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65 and sunny. Welcome after three days a of rain (5+ inches) and wind (50 mph). 'Bout time.
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Both my wife and I had multiple partners before marriage. We were tested. I have been monogamous since and I believe she has as well. I have been tested subsequently as a byproduct of other blood tests - still clean.
If I were to have sex with someone else, we would both be tested and use condoms. I lost several friends in the 80's and 90's. Two others live with HIV.
I was lucky before I became monogamous. Not smart, just lucky. (Not counting HPV - now they have a vaccine)
If I were to have sex with someone else, we would both be tested and use condoms. I lost several friends in the 80's and 90's. Two others live with HIV.
I was lucky before I became monogamous. Not smart, just lucky. (Not counting HPV - now they have a vaccine)
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The moon landing was faked, too, you know.
Yes, it was filmed in my parents' living room. Walt Disney helpd with the animatronics
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I don't want to whine about what these things have done to my body. I went from being fitter than most men in their twenties to substantially less within a year. I am in my mid fifties. Some things will never come back.
What I fear is twofold, leaving my family before my work is done. I made a promise and haven't done my job. Alternatively, health bills will leave my family destitute as I die a lingering death in a hospital bed - unacceptable. This has strained my marriage to the breaking point. The stupidity of the political situation just piles on. Maybe today is just another bad day.
Reading about how you have carried on gives me some hope in the face of adversity.
What I fear is twofold, leaving my family before my work is done. I made a promise and haven't done my job. Alternatively, health bills will leave my family destitute as I die a lingering death in a hospital bed - unacceptable. This has strained my marriage to the breaking point. The stupidity of the political situation just piles on. Maybe today is just another bad day.
Reading about how you have carried on gives me some hope in the face of adversity.
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How do we carry on when the world seems determined to break us with iron rods?
Like Kiera, I dread what will happen in 2017. 2016 brought me cancer. I survived the treatment. Then another health issue rises that will kill me if unreated. The treatment options have serious and detrimental side effects. I chose the least aggressive option but the one least likely to work. If it is unsuccesful, I will not treat anymore. I had a full life. I did more than most.
I worry about my wife and son after I am gone. What will happen to my aging parents? It consumes you. Add to this my loss of faith in the reasonableness and fairness of people. The elections threw me for a tailspin. I once thought most people would do the right thing. I was wrong. I shudder at the thought of what is to come.
How do we carry on in the face of never ending adversity? How are we there for the ones we love? I find some solace in the words of Kiera, Verbal, and others on this forum. They are great examples of perserverance and adjustment. Thank you for helping me.
Like Kiera, I dread what will happen in 2017. 2016 brought me cancer. I survived the treatment. Then another health issue rises that will kill me if unreated. The treatment options have serious and detrimental side effects. I chose the least aggressive option but the one least likely to work. If it is unsuccesful, I will not treat anymore. I had a full life. I did more than most.
I worry about my wife and son after I am gone. What will happen to my aging parents? It consumes you. Add to this my loss of faith in the reasonableness and fairness of people. The elections threw me for a tailspin. I once thought most people would do the right thing. I was wrong. I shudder at the thought of what is to come.
How do we carry on in the face of never ending adversity? How are we there for the ones we love? I find some solace in the words of Kiera, Verbal, and others on this forum. They are great examples of perserverance and adjustment. Thank you for helping me.
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While I think a Steak and a BJ Day is silly and sexist (not that I am against steaks or BJ's), in my experience Valentine's Day is almost strictly for women. Of the men I polled, only one got as much as a card (including me). Whereas, the amount of money spent on candies, flowers, dipped strawberries, etc, is big buisness.
My SO got a very nice gift, a great meal made for her with a delicious dessert, two handmade cards (one for Valentine's Day one for our Anniversary), and I did the cleanup. (I typically cook dinner - admittedly atypical in most houses) She didn't do anything for me (even as much as a card). This is reasonbly common. I am sure others can come up with examples where the male was treated well / equally. But I am sure that is not the majority of experiences of men.
Now, I wouldn't deny that much of modern western life favors men over women. That is wrong and we should fix it. But having holidays that institutionalize sexism the way Valentine's Day is celebrated is equally wrong. So I can understand the sentiment of men wanting some token of reciprocity / affection. Steak and a BJ Day is not the answer. Creating a separate sexist holiday is equally wrong.
My SO got a very nice gift, a great meal made for her with a delicious dessert, two handmade cards (one for Valentine's Day one for our Anniversary), and I did the cleanup. (I typically cook dinner - admittedly atypical in most houses) She didn't do anything for me (even as much as a card). This is reasonbly common. I am sure others can come up with examples where the male was treated well / equally. But I am sure that is not the majority of experiences of men.
Now, I wouldn't deny that much of modern western life favors men over women. That is wrong and we should fix it. But having holidays that institutionalize sexism the way Valentine's Day is celebrated is equally wrong. So I can understand the sentiment of men wanting some token of reciprocity / affection. Steak and a BJ Day is not the answer. Creating a separate sexist holiday is equally wrong.
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Great advice.
I am gonna go against the grain of most of the advice here and say 3rd person, because then it's like a movie watching the characters from a distance. It will nudge you toward being more visual. And you won't be trapped in one character's head.
p.s. - To the OP - great avatar!
I tend to agree with Verbal here. In my non-erotica, I write almost always in first person (the stories are heavily dialogue oriented with little descriptive prose). I am trying to finish my first erotic story, but am finding that so much is not dialogue that I am needing to find a different voice or give up on this particular story.
Your mileage may vary.
The novel The Girl on the Train is written in multiple first person voices. It is ultimately effective. However, I am unsure that the multiple voices would work in a shorter story.
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I like pretty much all fruits, but a good orange is probably my favorite
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We are all real. For instance, my avatar is my passport photo.
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Tonight will be steak with sauce Bernaise, polenta, and brocolli. Panna Cotta with strawberry chocolate sauce and dipped strawberries for dessert.
Valentine's dinner for LOML and me.
Valentine's dinner for LOML and me.
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My perspective (your mileage my vary):
I don't understand your concerns with your partner having friends of the opposite gender. LOML has friends of both genders. They go along with her interests (some of which, I don't share). I do not feel the need to know about these. Even should she be attracted to some of the men, I trust her. I think that is is unrealistic and sexist to insist that your partner have no interaction with the opposite gender. Currently, my closest friend other than LOML is a woman. It doesn't mean I am cheating (I am not). Maybe she hides it as she is concerned how you will react. In my opinion, you need to learn to trust and let go. You can only control yourself.
I don't understand your concerns with your partner having friends of the opposite gender. LOML has friends of both genders. They go along with her interests (some of which, I don't share). I do not feel the need to know about these. Even should she be attracted to some of the men, I trust her. I think that is is unrealistic and sexist to insist that your partner have no interaction with the opposite gender. Currently, my closest friend other than LOML is a woman. It doesn't mean I am cheating (I am not). Maybe she hides it as she is concerned how you will react. In my opinion, you need to learn to trust and let go. You can only control yourself.
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Caprese salad burger, twice cooked fries, and a tomato salad
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HOLY CRAP this looks soooo damn good!
Thank you for sharing. If you have a pic, please post it. I hope someone will after they make it.
I intend too.
Done. Edited into my earlier post.
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Pretty much every day. When I shop for the groceries for the day's dinner, the elderly of the neighborhood are often shopping. Nearly always I will help one with lifting, reaching, or finding their groceries. Such a small thing to make their day easier.
One chooses how they want to live their life. You can treat everyone as your friend or as their enemy. Either way, you find out it is true.
I choose to be kind and tolerant.
One chooses how they want to live their life. You can treat everyone as your friend or as their enemy. Either way, you find out it is true.
I choose to be kind and tolerant.
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Roasted pears with espesso mascarpone
Ingredients
FOR THE PEARS:
4 Pears, Any Variety (8 Pears, If You're Using Seckel)
2 Tablespoons Lemon Juice
1 Tablespoon Sugar
2 Tablespoons Unsalted Butter
2 Tablespoons Water
FOR THE CREAM:
1 cup Whipping Cream
1 Vanilla Bean
1 cup Mascarpone
3 Tablespoons Espresso, Chilled
¼ cups Sugar (or Go Up To 1/3 Cup If You Prefer A Sweeter Cream)
FOR FINISHING:
Cocoa Powder
Toasted Ground Almonds
Preparation
For the pears:
Preheat oven to 375ºF. Peel pears if you like (not really necessary if you buy organic), halve them lengthwise and core. Place cut side up in a roasting pan and sprinkle with lemon juice. Sprinkle sugar evenly over pear halves and dot with butter. Pour water into the roasting pan and bake pears for 30 minutes, basting with pan juices a few times. Flip pears over and bake an additional 30 minutes, basting with pan juices a few times. Pears are ready when a knife slips easily into the thickest part. (Seckel pears may take less time. Start checking for doneness around the 40-minute mark.) Allow pears to cool to room temperature.
For the mascarpone cream:
Pour whipping cream into a small bowl. Slice vanilla bean in half lengthwise and scrape seeds into the cream, stirring to evenly distribute. Add the bean to the cream. Cover bowl and refrigerate for at least an hour, along with the bowl and beater of an electric stand mixer.
Just before serving, pour cream through a fine mesh strainer into the chilled mixing bowl. Add mascarpone and espresso, and beat on medium speed until ingredients are just combined. Increase speed to medium-high and with the mixer running, sprinkle in sugar, beating until soft peaks form.
To serve, top a pear half with a dollop of mascarpone cream. Add one or both of the finishing ingredients, to taste.
Not my photo. I put a dollop of cream on top with a fried basil leaf for color
Ingredients
FOR THE PEARS:
4 Pears, Any Variety (8 Pears, If You're Using Seckel)
2 Tablespoons Lemon Juice
1 Tablespoon Sugar
2 Tablespoons Unsalted Butter
2 Tablespoons Water
FOR THE CREAM:
1 cup Whipping Cream
1 Vanilla Bean
1 cup Mascarpone
3 Tablespoons Espresso, Chilled
¼ cups Sugar (or Go Up To 1/3 Cup If You Prefer A Sweeter Cream)
FOR FINISHING:
Cocoa Powder
Toasted Ground Almonds
Preparation
For the pears:
Preheat oven to 375ºF. Peel pears if you like (not really necessary if you buy organic), halve them lengthwise and core. Place cut side up in a roasting pan and sprinkle with lemon juice. Sprinkle sugar evenly over pear halves and dot with butter. Pour water into the roasting pan and bake pears for 30 minutes, basting with pan juices a few times. Flip pears over and bake an additional 30 minutes, basting with pan juices a few times. Pears are ready when a knife slips easily into the thickest part. (Seckel pears may take less time. Start checking for doneness around the 40-minute mark.) Allow pears to cool to room temperature.
For the mascarpone cream:
Pour whipping cream into a small bowl. Slice vanilla bean in half lengthwise and scrape seeds into the cream, stirring to evenly distribute. Add the bean to the cream. Cover bowl and refrigerate for at least an hour, along with the bowl and beater of an electric stand mixer.
Just before serving, pour cream through a fine mesh strainer into the chilled mixing bowl. Add mascarpone and espresso, and beat on medium speed until ingredients are just combined. Increase speed to medium-high and with the mixer running, sprinkle in sugar, beating until soft peaks form.
To serve, top a pear half with a dollop of mascarpone cream. Add one or both of the finishing ingredients, to taste.
Not my photo. I put a dollop of cream on top with a fried basil leaf for color
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Moonlight Sonata
Drift Away - Dobie Grey
Bloodbuzz Ohio - The National
Film Noir - Gaslight Anthem
Blue Train - Coltrane
Tempted - The Squeeze
Drift Away - Dobie Grey
Bloodbuzz Ohio - The National
Film Noir - Gaslight Anthem
Blue Train - Coltrane
Tempted - The Squeeze
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To Have and Have Not
There was a bet with Howard Hawks around making a good movie based upon Hemingway's worst book. Good movie, lousy book (and I am a Hemingway fan)
There was a bet with Howard Hawks around making a good movie based upon Hemingway's worst book. Good movie, lousy book (and I am a Hemingway fan)
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Saw recently:
Hidden Figures (loved it)
The Girl on the Train (the book is better than the movie, but the movie is good)
Inferno (LOML wanted to see this)
Sully
Pale Flower
Still waiting to see Manchester by the Sea (LOML doesn't want to see it)
Hidden Figures (loved it)
The Girl on the Train (the book is better than the movie, but the movie is good)
Inferno (LOML wanted to see this)
Sully
Pale Flower
Still waiting to see Manchester by the Sea (LOML doesn't want to see it)
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Squeeze - they were very good. They cranked out hit after hit.