Bryan Simmons wrote:
> On Thursday, October 29, 2020 at 6:09:50 PM UTC-5, Mike Duffy wrote:
>> On Thu, 29 Oct 2020 14:52:45 -0700, Bryan Simmons wrote:
>>
>>> If *she* were a man-hating ******* or bisexual woman,
>>> that would fit with *her* disdain for me and my book.
>> Give it a break, Bryan. Pamela admitted that she did not read my book all
>> the way to the end, so we're still tied at zero public admissions here
>> from anyone to having read our respective stories.
>
> One person did read it, though she no longer posts here. Ophelia's husband
> praised the writing, though he wasn't interested in the story line.
>>
>> But it's pretty much moot now that Julie says she's been published, and
>> under an anonymous pen-name to boot. Julie is also better than either of
>> us in maintaining a loyal fan base. She's been doing it for years here.
>> We might as well crown her now and be done with it.
>
> Like anyone believes Julie's bullshit. Her picture should be in the margin of
> the dictionary as an illustration of White trash.
>>
>> Thus, it's pointless now for us both to continue to flog our e-books.
>> I'll stop pushing mine if you'll stop quoting yours.
>
> I only quote when it is at least tangentially relevant to the discussion.
> *I'll stop showing people mine if you stop showing people yours* is a
> funny suggestion--childlike diplomacy. There is no equivalency between
> *Winter's Present* and your project. Both are offered free, and if any
> excerpt from your book has any relevancy, again, however tangential, it
> is appropriate. If not, you are flogging.
>
> --Bryan
>

Maybe you guys should start paying people to read your books. You
could have folks take a short online quiz to prove they actually
read the complete book, then, they get their payment.

You're both batting 0, so why not give it a try?

On Thu, 29 Oct 2020 18:01:21 -0700, Bryan Simmons wrote:

> *I'll stop showing people mine if you stop showing people
> yours* is a funny suggestion--childlike diplomacy.

And calling for someone to murder her mom is mature?

On Thu, 29 Oct 2020 20:11:01 -0500, Hank Rogers wrote:

> Maybe you guys should start paying people to read your books. You could
> have folks take a short online quiz to prove they actually read the
> complete book, then, they get their payment.
>
> You're both batting 0, so why not give it a try?

Hank, that's so clever, Bryan will probably accuse me again of forging
you!

I might do so, but first I'm waiting for Gary to get back to me about his
FireFox security settings. He says he wants to read my book, and I think
all he needs to do is:

- Enter about:config into the URL bar in Firefox.

- Select the blue Accept the Risk and Continue button.

- Select Accept the Risk and Continue.

- Enter 'javascript.enabled' into the search box.

- If 'false', double-click to make it 'true'.

On Friday, October 30, 2020 at 12:00:15 AM UTC-5, Mike Duffy wrote:
> On Thu, 29 Oct 2020 18:01:21 -0700, Bryan Simmons wrote:
>
> > *I'll stop showing people mine if you stop showing people
> > yours* is a funny suggestion--childlike diplomacy.
> And calling for someone to murder her mom is mature?

I'm not calling for her to do it, but it'd serve Julie right. Julie
herself should do the honorable thing. Perhaps the gardener
will do it, and one strand of goat fur will be held up by the
prosecutor, in a small zippered bag, to presented as "Exhibit D,"
and fear will noticeably wash over the face of the defendant.

--Bryan

On 20:03 29 Oct 2020, Bruce said:
> On Thu, 29 Oct 2020 19:06:36 GMT, Pamela wrote:
>
>>On 18:23 29 Oct 2020, Bruce said:
>>
>>> On Thu, 29 Oct 2020 10:33:42 GMT, Pamela
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>>Ophelia says the same about me. Oh well.
>>>
>>> Is she wrong? Are you a woman?
>>
>>How many times do we have to go around this loop? It was yes
>>before and is still yes but no doubt you will ask me again soon
>>enough. Perhaps you have no strong women in your life and find
>>anyone assertive must be a member of the male patriarchy.
>
> What stands out about you is not so much that you're strong, but
> that you're always going on about drugs and how bad they are. I
> don't know it that's a sign of strength.
>
> Oh and one time you gave yourself away when you wrote 'my wife',
> corrected that but left 'her'. Or something like that.

So that changes real life? Move on.

On 21:17 29 Oct 2020, Hank Rogers said:

> Pamela wrote:
>> On 18:23 29 Oct 2020, Bruce said:
>>
>>> On Thu, 29 Oct 2020 10:33:42 GMT, Pamela
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 21:42 27 Oct 2020, Bruce said:
>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, 27 Oct 2020 21:32:06 -0000, "Ophelia"
>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>> LOL he won't like hearing that lol
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Joan's a he?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ====
>>>>>>
>>>>>> What do you think? He is to me)
>>>>>
>>>>> Ok
>>>>
>>>> Ophelia says the same about me. Oh well.
>>>
>>> Is she wrong? Are you a woman?
>>
>> How many times do we have to go around this loop? It was yes
>> before and is still yes but no doubt you will ask me again soon
>> enough. Perhaps you have no strong women in your life and find
>> anyone assertive must be a member of the male patriarchy.
>>
>
> Relax! Druce is just sniffing around your asshole. After he gets a
> good long whiff, he will follow the next butt odor that wafts by
> his sensitive nostrils. Remember ... he's dutch, so it's a natural
> instinct.

Bruce is okay. A bit camp but that's not a problem.

On 01:01 30 Oct 2020, Bryan Simmons said:
> On Thursday, October 29, 2020 at 6:09:50 PM UTC-5, Mike Duffy
>> On Thu, 29 Oct 2020 14:52:45 -0700, Bryan Simmons wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> > If *she* were a man-hating ******* or bisexual woman,
>> > that would fit with *her* disdain for me and my book.
>> Give it a break, Bryan. Pamela admitted that she did not read my
>> book all the way to the end, so we're still tied at zero public
>> admissions here from anyone to having read our respective
>> stories.
>
> One person did read it, though she no longer posts here.
> Ophelia's husband praised the writing, though he wasn't interested
> in the story line.

Ophelia is the dorkiest poster here and I doubt her husband will be
very different. Clearly he replied not to offend you.

>> But it's pretty much moot now that Julie says she's been
>> published, and under an anonymous pen-name to boot. Julie is also
>> better than either of us in maintaining a loyal fan base. She's
>> been doing it for years here. We might as well crown her now and
>> be done with it.
>
> Like anyone believes Julie's bullshit. Her picture should be in
> the margin of the dictionary as an illustration of White trash.

Julie's posts frequently illustrate her writing ability. Yours
illustrate your psychological problems.

>> Thus, it's pointless now for us both to continue to flog our
>> e-books. I'll stop pushing mine if you'll stop quoting yours.
>
> I only quote when it is at least tangentially relevant to the
> discussion. *I'll stop showing people mine if you stop showing
> people yours* is a funny suggestion--childlike diplomacy. There
> is no equivalency between *Winter's Present* and your project.
> Both are offered free, and if any excerpt from your book has any
> relevancy, again, however tangential, it is appropriate. If not,
> you are flogging.
>
> --Bryan

In my humble opinion, Winter's Present would be pulped by now if it
ever got as far as being printed. Instead it's offered as a free
digital download but no one wants it.

Bryan Simmons wrote:
>
> and one strand of goat fur will be held up by the
> prosecutor, in a small zippered bag, to presented as "Exhibit D,"
> and fear will noticeably wash over the face of the defendant.

LOL.
Ya know, all the crime shows on tv these days are actually
very educational to criminals or potential criminals. The
real police detectives must hate those shows.

I would never be able to commit a crime and get away with
it. Even years later now (with no ferrets), no doubt a strand
of ferret fur would be found at the scene of the crime.

Simple search for detectives to go to local pet stores,
look at their sales records and discover the very few
people that have bought ferret food in the area.

That would put me on their short list of suspects.

Procecutors often don't seem to care about "justice."
They all just want to win their case.
Too often, after spending many years in prison, someone
is found to be innocent after all and released.

For this reason, I will never be a juror for a criminal
trial again. Too often, clues are withheld from the jurors.

On Fri, 30 Oct 2020 12:31:06 +0000, Pamela wrote:

> So that changes real life? Move on.

Especially after all the chest-thumping the two of them made about my
suggestion when I said Bruce's text-only posts had a ***-sounding accent.
I was speaking to *Hank* for **** sakes.


As I recall, someone here says that you showed up somewhere else at the
same time as someone else disappeared. Plus your written style is
apparently similar to the male that disappeared. It's not like they can
show *any* evidence like a message-id with matching IP#.

But it is enough that BBBB (Bad Boy Biddy Brigade) wants you to show us
your body parts.


Anyways, I need to go finish all of the winterizing tasks I have around
the house. Yesterday I sharpened all my snow shovels and planted a few
hazard markers. (Plus I started on the dog's claws.)

On Thursday, October 29, 2020 at 4:19:55 PM UTC-4, dsi1 wrote:
> On Thursday, October 29, 2020 at 9:33:31 AM UTC-10, wrote:
> > On Thursday, October 22, 2020 at 1:57:57 PM UTC-5, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > > Oh, my dear. There is a world of difference between an excellent biscuit and a merely adequate one.
> > > Gummy, pasty, or funky would not even rate "adequate".
> >
> > There's only so good that a biscuit can be. It's a biscuit. No matter how
> > lovely the texture, it's still going to, at best, taste like a biscuit.
> > >
> > > Cindy Hamilton
> >
> > --Bryan
> No doubt you are correct about this. It's just a freakin' biscuit! Nobody eats just a freakin' biscuit. You have to put stuff on it to make it tolerable/edible/tasty.

No, you don't. A good biscuit will stand on its own merits. Has to be fresh out of the oven, though.

> Only a prisoner of the most unfortunate circumstances would wax nostalgic about just a biscuit.

Only someone who's never had a really good biscuit wouldn't.

Cindy Hamilton

Bryan Simmons wrote:
>
> Heck, I wish that most other males were ***, because that
> would create a surplus of females.

And just *how* would that benefit you, Bryan?

On Friday, October 30, 2020 at 10:12:31 AM UTC-4, Gary wrote:
> Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > Only someone who's never had a really good biscuit wouldn't.
> Is there really any "good biscuit?" I've always prefered
> the soft dinner roll.

That, of course, is a matter of taste. De gustibus.

I like biscuits. Not enough to make them very often, because
they're too tempting and too high in calories.

Dinner rolls are ok, but they're just bread in
a compact form. More crust is better, I suppose.
If I'm having bread as my starch, I'll just have a slice of bread.
If I'm having anything else, I have no desire for double starch
by having (for example) spaghetti and a roll.

Cindy Hamilton

Mike Duffy wrote:
>
> On Thu, 29 Oct 2020 20:11:01 -0500, Hank Rogers wrote:
>
> > Maybe you guys should start paying people to read your books. You could
> > have folks take a short online quiz to prove they actually read the
> > complete book, then, they get their payment.
> >
> > You're both batting 0, so why not give it a try?
>
> Hank, that's so clever, Bryan will probably accuse me again of forging
> you!
>
> I might do so, but first I'm waiting for Gary to get back to me about his
> FireFox security settings. He says he wants to read my book, and I think
> all he needs to do is:
>
> - Enter about:config into the URL bar in Firefox.
>
> - Select the blue Accept the Risk and Continue button.
>
> - Select Accept the Risk and Continue.
>
> - Enter 'javascript.enabled' into the search box.
>
> - If 'false', double-click to make it 'true'.

Hang in there Mike. This didn't work on my old Firefox.
In a few minutes, I'll try it on the other newer version.
Different computer
I'll get back to you today about this.

Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> Only someone who's never had a really good biscuit wouldn't.

Is there really any "good biscuit?" I've always prefered
the soft dinner roll.

On Friday, October 30, 2020 at 3:38:14 AM UTC-10, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Thursday, October 29, 2020 at 4:19:55 PM UTC-4, dsi1 wrote:
> > On Thursday, October 29, 2020 at 9:33:31 AM UTC-10, wrote:
> > > On Thursday, October 22, 2020 at 1:57:57 PM UTC-5, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > > > Oh, my dear. There is a world of difference between an excellent biscuit and a merely adequate one.
> > > > Gummy, pasty, or funky would not even rate "adequate".
> > >
> > > There's only so good that a biscuit can be. It's a biscuit. No matter how
> > > lovely the texture, it's still going to, at best, taste like a biscuit.
> > > >
> > > > Cindy Hamilton
> > >
> > > --Bryan
> > No doubt you are correct about this. It's just a freakin' biscuit! Nobody eats just a freakin' biscuit. You have to put stuff on it to make it tolerable/edible/tasty.
>
> No, you don't. A good biscuit will stand on its own merits. Has to be fresh out of the oven, though.
>
> > Only a prisoner of the most unfortunate circumstances would wax nostalgic about just a biscuit.
>
> Only someone who's never had a really good biscuit wouldn't.
>
> Cindy Hamilton

You're getting too full of yourself. How on earth would you know if I've had a good biscuit or not? A good biscuit is good but it'll never be sublime. A scone is better than a biscuit but it'll never be sublime either. I can whip up a batch fast because a biscuit is such a simple, basic, thing. The reality is that I've been making biscuits most of my life and I'm tired of making and eating biscuits. You just like biscuits more than I do but that has nothing to do with me.

https://www.amazon.com/photos/shared...BId-_wGnv8dR3x

On Fri, 30 Oct 2020 12:31:06 GMT, Pamela >
wrote:

>On 20:03 29 Oct 2020, Bruce said:
>> On Thu, 29 Oct 2020 19:06:36 GMT, Pamela wrote:
>>
>>>On 18:23 29 Oct 2020, Bruce said:
>>>
>>>> On Thu, 29 Oct 2020 10:33:42 GMT, Pamela
>>>> > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>Ophelia says the same about me. Oh well.
>>>>
>>>> Is she wrong? Are you a woman?
>>>
>>>How many times do we have to go around this loop? It was yes
>>>before and is still yes but no doubt you will ask me again soon
>>>enough. Perhaps you have no strong women in your life and find
>>>anyone assertive must be a member of the male patriarchy.
>>
>> What stands out about you is not so much that you're strong, but
>> that you're always going on about drugs and how bad they are. I
>> don't know it that's a sign of strength.
>>
>> Oh and one time you gave yourself away when you wrote 'my wife',
>> corrected that but left 'her'. Or something like that.
>
>So that changes real life? Move on.

It doesn't change real life, but it might reflect it.

On Fri, 30 Oct 2020 13:35:14 -0000 (UTC), Mike Duffy
> wrote:

>On Fri, 30 Oct 2020 12:31:06 +0000, Pamela wrote:
>
>> So that changes real life? Move on.
>
>Especially after all the chest-thumping the two of them made about my
>suggestion when I said Bruce's text-only posts had a ***-sounding accent.
>I was speaking to *Hank* for **** sakes.

But you were talking about me, thank you very much. If I start
gossiping about you to someone, I won't be surprised if you join in.
Weirdo

On Fri, 30 Oct 2020 12:36:06 GMT, Pamela >
wrote:

>On 21:17 29 Oct 2020, Hank Rogers said:
>
>> Pamela wrote:
>>> On 18:23 29 Oct 2020, Bruce said:
>>>
>>>> On Thu, 29 Oct 2020 10:33:42 GMT, Pamela
>>>> > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 21:42 27 Oct 2020, Bruce said:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Tue, 27 Oct 2020 21:32:06 -0000, "Ophelia"
>>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> LOL he won't like hearing that lol
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Joan's a he?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ====
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> What do you think? He is to me)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Ok
>>>>>
>>>>> Ophelia says the same about me. Oh well.
>>>>
>>>> Is she wrong? Are you a woman?
>>>
>>> How many times do we have to go around this loop? It was yes
>>> before and is still yes but no doubt you will ask me again soon
>>> enough. Perhaps you have no strong women in your life and find
>>> anyone assertive must be a member of the male patriarchy.
>>>
>>
>> Relax! Druce is just sniffing around your asshole. After he gets a
>> good long whiff, he will follow the next butt odor that wafts by
>> his sensitive nostrils. Remember ... he's dutch, so it's a natural
>> instinct.
>
>Bruce is okay. A bit camp but that's not a problem.

LOL, I don't mind being called camp, but it is a first.

On Fri, 30 Oct 2020 11:59:21 -0500, Gary > wrote:

>Bruce wrote:
>> But you were talking about me, thank you very much. If I start
>> gossiping about you to someone, I won't be surprised if you join in.
>> Weirdo
>
>Don't let it bother you. Most everyone here in RFC has to
>"run the gauntlet" occasionally.

I'm just surprised. If I start bitching about you to someone, I won't
complain if you join in

On Friday, October 30, 2020 at 5:32:02 AM UTC-10, Gary wrote:
> Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> >
> > On Friday, October 30, 2020 at 10:12:31 AM UTC-4, Gary wrote:
> > > Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > > > Only someone who's never had a really good biscuit wouldn't.
> > > Is there really any "good biscuit?" I've always prefered
> > > the soft dinner roll.
> >
> > That, of course, is a matter of taste. De gustibus.
> >
> > I like biscuits. Not enough to make them very often, because
> > they're too tempting and too high in calories.
> >
> > Dinner rolls are ok, but they're just bread in
> > a compact form. More crust is better, I suppose.
> > If I'm having bread as my starch, I'll just have a slice of bread.
>
> I most always eat a slice of buttered bread with a meal.
>
> > If I'm having anything else, I have no desire for double starch
> > by having (for example) spaghetti and a roll.
>
> Your example surprises me. You never have garlic bread
> with spaghetti or lasagne? (made from french or italian?)
> That's a "must do" for me along with a tossed salad.

I'll bet yoose guys never had a chip butty. Me neither.

https://cp.lbbcdn.com/wp-content/upl...utty-no-wm.jpg

Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>
> On Friday, October 30, 2020 at 10:12:31 AM UTC-4, Gary wrote:
> > Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > > Only someone who's never had a really good biscuit wouldn't.
> > Is there really any "good biscuit?" I've always prefered
> > the soft dinner roll.
>
> That, of course, is a matter of taste. De gustibus.
>
> I like biscuits. Not enough to make them very often, because
> they're too tempting and too high in calories.
>
> Dinner rolls are ok, but they're just bread in
> a compact form. More crust is better, I suppose.
> If I'm having bread as my starch, I'll just have a slice of bread.

I most always eat a slice of buttered bread with a meal.

> If I'm having anything else, I have no desire for double starch
> by having (for example) spaghetti and a roll.

Your example surprises me. You never have garlic bread
with spaghetti or lasagne? (made from french or italian?)
That's a "must do" for me along with a tossed salad.

On Friday, October 30, 2020 at 11:32:02 AM UTC-4, Gary wrote:
> Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> >
> > On Friday, October 30, 2020 at 10:12:31 AM UTC-4, Gary wrote:
> > > Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > > > Only someone who's never had a really good biscuit wouldn't.
> > > Is there really any "good biscuit?" I've always prefered
> > > the soft dinner roll.
> >
> > That, of course, is a matter of taste. De gustibus.
> >
> > I like biscuits. Not enough to make them very often, because
> > they're too tempting and too high in calories.
> >
> > Dinner rolls are ok, but they're just bread in
> > a compact form. More crust is better, I suppose.
> > If I'm having bread as my starch, I'll just have a slice of bread.
> I most always eat a slice of buttered bread with a meal.
> > If I'm having anything else, I have no desire for double starch
> > by having (for example) spaghetti and a roll.
> Your example surprises me. You never have garlic bread
> with spaghetti or lasagne? (made from french or italian?)
> That's a "must do" for me along with a tossed salad.

I have in the past. Nowadays that's just too much starch for me.
Shoot, when we have sweet corn with a meal, _that's_ the starch.

I occasionally have garlic bread with provolone melted onto it along
with a big salad.

Cindy Hamilton

On Fri, 30 Oct 2020 09:32:05 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:

>On Friday, October 30, 2020 at 11:32:02 AM UTC-4, Gary wrote:
>> Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>> >
>> > On Friday, October 30, 2020 at 10:12:31 AM UTC-4, Gary wrote:
>> > > Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>> > > > Only someone who's never had a really good biscuit wouldn't.
>> > > Is there really any "good biscuit?" I've always prefered
>> > > the soft dinner roll.
>> >
>> > That, of course, is a matter of taste. De gustibus.
>> >
>> > I like biscuits. Not enough to make them very often, because
>> > they're too tempting and too high in calories.
>> >
>> > Dinner rolls are ok, but they're just bread in
>> > a compact form. More crust is better, I suppose.
>> > If I'm having bread as my starch, I'll just have a slice of bread.
>> I most always eat a slice of buttered bread with a meal.
>> > If I'm having anything else, I have no desire for double starch
>> > by having (for example) spaghetti and a roll.
>> Your example surprises me. You never have garlic bread
>> with spaghetti or lasagne? (made from french or italian?)
>> That's a "must do" for me along with a tossed salad.
>
>I have in the past. Nowadays that's just too much starch for me.
>Shoot, when we have sweet corn with a meal, _that's_ the starch.

I can't ask what I really want to ask because Janet US would have a
hissy fit, but I still don't understand how you can be so carb
conscious, yet... uhm... uhm... enjoy Star Wars movies.

On 15:35 30 Oct 2020, Bruce said:

> On Fri, 30 Oct 2020 12:31:06 GMT, Pamela >
> wrote:
>
>>On 20:03 29 Oct 2020, Bruce said:
>>> On Thu, 29 Oct 2020 19:06:36 GMT, Pamela wrote:
>>>
>>>>On 18:23 29 Oct 2020, Bruce said:
>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, 29 Oct 2020 10:33:42 GMT, Pamela
>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>Ophelia says the same about me. Oh well.
>>>>>
>>>>> Is she wrong? Are you a woman?
>>>>
>>>>How many times do we have to go around this loop? It was yes
>>>>before and is still yes but no doubt you will ask me again soon
>>>>enough. Perhaps you have no strong women in your life and find
>>>>anyone assertive must be a member of the male patriarchy.
>>>
>>> What stands out about you is not so much that you're strong, but
>>> that you're always going on about drugs and how bad they are. I
>>> don't know it that's a sign of strength.
>>>
>>> Oh and one time you gave yourself away when you wrote 'my wife',
>>> corrected that but left 'her'. Or something like that.
>>
>>So that changes real life? Move on.
>
> It doesn't change real life, but it might reflect it.

Or it might not.

Bruce wrote:
> But you were talking about me, thank you very much. If I start
> gossiping about you to someone, I won't be surprised if you join in.
> Weirdo

Don't let it bother you. Most everyone here in RFC has to
"run the gauntlet" occasionally.

On Friday, October 30, 2020 at 12:35:38 PM UTC-4, Bruce wrote:
> On Fri, 30 Oct 2020 09:32:05 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> > wrote:
>
> >On Friday, October 30, 2020 at 11:32:02 AM UTC-4, Gary wrote:
> >> Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> >> >
> >> > On Friday, October 30, 2020 at 10:12:31 AM UTC-4, Gary wrote:
> >> > > Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> >> > > > Only someone who's never had a really good biscuit wouldn't.
> >> > > Is there really any "good biscuit?" I've always prefered
> >> > > the soft dinner roll.
> >> >
> >> > That, of course, is a matter of taste. De gustibus.
> >> >
> >> > I like biscuits. Not enough to make them very often, because
> >> > they're too tempting and too high in calories.
> >> >
> >> > Dinner rolls are ok, but they're just bread in
> >> > a compact form. More crust is better, I suppose.
> >> > If I'm having bread as my starch, I'll just have a slice of bread.
> >> I most always eat a slice of buttered bread with a meal.
> >> > If I'm having anything else, I have no desire for double starch
> >> > by having (for example) spaghetti and a roll.
> >> Your example surprises me. You never have garlic bread
> >> with spaghetti or lasagne? (made from french or italian?)
> >> That's a "must do" for me along with a tossed salad.
> >
> >I have in the past. Nowadays that's just too much starch for me.
> >Shoot, when we have sweet corn with a meal, _that's_ the starch.
> I can't ask what I really want to ask because Janet US would have a
> hissy fit, but I still don't understand how you can be so carb
> conscious, yet... uhm... uhm... enjoy Star Wars movies.

How can I be carb conscious _and_ morbidly obese?

Simple. I take no exercise and it's nearly impossible to eat few
enough calories to lose or maintain my weight. I had some
success a few years ago, but the weight is coming back on
because sometimes I just want a damned sandwich.

Cindy Hamilton

On Fri, 30 Oct 2020 10:28:51 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:

>On Friday, October 30, 2020 at 12:35:38 PM UTC-4, Bruce wrote:
>> On Fri, 30 Oct 2020 09:32:05 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
>> > wrote:
>>
>> >I have in the past. Nowadays that's just too much starch for me.
>> >Shoot, when we have sweet corn with a meal, _that's_ the starch.
>> I can't ask what I really want to ask because Janet US would have a
>> hissy fit, but I still don't understand how you can be so carb
>> conscious, yet... uhm... uhm... enjoy Star Wars movies.
>
>How can I be carb conscious _and_ morbidly obese?
>
>Simple. I take no exercise and it's nearly impossible to eat few
>enough calories to lose or maintain my weight. I had some
>success a few years ago, but the weight is coming back on
>because sometimes I just want a damned sandwich.

I would have thought that to become morbidly obese, there must also be
something wrong with that one eats. But apparently not.

Gary wrote:
> Bryan Simmons wrote:
>>
>> Heck, I wish that most other males were ***, because that
>> would create a surplus of females.
>
> And just *how* would that benefit you, Bryan?
>

Exactly ... Popeye would get them all anyway!

On Fri, 30 Oct 2020 16:05:17 -0500, Gary wrote:

> That pretty old now so maybe the problem.

Prabably something like that. I'll fix up the code to make a static
version and put that on a hidden page. I'll drop a note on RFC. That will
be easier & more reliable than copy / paste of each chapter.

I have other things to do now though.

On Fri, 30 Oct 2020 16:37:11 -0500, Gary > wrote:

>Basically, after age 40 everyone's metabolism slows down. In
>order to maintain a certain weight, you need to start eating a
>bit less but also start exercising a bit more.
>
>The older you get, the more that matters. And the older you
>get, to try to actually lose weight gets that much harder.
>
>I feel that at some point, just say screw this weight thing.
>Just accept your extra pounds as a badge of older age.
>Then just try to maintain and definitely eat healthy every
>chance you get.

But there's a big difference between a bit of middle age spread and
morbid obesity. If I don't exercise, which I only do a bit, I gain
weight but to become morbidly obese I'd also have to eat a whole lot.
I'm not saying that everybody's the same.

>IMO, even fine to eat a not so healthy meal once in awhile.
>Just not often. I pretty much eat what I want to but it's
>often a healthy meal. Whenever I do die, at least it will
>have been a good trip.

I once read a food scientist who said: our bodies are quite capable of
dealing with unhealthy food, as long as they also regularly get
healthy food.

Mike Duffy wrote:
>
> first I'm waiting for Gary to get back to me about his
> FireFox security settings. He says he wants to read my book, and I think
> all he needs to do is:
>
> - Enter about:config into the URL bar in Firefox.
>
> - Select the blue Accept the Risk and Continue button.
>
> - Select Accept the Risk and Continue.
>
> - Enter 'javascript.enabled' into the search box.
>
> - If 'false', double-click to make it 'true'.

That didn't work. I do have javascript enabled.

Just so you know, my "latest" version of Firefox is v42.
That pretty old now so maybe the problem.

I haven't changed it since everything else still works fine with
it.

Bruce wrote:
>
> Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> >Simple. I take no exercise and it's nearly impossible to eat few
> >enough calories to lose or maintain my weight. I had some
> >success a few years ago, but the weight is coming back on
> >because sometimes I just want a damned sandwich.
>
> I would have thought that to become morbidly obese, there must also be
> something wrong with that one eats. But apparently not.

Basically, after age 40 everyone's metabolism slows down. In
order to maintain a certain weight, you need to start eating a
bit less but also start exercising a bit more.

The older you get, the more that matters. And the older you
get, to try to actually lose weight gets that much harder.

I feel that at some point, just say screw this weight thing.
Just accept your extra pounds as a badge of older age.
Then just try to maintain and definitely eat healthy every
chance you get.

IMO, even fine to eat a not so healthy meal once in awhile.
Just not often. I pretty much eat what I want to but it's
often a healthy meal. Whenever I do die, at least it will
have been a good trip.

On Fri, 30 Oct 2020 16:05:17 -0500, Gary wrote:

> That didn't work. I do have javascript enabled.

Do you check the box agreeing with the license?

I just checked, and it occurs to me that perhaps the story is being
displayed below your current scroll area. On a smaller screen, this might
happen without you noticing.

I have fixed the story generator to force an initial scroll down to the
start of the story. Please let me know if the problem was fixed.

If not, try 'Tools' / 'Web Developer' / 'Browsser Console, delete
existing messages with the trash can at upper left, re-click on the 'Make
the Story' button, and copy / paste anything that shows up in the Browser
Console text area, and post that here. That should at least give me a
meaningful clue to the source of the problem.

If that does not tell me how to fix the problem, I will make a special
copy for you. It just bugs the heck out of me because this stuff has been
working okay for years.

On Friday, October 30, 2020 at 10:46:41 AM UTC-10, Bruce wrote:
> On Fri, 30 Oct 2020 16:37:11 -0500, Gary > wrote:
>
> >Basically, after age 40 everyone's metabolism slows down. In
> >order to maintain a certain weight, you need to start eating a
> >bit less but also start exercising a bit more.
> >
> >The older you get, the more that matters. And the older you
> >get, to try to actually lose weight gets that much harder.
> >
> >I feel that at some point, just say screw this weight thing.
> >Just accept your extra pounds as a badge of older age.
> >Then just try to maintain and definitely eat healthy every
> >chance you get.
> But there's a big difference between a bit of middle age spread and
> morbid obesity. If I don't exercise, which I only do a bit, I gain
> weight but to become morbidly obese I'd also have to eat a whole lot.
> I'm not saying that everybody's the same.
> >IMO, even fine to eat a not so healthy meal once in awhile.
> >Just not often. I pretty much eat what I want to but it's
> >often a healthy meal. Whenever I do die, at least it will
> >have been a good trip.
> I once read a food scientist who said: our bodies are quite capable of
> dealing with unhealthy food, as long as they also regularly get
> healthy food.
In the new and great America, scientists are considered to be losers and troublemakers. We will not be needing any jibber jabbering from that lot!

On Fri, 30 Oct 2020 16:43:11 -0700 (PDT), dsi1
> wrote:

>On Friday, October 30, 2020 at 10:46:41 AM UTC-10, Bruce wrote:

>> But there's a big difference between a bit of middle age spread and
>> morbid obesity. If I don't exercise, which I only do a bit, I gain
>> weight but to become morbidly obese I'd also have to eat a whole lot.
>> I'm not saying that everybody's the same.

>> >IMO, even fine to eat a not so healthy meal once in awhile.
>> >Just not often. I pretty much eat what I want to but it's
>> >often a healthy meal. Whenever I do die, at least it will
>> >have been a good trip.

>> I once read a food scientist who said: our bodies are quite capable of
>> dealing with unhealthy food, as long as they also regularly get
>> healthy food.

>In the new and great America, scientists are considered to be losers and troublemakers. We will not be needing any jibber jabbering from that lot!

Yes, didn't Trump warn against Biden because Biden believes what
scientists say?

On Fri, 30 Oct 2020 23:41:24 -0000 (UTC), Mike Duffy
> wrote:

>On Fri, 30 Oct 2020 16:05:17 -0500, Gary wrote:
>
>> That didn't work. I do have javascript enabled.
>
>Do you check the box agreeing with the license?
>
>I just checked, and it occurs to me that perhaps the story is being
>displayed below your current scroll area. On a smaller screen, this might
>happen without you noticing.
>
>I have fixed the story generator to force an initial scroll down to the
>start of the story. Please let me know if the problem was fixed.
>
>If not, try 'Tools' / 'Web Developer' / 'Browsser Console, delete
>existing messages with the trash can at upper left, re-click on the 'Make
>the Story' button, and copy / paste anything that shows up in the Browser
>Console text area, and post that here. That should at least give me a
>meaningful clue to the source of the problem.
>
>If that does not tell me how to fix the problem, I will make a special
>copy for you. It just bugs the heck out of me because this stuff has been
>working okay for years.

And then Gary and his computer came along.

On Friday, October 30, 2020 at 8:03:07 AM UTC-5, Gary wrote:
> Bryan Simmons wrote:
> >
> > Heck, I wish that most other males were ***, because that
> > would create a surplus of females.
> And just *how* would that benefit you, Bryan?

Well, at this point it wouldn't, but had that been the case all along,
it's obvious how it would have benefited me. You are correct that I
should have used the present perfect verb form, *I have wished*. It
was sloppy of me not to do so, as I do know better. It is no defense
to say that I had had (past perfect) several beers, since I have had
(present perfect) several beers almost every evening for decades.

--Bryan

On Friday, October 30, 2020 at 7:53:34 AM UTC-5, Pamela wrote:
> On 01:01 30 Oct 2020, Bryan Simmons said:
> > On Thursday, October 29, 2020 at 6:09:50 PM UTC-5, Mike Duffy
> >> On Thu, 29 Oct 2020 14:52:45 -0700, Bryan Simmons wrote:
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > If *she* were a man-hating ******* or bisexual woman,
> >> > that would fit with *her* disdain for me and my book.
> >> Give it a break, Bryan. Pamela admitted that she did not read my
> >> book all the way to the end, so we're still tied at zero public
> >> admissions here from anyone to having read our respective
> >> stories.
> >
> > One person did read it, though she no longer posts here.
> > Ophelia's husband praised the writing, though he wasn't interested
> > in the story line.
> Ophelia is the dorkiest poster here and I doubt her husband will be
> very different. Clearly he replied not to offend you.
> >> But it's pretty much moot now that Julie says she's been
> >> published, and under an anonymous pen-name to boot. Julie is also
> >> better than either of us in maintaining a loyal fan base. She's
> >> been doing it for years here. We might as well crown her now and
> >> be done with it.
> >
> > Like anyone believes Julie's bullshit. Her picture should be in
> > the margin of the dictionary as an illustration of White trash.
> Julie's posts frequently illustrate her writing ability. Yours
> illustrate your psychological problems.

My posts generally illustrate *both* my writing abilities, and
Sometimes what you characterize as psychological problems.

> >> Thus, it's pointless now for us both to continue to flog our
> >> e-books. I'll stop pushing mine if you'll stop quoting yours.
> >
> > I only quote when it is at least tangentially relevant to the
> > discussion. *I'll stop showing people mine if you stop showing
> > people yours* is a funny suggestion--childlike diplomacy. There
> > is no equivalency between *Winter's Present* and your project.
> > Both are offered free, and if any excerpt from your book has any
> > relevancy, again, however tangential, it is appropriate. If not,
> > you are flogging.
> >
> > --Bryan
> In my humble opinion, Winter's Present would be pulped by now if it
> ever got as far as being printed. Instead it's offered as a free
> digital download but no one wants it.

In retrospect, you have to realize that that the perfect form, *had ever
gotten*, would have been a better choice. I never had any desire to
write fiction, and sent out only a few agent queries. Even literary
fiction has to fit into a genre to be commercially viable unless it is
truly spectacular. I know what sells. Murder sells. Books with dogs
that are morally superior to humans sell. Novels about WWII Europe
sell. Romances that feature dukes sell. Books where young women
fall in love with goddamned cold-assed vampires sell. I know. I sell
them, or better put, I stock them.

--Bryan

On Fri, 30 Oct 2020 18:26:03 -0700 (PDT), Bryan Simmons wrote:

> On Friday, October 30, 2020 at 7:53:34 AM UTC-5, Pamela wrote:
>> On 01:01 30 Oct 2020, Bryan Simmons said:
>>> On Thursday, October 29, 2020 at 6:09:50 PM UTC-5, Mike Duffy
>>>> On Thu, 29 Oct 2020 14:52:45 -0700, Bryan Simmons wrote:
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > If *she* were a man-hating ******* or bisexual woman,
>>>> > that would fit with *her* disdain for me and my book.
>>>> Give it a break, Bryan. Pamela admitted that she did not read my
>>>> book all the way to the end, so we're still tied at zero public
>>>> admissions here from anyone to having read our respective
>>>> stories.
>>>
>>> One person did read it, though she no longer posts here.
>>> Ophelia's husband praised the writing, though he wasn't interested
>>> in the story line.
>> Ophelia is the dorkiest poster here and I doubt her husband will be
>> very different. Clearly he replied not to offend you.
>>>> But it's pretty much moot now that Julie says she's been
>>>> published, and under an anonymous pen-name to boot. Julie is also
>>>> better than either of us in maintaining a loyal fan base. She's
>>>> been doing it for years here. We might as well crown her now and
>>>> be done with it.
>>>
>>> Like anyone believes Julie's bullshit. Her picture should be in
>>> the margin of the dictionary as an illustration of White trash.
>> Julie's posts frequently illustrate her writing ability. Yours
>> illustrate your psychological problems.
>
> My posts generally illustrate *both* my writing abilities, and
> Sometimes what you characterize as psychological problems.
>
>>>> Thus, it's pointless now for us both to continue to flog our
>>>> e-books. I'll stop pushing mine if you'll stop quoting yours.
>>>
>>> I only quote when it is at least tangentially relevant to the
>>> discussion. *I'll stop showing people mine if you stop showing
>>> people yours* is a funny suggestion--childlike diplomacy. There
>>> is no equivalency between *Winter's Present* and your project.
>>> Both are offered free, and if any excerpt from your book has any
>>> relevancy, again, however tangential, it is appropriate. If not,
>>> you are flogging.
>>>
>>> --Bryan
>> In my humble opinion, Winter's Present would be pulped by now if it
>> ever got as far as being printed. Instead it's offered as a free
>> digital download but no one wants it.
> Novels about WWII Europe sell.

The trouble is that far too many of these are written by young US authors
who haven't the slightest clue about European culture, way of life and
language.

Bryan Simmons wrote:
> On Friday, October 30, 2020 at 7:53:34 AM UTC-5, Pamela wrote:
>> On 01:01 30 Oct 2020, Bryan Simmons said:
>>> On Thursday, October 29, 2020 at 6:09:50 PM UTC-5, Mike Duffy
>>>> On Thu, 29 Oct 2020 14:52:45 -0700, Bryan Simmons wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> If *she* were a man-hating ******* or bisexual woman,
>>>>> that would fit with *her* disdain for me and my book.
>>>> Give it a break, Bryan. Pamela admitted that she did not read my
>>>> book all the way to the end, so we're still tied at zero public
>>>> admissions here from anyone to having read our respective
>>>> stories.
>>>
>>> One person did read it, though she no longer posts here.
>>> Ophelia's husband praised the writing, though he wasn't interested
>>> in the story line.
>> Ophelia is the dorkiest poster here and I doubt her husband will be
>> very different. Clearly he replied not to offend you.
>>>> But it's pretty much moot now that Julie says she's been
>>>> published, and under an anonymous pen-name to boot. Julie is also
>>>> better than either of us in maintaining a loyal fan base. She's
>>>> been doing it for years here. We might as well crown her now and
>>>> be done with it.
>>>
>>> Like anyone believes Julie's bullshit. Her picture should be in
>>> the margin of the dictionary as an illustration of White trash.
>> Julie's posts frequently illustrate her writing ability. Yours
>> illustrate your psychological problems.
>
> My posts generally illustrate *both* my writing abilities, and
> Sometimes what you characterize as psychological problems.
>
>>>> Thus, it's pointless now for us both to continue to flog our
>>>> e-books. I'll stop pushing mine if you'll stop quoting yours.
>>>
>>> I only quote when it is at least tangentially relevant to the
>>> discussion. *I'll stop showing people mine if you stop showing
>>> people yours* is a funny suggestion--childlike diplomacy. There
>>> is no equivalency between *Winter's Present* and your project.
>>> Both are offered free, and if any excerpt from your book has any
>>> relevancy, again, however tangential, it is appropriate. If not,
>>> you are flogging.
>>>
>>> --Bryan
>> In my humble opinion, Winter's Present would be pulped by now if it
>> ever got as far as being printed. Instead it's offered as a free
>> digital download but no one wants it.
>
> In retrospect, you have to realize that that the perfect form, *had ever
> gotten*, would have been a better choice. I never had any desire to
> write fiction, and sent out only a few agent queries. Even literary
> fiction has to fit into a genre to be commercially viable unless it is
> truly spectacular. I know what sells. Murder sells. Books with dogs
> that are morally superior to humans sell. Novels about WWII Europe
> sell. Romances that feature dukes sell. Books where young women
> fall in love with goddamned cold-assed vampires sell. I know. I sell
> them, or better put, I stock them.
>
> --Bryan
>

You own a bookstore? I thought you were in the janitorial business.