Grasping the Nettle

Opportunities have never been particularly forthcoming for me – in terms of my situation here, at least. Finding time when I can come up with a plausible alibi, both personally and professionally, is always tricky. Finding a time when they coincide is almost impossible. Add another person into the mix and the already long odds begin to look like America’s national debt.

So it’s particularly ironic that I will shortly find myself in that indebted country, looking out over the Statue of Liberty, and musing on the fact that despite having more freedom than I’ve had for a very long time, it looks very much like I’ll be kicking my heels in a hotel room, staring at the view and wondering what to do with myself. There’s only so much drumming I can do before my fingers seek other activities to occupy them.

So, the question is, should I try Craigslist? Or AM? Or something else? What’s likely to have the best success rate with the least bullshit? What sites actually hold any hope of a guy actually getting anything other than Spam or fake replies?

Come on ladies – and gents – I need your help.