And for my part and to those who might ask the sadly unavoidable ‘who does what to whom?’ let me say, I don’t want to know. It’s only my business if someone is getting hurt or isn’t consenting or is unable to consent.

I hear you, coming from that social class myself. But after a bit of time, if you’re just throwing away the money (usually parental in part) and the time (all yours)….. I still don’t get it.

Or maybe I do, but I’ll not become reconciled to the notion that the inertial currents can just sweep so many people along all unwilling. In that case, the problem’s mind, I suppose.

Really though, doesn’t the whole ‘mistress/paramour’ type title imply a lesserness? One’s mistress is ones lover on the side. We all live together and are equal in importance in Reesa’s life, so neither of us would be the paramour to the other’s amour.

No offense, but imagining introducing Steve as my manstress seems crude, and I’ll take answering questions in return for a little smoothness in my vocabulary any day. Besides, I’d love it if others picked up the term and someday we didn’t have to explain, though that’s probably a pipe dream.

skzb @ 11: “Pirate” eh? Perhaps I should work you into the book I am attempting, not just a spin off of Sticks.

skzb @ 30: I think if a speech moves people again, its unlikely to be made by a politician. MLK for instance, was not running for president, so saying unfavorable things and taking a real stand would have no effect on his nonexistent polls. Politicians are more likely to play it safe, play it down the middle, do whatever they can to avoid alienating as many voters as possible.

Anyone in general @ No specific number: I have no issue with a woman or a black man in presidency, but someone posed an idea to me that has me convinced I don’t want Obama to become president. Does anyone here really believe that the hate mongers in our country would let a black man be president? I’m convinced he’d be assassinated, which in turn would lead to riots and perhaps worse. The guy I talked to was convinced that the riots would lead to military suppression, leading to martial law, leading to WW3, leading to the apocalypse. I’m not sure I’d go that far, but I could see things going sour fast. So unless Obama takes a page from the pope and gets himself a bulletproof glass domed Obama-mobile, I’m afraid I can’t support him.

Or perhaps its that “I can party while I’m in college, once I’m out I have to be a responsible adult…” thing and they aren’t there to learn at all.

Thanks. I can see how people would be tempted to pull from anywhere for a comp. course. Hard to catch, sometimes, when it’s just ideas and not word-for-word.

I don’t really get why people who do that are going to college anyway, though. There are easier ways to climb the income ladder than going to college for two or four years (or the coursework equivalent) — many of them quite legal.

Many writers are capable of producing more books than the market (or at least their editors) will accept. By branching into a second genre Steve could, perhaps, provide sufficient writing for two markets and fulfill both our wishes. As you have noted, it will be as Mr. Brust desires.

:D