mmike1969

Well no as some of us are total Angels.

After re-reading the posted chapters, I am coming to the I Like Marc side of life. Is he a gold digger? Perhaps. He has admitted he got spoiled and likes the finer things in life. That's not a problem. He honestly does not fit the full description of a total gold digger. And as long as Brad is willing to finance Marc (I should use the phrase "Be a Nice to him") then it's not a problem the Family should be sticking their noses into.

Re Chapter 27: I don't know. There is a reason as to why people set themselves with personal rules to dating such as not to have sex with your date on the first night. These rules apply even when you sleep with the guy first and THEN go out on the first date: Expectations are high and, quite frankly, your standards are low. Secondly, we just met Marc and I'm not the only one who finds it suspicious him and his ex were at the same play the same night at the same showing in NYC? As a seller of high brow art, I will Google JJ and his Bio will pop-up and see his family. Brad's story will be there too. And you both lost partners in the Towers? Maybe I am seeing Conspiracies everywhere since we also have this mysterious Parnell person on the other side of the country messing with Zach/Will, a British Lord with JJ and Hammer going after Matt (after he switches to Google on his PC). Here are the facts: Lord Alex could use £££ to prop up his family estate, Hammer allegedly going gaga over Matt's ability to write a $50,000 check, AND you toss in a "starving" artist? Personally I would stick with Cam. And not just because I have a thing with sports uniforms and their players either.

Which brings us the question: WTF was Tim searching for or casually reading or Cyber Monday shopping when THIS came up?

I can't tell if Mark is being sarcastic or not. --> From the reviews, our favorite author makes a comment: Brian Parnell

Poor Cam, the guy just simply can't catch a break for once! Thanks for the latest chapter Mark!

When GW has handed the Presidency, the first thing I did was to go over my financials with my broker and bank. Needless to say, even back in 2000, they were all going for oil and defense stocks. Those who did buy into the paranoid world of GW made off like bandits. Those who did not, made modest, if little, returns over the next few years. Everyone was telling me to sell what I had left in tech and go oil and defense. I said no to most defense. I did start buying Exxon and I was continuing to buy GE. So I am not going to be rich like the Family here in this story. But I can at least go to sleep knowing full well my Apple stock I bought in 1987 would at least pay off my final debts and maybe the city where I live can throw a parade in my honor when I am dead. (Just kidding, I am having the money buried with me) tldr: the whole point of a diversified portfolio is to mange risk and prevent a calamity when an entire sector collapses. Ex: 2008 banks and real estate collapse. You can't blame Stef or Brad for buying into defense or oil services. And with the poor economy for the next 8 years under Shrub, you remove defense and oil, your Trusts are going to have far less value in them unless the Family decides to spend less $$$. (I don't see that happening).

You have in your possession a 10 year old school newspaper? You have issues method.

Thanks for the latest chapter! A good question for all to answer: How much is enough and what are you willing to sell to get it?

1) someone is going to figure out that Will is 16 at this point in history and that revelation is going to freak people out if you go with "Will has a boyfriend." 2) ESPN press conference: Zach "I did not have sex with my cousin Will Schulter"... Yeah, that's not going to go very well.

Based on personal experience: Revenge is best kept silent. You brag and it WILL be catch up with ya.

Re Wade's mom: can't you guys give her a break? Just maybe she's being nice and pleasant because the environment she's in? Her grandson is there and her son. Maybe everyone else is off and not her?!? I mean she IS doing a trade with Wade and maybe that is making her happy? Yeah, I don't buy that either. Thanks for the latest Chapter!

Austria. With pot. Smuggling nazi artifacts out. Works for me!

nah. Prison in a foreign country sounds good to me. Only downside is that you will loose the weed/coke. Or maybe Vegemite smuggling to the US. Make it something pathetic.

Bored so I am writing this post --> Non-deadly things to do to Hammer: Simple Identity Theft. Cancel his passport and report it stolen when he arrives in Australia. Do the same with his credit cards. Open 1,000 NEW credit cards under his name. That will mess up his credit rating and it will take a while to clean that up. Construction worker? Grunt worker or Licensed Contractor? Have the state find issues with his licenses and have them suspended. Same with his drivers license.

Some guys (JJ, Hammer, Matt) are incapable of getting a hint. Where is Tonya Harding and her crowbar? Yeah I am still hating on Matt. No reason. I just don't like him. Thanks Mark for the latest chapter!

Buffy/ Heidigard if it's a girl or Biff/Beaufort if it's a boy right?

You know, when his life comes crashing down to realityland, I wonder if it's going to be hard drugs that he goes to make him feel better or will it be cases of $1,000 bottles of liquor? It should of been JJ that died in 9/11 and not Robbie/Hank/Jeanine. I hope Lord Alex squashes JJ like a bug. And where is that crowbar to the knees when you need it?

I am sure JJS can fly a commercial flight. All it will take is he buys all the tickets for the entire plane. He's got an Amex Platnium like everyone else in the family so it's not an issue.

Being a responsible member of news media don't sell papers. Sensational headlines do. And I think it's fine for Will (16 not 14) to hire strippers since he's a legal adult in the eyes of Californa.

Yes. I was stationed in Germany watching AFN (Armed Forces Network) and those were the words I heard "we are having an earth..." before the feed cut off. Took a while before AT&T allowed long distance calles into the Bay Area.

Yes but only after everyone else got on Brad's ass about it.

I think the best part of the game playing of both JJ and Alex is they actually believe the other is not aware of the manipulations they doing to the other. I wonder what is going to happen when they BOTH realize they are both wanting to be the top guy, both literally and figuratively. And off-topic this message is being typed using Siri under iOS 8.0.2. I'm kind of impressed.

Re: Zach --> This one line makes me nervous over Zach and his overconfidence with the current situation. Typical teenager and the Superman complex he's suffering from. I know the feeling from when I was 16 and thought the same way. Re: Brad --> Except your instincts were way off base when dealing with Will, Jeanine, Billy, Scott, Max and anyone else whom you had come within 20 feet from ya. Your people skills suck, Brad. If course Mark would not put these one-liners that stick out unless there was purpose.

I am thinking of the word purity and absolutely no one that has hit puberty in the Hayes/Schulter/Crampton clans comes anywhere close to that definition. No, not even Zeke or Trent. The words "trust fund" comes into play so I bet they all lost their virginity one way or another by now.