A Vow of Celibacy

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Dear Diary,
 
On day thirteen of my celibacy I finished reading Erskine Caldwell's Tobacco Road.  The characters in this book are like the Beverly Hillbillies on meth...or it's like No Time for Sergeants if you made Will stupid, depraved, and wicked instead of ignorant, innocent, and decent.  This book SUCKS!
 
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Try some Clive Cusler.
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At least there was a great song by the name of Tobacco Road...
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Robert Heinlein's books are all good.
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Robert Heinlein's books are all good.

Aye, but I sense a dark foreboding that in his current state Canoerebel will turn to romance novels.
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So you know that the descendants of those people have a festival every year and that they wear Confederate uniforms?  My Brazilian wife, who is older than 19, and I have never been to this event and that fountain of youth myth is just that, a myth.  I'd be a wealthy man, playing WITP but having less time for the game, if I did indeed discover such a fountain.

I only make these posts in between checks of my email awaiting WITP PBEM turns.  Maybe another game is what I need?  [:)]
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Robert Heinlein's books are all good.

Aye, but I sense a dark foreboding that in his current state Canoerebel will turn to romance novels.

He will do fine until he encounters a chatacter named "Long Lance"[:D]
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Robert Heinlein's books are all good.

Aye, but I sense a dark foreboding that in his current state Canoerebel will turn to romance novels.

He will do fine until he encounters a chatacter named "Long Lance"[:D]

Or if some "torpedoes" a relationship.[:D]
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Robert Heinlein's books are all good.

Correction....Heinlein's books are GREAT!!!!!!!
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Be careful Steve, the moon is a harsh mistress.
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I second with Eric Flint And David Weber!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I second with Eric Flint And David Weber!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What no David Drake? They are all very good. But Heinlein is the master of the genre. [:)]
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Be careful Steve, the moon is a harsh mistress.

Yes indeed! And if you upset her she will"throw rocks" at you.[:D]
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Try some Clive Cusler.

Second that!!
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All the above mentioned are great. The Flint/Drake Belisaurius series is 6 books and should keep him occupied for a week.........
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How about Vixen 03 by Cussler?  It involved a killer germ wthat is inside 16" Naval Shells and they place the IOWA on a suicide mission to....

Second THOUGHT this might cause more problems then solve! 


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How about Vixen 03 by Cussler?  It involved a killer germ wthat is inside 16" Naval Shells and they place the IOWA on a suicide mission to....

Second THOUGHT this might cause more problems then solve! 



There are so many good ones it's hard to choose.[:)]

Sahara was pretty good.
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That one included a Civil War ironclad. How much trouble could he get into with that?
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Don't ask
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