marcanthony

RA1: I am not a foundation kid. Earned every cent of $$ that I have on my own. That also makes me feel not at all guilty to spend it, since I feel I earned it! I used 3% as an example to make my point for net worth because I can see someone who is retired putting their 6 million in a very conservative fund keeping half in cash and half in bonds which would yield roughly 3% especially in the fixed income environment of the past several years. Not arguing with you about what's a good return because I agree I would not be happy with 3%, but my main point was that there is a large difference in appraising "affluence" (which the story claims to be ranking) between wage earning and investment earning. In many high cost of living regions, those working families that make 200K in salaries do not consider themselves "rich"... those that make it in passive income usually do.

very interesting, though I think I would rather see the same ranking using the criteria of net worth rather than median income. A $200K annual income means a completely different thing in America if that means husband/wife/with 3 kids are working 2 jobs each to pull in that salary vs. someone who is retired or has been an heir who lives off $200K annual mutual fund distributions from a $6 MM fund.

In this picture, he looks a little bit like Austin Mahone! yummm

AS: I love this post. thanks!

I am actually curious as to what 2 years of probation means. Does it mean he cannot be charged/convicted of another crime of any kind including misdemeanors subsequent to this episode. If so, what happens if he is found guilty in the Florida case which happened after this one... or is the probation only relevant to behavior in California?

I've always said that in my opinion, the relevant question is not whether they are straight or gay, but whether or not they will sleep with me....

Austin Mahone is (so far) a really cool kid... seems genuinely nice and humble. Recently turned 18 (good news..lol). Here's to hoping he doesn't go down the same path of others who let fame and adoration really ruin their character....

ya. johnny b good tonight!

here's what I've always thought. These boards are for recreation. If you have fun and enjoy coming here, you should. If you don't, find something better to do. It's that simple in my mind. The "other" board was not fun for me several years ago for a variety of reasons, so I simply stopped going. Problem solved. So many hard things to deal with in life... I try not to make the simple things hard as well.

I would choose Chord Overstreet or Blake Jenner only if they would bottom. If not, then Chris Colfer because it's obvious that he would!

TY: I am not sure why, but I missed this thread until today. I want to join the chorus of people who thank you for the years of wonderful service. I also echo Oz's sentiment that as wonderful as your time on this board has been... to me it pales in comparison to all the wonderful memories and experiences we had while in Montreal during the heyday. Taboo was never the same after you stopped coming. See you around the board, but I wish I would see you on St. Catherine street!

getting finer with age.... my hero!

sorry for the general lack of contribution. I am not in Montreal but I have been distracted with some travel and some new projects that take time out of my ability to spend tons of time on the internet. That being said... yes I have been "lurking"!

BigK made it easy for me. i couldn't decide between Mick Lovell and Kevin Warhol... and in keeping with being a good neighbor, I'll simply let him have Kevin and choose Mick!

guess we'll have to make a trip to NY in the New Year to check it out personally!

this, btw, ends my love affair with Family Guy. Inexcusable.

doesn't have the metric "how many boys you could have slept with"

Haha... I don't think I need to be TOO jaded to be suspicious that photos of "the most amazing powerful experiecnes of my life" appear on TMZ one day after an event that took place in a secluded area on a different continent and conclude which of your options up there is closer to the truth....

there is no "dislike" button, or I would click it here. but I am truly happy that what really matters is safe and sound....

nice!

looks like the Hotel Gouverneur Place du Puis to me.... at least based on the picture of the boy!

NC Bored: Nah... that would add to the problem. Your contributions to the board have always been steady and valuable. Taking a break won't help the board, and it might make you more... well..."bored" lol. Hope you don't let this one episode dampen your enthusiasm.

Yes I still have not forgiven you for not getting his phone number!!!

woohoo! always excited for technological progress!!!!! the subject matter never changes. It's the world's oldest profession, so I'm told

citylaw: For what it's worth, I completely agree with you that it's stupid (specifically I mean donating money to the proprieter of a site that profits off of my participation while the owner publicly indulges in some excesses). Personally I would not do it, and if it happened to be friends of mine that were doing it, I would tell them it's stupid too (and they should stop). Since it's not friends of mine, I also agree with the others. I don't care. LOL that being said, I do understand why you posted it because things that happened "over there" used to irk me when I felt betrayed by that site and its management. A couple of years ago, I stopped looking at it... even just occasionally. Now it doesn't irk me at all, and I don't miss it. Something to consider....