TracyMN

I am devastated as well, James. He was a dear friend, and though he graciously allowed me to save the work I proofed for him on my computer, it is bit a fraction of what is an amazing body of work. I shall cherish what I have, and the time I had with him, but not without a sense of loss and almost unbearable sadness. Sleep well, my precious friend, I will remember. Thank you James, for your constancy. xxoo

Everything they said. Tracy

LOL, I GOT IT!!! I went to Amazon, reinstalled the app (it asked if I wanted to replace the one already there and of course I said yes, and do you know it even removes the old stuff? I suppose you do.) Anyway, I ran the new one and Bam! "Bob's yer Uncle" (thank you Eliot M.) Thanks again,

Nothing is ever as simple as it sounds... Do I need to uninstall first? "Cuz I have the installer on my desktop (wasn't there a link to it here somewhere from when MidnightDude came out?) and I ran that, and it didn't give me a new icon for the app, just "blinked" the one I had, which still won't open. So much for it not being the dork.

I tried doing a restore to point when I know it worked, but that didn't help. I'll check the Kindle help forum, Gee, what you're saying certainly sounds reasonable, and I did have my daughter shut down my PC while I was gone, as I tend to leave it on for long stretches...I'm using the Coud reader now, and my Kindle itself is it's usual wonderful self. <g> I'll bring anything I find out back here, Eric, and you'll have to forgive me for being relieved to hear it's not just me being a dork. Thanks for responding, guys, you're what makes this place great!

My Kindle reading app won't open, not by clicking it on my desktop, right clicking and selecting open on either the desktop or start menu or all programs menu. It worked before I went out of town last week, and didn't when I got back. My daughter uses my computer for Facebook only, but that's been the case for months, and I'd really not suspect her anyway. Amazon's only advise was check that IE was not in off-line mode, so I did and it isn't. As always, help is much appreciated.

Surely anonymity is an option when donating to Nifty, and Mike, I'm inclined to think your decision serves more folks than it offends, and see nothing in this that compels you to change anything. Clarifying your position seems appropriate to the circumstances, and anything beyond the simplest of measures, reactionary. As an American, I'd allow that I might be a little twitchy on that score.

Well... I can think of one reason. But will I remember it... Thanks for your support guys. Tracy

Mustang is my favorite car forever, early 60's and the current style. 1974 and there abouts, not so much. <g> Pretty car, TalonRider. Danette is my niece and the bike is not really hers, but if you knew her, you'd know how hilariously perfect it is.

Camy, thank you for the links. The timeline alone in the Independent Investigative report is heartbreaking, and clearly indicates a system designed to operate independent of outside interference, entitled to govern itself as it sees fit, with no regard for the laws of society as a whole, the rules and regulations of licensing boards of academic institutions and their associated athletic departments, and, as one would expect, an institutionalized closed-system of power and influence, with a highly skewed sense of responsibility, overly concerned with reputation and willing to go to great lengths to protect it's own, with no interest or concern, or FEAR, of consequences associated with behavior with the confines of the system. Unfortunate as it may be, suffering the consequences of behavior or administrative decision is a common occurance, and often to more devasting effect than a benched football program, its a game, and extra-cirricular at that; a few million dollars of a 2 billion dollar endowment is about as devastating as a speeding ticket; Enron employees lost their life savings. The report is 267 pages, and if the devil is in the details, and the above is my response to the timeline, I'm in for a rough night. But these were young boys, at least some of them 11 years old (and for Penn State officials to allow, much less support, a program for middle school age boys that was the dreamchild of a man they knew to prey on that very age group,,,), who had to be thinking they were the luckiest kids in the world-- every ounce of sympathy I have in me is going to them first, and Penn State, which had every advantage and wasted it all on a worthless p.o.s, will have to look elsewhere. OK bye. <g>

Oh, and your attention getting ploy-- PRICELESS!

Reader here, and late as usual. I have thoughts on just about everything said here, but I do the best by me, and I think, by authors too, when I stick to my own experiences and to my feelings about them. I came here, initially, because of the realization that while I had never bought into the mainstream ideas or attitudes toward gay men, I had nothing by way of exprience or information in place of it. At the center of the realization and the motivation to remedy the situation was a new supervisor at work, who in a very short time, changed my view of myself in regards to my work, and my contribution to an environment that was populated largely by folks with a common background very different from my own. He also happened to be gay, and out, and realizing I had no concept of what that meant to him felt suddenly like a deficiency and one I wanted to remedy as quickly as possible without monopolizing his time to do it. In a surprisingly short amount of time (due in part to a voracious appetite for fiction) I went from Literotica, to Nifty, where I read hundreds of stories in every genre (the phrase "you never know what you're going to get" proved itself as fully as is it is likely to anywhere) and eventually I slowed, the blanks filled in, and more selectivity set in and I landed here, at AD, and at CrvBoy; Cole brought me to the forum and thus, AD became my one-stop shop and home. Anyway, what I wanted to add was that I found miracles of writing in every corner, in places so unexpected (LOL, a word rendered fairly meaningless by now) that I make it a point to make a pass through Nifty every now and then, using my original search method which I like to say is akin to "dowsing", just in case. Now and then, I get lucky, still. And among those miracles, are the aforementioned Josh and Cole, two very different writers in terms of sexual content, who nonetheless have taken me places with their work that have so enriched my life, and expanded my perspective I can't ever thank them enough. That I tried is of some comfort now that Josh has left the scene, and if I never succeed I will at least have been considerable irritation to Cole, which we all know, is more fun than a barrel of monkeys. <g> What I'm saying, and what has been said already, is that it's not the sex but the point of it that matters; my particular vision of hell is having nothing but my own thoughts, my own opinions, and my own limited perspective for all of life or all of eternity, and therefore, heaven to me is the story you want to tell, the way you want to tell it. That's all. Thank you for your refreshingly candid and honest quest, I can't think of a better place for such inquiry, and I wish you the best as you work this out for yourself, with whatever help you have found useful to you here. Regards,

My computer was down for a bit so I had to reopen all my usual haunts. And lookey what I found! I didn't read any of the above, so I could go in blind.. I mean fresh. Nice to see you, Cole, and I love a chase I can win. Tracy

Saying I didn't see it coming is like saying... well, lets's just say I never see anything coming, and I'm usually no more surprised by it than the morning sun. The full account of my experience, already in the authors hands, is fortunately for you all, full of spoilers. It reads a lot like one of those "near-death experiences" except here, the impact life threatening and only the whole story flashed before my eyes. Seriously, it's like detailed instant replay at the speed of sound. Or light. Whichever's faster. Jump in any time David, I know you're here somewhere. Congratulations on a job well done. Complements here are compliments, indeed.

Too bad Texas is so big, we could at least hope for a degree of irritation. Progress in any direction I favor comes as a surprise to me these days. I try to be encouraged if at all possible, who knows when the opportunity will come again. Tracy

It's a thankless job, and an uphill battle all the way. The end result of effort reveals little of the extent, and nothing at all of attempts blocked by opposing forces. My interests are best served by encouraging effort and celebrating victory, while never, ever, surrendering the whole of what I want simply because I am not likely to have it. That is not to say I don't appreciate those who have a firmer grasp or greater understanding of what can be done, and by what means and what degree of effort is required.

It's one thing to be clever, and another to be clever from any angle, every angle, at once. And a writer, too? I am thoroughly delighted with this author, and with "Shattered Glass". Music to my ears, James.

LOL, what they said...absolutely irresistible. I could lose my job over this one. Thanks Camy, and thanks AD! Tracy

Anyone so convinced of the power of opinion and the threat of outside influence should recognize such behavior in himself. His argument is considerably weakened by his indulgence, and it is just one more tedious voice screaming "my way or the highway". Tracy

Passed it by yesterday. Going back now. Tracy

LOL, hardly matters that its not what I meant, does it? T.

Seemed like he had particular movements for particular parts of the song, too. Didn't appear much affected by the audience, either. Too busy concentrating I guess. <g> My link worked. Wonders never cease. T

http://www.youtube.com/user/Studie43 A long way from "I'm a Little Teapot"! Tracy

If you would clarify that for me, I might be able to get some sleep tonite. It's semantics, not siginificance if that helps. Tracy

I thought I'd dredge this up to say I, too, use OneLook, because Cole suggested it when he got tired of being my dictionary, and it serves my purposes nicely. I likeWikipedia for information. We need more of these threads, no duplications! Tracy