Kitt

Ok, just what does an entire vegan family eat at Red Robin??? I can understand making the choice to go vegan. I can even understand trying to have her son maintain a vegan diet. I don't understand where she gets off trying to push her choices on you, nor do I understand a grown woman dumping ketchup over an ice cream cake in public! While I agree a smaller cake would probably have been better, it sounds like there are much bigger issues between mom and sister than vegan vs omnivore. Dealing with family can be tough. Next year plan a day that will please you! It's your day, you should enjoy it. Do you and the neice enjoy each other's company? Go out together, just the two of you! Leave the combative ones at home!

Winter Lunacy

Yep, Carlos is right. The universe is playing with you!

If hiring a limo on a night driving home would probably be poor judgement at best and dangerous to boot is spoiling himself, I'll take it! There are lots worse things rich kids spend their money on!

The story is currently at a place where the crew is heading off to universities around the country. They can't get together every Friday to play pool and get the reader up to speed on the weeks hijinks. It is natural for them to drift apart at this stage of their lives. The real test will be if they can maintain the ties long term and long distance. High school romances are not the only relationships that suffer and sometimes end when colleges on opposite ends of the country are involved.

It is amazing how a little bit of civility seems to shock so many people! I was raised to be polite, and grateful for the little things, but that seems rare lately. I said thank you to a clerk at a store the other day and she was so shocked you would think I had said something horrid!

That is no secret Mike, and not specific to your lifestyle. Any good relationship has ties that bind both ways!

You make it more difficult with every chapter Carlos!

The authors I work with send me one chapter at a time, usually as they feel happy with the content. Some prefer email, others PM's. I work in word and track all changes, a feature found under the review tab. As for the mechanics, I start by reading the chapter, not really editing, just noting anything that jumps out. I then go through the list I keep by my computer using the find feature located under the home tab, look at all the that, then etc. and evaluate if they are needed. ( My authors call me the THAT NAZI. LOL) The list is some 70 words long, and only list one of the homophones of a set. Next I look at all apostrophes to make sure someone's hands are not owning something, and then every comma. Once that is all complete, I read the chapter again one last time. I am sure you can see this all takes quite a bit of time. My authors understand a couple days turn around at least. If my "real" job gets busy it takes longer. I refuse to take shortcuts. That would be a disservice to the authors.

Arrrrrrg! Are you trying to give the editor's a collective stroke????

I have always had to change it annually.

Sometimes writing is the only way to shut them up.

Lost weight? A cookie jar? Really Gary. Loved it

I've no vets left in my family to hug, so someone please give yours an extra for me.

Yeah, but prompts are fun! Can't skip those!

Gang, it isn't ABOUT the pet. It's your day TOLD BY the pet!

You are correct in that I don't give a rats patoot about the numbers. I used to comment and discuss stories frequently. I simply got tired of certain posters tearing my comments to shreds, and the incident with the author was the straw that broke the camel's back. Authors, please be aware a like from me is not simply clicked on as a matter of course. I don't post much writing. In fact I would bet most of my friends here don't even know I have some prompts posted. I do however reply to every comment, even if it's only "thanks". Sometimes I just don't know how to respond.

Sorry guys, but a like of some sort is my usual "comment" since I got chewed out publicly for saying a story took left turn I didn't see coming. An added emogie shows stronger reaction. I only really comment for authors I know well and can trust to pm me if something bothers them.

That was just...(shudder)

Decided to start my chores early so now I'm done until the therapy session at 2.

A quick hello after raiding the fridge. I have just under an hour before the alarm goes off. Debating staying up or trying to sleep a bit more.

First off, apologies. I got no notifications at all you began posting CotT again! I will be caught up shortly. Mrs B is a hoot! I love her already! I was thinking "Stone House Manor" myself, but it isn't my place to name. Welcome back to this story. We missed it!

Where'd ya find em? Follow up post. Do I wanna know?

Shit! The power's out!

Could for the poor schnook who spent the previous 24 hours cooking for a planned 15 guests!