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I've been advocating this, but even so, the numbers blow me away. Not sure where the Pot sales number comes from. "Pot is, after all, California's biggest cash crop, responsible for $14 billion in annual sales, dwarfing the state's second largest agricultural commodity — milk and cream — which brings in $7.3 billion annually, according to the most recent USDA statistics. " To me the "USDA statistics" is being referenced is in relation to the milk & cream figure. I believe the pot figure may be inflated, and the laws of supply & demand dictate that once legal, the price should come down as more suppliers flood the market and the black market costs are removed from the price. But whatever the number ends up being, it clearly appears that this could significantly boost the economy of California (keep in mind that our enforcement and prison costs should also be reduced in this area).

The article is very funny. I especially enjoyed the following: "There is one positive side to all this: The catering costs on our advertising shoots have plummeted. Those waifsters are all on gerbil diets. I recently tried to tempt one lad with a corn tortilla; He looked at me as if I were pushing crack." Here's the whole column: Where Have You Gone, Tyson Beckford? New Male Model Is Pale, Frail View Story On One Page Print This Story Share This Story By Simon Doonan March 3, 2009 | 2:25 p.m Model at Comme des Garcons, above. +Enlarge Getty Images More on Fashion >> Luigi Tadini Excited to Turn the Save Venice Ball Into a Downtown Dance Party Ex-Vogue Intern Sean Avery’s Fashionable Friends Welcome Him Back to His Day Job Where Have You Gone, Tyson Beckford? New Male Model Is Pale, Frail For Sale: Chloe Sevigny's Refrigerator, Kelly Killoren Bensimon's Sneakers, Chuck Schumer's Tie Running in Heels' Zoe Glassner Says Her "Feelings Were Really Hurt" by her Intern Madonna is having her Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone moment, and I for one am giving her a ferocious thumbs up. Naysayers be damned! So what if she’s old enough to be her Brazilian boy toy’s grandmother? Cougar Madge is rewriting the rules yet again, and more power to her. Her mojo, unlike that of everything else in the world, is clearly going full throttle. Can’t we just be happy for all concerned? Madge’s current taste in men—handsome, brunet, godlike, strapping—very much mirrors my own. Maybe I am just a deeply naff person who has very conventional and cheesy ideas about what constitutes attractiveness, but I think her Jesus is cute. In this respect, Madge and I are, however, wildly out of step with prevailing tastes. In the World of La Mode, hunks are persona non grata: Pasty is the new handsome; scrawny is the new buff; limp is the new erect; and asexual is the new humpy. If you don’t believe me, then clearly you did not attend any of the recent men’s shows at New York Fashion Week. My dears, you simply cannot imagine what passes for a male model these days! To my eyes, the new crop of runway lads are shockingly genderless. Many resemble Cate Blanchett. Some even look like Tilda Swinton. In lieu of the dashing, square-jawed Mark Vanderloos and Tyson Beckfords of yore, we saw a group of “men†so androgynous that they could easily be mistaken for a troupe of F-to-M transsexuals. (Not that there’s anything wrong with that!) It is hard to imagine, based on their languid, hairless, anorexic appearance, that these lads possess “equipment†of any sort. This castrated fashion ideal—it crept up on us over the last few years, largely due to former men’s Dior designer Hedi Slimane (thanks for nothing, Hedski!)—is now so pervasive that it’s hard to remember that there was a time when fellas actually looked like fellas. Masculinity was once very much part of the equation: In the last century, a male model needed to look as if he could chop down trees and unblock toilets. Now he appears too feeble to even crochet the poodle for the spare roll. (I’m sticking with the toilet theme to avoid confusing you.) How did the male waif get such a stranglehold on the fashion psyche? Who is to blame? Why, when faced with such grim global uncertainty, are fashion designers vaunting an ideal that looks so frail, lost and screechingly incompetent? Though I lack the insights to answer any of the above questions, I can tell you one thing for sure: This issue is an ongoing bone of contention in my office at Barneys. For some strange reason, all the gals seem to adore the twiggy male waifs in their skinny Nudie jeans. Can’t get enough of them. If a bloke looks like he has two red corpuscles and no testicles, then my colleagues go all wobbly and weak at the knees. When I suggest that it might make a nice change to see a few individuals who look like they might actually have penises, they regard me as if I am trying to defile a Lanvin man-blouse by stuffing Burt Reynolds into it. There is one positive side to all this: The catering costs on our advertising shoots have plummeted. Those waifsters are all on gerbil diets. I recently tried to tempt one lad with a corn tortilla; He looked at me as if I were pushing crack. I’m optimistic about the future. Fashion is a pendulum. At some point in the future, real blokes will undoubtedly Tarzan their way back into vogue. When they do, Madge and I will be there in the front row, peering through our lorgnettes, chugging down the Geritol and checking out the goods.

I can't believe they're still around either. Especially after South Park skewered them so well.

What a dim wit. What's the downside to supporting civil unions??

It's about time. "Bernard Madoff's new Manhattan home is the size of a walk-in closet, with cinderblock walls, linoleum floors and a bunk bed. Breakfast will be served before sunrise, and the disgraced financier can stretch his legs outside, but only every other day - in a cage." So how long will he be sentenced for? I've heard up to 150 years. He's 70 years old...so basically a life sentence.

This is a little bit of a tangent...but I always find it a bit curious when some minor commits a crime and is then tried as an adult. Seems like there are 2 sets of rules. Not sure what the age of consent should be, but things are not always cut and dried.

Isn't always the case. The sub standard contacts are the ones who keep in contact with you. Would rather have recently reviewed WC in Durham keep calling to get back together again.

Sounds like a step in the right direction. I still think the economic angle is the most interesting. Open growing and distribution possibilities for our nations farmers and cigarette companies. And tax the hell out of it to help balance out budget.

I agree that this is a very good move by President Obama. And way to go Nancy Reagan. Let's hope that this intensified research leads to many medical breakthroughs.

Definitely a hot ass. I've always had a thing for Jason too. Guess I'd better rent Zack and Mira Make a Porn.

I had forgotten that. Thanks for the reminder.

Very funny skit. I especially enjoyed how he couldn't get the math right on splitting the reward money. Geithner lost so much credibility during the confirmation hearings. But expectations were set too high for him to correct our complex financial problems so quickly. They shouldn't have promised a plan before a real plan was ready. Just watched weekend update where Justin Timberlake does a guest appearance as the husband of the cartoon character Cathy played by Andy Samberg. Pretty funny...especially with the appearance of Jessica Rabbit.

I'm more with Conway on this issue. The fight against Terrorism is in my opinion a war. Those of our enemy's who are not US citizens don't deserve the full protection of our constitution. Our world is forever changing, and many are still stuck on the definition of War as that kind activity exemplified by WWII where nation states fought each other. What rights did the US extend some of our own citizens in the forcible relocation and internment of approximately 110,000 Japanese nationals and Japanese Americans to housing facilities called "War Relocation Camps" during WWII? I'm really sick of those who were so critical of our lack of intelligence after 9/11 who then second guess our attempts going forward to try to avoid further attacks on the US. I don't totally support the length of time it took to get some of the "enemy combatants" to trial, but I was fine with the concept of the use of Military Tribunals to try non citizens. And I don't mind some torture either. It's better then their side where they skip the torture and go straight to the beheading of our soldiers and innocents associated with our side.

This sounds great. I love the music of George and Ira Gershwin. Here's a sample of Billie Holiday singing Summertime (From Porgy & Bess): And of course, Janis Joplin singing Summertime http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzNEgcqWDG4...feature=related

Mystery solved. Now I know why I just got an email that my review had been accepted...when I hadn't posted a recent review. Again, Welcome Back Jesse.

I thought Craigslist announced that they were going to crack down on escort ads. It doesn't seem like they have which if fine with me. Hope Nosey doesn't get very far with this.

It's looking pretty bad for our "hero". 2 people have testified that Harlow asked them to provide alibi's. For a more detailed update see: http://www.jasoncurious.com/desk/index.html

Things here in Texas are not as bad as your anecdote indicates. "The Texas unemployment rate jumped to 6.4 percent in January and the state lost jobs for the third consecutive month, the Texas Workforce Commission reported Thursday (3/5). The unemployment rate jumped nearly a percentage point from the revised December figure of 5.6 percent, and the state's seasonally adjusted nonagricultural employment fell by 75,800 jobs, according to commission figures." My retail business sales have been growing at a nearly double digit rate, but that's because we're doing some things right. My competitors are not doing as well, but overall I don't think retail here is doing as bad as the rest of the nation. As far as real estate goes...remember that Texas' real estate market crashed in the 80's (no bailouts available then), and the recovery has been slow and steady. So there's not as much room to fall as other parts of the country, and because the appreciation has been so slow and steady there has not been as much refinancing to pull "equity" out. I hear the hardest hit states are California, Florida & Nevada.

Welcome StudCody... I was curious so I looked up your profile as follows: http://www.maleescortreview.com/index.php Looking good. Hope you continue to contribute here.

I've never watched more than a few minutes of the show. I think it's stupid and can't understand why so many like it so much.

Sean Lockhart posted on his Brent Corrigan blog that he flew back from the trial on Saturday the 28th. He had gone there to give testimony. So as witness for the prosecution it doesn't seem like has been found to be more involved. Maybe he just outsmarted Harlow, but that's not what I've been hearing.

Well it just goes to show you...women make inferior Presidents of the United States. Ducking right now from Hilary supporters.

Thanks Zachary for this update. He certainly does open himself up more ridicule. But I think the article's reference to his "knobby knees" was a little unfair. It would be easier to take him more seriously if he was doing a better job/had better job approval ratings.

Spoiler alert for West Coast watchers of 24. Who else has been watching. This has been a great season. Jon Voight is a great bad guy. And I love that the righteous Senator holding the torture hearings (well played by Kurtwood Smith who played the dad on That 70's Show) is one of the hostages. The episode is still not over...won't give any more away right now.