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 I'm seeing an increasing number of comments that even Gold members, when trying to view a photo album on someone's profile, are getting prompted to pay $14.99 for the "Voyeur Package" or pay 100 points. It's a bait and switch, as someone commented - why else to do people pay for Gold membership if not to look at pictures?   Seeing as the messaging privileges don't get most men anywhere. It's so outrageous that I almost wonder if it's a programming error - that when they went to add the pop-up for Standards, they added it for everyone. If it's NOT an error, they must really be in dire straits.

  Sometimes on my social media feed I will get delivered a New Yorker cartoon. The other day it was this one: I studied it. The drawings of the grumpy gardening tools were hilarious. But I knew I had to be missing something. I looked in the comments. Several people referred to "WCW". I was still in the dark. So of course I had to google red wheelbarrow. Whaddya know - it's a poem. I confess, poetry isn't my thing. I'm sure if I had been an English major I would have known this. But the cartoon's idea of animate gardening equipment tickled my fancy. I picture mine gradually waking up from a long winter's nap. Getting prematurely excited when I pulled them out to reorganize them and put them into a different spot in the garage (The Great Garage Cleanup of Spring 2024). Never fear my lovelies. Soon. Soon. Next weekend is the gigantic plant sale to benefit the Friends' School of Minnesota. I haven't volunteered for several years - first because of the

 Here we go... Craft report Couple of finished objects, recently. First, the Aveena sweater. I'm happy with how it turned out except for the tiny botched stitch halfway down the right hand sleeve (your left). Second, my mosaic table top. In which I managed to repurpose some of the left over tiles, from the bathroom wall tiles that I rejected. It's funny, the colors looked so puegy up on the bathroom wall, but I think they look pretty on this table top. I'm not completely satisfied with the grout. I just smoothed it with my hands. It probably would have been better if I had an actual leveling tool, and a sturdier sponge. But all in all I'm happy and maybe I'll even end up doing a mosaic on the bottom tray of the coffee table, too. Not Crafts I went with two of my besties to see Robyn Hitchcock last night. I first got to like him when a long ago boyfriend introduced me to Fegmania and Gotta Let This Hen Out. He also was in a band called the Soft Boys that had some dis

 An AFF member posted in Club 7 today that he was no longer able to access chat rooms without getting a pop-up message prompting him to either upgrade to gold or fork over 50 points. Other people stated that they weren't having that issue, however a knowledgable member reminded everyone that the site tends to do a gradual rollout of changes like this so it could be 25% of people are seeing it and the other 75% will get it later. Another member just chimed in, Until just moments ago,,, EVERYTHING was going,,, Great, going as normal... So, I finish up on the Community Side and go to check on the Dating Side,,, I had noticed a few minor changes earlier, the searches were set up differently. But When I go back a few ago,,, EVERYTHING is a Pop-Up,,, Pay for This, Pay for That.... $14.95 to see My Hotlist $14.95 to see Who's viewed me $14.95 to see My Friends Upgrade To Gold OR 50 points per comment In ANY Blog Or Group Chat Room They must be desperate to get people to upgrade.  I

Witchy picture just for decoration: I should start by explaining that my profile tag line says “Mostly here to blog - select exceptions apply”. Received at the end of March: Let me be your exception. I'm a guitarist and I'll hold your curves like a fine instrument and make you sing. Ok, that was super corny. But at least it wasn’t a crass suggestion to “fill all my holes” or something like that. He was my age and seemingly local, so I went to look at his profile - I’ll admit I do that for everybody, even those who are obviously unsuitable, just because I’m a curious kitty. Turned out he was married. So I replied, “Thanks, but… you’re married, not my thing.” Almost three weeks later (maybe after his “fine instrument” line bombed out with everyone else he approached?) he sent this: Hey there, I hope you’re doing well! So here’s the deal. I’m offering you, without a doubt, some of the best sex of your life. I say this because I know what I’ve done for my past FWB’s. Lonely married

  As I've been cleaning out old posts, I came across a travel poll from 2016 so I figured I'd do one again.   I've made it to two of the four destinations that were in that 2016 poll - Spain/Portugal (a cruise around the outer edge) and Greece. Here's some of what I'm considering now, for next year: Machu Picchu and the Galapagos This almost seems...hackneyed? at this point but I'm sure it would be exciting to see Machu Picchu. I suspect overcrowded, though. An African safari I've been a little bit "done" with Overseas Adventure Travel, as the pace is kind of slow and elderly. But I figure a safari consists of sitting in a truck most of the day so that wouldn't really matter. I have several friends who have done safari trips with them and really enjoyed it. Costa Rica Not sure if I would do this through OAT. I think ideal would be a yoga retreat kinda place where I would also have the option to book some adventures. Iceland I'm a little amb