Carlos Hazday

Glad you enjoyed that. I think people are so accustomed to my religiously keep Friday posting schedule, they often miss other stuff. Hell, even when I post extra chapters on whatever story's going on, some people miss them because they went up on a different day. I can tell by the reactions and at times by questions readers ask the answer to which was supplied in one of those extra entries. Wish I had time to write a few more like this. Maybe once I'm out of Mexico and Spain.

MASH and The West Wing are in my top 5 all-time favorites. TWW's available in one of the streaming services and MASH's on a couple of networks. Both shows had fast-paced, incredible dialogue which has inspired me at times.

Good timing for this comment considering you're reading Singer. Something I hinted at in the story was Chipper controlling his catalogue. That I based on many artists, most famously in the recent past Taylor Swift, and their struggles with managers and producers. It's also why I made sure he took business courses while in college.

Carlos kicks himself for forgetting about M*A*S*H Did you know Alan Alda (and maybe others) receives residual payments whenever the show's on?

I'm about to break my vow not to write anything past CJ's inauguration. There might be one little story coming up that takes place near the end of his second term in office.

I can't believe I missed this comment before. And it irks me to no end. Don't keep your mouth shut. No matter what accusations Drpaladin throws at you, there are no limits to what can be discussed in the comments. Politics only allowed in my stories and others with similar content Unless the author objects, I'll talk about anything I want in my comments. I've yet to object to anyone discussing other works in my own stories.

No idea about the other Mulcahy. However, I think I shared this with you before. I named the character after someone I went to college with. She's from Long Island, inspired the "21 @ 21 4 21" celebration (I had a blast), and last time I saw her was some ten years ago when we did a little day drinking at Bryant Park in NYC. An early reader said my character couldn't run in Idaho because she was Sag Harbor's mayor already. I had no idea Katie had run and won. She lost her reelection bid in the middle of the pandemic. Damn It's a Small World will now be playing in my head the rest of the day. I also mentioned how CJ met the Meatheads, Nelson Wheatly, Carson, Al Diaz, and Tank!

They only spend 2 days in Barcelona and I spend 3 chapters on them. Let's hope I did the place justice.

Adele will obviously become a treasured character for what she's gifting CJ and Owen. Considering Northman and Domogarov, it was nice to write non-jerk characters with her and Dr. Oscar. Both will return. Cuban food cycles through being trendy on a regular basis. Abuela's opened during one of those times and has remained popular.

Bingo! Maybe technology helps these days, but when those guys come together, they revert to being kids albeit with grown up issues. More Squad members coming up soon.

LOL I'm sure DaddyDaveK wouldn't complain either. I just read the two chapters posting next two weeks and realized while I kept CJ and Owen on a tight leash with traveling, they make up for it at the beginning of 2022. I think I got carried away. Those upcoming trips added length to the story.

Pretty sure I already mentioned Mann complained when he agreed to edit one chapter for me recently and complained when he realized it was over 9k words. Hopefully that will keep Dave entertained for a bit.

LMAO I have a few paragraphs written on something y'all won't see until next year. The opening scene has CJ, Ozzie, Ritch, Lucy, and Kim trapped in an airplane with Harley. Thankfully, CJ and Owen upgraded everyone to First so the booze will flow.

Did you know President Biden appointed former Senator Jeff Flake as ambassador to Turkey? Flake made me like him, in spite of despising his politics, when he sent Doug Jones a contribution for his Alabama senatorial run and wrote "Country over party" in the memo line. Politics can be dirty, but everyone should at times do the same.

Leave it to CJ to have a day when all he did was run 2 errands and eat three meals and make every interaction consequential. We get 3 new characters in this chapter and a few returning ones. Since so many were introduced in the book already, I'm trying to recycle. Just wait until Katie and Owen get into a discussion about fossil fuels and renewable energy. I want Katie to be a traditional GOPper supporting a strong military, lower taxes, and fewer regulations. I see her and CJ agreeing on those areas. Gay right's a non-issue because of her brother, but she opposes abortion except in very limited circumstances. I think the environment and how they approach agreeable areas would be the big differences. We'll see what I come up with.

I'd been missing the guys and when the opportunity to have some show up, I jumped at it. Ritch will make another appearance and I think even Ethan gets in some time. Oh, wait, Brad returns and Chipper has... Oh never mind. I missed our boys so I tried to feature as many of them as possible.

I'll be ready for that Harley spinoff soon. Gotta show how he goes from motorcycle tech to successful businessman, I'm scared, though. His dialogue may take over!

So, I think my stories are having sex and birthing typos. I mentioned before I'd found bunch of them in Thiago's story from last year. Thank you!!!

LOL - I always prepare a summary sheet for stories that include a picture of the MC as I imagine him appearing in the story. Through college graduation, they all feature CJ. Since then, I use pictures of him and Owen. He started out as a secondary character, but he's now almost as significant as CJ.

I was just thinking of you. I uploaded a new version of Chemist chapter 1 (14 less words and just as many typos fixed) and read all the comments again. Yours I loved. Although I do not plan an entire story around politics (been there, done that with Roar) political bits will show up more in the future. CJ took his position with the State Department seriously, avoiding entanglements and public speaking, but that will come to an end once he's no longer in Mexico. The one scene I'm trying to figure out where to place is Tucker Carlson's interview of our man. I need to get the studio fire-proofed first 'cause I think sparks would fly and lead to a a giant conflagration.

Not sure if anyone remembers, but early on when he found out Brett was a registered Republican, CJ believed all Reps were evil and homophobes. My how things change. Yep, Owen listens to CJ and vice-versa. Our boy's a registered Green! CJ might be the face of the marriage, but Owen's no slacker. I mean, CJ ends up as ambassador to Cuba because of him! Ooops, that may have been a spoiler.

CJ keeps evolving as I already mentioned. Very few people, Vladimir Putin, Hitler, and a few others excluded, are 100% evil. CJ acknowledging Northman serves a purpose is in line with that old saying about the world needing ditch diggers too. In this case, the government needs bots who can perform simple duties.

1. Yep. From Cadet we even know the date of the birth. 2. Adele's clothing line. CJ and Owen buy a warehouse in DC and run a sweatshop employing illegal immigrants. 3. Harley and Tank have been living together for a while. Is Kim going to come between them? She's shacking up with Harley? Wasn't this the same woman who couldn't go to CJ's 21st in NYC because she wasn't allowed to sleep with her boyfriend? 4. Carson we know will be part of the story. As for Katie, this was her introduction, but I have plans for her too. She'll be Carson's date at a wedding in Rhode Island in Summer of '22, she'll be talked about in Flying Circus and Loving Anniversary, and probably make an appearance in The Agean. 5. I keep toying with the idea of another Meathead stand alone, but I simply don't have the time right now. But the two of them and District 13 will return for sure. 6. Then there's the possible expansion of Abuela's into a chain. CJ and Owen invest heavily and demand all dishwashers be in the country illegally. Between the restaurants and the sweatshop, they keep the coyotes they met in Mexico happy. They in turn provide CJ with a bale of quality weed monthly. 7, Harley does leave Fairfax HD and spends his time rolling joints and preparing nickle and dime bags with all the pot CJ gets. There may be one or two other. LOL Happy?

Thanks, bud

@scrubber6620 Excellent chapter distillation. As far as Northman, I see CJ's comments as proof he continues to mature. Age and experience have made him realize not everything's black and white. Those damn shades of gray can play havoc with ideologues. And since there's a political current running underneath the series, I keep trying to show his evolving.