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In a NY Times article on trust in a digital age, one adviser was asked what worries him the most. " His answers surprised me. He is more worried about the international cyberarms race than about outright cyberwar. He’s also concerned about cybercrime. But his greatest fear is ubiquitous surveillance: license-plate readers, sensors, geolocation tracking and so on. He is troubled, too, by the Internet’s refusal to let our memories fade. He predicts a presidential race in the near future in which a candidate’s bad junior high school poetry will be resurrected as a political weapon. “You should be mindful,” he warned, “that the Internet never forgets.” Trust: Ill-Advised in a Digital Age can be read here: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/12/sunday-review/bruce-schneier-an-avatar-of-digital-distrust.html?_r=1

The Taylor is Gay rumor was given traction yesterday by gay blogger Ken Walsh: Monday, August 13, 2012 Taylor Lautner Is Gay Not that I really care, but apparently it's common knowledge. So in case you're like me and didn't even "know about" Ricky Martin -- you're welcome! I've never seen Taylor Lautner in anything, but I heard his fey voice in a movie trailer once and just figured he was from Michigan, which -- I should add -- would make a great euphemism for being gay. "Is he dating Ashley Benson?" "No, he's from Michigan." Read the sad details in THIS blind item. UPDATE: I hadn't even seen this sassy hand gif that keep giving ...

We went went to escape the heat. Mommy nature had other plans as a heat wave is hitting the LA Area. So we got to go from 112 to 107, then went to Anaheim where it was about 100. not exactly the heat escape I had wanted.

Have they been put out to pasture?

I didn't like the guy on the left either. Perhaps he should be an older man with a slight belly, and a wallet with dollars overflowing from it.

This happened long ago. Not only that, it was in Thailand, where your cute wallet gets you further than your cute butt.

Poe is in the news even today! http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/08/10/mystery-of-a-poe-relic-the-raven-mantels-curious-journey/?ref=nyregion

He already had his father's support, and his father already supported gay marriage.

It took only one serious sicko to bring the Sikh religion and culture into the mainstream media. Known mostly by the turbans that the men wear, Sikhs are often confused with Hindus and Muslims, but more often are thought to be terrorists, easily identified by the turban. The turban itself is a source of controversy, as airport insecurity officers insist on hand checking a man's turban as he attempts to enter an airport. A New York politician is trying to get police to hire Sikh men as officers, but still allow the turban and the beard which Sikh men commonly wear. Sikh men also carry a kirpan, which is essentially a small sword, but more ceremonial in nature. Airport insecurity officers have had trouble with those, too. The first Sikh person I knowingly encountered was in Bangkok, and yes, there is a commercial aspect to the story. His family operated a street stall near Patpong, and he worked there. But he had a side job, which I discovered one night while walking by. My eye lingered the proverbial half-second too long when I saw him. Being young, he had no beard, and was not wearing a turban. I no sooner passed the stall when he was walking by my side, greeting me by saying "where are you going?" I turned it back at him and said "where are you going?" He responded "I go where you go." This was news to me, and I immediately wondered how to get rid of him. But his persistence was cute, and so was he. Ultimately he took me to a short term motel, showed me his kirpan, and proceeded to educate me on the sexuality of the Sikh male. (I learned that while he was barely 18, he was not new to meeting strangers on the street.) We left the motel, and I walked him back to the family stall, where he resumed his position with not even a look from his parents. Don't ask, don't tell? Ever since, I have had a soft spot for Sikhs. Too bad that sicko didn't.

In most states, the election is already over. But, if the son's dad lives in a swing state, it might be worth it to ask this of him, otherwise, why bother?

Gosh, it has been so long since i 69'd that i forgot the meaning!

Well, two of my photos that did make it are not there now, so I guess I do not understand the photo process as well as I thought. Anyway, as frustrating as it was not to get the thread I wanted, I enjoyed reading about this guy's scandalous life.

The bf is watching a Chinese television show called Suspects in Love.One of the actors, Him Law, rocks my boat. So I composed a thread about him, including the gay tv show he did, and the gay play he acted in. (He was also photographed nude in what became a huge scandal wherein a wealthy businessman had thousands of pix of naked actors and police officers.) I included three nice photos of Him Law, yet each time I went to post, I got the message that this photo is not allowed in this community! What? They were all jpeg photos, the kind I post all of the time. UPDATE: Now you get to see him, because this photo obviously was okay!) My thread included a story wherein the businessman even showed us how long Him's penis is! (The suggestion being that he played for pay.) Okay, maybe that photo will work: Him Law originally denied knowing the rich gay man, but later admitted that he had lied. Okay, well, I have spent a lot of time trying to post on this. I am glad that I finally did get a nice pic of him up. Time for bed.

With July now on record as the hottest July ever, I wonder where folks here have set their thermostats. My electric bill is so high that I have raised it to 77. When we moved here, we kept it at 72. Each year it went a bit higher as the electric bills came in. Strange thing is, I adjust to each rise in the number. I never thought I could live with 77. (In the winter, I go down to 69.) So where is yours? Do you pay much for the electric?

Hey, you're the one who can state with expertise that a large percentage of non-escort gay men in Manhattan engage in barebacking! I have not met any of them!

More details from the Daily News: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/calvin-klein-ex-boyfriend-pleads-guilty-misdemeanor-assault-community-service-article-1.1132667 I think Gruber looks great, although I suspect he has some work done. I might bareback with him if he was on top...then again, I might not! He'd have to call me first.

No doubt there were so many replies to this that management had to cut them off to prevent server overload! Maybe it just needs a little sex appeal?

No, bareback porn does not make me want to do it. I understand the health aspects. But, I admit that I do like to watch bareback porn. My hope is that the actors are all HIV negative. Don't forget, many of us grew up thinking that bareback was the natural order of things. Thus we became rather attached to it.

Right- all 4 of them. I think that you should post what you want to post. It doesn't matter if others find them popular or not. You post for your self. God knows I have had enough duds of my own.

The ex-boy toy of Calvin Klein was sharply dressed as he plead guilty today to charges of drug possession. Nick Gruber appeared in Manhattan Criminal Court for the plea, whereupon he was given a discharge conditioned upon performance of community service. No word on his participation in the new boytoy.com website. Has he gone straight? Find out more: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/calvin_klein_former_boy_toy_accompanied_vG1ueSdubl7hlI295t5uFO

Nowadays one slides the card for most transactions, and it never leaves your hand. Restaurants still take your card somewhere out of sight to conduct the transaction. Yes, I know there are gadgets that allow a swipe at the table, but not many places have them. There was quite a buzz not long ago about credit card information being stolen, and my guess is that my number was in it.

The NY Times tech columnist, David Pogue, likes what he sees in Outlook: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/09/technology/personaltech/outlookcom-an-e-mail-service-with-lots-of-smarts-state-of-the-art.html?_r=1

8 is a number for good luck with the Chinese, but 8-8 has been an odd day for me. I got a call from my bank, wanting to know if I had gone on a shopping spree this morning in New Jersey. Lord & Taylor, The Gap, and another store. Well, of course I was right here in California. But, the thieves had my credit card, which was odd since I had it too. Turns out it was a counterfeit card. So, it's not enough to worry about getting your card stolen anymore. But, I was very impressed on how fast the bank got involved. But it didn't end there. I got home and had an Itunes receipt for 699.00 for an Apple "Postcard." That's something I have never heard of. The receipt said that the product was charged to "credit card." None of the links in the email worked. Beyond that, it was sent to an email address that I do not use with my Apple account. So, I Googled "fake Apple receipts," and, sure enough, there is a scam where if you click on the links or respond, then you either get directed to a website selling mail-order drugs, or get outright malware. Since none of my click attempts seemed to work, I don't know if I got malware. Odd that the phony receipt came right after the phony credit card, but I think they are unrelated. I guess that time will tell. (The antivirus did not pick up anything. Spybot only found tracking cookies. I did not update Spybot because it gave me a list of countries from which I was to choose which one to use for retrieving updates. I didn't understand that.)

Jack Fertig, a San Francisco astrologer who went on to fame as a member of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, Sister boom Boom, has died at the age of 57. Liver cancer is given as the cause. The Sisters were a colorful if not uncontroversial group who became part of the scenery in San Francisco during the AIDS crisis worst moments. "Mr. Fertig joined the Sisters not long after they were formed in 1979 and soon became the group's public face. He wore stiletto heels, foam breasts and a fake nun's habit. His name appeared in Herb Caen's Chronicle column regularly, and he was often seen on television. He performed an "exorcism" in Union Square during the 1984 Democratic convention to purge anti-gay elements from the party." Read more: http://www.sfgate.co...p#ixzz22yNAEkgV Sister Boom Boom Holds An Exorcism