Lucky

Perhaps I did not state clearly enough- I don't plan to stop posting here, but nor will I rejoin Daddy's site. As CharliePS points out, the site is doing fine without me. And, as I pointed out, there are so many new member names there that I would hardly feel it is the same site I left. Very few of our friends are indispensable to our lives, all the more reason to value those who make your life better. MER is now my online playground. There is no reason to make a move.

About a year ago, the omipotent Daddy of Daddy's reviews suspended me from his site for one year. He did me a big favor in doing so. I am here to tell you that I have every intention of remaining a poster at MER. You guys took me in when I needed a place to stay, and I appreciate it. I think I was truly hooked on posting there, and often got involved in a fight or two. At MER, I enjoy the smaller group, and the friendlier atmosphere/ I like many of the posters there, and, if you truly want to be read, that is the place to go. There are so may new names that I cannot begin to guess who they are. M<any of the guys to whom I felt an affection also post there no more. So, I think I will stay here and fight the little battles that we do. Sure, I would like a larger readership, but MER is close and we can argue till lights out and still remain friends. Getting to know the posters here has been a treat. So, give yourselves a pat on the back. The administrators of the sites also have quite different personalities. Oz is very laid back, and easy to get along with. Daddy is too, but he does, as I , have a shorter fuse. MER does yet match the quality and quantity of Daddy's. I m doing what I can to make it an interesting place as are many others. I pretty much like everyone here, so why go backwards?

I noticed that hitoallusa logged in while I was away this past week, but did not post. His exile is a self-imposed one, as I know of no one who does not want him posting. Logging in indicates to me that he is still following the site and has interest in it. Everyone should feel free to post. Most of us want what we post to be read by others, and therein lies the rub. You have to post things that others want to read or otherwise post things that advance the thread. But sometimes we just post out of frustration, or an attempt at humor. Even then, we want the post read. Hitoallusa, his greatness I am told, posts a lot. He also compliments a lot. To me, compliments lose meaning when they are handed out so freely. I do not need to be told everyday how sweet I am. That's not why I am here. To start your post out by saying that you are not interested in the topic also makes one wonder why you are posting on that topic. Prolific a poster as I am, I do not comment on the majority of threads. But that's me. If you want me to read your posts, then you might give some thought to what I say. If not, ignore it all. The bottom line is that I am one person, you are one person, and we have equal right to post here. So, decide what kind of poster you want to be. If you think you might want to shift your image a bit, then do so. But basically just be yourself and leave it to others to read your stuff or not. But you don't need to hang out on the sidelines feeling unwelcome here. You are welcome here.

The NY Times takes a look at the strength of the case and possible trial tactics: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/06/nyregion/the-strauss-kahn-case-sizing-up-a-legal-clashs-many-facets.html?pagewanted=1&hpw I continue to be amazed that an immigrant maid could be taken so seriously that the powerful head of the IMF would be taken off a plane and arrested solely on her word. America sometimes impresses. Now let's hope that she is telling the truth, or that justice prevails, or something like that.

Another great article is this first person story in the NY Times today: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/05/opinion/05trautwein.html?_r=1&ref=opinion

Well, I was gone for most of the week, but imagine my surprise today to see a review on the other site of occasional poster here NY Tomcat. I had no idea he was a Rentboy! And to think I knew him when, back in the day, he was just coming out. So does this mean he has come a long way, or does it mean he has gone off the rails?

Also in today's LA Times is an op-ed article by a man I met many years ago, Fenton Johnson. He discusses safe sex, barebacking, and sex in our society: Thirty years ago, on June 5, 1981, the Centers for Disease Control published a notice of a strange illness affecting five Los Angeles gay men, two of whom died before the report could be published. The illness soon acquired the designation AIDS, along with a burden of fear and misinformation that it has never quite shaken. The decades of terror and rage and sacrifice and nobility that followed have been chronicled elsewhere, but for the sake of those living with HIV as well as the millions dead worldwide, let us honor those activists who defied silence and hostility and the law to insist that we take action. Because of those in-your-face activists — many dead before they saw the results of their courage — we know that HIV existed decades before its discovery, and that its spread can be prevented through simple, cheap measures, most notably condoms. Because of those activists we are able, if not to cure the disease, at least to manage it. Because of those activists, patients gained a greater voice in their care decisions. Because of those activists, I am alive and so, perhaps, are many of you. Continue reading: http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-johnson-aids-20110605,0,4195576.story

Another article, this in today's LA Times, takes a look at 30 years of AIDS: http://www.latimes.com/health/la-he-aids-at-30-20110605,0,2300265.story (I haven't even started today's NY Times...)

The LA Times lists all the local homicides, along with a convenient map showing the location where the body was found. Most of the deaths are young black or Latino men. http://projects.latimes.com/homicide-report/ But, the Times is also vigilant in listing the deaths of local men fighting for their country in our overseas wars for freedom. Would a young black or Latino man be more likely to die at home, or at war? I'll bet the odds are even. Sad as well are the guys who come home severely maimed. In this collection of 8 photos showing guys being rehabilitated, such as it is, only one appears to be white: http://framework.latimes.com/2011/06/03/caring-for-grievously-wounded-troops/ Seeing pictures like this brings home the fact that these guys serve in Afghanistan to support a morally corrupt government in a country which has never been subdued by a foreign power. Why are we wasting these lives, these bodies? It may ultimately be a political question, and then of course it would be in the politics forum, where no one would likely see it anyway. I think that's the way the government wants it. So, kudos to the LA Times. If you read this far, then consider this other headline in today's Times: Robert Gates predicts 'modest' U.S. troop reduction next month in Afghanistan. http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-afghanistan-gates-20110605,0,3678193.story

Truth be told, I drove to San Diego yesterday. In the daytime, I wear RX sunglasses anyway, but at night I wore the glasses. I went to a play at the Old Globe, and even though a small theater in the round, I still put my glasses on. There was a really cute guy sitting on the other side of the theater and I wanted to see him!

I grew up around circumcized cocks and was so surprised when I saw my first uncut one. I thought it looked like a little sausage in a bun. Uncut cocks take a lot more maintenance to keep clean. The dirty ones stink as bad as any pussy can. One of my grossest experiences was a Mexican beach hustler proudly showing off his cheese and wanting me to eat it. Yuck!

For all of the TV watchers here, sad news indeed. James Arness, gunslinger and sheriff, has died. Arness, who never was able to ride a horse, was the sheriff of Dodge City, along with his sidekick, Chester (Dennis Weaver.) In addition to playing the sheriff for 20 ears, Arness made some 50 films, mostly westerns. Why there was hardly a day when a western wasn't popular on TV back in the day. Arness was the older brother of Peter Graves, who starred for years on the TV show Mission Impossible and appeared in many movies himself,including the Airplane movies. The younger brother died in March, 2010, so it shows that the mission was impossible- you had to be a sheriff!

The former head of the Mossad does not trust Bebe and friends to do the right thing: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/04/world/middleeast/04mossad.html?_r=1&ref=world

From today's mydesert.com: Kohler's new Numi toilet, a marvel of both engineering and conspicuous consumption — or in this case, conspicuous elimination. This is no mere utilitarian commode. This is voidance elevated to art. It warms you. It cleanses you. It plays music for you, because from what I gather from the promotional materials, you're going to want to settle in and stay awhile. Just working through the remote-control options ought to take you through about half of “Dark Side of the Moon.” And it can be yours for just $6,390. The Numi doesn't even look like a toilet. It has a squarish, sophisticated shape (check it out at http://www.kohler.com/numi). It's what the Numi does, however, that really commanded my attention. It senses your presence and opens the lid so you're good to go, so to speak. It warms the seat to the temperature you choose. Its built-in, retractable bidet wand (doesn't that sound magical?) sprays you clean with your choice of pulsating, oscillating or wave actions. Zippo has flexible neck Light your fire more easily with Zippo's new Flexible Neck Utility Lighter. The lighter has a flexible, extended neck with a slim nozzle that fits into the openings on most grills and lanterns. The company says the lighter's dual flames burn hotter and stronger, so they start a fire faster and stay lighted even when it's windy. Other features include a fuel-level indicator, an adjustable flame and a child-resistant safety button. The lighter comes in a satin silver or rubberized flat black finish. It can be ordered for $19.95 plus shipping at http://www.zippo.com. (Look in the Products section, under the Outdoor Line.) (A writer actually took a credit for this story!)

When I was 16, I went for the obligatory eye checkup, and came home with a brand new pair of eyeglasses, which,in various guises, I wore for the next 47 years. I even got bifocals at the appropriate point, you know, the ones with the lines that cannot be seen? Then Lenscrafters entered my life two years ago. Feeling the financial pinch, I decided to get cheaper glasses, and boy, am I glad that I did. I got a pair of bifocals from them, and my vision took on a new life. It seems that when I went to read with the new glasses, I couldn't. I had to take them off to read. So I asked the eye doc to take a look at them and see if they were the right prescription. They were, he said, but...they had such a small area for the bifocal part as to make its use difficult. The cheapest bifocals he had ever seen, he said. So I took them back and Lenscrafters proffered their apologies and actually said they would re-do the eyeglasses with the fancy Varilux lenses which I had previously liked. A free $200 upgrade, I was told. But when I got them reading was still hard. So back to the doctor. I pointed out that I read just fine without glasses. He said that he had never said I needed them, just thought I wanted them. And, now I hardly wear glasses except to drive. My prescription actually got better. So when I lost my wallet this week, I went to DMV and asked if I could take the eye test again. Sure, she said. Well, I passed. For the first time in 47 years I can legally drive without glasses. Watch out,seniors!

But what is truly amazing is how many families with kids are sitting in the expensive seats. It's unbelievable.

What a group are we. A man is a leader in his profession, an advocate for sick and elderly around the world, and his death merits less attention here than a Betty Boop outtake. Years from now Dr. Jack Kevorkian will be seen as a pioneer on the concept of choosing to die on one's own terms. Leading a movement mostly by himself, he foundered at times and might have used the help of a Hollywood PR artist, but his concept was sound. Why let pain and disease ruin the the last days of your life? Why become a burden to those who love you because science has a machine that can keep your heart ticking?

Keeping the focus on this Lucky guy, oops, I mean me, today I received the last gift that my mom had bought me. She loved to shop at crafts fairs, and was pretty good at it herself in years past. My sister was left to clean out my mom's stuff, and she found this set of towels that my mom had purchased. Each was for a different day of the week, and each had two Scottie dogs playing different scenes on them. Of course, the bf and I have two Scottie dogs. So, here it is months later and my mom is still peeking in on me. I wonder what is next.

No offense but you guys are really hard up if that little butt scene had you in vapors! Zipperzone posts more than that every day!

This guy didn't jerk off, he just was a jerk: The skies weren't so friendly for two brawling passengers on a United Airlines flight. Air Force fighter jets were scrambled and the Ghana-bound plane returned to Dulles International Airport after the Sunday night fight aboard United Flight 990. The cause of the punch-up shortly after takeoff: A seat reclined too far into the personal space of a fellow passenger, according to The Washington Post. The flier in the offending seat was smacked in the head over his travel transgression, setting off a fistfight between the two, the Post said. The pilot opted to take the 10:44 p.m. flight, with its 144 passengers, back to Dulles rather than continue with the 11-hour trip to Accra, Ghana. At one point, the pilot informed the tower of his plans - and was asked if the main combatant was under control. "Negative," the pilot says calmly. "The passenger is not secured at this time. The passenger has settled down though, but an assault has taken place. But at this time he is not secured." The report of the mid-air assault led federal officials to send a pair of F-16 fighter jets to escort the United flight back to the airport in suburban Virginia. "They were just following typical procedures when you have disturbances," said U.S. Navy Lt. Commander William Lewis, spokesman for the North American Aerospace Defense Command. Police greeted the battling passengers when they arrived back to Dulles shortly after midnight. Neither passenger was injured, and no arrests were made. All the passengers eventually left Monday morning on their trip for Africa. lmcshane@nydailynews.com Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/2011/06/01/2011-06-01_f16s_escort_united_airlines_flight_after_passengers_brawl_over_reclined_seat.html#ixzz1OB7U6hLW

I'll figure out a way to let you know it is me....hehehe.

The word "round" was appropriate as I have been in Oakland, CA watching the last 3 baseball games that they played against the NY Yankees. The Yankees won all 3. I had great seats, costing about $66 each. They would have been over $400 each in the Stadium. I have never been able to snag a seat behind home plate before, but got 3 of them this time, including one only 8 rows back. But it was cold and I lost my wallet!

There is no doubt in my mind that Doug69 is a very smart guy. His work on Benjamin's plagiarism was excellent. But, since he hasn't posted under that name since September 2009, I doubt anyone is ending him emails about the "gushers." I think he sees them under his regular posting name. Why is he so upset that some on the site have their favorite escorts? Isn't that part of the nature of this business? But, if he is a New York escort himself, as I believe, he may not like another escort, more popular than he, coming into New York and taking business that might have gone to him. Maybe he resents the fact that he is no longer the escort people gush over. If I wanted someone as an ally, I would want someone I could trust. That would mean it would be someone who doesn't use one name for his nice stuff, then another for his nasty stuff. It's as simple as that.

If you are taking Niacin to raise your good cholesterol, you know the side effects. Now, the NY Times reveals a study showing that niacin is worthless in raising good cholesterol. The US (Obama) is trying to withhold secret information from the judge in a case involving CIA matters. She is quoted as saying she is "literally speechless" at the government's assertions. Two prominent U.S. Senators warned the American people today that the Patriot Act is being widely misused.Ron Wyden, a Democrat and member of the Senate Intelligence committee, said" I want to issue a warning this afternoon: When the American people find out how their government has secretly interpreted the Patriot Act, they will be stunned and they will be angry." Another member of the Intelligence Committee, Senator Mark Udall said "Americans would be alarmed if they knew how this law was being carried out." Obama, again. He rushed to sign the extension. On the op-ed page, read all about one of the last real liberals,Hubert Humphrey, with the author concluding we were wrong to ignore him.