Mark Arbour

No, that would be mean.

Welcome! I love Canadians, especially cute ones.

Thanks for the review! This kind of levels the playing field between Alexandra and Elizabeth.

Chapter 63 is now up.

February 17, 2000 “It’s so frustrating,” I told Robbie. I’d been bitching about Alexandra Carmichael since I got home. “I know, I understand,” he said, trying to soothe my frayed emotions, but just irritating me instead. I manfully controlled my emotions and fought the temptation to vent my frustration at him. “How is Wade handling this?” “We talked about it on the plane, and I almost think he’s glad it’s something like this. His mother has been a pretty twisted person

The rest of us are just posers compared to CJ.

I'm currently planning for JP to die of old age. Or swine flu. I haven't decided yet. Every since I transformed JJ into a bitchy diva, he's been much more fun to write. Thanks! I have a basic persona in mind, and then let them evolve. Robbie for instance, started off as a guy with that classic Hayes body and looks, and a guy who'd got some damage and baggage. He's really insecure, and susceptible to guys who make him feel good about himself. He's kind of flaky at times. He's also a very kind person; the kind of person who doesn't like confrontation and doesn't like giving people bad news. Stef is another one. Visualize a total extrovert, someone who loves pleasure, but underneath that effervescent exterior has the mind of a business genius. Once they get started, they almost develop themselves.

I would like to encourage you all to elect CJ as King of the Cliffhangers. I was happy to hold the title, and take care of it for a year, even though I don't use cliffhangers myself.

I'm glad you like it. You're pretty creative! I've actually got chapters through 72 penned out, and I've only got 2-3 more left to finish the story off.

I think the overriding theme of this story would have to be the "maturing" of both Robbie and Brad, where they finally learn to put the idiotic things they used to do in the past and act like men, not adolescents. At least that's the concept. Another thing that's been fun to do with these stories is to portray the Hayes family in various situations, and observe their outcomes. Jeff was bright and talented but doomed to fail, yet he came from a hellish home. Matt and Gathan are both successful, and they came from stable homes. I'm not sure I was planning this to be a dissertation on environment and its impact on kids, but it seems I'm ending up there anyway. JP is a very thorough person, and usually is on top of things (well, not all the time ). He's adept at anticipating problems and outcomes, and then planning to forestall disaster. He's pretty much done that all his life, especially with the men he's been with, all of them except Jeff (and Sam). For an achievement oriented person, I can see where Jeff would haunt him, because he would think that he failed with Jeff. Further, his state of mind in 1968 was so uncharacteristic, what with being in the midst of revolutions and riots, job changes and moves, etc., that he probably wasn't thinking things through as clearly as he otherwise would have. He'll note that, and take that burden on himself, and that's the fire that fuels his guilt. Could he have done more? That's the sentence that haunts him.

If they exist, who do you think that someone would be?

See why I helped out. You're all out of material.

I agree with you...I think the Senator is desperate to bond with Wade in a "normal" fashion. This storyline gave me a way to explain Elizabeth Danfield's behavior, and it starts to become understandable IMHO.

I'm so glad you found them! I suspect that when our sites our linked to the new system, it won't be a problem.

Chapter 62 has been posted.

February 15, 2000 The phone next to the bed was ringing, and even though it was turned down, it sounded as if there was a three-alarm fire in the house. I groaned loudly, rolled onto my stomach, grabbed a pillow and put it over my head to block out the noise. I heard Robbie answer it softly. He was obviously only slightly less hung over than I was. I felt his hand slide up the inside of my leg, his fingers tracing my testicles on their way to my ass. Even as hung over as I was, tha

I re-formatted 1968. All current edits are done, so if you want to be notified if I do any more edits, go to the story and click on "like". It' safe to "like" this one now.

Yeah, I know, but I'm trying so hard to be as historically accurate as I can on this story, other than inserting a fictitious character or ship into the fray now and then.

Married? Don't do it!!!

Curmudgeon.

Pain and pleasure are more closely related than you may think! LOL. Thanks for coming out of the shadows and posting a review!

I'm glad you liked this one. I did too!

What he said, although there are a few musicals I like.

If I go in and re-format a story, and you clicked "like", you'll get notified that it was edited. That can be frustrating, because you'll get a lot of e-mail notification for relatively mundane changes. Once I'm done with re-formatting, then any edits will be more meaningful. What I'm going to do is keep you posted as to when I finish re-formatting a story, that way, if you're interested, you can go in and "like" it, and any more notifications you get should be worth, well, being notified about. Three updates: 1. I re-formatted Sink the Bismarck and put some photos in it, using one of the new features in GA Stories. It' safe to "like" this one now. 2. I re-formatted If it Fits. All current edits are done, so if you want to be notified if I do any more edits, go to the story and click on "like". It' safe to "like" this one now. 3. As I mentioned before, I finished re-formatting Be Rad and also posted the re-edited chapters (1-12). It's my intention to work my way back through this story in the future. Any future edits will reflect this. If you're interested, it's a very good idea to go "like" this story.

I"m glad you liked it! And I'm even happier for you and your 37 year relationship! They do take some work...kudos to you!