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I'm shoveling snow here, but we are in a drought so it is very welcome indeed.

Wouldn't it be canibalisim if he used those? :lmao: I've really been enjoying this recipe thread. I'm not a good cook unless I'm using a BBQ, but some of them give me ideas.

Happy Birthday!!!!! :king:

I loved this chapter! It looks like it is going to be one heck of a story. One thing I especially liked: It is a "free standing" story, in that it gives enough backstory that it is not necessary to have read the Pern series to "get" this story. It's hard to say from just one chapter, but I think I'm liking this better than the original.

Good point! From his strategic perspective, he had no reason not to make a move, and every reason to do so. I was surprised to see Tremere go... I've long suspected that he would stab Garret in the back, but I guess he won't do so now. Going after the speakers was quite a move, though not unexpected. I was however surprised to see that Neil took out two marines, unarmed (and I assume the attacking marines were armed) and killed them. I like Neal. I see one HUGE problem there: Neal is 14!! My guess is that Garret is doing the responsible thing here. I hope it works out. BTW, I laughed out loud when Neal opined that "you go crazy if you don't have sex every day!" or words to that effect. ROFL! Poor Garret... I suspect he going to be feeling a little blue before long...

Congratulations on the three century mark, Emoe!! :2thumbs: And no, I won't make it to 3k within my first year! LoL! I'm nearly 300 shy of it, so I'd have to post as many posts in 3 weeks as you have in three years! Congrats again, my friend, and keep posting!

I had to be very carful to mention that it had been in the text and not a spoiler, otherwise I was fearful of becoming a pincushion.

So name the next chapter 12 b. Then the next one 12 b, part II. Awww, No Dr. Suess jokes? Darn! Sooo... Why a hat? Hmmmm... And what does Brendon have to do with this? Anyone??

I just thought I'd mention something that has been in the story a couple of times: The Pastor and the Piedmont Sheriff are Brothers-in-law. Great theories so far!! But I'm going to refrain from entering this contest myself. Well, Emoe, it's true that people would think that you have an inside knowledge, especially of the Pastor's motivations.

Steve, I know you what you mean. I've got a character in my story who is just as misperceived as Brendon. Everybody thinks he's a bad guy, while in reality Eric is just as nice a guy as Brendon. Oops... My bad... I must be going blond... Ummm, I can't resist, I'm going to leak the chapter title for the next chapter... It's called Chapter 13! I loved Ch 12!!!! But what a weird cliffie... "Wear a hat"?!??!!? What the heck is Jacob up to?

A contest! I love it!!!! Here is what I propose: The winner gets a dedication and thanks at the bottom of the chapter, AND an early look at a chapter. That sound OK to everyone? As for the winner, how about either whoever is right, or, whoever is closest even if they aren't fully right? Or course, out of fear of the Echidna's spines, I must now clearly state that I'm not actually admitting that the Sheriff or the Reverend are up to anything at all!

Welcome to the GA forums, and thanks for joining us! I envy you, getting to read the DO series complete for the first time. Its one hell of a ride!

I'm glad he made one big change: Dumped Marcie. I was also very sympathetic to Brandon when Brain criticized him for not warning about Marcie's plans: My Best friend in high school fell for someone just as bad (maybe worse) than Marcie. I did warn him, thus wrecking the friendship. He was over it in a week or so, but he'd told her, and she wouldn't let him talk to me anymore. So, I have a special hate for people like Marcie. (And I'm not overly-sympathetic to their victims, as a rule, either). I LOVED the bit where Brian realizes that its FUN to drop tidbits about the future!!! LoL!!!!!!!!! I'm highly perplexed as to why this timeline is different from the original one. Davey doing sports? Theoretically, shouldn't this timeline, right up until Brian's arrival, have been identical to Davey's original life? I see one explanation: Another time traveler. My bet is that its Sean.

Hi Kurt! Yep, me too. It's addictive. Hi Tracy! I'll join you in the "not liking Brendon" club. He's got a sympathetic back story but comes across as conniving and predatory. (very complex, and very well done!). Steve still hasn't explained, though, how come Matt knows how to pilot of flying saucer?

That sounds WAY too coincidental to me. There are several towns with the name "Eureka" but taken all together, that sounds very much like a rip-off to me. (Unless Dan sold to them, in which case good for him!)

That's a good point!!! I'm with Emoe regarding Aaron (and Emoe, that likly means we are both wrong. LoL!) and I think Aaron and Neil won't get along.

I don't see the humor, but as someone who worked in the Av industry for a while, I found it very interesting. Thanks!

I think it's great that you used an actual location! And Jack, aren't the 2000's a blur in your mind, too? BTW, this is the 100th post in this thread! Congratulations on reaching the Centennial mark!

No such luck! My boss is such a miserable penny-pinching slave-driving bastard that he makes me pay for evarything, all the time, buisness trips included. (yep, I'm self-employed). The person below me hopes that Graeme gets his trip to New Orleans!!!

Yup... That (the note) was set up in Ch 8 when Veronica said "Don't XXXX it up this time, Blondie." So, Chris over-reacted, got paranoid, and headed for friendly Piedmont. The chapter was over 6k words, about average chapter size? And maybe the Sheriff was just trying to give Chris a warm welcome? :lmao: :lmao: Thanks Graeme!!! It's the same in Arizona: Every firearms discharge in the line of duty is supposed to be reported. Out of fear of your spines, I cannot say more... Yep... Wise? Me? ROFL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Well, they got the first part of the prediction right... As a guess, 15 to 20 chapters to go. Probably 20. I originally had a detailed outline, but I ditched it around Ch 5 because things kept occurring to me as I wrote. I do have an outline of the major and minor plot arcs (which can always change or be added to) but how much I cover in a particular chapter is not possible for me to predict, so I can't really know. I'm looking forward to some of the upcoming chapters, as they might make Ch 10 seem a bit dull. Thanks! Yep, That's what I was going for: People sometimes do dumb things, and those things can have unforeseen consequences.

The chicken that was riding the dirt-bike. Yep, what a tragic scene!

Great chapter, and another eeevil cliffie!!! I was very interested by Martin's use of "seraph" as part of his voice sequence.

Hmmmm... The paint and brush go together, so the ladder is the obvious lie. So, I'm guessing you are being sneaky. Hmmm, I'd say the paintbrush is the lie, as you likely already had several.

On snow, preferably not on a ski slope. I like cross-country. Transmissions: Standard or Automatic?