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    November CSR Discussion Day: Hustle by Talo Segura

    By Cia

    Wow, November already. With the year almost over, I wanted to keep featuring things that kept readers guessing and challenge the idea of the traditional reading genres and stories. What did you think of Hustle? Share your thoughts below, but first, the interview!! Chocolate or Vanilla? I have to cheat... both! What's your favorite room in your home? Do you plot or write there? I don't have a favourite room and I write where ever I find myself alone and not being disturbed, of
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Congratulations are in order...

Marriage equality can celebrate another milestone.   Check out these two short videos, and feel a little jealous for South African same-sex couples. But, our time is fast coming.    
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A more matured reflection on tha passing of a Legend....

So, yesterday I posted a rather emotional blog entry on the Death of Margaret Thatcher. She was and is a hero (heroine?) of mine, and to say that I was devastated yesterday was an understatement. Someone commented on that blog entry that they do not feel anywhere near the connection to any politician as I seem to feel with MT - but yesterday I did experience a genuine and heartfelt outpouring of Grief.   I remember very clearly the 31st August 1997, waking up to the news that Diana, Princess
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Devestation (RIP)

I know that the death of a public figure shouldn't really have too much of an effect on ones emotions, but for me this is devastating.   For me this is more seminal than the death of Diana. It could only be worse if the Queen herself had passed.   Beyond devastated. It's genuinely numbing for me   RIP Margaret Thatcher. The "Iron" Lady. The last great conviction politician. She did what she believed was right (whether you agreed with her or not) and she didn't waver - even if it made
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Anyone Care to be a Guide?

So I got a message out the blue today from a reader of a story I have been posting here at GA.   It was actually really nice to hear from a reader, and get someone following up on a story that has kind of been standing stagnant for far too long. Thing is, I have kind of written myself into a bit of a corner on this one.   The story takes place at the turn of the century a time when being gay was not openly done, and so we have two youngsters that are attracted to one another, and realising t
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Life is a long quiet river, but not every day...

Today, April 6, 2013, I'm living the 30’562nd day of my life.   Let us forget the first years, of which besides I have no more memories. If I try to return back enough and retrieve the little boy that I was then, the first image that I remember clearly - I was about 3 years old -, is as follows: I was sitting on a stair step in the house of my grandparents in Germany with a large hammer in my hand and I was beating aggressively on a peg to consolidate a small bench. I already showed the first
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Adventures in Community Theater

Damn, I'm excited.       The second video is the video intro that they're going to play before the Jurors come in, so it looks like us 12 were just in the jury box before coming into the deliberation room. Pretty cool, right? (Although they really need to photoshop over the Delaware state seal, as this is supposed to be in New York.)   This has probably been the most intense theater experience I've ever had so far...but in a really good way. From having every line and movement scru
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positive words

on my own feet i dont know where it will bring i dont know what will happen on my own feet i dont worry about tommorrow i got empty gray hair dont need more i am on my own feet
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invisible people

invisible people could be seen we could have allow different people we grow heartless to the different we make different people invisible when you seen people it will make the world better one way or another
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peaceofthesouls

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Ups and downs

First off thank you very much for putting up with the occasional rants and all I put up.   Secondly a special thank you to those who have kept up with my various mails and all. The cards and things made Easter that much brighter. Trust me, especially lately, I enjoy coming home to find mail that isn't a bill and brings a smile to my face.   Okay now on to the health stuff. I have no idea what is going on with my back yet. I see the first of two specialists this coming Tuesday. My nerves near
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Pick My...Um...Pic!

For those of y'all who haven't yet noticed, amidst the consolidation of staff groups happening onsite, I have moved over to the Writer Support Team.   This, however, means that my omni-present Libra scales pic no longer matches my color...again.   Now, I'm not anticipating yet another color change any time soon, but in anticipation of that possibility, and the fact that I've had the scales pic for a while...I've grown bored with it. That said, as far as what I want to replace it with...wel
MJ85

MJ85

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Paragraph 175...

Thank you to those who have read "Something to Share…", and especially to those moved to leave comments. They are deeply appreciated, and deeply felt, and Zombie's relaying how Holocaust survivors, 'liberated' by the allies, were herded back to brick-and-mortar prisons, made me think of Paragraph 175.   For anyone who has not seen this documentary, you need to. Klaus Müller, an out filmmaker, was driven to capture the voices of those who Gay man and women who survived. In 1999 very few were le
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A writing update

I thought it was time to let peeps knowing just what on earth I'm playing at.   I know I have posted stories for the anthologies, and a few short stories, but I have two in process stories that have kinda languished with no new chapters since last summer, for which I apologise.   Work, life, work, work etc etc got in the way.     The Ddraig-Cyfrinachau has encountered more problems than I thought possible when I started writing it - the best laid plans of mice and men and all that   Th
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A writing update

I thought it was time to let peeps knowing just what on earth I'm playing at.   I know I have posted stories for the anthologies, and a few short stories, but I have two in process stories that have kinda languished with no new chapters since last summer, for which I apologise.   Work, life, work, work etc etc got in the way.     The Ddraig-Cyfrinachau has encountered more problems than I thought possible when I started writing it - the best laid plans of mice and men and all that   Th
Andy78

Andy78

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Someting To Share...

Were this only an April's fool's joke…   But, yesterday I was surfing the web, looking for images of Gay couples from the past, and stumbled on something sobering. A news article on human rights for our kind referenced a 1967 Supreme Court of Canada decision. It seems a man, Everett George Klippert, who apparently had no fear of the police, and no problem being Gay, casually mentioned the fact while talking to the RCMP (the Mounties, or the equivalent of our FBI) during the investigation of an
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How does an inverted debt pyramid work?

From foreign policy to theology, I have been bouncing around in my blog. Now I want to get back to my own skills, Finance:   An inverted debt pyramid is a modern concept in finance, not fully realized in most circumstances beyond the text theories with examples only becoming common in the last few years.   Let me start off with some basic ideas:   A person has $50,000 that he wants to invest in an asset that is worth $200,000, so he borrows $150,000 to make up the difference from 1st bank.
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W_L

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Character Interview: Damian

After the conclusion of my story Joined by Blood, I was asked by another author and friend, Nephylim, if she could "interview" Damian. I thought it sounded like a neat idea and agreed. That was months ago. Just recently, I was going through old files and found the completed interview. I am posting it here for your enjoyment.   SPOILER: If you have yet to read Joined by Blood, I would recommend you do so prior to reading Damian's interview as it contains some distinctive spoilers for the s
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A Tardy Little Valentine

A Tardy little Valentine       I told myself I didn't care, but then I almost started balling like a baby.   "How was your Valentine's Day?" My coworker innocently asked.   "Fine," I started, then for some reason dropped the bullshit "well, actually, it sucked – and not in the good way."   "Why? What happened!?"   Still in my 'laugh it off' mode, I tried: "He forgot, that's all. See, every year we've been together, I get him chocolate, and he gets me roses for Valentine's Day." This
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Just finished reading Da Vinci Code before Easter

Yes, I freely admit it; I probably am a heretic   I like the story, but I think the book's plot was stronger than the story writing behind it. However, I also felt captivated by the story. The book if read with Angels and Demons serves not only as an interesting conspiracy story on the secrets of our past defining the present, but it also serves as a warning not to be used for our future.   The novels greatest appeal is the story of the well known historical/biblical figure, Mary Magdeline,
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Damn, Damn, Damn. I really need a change of luck.

Until a half hour ago I was excited. I was going back to work on Monday. I was able to get out of bed and move without needing the cane every moment. I wasn't feeling too bad.   Okay I had been given a few knocks since I this began last Wednesday. I was diagnosed as a diabetic. I lost five pounds this week, taking my total to over thirty pounds. I still had a job. I was feeling better, nearly normal.   Okay then all that sort of ended. My doctor called. I suppose I should back up a bit.  
comicfan

comicfan

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Going HOME!

Doctor just came through, expressed concerns on what extra to be careful of, but said I can go. So probably 1:30-2pm today :-)
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Trebs

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Supreme Court: Thoughts on gay marriage and DOMA

It looks like a split decision based on what I am reading and interpreting from the transcript.   1st. Based on what is in front of the Supreme Court, I don't know if I'd overturn Proposition 8. The argument are meaningful and very honestly argued, carry a very deep problem to the concept of laws and observations in the traditional constitutionalist's concept. Proposition 8 was decided by California voters through plurality against gay marriage without legally breaking up "Civil commitments" o
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Easter Update

So, one day left until Spring Break begins!   I'm excited about it and yet not at the same time, because it's not going to be much of a vacation. First, there's all the grading I have to do, then there's my beginning teacher portfolio to put together, plus all the moving stuff, and then getting ready for my trip to the job fair in 2 weeks.   So, updates! I got my resume updated, but still waiting on the majority of my letters of rec -- and oh shit! Just at this moment, I realized I neve
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