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Ditto, almost every adult portrayed on this show annoys me in some way... Maybe I am just getting to bitchy in my old age...

I really enjoyed the latest chapter of Paternity. I can't wait to see how far Elizabeth will go to keep the power and position that her family money gives her. I almost feel like we should be getting ready for the Rumble in the Jungle with Ali and Frazier, except we know how Elizabeth feels about black men... I still can't wait to see what the Senator is up to, I think this meeting he keeps talking about with Wade is going to blow a lot of peoples mind's... I don't know why but I think this may change the outlook for a lot of what is going on between Wade and his mother. Even with her family money, a great deal of her influence comes from having a Senator as a husband. I have to wonder how long that will last???

Hate to see any child caught up in something like this.... That being said, I must be the only gay man in America that just can't stand that damn show...

I would personally rank the Battle of the Nile as more important in the long run than the Battle of Trafalgar. Probably, the only two naval battles in history more important than the Battle of the Nile were the Battle of Tsushima and the Battle of Midway..... I don't know why, because I have never been much of a sailor, but I have always loved naval histories...

I really enjoyed the latest chapter of Paternity. I loved the Thanksgiving dinner scene, actually reminded me of some of my past family get togethers... Like PrivateTim, my first thought is what denomination are the Danfield and the Garretts? Can't say that I have been to many churches on the east coast but in Texas; the only ones that I know that use Father are the Catholic, Lutheran, and a couple Episcopalians of the High Church, might as well be Catholic... Most Methodist, Baptists, Episcopalians, and Presbyterian use the term Reverend or the Very Reverend. I can't see the Danfields as Baptists, way to much public drinking, dancing, and sex... A great many of the old money families on the East Coast are either Methodist, Episcopalians, or Presbyterian... Something we could be over looking is that the time that this story is taking place saw the rise of the so called megachurches and the leaders of those were often non-denominational and titled themselves however they wanted. These megachurches often had satelite churches and the leaders would title themselves the same as the head of the megachurch. My second thought is that Elizabeth made her move against her mother after the death of her brother Roscoe Garrett... Do we know what his will said??? Just as Elizabeth had a sizable trust, I am sure that her brother had one as well... Who got the money from it??? Trust in families like this are usually set up by the Grandparents for Grandchildren so often the ability to disolve or intefer with the trust is taken out of the parents hands. I am sure that Elizabeth and Roscoe's trust were set up by their grandparents so even after Roscoe came out, I doubt his parents had the ability to effect the trust in many ways except to maybe delay his access to it. Who did Roscoe leave his money to and who has been controlling it... And this is just an fyi to methodwriter, none of the Bush's are in the same league wealth wise as the oil families in the country. At least two of the members of same generation as the 43rd President had to declare bankruptcy and the 43rd President was really considered a failure in business until the owners of the Texas Rangers decided they needed a new stadium. They named George W managing partner and basically arranged for him to borrow the 600,000.00 dollars he invested in the club. They got their new stadium and when Bush sold his part later he made more than 15,000,000.00 dollars from his previous investment and the tax payers that paid for the stadium got screwed... A strange coincidence perhaps, the first Bush to really make money was an industrialist from Columbus Ohio. Most of the current family money that the Bush's have can be traced to the Walker family. The grandmother of the 41st President was a Walker and she brought a significant amount of money into the family. One of the most interesting members of the Bush family was Mary Parker, who was hung as a witch during the Salem witch trials. Caroline Kennedy is worth more all alone than George H Bush and all five of his children, including George W Bush and his immediate family; you can also throw in George H Bush's siblings and you still don't come close to wealth of Caroline Kennedy...

Well, I think we can all guess what the secret orders are in regards to, can't we? I do have to wonder why they felt that Granger had to be kept in the dark until he was closer to Rio. I have to wonder if the issue with Maidstone isn't more widespread than we have been lead to believe. Here in Rio we find a cousin of Maidstone's in a position of power, although I suspect he is about to lose it and be sent home. This sort of leads to questions about what the ultimate plan of Sir Tobias Maidstone is all about. What is he trying to set up and how far will Granger have to go to stop it... I so relish Granger's interaction with Somers and the Colonel from Portugal. I can see some adventures of another kind brewing there. I guess it is my issues with Calvert that makes everyone else seem more interesting to me than he is... There must be more to Calvert than I can witness for Mark to keep bringing him back... I still favor a tropical ilness and lingering death but.... These delays because of secret orders are going to give Maidstone time to be in place and maybe put his plan into action before Granger arrives; this will maybe give Granger more evidence of whatever the plan is and help him to decide whatever he ends up deciding to do about Maidstone. Keep up the great work Mark, I eagerly await each sweet visit by Lord Granger...

The new chapter is up and lots of intrigue... I can't wait to see what the secret orders Granger had delievered to him by Somers that came from the Privy Council... Not sure this is going to be good news, but I guess we will have to wait and see... I just love to have all the interaction with Granger and the men on the ship and those that surround him. I can't wait to see what Mark has cooked up for Granger in Rio... It is such a great place now and I am sure was a place of intrigue then...

I have just finished reading the Bridgemont saga from start to finish again... I just find something each time I go back through this story to admire and enjoy even more... I hope that you continue to enjoy writing this saga for a long time to come. It has become one of my all time favorite stories period. Hope you are surviving that bruising election tone in Missouri, unfortunately here in Texas the idiots really do seem to hold sway.....

That BITCH... I just know that Elizabeth has been keeping dear old mom all drugged up so that she can keep control of the family fortune but I bet in a year from now or even less; that control won't be so solid or even there... I can't wait to see Wade and Elizabeth slug it out toe to toe and face to face. I think that PrivateTim has a good question as well; we have seen Trevor and Beau from time to time and now have Travis as well; have to wonder if they will be getting more expanded roles down the line. I think everyone is missing a big upcoming event, the visit and discussion between Wade and his father next week... I realize that with the latest revelation about the evils of Elizabeth, it is easy to overlook but this is the second or third chapter that has casually mentioned this upcoming visit... I have a feeling that this is gonna be an interesting meeting....

The new chapter of Odyssey is up and was just the touch I needed to end the weekend on a bright note. I am so glad to be rid of Conway, although I actually expected there to be more of a fuss about his departure. I have to admit, I never even thought about him trying to get rid of the good Dr. Jackson, but should have seen it coming. I can't wait to see Maidstone's face when the ship arrives in the Far East without his stooge aboard. Conway maybe trapped on this island for months, so he will have no way to get any notice to his boss. I do wish there had been someway to trip him up more so that Granger had more ammunition to confront Maidstone when he arrives after him. I can't wait to see what the next part of the voyage brings Granger and his crew. Rio is a great place, and I am sure it was even back then... Has to make me wonder what kind of trouble they can find to get into when they arrive...

Completely enjoyed the latest chapter of Paternity; I just love this whole series so much... I have to say that Will seems to understand what is going on with Jeanine and how the actions of others contribute to her problems much more than some of the adults in her life. Of course, we don't see anything from the therapist point of view but I would have to question the decision of putting a patient with significant issues in the middle of one of the most traumatic events all year; Thanksgiving dinner with the family... At least looking in from the outside, it appears that Robbie and JJ are doing more damage to Jeanine than helping her. Ella, John, and several others are going to have to accept the fact that Will is in most aspects now an adult. As several others have mentioned, I don't think Will is going to have the same issues that many of his peers are going to have. Will is probably not going to care so much about how he dresses; what is cool; or how popular the people he hangs out with are in other peoples minds. Will has never been one to follow the path set by others and I don't see a move to a new school or area changing that. Will appears to be the kind of person that will find friends that have intrest similar to his own and will not make friends based on a predetermined group of people just because they have money or status bestowed by others.

Okay, while I would really like to see Wade's side for a while as well; I don't think that Will's story is done here. I think Will has accomplished his goal of a certain level of freedom, but we need to see what he does with it and how he fits in with his new surroundings. I think it is really important at some point before this story is over to either demonstrate that Will was ready for this level of freedom or he still needs to have more supervision. I really think to just end Will's side of the story now and make him second fiddle to Wade's side would be leaving the ending out of his part of Paternity.

Well, I can't say anything about 90210 because I watched neither the first one or the new one but Gossip Girl is actually well written and directed. The acting is often over the top but then it is often called for because of the " DRAMA "... That being said, much of Gossip Girls storylines can be traced to several plays by William Shakespeare, so not sure your argument against teen drama really holds up with it. Good writing and plot development should transcend the age of the people in the stories. Often, when we find we dislike a person or setting in the story; it isn't that person or setting but what that aspect of the story brings up in our own life. Of course, this isn't always true by any means, I truly despise Calvert, from the Mark's own Bridgemont series; and can't really find anyway a person like him has ever related to my own life... I know this will horrify some but Will, as he is written, is actually more mature than a large percentage of gay men that I know at twice or thrice his age...

Another great chapter from what is the best story online in my opinion, I just treasure each chapter like a sailor of the time would have treasured fresh water; it just quenches the soul... I reallly like how Granger handled the situation with the men from his previous crew that was fighting. I have to think he will handle the rest of the situation with two left behind and Conway just as effectively. I do have to agree with Granger, the three that got away may have wished they were hanged before their twenty year sentence of hard labor on a plantation is up... I have to wonder how Granger will be able to convice Conway to leave the ship, you just know that he will... It will also be interesting to discover how Maidstone will take it when Granger and his ship arrive without Conway aboard... I await eagerly the three way with Somers and Calvert. I have always found Calvert to be utterly unappealing, for whatever reason, and really look forward to the addition of Somers to his and George's bed. I guess Mark see's something in Calvert that completely alludes me because like a bad penny, he keeps showing up. The letters the Viceroy will be sending with Granger will hopefully be like a calming balm and help to smooth Granger's next couple of stops. The mail will be off-loaded and be in the hand's of the Viceroys in those locations before Granger probably meets with them. I look forward to Granger's further adventures with true anticipation...

Loved all three of these songs and thought they matched up to the moments perfectly.... God, I was so sick of the bleached blonde hair on some of those wannabees......

I laughed my ass off during this chapter; it was just freaking great... I really like how Will went down and talked to JP. He, thanks to Wade, approached the discussion in a very mature and well thought out way. Will pointed out the issues he had with what JP said and then he and JP both clarified their points. It was a very mature display of communication skills. I really like how Stef was so clued in to what the " kids " are wearing. He had picked up the perfect in pants for Will to try and make sure he wasn't out of place. I just loved Darius's advice about the mirror pep talk and have to say that I didn't think it backfired at all... LOL... Will got a hot college guy at his first Menlo party. I do have to wonder how Pat will play it the next time they meet up; and you just know that they will again during the winter break. Well, Will has his first friend at Menlo, maybe; but he definitely has his first enemy. I know the Will " haters " will be out in force talking about how he just brings it on himself, but I don't see how anything, other than spilling the drink, that happened at the party was Will's fault. Noah already seems to be a cool guy and Carter has already proven to be a racist bully. Have to wonder what the problem with Ella is going to be??? I had hopes that Ella would not be the kind of person that was sucked into the superficial side of life with sudden access to wealth, but that doesn't seem to be the case from this brief view. Hopefully, she was just nervous about introducing Will into her group and that made her drink a little more than normal and react the way she did. I have to say that doesn't appear to be the case but here is to hoping. It is obvious that Ella isn't absorping what she should be from her exposure to Claire and Isidore. Neither of those classy ladies would have allowed the scene to develop the way it did; even back in high school Claire had her stuff together. I am glad that Will was able to resolve part of his issues with Darius; always amazing to me how being in a fight together or against each other can bring two men together... Obviously, I just don't have the right level of testosterone for that to make sense to me... Can't wait to see who Will seduces at Wade's family Thanksgiving... LOL...

I was so excited to awaken this morning and find a new chapter of Odyssey posted and waiting to be read. I devoured it in only a few minutes then went back and enjoyed it again a little slower to pick up anything I missed the first time around. It was magnificient... I really do believe that the Bridgemont series is the best series of stories on the internet in any genre. I just believe the level of detail and writing make it unmatched anywhere... I love how Granger is able to keep his cool even after Winkler was able to confirm his previous information from Cavendish. Granger will allow Conway to keep up his game and set a trap that pulls him down and maybe even provides evidence that will tie Maidstone to the scheme. Granger will give Conway enough rope to hang himself and maybe even damage his boss as long as his actions do not directly risk the safety of the ship or it's crew. I really liked how Granger removed Conway from being in charge of the midshipman; this is a group that would be preyed upon by someone like Conway. Granger always watches out for those under him. Mark, I do hope that you got some rest and was able to recharge your batterries. Your are such a truly talented writer... and that support staff of yours isn't bad either....

Thanks be to God, Granger is back...

I really liked the new chapter. We got to see at least partially the steps that Brad went through to reach his decision about Will's future. I was glad that we got some idea of how he came to that suprising decision. This is the first time in a while that we saw how Brad's therapy has made a real difference in how he relates to others. JP made this great speech that should have given everyone a roadmap on how to come together; then all hell breaks loose just a few minutes later. I know Robbie and JJ missed the speech but someone should have headed them off before it reached that level. Does Darius seem lost to anyone else? It's like he made this great decision to really help out that deserving kid get into the Naval Service Academy; then he just seemed to lose his way. Is there something more going on there then we realize? Great chapter to keep us on pins and needles Mark, hope the sabbatical is going well and you are getting some much needed down time.

Bravo........ The new chapter is up and is really a feel good one...

This is so well said and so right to the point....

I think that several people have called Will on his actions, not just Brad. Claire, Tiffany, Jeff, and JJ have all called Will to task at times for a multitude reasons. The problem with that is both they and Will know that no matter what he has done, Brad and to some extent Robbie have behaved worse than Will has. I am not going to argue the point with those that seem to believe Brad is a saint and Will is Satan incarnate, neither is true... My issue is that Will is behaving in my opinion more maturely, especially over the last six or eight chapters of this story, than Brad has been. Brad's win at all cost attitude and some of the decisions he has made are for me just indefensible. Will has made mistakes but he is suppose to be the one making mistakes, learning, and growing; yet Brad seems to be making more mistakes and worse ones to me. Will isn't mature and ready to really run his whole life; the problem is that Brad clearly isn't either...

I could really see Will leaving with JP and Isidore and JJ living with Claire and Jack... It would bring the action back to the City, where it belongs...

Mark have you considered that your muse might be trapped in a ship floating in the Atlantic??? LOL... Find a balance and make yourself happy, we will be here waiting...

I have voted not sure. I mean if Michael showed up and tried to kill Will and Brad gave his life saving Will, that would be a redeemable act. The problem I have with Brad is that over the last few stories he has seemingly become so ego driven that he is willing to sacrifice anything and do anything to win. Even back in " Be Rad ", Brad was anal in his behaviour but he has become almost sociopathic over the last few stories. I don't even really believe he killed to protect his kids and family but to win, the protection gave him a way to rationalize it to himself but the winning seemed to be more important to him than anything. " Man in Motion " and " Bloodlines " were the two stories that I really seemed to find Brad engaging and personable. In both of those, Brad acted in a manner that lead you to believe his family was the most important thing in the world to him. His behaviour humanized him and made him more enjoyable for me. Although, I will say that I commented during both stories about Brad's offhand comments about Robbie and how it was borderline abusive. That being said, Brad seemed to be more evenly balanced and open in those stories. I don't think we are just seeing Brad's behaviour from Will's point of view. JP, Claire, Stef, Wade, and others have all reacted to Brad in negative ways; Will has a narrator has emphazised that but doesn't change the fact they view his actions with negative connotations. No one can win all the time. It is how we handle defeat and the compromises that occur in your work, personal, and all aspects of your life; that shows what kind of person we are. Brad is turning into Brian for me to some extent. He is becoming more of an aggravation rather than just an annoyance. Brad can be saved but only under the sure guidance of Mark's soft touches.