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Another Canuck does good on the international stage!!! Congrats, Bard!!! All the best, Bard. Conner

I've often said that there's nothing more irritating than a goat who gloats. But what the heck, here goes anyway. na na na na na na! (it sounded better in my head ) Pro-Eric fans everywhere can now stand proud for their steadfast choice to remain loyal to this fine young lad! Look at him now! A man of the cloth! For some reason, I had pictured Betty as being much older than our star characters, including Dex. Nonetheless, their marriage was a sweet surprise! Anyone want to take a guess as to what Dex asked Betty for as a wedding present? The "I shot the sheriff..." line was sheer brillance. It came out of left field and hit me right between the eyes. I love happy endings. Thanks for the ride, CJ. It was great! Conner

Your mom is indeed an amazing woman, Jamie. Thanks for that. Conner

Happy B-day, Carl!!!

As the army boys are want to say... HUA! For your viewing pleasure, I present my chorus line of fawning CJ worshipers!! (Psst CJ, I got these dudes on rental, so I need them back in 48 hours.) What can I say, CJ? You've worked hard to get where you are. You most asurredly deserve it. Comme on dit en francais, "Ca va sans dire." Your stories are fantastic. Your efiction forums have been just plain fun! So thanks for the writing and all that fun. I am really excited about this. I'm ecstatically happy for you. I am very proud of you. Congratulations! Conner

I was 8 at the time. I had climbed a tree in a neighbour's backyard to see a bird's nest. It must have been 50 to 60 feet up the tree. Well, I got to see the nest, but fell out of the tree on the way down. To this day I remember watching the ground spinning around and then lost conciousness. I don't remember actually hitting the ground. So this was like 1958. In those days you didn't worry about little things like neck or spinal injuries. The neighbour, who had seen me flash by his kitchen window, rushed out, picked me up and carried me home - that was about 4 doors down the street. I was in and out of conciousness. The next thing I knew there were like 20 people in my house. The whole affair had turned into a community event. My mother was a basket case. Everyone was giving her medical advice. Some woman made me drink cold tea. :wacko: Eventually an ambulance arrived and off I went. This was pre-medicare in Canada and ambulance attendants were no where near trained like they are today. No siren for me either. It could have been because I wasn't in dire straights or anything. Mind you, no one with any medical training had examined me as yet. The only evident injury besides looking really out of it was a broken arm. I remember nothing of the ER experience. I do remember that they couldn't set my arm until the following day because I had drunk the tea. They didn't want to put me under. In those days you went under for lots of injuries that you wouldn't need to now. They did splint it, though. It was one uncomfortable night. I ended up spending 6 weeks in Montreal's Chidren's hospital as a few complications had developed. The nurses all loved me and I came home spoiled rotten. Conner

Thank you, Robbie! Have I told you about my new Adopt a Goat program? You'll never have to worry about cleaning up your room again! Your new goat will remove everything from the floor....permanently. Conner

I'm speechless, Jack. I really don't know how to respond. I guess I should just say thank you for the recognition.

Actually, I was being quite serious. I do do that from time to time. I know, it's boring. An actual convention might not happen for a while, but I saw nothing wrong with making this suggestion. Live discussion is so much better. People can feed off each other's ideas. A dinner/dance sounds like a good idea. What else? I've been known to have the odd R rated thought. But, honestly, not this time. If I were, I wouldn't put it in the program. Conner

Remember, Viv has children who sit in the back seat. As a suggestion, maybe the group participating in this event can spend a little time discussing what they'd like to see (in terms of an agenda or program) at a 'convention'. Conner

Happy B-day, Jules!!

I knew I was going to love this story. The stage seems well set for Brandon and Chase. I fully agree with LC on the teasing scenes. I had this silly-ass grin on my face throughout the whole chapter. So I'm most anxious to see how Brandon will do with gaydar test #2. I just know he's going to say Eric, if only for the fact that Jon needs to punk on Eric a bit. Also, it's too much fun for CJ to pass up. As well, my sense is that Brandon thinks Chase is a stud, but more importantly, a straight stud. Brandon's going to have a total meltdown when he learns it's Chase. He will try to cover up as best he can. I'm thinking the tight black swim suit may have a bigger role to play in chapter 4. Hot tub scenes are just as good as pool parties. So once again we have a strong woman figure in the story who does the mother thing at the edge of the story. Interesting. Can't call it a pattern yet, but....I'm wondering what Sigmund would think. The goat sub-group literary committee has ruled that the ending of this chapter does not constitute a cliffhanger. Rule 224(2)(a)(viii) states that any ending that leaves the reader smiling cannot be a cliffhanger. Absolutely a delightful chapter, CJ. You know, it's nice reading a story where no one is being kidnapped, shot at or lunch for some desert vultures. It's coming, I know. Conner

I call it friendly sarcasm with a light touch of kind irreverence. My absolute favourite kind of humour. Conner

I say Let's party!!!

Oh look! It's me back for an encore! Thank you! Some very kind and generous words there. Conner

Seriously, Jack, that was a truly great line! I give it 3 loud and healthy guffaws. Conner

What are you talking about, Benji? :wacko:

Thank you all! I can't claim to be a lurker, like my goat buddy, CJ. But that was 28 months of posting. Based on that frequency, I'll hit 2000 just about in time for the 2010 Winter Olympics here in Vancouver. Yes, that was another shameless plug. As Chair of the Goat Sub-Group, I don't see my post rate increasing anytime soon. I have many responsibilities. CJ's too busy lurking to help me much. I am starting a goat recruitment program in the Fall. Please refer any suitable goats you may have run into (probaly while he was eating your shirt). Many thanks again. Conner

I would like to volunteer to be dealt with in this fachion.

Like I said, a poll might be a good first step to assess general interest. Maybe Joe could PM the entire membership (spam us ) and pose the question. I have no idea if that's even possible. GA has approx. 4200 registered members. I have no idea how many guests hang out here regularly. I believe getting 100 people out to the first GA convention would be the best we could hope for. If it went well, it could grow from there. Look at the trekies. Their conventions are huge (at least I believe they are, I don't really follow them). I do know they get TV coverage from time to time. Most members do give a location of sorts in their profile. If it's in a data base style format, maybe we could determine where the biggest pockets are. I imagine advertisers on this site may ask for that kind of info. It may be, as well, that that information is confidential or proprietary. Who me?

I'm not going to the moon to hold it. I can do that here in the comfort of my own home. I do like the way you think, though, given the low gravity field there! Conner

This works for assessing general interest, perhaps a good first step. It's my thought, though, that people won't commit in earnest unless they know the location, dates and registration costs. Conner

I thought this was a virtual reality place. You people are real??? I'll have to be nicer from now on. I love the idea. I'll run the kissing booth! Don't worry, it won't be me in the booth. It's one way of raising money to defray registration costs. I'm sure there are many others. I think the first meeting would have to be held in continental United States to maximize attendance...probably somewhere in the north-east. In terms of scheduling, I think we should be looking between 1 to 2 years down the road. This could be bigger than Woodstock! Conner

Ok, Billy, let's bury the hatchet. No, not in my head! Conner

The above quote is your original post. Below is your explanation for it. You were not thinking outside the box, lesfeux. Your explanation basically says: that some fathers become neglectful when they discover their son is gay; some fathers are supportive; and it's not good when fathers react neglectfully. I don't believe that anyone would take exception to any of these statements. My impression of your original post is that you were lashing out at someone. The latter part especially made little sense to me. Conner