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Thanks, AdamSmith! Not only did I get my Avatar back, but the process brought back fond memories of Rube Goldberg: http://autorepair.about.com/cs/funstuff/l/bl_honda.htm

Just bumping around learning the new Forum software, and discovered that I am a mere “member†and not an “advanced memberâ€, like many of my heroes on this Board. With my sixty-fourth birthday just a few months away, my member is feeling more advanced than ever before, so it seems an odd turn of events. So does anyone know what kinds of members we have here, and how high one can aspire? I would love one day to rise to the level of “esteemed member†or, dare I hope, “turgid memberâ€. Can anyone toss me a bone?

Not sure if this is any easier than the solution you found, but here’s one that worked for me: 1. Just after the main sign-in screen, I get the “Welcome to Male Escort Review.com†page. Just under the banner is a menu item called “My Membershipâ€. I click it, and go to the “My Membership†page. 2. On the “My Membership†page are icons for “View New Messages†and “View Saved Messagesâ€. Clicking one of those should do the trick. There are probably simpler ways, but they have eluded me so far. Now if I can only figure out what happened to my avatar . . .

Sound like excellent ideas!

> I do believe that good sex or perhaps a good good bong would take care of much of the world's problems. Sort of a Happy Hookah? http://www.alice-in-wonderland.net/alicepi...terpillar-3.jpg

> Thanks for the explanation.... though I have tried all of those things except throwing away all my cookies (which I will have to think about if i want to do that and have to re-enter all my usernames, passwords, etc that I have saved on my computer). I was reluctant to throw away all my cookies too but, thanks to a comment made by PWIT on another thread, I remembered that I can throw away individual cookies rather than all of them. I found four cookies for the MER site, threw them away, and here I am posting again, good as new. For those using the Mac Safari browser, you can click Safari/Preferences/Security and then "Show Cookies". All your cookies will be listed by website (in alphabetical order). Delete the ones for the maleescortreview.com website, and you should be back in business. (Other browsers may store cookies elsewhere; your Help Menu should tell you where.) I did have to log into the MER site again, but I didn't have to restart the browser or do anything else. Pretty simple.

Here’s some info from a Firefox Bookmarks Tutorial (link below). I haven’t actually tried this, mind you, but it seems like what you’re looking for. And, if none of this works, it looks like Firefox will let you export your bookmarks to a file; that way you can call the file whatever you want, and place it on the desktop where you can easily find it. From there, IE should be able to import it. Good luck! "Did you know ? You can view your Firefox bookmark file in any browser. Simply open or drag & drop the bookmark file (bookmarks.htm) to the browser window. If you e.g. save the bookmarks file to a memory stick, you always have your favorite bookmarks with you, regardless which browser or PC you use. The bookmarks are saved in a file called bookmarks.html. You can find the bookmark file in your Firefox profile directory." "How do I find my Mozilla / Firefox / Thunderbird / Netscape 7 profile? You can find the profile locations (all operating systems and Mozilla products here: Mozillazine Knowledge Base: Profile folder location. If you cannot find your profile folder, you will need to enable Show hidden/system files under Windows." http://mozilla.gunnars.net/firefox_bookmar...rting_bookmarks

> Whenever I try to post, it leaves the "Name" line blank. If I leave it blank, it refuses to allow the post. If I type my screen name, it says there is already a usere with that name. So I typed a variation of my name. Exactly the same thing happened to me. I wasn't clever enough to try a different name as you did. Are you by any chance using a Mac with the Safari browser? My workaround was to use my Internet Explorer browser to post, or to send a PM. For some reason, IE works fine. Safari started misbehaving just after the server upgrade.

> Glad the site is faster for you now. Yeah! It's smokin'! Thanks!

Congratulations on your new boyfriend! Without knowing you, or your family and friends, it’s hard to know what they mean by “age appropriate”; but it does sound a little like a code phrase for something else. You may be on to something when you speculate that it means someone who makes more money than you. Often, the older partner in a relationship is presumed to be contributing to the financial support of the younger partner, especially if the age difference is more than a few years. And your family and friends may feel you’ll be better off when you’re somebody’s boy toy, rather than somebody’s sugar daddy. So they encourage you in what they feel is an “age appropriate” relationship. (They also may not be fully aware that they’re thinking this way; I think it’s kind of an age-old bias.) Of course, this is all just wild-ass speculation on my part. You might test out the hypothesis by dating a younger guy with lots of money, Ryan Phillipe for example, and see what your family and friends have to say about that. Just don’t lose hold of your main squeeze!

Never say never! Or. as Bessie Mae would say: Nunca diga nunca! Click here to experience all the passion! http://nfo.net/dance/mix2.mid

Thanks, AdamSmith! If Shirley Q. Liquor tickles your fancy, you might also enjoy another of her creator's alter-egos, Betty Butterfield: SmallTownJohn turned me on to this "mad, maudlin and medicated" lady, one of many things for which I am indebted to him.

And, of course, the late Charles Pierce.