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Happy Birthday, Philistine!!! I'll be watching for you post on Friday for the DoH chapter announcement! I hope you have a great day today!!! CJ

Thanks, Jack! Really, it's just a combination of my quest to reach five posts so I can view the sneak peeks forum, and being unable to count... ROFL!! I highly doubt that! Myr is about to hit 3000, any day now. Thanks, Rob! ROFL! I keep telling everyone that I'm just a lurker, bit no one seems to beleive me... Let's see, it was only a short while ago that you had your 1000th post, and you are already at 1393! So, i don't think there is any danger of that happening! Thanks, Kitty!

CONGRATULATIONS KRISTA!! I'm so happy for you!

Thanks drew!! Luc, thank you! Thanks Nick!!! Is the Goat recipe book just away for today? It's a releif not to be on the menu! Ummm, I don't know about the 5.5 posts per day. It's probably because I haven't been away on vacation at all since I joined GA in February. ROFL! Yeah, a per-post charge would hurt, but it would hurt you more than me! Thanks, Vic! Thanks Krista!! Thanks, Al!! And thank you too for becoming active around here. It really makes me happy when I see one of the new people that I've greeted via PM and in the forums become active like you have. Thank you Kurt! I love your posts too. Actually, I only recently discovered the two "top ten" links at the bottom of the main forum page, and when I saw my name on the top ten list I was very surprised! Thank you too, MGH, for the congrats! Thanks, everyone! This has made my day!!! CJ

Congratulations, Joe! :ranger:

Dom, I think you have every right to be pissed. IMHO, this would be like you sending her a text that claimed that Christianity is a choice (and factually, it, unlike homosexuality, is a choice) and thus can, and should, via support and corrective actions, be overcome. If this were to happen to me, I'd be inclined to reply by telling her that you were hurt by this, and why. I hope things work out for you, whatever approach you decide to take. Vic, I hope all goes well for you Father's surgery, and I admire your self-control for deferring any arguments. Alan, thank you for posting this. You aren't alone in dealing with that tactic. My Mother is 45 years older than me, so she plays the "age card" very well indeed. She isn't religious, but does have a fixation on having natural grandkids (and I'm an only child). I've come out to her on many occasions, and the reactions have varied. Usually, it takes about two weeks before she's back to ignoring the fact that I'm gay, and is back to trying to fix me up with women. (ARGH!). Most of the time, though, we seem to just avoid the issue, which suits me just fine these days (I got tired of the whole "coming out" thing, after about the 20th time with her).

Wow, Kevin, thank you!!!! Ummm, me, a frequent poster? Does this mean I can't describe myself as a lurker anymore? I've absolutely loved being here at GA! (my special thanks to Myr and all the people who work so hard to make this such an awesome place to be!). Since joining in mid-February, I've made a lot of friends here, and this place is very special to me. Thanks, Kevin!

Welcome, Amanda!! You sure can draw! That's great! I can't, but many here can. Thanks for joining us!!

Congrats on the job prospects! I hope you pick whichever one you would prefer, both for the short term and the long term.

Welcome, Eddie!! Sounds like you have some very interesting stories to tell about you-know-who...

CONGRATULATIONS, NICK! On both your GA anniversary, and on becoming GA's newest Shared Hosted Author!

Ouch! Yes, they are indeed a pain. I won't buy HP anymore for that reason. I went the refill route on a different brand, and had good luck, except that I found out that the six colors of ink I used would NOT come out of my skin. For a couple of days I had hands that were all the colors of the rainbow. I wouldn't have mined so much, except I was being introduced to the dang governor (and would have to shake hands) the following day!!!! Much bleach and painful scrubbing made me a bit more presentable, but it took a week for the colors to fully go away. ARGH! So, I share your pain. Good luck on the refill. BTW, make sure the ink isn't running out of the cartridges before you put them back, or you can really make a mess of the printer.

CONGRATULATIONS NICK!!!!!! This is great news!!! I'm very happy for you!

Welcome, Graeme!! It's great to see you here! Falls Creek Lessons is one of my all-time favorites!

Not you, with 1350 posts? You put shy, quiet lurkers like me to shame! Hooray for 40,000!

Hi, Ben! Thanks for registering and joining us!! I think you will enjoy the forums!

Welcome, E2R! The FAQ Kitty mentioned is a great place to start, and I've sent you a PM (personal message) that might help, too. Thanks for joining us!!

Welcome to GA, both of you!!! If either of you, or anyone, has any questions on navigating GA, let me know and I'll do what I can to help.

I'm not a poetry reader (sorry) but I think it's a very important genre, and should have it's own special place here. Everyone, please go vote in this poll if you have not done so already: It's not just for Poets and poetry readers, but is for everyone at GA.

I can literally say that I'd never even heard of it before your post. I still have no idea what it is.

The whole "it's a dry heat" thing is a running joke in Phoenix. It was thought up by the chamber of commerce for a tourism campaign, but considering the fact that it's usually humid after around July 4th (so, for the majority of the summer) it's misleading at best, and downright cruel at worst. And to me, anything over 100 feel hot, especially when out in the sun. That's why I moved to the high country, to get away from the heat. Off topic? That's hardly unusual in a GA thread.

And that was Vic's 1000th post! Congratulations, Vic! The joke was hilarious, too! Thanks!