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Life is for all the same. from the beginning till the summit (AKME in old Greek) you are dreaming about the future. and from then till the end, you are looking back trying to make the inventory of your experiences. The fun is that I'm just writing such a book, from the story of my great-grand parents from both sides till today. My future is open but only for a few years (my statistical life expectancy : 90 years, so it remains 12 years, but I hope more !). So the answers of your questions : So what's your story and what chapter are you in? about chapter 18 ! I have a lot to write : where I come from, what I did (business and private), what I felt, all my experiences (bad and good), all the people I met, not to forget my sex-life !... Is your story part of a sequel/prequel? Its a sequel ! First the story is going on, second what will happen with my children, grand-children and grand-grand children are the next part of my book. Have all the main characters already been introduced? Certainly not ! I'm not living in a closet. Each day I have the opportunity to meet new friends. I'm open minded and like to talk with new people. Do you feel the book is moving along to the conclusion you're hoping for? I don't hope anything ! I feel that the way my life is going depends of a Power above me. I just hope to stay happy till the end as I'm now. Any other comments are footnotes? I'm sure my story doesn't interest other people! So I will keep it for myself .Or email me !

Happy 18th Birthday Steven and Thanks for your pictures you put in the gallery . Just sorry to be so old, but I can dream to be 18 again and travel to your place..... .

18 is the door which opens a long, happy, healthy, wealthy and wise life. Lucky man, to be so young and so rich of hopes and good fortunes . (I wish I would be 18 again ). Old (very!) Bob

Hey CJ Its the best story I ever red on GA . As Shadowgod says : BTW, tell us more about "Apu-hau". Anything to read about her ?

Nick, you are asking very serious questions. About death penalty: I'm completely against it. In our country, like in most countries of the European Union, Switzerland has abolished capital punishment in 1950 for civil and in 1991 for military crimes (in case of war). In the United States, the state of Michigan was the first state to ban the death penalty, on March 1, 1847. The 160-year ban on capital punishment has never been repealed. Currently, 12 states of the U.S. and the District of Columbia ban capital punishment. The European Union and the Council of Europe both strictly require member states not to practice the death penalty, except under Protocol 6 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms which still authorizes capital punishment within the EU if crimes occur during war. Interesting are the statistics about Executions carried out in 2006:

Ha Ha Ha !!!! :lol: BTW, what are you doing in Kayman Islands ? dirty financial business ?

Salut Fran

Congrats also from me ! And thanks for the quality of your posts (even the games are funny! ) Through your comments (especially those in the youth section), I learnt to appreciate your wisdom and them way you are leading your life. You didn

Hey CJ, I knew, I knew it, that you had "nice" memories to tell ! Thanks a lot to be so frank... It seems that you have a very efficient gardian angel.

Hey CJ, Your comment suggest one question : did you never fear for your life on an airliner ? I dont know if a lot of GA members are very used to flying on airliner, may be Graeme ? So my question goes to everybody. I did ! My worst memories : I was flying from Zurich to Zagreb (Croatia) on a Boeing 737 in December 1966 in a snow storm, with lot of ice on the wings and the airport of Zagreb was closed because the storm. We had to fly in circles to use the fuel. The plane was almost empty, no cautious travelers would have choose to fly with such a weather, but I had to., It was the longest hours of my life ! And on the way back, the same happened. The storm was even stronger, and the airport maintenance in Zagreb hadnt clean all the ice on the wings, so I had to pray twice, hoping that the fly crew knew what to do ! It was a real relief at the landing. Has anybody a same story to tell ?

As an very old man, I made a lot of experiences in this matter, but it would be too long to bring them. Just a few citations : "There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy " William Shakespeare in "Hamlet". and from Carl Gustav Jung : "I could not say I believe

Hey CJ Nice and

Hey Graeme, It was just for teasing all the people who dont speak german . Funny, the guy Rhod came to GA in January this year and than no post till now ? I supposed that adressing a good wish in his own language could help ? Sorry about the Er...(If you want I could send the translation as a PM to you ?)

Hey C James, I just came now to read your last 4 chapters (I couldnt till now because PC problems, see my blog). Just the right thriller to read it through! Just 2 comments (nothing to do with all these teasers ) : 1. Which character resembles the most to you ? I guess it should be Dex ! He is intelligent, rational, not too expansive; he has always a solution ready for helping his friends. What do you think ? 2. Why Hawa

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Hey everybody It seems that I'm a lucky man. I'm bi, had the chance to live a wonderful "love and sex" life, at least till now. So why not begin it again, with the knowledge of my former first (?) life, making the most of the good moments and forgeting quickly the bad ones.. I dont believe in reincarnation, bu who knows ?

Hey Graeme, Neither I ! We have to extend the list . Many, many years ago, I would be in Cat. 2 for a while, and later in a mix of Cats. 2 and 4, with a more positive description (!). So what about a new category, about men who are able to love either a woman or a man, or even both at the same time (nothing to do with sex) . People outside of puritain's area, like around the Mediterran

Hey CJ praise and congrats for your time and dedication and thanks for all the good work You are one of the reasons why I like GA and all the friendly connections I got there. "Long life to the Goat "

Thanks a lot guys, One year more, and the "ghost cart" is not yet visible Take care and be happy old Bob

Hi CJ, have a nice trip When you are back, tell how was the hiking In the meantime I will read with pleasure all your chapters. Take care ( snakes, pumas, aso..... :2hands: ) old Bob

Hi... just read the blog "the sickness" from NickolasJames8 and the 50 comments on it ! USA is a fine nation, all opinions are good enough to brought in a blog

Happy 30th birthday MYR I would like to say it in 150 languages (as in birthdays) Here just some examples : Macedonian : Sreken roden den! Malayalam (India) : Pirannal Aasamsakal! or Janmadinasamsakal! Malaysian : Selamat Hari Jadi! Maltese : Nifrahlek ghal gheluq sninek! Maori : Kia huritau ki a koe! Marathi (India) : Wadhdiwasachya Shubhechha! Mauritian Kreol : Mo swet u en bonlaniverser! Mbula (Papua) : Leleng ambai pa mbeng ku taipet i! Mongolian : Torson odriin mend hurgee! Navajo : bil hoozho bi'dizhchi-neeji' 'aneilkaah! Korean : Saeng il chuk ha ham ni da! Kurdish : Rojbun a te piroz be! Kyrgyz : Tulgan kunum menen! Latin : Fortuna dies natalis! Latvian : Daudz laimes dzimsanas diena! Lithuanian : Sveikinu su gimtadieniu! or Geriausi linkejimaigimtadienio progal Luganda : Nkwagaliza amazalibwa go amalungi! Luxembourgeois : Vill Gleck fir daei Geburtsdaag! Macedonian : Sreken roden den! As an old man (more than 2.6 times your age) I really would be 30 again ! I should be a "start year", getting more responsabilities and ready to take off. I hope it will be so for you, and I wish you full success.

Wow Kitty You are a very clever person !. I quite agree with you about the reasons you evoke. Through the forums and the stories of GA, I learnt to better understand and appreciate the feelings of my friends in USA. My comment was just the expression of my amazement. Its funny that I found the same religiosity and sentimentality in a lot of the stories, for instance how DK describe the life of Davey as the son of a preacher in DO. And as a liberal Jew, who had to fight against the jewish fondamentalists in his early life (I married a christian !) not to talk about homophobia, I always appreciate your wise way to answer my often aggressive comments.

As far as I can remember, I have nothing to confess Well I must say that in my age, memory is not so good as it was