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Portland? I have only been there once and liked it, but I prefer dry weather to rain, warmth to cold. To each his own, but I am curious as to why you chose Portland over, say, San Diego.

What about shithole websites? Do they get a pass?

Sorry, but I can't agree. Young men with a desire to advance their careers are preyed upon by older men who may offer help if they can get the guy naked. A photographer has no more right to violate a person's personal boundaries than anyone else.

One Finger, it was in Costa Mesa last November, but I didn't see any plan for it to go to San Diego.

On March 16th, another coming of age film opens, Love, Simon, starring the handsome Nick Robinson. (Nick is 22.) In the film, he plays a 17-year old. More: http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-ca-mn-sneaks-love-simon-20180112-story.html

Possible but doubtful. You don't secretly record a meeting with the president, even if he is a shithole in the Oval Office.

On a barely related topic, a 30-year old San Francisco police officer faces " charges of sexual assault when the victim is prevented from resisting by an intoxicating substance and sexual assault of a victim who was unconscious or asleep", San Francisco police officials said. I ask, doesn't he realize that there might be better opportunities?

No! No more celebrities on ego trips. Proven government experience required, along with foreign policy expertise.

A former girlfriend took the opportunity of attempting to ruin the mood after James Franco won a Golden Globes Award for Best Actor. She asks Franco: "Remember the time you pushed my head down in a car towards your exposed penis & that other time you told my friend to come to your hotel when she was 17? After you had already been caught doing that to a different 17 year old?'" Yet another actress claims that Franco did not pay her well enough for doing sex scenes in his movies. Well! If I were faced with James' erection all hot for my attention, I would have taken a different course than did the complainer. And you wouldn't have had to pay me at all for having movie sex with him. No siree. It shows that context is key. One person's offense is another person's chance. No?* As for the 17-year old, call me by your name. ** *Nothing herein is meant to suggest that the women alleging bad acts by Franco do not have a right to make their allegations and be heard in court. ** Nothing about the movie reference is intended to suggest that a 17-year olfd is fair game for older men. Obey all laws on this topic.

PopeFrancis, thanks so much for the excellent trip reports. I like the wise usage of white space too!

Yawn.

Oz, you have always been exciting. Now get excited!

"Everyone's been getting" Anal bleaching is wonderful when needed. But everyone doesn't need it! I don't know anyone who has done that. Maybe a new boy band could adopt the name Anal Bleachers and then it would take off! But, to date, I haven't needed it and don't expect to. But if anyone here has done it, please post a photo so we can all know what it looks like !

I can probably imagine the before and afters, but I can't imagine myself having the procedure. A Thai newspaper has a few more details including a first um, hand report: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30335410

For anyone interested, penis bleaching by laser is now available at a Thai hospital. Check out this article and then book your flight to Bangkok and make that appointment! http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/health/penis-bleaching-bigger-article-1.3737468 (They didn't have any before and after pictures!)

My interest in this story has more to with Jesse, the photographer who helped his whole family shape up. Jesse did quite well himself, becoming a hunk with a six pack. https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/5257932/weight-loss-transformation-chinese-family/ You will find other pictures in the Sun story, but the above is my favorite! For example, Jesse looks great in a tight t-shirt!

Friends are thinking of going to Costa Rica in March, but they are a bit worried about crime as they are older and, as one put it, "we can't run as fast anymore!" But I remember seeing posts, or hearing guys say they went there and had no problems at all. Can anyone provide more info about trips there? Thanks!

No, there is no animosity on my part. I wish him well.

Picture him in a soldier's uniform, just so long as it is not a German one1

I should add that I think the video is spectacular! The Sao Paolo Chamber of Commerce would be proud to show it

No doubt Larstrup has an interesting point of view on this. He usually does, so I look forward to hearing it. He is not a fan of mine, so I expect that perhaps his response...has nothing to do with me?

A question for Oz about cookies. After I visited the link he posted, I noticed that it came with a new cookie for boytoyvideo.com. The question is why do you-the video company I mean- need a cookie on my computer just because I visited a link Oz posted? Ridding oneself of cookies is not possible. But I often wonder why some auto dealer always has a cookie on me. Walmart, lowermybills, many others who I have never visited. I remove them and they come right back. I have set the browser to not allow third party cookies, but I don't think it does any good. Nonetheless, I am like Oz in that I never buy videos. So I don't need that boytoyvideo cookie, and they don't need me!

"Pity, actually, I could have claimed my escort costs from my insurance! " Perhaps the president will consider allowing that soon!

floridarob, mentioning addiction in response to a trip report could be inflammatory! But this is Pope Francis' trip report thread, so on that, it is for another thread

Tartegogo, since you asked, to me it is a case of you guys being on a different page and neither of you intends to be offensive about it. You can take the word "you" to mean Tartegogo, or you can take it in a more generic way. "If one wants to throw away his money, what's it to me?" Throwing it from the balcony, I think, gives it an indifferent twist. The suggestion is that however you do it, it is not worthwhile. But again, it is his opinion. You received some criticism for things in your trip report. You handled it very well. My suggestion here is that you resolve that you are confident that giving presents is a benefit to you. You like to do it. Who cares if floridarob doesn't agree with you? It just simply doesn't matter. You get to do what you think is the best thing to do. As for his criticism, consider that he is a different individual with a different personality. He expresses himself in a way that you don't. You can ignore him, or you can accept that his way of speaking is more direct, even more blunt, than others. It is not a reflection on you. What it does is affirm that we are a group of diverse individuals. If we all agreed, if we were always polite and kind, wouldn't this be a boring place? So chalk it up and move on. You have more people here agreeing with you than disagreeing. Your trip report has been very popular. One size does not fit all, so get used to it! Is that me being blunt? Anyway, you can disagree with me too. I won't be troubled, but I like it better when we see things in a similar fashion. Just not so similar as to be dull!