celebrated 18-year version and found the finish smoother than younger ones, but not $40 more a bottle smoother. So, I'm hesitant to drop $700 for the 25-year. How does it compare to the 18, can you say?

I'm calculating the area under the curve.

I've had the 12- and 18-year McCallan's and found neither much to my liking. The taste reminded me of the first description I ever heard of the taste of scotch as being like what you get when you wring out sweaty gym socks. Never tried that brand of kink, but it fits with my recollections.

Laphroaig prides itself on its sharp test. The distillery sponsored a contest some years ago for the best description of it; the winning entry was "tastes like gas station sushi served on a rusty plate." I wholly disagree with the description but admire its self-deprecating nature.

Yes, the gloss is a nice finish, and it sticks with you.

Laphroaig, hands down. If unavailable, Lagavulin or Ardbeg; all are smoky and peaty and delectable. As a nice change of pace is the golden allure of a Glenlivet 18 year. [BTW, straying from the Scots for the moment, any of the "Spots" Irish whiskies (Green, Yellow, Blue, or Red) are truly the smoothest of any I've sampled!]

I hear Sam Asghari's calendar has opened up.

Cooking?

A Mountain State introduction: "It wouldn't be an authentic West Virginia wedding without a word from the Father of the Bride and Groom."

If you want to know if it's a popular cruising spot, just cross-reference the address with that jurisdiction's on-line arrest log.

A story (unconfirmed) regarding Senator Dirkson: Lyndon Johnson, when both he and Dirkson were Senators, got a call from Dirkson and learned that Everett was calling from his car deliberately to make LBJ jealous. True to form, LBJ went out and had a phone installed in his car the next day. A few days later, Johnson was driving around Washington and saw that Dirkson was ahead of him in traffic. Johnson called Dirkson and told him that he, too, now had a phone in the car. Dirkson congratulated Johnson and told him how much he'd come to love it. Then Dirkson said, "I'm sorry, Lyndon, I've got to go. There's a call on my other line."