NickolasJames8

Haha...microwave rat burrito?? I guess I should try a kangaroo burrito :ranger: :ranger: :ranger:

You could always replace it with a picture of Luchadors

Thanks Guys I'm working hard on this one, so I hope you like where this one's going. One other thing.....normally I don't participate in the discussions for a story that I'm working on, but I'm going to do it this time because I figure that as long as i'm trying something different, what the hell? BTW, chapter two's already finished. I'm just waiting for it to come back from my editor, The Great Talonrider!!! Then all I have to do is write chapter three, pick three apples, dig a hole, play a game of hopscotch with one hand tied behind my back and sing the theme song from The Brady Bunch before I post chapter two.

If by chance, my newest story, is now available on my Hosted Page here at GA. You can also follow this link if you want to go directly to the first chapter.

Thanks Jan...guess that'll teach me a lesson about eating random processed meat products from 7-11

Aww, thanks Kevin

Thank You ColeYy

I came home sick today My stepmom tried to keep me home from school to begin with but I didn't listen, and now I wish I had. Anyway, I keep thinking I'm gonna puke but when I try, nothing comes out but this nasty yellow crap that burns my throat. So what's the moral of all of this?? I think it's Stay Away From 7-11 Big Bites. I ate two last night because my dad and stepmom went somewhere and James and I had to fend for ourselves. He wound up going to 7-11 because he wanted nachos and I asked him to get me a big bite. Well, there's some deal when you buy two, so that's what he did and I was really really hungry, so I ate them both. But I haven't felt good since the middle of last night, and I think I might have gotten food poisoning or something. Yay me

Or Gina??

And which member of the Leto family will be there to cheer him on??

You Scored an A You got 10/10 questions correct. It's pretty obvious that you don't make basic grammatical errors. If anything, you're annoyed when people make simple mistakes on their blogs. As far as people with bad grammar go, you know they're only human. And it's humanity and its current condition that truly disturb you sometimes. The It's Its There Their They're Quiz http://www.blogthings.com/theitsitstheretheirtheyrequiz/

I admit that I picked the option that stated that I hate to be in the room with smokers, but I should clarify something: It's not the smokers themselves I hate, it's the cigarrette smoke that grosses me out (and makes me sneeze ). That said, it's not up to me to tell the owner of a store or a restauruant to ban smoking in their place of business. If people don't like it, they'll find abother place to eat/shop. Those who do like it will most likely go to that store or restauruant over the one that doesn't allow smoking. So to me, it's not about smoker's rights and non-smoker's rights. It's about the government staying out of our lives as much as possible.

Well, Luke and Grandma Alice are going to be laid up in the cut somewhere, doing the nasty. So that leaves Seth, Dave, Angela, Eddie and Jase

Here's a little history lesson on the tobacco companies and how they hooked a whole genration on their product..it's really quite interesting. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0up4_HF9jYY

I wonder if Rory's going to join the swimming team this year

Actually, I only mentioned a smoking ban by the government because Krista posted that she thinks a smoking ban is and should be the government's decision. I only used the other examples because once you give the government that kind of power over your life, they'll happily (and forcefully) take a little more and a little more until they have total control.

After the government bans smoking, what should they ban next? Over-eating? Gay sex? Pre-marital sex? Abortions? Will there be a ban on chewing tobacco? Heaven forbid that people should be expected to make choices about their bodies without the government's help. Once you give them that kind of power, they'll find a way to abuse it. Just look around at what we're living through right now.

Obesity is a public health issue too. Do should we restrict when people should eat? I'm eating a bag of Doritos right nw. If I only eat 11 chips, I'll take in 8 grams of fat. if I eat the whole bag, I'll take in 20 grams (next stop, my thighs). Should there be a law that says I have to stop at 11, because I was planning on eating the whole thing. I agree that smoking in public places should be restricted. But it should be done by the private business owners, not by the government. Even if 95% of the people want to ban smoking in public places, the private business owner should have the final say about her/his establishment. That's part of what makes it their business.

As the parent, that choice has to be up to you. If there's some kind of neglect, then the government would have to step in. But that example is unique. What about all households with children? Or all households in general? Would you support a smoking ban in those cases? The wife or husband is married to a smoker, and it would be hard to just leave them. Or what about kids? They don't have much of a choice. How far should the government reach?

I would say that the people who work there can choose freely to not be there. I understand that it's not convienient for them, but there are other places to work. I also don't think it's about the right of people to smoke...it's about the right of individual business owners to allow smoking in the business that they built and the building that they own (or rent). What if the government said no smoking in your house because others living with you are affected?

I can see your point about working conditions, but let's not get too far off topic. If you're a business owner, then you get to decide the working conditions ( to a degree) of your business. Still, I think that allowing smoking and asking someone to risk their lives by working with dynamite and matches are two different things. Look at it this way..... What if you owned a cafe and almost all of your regulars smoked? They came in and got coffee, read the paper and sucked a couple cancer sticks down in the process. Now the government comes along and says, No, you can't do that anymore because it's not fair to those who don't smoke. Who are they to say that you can't let your customers do what they normally do? I hate cigarrette smoke as much as the next person, but I can't think of one situation where it sould be restricted by the government.

I'm sorry to give more bad news, but check this topic out about Chaz https://www.gayauthors.org/forums/index.php...amp;#entry68249

I understand what you're saying, but freedom of choice should be universal. I mean, if we have the government telling us that we can't allow smoking in private buisinesses, what's next? Are they going to tell people how much they can eat? Or what vitamins to take? If you give a little bit a freedom away, it doesn't seem so bad. Then, you give a little more, then a little more. Before you know it, there are no more freedoms. I'd rather let people decide for themselves what they want to allow in their businesses than the government.

I'm not arguing that second hand smoke murders non-smokers. I'm just saying that if someone doesn't like it, they don't have to be there. As for employees, they can find another job if they don't like it. What if someone was working in a store that played rock music over the speakers and they didn't like it? It might not be a health risk, but what if it gave them impure thoughts? ( I know, you don't have to say it ) Should the government step in? Or should the person find another place to work? If it's a private business it's a private decision.