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All these years and I never knew Wind in the Willows was written as a gay love story. Come on, guys, spread the word. You've been letting down the side. Lee Ingleby playing the Water Rat in the 2006 Canadian film version: (Just a little cheesecake to whet your interest.)

I Think I've Found Him ?

Not all twinks are bimbos but it is true that most like shiny things.

I don't care who his father is as long as I can be his Daddy!!

Lee Ingleby, from a BBC miniseries called Nature Boy which he shot in 2000 when he was 24.

LOL, I'm sure some priest will get caught with his dress hiked up soon enough. And after that? Maybe the Russkies will decide to tidy up their borders with the Ukraine.

I think that as long as Charles chooses to be Harry's father and Harry chooses to be Charles' son, then Harry is Charles' son and what the fuck difference does it make to anyone else who was in that daffy slut's cunt. I've known several men who've found a cowbird chick in their nest and knowingly raised it as their own. It works out about as well as any other father/child relationship does, if the father wants it to. After the guy has changed the diapers, taught him to poop in a pot and to tie his own shoelaces, the bond has formed. By the time Dad gets to teaching him how to catch a baseball, it really isn't something he thinks about much. So as much as I know Charles is a silly knob who would do well to survive as a shoe salesman if he had been born into a normal family, we really shouldn't put his relationship with his son to ridicule. It may be the one honorable thing he's done in his life.

The Bondinho's!!!! YEAH!!!! are coming back in some form supposedly next month. And by the end of the year, the prediction is that the newly-laid rails will go all the way up to Silvestre, where there will be a connection with the funicular which heads up from Cosme Velho to the top of Corcovado. New 3-car trains with the center section even having a space for the handicapped. There will still be the traditional ledges for the hangers-on riding for free on each side. The trains are modern, but intended to lend a nod to the past. Tradition! Here;s a link to the story in O Globo. http://oglobo.globo.com/rio/ancelmo/posts/2014/03/29/a-volta-dos-bondinhos-529284.asp

Well, one would hardly call him 'beefcake'. 'Vanilla cupcake', maybe? PS. Thanks for the research, lookin.

Doncha just love a great dyke like St. Agnes of More Head?

I can't wait for the 3-D printer patterns!!

How To Book Your Next Plane Ticket To Get The Best Deal You already know that you should be booking your plane ticket 54 days before take-off (if all else fails, you should usually book between 104 to 29 days pre-trip). And while that's all fine and good, there are various nitty-gritty details you should be paying attention to when buying that ticket -- like day of flight and where to book. Luckily, the experts seem to agree on a few key points. Here are some of the tips we found most useful and you might too, so we're passing them along to you. Rick Seaney of FareCompare.com, CheapAir.com and the folks at Hopper.com all agree: To get the best fares, you should always try to fly on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. In particular, Hopper suggests that travelers should return from domestic trips on Tuesdays (to save up to $50) and from international trips on Wednesdays (to save roughly $60). The most expensive day to return is Friday. Because countless tour groups head across the pond throughout Europe's high season in the summer, CheapAir.com says, you should always play around with your dates if you're flexible. While this may seem like a no brainer, don't ever rely on a single airline's site (because, say, you have miles). It's always best to comparison shop, Seaney suggests. As for preferred days to buy, a study conducted last year stated that you should be purchasing those tickets on weekends; instead, Hopper suggests, the cheapest domestic tickets are more often found on Thursdays (to be fair, international ticketsare generally cheaper on weekends). One important caveat: Expedia noted to us that three days before domestic departure, ticket prices drop by 6%; for international trips, the price drops by 10% about 7 days before departure. The lessons here: Buy early (if you can), buy on Thursdays and fly during the week. In case you forgot, here are those pesky “magic numbers” for when to buy for some common international destinations: Europe: 151 days before your flight Asia: 129 days before your flight The Caribbean: 101 days before your flight Mexico: 89 days before your flight Latin America: 80 days before your flight See the original article at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/07/how-to-book-your-next-plane-ticket-to-get-the-best-deal_n_4995144.html

I suspect you have cruised the internet for suggestions. If not try http://tampa.gaycities.com/bars/ I did manage to investigate the gay scene on several visits during the early years of this millennium. My experiences are a decade old now but it may be a starting point for you. I visited several bars/clubs mentioned on the above web page, most on the Tampa side of the Bay Area. Valentines on N Armenia Ave. - Busy crowd on weekends, mixed crowd, everybody knows everybody, unless you don't. Emphasis on drag although there was some nice boy candy on display too. Shows started midnightish. Darker lighting, cheap beers and well drinks. Not the worst, not the greatest. City Side Lounge, Henderson Ave - Good size well-lighted club-bar, mixed crowd, with good looking go-go hunks, usually one dancing at a time. Good energy, a bit more antiseptic than most. Baxter's Lounge So. Dale Mabry Hwy - Four-sided bar, maybe twenty feet long and eight feet wide. Dancers five nights a week back then. One per night except weekends, two or three or four. Busy crowd on weekends almost all male. Good looking latins and crackers ( a few guys modeled mens clothes in catalogs, including underwear). I probably went here more than elsewhere because of the dancers. They intermingled more with the bar customers. Although many dancers straight they looked hot as hell and some danced after hours. The Body Shop on N Nebraska Ave. Known as Keith's in my day, quiet gay bar unless it is Karaoke Night, not my cup of tea. The locals enjoy it. No dancers in my day. Maybe the odd chance for a pick up but I never noticed any working boys hanging around. Other clubs I visited are closed now, probably for the better. Some were very sketchy, others just didn't manage to take off from the launch pad. Ybor City was a hot scene for straight clubs back then but not much gay in that era as I recall. I would check out today. As I said, all this is a decade off but then in the Land of The Blind, The One-Eyed Man Is King.

Buttwilde, I was my Mom's full-time caretaker for 4 years. Looking back I can honestly say it was the best, most fulfilling period of my life. I'm grateful I had the opportunity to be with her. But get some help, if no more than a couple of days or even 1/2 days a week. No matter how much you love her nor how well you get along, it's hard to avoid burnout without some time to yourself away from the house. That said I don't know squat about Tampa Bay. I hope someone here will help you out. Next time, try to give us a little more advance warning of the event. Many of the posters here don't check in everyday, so the person who could help you the most might not read your thread for several days. Good luck and remember, you don't necessarily have to go back to the hotel with somebody to enjoy your vacation.

I thought the linked Merkel article was quite good, and am still pondering it. I am also happy to look at Deutchses twink-links till the cows come home, even when they warn of an era that I'd rather not see repeated anywhere. I've been guilty of posting what I thought were timely articles without having yet formed my opinions let alone being ready to share them, so I sure can't fault anyone else who might lob one onto the field early on and hold comments till later. Happily, though, this thread reminds me of a story in a book I'm currently reading about the old Bell Labs. It was told by a very bright scientist who many believe purposely tried to be as opaque as possible: . . . there are two men sitting in a meeting where a man is making a presentation. And when the man finishes, one guy in the back turns to the other and says, 'What was he talking about?' And the other says, 'I don't know, he didn't say.'

Bingo. I'm right now rereading David McCollough's bio John Adams. It just never ceases to amaze how clearly the founding fathers foresaw, and of course tried to construct protections against, just the kinds of evils cited in that article.