Lugh

What was so contrived about it? I'm curious, so please enlighten me.

meh.. I doesn't!!!

ok... I'm going to help put that 700 thing into perspective for you: In HS many (NOT ALL) teenagers have more than one sexual encounter (meaning more than one person, not multiple encounters with the same person). Lets say that number is 4. Gay teenagers have fewer unless they are out and even then... so lets say 2. NOW... Johnney Queer goes off to college... all bets are off.. and he does not care who knows he is gay! If he looks he can find a gay club and pick up someone (or be picked up) he finds sex to be a recreational activity (not unlike his straight friends) and every weekend is out at the club. Lets say he picks up / is picked up one night out of each weekend for a semester... that is 16 encounters. Eight semesters in 4 years of college... 128 different sexual partners not counting summers!!!!!. Most young men carry on this behavior until they are ready to settle down... say 5 or more years AFTER college... say they get "lucky" every other weekend that is 130 more partners.... Johnney Queer isn't even 30 yet!!!! at he's had 260 partners.... That's how you get to 700. As for the other stuff... (religion)... blah.

Impulse.. most definately with two hyper people (one adult, one kiddo) in the house lots of things are impulsive... HOWEVER we also have our habits, which we like... so... yeah that's it... impulsive habits!

OMG! I'm still rolling! That was just too funny! kudos dk!

Happy Happy Happy B-DAY Diolicious!

I dunno why but for some reason It was the best of times, and the worst of times... (A Tale of Two Cities) always stuck in my head..

I liked it! Yay you! and (gasp!) noone died! Kudos for a job well done.

LOL Well... see... what happened is this: I started writing this for the anthology and it got rather long so I had to cut it down to fit, but the people I had let read it were complaining that it was good longer... so... well, I decided to keep writing... there is more (more than triple this length in fact) over on LOTF, specifically, here.

Eh... cleaning house preparing next weeks lessons grocery shopping cleaning up the yard some household repairs cleaning out the car writing meal planning getting a life...

I have serious issues with the overruling of the case. He believed he was committing a crime, therefore he was. The only issue I have with these types of sting operations is this: if the adult/preditor does not instigate the redevous... then isn't that a form of entrapment? I'm not saying it shouldn't be done... just done carefully. Lugh

Happy B-day, Vancipoo! Hope it's as sweet as you.

LOL You know it! Besides what is so wrong about teasing? Just wait until I post the blurb! Now that's a tease.

Awww... thanks guys (and gals)! As to the Son of Suril.... that is one of those age old questions.... like which came first the chicken or the egg... was Tine always a son of suril or did his love/need/trust of/for Bra-Neche cause him to become a son of suril.... or is he something else altogether? hum...

No, we tank up our delivery trucks from our pump.

He pays some taxes on the gas, I'm not sure which ones. But... eighty-five cents is like thirty percent... are taxes on gas up to thirty percent now?

Me too. Sighs... the story was good, but just.... depressing (not unlike several of the others either... why do people always have to die in the anthology stories?).

Hum... take this in consideration too... my employer purchases gas by the tank load to operate the work-related machinary... on a day that gas was $2.85 at the pump he paid $2.00 a gallon from the supplier (the same ones the stations use). So what exactly is the mark up at the station?

Happy B-Day baby boi!!!

so... If I read this correctly the woman was working in this field THEN the employer changed the "rules" to make make-up manditory... I'm not so sure that's discrimination, but it is damn inconsiderate. What I do see as the discrimination is the undue cost aspect for several reasons.. ok each need a manicure so that cost is equal, but the woman is required to wear polish... that means she will either have to pay someone to do that (as part of her manicure) or do it herself, either way her increased cost for the manicure is say... $10 and 20 minutes. Styling takes 5-15 minutes a day with some gel/spray/mousse. Each must have their hair groomed. The male must have his cut short that runs about $20 every 3-4 weeks and time of say... half an hour (with an appointment!). The woman must have her hair down and either "teased, curled or styled" which requires a few things... first, (at least to me) down implies longer hair which restricts the option of a short (thus manly) cut. Teasing and/or curled requires half an hour DAILY minimum to style and at least one styling product. "Styled" is too subjective for me... a little gel while blow drying could be styled... or not depending on the supervisor. Needless to say the required salon vists are at least an hour once a month (about the same as the male) with a cost of $50 or more... AND a daily investment of half an hour or more to keep up. now the make-up... foundation/concealer and/or face powder runs about $10 at WALMART, blush is another $5-6, mascara another $6, and lip color $6-8. Applying all that stuff takes time... 15 -30 minutes (less as she becomes more practiced). THAT (to me) is an undue burden on the female JUST BECAUSE SHE IS FEMALE. The company required a person's "personal best"... what if their personal best was make-up free? The "personal best" portion of that regulation is too subjective. Honestly if I were setting on the jury, I would say it is discrimination for all of the above reasons.

depending on what you are teaching and the length of your classes... a pop quiz would be in order. give it out at the beginning of class as they walk in, and collect it as they walk out. put a sign on your desk/podium that speakers will be failed and mark an F on the first one who asks a question.

sighs... why do I bother to write anything at all? no one reads it so why bother? another author commented how he got 20 emails in one day after posting... I've not gotten 20 emails since posting my first piece... so why bother? another author commented that he thought I was "the best" in my genre... yet... no one reads what I write... if they do read it... they don't say so... so why bother?

Considering the chapter has been written for at least three weeks, and considering that Rick posts regularly, I do believe it is pure coincidence. Or maybe the gov. got an advanced copy, anticipated the release date, and decided to do a copycat accident...

yeah but I could do it and have no windows whatsoever open! snickers... the chat software hates me... or loves me... not sure which.

sheesh when do you guys go? I'm in there most evenings [8ish to 11ish EST] (up until about a week or so ago for other reasons) and NO ONE comes in, or if they do they pop in and pop out before the welcome tone finishes playing... kinda hard to greet someone when they don't stick around. I know this has happened to a couple of the others who hang out in chat too... it's like a revolving door in there some nights. Lugh