[George Takei Owns Tim Hardaway]

Omigod, that was funny. :omg: Way to go Mr. Sulu. :cat:

Hugs all,

Rick

[Prom by Cole Parker]

I have to say that I thoroughly enjoyed reading this story. Cole did a great job of potraying two boys getting to know each other and falling in love amongst the anxiety of gay issues. I won't say more for fear of spoilers, but it is so worth the read.

Thanks Cole!

Rick

[A story about a gay prince]

This story was too good not to post. Man, this would make an awesome story or book

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/wo...headlines-world

[Telemarketers]

Well- first let's get rid of the button-down missionary look. It may be good for making people feel sorry for these guys but it just doesn't work in the summer heat when most of these kids are out spreading the word.

I would suggest that... Oh My God what is that!! Holy underwear? No, no, NO! Boxers.

And WTF is with this bowl cut hair? Guys- it you've got good hair, grow it out. If not, cut it short.

Now- try these cargo shorts and concert t-shirts.

No socks- go with footies and topsiders.

There you go- now you don't have to look like roving religious maniacs.

OMFG! James this is the most hilarious thread I've seen in some time. Your are absolutely evil!

You're my new hero

Rick

[Sky's the Limit]

Okay, I HATE to double post, but as innovative as Chapter 9 was with the sound byte thing in the last chapter, I wanted to make a statement about hate crimes in this one. I hope we picked up on it. Anyhow, as usual, let me know what you think about the chapter.

Thanks

Rick D.

[Battle Of the Holiday Bulge!]

Rick, I ain't gettin any? Who told you that? OH you mean sympathy...oh? ok.

Just to make sure you understand my predicament, I am 5'11" tall and weigh 132 pounds 60 Kilograms.

When I am ill with the flu or a cold It goes down to 58 Kilos (127), then I stuff myself with donuts, chips, chocolates, caramel toffees, and lots of rice pudding. Seems to work for me.

My cardiac specialist who is slightly overweight, once looked at me as he reached for his fresh fruit salad and said, "I am going to eat my lunch, -bastard." I kid you not, that is what he said.

I usually eat one meal a day, with nibbles on nuts and various other (unhealthy) junk foods thoughout the day.

The fact that I am vegetarian does not seem to matter as my boyfriend and I eat the same and he is closer to your weight than mine. It is just the luck of the gene draw, I suspect. Speaking of which I can still fit into my original Levis from 1969. Sorry.... You can call me twiggy bitch if you want, I've been called worse.

Des, do you know how many guys would kill to have your "predicament"? Damn!

Rick

[Telemarketers]

Okay... I just got another of MANY telemarketer calls I get each night. My general tactic is to say 'could you hold one moment'.... when you ask that... they are always sure to say 'SURE!'... They think that you might actually listen. Then... very quietly I hang up the phone and let them wait for the beep-beep-beep.

Anyway... it reminded me of an email I got a while back and I thought you all might get a hoot out of it so I'm going to copy and paste it here. I thought it was hysterical!

How do you all usually deal with them all?

(the email)

The phone rang as I was sitting down to my evening

meal, and as I Answered it I was greeted with "Is this

Karl Brummer".

Not sounding anything like my name, I asked who is

calling.

The telemarketer said he was with The Rubber Band

Powered Freezer Company or something like that.

Then I asked him if he knew Karl personally and why

was he calling this number.

I then said off to the side, "get some pictures of the

body at various angles and the blood smears". I then

turned back to the phone and advised the caller that

he had entered a murder scene and must stay on the

line because we had already traced this call

and he would be receiving a Summons to testify in this

murder case.

I questioned the caller at great length as to his

name, address, phone number at home, at work, who he

worked for, how he knew the dead guy and could he

prove where he had been about one hour before he made

this call.

The telemarketer was getting very concerned and his

answers were given in a shaky voice.

I then told him we had located his position and the

police were entering the building to take him into

custody. At that point I heard the phone fall and the

scurrying of his running away.

My wife asked me, as I returned to our table, why I

had tears streaming down my face and so help me, I

couldn't tell her for about fifteen minutes. My

meal was cold, but it was the best meal in a long,

long time.

(heheh something to try for your next telemarketer <evil grin> )

I love it!

In all seriousness, you can be listed on the National Don't Call List. Here is the website:

https://www.donotcall.gov/default.aspx

Many states, including mine, have one of their own. I'm on both, and it seems to be pretty effective. Now if they would just do one for those nasty bill collecters

Anyhow just thought I'd add that in.

Happy Holidays everyone and hope everyone's New Year starts off GREAT!

Rick D.

[Battle Of the Holiday Bulge!]

My girl friend from Illinois and I would lovingly say to those with your affliction 'DIE TWIG BITCH!' LOL She was less than thin, and I wasn't exactly 'twiggy' at the time either. I have been 280 lbs (i'm only 6' tall) and then dropped down to 145. Then I yo-yo'd between that and 190 for years. Never in all those years did I ever look in the mirror and think 'you look thin'.

I won't wish the evil 'Die Twig Bitch' curse upon you, but I will say I'm jealous ;)

Whoops! Sorry about that TR lol.... But since I got your attention... what's up with the painted eggs 'eh?

Speaking of bunnies.... I remember an old joke from when I was a teenager. We'd dig our hands down into our pockets... pull them out... thrust our hips forward and yell 'Kiss the Bunny!' ... Well... it was funny then ;)

Shhh Sharon!!! I don't think I have scared anyone here yet, and I have every intention of keeping it that way you heathen!

Well... when I start to wrinkle, then I'll pack on a few pounds to punch them out. Until then, it's going to be a battle of the beltline lol!

Umm, Des, I hope you ain't lookin' for sympathy cuz . . . well, umm, YOU AIN'T GETTIN ANY!

I have to agree with Dark on this one. I got up to almost 230 (I'm 5'11") about a year or so ago and now back to 165. I survive off of 1500-1800 calories a day to maintain it. (Low metabolic rate) plus 2hours of exercises at least 3 times a week, and I too don't think I look thin at all. (God I miss Burger King) Anyhow, you're probably a really nice guy, Des, but I think I'm very envious as well.

Take care,

Rick

[Sky's the Limit]

TR is just the sorcerer's apprentice. The Dude does the hard labor and deserves the credit for all that makes AwesomeDude awesome.

Kisses...

TR

Mea Culpa, MANY MANY thanks to the Dude.

Rick

[Sky's the Limit]

Chapter 9 is up! A day late, but hey, it's the Holidays. Actually the delay was caused by yours truly trying to get the great folks here to help with something special on this chapter.

About midway through the Chapter, Jonah is singing a song. TR and company added a button at the beginning of the song to play an MP3 of the original artist doing the actual song. It's SO COOL!

Anyhow I sent the audio file I had, but it was in the wrong format. (I'm so techi-no-logically deficient! ) After a mad scramble to find a converter software app. and several aborted tries at this thing I finally got something useable around midnight last night. WHEW!

Thanks for your patience TR!

and hugs for everyone.

post replies to this thread to let me know what you think.

Thanks,

Rick D.

[Avatars!!!]

I don't remember the site where I found mine. I just did a google images search for pirate captain and "voila" I use it at a number of sites. I've gotten the question so many times -- Yes I do have a boat, and I do stay on it quite a bit, mostly weekends or when the mood hits.

Rick

[Sky's the Limit - Chapter 6]

Thank Guys!

Yeah, there's a lot of sex in these first few chapters, but it's kinda the point of this part of the story. Both these kids fall deeply in love and express it physically. It's bonding time, and after all, it is first and foremost a love story. It's a love story between two deeply closeted gay teen boys and the problems and challenges that presents. Many twists and turns are ahead for these two though. That's all I'm gonna say.

Thanks for reading guys. I really appreciate the comments.

Rick

[Sky's the Limit - Chapter 6]

Things are getting hotter! Let me know what you guys think.

Thanks for reading,

Rick

[Wibby Fan Club]

WAAYYYY cute! I luv it!

Rick

[Bush 'happy' for pregnant Mary Cheney]

Bush 'happy' for pregnant Mary Cheney

"We should not enter into yet another untested and far-reaching social experiment, this one driven by the desires of same-sex couples to bear and raise children," Dobson said in a recent commentary published on the organization's Web site.

However, he said his position was not meant to "harm or insult women such as Cheney and Poe."

Find this article at:

http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/12/15/bus...reut/index.html

Yeah, right! -- Asshole.

[First Attempt at Gay Fiction]

Don't give up Kurt. You have potential. The number 1 thing is the Desire to write, and you obviously have that. I liked the premise, but I agree with the other posters on this entry. Keep trying!

Hugs,

Rick D.

[Sky's The Limit by captainrick]

C'mon guys, I really need some feedback here! Good, bad, ugly, let me know. Please, huh, pretty please?

Thanks,

Rick D.

[Sky's The Limit]

Hi guys and gals,

I'm really excited about my very first ever story being on AwesomeDude! Chapter 3 was posted today, and yeah, it ends with a cliffhanger, I'll go ahead and warn you, several more cliffhangers will follow in subsequent chapters. As TR has already mentioned in another thread, this is only the first book of this series and it is complete (except for editing). Book I of Sky's the Limit is a story about a boy, Jonah, his first love, coming out, (albeit finally somewhat involuntairly and traumatically) and then the tragic aftermath that follows.

The flashforward thing at the beginning of Chapter 1 IS NOT the end of the story, but rather the beginning of Book 2 where the storylines of these 2 characters divide. There is ALOT more happening to Jonah in this story after those events transpire to be told first. I know all that sounds complicated, but if I say more, it will be a spoiler.

I must admit, that when I started this story, I intended it to be a short little falling in love, coming out, and lives happily ever after sort of thing. It just didn't quite turn out that way, at least not in the classical sense. Besides the fact that Book I alone is twenty seven chapters, The plot twisted to a point that was just not what I started to write, but something I enjoyed so much more than my original idea that I just went with it. I also got a chance to express a few opinions or teach a few lessons [i hope] which I am also enjoying.

I hope y'all enjoy the story, but I have one request. Please post feedback here. Good, bad, criticism, suggestions, whatever -- I just like to know what you guys think. If you would prefer, e-mail me at captainrick46@yahoo.com .

Rick D. (aka CaptainRick)

[Unbreakable Faith]

Graeme, If you haven't read Vance's latest, you really should. This one is a VERY tough read for the first few chapters. Horrible, Godawful abuse inflicted on the main character. The last few chapters have been adorable. Give ya that warm fuzzy feeling.

Rick

[When religion loses its credibility]

A syndicated columnist with the Boston Globe penned an article recently using the Ted Haggard situation to address organized religions' attitudes toward gays. I think it's Germain to this discussion, but could also be posted in the other thread about the Ted Haggard thing. Anyhow, here it is. This was from the ContraCosta Times.

http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/cctime...ts/16065345.htm

Thing is, I think the gay movement has come a very long way in the last ten years. South Africa's highest court just last week compelled that country's legislature to join the growing list of now five nations that recognize gay marriage on national level to the chagrin of many of that country's religious leaders. These are very exciting times.

Hugs,

Rick D

[Soulforce Asks You to Write a Letter of Encouragement to Ted Haggard]

TR and James

Having shared the same intolerance as James here in Mississippi in the 70's and 80's growing up here in the Bible belt of Mississippi, I can certainly understand his vitriolic response. In fact, to some great extent I share it. Payback's just hell, but if I stoop to the same level of judging his hypocricy, as his judgmental attitude of our sexuality, do I not become as bad as he?

The "reparative therapy" as it is called to which he has submitted himself, is simply more of the same vicious attack on homosexuality as his sermons. It is not an indicaton that he has any way admitted to his hypocricy or accepted that homosexuality is in any way compatible with his version of Christianity. He is still living out his little lie, worse, these people keep trying to impose the little lie on others, including our children who are forced into these programs by parents who refuse to accept what their children already know.

Please see the garbage spewed by one of the leaders of the ex-gay ministry known as Exodus at this link

http://www.loveinaction.org/default2.aspx?pid=62

Therefore, until this SOB truly sees the error of his ways, and accepts that his own sexuality is not "a choice" any more than the fact that being left-handed, or caucasion, or blue eyed, etc. is a choice, then excuse the hell outta me if I show little empathy or sympathy, and I will NOT be writing him a letter of support.

Rick

[A Letter to My Son, Another Letter to My Son]

My teacher talked about the blending of accents in the U.S. in my Communications Studies class. She said that in large cities in Southern states the southern drawl is disappearing. Do you agree?

Colin

To some extent, yes. Depends on the "City" or the area generally. I travel quite a bit so I do see this some. Metro areas Like Atlanta and all of Florida are losing the accent. In fact, in most areas of Florida, you would think you were talking to someone in Cali. The most unique accent was in pre-Katrina New Orleans. Natives there have an accent almost identical to a Brooklyn accent but a little less nasal and not as fast. Mississippi really doesn't have any large cities. But even in Jackson area you can see a bit of the drawl fade. But, we got guys that really talk like Larry the Cable Guy too. And some women who still sound like Scarlot O'Hara. I think the more rural the area, the more prominent the drawl. City dwellers tend to be clustered around more people who have moved to the South from other areas like northern and western states, and the melting pot effect seems to dissolve the drawl. I also think in the age of mass communication, cable tv, etc etc. the more we hear "normal" speech the more the coloquial speech disappears. Hope that answers that.

Rick

[A Letter to My Son, Another Letter to My Son]

And Colin, I'll thank you to not say American/Canadian accent as that's just about like saying Australian/New Zealand accent, or more closely to home, New York/Texas accent. I do think that there is a 'mellowing' of accents within the English language though, primarily due to TV and film. Eventually we may all speak Californian. (Let me go kill myself now, before it happens to me!)

Let me just add as a true child of the South, that my southern drawl is completely intact, thank y'all very much.

Rick