Lucky

Well, yes, I did. But, in many other respects I join you in learning new things, or at least things that are new to me. Then I am surprised to find myself behind the curve when I learn that others had discovered my new found item long before I had.

The Daddy from Daddys Reviews is not the person posting here. We only get a fake daddy.

Don't all websites have their ups and downs? Anyway, the site is up now.

Scene II? For a second there I was afraid that I had missed Scene I. I guess I had best get my email in to Oliver as soon as I know if I will be attending!

I will look forward to meeting you in Palm Springs.

A voice of peace and reconciliation- that's out hitoall. If we are not careful, he could be snapped up by the UN or as a peace negotiator in the Balkans.

Have I met you? Your screen name does not ring a bell.

Oh. Then I have contributed nothing! Sigh. But then, I don't flirt either.

I currently have an addiction to Reese's Peanut Butter Cups. They have so many variations. The little foil-wrapped ones are not the best, (and who wants to spend their time unwrapping the little buggers?) but the basic cup is still good. The Big Cup does not have the right balance of chocolate to peanut butter. What has me addicted are the mini-cups, which are unwrapped and have a great taste and texture. I always freeze my peanut cupper butts for best flavor. (I really did start to make that mistake, and then decided that I liked it anyway.)

Is Darren Criss not in the Warblers anymore? Perhaps his 3 weeks on Broadway took him away from the show, which I have quit watching as it continually got worse.

Well, if it is a nickel a click, I've contributed a dime!

This NY Times article covers both why Lin is fascinating the world, and why the media may be in overdrive. Link To Lin

Jeremy Lin had 28 points and a career-high 14 assists as the Knicks registered their most significant win of the season, against the defending N.B.A. champions.

"I won't be attending, so you guys have fun?" Hmmm, how could it possible be fun without you there? Well, we will try our best. Oz, glad to hear that you like Palm Springs more the more that you visit. I have been up the tram and did think it is an interesting experience. A friend had a summer pass and went frequently, but avoided the weekend crowds. You can do that when you live here!

What irked me was the us of the word "yet." Are we tired of Linsanity yet? That implies that we will necessarily tire of it. It may flame out, he may flame out, but that is as of yet unknown. I still admire A-Rod long after his command of the media waned. I can agree with a different question, and that is media over drive. Are we tired of 24 hour cable repeating news over and over? They tend to grab onto one thing and not let go. So, to the extent that the media is over-hyping Lin, sure, we can tire of that. But not the individual.

And they got it, rightfully so. The headline editor was fired and the anchor suspended for 30 days. And to answer your rather rude question, absolutely not! Why do you think we would be tired of an amazing athlete who is stirring up the sports world and making Asian-Americans across the country proud? Is it his Harvard education we should be tired of hearing about? Is it that he is in the news, or is it that he is Asian and in the news that should have us tired? He's accomplished a lot for a young man, and rather than begrudge him his current popularity, I am joining in and celebrating his success. And I am not even a basket ball fan.

I think you are well-covered with Purple Dragon taking care of you.

Changes all that mother nature gave them in some cases. The pic is enticing, the reality not at all.

God forbid I should miss the party!

Good to see you signed in zipperzone. I hope this means that you are well and also, hopefully ready to return to the land of peace and friendship, MER!

Nice pic above of Ethan G. Click on it and see what he really looks like. Life is like that.

Pauleiro, your visit may be over by now. I have not heard anyone come back from Istanbul with a bad story. People seem to really like it there, so let us know what you thought.

This is especially interesting in light of the difficulty in getting a parking space in LA. First you have ll of the phony handicapped stickers, then these phony valet spots. I wouldn't want to end up in a fight over it though. The valets will be around your car all night, you won't! Thanks for bringing this up, JKane.

You want cute Russian boys? Go to Pattaya, Thailand. There are many Russians there, and some of the boys are superbly beautiful. Horrible dressers, though, but the idea would be to get them naked, wouldn't it? That said, I would love to see St. Petersburg, but I feel badly for gays who have to live in an oppressive society.

The Cuban missile crisis was apparently leading to the prospect of the world's first nuclear war. Then someone had the bright idea to focus on a letter that was sent back channel, and ignore the less conciliatory remarks being made for public consumption. My recent disagreement with Oz is, of course, nowhere of that magnitude. It is a spat over a thread, not missiles in Cuba. Many have written to me and suggested that I, too, focus on the positive. Remarks like these: From Totally Oz: "Let me be clear, TY had nothing to do with Lucky's post being merged. I take full responsibility for that. In hindsight, it may have been better to tell him not to do it when I saw it the first time. But, I didn't. That was my mistake which won't happen again with anyone." From Tampa Yankee: This whole episode has been very unfortunate. Lessons attempted to be taught, feelings hurt, charges hurled, out of what appears to be an unfortunate misstep by someone attempting to help Oz keep up with his sites. Lucky was due the courtesy of discussing his post before any action was taken. That did not happen. The reason is clear and Oz stated that action won't be repeated. I hope Lucky decides to return. I hope he understands that this was not a personal slight or attack but an unintended consequence of site oversight procedure aggravated by miscommunication. And maybe I should have taken to heart this earlier comment by Oz: Lucky, it is so good to see you are still with us and have not totally left us. We value you very much and want you to know you are always welcome here and are appreciated here. Your opinions are also very valuable to us and we appreciate the input. Thank you for trying to shape this forum into a more perfect form! Yes, I understand that more heated comments were made by me and others. But, if I can ignore the comments made by the others that I didn't like, and they return the same courtesy to me, we can move from a state of irritation to a state of friendliness, and friendliness is next to godliness. (Now don't tell me I have that quote wrong!) So, choosing to be next to godliness, and choosing not to keep MER in a state of discomfort, I accept the warm remarks quoted above, and declare my willingness to ignore all else said in what was essentially a spat about a thread, a thread that received a very high number of views at that! So, thanks to all who communicated with me, and now, I invite everyone to sit down for a special bowl of herbal peace soup: