GaryK

I love dark well-aged rum, straight-up with no lime. Alcohol interferes with all the psymeds I take so I abstain.

The geek in me very much appreciated the long and technical build-up to what I knew was coming; the explosion. You did an amazing job with all the details. It's obvious you put a lot of work into this chapter. Thanks.

As I recently learned one's life can potentially end far sooner than expected. More than ever I realize how critical it is to stay focused on the here and now. I'm glad you seem to realize that too Tim. Thanks for sharing this very personal story with all of us.

I recently finished reading FDR by Jean Edward Smith. Not sure what I'm going to read next. Josh has completely rewritten two of his books and they were recently published as paperbacks. Both books are available on Amazon. I have the pleasure of hosting Josh's website on one of my servers.

Are you saying you agree with me that the pregnant guy is still technically considered a female? To me the transformation is not complete until the sexual reassignment surgery is complete. In this case meaning she has been physiologically transformed into a male, complete with a penis. Help me with this please because I really want to understand how transgendered persons feel about this issue. In the example of the book I'm working on the sexual reassignment is complete. To all but the most observant doctors he is now a she. Certainly her husband feels that way. And yet there is the ever-present angst of knowing she can only permit one doctor to lay his hands on her and he's just been diagnosed with terminal cancer.

The Absurdities of Exact Time The farmer asked his wife, "when will supper be ready my dear?" "What's the exact time please?" The farmer's wife asked. "While I can give you the approximate time," the farmer replied, "I cannot give you the exact time because what I tell you might not be in accordance with the great sidereal system!" Out of frustration the farmer's wife clocked him with her frying pan. "In that case I cannot tell you exactly when supper will be ready!" Sheepishly, the farmer replied, "it's 5:30 my darling wife!" "Fine, supper will be ready at six!"

I'm not well enough yet to debate this issue. I'm willing to concede that it's actually the VBR that can do the most damage since it contains the executable files for loading the OS along with any thing else the VBR might want to load. This is why it's hard to get rid of some infections. I'll post more when I'm coherent. Still on massive doses of Demerol. Standard disclaimer: I've got a wicked migraine. I'm on heavy-duty narcotics. I claim ownership of my mistakes even if I might not be aware of them right now.

You can always ask James for help. I gather he has as much experience with these things as I do.

I got a wicked migraine today Billy Not much use to anyone. I can help with the the MBR problem which at this point seems like the best route to take. Please give me until Monday to recover enough to be helpful to you. If anyone else can talk Billy through whsts neceeary including an fdisk and format before installing Windows please do so. Standard disclaimer: I've got a wicked migraine. I'm on heavy-duty narcotics. I claim ownership of my mistakes even if I might not be aware of them right now.

You seem to be making progress Billy. Some of these injection cannot be vanquished even with a reinstall of Windows. They're the ones that have infected your HD's master book record (MBR) and are far more difficult to get rid of. If it comes to that I can help you with it. Also, some of these nasties can make it look like Ad-Aware, et all are working when in fact they are not. Some of them can disable your firewall too. My recommentation based on what I know is to deal with the any potential MBR issue and then reinstall Window. Ultimately it depends on you to keep this crap from getting on your computer. Standard disclaimer: I've got a wicked migraine. I'm on heavy-duty narcotics. I claim ownership of my mistakes even if I might not be aware of them right now.

I'll add to the confusion. What about time zones, like our own beloved BeaStKid, where the time is not just off by an hour as in traditional time zones, but off by a half hour? When it's 11:00 there it's 10:30 most other places. Does DST really save energy? I wonder. In the morning I have to use more lights than necessary. In colder climes it means more heat in the morning. Does this not contradict these essence of DST? Standard disclaimer: I've got a wicked migraine. I'm on heavy-duty narcotics. I claim ownership of my mistakes even if I might not be aware of them right now.

Kevie, of course I meant no offense. According to my transgendered friends and acquaintances this person would not be considered a male in the strict medical definition of the term. Psychologically yes. It's up to each of us how to determine what that means. To me in absence of sexual reassignment surgery this person is still a female. That's why I claim there's nothing of substance to this story. It's just a female dressing as a make who happens to get pregnant. Who will be the legal mother if this child is born? That might be a more interesting discussion. Standard disclaimer: I have a bad migraine today. I'm on narcotics. I claim ownership of my mistakes in spelling and logic even if both elude me at the moment.

I'd be remiss in not pointing out that I'm consistent when it comes to these kinds of things. Whatever works best for you is what you should be using. It might not be what I'd choose, but it's really quite irrelevant. Kevvers my love , please set a good example for the rest of us. The main purpose here is get get Billy some computer help.

While time is a creation of man, I still think DST is best referred to as, Dumb Stupid Time.

Damn. I don't know about the rest of you but I'm concerned we haven't heard from Billy. Does anyone know how to contact him in RL? Preferably a moderator like Graeme or someone who clearly knows him like James?

I think that applies in an extra-body manner as well. Seriously, other than the freak-show quality of this story is there really any story here at all? He's a she. She's gonna have a baby. I'm sensitive to transgender issues. I'm beta-reading/editing a book about it so I have to be sensitive about/comfortable with it. To me this is nothing more than a woman in drag. Women get pregnant every day all over the world! There's nothing to see here. Move along please.

I have just enough straight guy friends. The balance is fine as-is. I'm not averse to having straight guy friends so long as we get along. Most of my friends, gay and straight, are just plain weird. Don't get me wrong. I love my friends. My two best friends in the world are guys. One gay the other straight. Both like to talk about most anything without putting any sort of gender/orientation bias on it. When it comes right down to it I tend to attract odd friends. I definitely prefer my guy friends. Straight girls are alright as long as they don't try to take me shopping. It's not an official GA smiley. I wish I knew how to get it added to the list of smileys on GA. Here's my own personal tongue-in-cheek smiley: . Feel free to download it and use it on your own server. Don't link to it on my server please!

That's great news Mike. Welcome to GA! Hopefully we can get the same outcome for Billy.

This is a good suggestion when you're dealing with a known problem. Thanks for mentioning it. Trojan Remover works as well as most trojan detection and removal software. It's only free for the first 30 days. Again a good recommendation. Let's please not go off-topic and get into an OS battle. Whatever OS works best for your needs is what you should be using. That is why I ignored Brad's mention of the Mac.

Avast is a fine AV. If AVG weren't available that's probably what I'd use. I'm loyal to AVG because I've been a private beta tester for them for as long as they've been around.

Hi Billy, Download the following three free programs, then get the latest definition updates, and then do full system scans. The first two programs together usually find and get rid of most any spyware/adware. Run them one at a time. The last program is an anti-virus program. I use it to protect all my dedicated servers plus all my computers at home/work. Use it to do a full system scan last and then let it run all the time to protect you against getting any new viruses. Ad-Aware Spybot Search & Destroy AVG If you need anything else let me know and I'll do my best to give you a hand. ~gary. Edit Reason: Clarifications.

You guys do a fantastic job of helping refine CJ's stories into works of art. As I reader I am very much indebted to all of you. A new chapter from CJ is one of the few times when I'll drop whatever I'm doing to go read it. A special thanks goes out to Shadowgod for adding all those eeevil goathangers that keep us coming back for more.

Silly Jack. Goats have hooves, not hands. You can call him Lord Goatamort like Tim does.

Blech! He said. She said. It's nothing more than idle speculation from a nosy neighbor. I want to see an article with some real substance to it.

I have. But wait. The Goat doesn't write eeevil cliffhangers. That's Steve's job. I think we need to put CJ in charge of the PPC.