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I'm more inclined to bitch slap JJ. Carullo has a lot of baggage from 9-11, and JJ knows it. I agree with your take on Dillon. 🙂
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September 14, 2003 Escorial, CA Will We’d been hanging out in the pool area with Gathan, Klip, and the other hockey players. It seemed like when you got a group together, at least one person would get wasted and make an ass out of themselves, but tonight was like the big exception. Everyone got pleasantly buzzed and seemed fine stopping there. I decided that part of that was because they were in this veritable palace and were on their best behavior, and the other rea
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August 1800 His Britannic Majesty’s Embassy Copenhagen, Denmark Granger sat in the dining room, preparing to have breakfast with Lords Whitworth, Daventry, and Cavendish. A servant arrived and put food in front of them. Granger frowned at the plate, since he did not like to eat fish for breakfast, and it was clearly a fish that was on the plate. As soon as the servant left, Whitworth launched into him. “You met with the Crown Prince before you met with me?”
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Ah, but back in 1800, those parts of the Baltic did freeze over. Remember that was pre-Global Warming. I actually did a reasonable amount of research on this 😃 and found that this winter 1800-01 was one of the coldest on record, and the Belts and the Sound were frozen.
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Well, we really don't know all that much about him yet.
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September 14, 2003 Escorial, CA Will I was talking to this hockey player from Minnesota named Justin, and he was a nice enough guy but kind of a tool, so that meant our conversation took a minimum amount of mental effort. That worked out well, because even as I bullshitted with him, I kept surreptitiously glancing over at Dillon, only to find him doing the same thing to me. I was intrigued enough to end my lame conversation with Justin and head over and inte
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August 1800 HMS Valiant Near Hellebæk, Denmark “Almost dawn,” Meurice said to one of his mates. Once again the officers and crew stood to quarters waiting for the sun to rise and reveal what awaited them. This was a major trading route, though, so the officers of Valiant stood on the quarterdeck with more than the normal amount of tension. It was entirely possible that the next few minutes would reveal a large merchantman less than a cable’s length away from them, c
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September 14, 2003 Goodwell, VA Wade It was hard to imagine being more exhausted than I was right now. The preparation for yesterday’s meeting, hosting everyone, then the drama of having the attack force advancing on Goodwell, would have been tiring enough. But after the helicopters arrived, everyone had hurried to the Great Room to see what was going on. That meant we had to explain what had happened, what was currently happening, and what was probably goin
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August 1800 HMS Valiant Off Hellebæk, Denmark His Britannic Majesty’s Ship Valiant approached the Danish port confidently, a white flag flying above her Union Flag. That confidence was reinforced by the intelligence they’d gathered from Guebertin, and the resulting suspicion that despite their outrage, the Danes were in no position to spark a conflict with Britain. “The Danes have not acknowledged our request for a truce, my lord,” Weston said. The
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August 1800 HMS Valiant The North Sea It had been three days since they’d left London, and their progress had been maddeningly slow. Granger walked out onto the quarterdeck a quarter of an hour before dawn, even as the men were roused and sent to quarters. As was required in all Royal Navy ships, that is how they met each dawn, with the crew at the guns, waiting to go into action if necessary. “We are all but becalmed, my lord,” Weston said, and w
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September 13, 2003 The Bowery, NY JJ I laughed as Carullo poked the oxtail tortellini on his plate in a suspicious manner, as if it may come to life. I’d chosen the restaurant this time, which was why were at Capitale. It was a restaurant, but also an event venue, a truly impressive place built out of what was once a similarly impressive bank. “What’s this sauce?” he asked suspiciously. “Try it,” I said. He stabbed a tortelli
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A motor coach full of tourists would be better? Or the Hop on Hop Off double decker bus?
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Yes, but Sharon hates him, and keeps lobbying for him to meet an untimely death by being run over by a bus. :-)
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And if he was kidnapped, who would care? 😃
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September 13, 2003 Goodwell, VA Wade I had originally considered reconvening our meeting at dinner, but that seemed to be tempting fate just too much. Visions of the Thanksgiving nightmare dinner last year seared through my brain. Instead, we’d just enjoyed a relaxed meal and celebrated Maddy’s birthday. It was a really nice, calm event, and helped to soothe some of the frayed feelings that our first meeting had inevitably caused
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I do live in St. Louis and the Hill is my favorite place for Italian food
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August 1800 HMS Valiant The Thames Granger boarded his ship, greeted by the standard honors he had become used to. “Welcome back, my lord,” Weston said cheerfully. Granger found his sadness at leaving home and his frustration with the mob vanish as he returned to this familiar milieu, and he was hit with Weston’s ever-present cheerfulness. “Thank you, Mr. Weston,” Granger responded. He looked beyond Weston and noticed anothe
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September 13, 2003 Goodwell, VA Wade I’d set up the library much as it had been for that horrible conference some two years ago after 9-11. I figured that would be the best place for everyone to meet, since there were chairs around the edge of the room, while the center was empty. The other option was the dining room table, but then the problem would be figuring out where everyone would eat, so in the end, this seemed to work best. At one
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September 12, 2003 Tribeca, NY Brad It was a beautiful afternoon, about 75 degrees and sunny, so I’d taken my laptop up to the rooftop deck. I found JP and Stef there, drinking tea and reading. “Good morning,” I said. JP, as was typical for him, greeted me then re-immersed himself in whatever he was reading. “You seem to be in a good mood,” Stef said, which almost ruined the mood he was talking about, since it almost im
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Faces for Mark's Stories
Mark Arbour replied to methodwriter85's topic in Mark Arbour Fan Club's Topics
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September 11, 2003 Tribeca, NY Brad We all convened in the great room. I’d already eaten breakfast, as had JP and Stef, but Will and Darius hadn’t had a chance, so they sat on the couch eating cereal. They weren’t early risers, and Darius had probably had to hustle to make it back here by 9 in the morning. JJ sat next to Will, but he wasn’t eating anything. Jake came walking out, looking great in casual clothes, carrying an energy bar and
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California Culture: Circa 2000
Mark Arbour replied to Mark Arbour's topic in Mark Arbour Fan Club's Topics
The running back was Marshal Faulk. You’ll find references to him in The Streak. -
Seems Jake got lucky. At least with that.
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No shit! And by the way, where have you been?!?! So good to see you around again!
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California Culture: Circa 2000
Mark Arbour replied to Mark Arbour's topic in Mark Arbour Fan Club's Topics
NOT a Kurt Warner fan. He's one of those religious freaks.
