Benji

:wacko: ...........Long toes??? Is that a common phrase???

:wacko: ........A whole month, they are just plain cruel to you, ya know!!!

.............Well, don't you Euros take a three month vacation every year!!

......Lead singer and manager?? That would take up too much of Brandons time, I like the idea of Joe being the roadie.

.........As Graeme said "Don't confuse a good story with facts!" I got massacred in the thread I should shut up!!

.......His Shadowyness did mention a re-write.

...........Jon will live, remember; Eric's shocked eyes fell first on Jon, who was staggering to his feet, his face contorted in pain as he clutched his left shoulder.

.........Morning all, congrats on your results, and have a very happy hump day ...p.s. it's my Friday, long weekend ahead..'puffs chest'

........I'm pretty much out of the city, more like in the boonies.

.................Sorry, but about Helen; Helen barely felt the impact, at first. The hollow-point bullet slammed into her abdomen, flattening itself and fragmenting, causing massive internal damage. Helen stumbled sideways towards the wall as Eric and Brandon lifted their shotguns from the floor, swinging them around towards Dimitri as Jon followed suit. one problem, Dimitri used the Deputies 45, as being a standard issue, they aren't supposed to be using hollow-point rounds. [/size] and Jon, though seriously wounded, had joined Brandon and Eric at Helen's side. Seeing that Helen was losing massive amounts of blood, Eric glanced around for a towel. Finding none, he shucked off his shirt and eased it under Helen's arm, trying to slow the loss of blood. One of the bikers, who had been an army medic years before, rushed to aid Helen, though his first glance told him that the effort was likely to be in vain. Helen, slipping into the first vestiges of shock, fought off the clawing numbness as she looked at her three boys. She'd seen enough to know that Dimitri had taken Chase, and she knew what had to be done. Drawing a painful, ragged breath, she said, "Go after them, save Chase. There's no time, just go, now." Seeing the hesitancy in their eyes, and knowing that they didn't want to leave her side, Helen added, as her voice fell to a ragged whisper, "There's nothing you can do for me. Jon can stay with me, he's hit bad too. Eric's eyes met Helen's, and in spite of his grief, he knew that she was right. His goodbye was simple, a soft caress that left a smear of his blood from the base of her ear, to her chin. Without a word, though his heart felt like it was being ripped in two, Eric tore himself away as he set his jaw in resolute defiance, before standing and snatching the keys to the Jeep from a kitchen drawer. Back at the ranch, the former army medic had tried to slow Helen's bleeding and had elevated her legs, but there was little else he could do. He had grave doubts that anything could be done to save her; she was fading fast. Barbra held Helen's clammy hand, murmuring, "Stay with me babe, just hang on." Joe put an arm around Barbra, trying to comfort her, but feeling the sobs she was stifling. Jon returned to Helen's side, only to see that her eyes were closed. Feeling an emptiness, accompanied by a deep sense of foreboding, he glanced at the former medic, who shook his head with a sad, barely perceptible motion.

:wacko: ................'hump day eve??'

..............Hey, I agree with you on Halloween, It is my favorite holiday of the year, as for the 4th? Bar-b-que and watch the neighbors try to outdo each other in blowing up the most.

.......There are too many loose ends in this story, Brandon & Chase's outing? Brandon's warm family re-union?, where will Joe go, and why is he here?? Will Barbara be able to fill Helen's shoes? Will the Generals hair remain white? Will the Scar go into hiding in the jungles with some rouge revolutionary group?

...........Aha!! another cliffhanger, (Brandon was definitely white knuckled to the side). Poor Dimitri, he greatly underestimated a pissed off Brandon. Too bad he didn't land in a patch of water, he could have looked into his own eyes and seen the object of his desire. Steves survival surprised me, as I had forgoten Wilde was there on the slope, those tailings are nasty stuff to be sliding on. I think the no-mention of Helen in this chapter is the foregone conclussion of her demise. Poor Jerry! He is really screwed, no money, no leverage and maybe no military coup! Next title of the next chapter? Jerry's vacation? (afterall, he has been working hard long hours for months, and can really use the rest).

.........Well Happy Birthday to all our Canadian friends!!

.............Well it's good for the plants!!

.......And of course the added 'bonus' of recycled manure.

.........'Scratches head' Thanks Mattie, but you know this fainting goat will just create cliffs around here don't you?

........Comsie, I'm not sure how I missed this update 'new chapter' :wacko: ....But I have to add it was the best chapter to date, about time he grew some balls.

.....Barbara Wa Wa?? 'looks for rotten veggies'

.........How about a brave individual from the past? Bayard Rustin a black civil rights activist who embraced Gandhi's non-violent approach way before Martin L. King, was actually one of the 1st to be arrested for not giving up a bus seat, way before Rose Parks. And was gay, and never hid from it.

......You didn't know???? ROFLMAO!! Sorry Bk, but you are so plugged into everything I found it funny you didn't know this was happening outside your door!! No mass protest??

........Yeah, LOL it is true most of the newer homes have that rock look, I lived out in a rual area of Vegas on 3/4 of an acre, I'm on well and the fruit trees need water, hence I have to mow about a little over a third of an acre. I have a riding lown mower, I tried the push/mower, that lasted one week

.......Hey Drewbie, I got lazy this weekend and didn't mow my lawn (excuse about the flat tire, toooooooo hot out). Of well there is always tonight!

........I here because; 1. Community feel 2. Reading stories 3. Reading anthologies .....and of course the devil made me do it!!