Lucky

The rise in the dollar has ended. The real is back to less than 4 to a dollar.

"The word 'queer' will always be an assault on those of my generation." (I couldn't agree more.) There's a very interesting interview in today's Los Angeles times with author (City of Night) John Rechy. http://www.latimes.com/books/la-ca-jc-john-rechy-20181019-story.html

I was simply so shocked to see the video outside of the porn section that I watched it twice!

You think my peeing habit are sexy? Wow! Thank you.

That was a big surprise to me. Westerners don't use tones like Asians do. The word "mai" means no, if you use the right tone. There are 4 other tones, each giving the word a different meaning. Our ears just don't adapt well to that. Maybe the younger folks can do it.

Is this still the rule?

Did you contact the Facebook complaint department?

Why would anyone care to know?

kjun, you have been there 14 years and have not learned to speak Thai? I hope that I would have tried to learn to speak it if I stayed that long. I did take some lessons to allow me to use common phrases, ask where the bathroom is, and a few bedroom topics. To be proficient though might be too hard, I don't know.

Coming out was no lark for me. No one made jokes about cumming out. It was quite serious. It affected my parents, my siblings, my friends and acquaintances, and, of course, me. I took my good old time about it, finally waiting until I had finished law school and had no excuse not to turn to the most pressing problem I had. Naturally once I was out, I felt great. I wondered why I had taken so long. Rather than inhibit my career, it advanced it. So it's not a joke, and many gays agonize about it for years. They fear society's reaction, their family's reaction, and the reaction from their friends. Most people get a supportive response, but not everyone does. Some hurt even worse for coming out. Family ties suffer. Depression and drugs sometimes come into play. It's not a joke. It's an important advancement for thousands of people. They should be congratulated for coming out, and National Coming Out Day should be a serious day. Now I know for a fact that not all members here are out, so congratulating all of us is not yet the appropriate comment. Encouraging people to come out might help, especially if you share positive stories about your own coming out.

Numazu continues to impress. He can really write a story well. I am enjoying each segment. Maybe we should do a Go Fund Me for him so that he can afford to keep traveling!

People have genuine concerns about the risks of traveling to Brazil. I don't discount them, although I also don't plan to stop visiting barring a change in that risk. We each have to decide for ourselves.

Headlines from today's NY Daily News: Brutes jump, beat 25-year-old man for his cell phone in Brooklyn Man, 28, stabbed by two men near Times Square, seriously injured Man hospitalized after being shot in the face and stomach in Queens Suspects in home invasion and sex assault at retired NYPD lieutenant's Brooklyn house charged with attempted murder So, do we boycott Brooklyn, Times Square, or Queens, and, um, Brooklyn again. Crime is everywhere. In Rio the favelas have the worst crime. I don't go there, although I did once take a guided tour, long ago. Fearing crime is one thing, being paralyzed by it is another. After all, this headline could have been someone you know, as we all risk car accidents without much thought: Man struck by car while trying to cross Brooklyn expressway, critically injured: police

I know that I am taking a break from posting, at least I said that I didn't feel like engaging people at the time, but here I need to say that any cute guy on the plane will be surveilled from the beginning of the trip to the end. And I am probably not the only one surveilling! My goal is not to jail him, just to get some private precious moments, usually prone but not necessarily. I will not cuff him without a request.

Whether the sauna stays open or not does not depend on Mvan's friend predicting its demise. He may be right, he may be wrong. I prefer to wait and see. I think you are being too hard on Mvan for relaying a friend's opinion.

Previously I had thought that God made male ballet dancers gay so that there wouldn't be conflicts with their straight female counterparts. Take Chase Finlay, for example. Handsome, talented, and gay, right? But, no. Chase resigned from the ballet after it was revealed that he took pics of his girl friend nude and then treated them like baseball cards. Chase had a lot to offer the girls. But then, he had a lot to offer everybody. If he had stuck with guys, he's probably still be in the ballet. (This post in no way infers that Lucky was anywhere near here!)

With her, it doesn't even start!

I found this article on the place: https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=pt&u=http://www.guiagaysaopaulo.com.br/noticias/acontece/rainbow-termas-hotel-e-novidade-para-gays-na-frei-caneca&prev=search

Oh. I had never seen it before. i assume that Totally Oz can undo any decision like that if he doesn’t agree with it.

Okay, then, I will lock the thread. Not that I know why I can.

RockHardNYC would fit perfectly on the BITB stage! I don't say that with any critical intent. But what those guys do he does well. Be nice or I will lock the thread! This is another thread that appears to give me the power to lock it.

I have never seen this before. Below the thread is a title saying "Moderation Actions." When I click on it, it seems to give me the power to lock the thread. News to me!

But the fact is that Larstrup claimed to be under investigation for a donation to Daddy. That should concern all of us, if it is true. I never envisioned the thread going the way it did. We learn nothing more about the investigation.

The small dick stereotype needs to go. It is true that the average dick might be smaller, but that doesn't bother me. I have seen more Asian dicks hard than most people, and I can tell you that there are some pretty big ones. Lots of them! (Back to your regular programming.)

I announced a time-out because I felt it was a good time for one especially with board in such good shape. I am tired and I don't feel like engaging for awhile. Now why didn't I just stay quiet and appear when I chose? Well, for one, I was tired and didn't think of that, and for two, people do wonder from time to time where fellow posters are. Was it egotistical for me to think people might notice my absence? Of course! To top it off, I got quite sick returning from Brazil, where I no doubt wore myself down enjoying all of its beauty. I do like the suggestion of just posting less and maybe I should have stated it that way. But, I was...not thinking! See you when the nap is over!