You know I don't need a lot of money 'cause I ain't going nowhere.

 I generally avoid "political sex scandals," to paint perhaps too wide a brush. But that's the point. Katie Hill was forced to resign from the House for basically being in a threesome that took naughty pictures of themselves. Matt Gaetz is accused of trafficking underage girls for sexual purposes. They're both considered "political sex scandals" and that's just bullshit on every level.

 So I've kept away from the Andrew Cuomo affair. From what I can tell, he's been credibly accused of being an extreme creep to his female subordinates and staff. I don't think he's assaulted anyone, but that doesn't make anything better. He's the mayor of the most important city in the world, he can't act like that. Come on. I don't know why this continues to be so difficult for powerful men.

 But what was most interesting to me is, we've known about this for at least two weeks, and all we heard out of Cuomo was "fuck you, plebes, come and get me." Even as subordinates quit and his staff begged him to shut up and sit down if nothing else, he belligerently stuck to his guns.

 Until this morning, when a piece in The New Yorker by Ronan Farrow concerning how Cuomo gave Obama a call to complain about a wholly unrelated deal the New York City AG was shaking his tree over. Before we all finished lunch, Cuomo announced he'd step down from his office in two weeks. He might've opened up himself to ethics violations, but for whatever reason, he is no longer the most powerful mayor in the country.

 Don't fuck around with Ronan Farrow, y'all, that boy's a beast. He's spent the past couple of years acting as an investigative journalist and made a practice of putting power men who seemed untouchable into the fucking ground. Notably, he's the guy that brought down Harvey Weinstein, a rotten piece of filth that should've been buried alive a long time ago and everyone knew what he'd been doing.

 That was entertaining to see. Always nice to see no-bullshit, ball-stomping investigative journalism, and you'd think people would know not to mess with Farrow. The minute he calls for an interview, you might as well announce your retirement from whatever because he knows what you've been doing, even if you don't.

 As I said, though, generally I find "political sex scandals" distasteful. It's either a powerful man being a nasty creep and calling it a "sex scandal" that merely downplays truly horrific things like rape and sexual assault. Or it's because someone's trying to get their rocks off in a way society pretends it disapproves of though no one is doing something they don't consent to, and more often than not it's used as an excuse to shit on some woman for having sex and not feeling dirty about it.

 I'm a guy that firmly believes any animosity that women feel against men is legit because of the obnoxious shit we continue to do despite being told otherwise, over and over and over. I also firmly believe it's possible to maintain healthy, respectful relationships with the women in your life - people you work with or go to classes with or work at your favorite restaurant - and have an active, interesting romantic/sex life and not be a creep about it. Guys who complain women always take it wrong never seem to stop and think that maybe it's something they keep doing that turns the ladies off.

 Don't ask me to explain it because apparently, it doesn't seem to register. If you're interested in someone, pursue them and leave everyone else alone. If they tell you to fuck off, then fuck off and get on with your life. I have never understood putting any effort into someone once they've told you they're not interested. Life is short, there's plenty of fish in the sea, and frankly, I got other things I want to do as well.

 Of course, that's not something I have to worry about now and my approach to romance might possibly be partly the cause of my monastic lifestyle. But so what? Have a good time and be nice to people when you can. The rest is just details.

 Right, then.