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A Dad with kids fishing at Flamengo with a lit line float. Being July, dusk is earlier, 17:00-ish … though some people wanted to break out their designer winter clothing yet temperature highs close to 30C most days thwarted that. FullSizeRender.MOV

Samples of pop-ups at Republic Palace en route to 117 … I note these downloads may be glitchy on the Board but they aren’t glitchy in my Photos app. FullSizeRender.MOV FullSizeRender.mov

Latent typo error catch: Autoviação 1001 is the express bus company.

Lunch (or dinner) at SPOT! off Paulista is not to be missed. Was packed in and out and got the last table. FullSizeRender.MOV

The 09:30-17:00 SP/Rio bus either direction is growing on me, in this case Autoviaço 1001, BRL239 return. Allows a bit later sleep-in morning of departure but enough time to check in within conventional time frames upon arrival, and get to a targeted venue in time if desired. It stops at the same plaza in Resende each way for 30 minutes, with a good Graal outlet lunch selection and even time for a little separate gelato-by-weight treat. Load up a few movies on bucket list and go.

Agents when arriving at T3 Guarulhos were amazingly attentive and competent at redirecting dozens of passengers with missed connections, following the now typical airport infrastructure screwups up here in Canada that have become the aggravating ‘’new normal’ and unsurprisingly affected my flight.

… trip this month:

One more thing … yeah what’s not to like about Gleyson.

Interesting how our subjective experiences can differ. I was blown away by 117 inventory selection attending 9 times this month and, at that, leaving a few unsampled on the table. But it seems that you are having a balanced great time with more to come. I am interloping here but I see no need to open my own thread specifically related to trade.

So neither others’ experiences of frequency of sex nor your past higher frequency is the reference point for your degree of comfort with your evolved frequency. That’s good and that level of adaptation is evolved. I think that the low cost of transactional sex in many jurisdictions is a factor in rating the degree of overall satisfaction with having fully capitalized on a given trip. They are intertwined and the risk is that a natural evolution in frequency of sex is mistakenly conflated with some notion of personal deterioration. I think that a levelling of regional costs associated with transactional sex might for some reduce their subjective misgivings about reduced sexual frequency. As many here have alluded, the qualitative aspect can compensate for the quantitative aspect that on its own in isolation can lead to regret that unfortunately arises regarding irreversible lifespan changes. I was simply tossing in the financial variable because it had not been mentioned but is, IMO, a factor in these appraisals. I won’t add my own changing patterns in transactional sex frequency because they are likely irrelevant in assisting others in adaptation to theirs. In short, it’s me AND I’m old, AND other factors (eg, financial bargains) that fit into the equation.

All good points so far. The first misgivings mentioned were about rates of transactional sex, so the concepts of supply and money must enter into it. So it’s turn-a-profit Friday and I’m disinterested in lining up with my spiked chariot wheels cart for the bargain-basement rush. But I have a historical precedent of capitalizing on slashed prices and possibly bought into the distorted reference points of a very niche consumer subgroup regarding an unsustainably loaded check-out whoard. Each of us must work out the stamina-and-savings equation realistically in terms of those liquidation bins.

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DC has just pivoted to the single-dose playbook. I would think other jurisdictions will follow suit. For VA I nominate the term ‘Virjynneos’ for enhanced public awareness.

None of the Canadian provinces engaged in Imvamune rollout at this time is offering the second MVA-BN dose (aka Imvamune, Jynneos, Imnavex) except to those considered to be immunocompromised. That subgroup would be accessing the full vaccination regimen, or the 2nd dose according to the 4-week interval, within their medical specialty programs. Folks including foreign nationals that have easily accessed the first dose at the designated walk-in Monkeypox vaccination centre in Montreal will not be granted the 2nd dose 28 (or 28+) days later if they show up hoping for it. It’s not an issue for me because I am satisfied that my broad-spectrum orthopox immunity has been given a sufficient boost with the single dose several weeks ago, having received childhood Smallpox vaccination some 60+ years ago. Canada is currently offering only a single dose (except for above-mentioned provision) irrespective of Smallpox vaccination history. This is based on pragmatic considerations of unknown supply-demand in the shorter term as well as clinical data that supports the notion of fairly immediate and sustained protection from a single dose. The demand in Montreal had fizzled but I imagine uptake will increase this week due to the International AIDS Conference hosted here this year, presumably many attendees not accessing MVA-BN in their home nations, including European Union that just approved it but has inadequate supply.

Next potential crisis: Bifurcated needle supply chain for countries choosing long-stored vaccine supplies.

I think the stockpile, though not specified, is Smallpox vaccine Dryvax, as storage in powdered form (freeze-dried) is mentioned in Thai media. Its age suggests it is not the derivative ACAM2000. There is little enthusiasm among scientists for its current use compared to MVA-BN. Safety profile concerns, not concerns about degree of protectiveness. Here is an article that elaborates … https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6179474/

And what with the glass-enclosed shower zone in Lagoa’s main bar for keen voyeurs &c. FullSizeRender.MOV

More on Hot House, typically pronounced regionally as Hotche House if you want to make yourself better understood. The third-party description attached is not entirely accurate, as there is no evidence of private dance cubicles or massage rooms of any nature. There is a darkroom with a huge dish of condoms at shoulder level at its entrance; more accurately a darkish room with a blackout-grade dark room off of it; somewhat a Russian Doll series (albeit limited) of darkrooms. From what I can gather from conversations with one bilingual stripper, one unilingual stripper, and the bilingual doorman, transactional play (not restricted to customers; why would I with fellow audience members anyway?) is possible within the darkroom. It is rather another example of Kafkaesque Burlesque, so to speak; you are not in a Montreal strip club, Toto. Not sure within what iteration of the darkroom series such shenanigans would occur. Also, the dancers go in cycles on stage, not a lot to go around, so that you might just get started figuring out if it is actually the hired stripper’s cock in your mouth or butt, most of us needing a bit of time to get our vision acclimatized to the dark, when he would be suddenly called onto the stage for his next set. An abrupt removal of his dick from your orifice at such time would help confirm if you had been flim-flammed with a seat filler. The dancers schmooze around grinding a bit on customers between sets. I assumed cash tips were welcome but one stripper stated to me they are not at all expecting or soliciting any gorjeta. You are not in Kansas, or more accurately The Big Apple, Toto. I did arrive with a wad of cash and got close to arranging an assignation on site, but it became too labour-intensive and I aborted. After much back-and-forth, it turns out the dancer’s bottom line was being pretty much open to anything, BUT he did have an ‘iron curtain’ regulation regarding his actual bottom. I had opened the bid with absolutely no suggestions whatsoever that I would be overpowering and raping him pinned up against a wall in the darkroom, so I chalked this up to not a small degree of anxiety. The deal was basically set but he was called back to the stage at that second, leaving the money off the table for him and in my pocket for a planned spa date the following afternoon. Totally correct call. I had tipped him earlier, probably more than he has ever generally experienced, so he was not left entirely empty-handed. I assume that dates can be set with the dancers off-site. One dancer that attends on and off was close to finalizing a date with me when the pandemic thwarted it some 28 months back. I think the entrance was only 30 reais, 60 or so if inclusive of beverage consumption the details of which would not be relevant to me. If there over a longer term it may be a worthwhile venue for visitors and you can anticipate the lineup that is usually advertised, though I think beyond the duo officially depicted there are a few more dancers that work the stage; 4 maybe 6 in total? The admission is BRL200 for women, to discourage their patronage obviously. This would be a story that Montreal strip club MC’s and dancers will get a kick out of. Apart from how long it might take to “Let’s go!” they’d be shocked at how little it costs.

I’m not a moderator, but consider just leading each other. Happy trails, and best of luck to any locals in your path … FullSizeRender.MOV

Yeah, not sure that landed, Winky. Can’t think of an example where a question itself is credible or not. FullSizeRender.MOV

Why does any hot stud need to speak to me while sitting on my face? My attention is elsewhere and he grasps the task at hand wordlessly. And how can I manage intelligible pronunciation with a smothered mumble owing to a delicious ass pressed against my piehole? When the time is up he’ll just get off. Nonverbal cues are the backbone of communication. Think hunters and gatherers. I’m getting a meal, not braiding hair.

A little off topic, but perhaps instructions need to be clearer about how to finesse the follow-through of stated intent to block member-specific details and forum content. And correct, not using this pro anybody. This is the kind of person I can be. It’s for a lark; I am shameless. LOL

As I understand it, if I have this right, forum member S posted a trip report some weeks ago, including details about a service provided by advertiser G. Eventually member D backchatted with S to discuss the S-G transaction, seemingly innocent enough. [I have altered some cap letters in a way that does not undermine tracking the event sequence] D subsequently engaged with G, stating and using his social connection with S in order to extract service playbook details, etc, information-seeking that someone like G might have handled differently had D simply been one inquirer among a horde of inquirers to which those in G’s service industry would be ordinarily accustomed. But then D had evidently pushed so hard and so inappropriately for information, attention, what have you, from G that G took time from his service schedule to castigate S for putting D onto him. This inevitably eroded S’s social capital with G, perhaps extending beyond due to service network interactions. Meanwhile, it appears that D could, or expected to, walk away unscathed. In actuality, D could have reached out to any number of players in G’s service industry … without manipulatively prevailing upon any forum member for the purposes of seeking an ‘in’ with the hope/goal of enhanced attention from (a) specific service provider(s). S naturally and justifiably related this ugly experience on the forum, stimulating a discussion regarding how to handle sensitive information in the context of a forum in which some members’ behaviour and motives surrounding such information cannot be reliably predicted. It seems the plot then thickens as it appears that, not surprisingly, D quickly re-emerged as O. There may be other capital letters representative of players involved, given the flexibility within the forum for altering handles. However, S has only ever been S. S, and most of us in fact, view the prerogative of changing handles as legitimate. However, this happened very quickly, the incident funeral meats still lukewarm, and S perhaps still understandably wishing for, one, some kind of accounting from D/O+, and, two, desiring to alert other members regarding an established interloper’s pattern of ingratiating himself with others with the likely intent of repeating the kind of behaviour and trust-engendering that ultimately bit S in the ass. When S then initiated an exchange with O regarding an accounting of D’s behaviour that COULD be attributable to O, on the assumption D=O, it seems that O responded as if S was being inappropriately unwelcoming of new members, as if in fact S were being persecutory. This was puzzling and suspect because O could have carried on with his stated ‘new’ membership agenda without feeding the assumption he was, in fact, the original interloper D. His aim, apparently, was to split the forum membership into camps, hoping to conquer S, S being representative of decorum regarding how members handle information about service providers. S has naturally persisted in drawing attention to these dynamics because in addition to having been manipulated regarding the original G information scenario, he is reacting to apparent attempts made by the interloper to hoodwink him and the forum at large. I do believe that S may have cards yet to play, has alluded to such, and wishes to utilize his evidentiary data judiciously. At this point, an overt admission from O as to identity and troublemaking history is not required by SOME of us, according to our tolerance level for ambiguity. The membership IS divided, has capitulated to an interloper’s shenanigans, as some are blind to the unfortunate set of events, some may support D’s actions pursued with impunity because they have unique forbearance or would be inclined to replicate such behaviour themselves to a degree, or some may think S’s patient steadfastness is beyond the pale. The latest response trend seems to be that S bears more the brunt of responsibility for the spicy dynamics that have emerged regarding a theme that should be relevant to all us. Perhaps this is partly a result of the identity ambiguity already referred to. Sure, we all want more entertaining and salutary posts to read, but there is a process within social media that often calls for an accounting of behaviour. Personally, unlike a number of others, I don’t mind the back and forth among key players within this whole scenario. Like anyone else, I can calibrate my degree of attention to the narrative. If I have it wrong, if D=O is untrue, I see such a judgement as a natural artefact of human error. However, a ‘Hakim’s razor’ application to the thread content leads me to believe that S’s conclusions are supportable. He did something intending to be graciously accommodating and the cascade effect is a forum malignancy not of his making. I suggest pausing and taking stock of where most of the sucking up one side of the system and shitting down the other side of the system is actually occurring.

You/he (considering I MAY be hidden … yeah right LOL) posted the original rant; it was extant in the public domain. Some board members read it and observed it as a reflection of your/his psyche. The only possible use of it against you/him had already been actualized … by you/him yourself/himself and only you/him. The breadth of observation is moot. It’s content had not been an appreciable departure from the ongoing pattern of perseverating regarding your/his experiences of the dynamics here, that many think you/he have brought on yourself/himself and that you/he persistently reinforce. Whatever the specific content, this ‘Georgie Peorgie put upon pie’ is the consistent thread running through your/his posts. Methinks there’s protest too much. It’s not out of whack to consider that this is your/his fun and that you/he alone boldly stakes a claim to the privilege of less than complete accuracy. This is the nature of the game set up by interlopers and there can be no truly reciprocal honesty. I would only ever want to be strategically isomorphic in relation to a born devious manipulator.