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Post-pandemic? For new guys, I‘ll pay their asking rate. For regulars, i probably would give extra as I already have with one of them (without any promise of future meetings during the pandemic; plus my condo does not allow visitors beyond the lobby)

I believe you are correct about the Adonis theater. As I recall, it was on the second floor. And Stellas was a lot of fun.

I would have done a lot at that time if I wasn‘t a nervous 20 year old....lol.

Wasn‘t there an erotic stripclub/theater on 8th Ave and 43rd called “Adonis”. For some reason i recall walking that neighborhood in the 90s and saw some male hustlers nearby. Don’t forget Stellas too!

I made meatloaf yesterday... similar to the OPs. I made a few substitutions: homemade sourdough breadcrumbs pulsed in food processor and caramelized onions, and some honey bbq sauce glaze on top. Delicious.

My doorman lost a brother, my neighbor lost his cousin and aunt/uncle in the same week, and a friend lost a colleague. In my office building, we were informed there were 2 other offices that had infected individuals. I am playing it safe and not hiring for the foreseeable future. Saving almost 5K a month!

There are some real pushy dancers, i never found Jimmy to be one of them.

I really liked Jimmy, who was always so friendly and sensual. I wonder if he will show up on any of those virtual dances???

Yes, those citadel boys are hot as well as some of those who to to College of Charleston and the Medical University there. It is a fun college town and plenty of eye candy.

It’s truly a labor of love. For the artisan craft, for yourself, for those you share it with.

Agree... I only keep a quarter of what I make and the rest are given away to a few neighbors in my building. French butter is perfect with these creations.

I add a bit of vital wheat gluten when I make rye bread, and other whole grains breads. They don’t have a lot of natural gluten and the loaves can get (too) dense. Couple tablespoons Gluten for a batch of dough for two substantial boules or loaves. Need to up the water %% gluten sucks up the water.

Have you tried Hokkaido Milk Bread? They are so light and fluffy and pretty easy to make (vs. long resting time with sourdoughs).

I’ve been making a lot of sourdough... baguettes, Miches. King Arthur is my go to website for recipes and video tutorials. Made my first starter a month ago and have been baking every week. Have been sharing my starter with my neighbor who makes really great rye bread. It’s arduous work for just bread. Makes me grateful for bakers who make this everyday. Definitely not easy work. Although nothing beats a fresh warm loaf in the morning

To me, the real problem is protecting seniors and vulnerable populations. If you look at the numbers around the world, that is where the big numbers of deaths are coming from be it NYC or Sweden or Italy. If those populations had been successfully isolated, the whole society would not have needed to shut down with the collateral damage we see.

 

The numbers indicate that as we age, most people lose the effectiveness of his/her immune system. Mother Nature gives young children a strong system and this makes sense from a Darwinian point of view. As we grow older, past our reproductive age, like a wilting flower, our purpose is over as far as nature is concerned.

 

Unless there is a vaccine for Covid19, the reason we are told there will be a second wave is the part of the population that was not infected and has antibodies will be open to getting infected in “round two.” At that point, the best we can hope is there are medical treatments for those that need hospitalization and that will lower the death rate. “Round two” can have large numbers of infected people without the death rates we see today.

 

The numbers are telling us who needs to be protected for the next waves. When those waves hit, it should be clear that the whole society does not need to be shut down. When those waves hit, the medical community should be better prepared. When those new waves hit, a test-trace-isolate program should be in place. When the next waves hit, we should know who to isolate and who can assume the risk of going out and about.

 

I hope this lesson is remembered, at least for the short run. No doubt, just as we forget the lessons of the 1957 and 1968 pandemics, in time, we will forget the lessons of this one, too.

Everything is done so erratically and people in the US are reticent to share cellphone data for contact tracIng, I i don’t trust the US government to handle that well at all.

Would prefer more skin and more salacious details of gay Hollywood

I can‘t judge others. Some of the guys i used to see are not working for health reasons, others are students who have family support, while others have no option but to work.

The one who does work told me he hasn’t had a client in more than a month... i‘ve helped him out a few times already. It’s not like his rent isn‘t due or he doesn’t have expenses, nor is he eligible for stimulus as he is a foreign student. What do they do? So, i am not judging anyone. I don’t know if i will hire that much as before after this is done. I don’t have the same feelings for transactional sex any more. I’m sure many of use will have another discussion as this crisis hopefully ebbs soon.

As I stated above, it’s very difficult for Brazilian men with no ”legitimate” non-sex related permanent job in Brazil to get a visa for legal entry to the USA.

Agree with you. One of the "brazilian garotos" in New York, has been here on "student visas" for the past 5 years. How he can renew it, i don't know... but i know he has to leave the country periodically before returning. Usually he visits a friend in spain, but he refuses to work in the saunas there as it cheapens his worth...lol.

I‘m sure most will refuse to work in Brazil once they know how much they can get in nyc.

Charleston is a foodie town. FIG, Husk, Macintosh, Fat Hen all great choices. Have been there many times as my friend has a beach house on Kiawah, a small barrier island outside of Charleston. Very genteel town. Great food festivals, and music festivals as well. Magnolia Plantation in addition to Drayton HAll mentioned above Is worth visiting.

Looks like someone i know except his thighs are not has thick..... similar dog too...

I love the small form factor of the SE. I am hesitant on upgrading as the new one is even bigger. I prefer something unobtrusive.

It's a fun experience. Was there last two weeks. Will be on tonight too. Just a fun way to past the time.

Thank you bot Bostonman and g56whiz! I learned so much from this conversation.

Save your $ until this is over and hire a pack of guys for an all night orgy.

I loved watching it! It was nice to see the singers in their homes. Not sure if it was snobbery, but when the conductor mentioned how other orchestras collaborated online with a “click tract” he dismissed it as not as authentic.

When I lived in Germany many years ago, I noticed that the kitchens in German homes were tiny - Small refrigerators, not much counter space, few cabinets. And they shopped for groceries frequently - not every day necessarily, but certainly several times a week. I always wondered which came first - did they have small kitchens because they did't believe in keeping a lot of food on hand or did they not keep a lot of food on hand because they had small kitchens.

 

A few years ago, my husband and I rented a condo in Rome for a couple weeks. The kitchen was absurdly small. We only fixed a couple meals there because the kitchen was so difficult to work in.

 

 

OTOH, I have been in a few homes in England and their kitchens seem to be scaled more like American kitchens.

My favorite part of HGTV international is listening to the American home seeker complain about how small the kitchen is and that they don‘t know what to do about Thanksgiving dinner. When I lived in Tokyo Midtown in fancy corporate housing, the oven was notoriously small that my friend had to debone the small turkey to squeeze it in. However, i love japanese kitchens as they have a special oven just to grill fish

Since I'm spending most of my time indoors, i make my own breads: hokkaido milk bread, sourdough baguettes, and chinese mantous. Super yummy and fun. Have to keep trying on my slim jackets and pants to make sure they still fit. I rarely eat any type of bread before this pandemic and now i'm baking a lot, but also sharing with my neighbors. I do stay away from sweets though (used to make a lot of macarons and cakes) so that helps.