Headstall Posted July 16, 2018 Posted July 16, 2018 19 minutes ago, ColumbusGuy said: I broke down and put the little window air con unit in my computer room, and that helps a lot...thank goodness I almost live in there anyway. For some reason things just clicked yesterday, and the pieces all came together--at least it's under 7500 words! My son and his girlfriend broke up, and he's pretty depressed, so I'm trying to keep him company. I'm not much help, but I'm trying. I should be able to get to your chapter soon. 2 1
ColumbusGuy Posted July 16, 2018 Author Posted July 16, 2018 I can empathize with him...I've had more broken relationships than good ones over the years, and it was always a shock to me when it happened. I wasn't needy, clingy or inattentive...it just seemed that the other guys were looking for someone better to mess with, while I was more serious. All that was decades ago, but I figure it works the same way now, straight or gay...both have to want the same goals and work for it. My parents found they didn't have that after 21 years, my sisters in less time than that. Kevin was my longest at over ten years and it ended with his death for personal family reasons...I think we'd have made it if things had been better for him in the rest of his life. No worries, my dear...there's some humor in this one, so maybe it can help your mood when you need it most? Family first! 1 2
Headstall Posted July 16, 2018 Posted July 16, 2018 3 hours ago, ColumbusGuy said: I can empathize with him...I've had more broken relationships than good ones over the years, and it was always a shock to me when it happened. I wasn't needy, clingy or inattentive...it just seemed that the other guys were looking for someone better to mess with, while I was more serious. All that was decades ago, but I figure it works the same way now, straight or gay...both have to want the same goals and work for it. My parents found they didn't have that after 21 years, my sisters in less time than that. Kevin was my longest at over ten years and it ended with his death for personal family reasons...I think we'd have made it if things had been better for him in the rest of his life. No worries, my dear...there's some humor in this one, so maybe it can help your mood when you need it most? Family first! Okay... all done and sent back. A wonderful chapter, my friend. You never disappoint. Please let me know it arrived. 1 1
ColumbusGuy Posted July 24, 2018 Author Posted July 24, 2018 Hey guys! Had a doctor's visit yesterday and they gave me a look over and took blood for tests, gave me a tetanus shot since it had been more than ten years. Waiting on the test results, likely an email tomorrow. They suggested two tests for people over 50, one for Hepatitis C and the other an HIV one. The former they said it could be years before symptoms showed up, so I went along with that one...I opted not to do the latter as I haven't been with anyone for more than eleven years, and had no symptoms at all...and had been only with Kevin for ten years or so before that. They asked questions to figure out if they needed to do a prostate exam, and since I didn't have any symptoms for trouble with that either, they decided to skip that--whew! They did suggest a check for polyps in my colon since I had surgery for that back in 2014, but don't know when that'll happen. I suppose it depends on whether my blood looks anemic? Anyhow, got a visit Wednesday with my eye surgeon, just a follow-up, so that should be a piece of cake, I hope. Starting 56 now! 4
Timothy M. Posted July 24, 2018 Posted July 24, 2018 Fingers crossed that your eyes are still doing OK. 4
Ivor Slipper Posted July 24, 2018 Posted July 24, 2018 1 hour ago, Timothy M. said: Fingers crossed that your eyes are still doing OK. Fingers crossed - yes; eyes crossed - NO! 1 3
ColumbusGuy Posted July 24, 2018 Author Posted July 24, 2018 27 minutes ago, Ivor Slipper said: Fingers crossed - yes; eyes crossed - NO! Sorry Ivor--you're sixty years too late! Along with the bad vision I was born with, it included crossed eyes, which meant a conscious effort to angle my head just right to avoid seeming to look away from another person's face. 3 1
Popular Post ColumbusGuy Posted July 25, 2018 Author Popular Post Posted July 25, 2018 Record time getting through the eye doctor labyrinth! Hour and a half, including a pic of the interior of the eye, and things are looking good. She said down the road we might do a little more laser to deal with the remins of the 'bubble', but it wasn't interfering right now after the other one last month, so it can wait. Next visit December 5th. Now I can see about writing more JM--got an idea or two... 3 3
Headstall Posted July 25, 2018 Posted July 25, 2018 32 minutes ago, ColumbusGuy said: Record time getting through the eye doctor labyrinth! Hour and a half, including a pic of the interior of the eye, and things are looking good. She said down the road we might do a little more laser to deal with the remins of the 'bubble', but it wasn't interfering right now after the other one last month, so it can wait. Next visit December 5th. Now I can see about writing more JM--got an idea or two... That's awesome, CG... xoxo 3 1
Popular Post ColumbusGuy Posted August 3, 2018 Author Popular Post Posted August 3, 2018 (edited) Just a note to let you know--the first section of Chapter 56 is done, now on to the next one! How long will the chapter be--I'll let you know when it's done, because I have no idea until it's there...I try to aim for around 7-8,000 words, but looking at the ones already posted, I can go way over that. Remember the mall one? It's flowing pretty good so far. Edited August 3, 2018 by ColumbusGuy 4 2
Headstall Posted August 3, 2018 Posted August 3, 2018 15 hours ago, ColumbusGuy said: Just a note to let you know--the first section of Chapter 56 is done, now on to the next one! How long will the chapter be--I'll let you know when it's done, because I have no idea until it's there...I try to aim for around 7-8,000 words, but looking at the ones already posted, I can go way over that. Remember the mall one? It's flowing pretty good so far. Shorter chapters would be well received. 1 4
ColumbusGuy Posted August 3, 2018 Author Posted August 3, 2018 Complaints from the Caped Crusader? Say it isn't so! Hey, my alternate history piece I've been doing is longer than most JM chapters now, and I don't know how much more there is to go on it...it's looking like it'll beat the 14k of the mall chapter easily. Working on a Tales one too, but those are tiny things in comparison. 2 1
Headstall Posted August 3, 2018 Posted August 3, 2018 16 minutes ago, ColumbusGuy said: Complaints from the Caped Crusader? Say it isn't so! Hey, my alternate history piece I've been doing is longer than most JM chapters now, and I don't know how much more there is to go on it...it's looking like it'll beat the 14k of the mall chapter easily. Working on a Tales one too, but those are tiny things in comparison. Not complaining, no... just letting you know shorter ones... chapters...................... or the other ... are fine with me. 2 1
Ivor Slipper Posted August 3, 2018 Posted August 3, 2018 1 hour ago, Headstall said: Shorter chapters would be well received. Yeah - we don't want him doing a Geron on you/us 1 3
ColumbusGuy Posted August 3, 2018 Author Posted August 3, 2018 Any body done a word count on Geron's stories? I knowthey vary, but I think three or four of them would total the count I've racked up for Jay alreadu.... I love every word of his, but I do often need to pack a lunch before I start the journey. 😺 1 3
Headstall Posted August 3, 2018 Posted August 3, 2018 14 minutes ago, ColumbusGuy said: Any body done a word count on Geron's stories? I knowthey vary, but I think three or four of them would total the count I've racked up for Jay alreadu.... I love every word of his, but I do often need to pack a lunch before I start the journey. 😺 I've started a Geron story numerous times, and have fallen asleep... not because they weren't great, but because they were long, and I need my beauty sleep. 1 1 3
ColumbusGuy Posted August 3, 2018 Author Posted August 3, 2018 @Headstall don't worry, I've done that with more than one author thanks to my weird schedule and the fact that I can lie down and listen to them being narrated instead of having to do it with my eyes....of course, that means I have to go back to the last thing I remember and try again. Sigh..... 4
Timothy M. Posted August 3, 2018 Posted August 3, 2018 I really must start reading more @Geron Kees stories. I loved The Frost Covered Marker. 5
Defiance19 Posted August 3, 2018 Posted August 3, 2018 1 hour ago, Timothy M. said: I really must start reading more @Geron Kees stories. I loved The Frost Covered Marker. I did too. His stories are so good. I saved most of them to read later and then forget to go back and comment. 5
Geron Kees Posted August 4, 2018 Posted August 4, 2018 On 8/3/2018 at 4:33 PM, Headstall said: I've started a Geron story numerous times, and have fallen asleep... not because they weren't great, but because they were long, and I need my beauty sleep. I got you beat! I fall asleep in the middle of writing my stories! 5
ColumbusGuy Posted September 27, 2018 Author Posted September 27, 2018 I swear, Chapter 56 is moving...so far today I've added a thousand words and still going. Been reading some here and elsewhere because some days I just don't feel energetic enough to write. Not promising a set date, but it'll be soon! 1 4
ColumbusGuy Posted October 23, 2018 Author Posted October 23, 2018 Just sent Chapter 56 off to Gary...at least it's not 2AM. I hope he doesn't have a lot of trouble with it. I'll be posting it as soon as I get it back and revel in his axe-work. I know there are some exclamation marks that will have to go.... 2 2
Headstall Posted October 23, 2018 Posted October 23, 2018 58 minutes ago, ColumbusGuy said: Just sent Chapter 56 off to Gary...at least it's not 2AM. I hope he doesn't have a lot of trouble with it. I'll be posting it as soon as I get it back and revel in his axe-work. I know there are some exclamation marks that will have to go.... Hey, buddy, I just got it. I've had a tough day doing manual labor, and building a headboard, and I'm heading off to bed now. I will try to get to it tomorrow sometime, but I don't know when. 2 1
ColumbusGuy Posted October 23, 2018 Author Posted October 23, 2018 10 minutes ago, Headstall said: Hey, buddy, I just got it. I've had a tough day doing manual labor, and building a headboard, and I'm heading off to bed now. I will try to get to it tomorrow sometime, but I don't know when. That's funny--gotta make your bed before you lie in it--literally! 1 3
Timothy M. Posted October 23, 2018 Posted October 23, 2018 Looking forward to a new chapter. Tak, min ven, for great comments on the story review. 1
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