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Congratulations, Sharon! Welcome to the club. Not exactly.

I would say "shy".

Tequila, of course.

This is a nice surprise, Jack. Thanks for the sneak peek. I've been looking forward to this story since you finished Desert Fantasies. The new year and Splash on the Web are eagerly anticipated by this former Memphian.

Looking good, Will.

With a name like ilpiedeinduescarpe, I would expect you are careful with spelling. BTW, it's "misspellings".

P F Chang Menu No need to memorize it.

Great chapter, CJ. I was sure Eric was going to sneak up on Jansen and "pants" him (or is it de-pants?).

C James has released Chapter 16 of Changing Lanes. The show must go on.

Have you tried 2 a.m.?

Edited to remove comment about being unable to edit an entry. Thanks, Sharon.

I agree with you on Duncan Ryder, Dom. His stories are great. I disagree with nearly everyone else who's responded here about WalMart. If money's no object, by all means shop at the mall. But you can indeed buy the exact same thing at WalMart for less. It seems many people in my community who have a negative impression of WalMart have never actually been inside one of the stores. I consider that strange.

I agree. Never leave a job before you have a new, better job in hand.

There's nothing wrong with your posts. Come on...just one more. As the saying goes "Action cures fear."

Congratulations! You now have five posts and can read the sneak peeks.

Geeks. All that you two said is over my head. Glad I'm a frog...just wallowing in the mud...no cliffs, no cares. Life is good.

Geee...I thought you were a goat. Turns out you are a #@&!@ geek. No wonder you're afraid to change to a 21st century operating system. You've painted yourself into a corner while having your back to a cliff. All I can say is "happy landings".

I'm not a geek; just a lowly amphibian, but I think you should install XP on your PC. It's a great operating system...maybe the best ever from Microsoft. I've used it (XP Pro) for five years with no significant problems. Vista makes XP look great; maybe Microsoft slipped up when they made XP. I think all you need to do is install it, then download the free updates (service packs or whatever they are called) and enjoy the benefits: (1) a stable OS, (2) the same system as your laptop, and (3) no need to return the printer/scanner thingy. If a frog can do it, you know a goat can. (Goats have this irrational fear thing; comes from peering over the edge of precipices. )

Sure I have Google Earth. Us frogs is always up-to-date.

Death is a part of life. We don't realize that when we are young. Our great grandparents die when we are in our teens or preteens; our grandparents die when we are young adults. When we reach our fifties, our parents pass away. That's pretty typical of our lives; the ancestors die because they are old. But something else happens in our fifties...our friends begin to die. Sure, we know a few who died young as victims of tragic accidents or as casualties of war or the fury of nature. But when a fifty-something friend dies of cancer we think "he died at an early age". The truth is he died at our own age. Without becoming morose, we have to prepare ourselves for the onslaught of the inevitable. We will gradually begin to see more friends pass from this life. A few of those will be very special friends...those with whom we have our dearest relationships. With their passing, we need to dwell on the good times we shared, the best memories. Nick, I send you and your friend my sympathy for your loss.

Well, the volcano which may or may not erupt during the wedding, continues to build as a cliffhanger. CJ's cliffhangers don't have to be the obvious, abrupt, end-of-chapter variety. They can build slowly over the span of several chapters, with different clues, many of them subtle, leading to the climactic moment. As Benji pointed out, " " A picture really is worth a thousand words. Just consider how much Scar learned from only two snapshots.

C James has released Chapter 15 of Changing Lanes. Picture this.

Wictionary.org defines a guest as "a recipient of hospitality, specifically someone staying by invitation at the house of another". I say continue to put your foot down. The uninvited guests (intruders) should behave at least as well as the dogs do. Just remember...when the holidays are over and the guests depart, you still have to live with the dogs.

Absolutely right. Milo's dad may be filthy rich, but the kid has a hard time in the homophobic environment. Better to be poor and loved.

Yep, that's the one.