Lucky

So why did Kris Allen not perform on Idol this season? He was seen in the audience once...and what about Archuleta? No sign of him at all. Not that I watched...

An old Jewish joke: A female CNN journalist heard about a very old Jewish man who had been going to the Western Wall to pray, twice a day, every day, for a long, long time. So she went to check it out. She went to the Western Wall and there he was, walking slowly up to the holy site. She watched him pray and after about 45 minutes, when he turned to leave, using a cane and moving very slowly, she approached him for an interview. "Pardon me, sir, I'm Rebecca Smith from CNN. What's your name? "Morris Feinberg," he replied. "Sir, how long have you been coming to the Western Wall and praying?" "For about 60 years." "60 years! That's amazing! What do you pray for?" "I pray for peace between the Christians, Jews and the Muslims. I pray for all the wars and all the hatred to stop. I pray for all our children to grow up safely as responsible adults, and to love their fellow man." "How do you feel after doing this for 60 years?" "Like I'm talking to a fucking wall." Moral: I guess that Israelis should stop talking to walls and start to talk to people around them. Alternatively, if they are brave enough, they can also take a look in the mirror. By the time they do that peace will prevail. (Borrowed from a blog by Gilad Atzmon) 

Sure, some people feel full of themselves, others are a bunch of hot air. But New Zealand truck driver Steve McCormack can claim that it wasn't his fault after an air hose became lodged in his buttocks during a freak injury and he soon started the inflation process. He's lucky to be alive, they say. Read the story here: A truck driver in New Zealand nearly popped after an air hose accidently got lodged in his buttocks... "I felt the air rush into my body and I felt like I was going to explode," he told 3News in New Zealand on Tuesday. Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/2011/05/25/2011-05-25_new_zealand_truck_driver_steven_mccormack_nearly_pops_after_getting_air_hose_lod.html#ixzz1NNIICYTd

Only 22 of those guys make my list. I have seen, in person, Ricky Martin, Cheyenne Jackson, Nick Adams, Wilson Cruz, Gavin Creel, Hugh Jackman, Jonathan Groff, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Chris Pine, Mathew Morrison, and Daniel Craig. The first three were definitely the sexiest of the bunch. Trevor Donovan would be the one I'd most like to see, followed by Kellan Lutz and Harry Shrum, Jr. Brad Pitt I would prefer to remain forever young in my memory.

Jiminy criminy Jimboivyo! I can no longer think that you are, in fact, the doppleganger of one Benjamin Nicholas! What would Benjamin say of all this Four Seasons treatment of escorts? I left out of my summary above that one of the crimes these "gushers" had committed was going to the Palm Springs Weekend and, shockingly, bringing an escort with him! And we don't even have a Four Seasons hotel here!

There are other sites on the internet besides this one wherein guys post their thoughts much as we do, and occasionally someone comes along and complains. In this case, the "someone" hasn't posted on the site since September 15, 2009, yet he says people write to him when they are upset with something about the site. Really. Here's the quote: "It's not just you and it's not limited to that travel thread. I think this is generally something many members - if I'm to believe the emails I've received, which prompted me to take a look - are finding to be a turn-off." Get that? He doesn't read the site anymore, has no interest in it, by golly. But when the folks email him, well, he has no choice, does he, but to intervene on behalf of the little people who cannot speak up on the subject for themselves. So he did intervene, and attacked some of the posters on the site for being too clubby, and insinuated that a traveling escort coming to New York might see all his customers gone if these same cliques make everyone else think the escort is way too busy for them. We all know what would happen if that were the case, don't we? In New York, all those unsatisfied by the traveling escort would call a local escort, say, um, well, Rick Munroe, wouldn't they? He has the advantage of posting on that site since September 15, 2009, so people know him. Fact is, though, if they know Rick, why did they write their complaints to Doug69? As you can tell, I don't think they had the wrong address at all. Now back to MER...

Alex Rodriguez or Ruben Tejada would not need rubbers with me. I would totally surrender. That is what you are talking about, isn't it?

Disappointment reigned, but the King did not:

The Ny Post is johnny on the spot with more details that do not help our lovable Frenchman: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/dom_like_frog_in_heat_AiyZNxxnucx6owC6ukinFM

That's one reason that golf is so popular with old men who can't get laid. After 18 holes, their balls smell so bad that they need washing!

Over at gaytravelbrazil, some of the guys on the May trip got the Atlantico Hotel for $103 a night. Using the same website, I could only get it for $147 a night in August. I haven't booked anything yet, as $147 would get me a five star hotel in Bangkok...

No, lots and lots of he finest ice creams! Also, we did talk the waiter into serving us in the nude, and that took a few bucks.

I seriously doubt that the case would have gone as far as it has had not the prosecutors had the goods. Given this guy's history, it is awfully hard to give him the benefit of any doubt. But we all believe in the concept of "innocent until proven guilty," don't we?

I think the world ends at 6 pm on the East Coast, 5 Central, and 3 Pacific. The beauty of it all is that I convinced a couple of hot straight guys to have sex with me on the theory that they would never again have the chance to try gay sex. Last night the bf and I went out for a $500 dinner, and then spent the rest of our money on Lotto tickets- just in case the world doesn't end.

The linked NY Times article talks about the problems maids can have with guests. Most of them involve a man exposing himself to the maid. As I was reading the article, I thought that it would never occur to me to think of the maid in a sexual manner. But, of course, most maids are female. I then remembered a night in Bangkok some 20 years ago at a very luxurious hotel. Two guys were doing the night time turn-down service while I was in the room. I probably did look at one of them a second too long, but he apparently didn't mind. When his colleague went to get towels, he came up and kissed me. Well, I kissed back. So, it could happen, but never by force! (BTW- I was fully dressed!) http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/21/business/21housekeeper.html?hpw

One of the Yankees minor league prospects:

Wall Street Journal headline: Jewish Donors Warn Obama on Israel ...Some of the misgivings among Jewish supporters can be traced to specific incidents that resonated in the Jewish community. Last year, for example, Israeli media suggested Mr. Obama had snubbed Mr. Netanyahu and an Israeli delegation by leaving a White House meeting early. The White House and Israeli officials disputed that characterization. But the incident left a lasting impression. "It was a snub," said former New York Mayor Ed Koch, who campaigned for Mr. Obama in 2008. "My feeling was that the president was hostile to Israel." Peace among men depends on whether Obama left a dinner early? At least he didn't throw upon Bebe!

And what would those reasons be?

I wasn't lookin forward to seeing the Mets play, but even before the game started they got my attention. Ruben Tejada

Was your response meant to answer my question? Netanyahoo showed up today with a list of nonnegotiable demands. How's that for a start to peace talks? He is in office only because of the support of fanatics in Israel who oppose peace or anything close to it. The expansion of the settlements is a flagrant indication of where these fanatics want the peace talks to go. And every time someone suggests that the Israelis should yield a bit, the cries of anti-Semitism abound.

Baby Netanyahoo is visiting the US. Why? He has no interest in a peace settlement, in fact, the only settlements he wants are in area that belong to the Palestinians. Why does he bother to make the trip?

Hehehe- Now there is a show at the Little Schubert Theater called- you guessed it- Lucky Guy! I thank my friends and all the little people who brought this day on stage to life.

Uh...this is a trick question, right?

Only the ego of the human race would allow us to believe that we are alone in that vast universe. But, for all practical purposes, we are!

Thanks for sharing.