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LOL I could never get the silly eggs to balance, equinox be damned! I must have had unbalanced eggs or something.

The way I was taught to balance the egg is actually not dependent on the equinox letting them balance. The one showed me put down a little pile of salt - settled the egg into it till it stood, then used a soda straw to gently blow most of the salt away, leaving the little bit unseen keeping the egg upright.

Do you really want to read that laundry list DDK? Nah - I am not ready to hug Matt yet but I do see him finally pulling his head out of his ass. I have to agree with you wholeheartedly. If one is screwing around - you don't really have him/her - you are just one of his/her harem. Is Matt starting to mature? I think so but time will tell. Would he be my first choice for a chaperon for the boys? NOPE NOPE NOPE.

From my review: Now - as for having him (Matt) chaperon Will and Zack...does anyone else see this as a recipe for disaster?

I'm not sure I am seeing Matt making the huge improvements most of the others seem to see, but I do give him credit. It is nice to see him actually seeing what is happening rather than just believing everything will go back the way it was. He still has a lot of growing to do if he and Wade are to have any chance at a future after grad school, and I really do think time away from each other will help that. Now - as for having him chaperon Will and Zack...does anyone else see this as a recipe for disaster?

Don't take me so seriously Jeremy! I was speculating. Besides - no one says it has to work out - just get him close enough to the girl for fireworks to go off.

Rich is a relative term. I have no university degree, and I don't have a whopper income. Monetarily I am upper middle class. But I have family, a job I love, also run a small business in the same field, and my health back after a rough time of it. I also have a few fantastic friends that are there for me when I need support. I think I am pretty damn rich!

Seems all thinking with the head on your shoulders when it comes most college age men is reserved for their classes, and the rest is done with their dicks. There are a few who avoid that, but they seem to be the exception Isn't JJ just about the age and skill levels where couples get paired up for the pairs and ice dancing competitions? I can so see him objecting to being pushed to "dance" with some hot gal, and that being when the "ah hah!" moment happens. JJ has come across as either bi or totally undecided as far as his sexuality is concerned, and I seem to remember him making a comment a while back that supports that.

CO detectors too - and it isn't off topic! Every firefighter I know advocates changing batteries with the clocks every time!

This is shaping up to be a lovely series. I wanted to smack Sam too at the end of the last story. Now I cant wait to see if they each have a back up plan! Excellent young wolf!

I still cant decide if sly is dancing in joy or running around trying to decide where to start! Thank you everyone who helped to bring us all this wonderful reading.

I found the story compelling. I don't always have time to read a longer entry in one sitting and sometimes forget to go back to one if I am called away. Your story would not allow that - it calls one back. Very well done!

LOL that is something you will just need to get used to about Mark's writing John. The man enjoys keeping us guessing! Would you really want it any other way?

I giggled at the driver spying for Will, shivered at "the look" between Ben and Sean, and thoroughly enjoyed a happy dinner at Escorial for a change. No drama as a side dish! I have to admit, Matt's comments about threesomes made me want to smack him upside the heat though. That's the sort of thing got him into trouble in the first place! Excellent feel good chapter, even if the date with Ben didn't turn out the way most of us hoped. When things are right for Brad that will change.

A lot of my generation has become obsolete in spite of trying to keep up. Sometimes going back to school is just not possible between the demands of work and family, and then suddenly you find yourself so far out of the loop you can't even find a door back in. Your acquaintance that lost her job was a prime example - things have changed and she had not kept up. In my case computers didn't become every day tools until I was well out of school. I learned on the fly to keep up with the requirements of the jobs I held but beyond that I am woefully inadequate and look to people like AJ to help me when things go wrong. Would I go back to school? Perhaps that should be broken down to two questions. Would I like to learn more? Yes certainly. Would school fit into my daily life? Up until recently no. Going forward? I don't know but am hoping it might. Oh and as to my current level - I have attended university but never finished. Life sort of demanded all my attention and I left intending to go back but it just never happened.

It's nice to have friends who help us technophobes!

Sounds interesting. I'll have Wings see if she can pull it up for me! Everyone knows I am woefully electronically challenged!

You know my opinion on your entry! But I couldn't resist the opportunity to be the first to say "Well Done Sir!" So...Well done sir!

The problem lies in defining these terms. What my grandmother called vile, what my mother called vile, and what I call vile are three different things. I have no doubt that my daughter will have yet another view.

The high profile issues are not the only things I can see being addressed. I can see JP becoming concerned over the growing number of school shootings. The 90's had 34 school related shootings, more than the previous 7 decades combined. That number jumps to 49 in the 2000's and so far in the 2010's decade we have had 85, including one @ La Salle in Philidelphia two days ago. If anyone is interested in where I got this info here's the link. http://www.ask.com/wiki/List_of_school_shootings_in_the_United_States#List_of_U.S._school_attacks

And us older crowd think texting is a bitch now? We would NEVER catch up to the kids! Would T-9 work on that model?

I believe the theory was that on Sunday it had the least impact. Many people work Saturdays, and in the farming communities while every day is a work day, Sunday is less intense than the other six.

The reduction of sugar in the daily diet is something pretty much everyone should strive for. How it is reduced however should be carefully watched. Sure you can buy diet sodas etc that have zero calories and no sugars, but they are sweetened with artificial sweeteners. We saw in the hairbo thread a few weeks back what some artificial sweeteners can do to the human digestive system. They can also cause liver and kidney damage. Like pretty much everything else in life, its a trade off. Less sugar by using artificial sweeteners, vs possible health risks from the substitutes. Healthier side dishes like quinoa instead of rice. vs the added cost - you can buy a 5 pound bag of rice for what a 4 cup bag of quinoa costs. It's one hell of a juggling act, most notably for lower income families who have parents working 10 and 12 hours a day to bring home a poverty level income. working at any job 12 hours a day is exhausting, but at a blue collar level it is even more so, then home to take care of home and family, unfortunately something has to give.

I'm with Mickey. My eyes pop open about the same time every morning, and it is just a more pleasant thought when that's suddenly 6:30 instead of 5:30.

I've also seen some idiotic humans in that area. There were two bear cubs in a tree right at roadside on the Clingmans Dome road. People were getting right under the tree to take pics. They were small cubs and all I could think of was "Where is momma and what will they do when she comes back?"