Managers
I am not a manager myself, but I have gone through a number of them in my time. This is not as a result of my changing jobs. This is as a result of numerous re-orgs, re-structuring and managers moving into other areas. I've had different types of managers, some were great, some ineffective, and some who love meetings.

Today, I found that a colleague's manager is just NOT a very good people person. And on top of that, this manager does not seem to act very professionally. He basically tells this colleague that he was lying about the hours he was reporting on an activity based on heresay from another party. Now, what gets me is that this manager just inherited some people into his group about 2 weeks ago. Did he have any idea what these people were working on? Did he make any effort to at least talk to each of the "new" people to see what they were working on and what they're responsibilties are. During the bit of turmoil we had at my home office, my then manager at some point acquired one whole group. This brought his section to over 50 people. But he managed to make time to at least meet with each and every individual to see what they were working on and what concerns they might have with all that was going on. This other manager, on the other hand, not only tells my colleague that he was lying about his hours but he was also telling him that he was losing his job in April. Like DUH, I think just about everyone at this location knows that. So why bother to state the obvious? Was this a scare tactic? In any case, this was very unprofessional, in my opinion.

Anyway, that's my beef on that subject.

Texas Update
Well, it seems that the weather has decided to get wet today. Not a big deal. At least the temps are on the mild side. I think it's more or less been in the 50-60F range. Been working hard to cover as much stuff as possible at work. I am really hoping that I can sufficiently cover what I need to cover by the end of next week. The only glitch has to do with this other thing that just kind of came up during a meeting on Tuesday. I'm not exactly sure what they want me to do, but I'm hoping to read up on some stuff I printed. Maybe I can at least get some idea of the material. I would like to at least try to do some homework on a subject first if possible.

Anyway, I think that's enough babbling for today.

Well, I've managed to survive my first weekend here in Texas, more or less. Saturday, I went over to the Dallas Galleria. It's a pretty big mall with some swanky stores. As its main attraction, there is even an ice skating rink. Overall, I found the mall to be fairly average. I mean, you have your usual mall stores like the Gap, Victoria's Secret, The Body Shop, just to name a few. That's why I found it average.

At some point I stopped to grab a bite to eat at Subway. I took a seat at a table that overlooked the skating rink. I found it rather amusing to see so many Texans trying to skate. I could see that there are some kids who are taking lessons and are serious about figure skating. Then you have the bunch of kids who obviously have not skated much and are more or less shuffling their way around the rink. I have not skated in years, so I'm sure I'd take a few spills if I got out onto the ice again.

So, what did I do for a few hours at the mall? Let's see... I got myself a sweater that was on sale at the Gap. I found some Richard Feynman books at the one bookstore there. I picked up one CD. A set of small headphones. A small Dilbert Calendar. Sudafed. A present for my sweetie (which I will not describe here).

Today, I mainly vegged. Did a load of wash so I had some clean cloths. Read some. Napped. Watched some TV. Chatted with people online. Really not a heck of a whole lot. Did not bother to have the room picked up, which was OK by me. Not like I'm a big slob or anything. :-)

Anyway... I think that's all there is worth noting...

It's still rather cool today. Then it started to rain this afternoon. By the time I got out of work, it was raining rather steadily, not heavy, but it was raining.

It seems that the drop in the telecom market has hit this region fairly hard as well. Here in Telecom Corridor, many of your big name telecom companies have laid off hundred of people over the past year or so. It's rather depressing. At the height of the industry, it was quite busy here. The parking lots were full. The area restaurants were packed at lunch. We went out to lunch at a chinese restaurant not far from the office. Apparently, that place used to be packed all the time. Now it's not even half full. These are not high times anymore.

Anyway, enough with the depressing stuff. Hmmm... What else is happening? I dunno. There's still talk on the news about the space shuttle. More home videos of the shuttle starting to break up before it got over Texas. Which could very well likely mean that the break up started to occur soon after the last communications between the shuttle and mission control.

Well....

Howdy all loyal readers... That's right, all two of you. What? Membership has dropped? We're down to one and a half? Oh dear. Something must be done to rectify this.

So it's still relatively mild here in sunny Richardson, TX. today started a little on the chilly side with the temps hovering around 1C. Of course cold is all relative to where you're coming from! ;-) The temps did rise during the day to a high of about 54F or so. Everything is done BIG here. The cars are BIG. The coffees are BIG. The plates are BIG. The subs are BIG. BIG BIG BIG BIG! I guess that's because this is a big state so everything has to be BIG. ;-)

Hotel living... Gotta love a place that has high-speed connection for free. They prob got a good package deal with some ISP like AT&T Broadband or something. Nice to kick back with a bottle of beer (Sam Adams my choice) and catch up on some email or something. Chatting with some friends is always a nice thing to do too. This is especially so if you want to rub in the fact that it's warmer here than it is there! :D

Another thing of note around here (State-side) is that there is still a lot on the news about the Space Shuttle Columbia. It's almost non-stop news about this. Sometimes you just get a little tired of it, but at the same time you have no choice but to have some sort of feelings about the loss. But PLEASE, don't over do it. The chatter here at the bar is rather interesting on the subject. :)

Well....

Let's try another font. I like fonts.

Well, what seemed like a routine machine became tragedy. I was just zapping through the channels this afternoon when I came across a CNN newsfeed on WGN. I found that unusual so I watched it for a little while. At first, I wasn't sure what they were talking about exactly other than that it was related to the space shuttle. Then it dawned at me that something very terrible had happened. It seems that something had gone horribly wrong as the shuttle was making their way back to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The shuttle and its crew are lost.

It's rather difficult to believe that such a thing can still happen after the Challenger disaster, but one has to bear in mind that space travel and exploration is still in its infancy (relatively speaking). Anyone who wants to become an astronaut and be a part of space history should realize what the risks are. Haven't we all seen enough science fiction television and movies to realize that things do happen? I think that overall we have been relatively fortunate in the number of tragic accidents since the induction of the space program. I don't know if it has ever been publicized, but I would imagine that even the Soviet space program had its ups and downs as well, we just don't know about them.

In any case, I feel that after such an event, we should still move forward. The loss of such fine astronauts is terrible, but they knew the risks. And it's been mentioned that since shuttle missions have become routine that people don't even know or even pay attention to who the crew is. I think in some way this is a tragedy in itself.

Well, in other news... Finally, there is a break in the weather. The temperature here has finally risen to more bearable levels! It was warm enough that there was some melting snow happening! Also, tonight, we took a walk around the neighborhood after dinner. I missed doing that when the weather was just too cold.

Anyhooo.....

Yeah, it's been a while since I last wrote something of any significance here. Either I've been too lazy, too tired, or just haven't thought about it. Take your pick. Today, I figure I should write something. Yes, I do feel guilty for not making an entry here even though I suspect that very few people read this. :)

Anyway, it's been colder than a witch's tit in a brass bra around here as of late! BRRR!!! We had a "break" in the cold weather this past weekend when the temperature actually got about -10C!! Yes! I was starting to consider that virtually tropical after we went through -40C windchills last week!

Anyway, we didn't come out of that short deep-freeze unscathed! Some of our water pipes froze as a result. :-p Thank goodness nothing burst! That would have been messy and expensive! In any case, after a little over 24 hours after discovering that we were without hot water, we managed, with minimum of destruction, to regain the use of hot water!! Yipeee!!!

Latest news? I'll be off to Dallas for a month for work. Well, not so much work but for a transfer of knowledge. From the Customs/Immigration point of view, I'm there to learn. And this is true. I don't know how they do their stuff, so that's why I'm heading down there to learn all about it. A month living out of a hotel room. At least I won't be alone down there. Some colleagues are aleady down there learning other bits and pieces of stuff.

Anyway... must think about food!!! YUM!! :)

First day back to work after a 2 week holiday. It's pretty dead here. At least it's almost lunch time! :) I haven't received one new email since I got in this morning. I wonder if other people are still away for the holidays. In any case, things need to pick up soon in my area. We've got a tight deadline.

I need to re-new my passport. It expired back in September, but I hadn't had the chance to fill out the forms for it. Anyway, if I am expected to travel anytime soon then I had best get cracking!

The weather today is kinda grey but not too grey. It's probably what they would call mostly cloudy. They're forecasting some flurries for today and a high of about -2C.

Blah! I guess that's it for now.

Christmas is Over!!!!
Thank goodness! Not that I don't like Christmas, but who really needs all the stress that comes with this particular holiday? There's the shopping, the cooking, the baking, the planning. Then there's the travelling (when applicable). Whether it's by car, train or plain, no one really likes to travel during the holidays. This year was no exception.

On the Road again
This year, the Christmas destination was Ontario. It's about a 7 hour drive along the not-so-scenic Highway 401. Very long. Very boring. Check out the highway on Mapquest and you'll see just how straight and boring it is. Nothing but fields. The road is relatively straight, so it's easy to get bored and nod off (not a good thing). It's not bad as long as you have someone with you (to share the boring drive) and some music.

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas...
We lucked out this year in that the Niagara region was hit with a small snow storm early Christmas morning. We were fortunate that the drive in was clear and sunny. When we woke up Christmas morning, we saw nothing but white outside. It really makes it seem like that long 7 hour drive was worth it! It was still snowing a bit when we got up.

Land of Mau's
Ever seen an Egyptian Mau? Cute kitties. Really cute and cuddly if they have been properly socialized. They just want to cling to you!

New Year's Resolutions
None. Why make them if you can't keep them? ;-)

C'est tout pour maintenant!

Xmas Shopping
Have *YOU* started your holiday shopping yet? I don't think I have yet. I'll probably stop by the mall this week. I don't think I have the patience or the energy to even think about doing this sort of shopping on the weekend! I'd rather be doing other things than to wrestle through a crowd!

Photo Ops
I loaded up my little Olympus Trip 35 camera the other day with a roll of color print film. I originally hoped to take a few shots while I was up north on Sunday, but as I was busy trying to get up from falling down in the snow, taking photos that day was an act in futility. I was just too busy ensuring that I stayed upright! 8-)
Work Blah Blah Blah
Nothing too exciting at work. I'm trying to organize a Christmas lunch of sorts for some folks at work. It will basically be a bunch of us who have worked together for the past few years until the most recent restructuring. I figured that since we're all buddy buddy that we'd get together, have some lunch and swap some gifts. It's a bring-your-own-lunch type of affair so it cuts down on the amount of organizing required.

Today's Weather
OK, so I'm something of a weather nut. There's something about it that fascinates me. In any case, it started out pretty frigid out there this morning sine the temps had dipped last night. But it seems to have warmed up now and it should be bearable the rest of the week. Ahhhh... no need to make a dash from the car to the door! :) I just hope it decides to snow a bit more. I would like to do some more skiing, especially on the golf course. I need to really practice my technique!

Th-th-that's all folks! 8-)

Brrrr!
Went up north to do a little cross-country skiing this morning. The temps in the AM were not so bad, just a shade below 0C. The conditions weren't too bad, despite the alternating warming and cooling weather. Did some snowshoeing in parts where it was just a tad too difficult for me to do on skis. Overall, not a bad day. In the end, I was aching a little bit (mainly in the knees), but I think it was well worth it. Now the temps have been dropping throughout the evening. It's suppose to get down to about -19 tonight! :-p

Totoro
Picked up the DVD for Tonari no Totoro (My Neighbor Totoro). It's dubbed in English, but hey, for $13 who can complain? It's a cute Miyazake movie from around 1987. Great kids' movie. :)

Tonari no TOTORO TOTORO
TOTORO TOTORO... :-D

Jacket
Finally settled on The North Face "Talkeetna". Not a bad jacket. Fairly windproof. It comes with a zip-out polar. Kept me dry today! :D

BLAH!
It's such a gray day today. It's not frigid. It's not snowing. It's not even raining. This is the sort of weather that makes you want to stay in bed. I wouldn't mind that. It sure beats a day at the office. OK, so it is Friday after all. You still have to wait until you've done your hours before you can go home and start your weekend!

Hmm.
I guess there won't be much of an opportunity to do much cross-country skiing this weekend if there's not much snow.

Not listening to tunes at the moment....

Eye Candy
There just doesn't seem to be enough of that around here. Sure, there's the occasional Ferrari, but now that winter is here, where are all the hunky guys in tank tops and tight shorts? ;-D Hehehehe! Just kidding. I don't usually ogle such studs, especially if I'm with my guys! 8-)

Current vibes
Listening to Ministry of Sound at the moment. It seems that Thursdays are rather lively over there with a DJ spinning and bantering and reading emails out at the same time. :D Rather amusing at times. :)

Weather
Hmm. It seems that things are starting to warm up a little bit, somewhat. Maybe a hint of snow. I hope it's not too frigid this weekend.

Comments
Normally, I don't like to discuss politics. Discussions in this arena have a tendency of creating new enemies. However, I came across this in the news. Have things really gotten so out of hand that it's now "shoot first, ask questions later"? You be the judge.

95 yr. old Palestinian woman shot by IDF

Just how many more innocent lives will be lost in the name of religion?

Other things
It's still cold. It's bloody cold! And it's only early December! Yes, I will probably continue to whine about the cold weather. I just have to remember that when the temps hit 30+ in the summer that I should not complain! ;-)

Local Forecast

The Ferraris are back! It seems that the dealer may have just cleared the showroom out to do some cleaning up (ergo the big dumpster). Ahhhh! Something nice to look at. Although in this weather I doubt they will park many of them outside. :(

Brrrrr!
OK. So it seems that Old Man Winter has decided to rear his cold, ugly head a bit earlier than usual. We're barely into December and we're already experiencing sub-freezing temps and wicked windchills! Today's high is supposed to be about -11C but we're currently at -14 with a windchill of about -23C! BRRRRRR!

What do do when it's this cold? Stay in a nice warm environment! If you've got a fireplace, use it! ;-) Nice warm foods like soups are great in keeping the body warm and comfy. Just had lunch (chicken curry and rice), so I am satiated and warm for the while. Had 3 coffees this morning because I was still feeling the chill!

Ferrari
*SIGH* It seems that the Ferrari dealership across the street is either closed or about to undergo some renovations. Or maybe they are closed for the winter? That probably would make more sense. Who would want to drive a Ferrari in this cold, wintry weather? We'll see in the Spring.

Cold
Did I mention how cold it is out there? I don't think we usually get these temps until January or something. It seems that winter started early here. I hope that with an early winter, an early spring would come of it! I hope so!

Today's Babbling

It's grey. It's snowy. And IT'S FRIDAY!!! It's time to unwind and get ready for the weekend. OK. So I don't really have a whole lot planned yet. But it's still early! If it snows a lot this weekend, then maybe it's an opportune time to get some skiing in! :) On the other hand, if it's too nasty for that, then maybe take in a movie (been wanting to catch Harry Potter) or do a little shopping (need a new winter jacket).

Some jackets I have been looking
at: Women's Varius Guide Jacket and Men's Flight Jacket

I know. One's a woman's jacket and the other is a men's. I find that sometimes the men's jackets fit better on me. I think it's because my shoulders are a bit broader, so a boxier cut is preferable.

Apparently on Sunday, there will be a tree lighting event in my neighborhood. I guess they've decided to put up a big tree in the new market square. It's it's not too bad out on Sunday, I might go check it out. It's a nice community thing to do. Maybe go
ski around the golf course (conditions permitting) before the tree lighting.

Holiday Stuff

I don't know about you, but I have not really done much in the way of Christmas shopping yet. I really don't know what to get anyway. At least my brother and I have agreed not to get each other anything this year. Since I won't be able to visit my folks this holiday season I'm not obliged to get them anything. ;-) But I'm sure I'll make up for it at a later date (like at Chinese New Year or something). We will, however, be visiting my boyfriend's parents for a few days. But at least there we have agreed on a certain budget. This way no one will be
breaking the bank. But what to get for my boyfriend? Hmmmm....

Anyway......

Today
What can I say? It's relatively sunny right now with a few clouds. Would that constitute "mostly sunny"? Anyway....

Today was the day of the big parade for the Montreal Alouettes. I'm not much of a football fan, but I still think it's great that they won the Grey Cup. I believe that the last time they won the Grey Cup was back in 1977. So, as the parade was set for noontime, I figure I'd check it out via one of the webcams found at Montreal Cam. And lo and behold there was that sea of people waiting along St.Catherine Street. Eventually around 12:38PM, the convoy with the players came by. Right behind the last vehicle was a sea of people following them to the end of the parade (St.Catherine and McGill College). Afterwards, I decided to check in on the penguins at the Biodome. :)

Blergh!
I think I might be coming down with something. I've had a bit of a headache since last night and it doesn't seem to want to go away. Also, right after lunch I wanted to sleep so badly. I must be exhausted or something. And I really do hope I am not coming down with a cold! :-p They're forecasting some snow for this weekend and it would be crappy if I got sick and go out and play in the snow. :-p

Maybe I'll just get some more tea and settle in for the night when I get home...

Today's Rant
If you drive, then this is a rant for you!

Have you ever noticed that the more expensive the vehicle the bigger the jerk that's behind the wheel? I have noticed that whenever there are jerks making bonehead manoeuvres on the road (i.e., passing on the right on a residential street and blowing stop signs), they almost always seem to be driving some luxury car like a BMW or a Mercedes-Benz. Now why is that? Is it because they can afford such a car that it gives them the license to drive however they want? What I don't think they realize is that doing 80km/hr and blowing every stop sign on a residential street will one day come back to haunt them!

In a discussion on this subject, a colleague made note of another *sshole on his street who just HAD to get somewhere fast. So, in order to do so he sped up and passed a school bus just as it was about to stop for a pick up. And guess what kind of car he drove? Yup! You guessed it. A BMW.

Now, don't get me wrong here. I don't want to say that ALL luxury car drivers are jerks. It's just that so far the ones that I have seen tend to be the more obnoxious drivers. I won't say that I'm a perfect driver, but I certainly won't drive in a way that might endanger others!

In other news
There's not a whole lot else to comment at this point. I could get onto the subject of the problems in the Middle East, but then that would lead into a discussion on politics and religion. And, well, I'm just not in the mood for that right now. It's a bit heavy for aTuesday night.

Shopping
I read an article in today's Gazette about the Christmas shopping season. It made note of the largest mall in the region (Carrefour Laval). It talked about the shoppers and the shopkeepers. It discussed how crazy some shoppers are when it came to finding parking spaces and shopping within the mall in general. I've been to Carrefour Laval before they recently expanded. And even before they expanded, I found it to be a very busy and crowded place. It's a bit too busy and crowded for my tastes. I think that this season, whatever shopping I need to do for this Christmas I will try to get done either downtown or on-line! :)

Indigo.ca
Future Shop

Anyhoo, I don't think I have a whole lot to shop for this season as I do not plan on visiting my folks this year. I've gone down there about 4 times this year, I think they can handle not seeing me this Xmas. On the other hand, it looks like I will be heading in the other direction and visiting the folks of my significant other. I don't think we plan on making it a very expensive Xmas, so shopping shouldn't be that difficult.

New Year's Celebrations
Received some propaganda in the mail today for the development I live in. It's just a small collection of flyers put together by the development. One is a letter wishing us all a happy holiday season. It also mentions the cross-country skiing that is being offered on the golf course and what the "rules" are (basically, check the hours and no night skiing). There's also mention of a skating rink near the clubhouse. Also, there is supposed to be an official lighting of the Christmas tree at the marketplace this coming Sunday. If I don't have anything better to do, maybe I will check it out.

Also in the envelope is a flyer advertising a New Year's Eve party. $150 per person will get you an open bar, dinner and champagne to ring in the New Year. I think that's a bit steep for me. I think I will just go out and get my own bottle of champagne and celebrate the New Year in the comforts of my home and with my loved ones. :)

Cheers!

Fonts Galore
Let's try another font for a change. I need to exercise a bit of creativity here instead of just settling for defaults. :)

I came across an interesting weblog of an American currently living in Japan. I found it while doing a Google search on this lovely japanese breakfast food called natto. There's also some non-Japanese related tidbits at this site.

Anyone want to buy a splicer? Please make a really good bid on it! Good stuff is hard to come by these days! :D

Other babblings
It seems that as we grow older time seems to be going by that much faster. Why is that? (Rhetorical question)

Ya know.. since I am writing this blog on the cheap, I have no idea how many people have visited my blog. Therefore, it would be nice to know who (if there is a who) out there has viewed this. A simple blank email will suffice. Or, if you really want, you can say hi or something. :D I know my writings may not be the most exciting in the world, but hey, you never know when one day I will be so inspired that I might actually end up writing some masterpiece!

Uhm.. yeah. Right. ;-)

Wacky, wacky Weather
First it snows (Monday). Then it rains (today). Next, it's suppose to snow again. Has Mother Nature gone schitzophrenic on us? But then again, I suppose that this is typical autumn/pre-winter weather. I guess I just got so used to the nice summer weather this year that I am still in some sort of sub-conscious denial. But, whatcha gonna do?

Other stuff
Thanksgiving in the US is next week. I don't even remember the last time I have gone home for Thanksgiving. Maybe next year. We'll see. I mean, there is Thanksgiving here in Canada, but it's just not quite the same here, especially in Quebec. Sure, we get a day off, but it's on a Monday. Sure, we can have turkey with all the trimmings, but the weather outside is still a bit balmy.

Oh the weather out there is frightful... And so are the drivers!

Current Rant
OK, so several topics have been running around my head this past week so I will just pick one: Right on Red.

This is a subject that has been debated upon for some time now here in Quebec. Earlier this year they decided to trial this in some parts of Quebec (except for the major urban areas like Montreal). In general, everything seems OK. There doesn't seem to be a significant change in number of accidents. So now it seems that they will make it legal to turn right on red in the province. HOWEVER, in Montreal, it would be up to the local government here to decide if they want to institute the right-on-red policy. So far, there have been hearings and discussions about it. It seems that the general consensus here is NO. No right-on-red on the island of Montreal. If you think about it, it's probably for the best. I have been here long enough to see just how bad the drivers are around here. Hell, I was a victim of it last year!

Story
Last year around this time, I had just had my winters put on and my car waxed and buffed and ready for winter. So there I was heading into work as usual. I came to light at an intersection close to work. The light was red. When the light turned green, I started to enter the intersection. Then all of a sudden, I see this white car bearing down on me from the other street! *CRUNCH* He nails me on the front passenger side. I was in shock. I managed to get out of the car. I tried to remain calm and collected. I asked the guy what the hell he was doing! Do you know what his response was??? "The light was yellow, so I sped up." WHAT THE #$*(&*????? What the hell do you mean you sped up??? Were you a whole fricking block away when you sped up???? I was just absolutely flabbergasted! (BTW, I did not use those expletives at the time, but the comments were running around my head). Anyway, I went ahead and took out the form we would need to fill out for insurance purposes. I dont think this guy has ever seen one of these forms, so he was clueless and I had to tell him what he needed to fill out. Afterwards, I managed to drive the car into the garage at work. Then I called my insurance company to tell them about the accident and faxed them the form. Next, I took the car to a body shop nearby that was recommended by my dealer (it was only a block or so away from work). As my insurance covers for loss of use, I set up for a rental. I ended up with a gold-colored Toyota Echo (ick!).

Later on, I hear back from my insurance guy about when the estimate was going to be done. Also, he checked with the other guy's insurance company and it seems that he never filed his copy of the report. I guess that means he didnt want to claim anything to have his car fixed. It also indicates that he was at fault. Anyway, my care was the more damaged of the two.

Anyhoo.. After about a week, I finally get my baby back. All in one piece! Since then I have been somewhat more leary about crossing intersections after the light changes. Oh well.

Brrrrrrr!
It seems that winter has really decided to set in. The temps have dropped. It's snowing. And it's windy! Went out for a walk to the bakery yesterday for a baguette and nearly froze my arse off! I really did not think that the windchill was THAT bad! Oh well. Went out for a coffee and cake early but this time got smart and bundled up a bit more warmly. The downside to the walk was when the ice pellets (yes, there's ice pellets out there right now) hits your face. It stings somewhat!

Anyhoo-hoo... It looks like it will snow some more tonight and tomorrow. After that the temps might start to go up again and instead of snow, it might rain instead! Whoopeee!! What a lovely mess this will make outside! :) Oh well. At least I have my winter tires on!

Listening to:
A CD mix of various music. Currently, the Beatles' "Ticket to Ride".

Under the category of Strange Conversations...
The other day, a bunch of us work were just chatting away at nothing in particular when the conversation fell on the topic of cockrings. Now, I HONESTLY don't remember HOW we got onto the subject, but in any case.. In a room of 4 women and 1 man, we were discussing the issue of cockrings and how they are supposed to be applied. First of all, the guy has never used one before but was curious about it and was wondering how one would "wear" one. Basically, he cannot fathom how something that size can be applied to *ahem* something so large (I don't think there was a whole lost of modesty here). One of us believed that it had to be put on before the climactic act. I seconded that theory and, being the geek that I am, even went on to explain why it should be applied well before any sort of arousal occurs. The gentleman still did not believe it. However, he said he'll let us know Monday if he managed to wear it according to what theory. ;-) We shall soon find out! ;-)