Percy

We had a bunch of undeveloped land near us when we lived in east Tennessee and me, my brother and some friends discovered this really cool camp set up right in the middle of the woods. There was a small clearing with seats rigged up and some funky looking contraption. We were describing this all to my dad one day. He came to check it out and promptly ordered us kids never to return to the site. We completely ignored the order. C'mon? A secret campsite in the middle of the woods? What kid is going to stop exploring that? It was gone by the end of summer and only years later did I realize we'd stumbled on a moonshine operation. Great memories. Same question.

I tremendously enjoy reading these entries. The movie you described reminded me of "au revoir, les enfants" which seems to have had a similar storyline. So many of the European films I saw growing up (which would have been those subtitled in English), dealt with WWII in some way or another. It always struck me that the war must have affected later generations in Europe much more directly than later generations in the U.S. For me, WWII was something that happened only to my grandfather but for Europeans the war happened to everyone in their family.

Lynch

New energy virtually eliminates rest. EMSIP

10 years Do you collect anything? If so, what?

To be more light-hearted and have laughter come more easily. How long is your longest friendship, for example, are you still friends with anyone you were in grade school with?

Gifts required offering something super. NEARH

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No bedhead. Hair is too short. Same question.

Wayne, Good to hear that you had a good day, especially with the writing. We miss seeing you around here. Hope treatment options for your father and sister-in-law work out for both of them. -Percy

Oh, that was hilarious. Thanks for sharing.

Iconoclast

Hey Mark, Pranks do have a way of not going as planned. I don’t think it’s too unusual for a prankster to re-consider their actions after the fact and realize they’d make a different decision if they had it to do over again. Friends are usually pretty forgiving when they get pranked, even when the whole thing goes badly. As far as your photo, I’ve only been active on GA for a few weeks so I’ve only seen the picture you have up now, the one you had up for a couple days and the one before that. The quality common to all three is the beauty. So really, whichever you choose to keep up, all three are accurate representations of who you are. Your character comes through in your writing and in your forum responses. That leaves a longer lasting impression than any photo. I hope you continue to be active here on GA. -Percy

Querulous undertaker angrily removed teeth. TEARY

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Immature I heard of it through the Dan Brown novel that was so popular several years ago. Oddly, I found the novel boring though usually it's the type of thing I like to read. So, mostly I think "boring" when I hear Illuminati theory. When you're feeling down, blue, what do you do to cheer yourself up?

That was a good "secret admirer" story. Even though all the clues pointed to Kevin, I was never completely sure it would turn out to be him. I liked the entire cast of characters here. :-)

Some very sweet, tender moments. I like the supporting characters too.

I enjoyed reading this. The details added a lot of texture to the story and the pacing was just perfect.

I like the story. You captured the school age scenes vividly...I was transported back to my own school days.

Very interesting subject matter, the difference between first love and love after heartbreak. The emotions of the main character came through strongly. A lot to reflect on in this piece.

Casper learned everything and nothing. MOESY

Sorry, I thought referencing a hiring committee implied they'd been through the rounds of interviews with you and other managers...these are the two finalists from the interview rounds. Final decision is yours.

Only dedicated emos understand me. moesy

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