Tanuki Racoon
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http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=32387329669
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We are calling for a nationwide strike and economic boycott by all members of our Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered community AND OUR STRAIGHT ALLIES on December 10th, 2008, International Human Rights Day.
WHY SHOULD WE DO IT?
Because LGBT workers, business owners, consumers and taxpayers contribute over $700 billion to the U.S. economy each year and should not be treated as second class citizens.
Because general strikes and economic boycotts are a powerful weapon in the history of non-violent protests. See http://www.pbs.org/now/society/boycott.html. For many of those protesters, their actions came at a cost, but we must be willing to make sacrifices to fight for equal rights, including the right to marry.
Because marriage should be a Right for all Americans, regardless of gender, race OR religion.
Because until ALL are equal, NONE are equal.
WHAT SHOULD WE DO?
Strike: call in gay, shut down your business, take the day off.
Boycott: don't buy anything or spend money.
Participate: visit www.daywithoutagay.org for a list of volunteer and/or protest opportunities.
Communicate: we need everyone's support!
Our co-sponsors include:
JOINTHEIMPACT.COM
DAYWITHOUTAGAY.ORG
DAYWITHOUTAGAY.NET
GAYS ON STRIKE (on Facebook)
WHY THE NAME "A DAY WITHOUT GAYS"? The name was inspired by the film A DAY WITHOUT A MEXICAN and the nationwide strike in 2006 called A DAY WITHOUT IMMIGRANTS, protesting proposed immigration laws.
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Rick, dear, most zealots are hypocrites and adhere to only the parts of their doctrine that suits them eschewing the rest.
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If you see my post at CW you will find out more, and will also see how they got your name. Dude has been emailed instructions on how to fix it before it happens again.
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I made that up, but I'm sure his writing is full of that stuff!
I wish to defend Mr. Fleming. Quite frankly he's not a great author, but he's a good, serviceable author. And he made a character for the ages. Everyone, and I mean, everyone knows James Bond. So no matter what anyone thinks, it worked.
Honestly, he writes a bit dry but it's not bad. I read most of his oeuvre and liked it okay. Some were quite better than others.
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I just read this. Another great work by Mr. Parker. I didn't even notice it had snuck in whilst I was away. Just read it straight through in one sitting.
Once again he pulls together an engaging story and characters you just want to take home and keep for your own.
Do I have complaints? Just the ongoing one that I've never met these totally understanding parents who have such great relationships with their teens. I'm sure they must exist somewhere outside of Cole's stories, but I don't know anyone who's actually MET them :)
Seriously, though, I think this is a worthy addition to his collection of Teen stories.
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It's spam. They're evil. I got several today.
They also sent them to all the CodeysWorld folks.
How fucking irresponsible do you have to be to send emails like that to kids who may not even be out? Or send emails to work addresses? And so on. Just insane. They were kind enough to send me three copies, none of which I asked for.
That's just totally unacceptable. If you feel as strongly as I do, send 'em a note from their website. I know I will.
I also request that Des move this from the Staff room to a public area. People need to be warned that this is NOT the kind of group you want to give your personal details to. They have NO CONCERN for your privacy. They harvested your names from message boards and who knows where else.
BAD PEOPLE. My two cents.
I posted a much longer and testier version (including results of site inspection) at CodeysWorld in the announcement area. BE WARNED.
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In case anyone missed the video.
there is a short commercial at the beginning of the video...
Amen.
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Shit, who am I to be giving you advice?
Richard Norway. At your age you should at least know that much.
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I write until I'm done. My editors will send stuff back with "needs more detail here" and then I put it in. I'm trying to get my story and message out there. Clean up is secondary. If the story is shite, the content is irrelevant. It's a delicate balance to keep from boring your reader with too much detail and from scaring him off with a spartan boring tale.
I work on 2 to 3 chapters at a time.
There is NO RIGHT ANSWER to this question.
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Tell Blue he can't masturbate or achieve any orgasm until it's done. That'll speed it up.
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I have a complaint -- a serious one. I'm not sure if it's fixable.
In the OLD way of viewing blogs, we saw the current post and date of the post (which we see now) But we also saw the last comment date and thread. I always went and read everyone's comments too. Now I can't without manually opening each blog. Which I will not do.
Is there a way to bring back that item?
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I bought a new computer game...
The instructions on the box said "Needs Windows 98 or better."
So I bought a Mac.
HAHAHAHAHA
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It's never too late to get a Mac.
[No computer discussion here is complete until I say that.]
What Pec said :)
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They shoulda' kept it and given up on Vista :)
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Gambling at the Luxor -- up about $150 thanks for asking :D
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Once again, I'm just going to thank Tim for his comments. At the risk of offending some people I like, on THIS story specifically, his comments count more than the rest. His support is keeping me sane*.
* This is a relative term and in no way makes any sort of claim that I was sane before :)
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Here's all you have to know about men and women: women are crazy, men are stupid. And the main reason women are crazy is that men are stupid. -- George Carlin
Amen.
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You can't make a woman happy. That's like trying to cure a fatal disease. The goal is to treat the symptoms so you can live comfortably with the illness. -- Wanda Sykes
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"He got away clean," Hyde said.
Not hardly, if the raccoon escaped up the chimney he did not get away clean. He might have got clean away, but not away clean.
We must defer to Fritz who has quite got it spot on.
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The answer here is simple, at least for me: this isn't a short story...it simply doesn't meet the criteria. But, it's a brilliant character study and essay on a moral dilemma. Nice work, Wibby!
I believe it DOES meet the definition of a short story but that's irrelevant. I must pick at that nit, though.
But, as to your second point: everything I write is a character study. I said that somewhere in this thread, I think. It's all about the characters. I try to write characters that are so real, you'll think they are real. Characters you care about. That's what generates mail in my most of my other stories: people say a character spoke to them, or they understood the character (or vice versa).
I could just write a story, but I don't want to. I probably won't stay writing on this new path long, but instead find another path nobody's foreseen. I loved HT30 and I had fun. I might try a tangent on that path. This one, I'm done with: too much emotional stress writing it, making it just so, and then dealing with the aftermath (afterbirth?)
You'll probably see some really deep, dark psychological tale one day. Something that makes HT30 look like a Dr Seuss book. I've also got some other ideas. I just have to decide I want to write. Right now, I don't. My mind is elsewhere.
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My understanding is that is Des' real identity.
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Aw, hell, might as well post here even though I wrote him straight away after I read it. I read the original and wrote him frequently throughout. This add-on was just smile-inducing.
I hope he writes a lot more with these characters.
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That's some nasty cocoa they made :) Woo-Hoo. Played him like an instrument, they did.
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No, it's multi-religion. The the owner is very religious, yes, but he doesn't care what religion you are (or none).
However, I would support eHarmony. They do not advertise themselves in any way except a M<-->F dating site. It's their target market. I hope the suit fails. Sorry but it's just stupid. Get over it And do as Drewbie says: find a site that wants you.
Not sure WHY eHarmony cares? The matches are all the same except checking the gender of the partner. It should be easy to do.