Mavica

Jenny Craig and her husband hadn't had control of the company since as far back as at least 2006. Nestle took control then, later sold it, and the future owners were unsuccessful. Jenny is 90 now and earned and donated millions of US$.

LOL!! Help is on the way:

You're infatuated with polls. Strangely so. Live a little, learn some more things and form your own opinions without seemingly relying on a small sample of what others say they think.

Yes, admirers of former President Trump may have forgotten his often demonstrated inability to pronounce simple words from the English / American vocabulary. Take the time to look at this clip:

The trip reports are long (no complaint from me); splitting them into parts works best as I read them.

No handsome blue eyed, blond hair Russians / Ukrainians?

I think we've seen the research and interpretations, and know. I don't think so. IF there's a recession more likely than not it'll be a soft one ... and Biden won't be blamed for it. Trump isn't going to get moderate Republicans or many Independents. It'll be a replay of 2020, as long as Biden stays healthy and can campaign effectively. The negative for Democrats is Biden's age, and VP Harris being seen as a weak link .. not someone other than the hard-core will want to see as a successor President if something happens to Biden after a re-election. If Trump is not the nominee, though, Biden's road back into the WH will be challenging.

Yes, I'm back from my trip to Mexico and Mexico City. I explained earlier, I'd wanted to visit Rio de Janeiro instead (for sexual exercise reasons), but for reasons of friendship I detoured to Mexico City instead. There was no sexual escapades on this trip. ☹️ I did spend a lot of time with friends 😁, wandering neighborhoods I've previously known (have lived in the city before). Grindr activity directed my way was almost non-existent. 😲 There were overtures from individuals I wasn't interested in ... so I didn't respond. I didn't initiate any contacts, though the hotel I stayed in in Mexico City allows non-guest visitors. It's a great city to visit, food choices are abundant. Weather was great. Oaxaca? Somewhat enjoyable, but not my 'cup of tea' anymore. Beautiful indigenous guys, though. To look at. Hotel had restrictions on guests. Though, I had no offers, nor did I solicit. Protesting teachers disrupted the Zocalo and blocked roadways ... which isn't unusual there. Overall, though the government is moving more rapidly towards militarization (love those soldiers!), it's one of the great tourism destinations.

I agree. However, read any of the popularly-read travel forums and you will see/witness comments from tourists who aren't really interested in local / national culture, attempting to speak even a few words of the national language. It's taking Uber everywhere, eating in trendy restaurants favored by foreigners, visiting only the one, two or three popular attractions, etc. I just returned from 10-days in Mexico and that's what I witness. Perish the thought visitors would mingle shoulder-to-shoulder with the locals. Too many people want to check-off a destination from their list, and move-on.

The same is more often not true at the Rio saunas with GP ... I have frequented. Not all, but many, most. In Rio, for me, the request for additional $ to ejaculate needs to be clarified during the process ... and I suspect that's true in Barcelona. Yes, what appears to be "straight" when discussing the engagement beforehand is often different behind closed doors ... worldwide. 😁 Barcelona is still on my bucket list.

I'll be in Oaxaca May 19 > 23, Mexico City May 23 > 29.

I'd never before heard of Brian Tyler Cohen - until he was mentioned here. He's a youtube contributor. There are a lot of grandiose youtubers - some good, some not so. Not much in the way of expertise on anything, from what I heard and researched about him. Maybe I'm mistaken. But, like each of us here ... he's entitled to express his opinion. And, he did address himself to the topic of this particular discussion - unlike some of the book-length off topic opinions I'm reading in this thread. Yes, his guest list has been impressive and he seems to tilt to the left, further left than mainstream Democrats. That said, I listened to about 4 minutes before shutting it off. 🫢

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Ad hominem attacks are an indication that the individual(s) making them have lost an argument / discussion. A clear sign of weakness, inferiority. Thls discussion thread has veered from the topic. Personal attacks only diminish the validity of whatever the makers of those attacks have said throughout. Entirely. I understand why "the other" web forum ceased to allow political discussions. This one appears to have been hijacked by some, not all, who are addicts. Individuals addicted to Donald J. Trump. It's as if Trump wouldn't let them suck him off, and 'Hell hath no fury ...'. Humorous? Yes. My suggestion? Start a different, serious discussion, one that's relevant.

LOL! There's enough waste of bandwith in this forum. The website owner here provides emojis so not all of us have to write a book with each reply. I express my agreement, disagreement or other sentiments frequently by use of an emoji. When I feel the urge to say more I do so. Thank you for asking.

Former officeholders, including US Presidents, are most often publicly addressed using their former title. We see / hear that on a daily basis no matter the media outlet. Presidents, Congressmen, Mayors, Cabinet secretaries, Generals. CNN chose a lightweight to moderate, which was a mistake. He may have been given moderator approval. Trump ran over her, repeatedly. It was a GOP townhall but whomever organized the attendees out-foxed (no pun intended) CNN by the imbalance and seeming absence of independents. Trump was obviously speaking to his base. I don't think he won-over anyone who didn't vote for him in 2020. Yes, he's the Devil incarnate.

I was watching Finding Your Roots on PBS last night and, afterwards, the new edition of the 90 minute Frontline show started and I watched it. The research and presentation of their lives was illuminating. It helps to understand how and why they got to this point in their lives. Troubling, as well.

Now that you've asked, I'm supposing I've experienced a senior moment in my report, and that my memory of the incidents are not accurate. Thank you for asking.

Very true (what you've said). The (supposed) thrill of meeting someone you are unlikely to meet otherwise and having sex in public place with some danger added ... is a lure for many gay men. When I lived in Mexico City it wasn't uncommon, before the introduction of social media, cruising apps, etc., to walk into one of the men's rooms of the many Sanborn's chain of restaurants and encounter, in the open, guys engaged in blowjobs. A friend of mine in Chicago, a church pastor, would cruise public park bushes in the middle of the night and suck off and get fucked by guys looking for money to buy drugs. Myself? When I worked in Mexico City I had a regular consulting appointment at 8 a.m. several days a week and on the way to work I would stop in one of the Sanborn's men's room near to where the appointment was ... and, frequently, a student in an expensive nearby high school would blow me and sometimes I'd fuck him. He in his school blazer and slacks and me in a suit and tie. Back to Chicago: before the social / dating apps I would cruise the 'bushes' in Lincoln Park on the lakefront 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. if I hadn't gone to the baths. Scores of guys were there when the bars closed and the sex was good. We were all grunting like pigs. Every once and a while several police cars would show-up with lights flashing, bullhorns in hand, telling guys to get out - and some guys jumped in the water or let the police lead them out. Me, I knew the police were not going to get into the bushes so I stayed put. At the time I held a very good job and I could have lost it all if arrested for being caught like that. When we're young many of us throw caution to the wind. As I've gotten older, much older, I don't often take risks like that. But, never say "never."

So, why do you persist ... if your care provider advises against it?

I think your slip is showing. A GOP admirer, Democratic critic ... maybe even a MAGA supporter. Otherwise, you're very confused. 🤢

Ok, I'll put it nicely: It's naive ... and lacks an understanding of the existing political process and the impacts of individual actions. it's not a game. The stakes are high. Manchin is selfish ... represents very special interests ... and has a distinguished career to this point. His selfishness doesn't equate to what's in the best interest of the nation. If there's a third party candidate - Manchin- he'd draw votes from Biden and if Trump is the GOP nominee he'd win the general election. Once again ... it's not a game, it's real life.

That's a sick reason. Really sick, and ignorant of the possible negative consequences. I'm going to assume you do not live in the United States.