Carlos Hazday

Their eyes may never leave Wolverine. Jackman's jacked!

Damn! Now I want to read sections of Circumnavigation again.

LOL This is one of my other options. considering the show will end it's run on 1/1/23 when Jackman leaves https://www.broadway.com/shows/music-man/?gclid=CjwKCAiAwc-dBhA7EiwAxPRylN9efdrEz1s7sPTg57f4shQg8EAlL_TZGrhDkoM8iHELZ_GvQWgVvxoCGIMQAvD_BwE

Nope, I know the king or queen are mere figureheads. Convenient when turmoil surround elected officials. My comment was based on the UK's recent prime minister fiascos. I recently read something about how the kingdom's economy has been hurt by Brexit. I think we have Boris to thank for that mess.

CJ seldom courts attention, but you're right, he's a magnet. He and Owen will embrace their notoriety when they accept the fact it can help them achive some of their goals.

I keep telling you that with so many readers being in my age bracket, we need frequent reminders of what's happened and who's who due to memory loss.

I didn't want to torture my readers with two church tours in the same story, and I thought La Sagrada Familia would be something CJ would insist on. Pictures and videos I watched left me wanting to explore some of those caves. It's why I had the boys and their grandfathers go exploring. I'm surprised you caught the gazpacho police thing. I thought it was a funny line and decided to use it even though I suspected the connection to a certain wacko would only resonate with a few American readers. Welcome to the Americas! Never been to Antigua, but I'll have to pass. There's a milestone birthday coming up and I'm planning at least a week in the Pacific Northwest for it. It's a part of the country I've never visited. I've been stuck at 41 visited states for the past few years. Where to next?

Happy 60th, young man. I pride myself in acknowledging all comments but somehow I missed yours. My apologies. Funny you mention climbing the bridge. Recently, somebody said they'd never do it. I'm glad you conquered the fear factor; that climb was a wonderful experience.

We'll spend the rest of January reading about their weekend in Newport. Sit back with a glass of wine or something and enjoy.

Good to be back and good to have you on board for a new adventure. May 2023 be filled with good things.

One of my goals has been to show CJ and Owen, and their kids, traveling the world, interacting with different cultures, and making friends in multiple places. Sooner or later, they'll have friends or acquaintances in places I hope to describe.

I frequently draw on personal experience while writing, and Molly talking about her father was one of those instances. One of my sister in laws, before the wedding, warned me about her father being a die-hard conservative who had run for office as a Republican. We were on our way to the engagement party and the man was pleasant to no end that night. Can't say the same for the rest of the guests. My other brother and I may have tossed the groom into the pool at one point before being joined by most of his friends. The women refused to step on the pool deck afterward. And yes, Paul definitely goaded CJ into taking a shot. I thought that fit in well with the personality I sketched for him when first introduced years ago.

Happy New Year. The guys will be in NYC sometime in August 2022. One night while in Manhattan, they go on a double date with Brad and Cristina. 54 Below's one of the locations I'm thinking of using for that night.

Did you notice in my anthology story I had Liebe and Fabricio walk down the aisle on their own? My thinking was exactly what you say. I did not think Liebe would allow herself to be considered property to be given away.

LMAO - There are events I touched on in a couple of the spinoffs that have not yet come to pass in the main series. To avoid further confusion, I'll deal with those when the chronology catches up. We're back in 2022 for a bit.

You Brits have had your share of weirdos in charge lately. LOL

I've been to a couple of dry weddings. Primarily due to religious reasons. CJ and Owen's consumption I patterned after my own: they drink, sometimes over do it, but it's not a need to consume alcohol due to an addiction. I think that ties in with what Brett and Cesar always preach about anything and everything in moderation.

Gott nytt år! (Thank you Google Translate.) Sweden and Finland seeking NATO membership after Russia attacked Ukraine will get a mention in a future story.

When I first saw your comment I thought it said 'Greetings from Melania. I wondered why the former first lady would be saying hello.

You trying to complicate my plots even more? LOL I want CJ sitting in a studio with Tucker. Unfortunately, that means whenever I get around to writing the interview, I'll have to watch him for a while so I can get the speech patterns right.

Yes it is. Never been there, but I've visited a couple of other mansions built by the Vanderbilt family. They have been just as ostentatious and over the top.

Glad you liked that. My brother did say yesterday was beautiful except for the Miami Dolphins losing their football game. He and my oldest nephew are big fans.

Some people can't keep their mouths shut--something CJ needs to learn--and adding alcohol to the mix makes matters worse. Interestingly, I have CJ limit his drinking the next night, hoping to avoid another confrontation. He's not entirely successful.

Had to google Lower Decks since I wasn't familiar with the show. If you ever catch any Below Deck shows on Bravo (I think there are 4 different ones now) you'll feel deja vu. I watched a few episodes looking for inspiration, and I got a few ideas, but those shows focus on crew drama and after my storie's prologue, the crew's mostly in the background. The sailing vacation was inspired by one I took years ago on a much, much, smaller sailboat.

HNY, Parker. CJ's able to say stuff now he didn't feel comfortable verbalizing as a diplomat. I'm looking forward to him using logic to trash losers over the next couple of years. Thought of you recently when trying to pick background music for an upcoming dinner party. Settle on Buena Vista Social Club since it'll let me tie in to a subsequent story. As the prologue proves, I'm obsessed with having things follow logically. Even if I write the stories out of order. LOL