I have entered a few photo contests on showitoff.org, but came in only average. Until now. It turns out that I have actually won the sensuous silver daddy contest with this photo:



This is wonderful! I'm very grateful to all those who voted for me.

It's a common mistake to think that being sensuous stops at age 40 or 50 or 60. Marketing and media want us to believe that youth is the norm. And in some ways it is. But these marketing and advertisement folks need to take a step back and consider where their interests lie when populations are aging. I'm 56, my mortgage has been paid off and I have a nice investment portfolio. It just isn't helpful to write me off as 'old and irrelevant'. And it's not true either.

Grey hair and age don't stop you from being sensuous and sexy. Age changes you. The wild and careless youngster is replaced by the experienced professional and citizen. This is growth, not a consolation price for lost youth. Provided you take a little care of your body, your erotic potential diminishes little with age. Instead it changes and becomes integrated with your personality. Keywords are: confidence, experience, meaning. Anyone can look at a young body, marvel at its shape and smooth skin, yet experience nothing of significance beyond primal pleasure. Please take a look at my photo, and just for a moment try to imagine that I have no personality, no inner life that matters, no intellect to speak of: just a naked guy with a hard-on. I bet you won't find it easy. It really is the whole picture, including all those non-physical values, that makes the impression.

I want to encourage all the 'silver' people to present their sensuous quality, and teach the short-sighted youth-worshippers that there is a lot more to be valued and enjoyed.