Lugh

this site tells when many religious bodies were formed but not where they are... but you can rule out several that came into practice this way.... and this is not a map but it gives you a decent idea of where the largest clusters of relgions are, the info may be a little off, but unless you are writing a research paper, no one is going to quibble over numbers too badly. that might get you started.

No, I would not read that, even if it had kick ass cover art. The idea of an 18 year old who thinks they can sell their ass and save money is just ludicrist to me. Especially if there is a move to a new city involved where he has (presumably) no connections, no place to live and nothing more than he brought with him... if he has a sizible chunck of cash then WHY would he be selling his ass? Sorry.. just doesn't do it for me. Maybe, depending on how the first chapter reads, but I doubt it. The mention of the Templars would make me consider twice. The cover art better be interesting and the first chapter baited with yummies to hook me in.... Now, considering this is a series (from the MC being the same) I would read the first one first, but I might talk to my friends to see if any one else out there is reading this or has read it in the past. I would be more apt to read a book with some of this information in the blurb. Ie.. why is a Catholic young man who speaks fluent latin, went to a religious school... selling his ass in Philly? I'm wondering if there is a way for e-fiction to be "credit based" ie... you can read one chapter, but you must comment on it to get to the next chapter. Even "I liked it, reading the next chapter now" or "I hated it, not reading any more sorry." is better than NOTHING. Same thing with single chapter stories... comment or no more stories for you. sounds harsh.. but yeah 48 for a popular story is sorta silly. I know when Joey moved my stories they lost all the comments.. but only a handful of people have comment on them in the past year, although the read count is rather high. As for a genre going stale.. I don't think that it happens very often... I think the readers get bored, move on, get bored, come back... I know I like to read a variety of things -- not just gay fiction.

LOL it was the first... and I turned 29. Thanks everyone.

counts on fingers, toes, dick, and nose... I AM NOT 30! grumbles... go read "Wingless Dreams"....

you guys are sooo silly... it's not my birthday... yet.

snickers... I thought I would test that "more than a little bit of oddness" comment by actually speaking up in this thread... which by the way is awfully full of "chat room like chatter" sheesh... get a room guys (and gals)... oh yeah.. um... welcome.

Why take a life partner? Take them where? It's not like you really get to choose your life partner / spouse -- at least in my opinion. It's more like you look up and -- bam! -- there (s)he is and you go... oh wow! This can be a slow process that takes years or it can happen overnight. Each of us is different. Each partnership is different. With that in mind, I think that a person's significant other is significant for a reason... they somehow compliment or complete something in that person that may or may not be recognized by either party. I don't believe in happy-ever-afters. I do believe in hard-work-ever-afters. A good relationship takes work -- ANY relationship -- even that one you have with the co-worker you hate! meh -- I've probably not made any sense... but that's ok... love doesn't make sense... then again neither does hate. Interesting that.

Lugh lives near a salt marsh. Lugh has no ex's. Lugh likes the salt marsh.

I've read this thread and thought about it, and read it again.... I think there are a few things to point out here before I can answer -- are we talking "sex" or "intercourse"? intercourse is one act of sex, but there are so many others that do not include penetration of any sort that leads me to believe that a healthy and active sex life is totally possible and relatively safe for all parties with the proper precautions (like condoms at all times). I also would have to consider at what point in the relationship did the person point out that they were HIV+? If we had been exclusive for while already and this was not new test results... then I might have some serious issues, but if we were headed toward exclusivity and it was revealed.... or there were new test results.... I might be shocked but I think what we already had building would survive and maybe thrive. Also I think it would depend on the other person's attitude toward sex, promiscuity, and above all else... medication. All that said... I think it might be possible under the right circumstance to engage in sexual activitiy with someone who is HIV+, but the chances of me finding myself in those circumstance, I believe, is very very slim.

actually -- we use a lot of audio books because my son is dyslexic and we get them from the library (not that they have like erotica there or anything) but I can see a market within a market... the biggest problem I would have is like with my stories... the names are not easily pronounced or someone may pronounce them differently than I do. This is especially true for made up names.

That might be because it is a really long poem (an EPIC) and not a book.

I guess my son and I are having a different scouting experience than most then because no one has come out and asked "are you gay". There are two boys in the pack he den cheifs for who are "of non-traditional religious upbringing" (one has parents who are athiest, but his parents said that it is up to him to decide if there is a god or not, and if so then which god he wants to worship) and the cubmaster is a long hair buddist. Granted it was the smallest pack in the district, but oddly it won most of the awards and turned over quality Arrow of Light scouts to the troops. There has long been a rule of "what happens in the woods stays in the woods" -- so long as no one is hurt. I have served in several functions in the scouting program, including trainer. The cubmaster did know that I am gay. He asked me if that made me break the 12 points of the law. I told him no. He told me then it really didn't matter who I slept with any more than any other single parent who might be dating. He (We) haven't discussed it since. My son likes scouts for the outdoor skills. I haven't found any other program that even comes close. What I would like to see though, is scouting (or some alternitive) to be a bit more inclusive and accessable to all -- from what I've seen it's 90% white boys from 2 parent households where the (step)father is active in their life. That describes less than a quarter of the actual population (just a guess so it's probably less). Single mothers who want to have their boys experience scouts are driven out of the program by the time their sons reach "boy scout" age (11), although mothers are generally the backbone of the cub program. We pay our own way. Unfortunately that means some of that money is spent to support the bigots in charge. But what other alternitives are there out there?

I don't. I write homoerotica. Slash fiction (such a gross term) is "homoerotic (fan)fiction written by females for a primarily female audience". I write homoerotica -- erotic fiction for a gay male by a gay male with characters who are gay in a plot line that may or may not be fabulous!

update -- charges were dropped.

I have the best birthday ever... a holiday in April. A FUN holiday.

you guys forget that this is also the city that wanted to make it a city ordinance that underclothing could not be visible. I'm embarrassed but not shocked. I believe THIS or THIS is the girl one they are yapping about.

heh I know who did it! it's the same idiots who are "boycotting" venturers because co-ed scouting is "immoral". the same ones who refuse to allow their daughters to attend any function were boys are present and vicaversa... and complain about the parents who do. you know the ones...

I'm soooo embarrased this happened in my neck of the woods. To be honest I'm more offended by the naked maniquins in some stores ... you know the ones with lace bras and thongs. And I'm not just talking about Victoria's Secret. I'm more concerned with Spencers and their "18 and older" SHELVES that is in plain view of toddlers (and tweenagers!) than I am of a picture on the wall.

it's not that difficult.... you can "go out" with as many people as you want -- this is casual dating. you can date randomly, repeatedly, and excessively... so long as EVERYONE involved is on the same page. as soon as one person wants to "get a little more serious" they are obligated to request exclusivity. this request can be acknowledged and accepted (which moves the two people into a relationship) or denied (which might -- or might not -- loose you a friend) Once you have accepted a request for exclusivity you are now obligated to end it with everyone else involved. To recap: date as many as you want until you find the one that trips your trigger once the field is narrow, focus your attention on the "one" trip your trigger until you misfire rinse and repeat

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voice chat SUX

heh... more like a skateboard, from the thrift store. I feel this way too sometimes. (well maybe not so much now about the going to bed post since I know the reason behind it, but yeah...) It's a pain in the behind when you want to read a thread, and a page and a half is nothing but those annoying little yellow faces. It's also annoying when you have put out a long and hard thought out post, and the next guy comes along as says "I disagree" with nothing to back it up. I'm used to you guys and how you interact, but someone who is new would not be, and it can be right outputting -- turning a curious lurker into a standoffish lurker... and not the kind of lurker such as the goat. I've been annoyed with that issue too, Menzo. It's not like there isn't a chat available (no, it's not directly related to GA, but it's not monitered by GA either; yes you have to register, but get over it) or MSN / AIM for those types of conversations -- even in small groups. One big reason people may not post is that some of you all are down right frightening.

Hum... maybe it's because there is a very vocal .2% that annoy the piss out of an easily-annoyed 10%, especially "noobs" who "vomit their spew" in every thread without really saying anything of substance... or maybe it's because there is a tight-knit 10% which appears to be clickish, although they are not really, but to the noob it really seems this way (personally experienced on the Dom Luka board)... or maybe they are really really shy or afraid of being "caught" on a prominantly gay forum which means it's ok to look but not to post (although that would usually pertain only to guests not those who register) maybe, just maybe, someone needs to send everyone with a 0 post count and a joined date in 2006 or earlier an email to (a) see if that email is still valid, and ( let them know their account will be terminated if they do nothing.

I love chat too... that's why I have one on my site... and people from GA do come in over there, although it's not and "official GA chatroom"

sighs.... I like chat rooms I mean really really like them I wish people would chat more often cause I often get bored very very bored in a chat room.