mike carey

Oh, I'm sure I have left some in a gas station bathroom or bar before.  Just never in a classy place like Target or Walmart.

With respect to near miss versus near hit, here's Merriam-Webster's take on it:
https://www.merriam-webster.com/grammar/near-miss-near-hit-word-history-usage

As long as there are no roundabout on the way to the airport, then I feel safe flying.  There are way too many near-hits on some roundabouts.

Or perhaps we should assume that those general observations and anecdata are opinions or generalisations unless there is a specific claim that they are fact. We shouldn't need a disclaimer to tell us they are not statements of universal certifiable truths.

Or perhaps we should assume that those general observations and anecdata are opinions or generalisations unless there is a specific claim that they are fact. We shouldn't need a disclaimer to tell us they are not statements of universal certifiable truths.

Or perhaps we should assume that those general observations and anecdata are opinions or generalisations unless there is a specific claim that they are fact. We shouldn't need a disclaimer to tell us they are not statements of universal certifiable truths.

Or perhaps we should assume that those general observations and anecdata are opinions or generalisations unless there is a specific claim that they are fact. We shouldn't need a disclaimer to tell us they are not statements of universal certifiable truths.

^yes, please do be careful to type text directly or to not format it with a color. It’s impossible to read when your text is formatted in dark/light when your audience is viewing in the opposite compatible mode. If you’re copying and pasting from elsewhere, make sure to click the prompt that pop up right after you paste saying paste as “rich text” instead of plain text. Dark mode is so much better on your eyes. It boggles my mind that people still don’t use this option in 2023. To each their own.
Welcome. Please do reference the plethora of past posts on this very same subject. Here is a recent one that references several other threads along the same lines:
 

No, I think it was Madonna.  😜

Yes, it is a mysogynistic comment. Funny though it is, I don’t think we should brush attitudes like this under the rug. All people can benefit from a therapist. Women may have different experiences than men, but we all can benefit from working through issues in our lives with a professional. If you’re a human being, you’re subject to life, and life experiences sometimes feel like a punch to your face.
Not everyone can access therapy and that’s a bummer, but everyone that can access therapy should take advantage of that privilege, even when they are not in “crisis”. A lot of times the work we do in therapy keeps us from having to come to the point of crisis in the first place. It can help us process, heal, and live in a more healthy, fulfilling way. It helps our relationships, and by extension the people around us.
 

The Carters are a first-class act. They made sure Melania Trump received an invitation because that’s what Rosalyn Smith Carter would have done.

Got to Kansas City on a Friday, by Saturday I'd learned a thing or two, for up to then I didn't have an idee of what the modern world was coming to. I counted 20 gas buggies goin' by their self, almost every time I took a walk, then I put my ear to a Bell telephone and a strange woman started in to talk. Everything's up to date in Kansas City.

He's commented on precisely two escorts here in the forum.

I’ll clarify, he treated me the way I wanted to be treated. He dominated me with his huge cock. Jay is sexy, in charge, made me feel taken care of while making his cock the focus for me. I’ve been with guys who can’t pull this off. In no way was it meant as a put down. 

I think there is an element of 'getting your sea legs' too, even if it's just psychological. I did a crossing of the Sea of Japan (after a very pacific transit up the east coast from Yokohama to the La Perouse Strait) and was knocked for six by the SOJ, but after a tablet and a sleep, I was fine in what appeared to be the same sea states the following day. No idea what the fiendish soviet tablet was. Being horizontal was also better than vertical (no, I don't mean that sort of horizontal!).

No, honey. Psychotherapy. Not Massage Therapy. Read the thread. 😉

I think there is an element of 'getting your sea legs' too, even if it's just psychological. I did a crossing of the Sea of Japan (after a very pacific transit up the east coast from Yokohama to the La Perouse Strait) and was knocked for six by the SOJ, but after a tablet and a sleep, I was fine in what appeared to be the same sea states the following day. No idea what the fiendish soviet tablet was. Being horizontal was also better than vertical (no, I don't mean that sort of horizontal!).

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Jay is an extremely well-endowed top who is confident and knows how to put his needs first. 

But his early ancestors likely made barrels.

I understand why retail stores put up their Christmas decorations weeks before the holiday but never understood why people started following the retail season instead of the actual Yuletide calendar.
My family always decorated for Christmas  on the week of the Solstice and kept the decor until Three Kings Day which is 12 days after Christmas Eve.
Now I see people decorating even before Thanksgiving and tossing their tree in the garbage the day after Christmas day.
Basically decorating long before the holiday and then ONLY celebrating for ONE of the 12 days. This mimics the retailers and ignores the actual holiday !
It's as if no one remembers how Christmas works any more.
Strange, and sad.
 
 
 
 

I think there is an element of 'getting your sea legs' too, even if it's just psychological. I did a crossing of the Sea of Japan (after a very pacific transit up the east coast from Yokohama to the La Perouse Strait) and was knocked for six by the SOJ, but after a tablet and a sleep, I was fine in what appeared to be the same sea states the following day. No idea what the fiendish soviet tablet was. Being horizontal was also better than vertical (no, I don't mean that sort of horizontal!).

I think there is an element of 'getting your sea legs' too, even if it's just psychological. I did a crossing of the Sea of Japan (after a very pacific transit up the east coast from Yokohama to the La Perouse Strait) and was knocked for six by the SOJ, but after a tablet and a sleep, I was fine in what appeared to be the same sea states the following day. No idea what the fiendish soviet tablet was. Being horizontal was also better than vertical (no, I don't mean that sort of horizontal!).

@WilliamM saw Beethoven in concert and was pissed that he only performed covers of Mozart's greatest hits.  He yelled out his displeasure.  Alas, his protest fell on deaf ears.

because sometimes the cute little eye roll emoji…just isn’t enough.