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I read somewhere that there are sites on the internet where men review the women they have hired for sex. I have never seen such a site, but it does support the idea that prostitution is the world's oldest profession. In every major city, and no doubt many small ones, men know where to go to fill their biological need for release. At the behest of churches, government makes some noise about stopping this. But often government is in on it, especially the very police who are being paid to stop it. I am just now getting to my issues of the NY Times Magazine, and the August 21st issue has a page on the "flickering red light" in Istanbul. "Since the 1870's, prostitution has thrived in Istanbul's Beyoglu district...for five decades a (woman) ran an empire of Beyoglu brothels that netted her her an estimated $4 million annually until her death in 2001." So just one woman in one town made such big money. Worldwide billions are spent on paid sex. Even the preachers and the politicians who oppose it still buy it, especially if they are conservative Christian or right-wing GOP! The woman who died after making such a fortune left the properties to her son, who closed them. This cost the city an estimated $1.2 million in tax revenue. (Yes, she paid taxes on her income!) Now the government has "essentially stopped granting sex licenses...even though there are an estimated 7000 applications pending. An estimated 100,000 women work in the Turkish sex industry illegally. One older woman, 45, complains about her younger colleagues: "Nowadays these women have all lost their morals," she said. "There's no more service, no more caring for the customers." Yet she still makes up to $6000 a month, I guess by providing the old-fashioned services. The younger women see as many as 50 men in a 12 hour day. At this rate, prostitution will continue to be quite profitable, and we haven't even talked about the male prostitutes. It's an interesting piece to read: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/21/magazine/dimming-the-red-lights-in-turkey.html?scp=1&sq=Flickering%20Red%20Light&st=cse

So you're saying Britney is just a puppet? I find that hard to believe, but in this day, who knows?

I agree with EXPAT. Britney may be mentally ill, but she puts herself into situations where she has to go with the flow if she wants to be a star. And, no doubt, she has a say in what happens or she wouldn't be there.

You know, hitoall likes to talk about the need for compassion. Many of us can understand that the legislator in question got himself into a pickle, but it's because of his own dishonesty. hitoall has no compassion for the wife and daughter- they just have to "get over it." But the wife no doubt feels betrayed, and I don't doubt embarrassed to have this marital trouble a national issue. But because she is "family" she just has to "get over it." How compassionate is that? And the daughter? No I don't know her age. She may now become the child of a broken marriage, living with one parent and not two. But get over it, girl. Hitoall doesn't care what problems you have. You're family. It's your job to let daddy have his indiscretions, even if the kids at school tease you mercilessly. Maybe you loved your parents and hate to see them break up. Get over it! No compassion for you. One reason hypocrisy among politicians is bad is because of the harm it causes when it is finally exposed. I have some compassion for the wife and daughter, not so much for daddy. He needs to get over himself.

The physical act of fucking a woman is pleasurable enough, but I gave it up once I learned the joys of gay sex. I have no desire to return to it, but once in awhile I have wondered about some of those Thai women- they seem pretty sexy. Then I usually wonder if they have a brother.

Didn't you recently marry?

He4 already has a new job, I hear. He's going to model for Preparation H in Puerto Rico ads.

She will, no doubt. I think she is about 5 years old. They understand by that age, don't they? I'm pretty sure. If not, he will explain to her why he showed his asshole on a gay sex site.

You might have also missed the fact that this guy is married with a daughter. Now she has to go to school and hear all of the other kids talk about seeing her daddy's asshole on the computer. That's not so cool, is it? He's now resigned: Pedro Julio Serrano, founder of the gay rights group Puerto Rico for Everyone, said (Roberto)Arango voted in favor of Resolution 99, a proposal that would block any attempt to permit same-sex marriages in the U.S. territory. He also helped block a measure to ban sexual discrimination in the workplace and opposed adoption rights for gays. Wikipedia

They are found in the Sonoran desert. Lick away!

Sometimes, RA1, I have to wonder about you. You do understand that "this cam" and "that cam" might be two different cams?

I'll take him just the way he is.

When the plumber, or the doctor, or the detective enters your house and you note that he is really hot, your heart goes pitter patter. Beauty has a hold on us. And it makes no sense, does it? Why the jaw line in one way makes a guy handsome, an inch or two off and he is not. We cannot choose to be beautiful, it's a gift, at least most of the time. But, I agree that real beauty is what is in the heart. I like to be surrounded by people with good hearts and smart minds. Beauty is secondary, or even tertiary. Until it comes to sex, and then what is beautiful to me may not be beautiful to you. The laws of attraction have been mystifying people for centuries. But, the study shown in the opening post proves that beautiful people seem to thrive more than those who don't have that square jaw. Go figure.

Well, check out the man in the background on this live cam. Of course, it's not live now, but it was live when this cutie dropped trou...Naked on TV

An article in today's NY Times maintains that beautiful people have it so much better than the um, non-beautiful. "..., being attractive also helps you earn more money, find a higher-earning spouse (and one who looks better, too!) and get better deals on mortgages. Each of these facts has been demonstrated over the past 20 years by many economists and other researchers...Most of us, regardless of our professed attitudes, prefer as customers to buy from better-looking salespeople, as jurors to listen to better-looking attorneys, as voters to be led by better-looking politicians, as students to learn from better-looking professors. This is not a matter of evil employers’ refusing to hire the ugly: in our roles as workers, customers and potential lovers we are all responsible for these effects." So, one nice thing about being an internet poster- people don't care what you look like! But for those who don't get the advantages of the beautiful, the author suggests that "Ugliness could be protected generally in the United States by small extensions of the Americans With Disabilities Act. Ugly people could be allowed to seek help from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and other agencies in overcoming the effects of discrimination. We could even have affirmative-action programs for the ugly." How this would be done is explained further in the article, cited below. But, if you dispute the author's points, ask yourself when was the last time you hired an ugly escort? Rights for the Ugly

hitoallusa has already posted about this. He thought the guy was so cute. But read the comment in the Advocate, which I handily provided for you, and you may not be so quick to call him cool. I call him stupid. From the other post: You might not think he is so cute if you read the first comment on this Puerto Rican politician: I'm sorry to disagree but we proud gay Puerto Ricans want HIM to leave us alone. This is the same guy who consistently voted against same-sex marriage and energically proposed to ammend our Constitution to proclaim that legal marriage should be only considered as a union between man and woman. This is the same guy who has consistently joined forced with local fundamentalist leaders to persecute and diminish gay rights. This is the same guy that, presuming his manhood, harassed and bullied another senator for his (alleged) sexual orientation during a Senate session. So, Mister Arango, now you have been caught red-handed (on all fours, for God's sake) and neither your religious friends nor your Republican colleagues have done anything to save your sorry ass. I think he would stand above this scandal if he made a statement affirming his sexual orientation and accept his fault. Hopefully, as I write this, he may be signing his resignation letter.

Irene does not make for good television- at least so far. All you see is wet and windy, much like any other big storm. The TV people seem desperate for something to show.

Well, this morning it was 57% humidity at 5 a.m. The air was so thick- not a drop of a breeze. On the other hand, we didn't have a hurricane to deal with!

You might not think he is so cute if you read the first comment on this Puerto Rican politician: I'm sorry to disagree but we proud gay Puerto Ricans want HIM to leave us alone. This is the same guy who consistently voted against same-sex marriage and energically proposed to ammend our Constitution to proclaim that legal marriage should be only considered as a union between man and woman. This is the same guy who has consistently joined forced with local fundamentalist leaders to persecute and diminish gay rights. This is the same guy that, presuming his manhood, harassed and bullied another senator for his (alleged) sexual orientation during a Senate session. So, Mister Arango, now you have been caught red-handed (on all fours, for God's sake) and neither your religious friends nor your Republican colleagues have done anything to save your sorry ass. I think he would stand above this scandal if he made a statement affirming his sexual orientation and accept his fault. Hopefully, as I write this, he may be signing his resignation letter.

Wait a minute! BiBottom Boy is back, and with no explanation where he has been all this time. Jail? I hope not. Sick? I hope not. Fucking himself silly? Now there you go! Welcome back.

Umm, lookin at your travel schedule, I don't see New York!

Those are two good points.

Welcome back to the board. As for the topic, are you otherwise a compulsive shopper? One way to handle it might be to buy to your heart's content, but just never go to the checkout. Or else you could return what you have not opened. Lookin says Amazon is very consumer friendly on returns.

He recently posted here that he is recovering from a serious illness.

Wonder how cheap a New York hotel room will be this weekend?