octave

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its OK as long as you agree on a "safe word"

My post was not directed at you but at men generally. In any conflict, it is rarely a case of fault just on one side.

If your partner is not interested in sex then perhaps a little self-analysis might be required. If your idea of foreplay is saying "brace yourself I'm coming aboard" and if the act consists of ploughing the mrs for 3 minutes and then going to sleep then it is no wonder interest is lost. It amazes me how many men can tune a carburettor but can't locate the G spot.

When I moved into this place it had an old-style fuse board with ceramic fuse holders. When I got an aircon installed the installer also upgraded the fuse board to code. Not too expensive and much safer.

I haven't paid an electricity bill for a couple of months now. My latest bill was $104 in credit. This is due to my woke solar panels.

Here is a picture of the barista from the cafe that recently opened about 300 metres from where I live. When you and I look at this picture I think we are seeing very different things. Because my wife and I are coffee hobbyists to the extent that we buy green raw beans and roast them and blend them ourselves we have little need for a cafe so close to home. We do go once a week partly to support a new business but mainly because we love chatting to this guy and his partner. He is fascinated with our home roaster and we are going to invite him around to watch a roasting. He also has a lot of knowledge that he is happy to share with us. You could not hope to meet a friendlier person. I don't know why he has many tattoos and I don't really care. Tattoos are probably the least interesting thing about him. When I walk down the street I don't need to approve of everybody's dress or grooming. It seems kind of arrogant to have this expectation that everyone should look how I want them to. I do wonder if being less concerned about this kind of thing leads to a happier life. Also, you may be happy to read this article. Are tattoos about to become uncool? Soon many young people will know them as something their parents have

I am not sure whether I want to think about your old fella in the mirror, no offence!

Have you looked in the mirror lately?

Gilbert and Sullivan is great for re-wording. Here is Tom Lehrer. I do tend to judge people on whether they know and appreciate Tom Lehrer.

I have played in the orchestra for many G&S productions. The trouble is in the orchestra pit you can't see what is happening on the stage

I know someone who is disgusted by fat people. they hate seeing them and they resent them and believe they soak up too much of the health budget. I disagree, I think people make choices good and bad but none of us are perfect. I prefer to be tolerant and empathetic partly I suppose for selfish reasons. I am not spending my days being angry about what others do unless it is directly negatively affecting me. This helps me stave off depression and anger.

These pictures represent the most extreme cases and I have never come across individuals like this I would suspect that they are a rarity. Picture 3 is one I don't find challenging at all and in fact I can understand the aesthetic choice here. If that were some kind of lacey sleeve no one would care. As for the others I would find them challenging if I came face to face with them (which I haven't) I would file it under a person I don't quite understand and I would move on. We do live in times when people are probably too easily offended.

My son employs someone who has transitioned. They are a valued talented employee and as far as I can see happy. What we have both done here is cherry pick a single case to make a case either way. These days gender characteristics are more fluid. I am presently on the Melbourne Geelong train and in the seat in front of me is a man dressed as a man but with long fingernails with glossy blue nail polish. It is just an observation and makes no difference to me. I would not care if they wore a dress or had had hormones or surgery. It simply is none of my business and has zero effect on my life.

Millions long for immortality who don't know what to do with themselves on a rainy Sunday afternoon. Susan Ertz

Nomadpete I accept my body as it is also, however I have no problem with people who can't and choose to do something about it. I simply don't see it as any business of mine what a person and their doctor decides to do. OME I think it is a bit of an old fashioned notion that gay couples split into masculine and feminine roles. My sister and her partner don't have discernable roles and most gay friends I have do not indeed a large proportion of hetero couples don't either. Throughout my marriage, roles have varied. I have worked full-time whilst my wife worked part-time and visa versa. In fact I would think if we totalled up work hours she would have done more than me. After the birth of my son I stayed home full-time with my son for the first year. This was fantastic and I now have a closer relationship with my son. The traditional old male female roles in a relationship are much less prescribed than they used to be and this is definately a good thing.

The thing with electricity is the there are many ways if producing it. You can produce electricity from coal or gas, solar hydro nuclear. Even those who who are suspicious of EVs surely must admit that using our own source of fuel has to be better than importing oil. I know some people do experiment with producing fuel from cooking oil etc but generally refining your own fuel is not possible. I have done a bit of modelling and I could easily provide enough solar to drive 14000km and that is from a relatively small solar system.

Do you mean the price of electricity?

Not bad, but as Mrs Octave said it is not exactly the Orient Express but quite a nice way to travel. We will probably do it again.

So today I am on my way to Adelaide. This is a trip we make every 3 months. Flying is the usual method but this time we thought we would try the train. Anyway when it comes to celebrating the positive this picture really reminds me of a good day. In 2018 my son who lives in NZ had planned a campervan trip around NZ south Island with his business partners. About a week before they were due to depart he messaged us and said "why don't you book an RV and tag along?". Long story short, we did and had a brilliant time. I have many great pictures of this adventure but this one always seems special. We arrived at Dunedin, parked the vans and walked into town. We chose to walk along the beach although it was late afternoon and pretty cold and windy.

When it comes to fear, my wife is more concerned about these things: Speaking to the media in Bondi on Sunday, NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb said she had received reports the man was motivated by a desire to attack women and it was "an obvious line of inquiry" for the investigation." and Three women killed in Ballarat: Australia’s violence issue in the spotlight after brutal VIC alleged murders These things seem to pose a greater threat than someone who started out life male and now has essentially the body of a woman and more importantly the hormonal profile of a woman. I am not aware of cases of females being assaulted or harassed in a toilet or changeroom by someone who has transitioned but every few days a woman is murdered. According the Australian Institute of Criminology around 125 women are murdered per year and 94% of the perpetrators are male. This is the real crisis we face. https://www.aic.gov.au/sites/default/files/2020-05/tandi124.pdf

that is also my question. They make the assertion but don't provide an explanation.

In the video, she says at about 20:40 "if we lose women's rights cease to exist in international law, that's whats at stake""

OME this forum is about discussing things and of course, we will often disagree. I don't believe anyone has done anything other than offer a counter-opinion. You don't need to pick up the Mr Sheen and you are absolutely free to criticize the counter points.