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While I had some doubts about Penderslut, I reasoned that he was more involved behind the scenes in the streams. But it seems that the a-hole was just another traveler with a grudge to satisfy...what a prick... Dottie seems to have a bit of juice in this time stream, here's hoping she is able to extract the boys... On a side note, there is a book out about John and Allen Dulles, the premise is that they were the driving force behind the Kennedy assassination. Both brothers have invested heavily in Indonesia's raw materials and needed a pliable government in power. In the early days of Kennedy's term, he favored supporting a more moderate government over the current one. Had that government come to power, the Dulles brothers stood to lose nearly everything. I'm not sure how much credence to give to this theory... On another note, both brothers had pecidillos every bit as Roy Cohn. Allen was responsible for our government overthrowing several unfriendly governments and was instrumental in forming the OSS, which morphed into the CIA. John could not keep his zipper up, and during WW2, he was bounced from one diplomatic posting to another as a result. Interestingly, their sister Elenor was considered to be the smartest one in the family...

Hoo boy…. You're in trouble," he said, almost gently

Ugg…maggots! Not sure I could fall asleep again….

Let’s see what happens when everyone gets a bit tipsy

Thanks for the update as well!! Had a chosen family dinner today at the house, and now let’s get some reading done!! @centexhairysub,wishing you a speedy recovery!

While we may suspect that a divorce may be in the near future for Jack's parents as an excuse for their behavior is ludicrous...let's not forget the scars on Jack's back, thanks to his parents...anything else, no matter how it is phrased, or glossed over, or otherwise excused or ignored, can ever erase what they have done, or stood by while it was done...no matter the circumstances. Worrying that things may be getting worse at this point is akin to the ostrich pulling its head out of the sand...as to any sort of custody battle, with the truth out, both parents are losers... To state that all may not be well with his parents' relationship is the understatement of the year, decade, and century...They both belong behind bars... BTW...Jack isn't a trophy...he's a child... In a sense, can we say anything is different for Nick, considering the loss of his father before and his mother essentially abandoning him, sacrificing him on the altar of the unceasing demands of work? Is that the only constant in his life to this point is his dog, Bojangles? There are adult decisions that both Nick and Jack need to face if they want to have the relationship they both desire. It will require brutal honesty if they are to emerge from this as a couple... Circumstances may be different between the boys, but in the end the results are the same for both of them...

Then try being retired after so many years of working for the man, woman, or an it, to whatever one identifies these days...I've come to realize that if it ain't hurting, the devil is closer than I would like...

At this point, the relationship has passed beyond the point of trying to salvage it, we are just caught in a rinse and repeat cycle.... Can we move forward???

Sad to think Arlo is just a pawn to ensure another 34 chapters...at what point does he find....

But the suspicious gremiln in me thought otherwise...

Just so sad

Everything you ever wanted to know about bears...and then some!

All I got is...

That got the blood pressure up!!!

Boys have to be a bit more careful.... I saw something like this years ago when I was imbibing claiming that city hall had been infiltrated by shapeshifting sex dragons.

There's a new dynamic in play here, and it is a bit worrisome... Wojciech frowned, a new question forming. "I was led to believe that the dynamic streams reset after we leave them. That our presence there has no lasting impact. What will this accomplish, if everything simply reverts?" "We have found a way around that restriction," Dottie replied... Dotie reminds me of someone...and her pesky friends...

It's a small world after all....

But of course... “There is no rest for you. I seek another artefact.

How much longer is this going to drag out between the two of them?

Pitt and Blake need a room at the inn once in Antigua, or the captain's cabin once the ship is emptied...My greatest fear is that once alone, they will spontaneously combust...

So true...and to think he was a suspect in the first story... Even if Dust came to the conclusion that there was no real point in trying to teach me, he wouldn't just push me aside. He wasn't that kind of person. The realization that I had found a friend came slowly, but it gave me hope. After ten years of torment, I deserved that, didn't I?

I think that time is now... He nodded. “We’ll keep you safe. And one day, we’ll make them pay.”

Wise words... Joel, just don’t shy away from little truths either, they carry more weight than you know.”

Given enough time, an appearance on a 10 Most Wanted Poster is likely....