MikeL

The Kinsey Scale: Rating Description 0...... Exclusively heterosexual 1...... Predominantly heterosexual, only incidentally homosexual 2...... Predominantly heterosexual, but more than incidentally homosexual 3...... Equally heterosexual and homosexual 4...... Predominantly homosexual, but more than incidentally heterosexual 5...... Predominantly homosexual, only incidentally heterosexual 6...... Exclusively homosexual X...... Non-sexual

Palaver? Good word.

Oh? This thread is about the author, not the story.

I have to agree, Yang. Life is complicated enough without our dramatizing everything.

C J a cliffhanger detector? Sounds like a fox guarding the hen house.

No. No. No. When they were in school, Alaska and Hawaii may still have been territories, but at least the schools actually taught geography.

Americans are woefully ignorant of their own country's geography.

After I read it, I sent it back to CJ yesterday. Got an e-mail this morning in response. He had several questions about key points in the story. He also said, "I do hope no one utters the dreaded C word." The C word? Not cancer, cliffhanger. It was only then that I even considered the ending of the chapter might be a cliffhanger. It is a very mild one at best. With CJ there are cliffhangers and there are cliffhangers. It is interesting to realize that the goat is actually concerned about cliffhangers in his stories. Here I thought he used them on purpose. Silly me. Readers will be happy to know that the chapter his team has just read is the one for publication next week. So, no delay this week or next!

Looking good, Robbie. Are you still 6'4"?

It used to be that everyone wanted to have the largest car and the smallest cell phone. Now, in the days of smart phones and touch screen everything, small cell phones are passe. Big cars are still in, but are still impractical. Small is beautiful.

Happy Birthday, Carl!

Thanks to everyone for the birthday wishes. I had a great day. Actually, I'm not looking for a cute guy, Bill. It's been too long since I heard from Jian. Please tell him I said hi.

I agree. Stereotypes are like caricatures; they are an exaggeration of the distinguishing features done for comic effect. And Oribitz is not alone in using a gay stereotype in advertising. This may be more offensive:

Happy Swiss National Day, Bob!

Told ya!

Best wishes to you and your dad, Wayne.

Happy Birthday, Steve! Our Favorite Geek All about Steve3

When you Google "King of Evil Cliffhangers", be sure to read that first entry. See who the author is? See whose forum it appears in? I wonder how many times the goat had to do that search, entering "King of Evil Cliffhangers" repeatedly and clicking on the link, to get it to move to the top of the approximately 386,000 results. His little hooves probably still ache. Try any search engine other than Google. Now, what do you get?

The dream means that you need to get some better sleep medication.

OK, John. I'm old enough to be your grandmum. My two cents should be worth more than Q's...although I did like his Winston Churchill logic. Don't let the fact that I am straight deter you. Your mum wants grandchildren. You will never escape that fact. I sincerely hope you are not an only child. Of course, gay couples can have children. I will defer to Q's expertise on that. When she throws out any comment about you not being 100% gay - or not really being gay - just let it slide. Don't let her drain away your confidence. You are who you are; you can't be exactly what she wants you to be. That doesn't mean she won't be really proud of you some day. She will certainly be proud of that grandchild when you get to that point in your life. Set some goals. As you attain them, you will build your confidence and she will come to know exactly who you are. Grandmummy MikeL

You're a regular Renaissance Man.

Good grief! Will you never give up and admit your guilt?

A very tired, old, bogus claim, goat. Everyone knows that you are the only cliffhanger criminal here. And, everyone knows what I look like... (Actual photo) And he's devious. If you click on the "wiki" link he supplied, you are taken to http://www.cjames.gayauthors.org/Eleutherodactylus_precipitous.htm

Hardly.