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It might not be a big change to attitudes within the Episcopelian church or a surprise, but in my opinion is a massive step forward to formally approve a liturgy, and by such a large majority. I agree with Cyhort that you can't force churches to do something, they're not a democratic institution. On the other hand, you could push legislation though to ban taxpayer money from going to the support of institutions that do not offer all citizens equal rights. Where I live, part of my taxes go to the Greek Orthodox church, an institution that not only does not recognize LGBT rights, but has influenced the country not to even pass same-sex civil union legislation, and I have absolutely no say in the matter. So when I see news like this, it gives me hope.

Thank you!

Thank you! And yeah, I know what it's like, as well (unfortunately )

Thanks, Percy! I appreciate the feedback and knowing what works.

Thanks, and I'm happy to hear you're enjoying the realism! Overall, I tend to like stories with imperfect characters who trip over their own feet emotionally, and I'm glad to see it appeals to others, as well!

When the flight into Eleftherios Venizelos Airport takes you over the city of Athens, you see acre after acre of concrete baking in the heat, with the panels and bodies of solar water heaters gleaming on every rooftop. I can't judge if it's beautiful or ugly, though I suspect most people would say the latter. For me, that last stretch, especially if I'm sitting on the left side of the plane and can catch a glimpse of Lycabettus . . . well, it heals something in me, even though I know that in two

Tak, sorgbarn, for your detailed review! You're right about the sameness of business travel (and there are a couple of references to this aspect in the story), so unfortunately Stockholm got 'lost' a little. Still, for me there's nothing quite like its sky after a hard summer rain, so consider David's eye color a constant homage! As to the rest, I'm glad it appeals. One of the factors that led me to write is because I also wanted to see some older characters in romance and maybe share my experience that we don't have all the answers, that we still enjoy learning new stuff, and sharing a good joke, and sex, and we still feel that little flutter of attraction, and I'm pretty sure most of us still like falling in love and being in love, and we're no wiser about what to do when that happens than we were at twenty.

Thank you for your review! This is a complete story, so the chapters will be added fairly quickly and I won't leave you hanging; it's just that I wrote it a couple of years back, so I want to go over a couple of aspects again.

Thank you for breaking the ice for me here on GA! I do have one more time jump later on in the story, so I hope the seams won't rub wrong there, either

The first time I try to call David, about two weeks after the conference, my call is forwarded to his voicemail. It's a standard recorded message, not his voice, and even at the best of times I sound like a moron when I leave a message, so I hang up. It takes me three days to make a second attempt. I should be reviewing the monthly figures and preparing management reports. Instead I'm drafting speeches on sticky notes, so that I'll be prepared for either him or his voicemail. The task is made m

Now: 2010 The first time I realized that my dad wasn't always right, I was eight years old. He told me that bullies always back down when challenged, and I found out that just wasn't so, or at least not when the challenger is about a head shorter than said bully and happens to be the shiest kid in third grade. Still, when I look back at that morning—or maybe it was afternoon, not all the details are clear anymore—I'm kinda proud of the little guy lying flat on his back in the middle of the scho

Jordan Petersen, a 46-year old accountant, first meets David Hamvas at a conference in Stockholm. Their relationship deepens in a series of meetings across several cities in Europe and the US.

Okay, admit it: you've all been enraptured by the super sexy image of a guy or gal sweating in the heat at least once in your lives. Could be Marlon Brando in Street Car Named Desire, or Richard Burton in Night of the Iguana (listen, I'm not THAT old, I just like old movies) or your neighbor mowing the lawn. In this heat (touched triple-digit in Athens, Greece, today, and the heat-wave isn't until Tuesday), instead of cooling down, let's jack up the heat even higher by remembering some of those hot bodies! Whose glistening body captured your heart, imagination or lust? (pics optional but appreciated!)

I'm not certain beauty or how we judge it are absolutes. There are cultural and societal influences, there's our own understanding and learning, there's personal tastes, there are reference points. When you ask me whether I find androgyny visually attractive, short answer is I don't. Then again, I don't find it unattractive either. It's just as a label. If you ask me whether I find a specific person attractive or not in his/her androgyny, I might respond yes or no, depending on what I think I'm looking at, and in what context I see it. To take it away from the context of people, I like interior design and there have been homes I have absolutely drooled over, but that I know I wouldn't want to spend an hour in as a guest, let alone live in. Same in the case of people. I don't find this kid particularly attractive, but it could just be that I don't like this standard modeling pic of someone glaring at me (why? what did I ever do to them?) or fat lips. I also don't find him sexually attractive, because, to me at least, he barely looks legal, whether as a boy or a girl, and because my first crush was on Tom Selleck and that tends to my "type" if it's confined to the merely visual. David Bowie in some of his disguises though, even though he looks nothing like Tom Selleck? Oh, yes please!

Am now able to post, so I put up the photo you asked for, Ricky, and I'm pretty sure I've set the album to public access. Enjoy!

Apparently not until I reach 5 posts, and thanks to you, I'm getting there in an almost legitimate way. As to the rest, for shame! This is an author/reader site; it's what my brain wears when I'm on the Lumosity site you should be asking about!

Okay, I confess! I may have exaggerated a bit about the gyration. Unless by gyration you mean that odd waddle run one has when initially getting off the bike until things more or less fall into place again...

Oh, so then it's exactly like one of my triathlons! Thank you for the warm welcome, all!

Hi all, I actually joined about a year ago, but at the time everything seemed pretty complicated to me (I'm not a Luddite. I'm just drawn that way), so I figured I'd look into it when I had more time. And here I am. 48 years old--yes, I must also update my profile--attached, live in Greece, travel a lot for my job and confuse my BE and US English spelling and idioms. I also compete in triathlons, and the less said about that the better. I read quite a bit across a wide spectrum, but for pure entertainment I read Crime or Romance or, when I can get my hands on it, the two combined. I've also dabbled with writing, so far in the contemporary Romance genre. Very happy to be taking my first step here!