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Well, the guy did write one of the first sexually questioning novels. I would give him some credit for breaking the mainstream barriers and being the precursor to our stories today. He will be missed.

Kids change what they believe after puberty in many cases, so they might end up a best man at their gay friend's wedding I think childhood experiences help create the reality of what a Child will become, but it is not the sum of a child. No child is born to dislike homosexuals or dark skinned people or any other grouping of humanity. We learn to hate from our experiences over time. I don't put much grains of salt in this study either.

I keep thinking of the song from the movie: "The Bible told me so...", it's a documentary movie about Christianity and gays with a funny little cartoon. Anyone remember it?

This will always be my favorite, despite the author and my disagreements on politics: "When you're middle-aged, jobless, broke, with no living relatives to fall back on, ten thousand dollars is a lot of money and a lot more temptation than I could say no to and not regret it for the rest of my life." - Do Over by dkstories Could tag line DK

Awesome, I really should start my own denomination for only gay, lesbians, bi's, and anyone who has thought a certain person of their same sex was cute. You think that would make headlines

Art is an expression of our connections to the world, each other, the universe, or even "nothing" as the artist desires. (I bet you'll love nihilistic art or the art of nothing, too post modern for me, though)

I am a canto pop fan, so I am well versed in cantonese music, especially the Hong Kong scene. My favorite has to be Ekin Cheung and Jordan Chan's theme song for Young and Dangerous: Yeah, I know odd that I am a big fan of Triads and organize crime movies, but I can't help liking the song and the idea of fighting with honor, integrity, and brotherhood.

Ooh, did you guys keep each other warm when the heat went out? From the stories I heard '78 was supposedly the worst storm of the last century. In Boston people were stuck on highways, office buildings, and even their homes for days. I wonder what type of stories would come out of something like that from a gay person's perspective at the time if your stuck in the same space with someone of the same sex? Perhaps romance? Betrayal? Space issues? Damn, I get too many writer's ideas and never enough time to write them.

New England people learn to expect this type of weather, so we have extra thermals ready just in case. There's a saying around here, "your day might start out with sun, but next thing you know you're stuck in your car with three feet of snow, welcome to New England" I am still waiting for the monster snow storm like the historic snow storm of 1978 that I keep hearing horror stories about from people that lived through it, but I have never seen such a storm. If you see some homeless person on the street in this cold, guide them to the nearest shelter or church, where they can keep warm. This is the type of weather where people can die from exposure if they are under-dressed and possibly malnourished.

Now I got interesting black and white pictures in my mind.

Hmm...Christopher Atkins of Blue Lagoon, I presume. If I was a teenager back in the 80's that would be my choice. Too bad, I wasn't even born yet in his prime.

I'll probably come, but it all depends on my schedule.

Find a long term boyfriend Get ahead at the job Get on a diet that helps me build muscle weight

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My thinking is the cops responded as they thought was best, it was an intuitive guess from the police.. The mother wasn't in the right, but it was probably her first offense. Contextually, this story is more sensationalism than average. As for the single parent issue, anything could have happened to the husband from divorce to being killed on the battlefield (Veterans benefits for widows are not what they used to be, especially if the guy was a military contractor versus an enlisted man.) Rough neighborhood + overworked mom + a little verbal conflict = sensational news story. In this country, we have stories like this all over, where is the anger from wealthy parents having people kidnap their kids to "boot camps" in violation of their constitutional rights? Where is the anger from parents, when they vote each time to reduce their child's educational prospect during PTA meetings? The America we live in is irrational and built like an old lemon, not enough structure to support nor enough understanding on all fronts.

In a town where crime is rampant and kids as young as 12 are packing more firepower than the average cop; it's a judgment call to go out and check up domestic disturbances. @Kayden, it's not the fault of either the police officer or the dispatcher; they most likely made a judgment call based on some garbled information from an emotionally distressed women. Was the mother right to call the cops? No, but it was understandable why she did it. It doesn't exonerate her, but it at least shows she cared on some level. I also stated what neighborhood they were in to make a point about Boston and other cities, area like Roxbury are prone to focal points of law enforcement, so it sometimes comes to judgment. If a mother were to say, I think my son is playing with an m16 and he has made a list of classmate that he hates, then we would be hearing a different story on the news, "School Shoorting avoided due to police intervention". I know that might be dramatic, but stories like those are mentioned so infrequently that people forget what type about it. Police officers and their dispatchers only have words to base things on, so they must rely on their gut. Kayden, if you ever decide to be a cop, remember to have good intuitive assessments. My bet was the police got a garbled call from the mother and they made a judgment call. As for the 4 kids, I don't know her situation, neither do you. I was raised in a single parent family too with my sister after my mom left with her future second husband. It is not as neat as you may think. Our familial links are someimtes binded merely on paper and not in reality. The American family is anything, but nuclear and functional. It has been this way for generations. Part of it can be centered on the indivualism that we all carry, which has made the United States such a powerful economic and military force on the globe, but has left our social structure impotent and our systems in tatters. When people think of themselves first, everything else comes into a different focus. As for the video games, I play GTA, Hitman, Assassin's Creed, and any game with killing and blood without end. I enjoy the nuance of the games and the intensity of making a clean kill. Maybe I am a Dexter-esque sociopath, who uses the game as an outle for my innate desires. Or I can just be one of those millions of gamers that seek to enjoy the challenge of a game and the spectacular effects of a granade.

I was never much a Bruins fan. I was at Fenway though opening day for the Sox and TD BankNorth for one of the Celt games. He means the NHL Winter Classic, it's a famed outdoor ice hockey game among fans. I just hope the fans bring plenty of fanny and leg warmers for the cold Fenway seats . (It's held at Fenway this year)

It's a true story, but let me explain, it was in Roxbury Mass, on the wrong side of the literal tracks (I'm not joking, we have a subway line dividing the rich half of Roxbury and the poor half of Roxbury, you can even smell the difference). Stranger things have happened. Boston beyond all the media praise of liberalism is quite divided into our own weird molds in cultural landscape. Some consider this a victory ground of the culture wars for the liberal agenda, but look closer and you will see the reality that Boston is a fragmented city like any other. We have regular people working 9-5 jobs, who get irritated and are unhappy like anywhere else. The woman was a mother of four and a Veterans Affairs Centers' Cafetaria cashier, who was over worked and under appreciated. She snapped simple as that. She couldn't control herself and the police along with the 911 operator must have sensed distress. The original article from the Boston Herald By the way, there are two primary newspapers in Boston, the Boston Globe and the Boston Herald, the Globe is much more left leaning and the Herald is a little closer to center with democratic endorsement for state and federal offices along with Republican endorsements. For those non-Bostonians understand everyone loses it after a while, whether you lose it in public or private is impossible to guess

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10 years from now: Most likely running for political office, probably state senate, unless I get super rich, then I'll run for US Rep/Senate. Married to a wonderful man and either adopt a few kids or artificially inseminate. 15 years from now: Probably stay in political office, fighting off press and egomaniacs. Experiment with new forms of sexual intercourse with my partner (I have some interesting ideas to keep our romance fresh ). Get the kids through school and teach them to be themselves. 20 years from now and more: I'll finish my political career with the American version Cursus Honorum (No it's not a curse), I'll run for the Governorship of my home state. I know most people would think why not go for President, but I prefer serving my state's people if I do get the chance. Let's see, I'll probably go back to what I am doing now after politics as a consultant with seven figure income. My partner will probably demand we retire early after the kids are finished with college. I'll end my days in the arms of my partner at our home on the Cape with me writing my memoirs. How's that for a life?

Don't worry, The name might be gay authors, but we don't discriminate. Welcome aboard!

Remember the important things during your busy holiday shopping!

You need the mod for that, but I don't want to be his queen. Zevran is easier to ummm... Tent I'll probably try some other mods, when I have time next week during Christmas. Who knows maybe I'll get lucky?

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I think you should join their development team; we might end up with fully loaded secret gay sex scene.