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Many, many thanks for the kind thoughts. I arrived here shortly after my mother passed away, so as of yet have not seen her. The first viewing is this afternoon, with another in the evening. The funeral is tomorrow. Many of you have already gone through this and know what it is like. For the others, I hope it is a long time before you lose your mother. My mother was my friend. She accepted my partner of 38 years as a member of the family. He's listed right there in the obituary next to my name. Many of my friends who met my mother liked her, and it was frequently said that "gosh, I wish my mother was like that." We know of so many homes where the gay son loses touch with his parents because they cannot accept their homosexuality. It may not have happened immediately with me, but my mom and dad did come around early enough and accepted me as a gay man without reservation. Mom was the kind of person who would talk to anyone, and she made a lot of friends this way. Yes, sometimes it embarrassed me when she would approach a total stranger and ask why they were buying so much olive oil at Costco, but the other parties never seemed to mind. So, today and tomorrow is good-bye, and I know it will be hard. I think it is a great thing that one can receive so much support from the guys who post together with me on the internet. If one of you guys who posts at Daddy's could do me a favor, since I am banned from posting there, could you post a thank-you to all of the guys there who have similarly expressed their condolences? I would appreciate it. And, by the way, I received a nice email from the guy who I think is the Real Rock Hard!

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In other papal news, Reuters reveals today that the pope's organ donor card is now invalid. Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger had signed the donor card, but once elected pope his body became the property of the Vatican. Any organs from the Pope transplanted into another human would become relics, and this is not allowed for obvious reasons. I mean, you wouldn't want someone cutting your kidney out to have a relic of the pope, would you? http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/04/us-pope-organs-idUSTRE7131RL20110204

Confidential to the two of you who might wonder where I am: I will be traveling for the next several days and unlikely to post. Hold the fort, okay?

OMGNSFW seems fine to me. Stick with it.

You know, Cooper, I agree with you on this. But it does make me feel like an old fogie to be saying, well, "kids today..." The media throws sex in their faces constantly, and given their raging hormones, they eat it up. I think the media has more to do with the decline of America than the government does.

Same for you!

I am happy to note that we can agree on this subject. I didn't even know that you were a baseball fan!

I listened to Giuliani, and you have no idea how hard that was for me. Why CNN would ask a former mayor for his opinion on Egypt escapes me. But he did back Obama, so I credit him for that. He could have done the usual hatchet job just to make hay.

Last time I went to Mission 261 with you, Townie, they all understood you perfectly, even when you asked for ketchup for your rice. So what happened? Did you get blown?

You may be right, Cooper. I usually enjoy the show better once the auditions are out of the way and they get down to business. We'll see.

After a 16 year career, most of it with the New York Yankees, pitcher Andy Pettite today announces his retirement. The Yankees, having failed to land Cliff Lee, could probably use Pettite, but he has made millions and wants to spend time with his family. I always enjoyed watching him pitch, especially as the camera focused in on is big brown eyes as he stared at the catcher for the sign. So, goodbye, Andy. Thanks for the memories.

firecat, I don't doubt that you are right. I pointed out that it is usually just a matter of the hotel wanting more money. Regular guests and the guests in the top floors may not get stopped. Oz usually enters the hotel on a throne, being carried by ten of the hottest local guys. Which hotel is going to stop that? Eeyore, nice to hear from you. I will probably be reading this thread for some time to come so I can re-live the memories.

Good question, Cooper. My answer is yes. I saw the show for a few minutes and could not look at Steven Tyler. He has to be the most unattractive guy on TV. I think zipperzone hit it on the head in his first post on this subject: "I can't stand Tyler, JL is bad for my diabetes and who wants to hear anymore of Randy trying to speak English?"

Geez, even Rudy Giuliani was on the news commending Obama for the job he is doing. What would it take to please our resident curmudgeon?

At my age, tedious sound good. Who will be the next non-poster from other sites to appear here? Anderson Cooper? I heard he likes to fight.

Gung Hay Fat Choy. There not being much of a New Year celebration in Palm Springs, the bf and I went looking for one. Did I miss anything while I was gone?

The Obama administration continues its efforts to get an openly gay man nominated to the federal bench. The third such nomination was made today, involving a New York lawyer, J. Paul Oetken. Another nomination is pending, and yet another tanked when statements attributed to the nominee, but denied, came to light. Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/28/nyregion/28judge.html?hp

We Netflixed Patrik 1.5 tonight. It is about a gay couple in Sweden who adopt a young boy, Patrik, who is a year and a half old...or so they think. Turns out that the 1.5 is a typo, and Patrik is really 15, and a homophobe. The actor Thomas Ljungman plays Patrik, and since he is actually 19, I can say that he is a super doll. He plays the role well, and, of course, learns to like the gay homos. We both liked the movie a lot, so give it a try. Patrik

It's really nice to see so many new guys here. I hope you stick with it because I think you will find it not only fun, informative, and erotic, but in the long run you will get to know some pretty nice people.

The numerous incidents recently where police officers have been killed or injured in the line of duty are exceptionally high, but it does remind us that each radio call or traffic stop could be a dangerous situation for the officers. We can be quick to criticize the police, but we shouldn't forget the nature of their job is stressful and often dangerous. Decisions have to be made quickly or it becomes a matter of life or death. So, here's to the police. (toast) May you always be safe.

Well, there is excitement in my house as the Year of the Rabbit approaches. We celebrate Chinese New Year each year as the bf is of Chinese heritage. I've gotten to like the New Year's music that he plays. The Chinese opera not so much, but I dare say that I have heard more Chinese Opera than any other Caucasian in history! I went to Bangkok's Chinatown last week and bought the decorations. They are kind of hard to get in Palm Springs. Gung Hay Fat Choy folks!

It actually looks like Tampa Yankee made the nasty comment. Maybe an author credit is necessary. I notice that bibottomboy has been missing for 6 weeks now...