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Just figured I would update and fill in a few blanks. I have been trying not to stress about work. We are going through a restructure and who knows what that is going to entail all. I am suppose to find out tomorrow morning at a meeting. Yeah, I'm really happy to get out of bed at five am to make this thing. Love all store meetings. Also dealing with work has been the tragedy of one of our district managers. He was out with his family on a boat on the North Shore of Long Island. The boat flipped and three children were killed. One of them was his daughter. The tragedy is one no one completely understands yet, but we are saddened to find out one of the children killed was his daughter. Then Long Island like most of America has been hit with this outrageous heat. Watching the news they keep telling people to stay in the shade or inside. Drink plenty of water and don't go out in the hottest part of the day. Seems no one listens. The heat and humidity tonight is making it uncomfortable to even sleep. Personally just been having a hard time getting things going here. I don't do well in heat and can't completely focus like I would like to on my writing. I do apologize for not getting out a chapter of Jonas, but to be honest it is low on my list of priorities at the moment. I have expected company at the end of the month and I have so much to do and finish before she arrives. So you understand this is one of my best friends from when I worked in Connecticut. I sort of adopted her and she was at my side when my mother passed away three years ago, A better friend you could never ask for. With all the changes and tragedies happening both here and in my life in general it reminds me of one important thing. Don't allow yourself to get bogged down in the details and forget to live. People won't remember that you cleaned your toilet or washed your car, but they will remember the times spent together and the memories you make with them. The best present you can ever give another person is a memory of time together that they can treasure. Enough for one night. May you all be safe in this heat. Wayne

Very pretty. You remind me of one of my former students. She too is a very attractive woman. Nice to see you Beloved.

Any way you look at it welcome. We lover readers, authors, and those who do both. Glad to see you here and hope you enjoy it fully. And don't worry if it took you a year to get to this point. Move at your own pace, most of us do.

Stop teasing. You should be enjoying your vacation, not doing work, even on your story. You know you have a fan base. Rest, relax, recoop, and then you can go to work. I swear what does it take to get you just enjoy yourself? Great, now I've become a mother hen.

I think I will just pass a few quick comments. 1) Nathan - I don't think there is one of us who doesn't agree it was far too soon for him. His future was bright and to have it cut short goes to show you how much you have to enjoy your life. You don't know when it will end and for what reason. My heart goes out to his friends and family as they deal with this tragedy. 2) Harcallard - Birthdays are just a chance to renew yourself. I've had birthday bashes and birthday disasters. There are things you can control and things you can't. Seems like you are taking no chances and preparing to have a blast. I'm glad you are. My friends will tell you I try never to let a holiday go by without a card, a call, or a gift. Sometimes a bit of all of them. It is for the simple reason they mean something to me. Just as you hate being forgotten try to remember to reach out to your friends when there is an occasion in their lives. Help to make it special by being you. Enjoy your birthday and I wish you the joy and love you deserve. 3) Mark - If I could simply make you see how beautiful you really are. Life comes at you, for some gently for others like a freight train off the rails. You deal with things and keep right on going. Your life is full, with your farm, Stu, your farm hands, and your friends. Remember to enjoy the gifts life brings you and forgive those who mistreat you, not for their sake, but so you can move on and forget the pain of being reminded. It isn't always easy but for your own peace of mind, it is so worth it. Remember there are those who love and care about you. Was a long day at work and my job is restructuring. Time will tell what that means to me personally, but truthfully I am not worried. That I suppose is scary in and of itself. For those in need here is a , and remember to always share a cause they are free and take few muscles to make than a frown.

I love to cook and I share a hell of a lot of my recipes. Just glance through Accidents Happen and you will find a few. I figured if you were curious you might as well have the recipe.

I'm finally feeling better today so I did some cooking. Some people know I am on weight watchers so trying to be very careful with food. I love lemon chicken but so many recipes I came across called for all sorts of stuff I normally don't have in the house or would push the points I use right through the roof. Then I came across this chicken recipe that is easy and low cal. Basically all I have to count it is the chicken itself. lol. Ingredients 3 - 4 pounds of Chicken. (Originally they say use breasts and legs with the skin. I used chicken cutlets pounded out thin.) 2 Tablespoons of Lemon Zest 1/3 cup of Lemon Juice (Basically I used the juice of two lemons and little from fridge of store bought to make up the difference. I always use a recipe as a guide but alter for my own tastes.) 2 cloves of garlic. (I was out so substituted 1/4 teaspoon of garlic powder.) 2 Tablespoons of fresh Thyme or 2 teaspoons of dried 2 Tablespoons of fresh Rosemary or 2 teaspoons of dried 1/2 teaspoon of salt 1 teaspoon of pepper I will tell you right now that is the original recipe as I found it. I did cut down on the Thyme and Rosemary cause I wasn't using that many pounds of chicken, because I was using dried I used on teaspoon of each. I had six cutlets that I pounded flat. I will note as I went off the main recipe but it turned out really delicious. Take all your ingredients and put it into a ziplock bag. Allow the whole thing to sit and marinate in the refrigerator for about two hours. If you are using breasts and legs make a few small cuts in the meat to allow the marinate to get into the meat and season it. When the marinate time is up, preheat your oven to 425 degrees F. Place the chicken in a single layer on a tray with a lip. Place a small dab of margarine or butter onto each piece of meat. Keep the marinate for later. Put into the oven and prepare to cook it for about 50 to 55 minutes. (Note : Because I used thin cutlets I had to adjust the time. They cooked about 35 minutes.) Be prepared to check your meat around the forty minute mark because the breasts and legs might be done around different times. Approximately 20 minutes into the cook time pour the marinate left in your ziplock bag over the cooking chicken to give a boost of flavor and some more moisture. When the meat is done cover in foil and allow to rest for ten minutes and then serve.

Hacallard, One of the things I have learned the hard way, if you want something you need to ask for it. The less drama and more honest you are the better the results usually are. I agree with Lily, email your friend and tell them the truth. Some of my friends are great multitaskers, some are horrendous. I accept people as they are. Hell, I sure as hell am not perfect so why should I expect anyone else to be. Those who can't multitask, well I spend extra time with them. They are my friend and I make sure they get the time they need. There are some who need more of my time and friends, hell I can see them once every year and we pick up like not a day passed. There are others who feel if I haven't called them once a day that I just am not interested in being their friend. Their feelings are hurt. The only way I know these things is I ask. People can't always read or know how their actions affect another. Don't be afraid to speak up, especially if it is a friendship you want. Hope it helps. Wayne

It was more of people being forced to see people face to face again and not just deal with texts here and there. I was mainly after the changes people dealt with in changing the body and mind. No prejudice, no cancer, no AIDS. What would it be worth to see these things gone from society? That was my take on it.

Yeah, been watching and reading a lot of different things. Have also run into my share of illusionists and flat out Drag Queens. So figured I might bring that into one of my stories and this prompt gave me the chance.

Yeah, been watching and reading a lot of different things. Have also run into my share of illusionists and flat out Drag Queens. So figured I might bring that into one of my stories and this prompt gave me the chance.

I thought it was really cute the first time I read it, but your revisions make is super easy to read. Great little tale here. I hope you win.

It wasn't how I wanted to start the month. I missed the chance to go to Connecticut and see my friends. Instead i was home dealing with the heat and (fingers crossed) getting over being sick. I hate that. Oh well. This month my brother has his birthday. Not much else to worry about other than my monthly cards to let my friends know I'm thinking of them. Hope everyone had a good day. My thought for the day is this - Being sick I can deal with, besides it beats being dead.

Hi Gang, Well as usual I try to take care of everyone else but unfortunately the heat finally did me. Came home with a temp and not feeling well last night with the temps up as well. Been an unusual summer so far. Anyway my temperature finally broke today but drinking enough fluids to float a boat. Hope all is well with everyone. Yettie, so you know, I never turn down a hug. Mark, Glad you and Stu got to enjoy your day together. Harcallard - Hang in there. Mike - Only you could make an innocent comment seem dirty. Geez.

I'm not sure I'd want to do without my computer and internet but I wanted to do something dramatic without making it a total destruction. Forcing people to really look at things while stealing away the most common forms of vegging out - the tv, the internet, and the radio. Glad it caught your interest.

Thanks Joann. Yeah I never seem to look at things the same way others do, but then again that is what makes writing special.

I never like to do the expected when I can help it. I like to turn what people think they know on its head. Glad you liked my take on this prompt.

We never could have guessed how wrong they got it when they said nothing would come of it. Scientists are still trying to figure it out thirty years after TOUCHDOWN. Funny, but that is how most of us older ones talk about it. Before and after the meteor crash defines everyone’s existence now. It feels like I was barely out of high school when it all started. I know I wasn't really a grown up yet so the implications were originally lost on me. I was home for the summer from my first year in coll

Alright I admit it, as heavy person summer isn't my friend. The good news is the weight is still coming off so hopefully that will help. The problem however is tonight. I came home from work, hot and not feeling well. I took a shower but that hasn't helped my head or my stomach, both of which ache. I took an aspirin and plan to get bed shortly. Still wasn't sure why I felt so miserable, so i also took my temp which is reading 101 degrees at the moment. Lucky me. Summer time and running a temp in this heat. Grr. Oh well hopefully the damn thing will break during the night. Off to bed. Hope everyone else is feeling okay.

It was a very sweet little tale. I like how you wove the words into the story and nothing was forced. Nicely done.

Sneaky little bugger. I kept expecting it to be a younger brother with all the comments to Joseph and the bible. All I kept thinking of is, Oh my God, human trafficers. Then you turn around and make it a horse. Either way that boy has major trouble heading his way.

Joe - Just get what you need done. We will be here when it is all over and you have time again. Mike - Is Snuggle free? I could use him to help clean house. Good lord between what my parents saved of mine and my brothers, and my own crap I'm going to need massive dig out. lol. Harcallard - Sometimes life just wants to overwhelm you. Just hang in there. Sounds like you need to have a serious sit down and talk with the BF. And friends. well they will fight with you and hurt your feelings, but trust me the ones who stay with you through thick and thin are the ones you come to care about because those are you true friends.

Occasionally you become compliant in life. It happens. Whether from comfort or just lack of interest, and you let life happen instead of trying to get things done. I find I don't like how my life is going so it is time to make some changes. I learned long ago to take the blame for my own choices and mistakes. So while I can't change the past, I can make some new changes to bring me into the future. Wish me luck.

Thanks all. It is just I had a miserable day at work and to come home to be raked over the coals wasn't what I needed. Oh well. Time to put on my big boy pants and go get everything done.

I'm having one of those days. There is no other way to put it. I hate it, but that is life. I had a miserable day at work. Add to that I'm feeling lonely and life hasn't gone nearly anything like I wanted it to. I am the poster boy for following directions.I've always done all my homework, I never cut school, I don't call out of work for a day at the beach, or anything else. I balance the checkbook, give up treating myself to make ends meet, and worry about how I can help others. I graduated as a Valedictorian of my undergrad class, and am sitting three credits shy of master's degree because my mother died and well I just haven't gone back. I work a crappy job because I can't find one that pays in the field i have a degree in. So coming home after work should be good. Wrong. I graduated college. I followed the rules. I am somehow the screw up. My brother dropped out before he was sixteen. He doesn't have a college degree. He is a marriage where infidelity is rampant on both sides. Yet he makes over 300,000 a year and I barely break 30,000. Someone tell me how this makes sense. Then I come home to my father, for who I gave up my life in Connecticut, because his health was failing, my mother had died, and he was lonely. So for that I walked into the house tonight to be told I am evidently a world class failure. I'm single with no prospects and evidently never will have any. He is afraid what will happen when he dies to the dog. Oh, and as an after thought to me too because I will not be able to afford the house with the prices NY has in taxes all, and the dog needs to be taken care of too. Evidently he isn't sure I can remember to feed her either. But at least he knows his youngest son won't let me starve. Yup, makes me feel wonderful to know I am so useless. Can I curl up now? Sorry just needed to get this off my chest before I scream or whatever. Can someone tell me again why it is I am the one who cooks, cleans, and does the food shopping, but the guy who lives half way across the country is the savoir? How does that make sense? Just lucky I guess.