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HAVE A REALLY SUPER G'DAY ON YOUR B'DAY

I don't get it.

Have a happy one, ehh!

Hip Hip Horray!

Please join us at 8:30 P.M. (EDST) on July 5th, 2014 (0030 July 6th--GMT), in #readers_corner, for a discussion of the short story Girl and Giraffe by Lydia Millet. The story is an interesting examination of the relationship between human beings and their animal friends. I think you will enjoy the story and I am certain you will enjoy discussing it. Because of our recent server problems which have impaired our ability to communicate both on these forums and through e-mail, we will have had to skip our normally scheduled Readers_Corner chats for the past two weeks. We can all recover from readers' withdrawal on Saturday, the 5th of July, and I hope to see you all there. The story is available at this link: http://recommendedreading.tumblr.com/post/79352361944/girl-and-giraffe-by-lydia-millet-recommended-by Meeting Place: Webchat: http://koach.com/cha...=readers_corner mIRC Users: /server -m chat3.koach.com:6667 -j #readers_corner 6667 BYOB, I'll provide virtual cookies. LOG ATTACHED: #readers_corner.koach.com.20140705.txt

I believe that the recipe indicates that removal of the seeds and pith is optional, not that the Jalapenos are. One must remember that the noble Jalapeno is a mild, flavorful pepper, especially after the nasty seeds have been removed.

Please join us on Saturday evening, June 14th in #Readers_Corner at 8:30 P.M. EDST (GMT - 4 hours) for a discussion of the short story Flower Box by A.J. Aronstein. It's an interesting psychological study of a man recovering from a mental breakdown; and I am sure that Dash will be gratified that the neighborhood descriptions in the story would seem to be symbolic of the man's mental state and its development through the story. I found it particularly gratifying...one of my personal pet peeves is that authors often fail to do their homework and attempt to describe locations of which they have limited or no knowledge. This story, however, is set in the greater Washington D.C. metropolitan area, and it is absolutely accurate in its descriptions of neighborhoods mentioned in the story as well as of the best ways to get from one to another of them. I have been able to pinpoint the protagonist's home on google earth "street level" and I worked for ten years withing a few city blocks of the high-rise apartments described later in the story. (map references will be provided to any interested parties during the chat.) The story can be found at: http://recommendedreading.tumblr.com/post/71845226904/flower-box-by-aj-aronstein-recommended-by-electric Meeting Place: Webchat: http://koach.com/cha...=readers_corner mIRC Users: /server -m chat3.koach.com:6667 -j #readers_corner 6667 I feel certain we will have a lively and enjoyable chat. BYOB, I'll provide virtual cookies.

i saw that one coming

Not all federal officials are that stupid, but most of them are.

Please join us on Saturday evening, June 7th in #Readers_Corner at 8:30 P.M. EDST (GMT - 4 hours) for a discussion of the short story One Ninety-One by Leigh Raper. It's a fun read. The story is a true life tale, with very little fictional embelishment . The story is available at: http://www.spiltinfinitive.com/one-ninety-one/#.U4UrRHI7s6Z Meering Place: Webchat: http://koach.com/cha...=readers_corner mIRC Users: /server -m chat3.koach.com:6667 -j #readers_corner 6667 I have a nice selection of white and red wines available for virtual tasting. Hope to see you there.

I one clicks the Read Book box bottom left of the field to the right of the flower picture you can read the story in html. I get a download of an ebook file (but on this puter--my wife's--I don't have the software to open it. It does save to my drive, however. Smiley

Please join us on Saturday evening, May 24th in #Readers_Corner at 8:30 P.M. EDST(GMT - 4 hours) for a discussion of the short story An Indecent Proposal by Barry Rachin. It's a love story of sorts, from the man's point of view, but I think that the ladies will enjoy it as much as our male chatters. The story is available at: http://www.bookrix.com/_ebook-barry-rachin-an-indecent-proposal/ You can read it on line, or download it from that site. Webchat Users: http://koach.com/cha...=readers_corner mIRC Users: /server -m chat3.koach.com:6667 -j #readers_corner 6667 I have a nice selection of white and red wines available for virtual tasting. Hope to see you there. Log attached: #readers_corner.koach.com.20140524.txt

Please join us at 8:30 p.m. (eastern daylight savings time) on Saturday, May 17, 2014 (i.e. 1:30 a.m. UTM on Sunday for those in other time zones) for a discussion of the short story The Killers by Ernest Hemingway. It has been a while since we have discussed a story by Hemingway, and I think we will all enjoy tackling one by the master of the genre. The story can be found at: http://www.unibg.it/dati/corsi/3410/20235-The%20Killers%20by%20Ernest%20Hemingway.pdf Meeting Place: #Readers_Corner Webchat Users: http://koach.com/cha...=readers_corner mIRC Users: /server -m chat3.koach.com:6667 -j #readers_corner 6667 As usual, please tell your friends about our #readers_corner chats, and encourage them to join us for a stimulating conversation. I hope to see you all there. Log attached: readers log 20140517.rtf

Sounds like a normal night at the Army Chaplain School

Yet another government program gone slightly awry. Check out the attached audio file. Obama_Golf.mp3

Sounds pretty much like my day, except here we stay up later and sleep in.

Please join us at 8:30 p.m. (eastern daylight savings time) on Saturday, May 3, 2014 (i.e. 1:30 a.m. UTM on Sunday for those in other time zones) for a discussion of the short story One-Shot by James Blish. The story is fun read by a well known, popular, and respected author. For a change, any hidden meanings in the story are pretty obvious. I am sure you will enjoy this story as much as I did. I am also certain it will make for an entertaining discussion. The story can be found at: http://www.readbookonline.net/readOnLine/63523/ Meeting Place: #Readers_Corner Webchat Users: http://koach.com/cha...=readers_corner mIRC Users: /server -m chat3.koach.com:6667 -j #readers_corner 6667 As usual, please tell your friends about our #readers_corner chats, and encourage them to join us for a stimulating conversation. I hope to see you all there. Log Added: readers log 10 May 2014.rtf

regards and salutations

Happy Birthday Dash!!! (and many many more)

That's Homeland Securities latest defense against Texans....which as we all know are illegal aliens enroute to Oklahoma.

Please Note: Our scheduled chat for April 12th was postponed/rescheduled. We only had four members present who had actually read the story. Several regulars were away on real world business and at least one had problems with the ISP. We will try again on April 19th. Smiley Please join us at 8:30 p.m. (eastern daylight savings time) on Saturday, April 12, 2014 (i.e. 1:30 a.m. UTM on Sunday for those in other time zones) for a discussion of the short story The Edge of the World log Apr 26 2014.rtf

And after she sobered up, she realized she was his wife.

That's cruel....albeit probably true.

There's a noted college prof who ain't around no more. What he thought was H2O was H2SO4

Not to burst any bubbles but the amazing story of Ronald Opus seems to be "urban legend," at least Ask.com seems to put it in that category. The story gives lots of details from the forensic point of view but lists no verifyable/researchable information (city/state of alleged incident, exact address, police department involved, etc.). But it does make an interesting tale from a "detective story" type of viewpoint; it would be a good story to discuss in #readers_corner.