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JamesSavik

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  1. Thanks guys! I'm really looking forward to the lap dance.
  2. I don't know about other parts of the country but Red wasps are having a banner year here in Mississippi. Yesterday I stopped by a garbage can and tossed the remains of my lunch and several hundred really pissed off Red wasps boiled out of the garbage can looking for the punk that threw garbage at their house. I got away but was stung twice. The little commie b@st*$#s have no sense of humor. It didn't hurt so bad but today it's swollen and sore. Any suggestions about how to treat it?
  3. Twilight- Chapter 14
  4. Today I completed the last site on my list (of 30 statewide). I came in WAY under budget, 30 days early and am looking at a sweet bonus. The HOT, HARD work had an unintended but welcome side effect: the hot Mississippi sun burned off about 30 pounds. I'm trimmer and bulging in all the right places. There's even less gray in my hair. Who needs a health club when it's 150 degrees in an attic? I haven't told the story of the good looking Air Force guy I fraked in Bay St. Louis Thursday. I will only say that I bask happily in the afterglow. Once I bank my change, I'll start thinking about taking a little vacation and the next contract.
  5. There's a good reason that they don't sell guided missiles at WalMart. Otherwise I'd nuke that crazy smart ass in the Chevy Tahoe that cuts me off every morning at 7:23.
  6. JamesSavik

    Hmm. Google Voice?

    Meh. People talk too much and don't listen enough. I'm still waiting for Google HandJob .
  7. Every writer develops at their own pace. If you don't write something that sets the world on fire you first time out, don't sweat it. The more you write, the easier it becomes. Your skill grows and you will get better. Think of it as working out with weights. You won't become Faulkner overnight but you will get stronger over time. Don't throw away fragments or ideas that you have either. I took two pieces about an old friend from my blog, welded them together, filed off the sharp edges and it became Remembering Joey. I've had an enormous email response (250 and counting) about that one short story and struck a deeper chord than I ever dreamed of.
  8. Good writers are always readers first. Reading a good cross section of material is a good way to see how other authors handle character development, plot, setting and so on. A good place to start in finding worthy stories is the Best of Nifty list that is maintained at Awesomedude. Some authors that you may want to pay particular attention to are: Dom Luka (all around) Freethinker (setting) Driver 9 (character development) EleCivil (humor) Very few people write a novel on their first effort. Short stories are a good way to get your feet wet. Because of their length you have to make every word count.
  9. Tell us about your sexual conquest of the entire continent of Europe. Please leave me a few Swedes, Danes or Greeks. I enjoy your writing. You definitely have talent. If I may be so bold, I suggest you write about something that stirs your passions. Rock climbing, surfing or perhaps the guys that enjoy those past times... In my day I was known to play a sport, or more precisely a position, that I didn't care about much because of someone I did care about. I was once in love with a very beautiful and skilled quarterback. I asked and was allowed to play on the offensive line to protect him because the O-linemen were crap. I ended up playing both ways (lol) which just goes to prove: no good deed goes unpunished.
  10. JamesSavik

    Gumbo

    Picayune, Mississippi: Dan's Seafood Best gumbo I've had this side of New Orleans- hands down. It's worth finding Picayune which is on the road from Hattiesburg to New Orleans. (or New Orleans to Hattiesburg depending on how you look at things). Picayune has another great place to eat: Frost-Tops has GREAT Po-boys. Roast beef and shrimp are excellent!
  11. I'm for peace through overwhelming firepower. Nothing sez FU like a daisy-cutter
  12. Twilight Chapter 13- Spiral
  13. I thought that they were just... gay.
  14. JamesSavik

    Gumbo

    brown roux Roux (pronounced "roo") is a thickening agent for soups and sauces with roots dating back more than 300 years in French cuisine. Made by cooking a flour and oil paste until the raw flavor of the flour cooks out and the roux has achieved the desired color, a properly cooked roux imparts silky-smooth body and a nutty flavor while thickening soups and sauces. Roux can be made with a variety of oils and animal fats. It is commonly made with vegetable oil, olive oil, or clarified butter, but can also be prepared with bacon grease or other rendered fats. Its distinction from other thickeners is that the starch, in this case flour, is cooked before use. Cooking removes the flour's raw taste but maintains its excellent thickening properties. This enables roux to be a stable, smooth, and delicate thickener. When cooked to a golden or brown stage, roux takes on a rich, toasted flavor, adding color to a soup, stew, sauce, or other dish. 1 cup vegetable oil 1 cup flour Salt and pepper Directions In a large saute pan, add the oil. When the pan is smoking hot, carefully whisk in the flour and reduce the heat. Season with salt and pepper. Stir the mixture constantly for 30 minutes or dark brown in color with a nutty aroma. Remove from heat.
  15. passive-aggressive tendencies often lead to murder. just say no!
  16. JamesSavik

    Gumbo

    Beats the heck out of clam chowder!
  17. Good stuff. It's good to see GhostRyder15 back in the saddle!
  18. JamesSavik

    Gumbo

    It's great stuff but there's no surprise that you haven't seen it in Tennessee Lacey- it's a dish native to the Gulf Coast. To get the real thing, you would have to go to New Orleans or have someone cook you a pot.
  19. Radiation treatment for cancer is known to kill bone marrow cells causing the need for bone marrow transplants. It appears that they are using stem cells to rebuild the bone marrow. That alone would be a major step forward. Bone marrow transplants are needed by all sorts of people but finding a match is extremely difficult. It has been known for years that the HIV virus can be reduced to undetectable levels with drugs. The problem has been that HIV hides out in all sorts of cells, sometimes for years, before reestablishing itself.
  20. JamesSavik

    Gumbo

    There are hundreds of recipes for gumbo but I thought I would share an easy one that produces good results. Ingredients: * 1 1/2 cups crabmeat * 2 pounds shrimp, in shells * 3 quarts water * 2 small bay leaves * 1 teaspoon lemon juice * 1 small onion, cut in wedges * salt and black pepper * parsley * 1 pounds okra, sliced * 4 tablespoons bacon grease, divided * 2 tomatoes, peeled & chopped * 2 red onions, finely chopped * 2 green peppers, finely chopped * 1/2 teaspoon crushed cayenne pepper, or to taste * 4 tablespoons brown roux * reserved shrimp stock * salt, pepper, thyme, parsley, to taste * hot cooked rice Preparation: In a large Dutch oven boil the water with bay leaves, lemon juice, onion wedges, salt, pepper, and parsley. Wash shrimp and add to pot; boil for 2 minutes. Peel shrimp and return shells to the stock for later use. Put shrimp and crab meat in refrigerator until ready to add to the gumbo. Saute okra in 2 tablespoons bacon grease in large heavy skillet. The okra will turn darker as it cooks. When okra is soft, transfer to a stew pot and add tomatoes. Stir and mix together well. Clean skillet and heat remaining 2 tablespoons bacon grease. Saut
  21. And they think that texting while driving is dangerous.
  22. Mormons are psycho anti-gay. They go well out of their way to give gay people a hard time. They are one of the strongest blocks of money, votes and influence that come out to oppose any gay rights issue anywhere.
  23. You would not have survived what I've been through and I watched it kill most of my friends. Watching some a-hole get rich by making fools out of us ain't exactly something I've got any patience for.
  24. I think I see a pattern here: the younger generation that has NOT had to fight for decades to be taken seriously, has NOT been considered mentally disordered and has NOT been the butt of every fag joke in history is much more forgiving of that piece of shit Cohen. That figures. You've go to bleed a little before you really understand.
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