{"id":94908,"date":"2026-03-29T23:49:51","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T06:49:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.billymasters.com\/custom\/?p=94908"},"modified":"2026-03-29T23:49:51","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T06:49:51","slug":"health-scares","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.billymasters.com\/custom\/blog\/2026\/03\/29\/health-scares\/","title":{"rendered":"Health Scares"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>\u201c<strong>Hudson<\/strong> told me, \u2018The other guy was good, but <strong>Connor<br \/>\n<\/strong>felt like he was going to pin me down and fuck me.\u201d&nbsp;<br \/>\n\u2013<\/em><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"> <strong><em>Heated Rivalry<\/em><\/strong> creator <strong>Jacob Tierney <\/strong>explains how <strong>Storrie <\/strong>was cast.&nbsp;<br \/>\nWhy do straight guys always fantasize about getting fucked?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>What a week it was.&nbsp; As we go to press, one headline caught my eye: \u201cThieves steal 12 tons of <em>KitKat <\/em>chocolate bars in Europe\u201d.&nbsp; Isn\u2019t that the type of story you\u2019d click on?&nbsp; Well, you don\u2019t have to \u2013 I did.&nbsp; The truck transporting the bars left Italy but never arrived in Poland.&nbsp; Apparently, like all valuables, the bars are traceable via a \u201cunique batch code\u201d.&nbsp; <em>Nestle<\/em>, which makes the product, made this statement: \u201cWhilst we appreciate the criminals\u2019 exceptional taste, the fact remains that cargo theft is an escalating issue for businesses of all sizes.\u201d &nbsp;Gimme a break.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, the <em>First Lady <\/em>posed alongside an animatronic creation from <em>Future AI <\/em>which is touted as a revolutionary (if unaffordable) way to help students.&nbsp; I was horrified.&nbsp; I couldn\u2019t believe that this cold, mechanical being with no feelings or emotions was standing there in the <em>White House <\/em>\u2013 next to a robot!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.billymasters.com\/custom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/colorbar1.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-568\" src=\"http:\/\/www.billymasters.com\/custom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/colorbar1.gif\" alt=\"colorbar1\" width=\"500\" height=\"1\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A couple of people from our community faced health struggles that led to hospitalization.&nbsp; First up was <strong>Sam Champion<\/strong>, who got a surprise after a nuclear stress test (and you thought the nukes were in Iran).&nbsp; The results were concerning enough to have him undergo treatment in the cardiac catheterization laboratory at <em>Mount Sinai Medical Center <\/em>in NYC.&nbsp; We hear he\u2019s doing well and wish him a speedy recovery.<\/p>\n<p>Then there\u2019s <strong>Perez Hilton<\/strong>, a name I haven\u2019t heard in eons.&nbsp; He posted some troubling photos from <em>Southern Hills Hospital <\/em>in Las Vegas (he moved there in 2023).&nbsp; Apparently it started with a bout of the flu \u2013 which fells so many seniors these days.&nbsp; Believe it or not, it was the medication which led to a 21-day hospital stay.&nbsp; \u201cI have been taking all this medication without food for weeks, I developed an ulcer then a perforation and then sepsis.\u201d&nbsp; See?&nbsp; Let that be a lesson to you all \u2013 never deny yourself food!&nbsp; Perez had laparoscopic surgery, then had fluid in his lungs, and then a heart issue, and finally, catheterization.&nbsp; None of it sounds pretty, but it had a curious result \u2013 Hilton decided to enroll his kids in Catholic school.&nbsp; A curious choice.&nbsp; I\u2019d suggest eat more, pray less.&nbsp; But I\u2019m practical that way.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.billymasters.com\/custom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/colorbar1.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-568\" src=\"http:\/\/www.billymasters.com\/custom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/colorbar1.gif\" alt=\"colorbar1\" width=\"500\" height=\"1\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a mixed bag of news from my pal, <strong>Chip Arndt <\/strong>(of Chip and <strong>Reichen<\/strong>, the first gay winners of <strong><em>The Amazing Race<\/em><\/strong>).&nbsp; Last May, he found out he had HPV-positive cancer affecting his tonsils, throat and back of tongue.&nbsp; He recent related his experience in detail on <em>Facebook <\/em>which included intense chemo and radiation treatments.&nbsp; Results have been promising, and he hasn\u2019t lost his sense of humor: \u201cI\u2019m feeling great even though I\u2019ve lost 40 pounds through it all.&nbsp; Chemo is very effective to losing weight but not a recommended go to method.\u201d&nbsp; In a post-surgical post, he shares a philosophy: \u201cReminder: We all have our shite and we also have each other!&nbsp; Never feel you\u2019re alone or a burden to others.&nbsp; When in doubt just reach out and I promise that you\u2019ll be amazed with the support that follows!!&nbsp; PROMISE!&nbsp; Onward we go, together!!!\u201d&nbsp; Team Chip all the way.<\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t know if this last item is a health concern, but <strong>Tiger Woods <\/strong>was back in the news for what appears to be a rerun.&nbsp; I don\u2019t have much to say, except I\u2019d dissuade any of my readers from accepting a ride from him.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cHudson told me, \u2018The other guy was good, but Connor felt like he was going to pin me down and fuck me.\u201d&nbsp; \u2013 Heated Rivalry creator Jacob Tierney explains how Storrie was cast.&nbsp; Why do straight guys always fantasize about getting fucked? 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