Prubangboy

Just left my wife, hookers don't do it for me. 

At 71 and in only fair shape (but improving), I may well be done. 'Just don't see many takers for me.

I'm still game, but I don't see much prospect of a game I can get into.

Been a great run, at least I still have a pile of cash.

I'm separated from my wife. We may be drifting towards permanently living apart.

We'll still be friends, be each other's medical power of attorney, stay legally married for various practical reasons, but just call it day. It may complicate my future girlfriend situation by still being married, but whatever.

I was listening to Tara Brach, and she said:

We get two lives. And the second one begins when we realize we only get one.

Things change, be kind, live your second life.

Be for yourself at least a little bit.

41 minutes ago, stoner said:

spent most of my life trying to make others happy over myself. 

Not a diss, but that sounds like co-dependency. 

It wrecked my life, so have a Goggle.

I did it when I moved my stuff to England. it cost as much as a proper cruise and there is nothing to do on the boat.

It was $150 a day in 2002. So that price may be out of date.

23 minutes ago, Nick Carter icp said:

 

   Who are you quoting ?

I put that quote into a websearch and nothing comes up .

Did you make that quote up ?

He said that some shoes cost the same as my house.

Me? I don't think so. My house costs a million dollars. Pretending that million dollar shoes are a real like thing is a little desperate and graspy to have a point.

I found that pretty funny. 

3 minutes ago, Nick Carter icp said:

 

   like who cares ?

   

"I'm outa gas. Time to flounce away with an insouciant 'I don't care".

25 minutes ago, stoner said:

 

 

 

Considering the megalomaniac that Trump is his shoes probably cost more than your house.

You believe in million dollar shoes.

That million dollar shoes are a regularly occurring thing.

"I never go to a rally without my million dollar shoes".

Tell me more.

6 minutes ago, Nick Carter icp said:

 

   No doubt that you would have criticised Trump if he had walked off and left his shoes behind 

Nah, no story then.

And you know it. Just more dullsville, typical brit 'not sher wut yer goin' un abut" passive aggressive. flailing deflection. If you were any more rote-contrarian, your name would be BigNok.

He's been rumored to wear lifts forever. Tons of internet pics suggesting/proving it. You know that too, Andy Capp.

He should have to prove that he wasn't. You know, like Obama had to with his birth certificate.

Because his very, very strange shoe-protection actions strongly suggest that he's not really six foot-three.

Trump dodged a bullet and Just Barely Closeted Gay Icon, Richard Simmons died. On the same day.

Finally, proof that there is no God?

2 minutes ago, stoner said:

 

Ok I'll take a shot at it.

 

Considering the megalomaniac that Trump is his shoes probably cost more than your house.

You just dodged a bullet. Your immediate concern, is oh no! I could be out a grand for new loafers!!!

Nope, it was lifts in the shoes. I love that. It makes him look frail and vain. 

Trump said he refused to take a bullet for his country.

He's not like those losers at Normandy.

20 minutes ago, stoner said:

 

you're on a roll with the bs today eh. great work. 

Please give me your own "if I just dodged a bullet, my first and only concern would be my footwear"-take.

Go on, earn your name.

I prefer presidential candidates who don't get shot.

I love he-man Trump wailing "get my shoes", one second after dodging a bullet.

Why? Because they had lifts in them. Why else?

It was the two assassination attempts that sealed the re-election of Gerald Ford.

Republicans rushed to declare that Biden was responsible.

Well, that would explain how the bullet got so close and yet failed.

13 minutes ago, bob smith said:

 

 

I could clean out Lacoste, Armani and D&G this afternoon if I so wanted.

 

 

 

bob.

I'm a Lacoste Man. 'Love those complex colors. I have 18 of them. To have 4 different shades of orange? Very mood-elevating. 

Tho Ralph Lauren is more flattering on a fattie.

Claiming that no, no, I'd prefer to bungee-jump instead of having a cantaloupe-colored variation-shirt seems like shrill madness to me.

I just took some pricey tours; not all experiences will scratch your itch any better than if you bought a sofa you love to look at and sit on every day instead.

Generally, the experience is better argument comes from people who can only afford mid-tier experiences and no-tier objects. Hence their bias.

I'm statistically dead in 10-12 years. 'May as well burn it all down and wear a well-fitting polo shirt in the meantime.

I recall your sputtering outrage at me ordering 200 baht pad Thai. Carpe Diem, Bob! It's not just for happy hour.

And a Lacoste polo lasts triple the lifespan of a Central Department Store one -so really, what are you really saving with your pretend-thrift?

I live in a place where everyone is always dressed really well. So I upgraded to $100 polo shirts.

I do then in fact participate in the rat race.

And I enjoy the lack of friction and the cheerier demeanor I get over when I was wearing my decades-long uniform of Banana Republic black V-neck tee shirts.

1 hour ago, spidermike007 said:

Who would spend $700 for a bottle of wine they could get for $125 at home.

 

 

An affluent person is not sweating that markup. Truly rich people accept that getting soaked comes with the territory of being rich.

Either they like the Thailand brand or they don't. Cost is only a factor to the upper-middle/lower rich people.

It's not precise. When the smoke lingered, I just added Kuching, Borneo to my travels and stayed away longer. You'd like Kuching. Very Chiang Mai-feeling.

This year, I'll be trapped for one of the bad months due to my college course. But I'm still goin g to Brazil for a month when I can.

1 hour ago, blazes said:

 

You are living in Chiang Mai, but you have no "burning" needs?

How do you manage in the burning season from Jan to April?  Serious question.

I travel during March and April. Chiang Mai is so uniquely suitable to me, that I am willing to do that to stay here. 'Can't think of any other place in Thailand that has the mix of culture and countryside. I don't love the beach, so it's either here or Bangkok -and Bangkok is not renowned for its countryside.

56 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

the sommelier service is horrific, the selection of fine wines (nearly every wealthy tourist drinks a good bottle at dinner) is horrific, the price of the fine wines is stupid, o 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I practically never stay above The Marriot Hotel level, but when I do, stuff like wine and 5* restaurants seem exactly on par with the west (a little cheaper on the food).

A Richie-Rich would be staying at the Four Seasons (not the landscaping company). I'll bet they're pretty happy with everything. And not sweating the wine markup. 

If you're what the brokers call "Mass Affluent" ($2-5M), Bangkok gives you Monaco luxury at Barbados prices.

I can't pretend that I know the favored haunts and spending habits of the Jeff Bezos-rich.

They're probably staying at a private home and traveling with staff. So wherever they are, really, they could be anywhere.