PrivateTim

My two favorite authors are Mark Arbour and Dom Luka. Dom tends to be a bit more subtle, but there is nothing subtle about Mark, at least in the Bridgemont series. I think the lusty passion of the characters in Mark's stories add to the story, not subtract from it. I think it depends on the skill of the author to make the steamy parts integral and not gratuitous.

Which was one reason I loved it. It felt real, not a schmaltzy ending. It was a happy ending, just not the typical Hollywood happy ending.

Real men play water polo.

Pipikaula, reheating the kalua pig, chicken terriyaki and lau lau. Lomi lomi and poke as side dishes, with two scoops white rice and aunties macaroni salad.

it is like those Frogs telling you it is great to eat snails..... all you have to do is put on lots of butter and garlic. Cat poop would taste good with enough butter and garlic.

How did you even hear about this? I think ignoring is the way to go.....

Finished re-reading Lem since I am still waiting for updates to With Trust, Indiana Summer, Max & Josh, The Perks of Loving You, Are You Christian..... I still think this is one of the finest pieces of fiction I've ever read, gay or straight.

I only want you to have a good day if you are diligently writing new Chapters of Max & Josh and Indiana Summer.... otherwise naw... okay.... i guess you can have a happy birthday even if ya ain't writin' them new chapters.

I love In The Fishbowl, this wasn't a hearts and flowers sweet story it was gritty. Travis was a tormented character that found some peace. Dennis was another tormented character that found his peace too. It is one of Dom's most brilliant stories. It was Quinn in The Ordinary Us that I found totally annoying. And if I could pick a boyfriend the TOU it would be Taylor, not Jude.

It has to be winter because sometimes in winter it plunges to 52 degrees in southern California

Oh... and NO, not even for you!

Wow, that explosion was so powerful it blew the lights back on...... hmmmmmm.

Ha ha FUBAR is an informal term from the U.S. military. The initials stand for "Fudged Up Beyond All Recognition" and the first word ain't really "fudged" It goes along with a word people actually use in polite company, not knowing its origin, SNAFU, also from the U.S. military, "Situation Normal, All Fudged Up".

I didn't vote because my answer isn't there. The answer is no, it isn't wrong to hit a woman any more than it is wrong to hit a man, it all depends on the circumstances. I was taught as a child not to let anyone get away with hitting me, boy or girl, but I was also taught not to give worse than I was getting, so I think Matt was right in reacting to the girl who scratched him, but maybe not a punch, just a slap. A small guy, who for whatever reason decided he wanted to hit me, wouldn't get beat up by me, he'd get neutralized, the same goes for a woman. Now touch a family member and all bets are off, I am much better at controlling my emotions if I am attacked than a loved one.

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To me this is a no-brainer. American cartoons are definitely superior. ha ha I think American cartoons are much more diverse, Anime seems all alike and rather angsty. They also seem to be drawn alike as opposed to the many different styles of American cartoons. You had the realism of a Johnny Quest and the caricatures like the Flintstones. People didn't even scratch the surface of American cartoons, besides classics like Johnny Quest, the Flintstones, the Jetsons what about Quick Draw McGraw, Yogi the Bear, Huckleberry Hound, top Cat, Tom and Jerry and modern classics like Dexter's Lab... and that is just Hanna Barbera. Warner Brothers gave us Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Bugs, Tweety & Sylvester, Pepe Le Pew, Speedy Gonzalez and every one knows those were not just for kids, the undertones kept adults smiling too. Modern WB gave us Pinky & the Brain and the Animaniacs. Jay Ward was brilliant with Crusader Rabbit and his follow on, Rocky & Bullwinkle and Friends. Every body gets that R&B, Dudley Do-right, Mr. Peabody's Improbable History, Fractured Fairy Tales & Aesop's Tales were geared towards adults and kids laughed because they were silly. And that is with out even mentioning the Walt Disney Studios and all they did and continue to do with cartoons as an art form. Even Disney Channel has entertaining cartoons like Phineas & Ferb, American Dragon and Kim Possible. Others have mentioned the modern creations of South Park, the Simpsons, Family Guy and King of the Hill. What would the holidays be without A Charlie Brown Christmas and the Grinch? Did I also mention the incarnations of Superman, Batman, Fantastic Four, Green Hornet, etc. that have appeared over the years? So yeah, I'll take American cartoons.

Anything that gets hot twinks to want to hug me is a-okay in my book.

Well that is a total Bill & Ted quote..... You must forgive me if I say stupid things. My brain has gone to pieces.

Lacey is slender but his feet look big Did her feet get wet in the Nashville flooding??

It was a pale imitation of Brother Iz. I loved the guest stars though, ONJ was perfect.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQRWeZy-S8Q

I double dog dare you!

For those of you who don't go to The Soapbox. The translation according to Google is, "You need not be so tough" (du trenger ikke vaere so toff)

Hmmmm still not sold. Here is a pink tie from Pink of Jermyn Street

Do you mean 'pink' as in Thomas Pink? 'cuz that tie looks gray or silver to me...... Oh, and you are quite adorable too.