This is so funny. On Friday I was talking shop with an old friend. She said what a shame it was that Elms got off the last time. I told her with his crack-addled brain and sense of entitlement it wouldn't be long before he was in jail again for something worse...and lo and behold, but a day later, he's in the clink.

When I was working, I lived in perpetual fear that I would get the phone call from him informing me that I would need to hop on the next plane to L.A. to retain my good TER standing. Thank God I wasn't his type. Nobody should underestimate the power of TER to make or break a girl's business. There are some women in niche markets who can do without if they're smart and have a good grasp of marketing, but let's face it, most sex workers are none too bright. And there are many men out there (500,000 if Elms's claims are to be believed) that will continue to patronize the system because it works for them. It's kind of weird to me that they're terrified of screening and agencies but have no problems turning their cc #s and IP addresses over to someone who I think would be very eager to cooperate to improve his present situation, but whatever.

I hope that this time, the charges will stick, but I'm not going to hold my breath. I suspect he has some kind of you scratch my back/I'll scratch yours arrangement with the Feds. The silver lining in the cloud is that, with each slap on the wrist further emboldening his behavior, eventually he'll go a step too far with someone who is an even looser cannon than he is. And then it will be curtains for Mr. Elms.

And to Burg's point, I don't understand the pride of hobbyists in self-identifying as such. As I've said before, it's like shooting fish in a barrel. There's no challenge, so all the high fives and back slapping is a little misplaced. They should take up real hobbies, like ikebana or building model trains.