JamesSavik

Some of the experiences you have at the gym aren't covered in the membership Folder.

Christmas at the Gym When I got to the gym, it was really quiet. They call the Christmas Season dead time but I love it. I don't like to have to deal with a crowd. The way I do my workouts, it's just easier when I don't have to reset every weight and machine. My routine today was to start with a brisk 30 minutes on the exercise bike keeping the RMPs over 90. After that I got into the rowing machine, set it for 200 pounds and did a set of 25. My next station was the crunch machine that wor

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The Seventies Turn on the black light, Smoke some pot, I wish I remembered, All the fun I forgot. We partied hearty every night If you missed the orgies Yo ass was too tight. Rock and roll Was at its peak, Of the abomination disco we will not speak. Leisure suits will last forever Polyester eternity, Disco infirmity Herpes was just the worst Although VD was first Everybody got laid, In the seventies, we had it made.

Happy birthday Jan!

That kid is great. His voice reminds me of the old arena rock bands- except he's better.

I got the psycho-killer elf-on-the-shelf

I was pretty young when it happened. Still in grade school but it was all over the news. Worse yet- the teens involved were cute. I would have probably followed them like a puppy if they had even noticed me. Scared the crap out of a lot of kids at the time. Stuff like that didn't happen in the South. Well crap. There goes life shattering our fond illusions.

I come from a programming background and it's not a huge leap to compare writing to programming. In a computer program, depending on the language of course, you have definitions. What are the variables, are they real numbers, integers or character strings. What files will connect for I/O. Where will the input come from, its format and the same for the output. All this defines the data that the program will act upon. The rest is all procedural. I tended to write my programs in chunks called subroutines because it was easier to isolate and eliminate bugs that way. DEFINE variables data structsures files end; PROGRAM scene1; scene2; scene3; END. Does this look a little familiar to you? To a writer it might look more like this: DEFINE Characters; Relationships; Setting; end; Drama Scene1; Scene2; Scene3; ... End. It's funny how that works. Yes, I am geeking out. My appologies.

If you are new and haven't read any of VLISTA's stuff, please, dig it up. VLISTA's author page: >> https://www.gayauthors.org/author/vlista20 Vance wrote some really touching stories that will stay with you a long time. Not to mention, he's a great guy. I hope that he might return someday. The 100 Million Word Challenge made me think back on a number of authors and writings. VLista's stories can only be described as classics. Shane, Cameron, Tyler, Unbreakable Faith and One Moment as all winners. Vance's cat.

My Only Escape by Comicality, I identify with it strongly.

I came for the stories: Dom Luka and Comicality are legendary awesome. The more I dig in the archive, the more gold keeps coming out. If you've never read any of VLISTA's stuff, go find it NOW! What's really cool is a lot of cross-decking and coaching goes on too. Editors and writers, beta-readers and writers, writers and writers- it's a good place to work on the craft. Every so often someone new shows up with a killer story to tell. I stay for the community. It's quite a wide spectrum of people and cultures- quite rare and unique in my experience.

Hey wait a minute- there's something fishy about that cat.

Thanks to Renee, Cia and all the team. This one has been lot's of fun.

I too guessed who it was. I'm familiar with the story. It was idiotic in the extreme to waste this mind. He was brilliant and there's no telling what he would have accomplished had he been able to continue working.

People don't truly understand the danger of biological warfare. Something genetically engineered and brewed in a lab that humans have no natural immunities is a nightmare a lot of us just wish would go away. It's much cheaper and easier than nuclear weapons and there are tones of morally crippled people out there with a big enough chip on their shoulder to pull the entire plug on humanity. There is drama enough in this dark genre to keep a legion of authors occupied. I enjoyed it and have to compliment several things that you've done. The organism- such a beastie has been created. It's called a chimera and the Russians played with it in the 1980s. They created an organism that was basically several organisms cobbled together. That was with very rudimentary knowledge. What can be done now is very scary to think about. The selectivity of the organism was accurate because such a bug would have to have very specific receptor sites. It's not something that would cross species. Dying with the host is also accurate for a bug with retro-virus characteristics.

My cats think I've lost it I'm laughing so hard! That was great. The ending was perfect. Who's up for a filthy Sanchez? LMAO

Hey... wait a minute. I'm not that phat anymore!

Joanne- One of the best ways to help yourself is to help others.

Sometimes you have to wait to get to the happily ever after and you never know who you might meet on the way. A sequel to the Place in Between.

The music of this story is a major part of the experience. Here are links to the songs as they appeared in the story. Van Halen, You Really Got Me Now https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fAd7MoT9c8 Kansas, Dust in the Wind https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tH2w6Oxx0kQ Pink Floyd, Wish You Were Here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPL_SV3n7IU The Eagles, New Kid in Town https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXtqgkP89G8 The Cars, Just What I Needed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsPh-EgH65M Jack

Aug. 20, 1981 It had been a long time coming. Once again Randy had everything he owned loaded in the back of his truck, and he was opening a new chapter in his life. Jeff Beck’s Freeway Jam was playing in his tape deck. Mississippi was behind him now. He had learned a lot, made many friends, some of them he even loved, but that was just a stop on his journey. His most important lesson learned was not all families are blood. Travis had become like a kid brother to him

July 10, 1978 Randy pretty much had everything he owned in his shiny new red Silverado short bed truck. The tears had been shed; business had been tended to, and now was the time he thought of as his exile. Brad Miloy had been good as his word. He had handled things just as he had promised. Trust funds had been set up for Randy and his older brother, and they were substantial. Rather than breaking up the firm to buy out their father’s share, the brothers both

It’s funny how your life can change in an instant. One event can change everything that comes after. That moment arrived for Randy Austin Taylor, affectionately known as “Rat” to his friends at Denton Academy, on a sunny Tuesday afternoon during his fifth period Geometry class on May 16, 1978. He was summoned to the office by one of the girls who worked there. His anxiety was heightened by the way she spoke quietly to his teacher and looked at him sideways. That look spok

That's what counts Ghostie. If it makes you smile, it's a win.