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Mischief managed: Lasagne Bolognese Imageflood

Not me but my son. They have been getting smoked for the last few days resulting a bunch quitting. He was not one of them. They have been crawling through what he describes a mud and sewage. He thinks he dislocated his shoulder while they were rolling around. He popped it back in and moved on. He sent this: Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Here is a nude we all can enjoy. Skivvies all the way down.

Saw Hilary Hahn last night with the Philadelphia Orchestra. My vantage: From my lonely chair: The Firebird opening had bass that was just sublime...doublebass, even: (Don't have any pictures of her, you know what she looks like. She was wearing a very sparkly tiara/headress thingy -- I think they were real diamonds. EDIT: And clothes. I didn't mean to make it sound like she wasn't wearing anything else.)

One of the reason I stopped posting was there just seemed to be so much drama. Getting angry and going off because of someone's post is just not a good use of my time. Being offended by these pics is everyone's right but restricting what others can post because of it, well that's their problem. It's a photography thread. I see modeling pics from a friend on FB that are not too far from these. I showed Cj's to her and was not offended in the least. So what is offensive to one might be art to someone else. This was not porn or even soft porn. You don't like them, move on. As to Cj's reaction, it's CJ. If it was anyone else, they would have gotten a pass but there is a past to consider. Either way, ignoring it probably accomplishes more than direct action, just my opinion. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

There is some truth to your statement, Raffy, and Dan is obviously correct, but let's review the arc of this stupid issue: -Crappy posted a bunch of lingerie shots he took of his co-workers -Chris says he doesn't understand why med students would pose for these pics and then let Crappy post them publicly and wonders if Crappy is doing a fundraising calendar -Crappy unloads on Chris with his typical persecution-complex response raising all kinds of irrelevant straw-man arguments about double standards and such. Then he defends himself and his models on the basis of information Chris didn't have any chance of knowing instead of just making a rational response to Chris's reasonable comments and inquiry -I stew about it and eventually crack and post a self-righteous, half-crocked response dumping on Crappy for blowing everything out of proportion and claiming an attack where there really wasn't one, like he has many times -Crappy responds with a bunch more irrelevant claims but does not address or even acknowledge my main point repeated above -Shelly expresses her valid feeling that this type of photography is demeaning to women (my wife said the same when I vetted my response) and says that she would prefer not to have them posted in the thread without a spoiler tag -Crappy once again flies off the handle with claims of double standards (still not sure what two classes of people he refers to) and disdain for Shelly's feelings: he says he is insulted, that Shelly lacks courage, that she is just part of the mob attacking him (a legal US citizen, no less), that she is prudish, backward, unevolved, offensive, and stupid. He twists her simple statements on her own feelings about this kind of photography and honest statement that she would feel the same way whether the subjects were med students or strippers into a claim that the models are strippers. He also assumes that Shelly would chastise or belittle anyone who looked at strippers or porn, but she never said anything like that either. -Various other people chime in with positive thoughts on the photos and Crappy personally, and some wonder why I'm such an asshole to him on occasion. Other people here may not see the out of whack and misguided responses by Crappy the same way I do, and that is fine. I don't actually have a "beef" with him at all. I think Crappy would acknowledge that I was friendly and supportive of him when we first met and when Gene and I gave him a place to stay for free so he could attend CanJam Florida. Hell, I put up with his weird math trance and I almost threw Stevieo off the third floor balcony when I tried to steal Crappy's couch. I just have little patience for Crappy after years of sharing HF and HC space with him, and this whole issue is just another example. His obnoxious and unwarranted retorts to Chris and Shelly are prime examples of why he annoys me. Sorry for stirring the pot and keeping this going, but I thought I would explain myself for those who asked. Now I will attempt to return to live and let live vis a vis Crappy.

I'm back with a vengeance! Bolognese incoming...

Met up with an old college friend for the first time in 25 years. He was the same super chill guy I remember but has done well and seems really happy. It was nice. [emoji846] (We had proper Dover soles, grilled, on the bone, with brown butter. They were nice.)

Since I've become an old POS, I've found that doing stretching exercises a couple of times a day makes a huge difference in the number of aches and pains I get. I just do 5 minutes in the morning and evening. My tolerance for self abuse and other stupid moves is much higher now.

Alas, I just gave the whole thing* away to a friend of mine who just had a baby a month ago; I've been taking over home-cooked meals to them every week. *I did double the bolognese recipe and froze half the sauce so that I could easily make up a lasagne on demand whenever I want. Love it! I also love that I can read this sentence on my Retina iMac without changing the font size.

Make me. **BRENT**

To be completely blunt, I am not a fan of the crappy school of social interaction but to be completty fair, I have zero issues with his pictures. Let's be honest, if the person who posted these pictures was more "one of our own" then we'd be singing a different tune. Feel free to flame away but just calling it as I see it......

Protect and serve I say. Or something like that. As for the other pictures, poster aside (who I have no beef with), I think they are pretty good. Boudoir photos are supposed to be sexy with a little kink thrown in here and there.

It has been a long. No complaints. I hope all is well with you. Keep taking photographs!

Empty running sound pretty much sums up what I have going on as well.

Saw them at the Tampa Theater, I think I was there with Matt, Gene and I forget who else. Great time! Leave for Vail Saturday morning and just found out that JJ Grey & Mofro and Nicki Bluhm and the Gramblers are playing that night in Vail Village which is where I am staying. Just being able to ski would have been enough, this is an added bonus.

I sort of regret making the statement and asking the question. I just wanted him to answer the question that had already been asked (and got a NOT FUNNY "I'm a stalker" answer to) and explained the reason for my curiosity in I think a respectful way. Technique and posing wise I found the pictures quite good. I now know that I need to be careful checking this thread at work but that's my problem and of course keep posting whatever you want.

I'm sorry for your ailment, Brent. Maybe you'd benefit of some PT at home. Those back exercises have helped me a lot.

Nice pics CJ!

I have nothing important to say, I'm no one to scold anyone in here. To my understanding there's something escaping my knowledge in this interaction. The pictures seem OK to me, but if they may be offensive to some members, it costs nothing to protect them with the spoiler or NSFW tags. As far as I remember, Knuckles does that when nudity is blatant. I'd be concerned if the pics were posted without the models knowledge, but I think it's fine if they want to pose like that and give their permission to be publicly exposed. They'll have their reasons and I don't think they are considering themselves like objects or toys for doing so. Nude human bodies may look like beautiful objects, like statues or gorgeous animals, or trees, the line between obscenity and beauty rests in the photographer, the model and the observer too. I don't find those pics obscene, yet nor really a work of art either, but nice to look at.

You mean it's not socially acceptable for me to make it rain on them work bitches on my next company retreat????

Oh please. The double standard here is so blatantly obvious it is absurd. The slower forum thread is of full of images of actually naked women and not once has Dan or anyone else, to my knowledge, been asked to use spoiler tags to hide pictures of naked women. Please don't insult me by saying that that is the appropriate forum for it - if posting pictures like these is demeaning to women, then it is demeaning in all parts of this website. I realize it is easy to pile on to someone when they are already getting dumped on - that takes no courage as the mob provides it and while you are entitled to your opinions, please don't ask me to censor myself to suit your sensibilities. Last I checked it was a free country and I am a legal US citizen. I would understand if I were posting something universally inappropriate like a video of a murder or something but the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show is on national tv tonight. Millions of people will be watching. It's time to evolve your thinking to beyond the middle ages. If you don't like the content, feel free to not look. If you find my content in particular to be offensive, feel free to ignore my posts, as Al does - I don't mind. Calling essentially anyone who models in lingerie strippers or doing the picture equivalent of soft core porn is not just offensive and a puritanical way of thinking but point blank stupid. I come from one of the most sexually oppressed and backward societies in the world and even I didn't treat my colleagues as though they were strippers. The fact that any normal adult would think that is mind numbing. Why not chastise those who enjoyed looking at the images while you are at it? Surely, consumption of soft core porn and looking at strippers is equally bad as being a stripper or creating soft core porn to the prudish mind. I'll wait for your post scolding tall man, John, Ari, and Antonio.

Bakers of headcase, this arrived yesterday without warning. I have no idea how to bake, but look forward to trying.

One of these. Not sure how many years old, but I'd guess 30...

Sichuan feast

Boy, those old guys can still bring it!

is unintentional sous vide lamb a thing? "Oops, I boiled the sheep"