NaperVic

Why do you feel bad? You should feel flattered. Heck, you should go with it, flirt back. He might be your soulmate, he might complete you, he might bring order and purpose to your life! Did that just scare you even more? Seriously, you should see where it goes. No harm in that. Take Care, Vic

Mark, you just basically called me a wuss.

Strong, dangerous, evil, perfect, good in bed...hmmm, I think you guys have sold me on the name Damien. Corvussssss, you'd so love him. He's sooo pale, thin, taunt, but not overly bulky muscular...soooo yummmy . I'm still not sure I want to 'commit' running with them. I think I need to find out more about them, make sure they aren't religisexuals or anything like that. I would hate to start running with them, only to find out that they don't like me or I don't like them once we get to know more about each other. Then there would be that awkward breakup, where I start running alone again, and in opposite directions. It could be quite uncomfortable In a way, not knowing more about them allows me to have the fantasy image that they're really perfect.

Two cute boys talked to me today ! For a guy my age, it's memorable when that happens. Okay, I can't just leave it at that...here are the details. I think I mentioned in an earlier blogs that I've taken up running in the mornings. I've been running pretty regularly since May. I crawl out of bed, throw on my running shows, and am usually out by about 5:00am. I run about 6.2 miles (10km) on the bike path and take the same route everyday. Apparently, there's a running club that meets daily at 5:00am at a bagel show that is about at my midpoint where I turn around and head home. This means that I see the runners from the club twice each morning - Once on the way there and once on the way back. It's not always the same people everyday, they just know that there will always be people to run with every morning. Most of the runners are women and middle age/older men. Nice people who are friendly and say 'morning', nod, or just give an encouraging smile to help motivate you. There are a couple guys around my age and both of them are pretty cute. I've started to notice them more often, what days they run, approximately when I'll pass them, etc. Hey, I can't help but notice the man-candy. It helps to motivate me to keep running. One of the cute guys is this 6ft tall blond guy who has a really friendly smile and face. He's not classically or model gorgeous, but he's cute in his own, friendly smile way. The other guy is the dark browned haired guy, about my height, thin, pale, eyes that look away from you with this innocent look about him...basically, he's my ideal physical type . I think (or hoping) that they're somewhere in their late 30s/early 40s. I've seen them individually or with other groupings over these last couple months. Most of the runners run M-W-F, and fewer on Tues/Thurs. In fact, some Tues/Thurs, you don't see any other runners. So this morning (Tuesday), I went on my normal run. As expected, I didn't see many other runners. However, as I came around the bend, I come across the two guys(my cuties)...running together....just the two of them <heart skips a beat>. I probably said under 'f**k..' my breath. I was going to play it cool, and just give an extra friendly 'good morning', but the blond beats me to it and says "Hey, what's your name?" They stopped running, so I stopped, told them my name, and then ask them their names, shake their hands...the blond guy's name is Ryan, and the dark haired guy's name is Damien (hold that name for later). Then they get really chatty asking me how far I run, that I should go run with them, etc. I don't remember the entire conversation because I was so shocked that my running crushes were together, and they were talking to me. I just hope I didn't say anything too stupid or dumb, or giggle too much like a schoolgirl. I was the one who ended the conversation saying I better get back to running so we waved our goodbyes. Now the reality is, it was just a conversation, but boy did it make my day. They were so friendly & complimentary to me. There's so little to look forward to when you're running. I mean, you're just trying to survive without slowing down and walking or you're trying to ignore the pain in your knees. So having two cuties talk to you sure was fun. I haven't decided if I'm going to go run with them yet. I'm just hoping that they're not like real religious or sell Amway, or some other craziness. Anywho, hope something fun comes out of it. They're probably straight, but everyone can use more friends, I sure could. And friends who have common interests. I mean, how many friends can you find that will go running with you at 5am? I already get called 'obsessive' as it is or other choice words, it would be nice to find like minded people. Take Care, Vic P.S. - Is it weird that when I heard the dark haired guys name was 'Damien' that I was a little turned off ? Turned off my be too strong of a phrase. Perhaps that he got knocked down a peg or two? Damien. That's a scary sounding name. Is he gonna kill me in my sleep? Is he going to sell my organs on eBay? Why wasn't his name Alister or Chad...or even something more plain like Jeff or Brad? Odd that a name can have this kinda effect on me.

Happy 21st Birthday Jules! Enjoy a legal beverage!

Grown up looks good on you

I'm sorry that you guys had to lose both of your girls. I can't imagine what you're going through. I tried imagining if something similar happened to Mina and besides the thought of me & her on the run (hiding her from the law), nothing felt good. Hang in there.

Based off your description, you sound like most of the lesbians I know .

The blond was probably from a bottle

Happy 68th Birthday Mike! Hope you have a great day and a great year!

Jeez Joe, the resolution on those pictures is huge! It's almost like you jumped out of my laptop screen. Looking adorable as always

Although I don't practice any religion, I'll take any 'blessings' or good thoughts thrown my way. I figure one of the religions must be right and it would good to have allies who might vouch for me when the time comes to get past the bouncer to the afterlife. 'Vic? He's a good guy and he's with me.' So god bless you's, jesus loves you, white light, good karma...I'll take it all Glad you had a eventful birthday Steve! Take Care, Vic

Happy Birthday Michelle!!!! Welcome to your 20s!

Happy Birthday Steve!!!! Hope this year brings you all kinds of joy!

It's been really hot here in central california, so jumping into the pool is a daily (if not several times a day) occurance. Getting into and drying my regular board short type swim trunks is getting to be quite a chore. My friends say I should just go swim naked as it's my own pool in the privacy of my back yard, but I'm too much of a prude for that. Also, you can kinda see through the slats of the fence around my yard and I don't want to pull a Corvus and put myself on display for noisy neighbors . So I finally got the nerve to buy a pair of those squarecut swim trunks (or as I call them, daisy dukes). Not quite as short as traditional speedos, they're still pretty skimpy. It's taken me a lot of nerve to wear them. I've been keeping up my exercise regiment where about 5 days a week I do three a days (10km of jogging, 16miles of cycling, and 1 hr in the gym) and the other two days just two a days. So I think my body can support wearing them. It's just that I'm still not totally comfortable wearing them as I'm very aware of how they seem to grab everything . And they really, really don't hide anything. I didn't realize how flat my ass was until I put these on. You'd think with all the cycling and running, I'd have a great ass. But nope, it seems all the exercise has burned the calories right off my backside. Oh well, I do feel naughty when I wear the new trunks. Vic P.S. - has everyone heard the song 'Crazy Possessive' by Kaci Battaglia? If not, here's a link to a youtube video. The lyrics are awesome! I've so felt like her before and would probably feel that way about my next BF. 'Call my man again, I'll muck you up' .

My dog poops at her Nemesis' front yard (this dog always barks angrily at my dog whenever she passes). As a good owner, I of course clean up after my dog, but I'm sure there's always some evidence left of the message my dog sent to her Nemesis.

Harry and Pepper, the two male penguins who had shared a six-year relationship have split up. Harry left Pepper for Linda. It's an old story. Video link from CNN Poor Pepper , I hope he doesn't become too bitter and end up trolling on Craigslist.

Besides being a great story, Fraternity Memoirs helped inspire AdamP to write Cross Currents.

Tough love... My friends and I have gotten pretty good about 'helping' each other with our weaknesses or bad behaviours. If this is someone you like in general and they just have this one annoying habit, then you can take it upon yourself to 'correct' them. Teasing or some other technique seems works for some. For example, we have this friend who ocassionally drops names to try to impress. Whenever we catch her doing this, one of us will drop down and making a motion as if we are sweeping dirt into a dust pan with a hand brush. When someone asks what we're doing, we say that we're sweeping up some of the names our friend dropped. Another person's weakness is when she starts getting all down, depressed and all 'Woe is me'. That's when someone starts playing the invisible violin. Or for others, we'll make a motion with our hand as if it's a claw with long nails and make a hissing noise. This is useful to let people know when they're getting too bitchy. My goodness, I just realized that people are like dogs and just need that constant correction whenever they exhibit an unwanted behaviour. It sounds like your friend just needs a proverbial thwap on the nose with a rolled up newspaper whenever he's being bad. You just need to come up with a symbol or something for his negativity. Or you could just say 'Stop being such a b*tch' when he gets that way.

A through M represent individual reviewers on the BoN panel. 'Y' - means Yes - recommended 'OK' means that the story was okay in the individual reviewers Point of View. 'N' means No - not recommended Hope this helps!

No need to stalk when there's video available.

Yes, yes...I didn't mean to suggest getting a dog on a whim, something you can return if it doesn't work out . The point I was trying to make was that since a dog needs much more care than a cat, it might be a good test drive before having a kid. I take good care of my dog and try not to let her be alone for more than 4 hours at a stretch. What was a real eye opener for me was the amount of care that a dog needed. I suppose I always knew that a dog needed care everyday...but it doesn't hit home until those days when you're sick and you still take have to take the dog out for a walk. Or the days it's raining and crappy outside but still you trek outdoors. Take Care, Vic

Unfortunately, the almightly gel-haired one has more power than I have and I shant risk his wrath. *runs to Joeys blog to give it 5 stars in case I haven't already*

I too was intrigued by the 'Reputation' tag. If you look on every thread post, there's a little + or - sign. If you + a post, the posters reputation goes up one. If you - the post, the rep goes down. The 'someone might think I'm dom' sounds like a Joey.