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Bill W

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  1. “Dr. Carver put up a notice asking for volunteers to work with him on a new excavation site,” I told Greer. “I’m not sure if you know this or not, but he discovered a previously unknown site in Tikal, not too far from where the Uaxactun temple grouping is located. I’ve heard he discovered the structure just before he was ready to finish up with last year’s dig, so he wants to spend some time exploring it in depth this season. I want to sign up to work with him on it, because it will look terr
  2. Jarrett Ray and Greer Spaulding are best friends and lovers, but they are also archeology majors at the University of Arizona. When they get a chance to go on a dig with one of their professors, it turns into an experience they won’t soon forget and possibly one the world won’t soon forget either.
  3. I enjoyed that. He has a great voice, but he's cute too and a nice body. lol A lot of groupies as well, but I'm sure the old rednecks and haters are cringing with the innocent kissing and cuddling they were doing.
  4. If they are basing everything on the Bible, where does this stance come from. Many Biblical patriarchs had multiple wives - Solomon supposedly had 500 wives, so how does divorce and remarriage + adultry? They are so freaking stupid, but you can't argue with people whose IQ is lower than their age. .
  5. So boiling that all down, size DOES matter. lol
  6. Happy Birthday, Conner. Hope it's a great one.
  7. Not sure where those last two vids were made, but I didn't realize there was any place that would allow you to keep a fox as a pet. They are adorable and make some strange noises.
  8. Oh, how the mighty have fallen. A good steroid scandal, a few injuries and they start their way down the drain. My question is, where the hell is the pitching for either team? lol
  9. It's just another example of how success and public attention can go to your head. Let's hope he matures before his college career comes to an end.
  10. Happy Birthday, Trebs. I hope it's a great one, big guy!
  11. Can't wait for that was to erupt. Wonder when the last time it did? Is it like the Super Volcano under Yellowstone National Park and doesn't erupt for ages, but then watch out when it does?
  12. Excuse me, but where are the parents if we need Youtube to teach kids common courtesy and being respectful?
  13. I agree with Graeme about talking to your boss privately about the issue. The problem is, if you decide to pursue some sort of legal ramification from this, then you will probably end up being totally outted. That is something you should consider first, before you do anything. How much of this do you want to get on the public record, because once it's there, then there's no way to take it back.
  14. Thanks again for the feedback, Ron. Yes, I had a lot going on and attempted to include a few misdirections along the way. I'm glad you found it interesting and I did try to give it a positive ending.
  15. Bill W

    Hope For the Future

    Ron, thanks for the feedback and I'm glad you enjoyed this story. It was one of my later additions, written for one of the anthologies. As far as your questions, Aiden's parents weren't involved in the sickness, because it came on quickly and he reacted positively to the treatment, so they didn't feel it was necessary. As far as the attack, being a college man Aiden wanted to handle his own problem without involving his parents. Being adept at martial arts, he felt he could handle or defuse any situation that arose, whether his assumption was correct or not.
  16. Happy Birthday. Have a great one!
  17. There's so much I could go back to see or instances in history that I could change if I had a time machine, but if I were forced to choose only one, I'd go back and give my pre-teen self some important advice. Don't start smoking (which I gave up 13 years later), stay away from certain individuals and be true to myself, rather than trying to live up to other people's expectations for me.
  18. Very touching and good advice. I think any 14-year old gay can relate to that letter.
  19. Well she has referred to herself as white trash and who would know that better than Miley? lol
  20. Thanks for the feedback. This story was originally written in 1998 and I reworked it a bit recently, but I don't have any plans for adding to it. There doesn't seem to be enough interest to warrant it. Thank you for the suggestion though.
  21. An article I read about the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington and the 'I Have a Dream' speach got me to thinking. Cory Booker made this comment: "When I used to walk around the community, walk around our home, he used to look at me and say, 'Boy, don't you dare walk around here like you hit a triple because you were born on third base. You are enjoying freedoms, opportunity, technology, things that were given to you bought by the struggles and the sacrifices and the work of those who came before. Don't you forget where you come from,'" Booker said. This made me wonder where gay rights fit into this paradigm and this is what I came up with. Gays first stepped up to the plate in 1969 with the Stonewall Riots and the start of the modern Gay Rights movement. I believe we made it to First Base in 2003, when the US Supreme Court declared sodomy laws unconstitutional, something Queen Elizabeth II did for the British colonies in 2001. I believe that in 2013 we are almost to Second Base, with the repeal of Don't Ask, Con't Tell, the invalication of the Defense of Marriage Act, 13 states and the District of Columbia allow gay marriage and several other states allow civil unions, plus other countries, such as France and the UK, also permit gay marriage. I feel we will have reached second base when gays anywhere in the US can marry. The date for third base will be when no country bans gay marriage and we will finally cross home plate when gays are no longer despised by the majority of people in the world for whom they love. I didn't say when no longer despised by anyone, because I believe that's an unrealistic goal, so I'll settle for the majority accepting us. Let me know what you think about this analogy, but please don't make your comments political. This is merely a discussion on the advances gays have made and how far we still have to go.
  22. How about two more. There has always been a tunnel connecting England and France. There has always been talk of hybrid cars.
  23. Personally, I believe it's important for gays to know the history surrounding what gays have faced throughout the ages. Just as religious and ethnic groups feel it's important for members of their group to know about the suffering their ancestors endured, it's important for gays to know how other gays have been treated in the past. Heaven forbid that part of history was allowed to repeat itself.
  24. I think this is important. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/22/elane-photography-v-vanessa-willock_n_3798948.html?ref=topbar As the article states: "Today's opinion recognizes the sincerity of those beliefs, but makes clear that no one's religious beliefs make it okay to break the law by discriminating against others," Melling wrote.
  25. I found this article interesting, in that the Israel is going to honor gay victims of the Nazi Holocaust. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/22/israel-gay-monument-_n_3795983.html?ir=Religion&ref=topbar
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