SomewhereonNeptune

I love the direction this is taking, you really are capturing the raw revenge aspects of Bret's barracks mates getting their comeuppance. I'm whet with anticipation for where this leads. Bravo!

Even if you were bi or straight, would you prefer seeing fucking done by hard cocks or flaccid ones? 🤣🤣

Probably around 18 once I was away at school. It was the early 80's ('83) and I took the subway ride up to 42nd & 8th at night. As a suburban kid, this was about as scary as I dared. Went into a video booth with a roll of quarters and began pushing the buttons to see what was on the various selections. The booth I was in brought up some man-to-man porn. Despite having had early experiences, I found it at the time a bit off-putting. It was one of these things where it included 70's porn groove as the soundtrack, but otherwise not memorable.

It's about over 50% for me. If a profile says "Condoms Only" or "Safe Only" or the dreaded "Show me your most recent STI Panel", I'll pass them by or they'll get a 'No thanks' from me. My profile is pretty straightforward about 'No Condoms' (or 'Bareback only', but people will still insist despite that. Probably most of y'all get responses that just clearly never read your profile and only gooned at your pics or send a low-effort response?

Well you both described my regimen pretty well. Enlarged BPH here, negative PSAs every year, started with Rapaflo (silodosin) and then somehow was changed over to Flowmax as it had fewer side effects. Doctor added tadalafil 5mg daily which has an off-label indication for prostate treatment, and it had some very beneficial side effects. 😀 Especially against other medications (SSRIs, SNRIs, etc.). But both are more treatments than 'cure' (welcome to Big Pharma and US medical practice, why cure something when you can make it an ongoing revenue stream). Speaking of stream, that's been fine but now you have me considering two things: One is the Alfuzosin, the other is the Urolift procedure. @PozBearWI, can you share the adverse effects of Tamsulosin that Alfuzosin doesn't have?

Funny you mention this. I recently updated my A4A profile, and I got someone (no pic, so that's already sus), and his responses didn't match what I asked. Plus his profile was rather too "eHarmony" for my tastes, which always sets my intuition on alert. It never got as far as a phone number or beyond kick-off chatting because my profile clearly states a "No Pic/Empty Profile = No chat". When a profile says "Photos are the key to start chatting" and has no photos, then when you challenge him about that in a clever way, he responds with "Great, what are you looking for here?" that's my cue for my block game.

I guess this was posted before the news that all the parties agreed to come to the negotiating table in Qatar. Since that's been news for the past 3 hours unless you're glued to MSNBC, I suppose. 🤣

Hell yeah. No forcing here, I want to share it.

There have been ample documentaries that have depicted areas like the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), and the trail that basically says that lunches are provided, but the content ends up being down to the local districts. Taco Bell Tuesday anyone? [think before following links] https://www.usda.gov/about-usda/news/blog/usda-foods-local-roots-dod-fresh-connects-farm-school#:~:text=This became a matter of,1946 by President Harry Truman. The history is in the link, as well as how the DoD became a component of it. But the question of 'what' kids are getting in their school lunches often leads to an answer of "whatever is cheapest" or "wherever big food can control the composition". Lots of school systems are providing fast-food lunches rather than something made on premises or at least healthy, and since big food & beverage provides money to schools for programs (like the scoreboards for football, etc.), you see Coke or Pepsi being made available by one or the other on school grounds. And not always their healthiest options. So there's the corporate capitalism approach. State-owned/state-controlled? If we had guidelines that didn't consider ketchup as a vegetable (anyone recall that from the Reagan era?), we might get somewhere. No simple answers but the current path isn't great. Michelle Obama had some ideas around that, but the execution left a lot to be desired. [think before following links] https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2863508/Prisoners-eat-better-food-Students-slam-Michelle-Obama-pictures-disgusting-lunches-served-schools-America.html [think before following links] https://www.businessinsider.com/students-tweeting-awful-photos-school-lunches-michelle-obama-healthier-meals-2014-4 [think before following links] https://nypost.com/2014/11/23/kids-thank-michelle-obama-for-mystery-mush-school-lunches/ [think before following links] https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2803961/Thanks-Michelle-Obama-filling-lunch-Student-photos-paltry-school-lunches-raise-alarm-social-media.html Doesn't that make your mouth water? Wait...let me rephrase. That doesn't make your mouth water. No easy answers, but not a lot of thinking either.

I've mentioned my own experience previously, and how I suspected and confirmed. The shame of it all is that the Church's answer to this is to provide some type of inpatient counseling to 'change the behavior' (whatever that means), then move them around to a different parish or post where it only starts all over again. We've seen how well that works. Also met two seminarians at a party once that were openly salivating over the potential for getting action from the altar-boy set, plus I saw how they looked at some of the minors at this party. 🙄 Everyone knew about this particular priest's reputation but despite that nothing was ever done until one kid reported his abuse to the police. The priest got off easy in more ways than one, then was moved from NJ to PA, then around PA quite a bit, where he continued to (ahem) get off. Then by the time to former Archbishop of Philly was called to testify on why he'd been reassigned so often (he'd since stepped down for health reasons), his doctor's testified he wouldn't be reliable due to dementia. 🙄 I'm probably the outlier here, but this guy was a scumbag and a total predator, and for years he got more ass than a rental car. Yeah, they finally defrocked him. Just in time for his retirement.

So I asked AI for the answer to "why beef tallow": Beef tallow, derived from the fat of cows, offers several potential benefits, including supporting immune function, promoting healthy skin, and potentially contributing to weight loss efforts. It's also a good source of essential fat-soluble vitamins like A, D, E, and K. Here's a more detailed look: 1. Immune Support and Vitamin Absorption: Beef tallow is rich in fat-soluble vitamins, which are crucial for various bodily functions, including immune support, bone health, and cellular function. It can help the body absorb these vitamins more effectively. 2. Skin Health and Hydration: Beef tallow's composition closely resembles natural oils produced by the skin, making it a good moisturizer. It can help hydrate and strengthen the skin barrier, potentially reducing inflammation and irritation. Some claim it may improve skin elasticity. 3. Weight Management: The saturated fats in beef tallow can contribute to feelings of satiety, potentially helping to curb cravings and reduce overall calorie intake. It can be part of a low-carb or ketogenic diet for weight loss. 4. Cooking and Flavor Enhancement: Beef tallow has a high smoke point, making it suitable for high-heat cooking like frying and roasting. It can add a rich, savory flavor to dishes. According to the Coast Packing Company, tallow can even increase fry life and reduce cleaning time. 5. Other Potential Benefits: Some research suggests beef tallow may have anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. It's also a source of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), a polyunsaturated fatty acid with potential health benefits. According to the Gutsy Ferments website, tallow contains butyric acid, which may support gut health. For years, a ton of different fats were maligned, such as coconut oil, avocado oil and others. Olive oil has always been considered good, but revised research is coming forward that outlines the benefits of other fats, such as beef tallow. Other research is taking a renewed look at oils, such as canola and others, and how their processing may have a negative effect on their composition (Refined, Bleached, Deodorized or RBD oils). But Canola Oil (which is a GMO version of rapeseed oil) is the darling of big food, so you need to dig deep on the research that pulls out the negative components. [think before following links] https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1357272509003252 So what's the answer? Perhaps not all we've been told by big food is reliable, and perhaps the wisdom of our ancestors who used tallow needs more research. RFK's general point has been to move the American diet away from ultra-processed foods that remove nutrients, which in itself isn't necessarily a bad idea. The only true answer is more independent research not funded by the same interests supporting big food or big pharmaceutical companies.

There's a saying that goes that 'if the government says it's healthy, it's a good idea to do the opposite'. For instance, everyone by now knows the 'Food Pyramid' that recommends high amounts of carbs and low amounts of healthy fats (or unhealthy ones). This article from Australia tells some of the story behind its origins, and the story of the flawed science presented by Ansel Keys. [think before following links] https://wearechief.com/en-us/blogs/articles/the-corrupt-history-of-the-food-pyramid?srsltid=AfmBOoqPBBNPr4jv9Oe1MK1Ri8Zcn-4tZrXhPOUuAHRqGsezVVD56tgj I'll do everyone a solid and give you the TLDR punchline: As the diet guidelines took hold (eat more carbs), obesity and type II diabetes showed a marked increase in first world populations who were now chowing down on Ultra Refined/Processed Foods. And more recent science that hasn't necessarily pushed a political agenda has shown that fats are actually healthy. That's aligned also to the later prevalence of diets like Atkins, South Beach, and Keto as blood chemistry diets that resulted in weight loss as well as improved blood chemistry that lowered glucose and A1C. Nope. We're clearly still making them. Some people are trying to correct them, but you can also bet that the food and beverage lobbies will pressure lawmakers to deep-six this bill in the Texas Legislature: [think before following links] https://www.fox26houston.com/news/texas-food-warning-labels-sb25

@TaKinGDeePanal, I like the thought and layout in your hypothesis. Much like @nanana's comment, you're showing a theorization that leads to a good potential explanation of events and I also wish more people would cite sources as you have. While I'm not 100% there yet, I haven't completely dismissed it as conspiracist either. It's good stuff. Now on the other side of that, @meetme's post sounds like a modern interpretation of "The Fox & The Grapes": e.g. Trump won, so regardless of reason, it must be fraud. It dismisses offhand the reality that the media gaslit the public, omitted details and news coverage that didn't place it's candidate (Biden) in a favorable light, and created narrative designed to sound like "Biden good, orange man bad". It's an oversimplification dismissive that anyone would feel that the country was not heading in the right direction, and that view was validated by numerous pre-election polls that should have been a harbinger to the Democrats. And that seems to be a theme. The left's view is "how dare they vote for the Republican", embodied in comments like "basket of deplorables" (Hillary Clinton) and others. The concept that there be a dissenting view is inconceivable to them, as if no one should be thinking of a view that they didn't espouse. And there's a crap ton of those that did not land with a large swath of the electorate. We could opine on this, but aren't the following explanations possible given the outcome: Biden's/Harris' message didn't resonate with the base or represent the direction they wanted to see, so they just stayed on the sidelines. They felt disenfranchised by the lack of a primary and the lack of a convention floor vote because of anointing Harris as the handpicked nominee. They didn't like the direction of the agenda and it leaned too far from the center to be supportable. They felt misled by the media, and after the debate performance, that feeling was reinforced. They weren't better off than they were 4 years ago. Where voters wanted to come back to the center, the party was leaning further left. Immigration was a HUGE issue and the Biden Administration was proven to be ineffective on that. If even one of those isn't a possibility, explain why?

After trying Tamsulosin and Tadalafil (Cialis generic) separately, the combination of the two helps with flow AND libido more than each separately and the two don't have contraindications with each other. That said, you need to watch for contraindications in other drugs. Rapaflo on the other hand can really give a ton of side effects that aren't desired in combination with Cialis. I've had no issues with getting insurance to cover it when Tamsulosin is prescribed together.