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Chase, you haven't mentioned going to the gym lately. That might help you get over some of your frustrations (assuming you don't spend the whole time in the locker room ). To paraphrase the old song title "Growing up is hard to do".

I may be a little confused about titles, but, as I said before, they don't really matter. What does matter is that you have several people on your team who, collectively, provide all the strengths that Graeme mentioned. I think I'm supplying some of both sets of services (editing and beta reading) for the authors I work with, but they all have others who make suggestions or corrections that I have not made. It seems to work well.

Lacey never misses a chance to tell us he's an adult now. Do tell us more.

Actually, some authors would describe the functions in the reverse of what Tarin described. What's significant is that both functions are essential to producing a clean, polished story. The names applied to your team members are not so important. Plot and grammar are both important; a writer should be sure all bases are covered.

Cliff James has released Chapter 17 of Circumnavigation..."Pompeii". Hmmm...Pompeii is up on Mount Vesuvius...probably some cliffs up there.

I'm not surprised at the results thus far, but we need a larger sample and more comments.

Happy Birthday, Jamie! Big day in Montevideo!

If there had been room for one more question, it would have been: When Trevor reaches Australia, will he cross paths with another circumnavigator, Milo Trust? Just for you, Benji.

The forum on Circumnavigation has been generating some widely varied opinions about the actions, motives and relationships of some of the characters. In order to determine if there is any consensus among the readers, please respond to the brief poll above. If you feel you have a compelling reason for your answer to any question(s), please share your thoughts in this forum. Thanks.

I am not an author, but I have posted a few poems on GA. Motivation? Beats me. It seems to come from strange places. I have written poems about: 1. A Bible passage on love (1st Corinthians 13: 4-13) which my friend Kit also used in one of his stories. 2. An unexpected reminder of a couple I know who split up and then tried to rebuild their relationship. 3. A brief phrase in a medical report which really jumped off the page when I first read it. Upon reflection, those seem to be an odd combination of things which would provide inspiration for poems. The limericks? They reveal a real hodgepodge of motivators, including current events (a politician's success, a golfer's excess, a big political mess) and a few whimsical bits of philosophy. There's another poem - my first poem in fact - which remains unpublished after 15 months of effort. It's just not quite right yet. It combines personal experiences reaching back more than forty years with anticipated experiences which lie ahead. It will be published...when the time is right.

I'm inclined to agree with Robert on this matter. I can't think of any reason why seven years would be significant other than a statute of limitations. I really do not think Trevor's mother is dead.

Should we ignore both posts?

Wish we had a pool. Hang in there, Chase.

Ahhh. Must be nice to be 18 and have no cares. Good picture of a tired Cammy.

On behalf of older guys everywhere, I thank you. I don't get paid for preaching, so I'll be brief. Just keep your eyes open for the "roaring lion" thing. If you see it, run like hell. End of sermon.

Beef liver is revolting. It should go straight into dog food or the garbage can. Chicken liver is almost as bad. The one exception I will make is for rumaki...chicken liver and water chestnut wrapped in bacon, marinated in soy sauce and brown sugar, and broiled until the bacon is crisp. The best I've ever had was from the Omni Hut in Smyrna, TN.

Hey, guys. Let's leave well enough alone. I'm impressed with your knowledge, but we amphibians were doing just fine before someone with a lot of time on his hands ever figured out quantum mechanics. Peace.

My response is to suggest you check my avatar and the line under it. Appropriate, eh? Cheers!

More likely, the truck drivers didn't see them.

Oops. Maybe not so "smart" driving one between two dump trucks.

I agree with Drew. You're not too old for us...certainly not for me. I checked my crystal ball. You've been a member since March 29, 2006.

The term "Caucasian" seems to be defined in different ways in different places and, in all its definitions in total, includes a wide variety of races. In the US, "Caucasian" is synonymous with "white Americans" as the Census Bureau defines it. Wikipedia.org has an interesting article on Caucasian race. I would urge you to read the entire article to get a feel for the complexity involved.

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