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Merkin

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  1. Freddy is bold as brass because he has a lot of brass: an F Horn has about 13 feet of tubing, while a B-flat Horn has 9 feet of tubing, hence a double Horn like his is over twenty feet of brass tubing. Alas, my poor trumpet was only about 5 feet long, uncoiled.
  2. Climate, climate, climate.
  3. Duck, Duck, Goose would have been my choice for #1, too, except When He Was Five was the first of Cole's stories I ever read and it broke my heart. It's still my #1.
  4. How cool would that be! Canadians would gain a heck-of-a seaport, and we'd be able to hear Oh Canada! at all the Yankee Stadium baseball games.
  5. Yes! A great story line, plus an impressive look into this boy's thought processes, despairs, triumphs, angst, and achievements. A few tears are involved, too.
  6. That list--what a treasure! I hope Mr. Parkes seized the moment.
  7. I agree, Camy. But I'd rather be sitting and rocking on that porch with Meredith. This goes to show how one great evil leads to another great evil exacting revenge--but wait, here comes another one, and so the world ends.
  8. Our forum titled 'The Raccoon's Den" was started by Wibby and when he was active here it was noted for his sly humor and sharp wit.
  9. We had a big black Lab named Bailey who weighed in at 130 pounds at his final vet visit. Unfortunately he suffered epileptic seizures and had to be kept medicated. He had been raised on a farm with goats before we got him and often exhibited goat behavior, including leaping straight up into the air when he was excited. He was loving and gentle and slobbery and a difficult house dog. Luckily we lived in the country at that time.
  10. I offer without comment this article I found this morning in Politico: "Trump allies prepare to infuse ‘Christian nationalism’ in second administration" . https://www.politico.com/news/2024/02/20/donald-trump-allies-christian-nationalism-00142086 I also remind you to take another look at https://www.awesomedude.org/douglas/please-come-with-me/please_come_with_me.htm
  11. This is a wonderful story, and should be assigned reading for all secondary school teachers.
  12. I remember this story. It's by Driver, and not only is it a scary Hallowe'en story that will stick with you forever, it also builds on his well-known themes of community, family, and personal commitment.
  13. Hi, John. Are you interested in a story for Valentine's Day, upcoming, or is it too late for you to consider it? I have a "refreshed" story I derived from a longer version that appeared on AD back in 2010. This one is called "Jesse's Valentine" and runs a little over 3400 words. If you don't have room for it I will certainly understand. My problem is I don't see any way to attach it as a Word .doc to your new writetome.net message system. Plus the system wouldn't send this text on to you. Please advise if there is another way to get a .doc file to you. I stand in awe and admiration at all you have done to pull AD back from the brink and into an accessible site again. Sincerely, James Merkin.
  14. Solid and Moving, James. I've seen that dog, and you got it right. Best wishes. Merkin
  15. Hear, hear! John's selections have been really geat and a nice trip down memory lane.
  16. Cole is so good at getting us into totally believable settings and circumstances. I'm beginning to think he has lived in all fifty U.S. States.
  17. If you bend the rules a little bit you should be able to spread threm.
  18. I tackled quite a few of them, Root, before I caught on that this series is basically a character-driven soap opera more about who hates/loves/worships/angers its central character Scarpetta than it is about crime solving. The forensic factfinding is authentic and informative but the reader is often ahead of the pathologist in figuring out whodonit.
  19. Amazing story. Such heartbreak. Such redemption.
  20. I'm very glad to see the Links back and fully operational. Thanks to all of you lurking behind the scenes who are making this site work.
  21. This just gets better and better. It’s up to Chapter 10, and it is truly inspirational, a perfect counterpoint to the shouting and name calling and general nastiness our culture seems to have become. Whether or not you can identify with this Montana farm-boy and his Harvard boyfriend, what is on offer here is a glimpse of what life could be like if only we could give it our best effort.
  22. Joyful, amazed, grateful...words fail me. Thanks to all who pitched and rescued AD!
  23. The older twin is going to have a lot of fun with this.
  24. Extraordinary. Very moving.
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