sojourn

Thanks for posting your comments. Finding them is still hit or miss. I believe responding to comments is a fun and obligatory aspect of posting a story. I try to stay on top of them, but as this proves, I am not always successful. And YES I do blame G A for not improving this situation. I have found comments, like yours, that were posted years ago to my stories. I thought people just stopped reading them. I quit writing for several years, partly because I thought no one was reading my stories anymore. How was I to know GA just stopped emailing notifications. They didn't bother sending me an email notification notifying me that they quit sending email notifications. And to this day I still get the newsletter, but not a single notification of any kind. NO MATTER WHAT THEY TELL ME TO CHOOSE IN SETTINGS. When I first discovered I had "comments" from years ago, I felt responsible and too embarrassed to post a response after so long a time lapse. Now, I think it is important that GA share at least part of the blame. (While I ignored my own stories, I did continue to read on GA through these past few years.) So, I, most likely, won't comment on a comment you most likely won't remember posting to a story you won't remember having read. All the same I get the satisfaction of knowing that I have responded to every comment posted regarding my stories. Who knows, maybe you will get an email "notification" reagarding my response. God knows, I won't. Thanks for posting your comments. They help keep me motivated. Respectfully, Jim Ford

Thanks for posting your comments. Finding them is still hit or miss. I believe responding to comments is a fun and obligatory aspect of posting a story. I try to stay on top of them, but as this proves, I am not always successful. And YES I do blame G A for not improving this situation. I have found comments, like yours, that were posted years ago to my stories. I thought people just stopped reading them. I quit writing for several years, partly because I thought no one was reading my stories anymore. How was I to know GA just stopped emailing notifications. They didn't bother sending me an email notification notifying me that they quit sending email notifications. And to this day I still get the newsletter, but not a single notification of any kind. NO MATTER WHAT THEY TELL ME TO CHOOSE IN SETTINGS. When I first discovered I had "comments" from years ago, I felt responsible and too embarrassed to post a response after so long a time lapse. Now, I think it is important that GA share at least part of the blame. (While I ignored my own stories, I did continue to read on GA through these past few years.) So, I, most likely, won't comment on a comment you most likely won't remember posting to a story you won't remember having read. All the same I get the satisfaction of knowing that I have responded to every comment posted regarding my stories. Who knows, maybe you will get an email "notification" reagarding my response. God knows, I won't. Thanks for posting your comments. They help keep me motivated. Respectfully, Jim Ford

Thanks for posting your comments. Finding them is still hit or miss. I believe responding to comments is a fun and obligatory aspect of posting a story. I try to stay on top of them, but as this proves, I am not always successful. And YES I do blame G A for not improving this situation. I have found comments, like yours, that were posted years ago to my stories. I thought people just stopped reading them. I quit writing for several years, partly because I thought no one was reading my stories anymore. How was I to know GA just stopped emailing notifications. They didn't bother sending me an email notification notifying me that they quit sending email notifications. And to this day I still get the newsletter, but not a single notification of any kind. NO MATTER WHAT THEY TELL ME TO CHOOSE IN SETTINGS. When I first discovered I had "comments" from years ago, I felt responsible and too embarrassed to post a response after so long a time lapse. Now, I think it is important that GA share at least part of the blame. (While I ignored my own stories, I did continue to read on GA through these past few years.) So, I, most likely, won't comment on a comment you most likely won't remember posting to a story you won't remember having read. All the same I get the satisfaction of knowing that I have responded to every comment posted regarding my stories. Who knows, maybe you will get an email "notification" reagarding my response. God knows, I won't. Thanks for posting your comments. They help keep me motivated. Respectfully, Jim Ford

Thanks for posting your comments. Finding them is still hit or miss. I believe responding to comments is a fun and obligatory aspect of posting a story. I try to stay on top of them, but as this proves, I am not always successful. And YES I do blame G A for not improving this situation. I have found comments, like yours, that were posted years ago to my stories. I thought people just stopped reading them. I quit writing for several years, partly because I thought no one was reading my stories anymore. How was I to know GA just stopped emailing notifications. They didn't bother sending me an email notification notifying me that they quit sending email notifications. And to this day I still get the newsletter, but not a single notification of any kind. NO MATTER WHAT THEY TELL ME TO CHOOSE IN SETTINGS. When I first discovered I had "comments" from years ago, I felt responsible and too embarrassed to post a response after so long a time lapse. Now, I think it is important that GA share at least part of the blame. (While I ignored my own stories, I did continue to read on GA through these past few years.) So, I, most likely, won't comment on a comment you most likely won't remember posting to a story you won't remember having read. All the same I get the satisfaction of knowing that I have responded to every comment posted regarding my stories. Who knows, maybe you will get an email "notification" reagarding my response. God knows, I won't. Thanks for posting your comments. They help keep me motivated. Respectfully, Jim Ford

What a lofty comparison, I am truly flattered. Thanks for posting your comments. Finding them is still hit or miss. I believe responding to comments is a fun and obligatory aspect of posting a story. I try to stay on top of them, but as this proves, I am not always successful. And YES I do blame G A for not improving this situation. I have found comments, like yours, that were posted years ago to my stories. I thought people just stopped reading them. I quit writing for several years, partly because I thought no one was reading my stories anymore. How was I to know GA just stopped emailing notifications. They didn't bother sending me an email notification notifying me that they quit sending email notifications. And to this day I still get the newsletter, but not a single notification of any kind. NO MATTER WHAT THEY TELL ME TO CHOOSE IN SETTINGS. When I first discovered I had "comments" from years ago, I felt responsible and too embarrassed to post a response after so long a time lapse. Now, I think it is important that GA share at least part of the blame. (While I ignored my own stories, I did continue to read on GA through these past few years.) So, I, most likely, won't comment on a comment you most likely won't remember posting to a story you won't remember having read. All the same I get the satisfaction of knowing that I have responded to every comment posted regarding my stories. Who knows, maybe you will get an email "notification" reagarding my response. God knows, I won't. Thanks for posting your comments. They help keep me motivated. Respectfully, Jim Ford

Thanks for posting your comments. Finding them is still hit or miss. I believe responding to comments is a fun and obligatory aspect of posting a story. I try to stay on top of them, but as this proves, I am not always successful. And YES I do blame G A for not improving this situation. I have found comments, like yours, that were posted years ago to my stories. I thought people just stopped reading them. I quit writing for several years, partly because I thought no one was reading my stories anymore. How was I to know GA just stopped emailing notifications. They didn't bother sending me an email notification notifying me that they quit sending email notifications. And to this day I still get the newsletter, but not a single notification of any kind. NO MATTER WHAT THEY TELL ME TO CHOOSE IN SETTINGS. When I first discovered I had "comments" from years ago, I felt responsible and too embarrassed to post a response after so long a time lapse. Now, I think it is important that GA share at least part of the blame. (While I ignored my own stories, I did continue to read on GA through these past few years.) So, I, most likely, won't comment on a comment you most likely won't remember posting to a story you won't remember having read. All the same I get the satisfaction of knowing that I have responded to every comment posted regarding my stories. Who knows, maybe you will get an email "notification" reagarding my response. God knows, I won't. Thanks for posting your comments. They help keep me motivated. Respectfully, Jim Ford

I am so glad you are enjoying my older stories. I accidentally came across your post. GA has some serious work to do on notifications. Thanks again, Jim

Thanks, Not sure what all that means, but I have had to go back and remove a line between paragraphs. Thanks, Jim

Thanks for posting your comments. Finding them is still hit or miss. I believe responding to comments is a fun and obligatory aspect of posting a story. I try to stay on top of them, but as this proves, I am not always successful. And YES I do blame G A for not improving this situation. I have found comments, like yours, that were posted years ago to my stories. I thought people just stopped reading them. I quit writing for several years, partly because I thought no one was reading my stories anymore. How was I to know GA just stopped emailing notifications. They didn't bother sending me an email notification notifying me that they quit sending email notifications. And to this day I still get the newsletter, but not a single notification of any kind. NO MATTER WHAT THEY TELL ME TO CHOOSE IN SETTINGS. When I first discovered I had "comments" from years ago, I felt responsible and too embarrassed to post a response after so long a time lapse. Now, I think it is important that GA share at least part of the blame. (While I ignored my own stories, I did continue to read on GA through these past few years.) So, I, most likely, won't comment on a comment you most likely won't remember posting to a story you won't remember having read. All the same I get the satisfaction of knowing that I have responded to every comment posted regarding my stories. Who knows, maybe you will get an email "notification" reagarding my response. God knows, I won't. Thanks for posting your comments. They help keep me motivated. Respectfully, Jim Ford

A very well thought out and well expressed comment. Maybe we should reverse rolls, you express yourself better than I. Thanks for taking your time to post your comments. Jim

That cheers my soul like nothing else, an enthusiastic reader. Thanks for that comment. Jim

Yeah, you are right. Besides, I'm not sure folks would buy The Godfather in Texas. Thanks for the comment. Jim

Welcome Job. I hope you have the patience of your namesake. I just found your comment. I am glad you are enjoying my story and certainly glad you posted a comment. Thanks. I hope you enjoy it as it unfolds. Jim

I just found your comment. Sorry I'm so late. I still have to scan my "notifications" list and it is too easy to overlook one. I like your summation. Please keep reading and commenting. Jim

Revenge is more like it, but keep reading. Thanks for taking the time to post your comments. I personally don't like to interrupt my reading to pat the author on the head. Who the hell is he anyway? It's the characters and the plot line that's important. So, with that attitude you can see why I appreciate your comments. Jim

Danny is pretty much a loner. First the Marines, now law enforcement. Two very unhomo friendly professional organizations. Stay tuned. Jim

Like I said before, I like the way you think. Your suggestions would be appreciated when you catch up on your reading. As to anything in your comment "no comment". Thanks for posting your comments. Jim

The suitcases and trash bags saved most of their stuff including photos. The house was burning beyond fighting it with a garden hose, but not so they couldn't retrieve some valuable mementos. Thanks for taking your time to comment. Jim

OMG! You're going to make me reread every chapter in order to answer your posts with some level of apparent knowledge of my own story. I'm guessing No! er, uh, maybe not? No! Definitely not a "ball-busting suspect. You keep on posting and I'll keep pretending to answer with intelligent insights. Thanks again, I'm enjoying this. Jim

Well, I spent enough time searching for "it's they're", but didn't find it. I like that you tried to make my story better for the next reader. Thanks for that. I have a couple of college degrees, but not a good basic education. Jim

I like the way you think. Keep posting your comments. Jim

Tom is a good man an shall not be forgot. Thanks for taking your time out to comment. Jim

I've used the dab of toothpaste, on occasion.😜 But, I actually prefer mouthwash, I am such a sellout. If you quit reading because of mouthwash, I have little hope of keeping your interest. I just ain't that good. You are the first poster to mention "hot sex". No one ever says anything about that and I put a lot of myself 😳into writing those scenes. Circumcision is most often an unnecessary and obviously painful procedure that only serves to reduce sensitivity. Thanks again for posting your comments. Jim

As I admitted in earlier responses, this chapter was intended to be, and is a standalone story that kinda, sorta took on a life of it's own. Thanks for taking your time out to post your comment. Jim

As one who had to sometimes read, as a child, by kerosene lamplight, I know money having enough money is critical. Still, money can't buy happiness... it can only rent it.😜 Thanks for your insightful comments. Jim