Sugar babies

“Love is a concept invented by poor people.”
Brandon Wade, founder and CEO of SeekingArrangement

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According to the latest issue of the Economist“Nearly three-quarters of the graduates now leaving America’s colleges are saddled with debt. On average, they owe $35,051.

As the cost of university has risen, so has the number of “sugar babies” who pay for it by selling companionship and sex to wealthy older men. Monthly pay for this is typically about $3,000, though some “sugar daddies” offer much more. According to SeekingArrangement, a firm based in Las Vegas, two-thirds of sugar-baby graduates have no student debt.”

Well, well, well…

♫ Times they are a-changin..

It is true that today wimpy morality (the distinction between right or wrong) doesn’t have a chance against money juggernauts.

And society is not as uptight as it used to be. Not too long ago, pregnant unmarried girls were stigmatized and embarrassed by their condition. But no more. Single mothers are now a dime a dozen.
Today they are defiantly putting their bulging stomach on display. Look at me… I have a bun in the oven and I am not married.

Sex before marriage used to be frowned upon. Now it is common practice, starting in high school and being kept alive and well in retirement homes.

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My Sugar Baby

Sugar babies are above all entrepreneurial and pragmatic. They justify their behavior with logical reasons.
If I don’t do it, somebody else will. And I am not hurting anyone.
No matter what, during my four years of college I will have some sex. So I may as well do it with somebody who will pay for it and keep me pampered.
And mature sugar daddies are more considerate and generous than impoverished young studs.

That’s why Sugar Babies are seeking “arrangements”; business agreements with no strings attached.

It is said that regular sex boost brainpower. So, with regular sex you are probably a better student and can graduate in three years instead of four, thus saving more money.
And as a bonus you burn at least 200 calories during a 30 minutes sexual romp.
Nothing but positive feedback.

But the nagging question remains: how close is this practice to prostitution?
Because there is a very thin line between this “arrangement” and the world’s “oldest profession”.

But then, who are we to stigmatize prostitution?
If on her own free will a woman decides to monetize her charms, it is her  own damn business.

“I don’t understand why prostitution is illegal.  Selling is legal.  Fucking is legal.  Why isn’t selling fucking legal?  You know, why should it be illegal to sell something that’s perfectly legal to give away?”
George Carlin (1937-2008)

Alain

Bravo!

“An expression used to show pleasure and admiration when someone has done something well.”

Nothing pleases me more than to eulogize members who take it upon themselves to do something for the good of the club.

Today I want to praise a few individuals who did just that.
IMG_5645My heroes of the day are Verena Rytter, Liv Kraft, Christine Lemor-Drake (our roving ambassador) and Charlie Davantes.IMG_1182

Verena, Liv and Christine are part of the driving force behind the New Member Drive movement.
Their task is to recruit new club members. And they are doing a jolly good job.
IMG_6320Last weekend alone, after demonstrating the fine points of pétanque to a few people, they signed up 2 new members: John-Philippe Wyek and Dori Bonn.
Kudos to you all!

Charlie is the Jack-of-all-trades who on his own restores and beautifies just about everything on our field.IMG_5283 - Version 3

If you ever notice that something has been improved (and the Holy Spirit has nothing to do with it) you can be sure that Charlie (or Liv) was part of it.
I caught him last Saturday planting flowers along the narrow patch of ground that separate our court from the Dog Park.
Embellishing our court with flowers is a great idea and I am surprised that nobody else thought about this before.
Leave it to Charlie to do the right thing.

So I say “bravo/brava”, and my “casquette” off to all these dedicated people.

Alain

In case you want to help (and be a hero) , the next New Member Drive will be on July 18th from 10 to 12 noon.

An archaeologist is the best husband a woman can have. The older she gets the more interested he is in herAgatha Christie

Sonoma, June 21st 2015

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