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[Averin]

I am complaining that I am with gleeful pride that Eric's story now has a RTP Complete status.

[Preston, Moderator]

I'm complaining that LGBTQ couples in 37 states gained absolutely nothing in today's Supreme Court rulings.

I'm complaining that people can still be refused employment or even fired just for being gay and that's legal.

I'm complaining that are or are perceived as LGBTQ individuals can be evicted from their homes for no other reason than discrimination and it's legal.

I'm complaining that gays and other sexual minorities can be denied service at public accommodations such as retail stores, rental establishments and service establishments, as well as educational institutions, recreation facilities, clubs and other places open to the heterosexual public.

I am hoping that the people who made these laws and the public who support my having no rights don't sometime need my blood in a medical emergency because I cannot give blood since the Red Cross prohibits gay and bisexual men or any male who has or had sex with another male even once from giving blood.

I am not going to celebrate Independence Day because the day the US adopted the Declaration of Independence they excluded me and all who are LGBTQ from the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

It would be hypocritical of me or any gay male or sexual minority or their supporters to celebrate the 4th of July.

[Preston, Moderator]

I am complaining that this doesn't happen when I go to my local Italian grocery.

Italian Grocery Flash Singing
http://biggeekdad.com/2013/05/grocery...

[Eric]

Preston wrote: "

I am complaining that this doesn't happen when I go to my local Italian grocery.

Italian Grocery Flash Singing
http://biggeekdad.com/2013/05/grocery..."

And I whine that nothing even remotely this glorious ever happens outside of my bank. ...sigh...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBaHPN...

[Mike]

Well, I'm complaining that we don't even have a local Italian grocery, let alone one with Flash Singing, and I'm now wondering if 24 hours of daylight makes up for that...

[Tj]

Well, what the heck! I missed this all today:( History happens I don't find out until the evening.

[Boyd, Hunk of hunky burning passion]

Mike wrote: "Well, I'm complaining that we don't even have a local Italian grocery, let alone one with Flash Singing, and I'm now wondering if 24 hours of daylight makes up for that..."

Hi Mike old buddy old pal,

But on the Winter Solstice you only get 3:42 hours of daylight so does that make up for the 21:49 (not 24 according to Alaska.com) you get at the Summer Solstice in Fairbanks?

Wait though, night sounds even better! "Night light is softer but equally beautiful. Moonlight teases tiny rainbows from the faces of snow crystals and creates distinct shadows behind snow-laden trees. The pink-tinged green of the aurora borealis often spreads across the stars, sometimes in dancing, jagged curtains, sometimes in slow-moving swirls."
Source: http://www.alaska.com/2008/10/16/2120...

I'm really glad you liked strong, brave, sexy Malco in Roger Keen's 2nd Punic War novel Thunderbolt:Torn Enemy of Rome as much as I did and also his magnificent Mahdist Wars novel A Life Apart. Those are my two favorite books.

Of course you had much better light to read it in :)

Hey with 93ºF temperatures predicted for Wednesday. What's the water temperature? Maybe you have a nice beach around for a swim. Otherwise stay cool with some air conditioning and enjoy those 3 hours and 42 minutes of not quite daylight but the light of a beautiful softer night glow :-)

Enjoy!

Bestest wishes, Boyd

[Roger]

Grunt and groan, I hurt. I cracked a couple of lower ribs on Sunday, and now, Thursday, it's still hurting! Okay, I know it will take time to heal properly, I broke two many years ago and that was agony for a month. Still, I'm fed up… :-((

[Roger]

Preston wrote: "

I am complaining that this doesn't happen when I go to my local Italian grocery.

Italian Grocery Flash Singing
http://biggeekdad.com/2013/05/grocery..."

Well, there you go Preston. Now you can just imagine what shopping up on Finchley Road at the John Lewis Waitrose store (formerly Lewis-John Barnes department store) was like for Gil n Mike! Just an everyday occurrence for Oli and me when we did our grocery shopping :)

[Boyd, Hunk of hunky burning passion]

I'm radically upset that this could hurt. Using humans for a Rube Goldberg Machine especially at the rough finale.

http://biggeekdad.com/2012/10/freerun...

[Roger]

Boyd wrote: "I'm radically upset that this could hurt. Using humans for a Rube Goldberg Machine especially at the rough finale.

http://biggeekdad.com/2012/10/freerun..."

Totally disgusting – sheer exhibitionism and so much carnage and damage to property. Public hooliganism and gutter showing off. I'm writing to The Times immediately to have this sort of thing banned. Rubic Cuberg, my foot!

[Roger]

Oh, and before I forget, some damned school magazine has gone and published an article about me and about my paintings. Disgraceful!

[Preston, Moderator]

cool! I mean harsh!

[Roger]

Mean though, dammit, I though they'd use the modern color one as a postage stamp!

[Lori S.]

Boyd wrote: "I'm radically upset that this could hurt. Using humans for a Rube Goldberg Machine especially at the rough finale.

http://biggeekdad.com/2012/10/freerun..."

Human powered Dominoes! Way cool too dangerous. As a co-worker asked: "Who has time to dream all that up?" =oD

[Averin]

This is what happens when imbeciles run your apartment complex:



I washed a load of whites and did a second rinse because of the bleach smell (I know, drought, bad me). The water pressure was low in the kitchen so I went to check. Turns out they have turned off the water twice since yesterday because someone dorked up the sprinklers (hello, Texas, almost July, drought?!).

"Oh we don't have to notify the residents if it's an emergency."

[Boyd, Hunk of hunky burning passion]

Averin wrote: "This is what happens when imbeciles run your apartment complex..."

Disgustingly that is the most repulsively sickening photo ever posted on Complaint Department.

[Lori S.]

Boyd wrote: "Averin wrote: "This is what happens when imbeciles run your apartment complex..."

Disgustingly that is the most repulsively sickening photo ever posted on Complaint Department."

It is icky.

[Lori S.]

I wish to complain that my brain has gone to mush. I don't know if I can stand to have it puddle about my feet with the ridiculous heat (it's a whoppin' 104 F here in Old Cookie). Any suggestions for waking up some critical thoughts?

Also, Alicia Keyes' song 'Girl on Fire' still hasn't combusted like my co-worker and I have been hoping for since the first time it started playing. >snort<

[Averin]

Lori wrote: "I wish to complain that my brain has gone to mush. I don't know if I can stand to have it puddle about my feet with the ridiculous heat (it's a whoppin' 104 F here in Old Cookie). Any suggestions f..."

I confess I'm not smart enough to understand your reference, but I did find this: http://blogs.laweekly.com/squidink/20...

Also, I know Ms. Keyes is supposed to be brilliant, but she has never grown on me. Do you work in one of those places where they play Mix 96 or similar all day and you can tell the time by the song being played?

[Lori S.]

LOL!
Old Cookie is my childhood name for Albuquerque. ;o)

As for music, I tend to pop around the pop stations on iTunes. Her song is a constant repeat though.

[Averin]

Lori wrote: "LOL!
Old Cookie is my childhood name for Albuquerque. ;o)

As for music, I tend to pop around the pop stations on iTunes. Her song is a constant repeat though."

Ah, where all the police department are making out with each other or their spouses? I'm sure that's not really true but the media sure paint it that way.

[Mike]

Boyd wrote: "Mike wrote: "Well, I'm complaining that we don't even have a local Italian grocery, let alone one with Flash Singing, and I'm now wondering if 24 hours of daylight makes up for that..."

Hi Mike ol..."

Boyd, my good Moderator, I don't have much to complain about this time of year with the soft glow of not quite daylight, and the not quite dark enough for headlights, but maybe the complaints will pick up around the Winter Solstice. The aurora however is a definite perk at -60. It never fails to stop me in my tracks, so there will be no complaints about that.

I did thoroughly enjoy Malco in Thunderbolt, and

A Life Apart is on my to read list. Thanks for the suggestions.

I'm guessing that after several weeks at or close to 90 degs, the water has warmed up 40 degs, give or take a degree. It is mostly glacier melt after all.

Enjoy your summer Boyd, and your use of headlights this time of year.
Cheers

As for a complaint: I'm terribly frustrated that the Borough has outlawed fireworks this year due to the hot, dry weather... even though it is too light to see them in Fairbanks in July anyway.

[Boyd, Hunk of hunky burning passion]

Mike wrote: "Enjoy your summer Boyd, and your use of headlights this time of year..."

Since I live in Manhattan and go to NYU so I have no headlights of my own. I use the subways mostly where the station stops are lit 24/7 all year long. In fact the whole of Manhattan is full of light all day and night in the "...city that never sleeps."

Happy Summertime!

[Boyd, Hunk of hunky burning passion]

I'm bejiggered that young guys are taking such a strong interest in heath and physical fitness through sports.

[Roger]

Lori wrote: "I wish to complain that my brain has gone to mush. I don't know if I can stand to have it puddle about my feet with the ridiculous heat (it's a whoppin' 104 F here in Old Cookie). Any suggestions f..."

I protest most strongly that it is deeply, truly unfair, Lori, to boast of temperatures touching 40ºC (104ºF) when in England this morning (it has stopped drizzling, but should turn to proper rain again by 11am) the temperature is a scorching 9ºC (48ºF) a week after the longest day of the year. The average for end of June is supposed to 23ºC (73ºF).

@ Mike: Completely delighted bewildered that you enjoyed my piffling epic story. Although A Life Apart has a solid ending, there is a sequel, or companion, waiting on Dreamspinner to make up their minds about it. I suspect they will reject it as not being "proper" M/M Romance, so then I can get on and publish it myself as originally intended until a certain [deleted user] nagged me into going the publisher route for once. If that's what happens, Gregory's Story will be out faster than Boyd can flex an ab.

[Boyd, Hunk of hunky burning passion]

I am so [not] irritated being certain that since I renamed the Complaint Department to the Compliant Department (and nobody noticed) that I could rename the group to the Averin, Lori, Mike and Roger Department in honor of you being the only members to post here in 24 hours and no one would be phased in the least until Tj found some more wi-fi to check in on us. Lots of smiles all around dear group :-)

The weekends are usually more dead so perhaps I should post some of my naked poses for Saturday and Sunday just to prove no one would see them at our usual weekend activity level. :-D

I got a PM from Justin South a member here and moderator in the LGBT YA group. He thinks we should check out the Young Adult activity since apparently it is pretty interesting.

[Roger]

Go for it, Boyd (just something more interesting than your tongue… not that that isn't interesting…)

[Roger]

Shouldn't the main thread be renamed Post Compliants Here…?

[Boyd, Hunk of hunky burning passion]

Roger wrote: "Shouldn't the main thread be renamed Post Compliants Here…?"

Oh how I hate to say Scroll up. It does say Post Compliants Here,

I didn't say they would be naked photos of me. I didn't specify. I just said "...I should post some of my naked poses for Saturday and Sunday…" I have plenty of naked poses in my collection of photos of hot guys.

Thanks for your continued interest in my tongue. It is very flattering. Sigh, I'm so darn oral too.

Happy Weekend,
Cheerfully, Boyd

[Averin]

I hate that due to the "family" trip I missed the magnificent John Legend on GMA two weeks ago and this morning suffer with one of those Disney kids.

[Lori S.]

Roger wrote: "I protest most strongly that it is deeply, truly unfair, Lori, to boast of temperatures touching 40ºC (104ºF) when in England this morning (it has stopped drizzling, but should turn to proper rain again by 11am) the temperature is a scorching 9ºC (48ºF) a week after the longest day of the year. The average for end of June is supposed to 23ºC (73ºF)."

Hey, [she complains in the most nasally annoying voice she can manage] visit the Southwest and bring some of that rain with you. We're in a big time drought and the Rio Grande could do with a major recharge.

[Averin]

It's a free country, so not really a complaint. Here's a flavor of the American Southwest: Driving along Interstate 10 (parallel to the Rio Grande) one listens to rock stations whose only commercials are in Spanish for the Chihuahua state elections.

[Roger]

Damn the Scots, the ruling SNP (Scottish Nationalist Party) wants to leave the Union and they all speak English up there (well, sort of), whereas the Welsh (some of whom might want to leave the Union, but they haven't got any oil or gas) speak Welsh as well as English. At the least the radio stations are mostly in English, but the roadsigns come in Welsh and then English, so when I drive to my aunt's near Abergavenny, as I cross the Wye river the sign says "Croeso i Gymru".

Now what's that supposed to mean?

[Averin]

Roger wrote: "Damn the Scots, the ruling SNP (Scottish Nationalist Party) wants to leave the Union and they all speak English up there (well, sort of), whereas the Welsh (some of whom might want to leave the Uni..."

Don't know unless that is a typo. I only know 'Plaid Cymru.'

Also on the Spanglish radio ¡En chanclarse! A chancla is Spanish for flip flop or sandal (when I was a small child they were thongs, which of course, connotes something else nowadays). Children growing up in Spanish-speaking households are threatened or worse with the chancla. I grew up as a white girl in L.A. where my mom usually came after us with a bamboo switch, cut from the front yard.

[Tj]

I am back in Texas and hope to be home tonight. So, Boyd, I don't see the name change, must have missed it:(

I am missing my favorite chair, my bed, and non-children music. Ah, but I will say it was fun:)

Complaints...sore day. Fibro is trying to flare up. Hoping the meds keep that from happening.

[Preston, Moderator]

Averin wrote: "...one listens to rock stations whose only commercials are in Spanish for the Chihuahua state elections. "

Dogs got the right to vote before gays got the right to not get fired for being gay? How do the politicians know the chihuahuas speak Spanish? It's not like poodles speak French or Belgian Malinois' speak Flemish.

[Averin]

Preston wrote: "Averin wrote: "...one listens to rock stations whose only commercials are in Spanish for the Chihuahua state elections. "

Dogs got the right to vote before gays got the right to not get fired for ..."

El estado de Chihuahua, :D

[Preston, Moderator]

That's another complaint the dogs even get their own state!

[Mike]

@ Roger: The Deleted One recommended Thunderbolt:Torn Enemy of Rome to me originally, since then I have sought out more of your work, because I really enjoyed the first one. I look forward to the possibility of "Gregory's Story" reaching Boyd's Ab-Flexing Speed. That would be quite impressive.

My only complaint is that the mosquitos were voracious today. Damn mini-vamps...

[Laura]

I'd like to complain about all this rain we've been getting. Baseball practice has been cancelled every night this week and I'm convinced my back yard is going to turn into a swamp!

[Tj]

Aww, darn it Laura:( I wouldn't mind some of that here in South Texas.

[Roger]

Averin wrote: "Don't know unless that is a typo. I only know 'Plaid Cymru.'..."

It bugs me badly but it is spelled both ways, with a "C" and a "G", not sure whether that's a locale thing or not. Plaid Cymru is the Welsh Nationalist Party, literally the Wales Party. My meaning was that as you enter Wales you get welcomed only in Welsh, which actually is rather nice.

@ Mike: Thunderbolt is guaranteed mosquito-free, but watch out for the wolves and the bears…

[Roger]

How dare any publisher charge GBP 25 for the world's most niche-subject book? It's titled:

Pancakes & Prangs – Twentieth-Century Military Aircraft Accidents in Shropshire

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Pancakes-Pran...

The English county of Shropshire covers 1,234 square miles compared to say, Nevada (110,560) or Rhode Island (1,545) which is the smallest bar DC in the U.S.

In spite of the undiscounted price, Ludlow's Castle Bookshop owner says he sells quite a lot of copies… Go figure.

[Averin]

Having read three RFC stories over the last two months, no thanks.

[Eric]

Averin wrote: "Having read three RFC stories over the last two months, no thanks."

Fer us iggerunt newbies, m'am, what's a RFC story?

{s}

Eric

[Averin]

Eric Alan wrote: "Averin wrote: "Having read three RFC stories over the last two months, no thanks."

Fer us iggerunt newbies, m'am, what's a RFC story?

{s}

Eric"

Royal Flying Corps. One of the forerunners of the RAF. All three stories were WWI:

Per Ardua Ad Astra and Out of the Blue. The third isn't in GR database, yet, is by S. A. Meade.

[Averin]

I whiningly reveal that LHNB four stories I worked on will be up next week.

I can only recommend two.

[Preston, Moderator]

Averin wrote: "I whiningly reveal that LHNB four stories I worked on will be up next week. I can only recommend two."

Don't forget to tell us which two they are when the time comes :)

[Averin]

Furthermore, I complain that Preston did not alert us to this gem from HuffPost doubtless, it slipped his mind.

I found it onTumblr while researching boxer briefs (never mind why).