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Yeah, congrats to you both. I believe you have to be a resident in Massachusetts where I live. I would think a quick internet search would cough up the answer for you. Good luck and good fortune.

Welcome to GA, Kagenokami. Glad you could make it.

It's due to Halloween a comin'. Besides, it was too hard NOT to go there.

Of course they are versatile, Batman is on top and the bottom!

Me too - Happy Birthday M

I can hardly believe you wrote that but maybe your answer to who is on top is here.

Prompt 267 – Creative Tag – Time Warp I would much rather go back to 1975 and do the time warp, again.

Zombie is right in that the problem is systemic. It is not going away any time soon either. But I am curious as to why people express such an aversion to Obamacare. It is loosely based on the healthcare system in Massachusetts where you, your grandmother (it appears) and I reside. I am absolutely grateful for the system here, without it my insurance and healthcare cost would be unaffordable. I don't have healthcare through a job or through my partner because he works overseas. So, what is your dislike for Obamacare based upon, W_L? Truly I am sorry to hear about your grandmother's travails and hope she/you are able to work that out.

I prefer this version of a Superman-Batman movie. What do you think are my chances of getting it?

Pheonix, you have been given some great advice from those in your own age group and from those with the experience of age and they've all been understanding and comforting. This can be both good and bad. I could suggest a different tact: somebody needs to look you in the eyes - remind you that you self-identify as gay - give you a good shake- and tell you to get over yourself. Is this what you need? Because one part of me wants to offer comfort but the greater part wants to give you a quick sharp kick to the seat of your pants. I can tell you from experience that we all need this occasionally. '...friendship is born out of time, experience, and the emotional connection that you feel toward another individual ' - this is quoted from the internet and is about as useful as can be in defining a friend. You say that technically you're the same person as when you left Canada and I believe you. As 'John' sounds very much like the people in Canada that you escaped from. Doesn't this sound like you are repeating yourself in the choice of people that you gravitate towards? Perhaps you need to slowly move away from this personality type. Move towards folks who's views are similar to what you would prefer instead of what you already know and are familiar with. You mentioned that you couldn't bring up the 'gay factor' when speaking to someone of authority. This is surprising unless you are attending a very conservative college. It would be unnecessary to identify as gay merely to defend yourself by stating 'John's' bigoted viewpoint caused an argument and the ensuing altercation. You must remind yourself, if you need the courage, that a person doesn't have to be gay to not like it when other people behave in a bigoted manner. It is possible to live in the closet and still function in the world without repressing yourself. Denying yourself the freedom to express your views as an individual, with thoughts and feelings just like anyone else, without shouting to the world, "I'm Gay!", is possible, don't you think. None of us, I would guess that are 'out', walk around telling everyone we meet that we are gay. That would be inadvisable and unsafe no matter where you live. We live our lives walking, talking and breathing on a daily basis without the rest of the world wondering why we do so. You can do this, you can and no one needs to know your business while you do it. So, cheer up - don't announce your sexual preference to the world - and live.

Were upsetish, irate, really quite busery - this is the only one that bothered me. Busery could mean Blustery and might have been written blusery or bustery if that is the case and would have made a connection between the people's feelings and the storm outside. Otherwise - when meat is unhappy... goes from zesty to sappy - perfect and truthful, “Bilge water and rumrat! Bless ‘is good soul!” - Love it. Great good fun!

A lot of fun can be had when learning about a persons past, this was very fun but also quite informative. Jacob learns that he likes his sexual play rough early on in his life. We learn additionally that he pays attention in school, is inquisitive and he is very aware of the people around him. These are traits that we notice later in his life when we read about it. Then you go and throw sausages at us. I laughed like hell, Thorn. It is sad the way poor Oliver looks to Jacob for a boyfriend that he will never find. The examination of this makes for good background but makes me feel sorry for Oliver nonetheless. I am glad when he is given the opportunity and gives voice to his own complaints. Jacob at this point it is easy to see, is very much the same Jacob that we read of in the future. So much is already set in stone.

It's been pointed out and I agree, that this letter is suspect. If the father sent this to his daughter, how on earth did it end up on the web? It isn't plausible that she would post it anywhere. Seems like it could be hoax/fake thing.

I quite liked: Yossi & Jagger - 2002 in Hebrew with subtitles - Romance between two soldiers stationed in an Israeli outpost. Eyes Wide Open - 2009 in Hebrew/Yiddish with subtitles - A married, Orthodox Jewish father of four falls I love with 22 yr old male. Private Romeo - 2011 English - Romeo and Juliet dialogue in an all male military academy setting. Made this Shakespeare play come alive for me. edited: inserted missing word

If I didn't already have a Halloween story in the works I would take on the werewolves for you. This sounds like so much fun. Good writing to you all. I can't hardly wait to read the stories.

And there we have it. Not only is it do to Ashi's skill that he scored a zero but he also has a calibrated monitor, not an ordinary laptop screen. If your monitor or laptop (very good) screen has great native color or has been calibrated, your test results will likely be higher. This is a no-brainer and one of the first things I thought when I looked at the test. Still, it was fun.

Your score: 4 Gender: Male Age range: 50-59 This was done on a 4 year old Acer laptop with no color correction.

Welcome to GA, Bushy. There are lots of stories you might like and the forums and chat, so have fun.

Congratulations < not lavender

I'm so glad you enjoyed my little story enough to read it twice. It was fun writing it too. Thanks for the review, Comicfan.

Pizza pie - I am nearly fifty-four and I cannot recall a single incident in my life where I or someone I know has used this term. So, it's to be a period piece, huh?

I'm not a huge fan of poetry but you had me in your pocket until the rhyme started stumbling about two-thirds the way through. Still, great and effectively written, Dolores.

There is a rawness to this that's convincing. I wouldn't think that a pocket knife would be effective against deranged psychopathic infectious zombies. Your story might have been even more effective if the zombie action sequence at the end been left out and we deal with the existential fear of them. Good story!

This was a brilliant take on the theme, Aditus. I felt Sam's anguish and despair so easily through your words. I wouldn't have wanted to open the letter or the closet myself. Hope in the form of cookies and a waiter, who knew!

I grew up in a village in NE Ohio I'm not aware of the population back count then but it is still considered a village with around 4k nowadays. I moved away for the first time to live with my first long term boyfriend in my mid-twenties. Neither of us were out and we moved into an apartment complex where his older brother and wife lived. We were very careful not to be too affectionate in the parking lot. In five years we lived in two more cities together - better apartments each time. I moved to the big city of Cleveland in my mid-thirties to move in with my current partner and we moved to Toronto, Canada a year later for a new job for him. We moved again for the same reason three years later to Boston where we maintain a residence to this day. The past three years I have been traveling back and forth to Asia where my partner now lives full time for his current job. Though I don't wish to nor can I legally reside there, I do spend a considerable amount of the year there with him. It's an exhausting amount of travel time.