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A certain author with British and Canadian connections seems to share Robbie’s preferences… ;–)

It makes me question about her qualifications and recommendations when she doesn’t even follow them herself.

My doctor says I’m pre-diabetic and need to lose 15 lbs (she needs to lose about twice that amount).

It would be easier for me if I could claim a medical reason for not eating certain foods. My brothers and sisters-in-law used to grumble about my refusing to eat fish and certain vegetables (onions, squash, eggplant). A lot of that has to do with having too much of it served to me when I was growing up. I know I eat too many carbs. But I cannot give up on rice, sourdough bread, and ice cream! Those are the trilogy of my cultural heritage! ;–)

Go Team Tom! I’m becoming more and more convinced that Robbie and Tom will end up together in the end! Tom seems to be drifting further up the Kinsey Scale every time we see him. And Robbie doesn’t seem to be able to let go of his first love. Nathan was a detour only because of Tom’s unavailability. Conner might be a distraction from Robbie’s problems, but he’s too far away to become permanent. Neither Nathan, nor Connor, have even a hint of Alex’s bad boy personality – but Tom does! Go Team Tom!

Jamie is Robbie’s oft-forgotten moral compass. Jamie and Amy are when Robbie’s usually-neglected empathy gets to come out of the dungeon Robbie keeps it in. Jamie and Amy are when Robbie is the best person he can be. ;–) Robbie would make a great uncle, but neither Nicola or Daniel are irresponsible enough to be having kids anytime soon! ;–)

This is what I find about his guardianship so despicable. Donnie pretends to be such a by-the-book, follow-all-the-rules guy, yet he disregards them whenever he feel like it. His marital ‘indiscretions’ are another example, which Nicola and Daniel are well aware of.

Donnie is in charge of Robbie’s trust fund. That’s why we’ve all been speculating on Donnie’s embezzlement of the funds. For all we know, Robbie’s been subsidizing the family’s lifestyle as well as Donnie’s coke habit and religious tithings. I’m sure Donnie would find that last item deliciously ironic – if Donnie had a sense of humor. ;–)

Thank you! I was starting to remember the story with the next chapter, but I’ll reread it anyway. GA is where I enjoy Commenting on the stories. ;–)

I definitely remember Terry & Davey. It’s been a very long time since I read a Rothenian Tale set in England. All of the most recent ones seem to have been set primarily in Rothenia. I see that this story has the Ghost tag… ;–)

Is this a brand new story? I don’t recall ever reading it before on other sites. Or am I just being very forgetful again? ;–) But on one of those other sites, I’m reading a historical Rothenian tale that I hadn’t read before either. ;–) In any case, I can’t turn down another @Mike Arram story!

You don’t want to sit next to me. I talk to other passengers. Not every time, but more than just occasionally. ;–)

No, but some other authors pair up their characters even if they don’t make sense – an obsession with everybody ending up in matching sets! ;–)

Once again, someone is suggesting that the only way I’ll get a man is by making him myself… ;–)

In the Eighties, I worked for Mervyn’s which was owned by Dayton Hudson at the time. In the first decade of this century, I worked for Target which was founded by Dayton Hudson and eventually grew to dominate the corporation so much that they renamed themselves after their largest division. Corporate stuff always had a Nicollet Mall return address. Is he a Target Corp ‘Team Member’? ;–)

You notice Reric didn’t comment on the name thing! ;–)

Are you suggesting that you get my Profile Picture confused with Lace Cookies? ;–)

Reric does not use name generators or an old-fashioned telephone book to find names. This is not the first time Eric has used a famous person’s name for a character. And it’s unlikely to be the last time… ;–) That’s what happens when you use machine translation (like Google Translation). ;–)

In the Seventies, Encinitas used to have huge fields of flowers. I’m sure most, if not all, of them have been replaced with subdivisions filled with mini-mansions on micro-sized plots of land. Since I moved away from San Diego in 1978, they’ve added intercity rail connections to both LA/Orange County and San Diego. Before Legoland, Carlsbad used to be just the town next to the gigantic US Marine Corp's Camp Pendleton. Pendleton is the only reason why there won’t be continuous urban development from Tijuana (south of the Mexican border) all the way past Santa Barbara along the Pacific Coast. Southern California urban sprawl already reaches north of the mountains in the Transverse Range into the San Joaquin Valley and eastward deep into Riverside and San Bernardino Counties.

It’s always the Ugly American who behaves so rudely! Some of us have no manners and do not know how to behave in public. Unfortunately, a higher percentage of our worst behaving residents seem to have the money to travel overseas. :–( Sorry world!

Those of us who tend to suppress our emotions and feelings sometime reach a point when things just boil over uncontrollably… ;–) For me it’s a combination of cultural expectations and personal inability to identify what I’m feeling much of the time.

I’d have to say both were at fault. She, because she wouldn’t take the hints. He, because he went from subtle hints to explosive rage that overwhelmed her. He never clearly stated to her that he wished she’d stop commenting about a man he lied about not knowing. Maybe it happens to him too frequently or maybe this was the first time. But he needs to figure out a strategy for coping. His cousin has become too well known for things to just blow over and go away on their own. I’ve had people tell me I look like Jackie Chan (I look no more like Jackie Chan than George Takei, Margaret Cho, or Chairman Mao do). The only resemblance is due to racism and bigotry. Besides, it’s white people who all look alike! ;–)

I’m glad that the story didn’t end with everyone singing Kumbaya at Malcolm & Aaron’s wedding. That wouldn’t have made sense logically. Malcolm has too much more processing to do and Aaron needs to mature and acquire some empathy first. But even after a decade or two, I can’t see them as a couple! ;–)

So typical of Brian! So many secrets that they’ve already started getting revealed. Kieran didn’t know that Kennedy was planning to step away from his job until just before breakfast. Trevor doesn’t know that Rudy’s father is planning to sell the lodge. Something’s up with Trevor & Rudy not having gotten around to getting married yet. Stephen & Anton’s son seems to have some sort of mystery around him too. I wonder what going on with Marcus & Tom? And what other questions will pop up before the story ends? ;–)