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The season of autumn can be beautiful...

Interestingly, it looks as though he's toured as many cities in Spain as he has in his native Mexico. I'm amazed by his popularity in Spain (also amazing to me is how seldom I have run into Spanish tourists in my many, many trips to Mexico).

That reminds me of one of my favorite Mexican songs, Esta Vida (Qué Bonita Es Esta Vida), sung by a singer for whom I have a bit of a crush, Álex Fernández. He's the grandson of one of the most beloved Mexican singers of all time (especially when it comes to traditional Ranchera music), the late Vicente Fernández. Vicente was affectionately known as "El Rey," or "The King." As much as I love that song, amazingly, it's not that well known in Mexico. On the last leg of our Copper Canyon journey a couple of weeks ago, we were driven from Creel to Chihuahua by a friendly Lesbian. I asked her to play that song, and she said she loved it (and added it to her playlist), but that she'd never previously heard it! I asked her why she thought the song wasn't more popular, and she surmised that it was because his style is more traditional, and that more modern music is now more popular. The song reflects how life can be beautiful but fleeting. What do you think of this song, and of him? 🥰 I like the smell of the morning Me gusta el primer traguito de café I love the first drink of coffee Sentir cuando el sol se asoma en mi ventana Feel how the sun's showing in my window Y me llena la mirada, de un hermoso amanecer And filling my sight with a beautiful sunrise Me gusta escuchar la paz de las montañas I love to hear the peace of the mountains Mirar los colores del atardecer Watching the colors of the dawn Sentir mis pies la arena de la playa Feeling the beaches sand with my feet Y lo dulce de la caña cuando beso a mi mujer And the sweet of the cane, when I kiss my girl Sé, sé que el tiempo lleva prisa I know, I know time is in a hurry Pa' borrarme de la lista, pero yo le digo que To erase me from the list, but I tell him that: ¡Ay, qué bonita es esta vida! Ay, how beautiful is this life! Y aunque a veces duela tanto And even if it hurts sometimes Y a pesar de los pesares And besides all the blues Siempre hay alguien que nos quiere There's always someone that loves us Siempre hay alguien que nos cuida There's always someone that cares about us Ay, ay, ay, ay Ay ay ay ay ¡Qué bonita es esta vida! How beautiful is this life! Y aunque no sea para siempre And even if it isn't forever Si la vivo con mi gente If I live it with my people Es bonita hasta la muerte It's beautiful until the end Con canciones y tequila With songs and tequila Me gusta escuchar la voz de una guitarra I love to hear the voice of a guitar Brindar por aquel amigo que se fue To toast for that friend that left Sentir el abrazo de la madrugada I love to feel the hug of the early morning Y llenarme la mirada de otro hermoso amanecer And filling my sight with another sunrise

Well, there's the man I discussed in this string: He did OnlyFans/porn type of stuff, so I guess that qualifies.

This is how it goes:

The witch is dead

I hope that heads will roll (i.e. prison time for manslaughter) for this, and that Conrad/Hilton will have to pay out survivors big-time! Was this a saltwater pool? I suppose that even freshwater pools have enough chlorine to conduct electricity... This would be the first I've heard of electrocutions in a freshwater pool. One wonders why they didn't just shut off the electricity to the pool (lighting, pumping systems, etc.).

My step-mother, now in her mid 90s and essentially wheelchair-bound, can no longer take good care of herself, and has moved to a luxurious assisted-living facility over 500 km from myself and my brother. My brother and I barely communicate, not because of any fallout, but mostly due to his fairly extreme right-wing ideology, and since he has a daughter in her mid 30s, who's married but mentally disturbed. Her children are being home-schooled to "protect" them from any "liberal" or "mainstream" ideas. In fact, my brother and his daughter live in the same gated community. My father passed away over a decade ago. My sister lives mostly in Portugal, because she can't stand to live in Trump's America. She's about to become a Portuguese citizen, and I don't know her plans after Trump leaves office. She's happy in Portugal. I've felt very proud of my father's accomplishments, He was a distinguished professor of engineering at a renown university. I've had three LTR's in my life, 13.5 years with a former Soviet/Russian citizen, 2.5 years with a Paraguayan citizen (whom I broke up with when I discovered he was lying to me), and my husband (who was born in the same hospital as I was in the US). When they visited my father and step-mother's house the first time, I told them of the awards. I felt the most pride for an international engineering award he won, which was essentially the engineering equivalent of a Nobel Prize. My step-mother is clearing out their condominium, and I asked about his awards. While my brother has asked for our father's doctoral diploma, surprisingly, he doesn't seem interested in the international engineering award (my father has won other prestigious awards, but this award is by far the most prestigious). My husband and I don't like children, and we certainly won't have any. This seems like a family heirloom, but I feel confident that neither my brother's nor my sister's daughters would be interested. It breaks my heart to think that this award certificate might eventually end up in a trash heap. Have any of you had to consider what to do with your parents' awards? Are there plans to survive future generations?

Hopefully not a bad omen for the wedding...

My husband and I were watching Drag Race: Philippines with a friend (who's 35). They panned on one of the judges, BJ Pascual, and I exclaimed "Wow! He's so hot!". The friend said "Unicorn, he's a twink!". I replied "You're just saying that because you're in your mid 30s, and now think men in their 30s are twinks...". BJ Pascual is actually turning 39 this winter. I've always considered twinks to be lanky men in the 18-25 age range. But I've noticed that many of our friends in their 30s like to think of themselves as twinks (although the 35 year-old friend is too buffed to think of himself as a twink). About two years ago, one of a married couple turned 30, and his husband threw him a "funeral" birthday party, in which we were all to wear black, to celebrate the "death of twinkdom" for the birthday husband. I guess the other husband was tired of his 30 year-old man referring to himself as a twink. So does your view of who's a twink expand as you get older? Do you believe a man in his 30s can be a twink? It definitely went against my grain to refer to BJ Pascual as a twink... Here he is several years ago:

Right after giving a sermon telling his congregation that our lives on this earth are temporary, a priest was killed when a heavy wooden cross behind him crashed on his head...

AI Overview U.S. adult passports have been valid for 10 years since August 24, 1982. [1] The Law: Congress changed the validity period from 5 years to 10 years via an amendment to 22 U.S.C. § 217a (enacted under Public Law 97–241 on August 24, 1982). Who Gets 10 Years: The 10-year validity applies to individuals who were 16 years old or older at the time the passport was issued. Minors: Passports issued to children under the age of 16 are valid for 5 years and cannot be renewed

Although it's not for sale at this time, another iconic Hollywood Hills home of that era in the 90046 zip code is the Chemosphere. Also somewhat impractical, in that it can only be accessed via a funicular, and also with a perhaps precarious architecture, this house at least has three, not two, bedrooms. On Zillow, the house has a Zestimate of $2.5 million, which is more in line with what I suspect the Stahl house is worth. I think the Stahls must be insane if they think they can get $20 million, much less $25 million for their house (the original asking price). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemosphere "The Chemosphere is a modernist house at 7776 Torreyson Drive in Los Angeles, California, designed by John Lautner in 1960. The building, which the Encyclopædia Britannica once called "the most modern home built in the world", is admired both for the ingenuity of its solution to the problem of the site and for its unique octagonal design...". https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/7776-Torreyson-Dr-Los-Angeles-CA-90046/79797290_zpid/

Today's Los Angeles Times expressed some surprise at the inability of the Stahls to sell this house at $20 million. Yet it's tiny, has 2 parking spaces, and no street parking to speak of. It also has rather precarious architecture. IMHO, probably worth a tenth of this price... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stahl_House https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1635-Woods-Dr-Los-Angeles-CA-90069/65242987_zpid/ "...The house has been unoccupied since 2007, but available for public tours. On November 21, 2025, it was listed for sale at $25,000,000, marking the first time in its history that it had been on the market. In a statement on the house's website, the Stahl family said "it has become increasingly challenging to care for it with the attention and energy it so richly deserves", and indicated that they were looking not just for a buyer but for a "steward" who appreciated its cultural and architectural importance. As of August 2026, the house listing remains active for $20M...". Los Angeles TimesL.A.'s most iconic house can't find a buyer. 'It's a pair...The Stahl House has been sitting on the market for nearly a year and is currently listed at $20 million. Real estate agents say the price of reputation is hard to pinpoint.Quite frankly, I'd be surprised if it sold for $10 million. One can get a much nicer house in the Hollywood Hills for that kind of cash.

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"...On the Wildmen podcast in July 2026, Apa discussed his struggles with substance abuse and an eating disorder, particularly during his time on Riverdale. He explained that the pressure to maintain a fit physique heavily contributed to his disordered eating, which involved bingeing and purging. He also revealed that his eating disorder became so intense that he once urinated on food to stop himself from eating it, only to return again to satisfy his cravings. Apa also confirmed that he had been sober for a year and a half. Apa also spoke about how Cole Sprouse once hit him in an attempt to help him stop using drugs..." Cole Sprouse was the man who played Jughead on the series, with which we both lusted over these men! 🥰

Well, you may like redheads, but KJ Apa is a brunette (hair color changed for TV). From Wikipedia: "Keneti James Fitzgerald "KJ" Apa (born 17 June 1997) is a New Zealand actor and singer. He gained recognition for playing Kane Jenkins in the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street (2013–2015) and Archie Andrews in the CW teen drama series Riverdale (2017–2023). He has also starred in the adventure drama film A Dog's Purpose (2017), the teen drama film The Hate U Give (2018), and the biographical romantic drama film I Still Believe (2020). Apa released his debut solo album in 2021, the indie folk-rock album Clocks... Apa was born on 17 June 1997 at Waitakere Hospital in Auckland, New Zealand,[1] the son of Tupa'i and Tessa Apa (née Callander). His father is Samoan and a matai (chief) of his village in Samoa...". Yeah, I've jacked off to his photos, too (with his natural hair color). He's no ginger.

Every have days like this?

Recent, during one of his shows in Nashville: Also recent: And older photos:

The most I ever paid was $25 some 15 years ago for some 8"X10" photos of a man I was quite taken by. He didn't have a lot of photos of himself on the internet then, so I was willing to cough up the bucks. 15 years later, his most recent gig was an exotic dancer for Chippendales in Nashville TN, according to AI: AI Overview Zac Trautman, a prominent fitness model and performer for the Nashville Chippendales male revue, is 48 years old. He was born on May 5 and recently celebrated his 48th birthday on the Monday preceding September 30, 2026. Before breaking into the full-blown production performances of the male revue circuit, he worked locally in the elevator repair business. I've been following him fondly Instagram and Facebook. It looks as though he finally got hitched (to a woman). I'm not quite sure how accurate AI is in this instance. Why would he celebrate his birthday a good four months later? Anyway, there's something about him which really pushes my buttons. Here's a recent photo: And here are some from the time he first came to my attention:

Dude, you're waaaay off base. I discussed my wishes in two situations: (1) with my husband, and (2) with escorts. My husband is always free to say no any time. However, when he's not in the mood (for example, when our mutual acquaintance Lulu Drake killed himself), it's never because he finds it a sacrifice to avoid deodorants that day (I wouldn't do it on a day in which he had something to do in which he'd feel embarrassed skipping the deodorant). When hiring an escort, it's intuitively obvious to any fool that the escort has to be willing to accommodate your sexual preferences in order for the client to be willing to shell out the money. Those are, as you say, demands. Escorts are also free to turn down any client. However, there must be clear communication so that the escort can satisfy the client. Very commonly, a client may want the escort to bottom, in which case the escort will probably have to prepare his rectum for the activity. Similarly, if the client wants a top, the escort may need to take certain medications (or penile injections). I do have other demands before I hire an escort--mainly that he has to be willing to kiss. Rarely, I've had escorts say they don't kiss (though usually that's in their profile), in which case I move on to someone else. What I've never had happen in all my years is an escort who's told me he's unwilling to avoid putting on anti-perspirant or deodorant before a meeting. Much more commonly, they express relief that the pre-meeting preparation is so easy, in that they don't have to worry about prepping or even obtaining an erection. I'd call that an easy hire. I can imagine if he had to go to a job interview before our meeting, that the hire would have to be another day. That's never happened so far.

Asking someone NOT to wear anti-perspirant or deodorant is hardly high maintenance. It couldn't be easier. They don't have to top, so no need to take erection aids. They don't have to bottom (unless they want me to top them), so no need to prepare for that. Hell, they don't even have to take a shower! I couldn't make things any easier. All I ask is that they lie back and let me lick them. Some escorts need to have special diets and prepare well ahead of time for encounters. I need none of that. I'm probably one of their easiest customers.

I'm probably in the minority who enjoys man smells. If I ask my husband if he might feel romantic tomorrow, he knows that it's a coded request that he not wear any anti-perspirant, deodorant, or other scents. Doing it after a walk in the park on a warm day would be even better. If I hire an escort, I do so on the condition that he not wear anti-perspirants, deodorants, etc. that day. Bonus if we meet after he's done a gym work-out. I can only remember once when the odor was excessive.