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	http://funstuff.pantomimepony.co.uk/writers-plot-ideas.htm		http://funstuff.pantomimepony.co.uk/writers-plot-ideas.htm

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	I can't actually remember the plot and I am a little confused by what's playing on the television. It will come back to me. Oh christmas tree oh cristnmas treee.. here comes the bride here comes the bride. I wish the movie was over.. Then I could think. Such a stupid movie. It has nothing to do with its own premise. The girl falls for the gay guy who is helping her re-find all her old boyfiends.		I can't actually remember the plot and I am a little confused by what's playing on the television. It will come back to me. Oh christmas tree oh cristnmas treee.. here comes the bride here comes the bride. I wish the movie was over.. Then I could think. Such a stupid movie. It has nothing to do with its own premise. The girl falls for the gay guy who is helping her re-find all her old boyfiends.

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	Stories of anarchists.		Stories of anarchists.

	~~====what's cool about====~~
	;Kavelier and Clay :elevator pitch- A story of escape from Prague before the war, guilt at being the family member that got away, of cousins who share their unique talents to create art, get ripped off of their ideas, one realizing he can feel love with another man, the other realizing that he can feel love instead of perpetual grief about his families loss in the holocaust. The desire for revenge and the abhorrance of killing. Societies oppression of comic books and homosexuality. Love and family, and being a different kind of kid.

	;white boy shuffle: told in the first person, I am the 7th son of the seventh son , no not really. -> family history. so white mom moves them back to the ghetto -> finds friend reading Othello in class, "Psycho Loco has planned to steal the safe for nine years in retribution for the department store's having moved a race-car set the young Psycho intended to steal on the day he was to steal...""He visits a wealthy, African American Harvard graduate in his large home, which overlooks Hillside, realizing that years earlier he and his Holligan friends had stolen a security sign out of the front lawn and destroyed the man's RV."

	~~;house of sand and fog: trying to reclaim a home lost in forclosure bought by Iranian immigrants.~~

	;Swing Time by Zadie Smith: of the type of novel where the characters are purposely unsympathetic; the narrator her mother Tracey, Aimee, Lamma, Hawa they are all not loved by the reader, each represnting a part of human character. Fern, arguably the only heroic character, betrays bhis friend by ratting her out to Aimee.

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	;house of sand and fog: trying to reclaim a home lost in forclosure bought by Iranian immigrants.		;house of sand and fog: trying to reclaim a home lost in forclosure bought by Iranian immigrants.

			;Swing Time by Zadie Smith: of the type of novel where the characters are purposely unsympathetic; the narrator her mother Tracey, Aimee, Lamma, Hawa they are all not loved by the reader, each represnting a part of human character. Fern, arguably the only heroic character, betrays bhis friend by ratting her out to Aimee.

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my younger brother

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	We did stay in touch and after he finished college, my younger brother settled in a nearby suburb. I helped him out when I could; when he bought his first house we knocked down walls together, laminated countertops and rebuilt the kitchen. We found this professional idea space that ws kind of cool.		We did stay in touch and after he finished college, my younger brother settled in a nearby suburb. I helped him out when I could; when he bought his first house we knocked down walls together, laminated countertops and rebuilt the kitchen. We found this professional idea space that ws kind of cool.

	Our conversation in front of the cabin overlooking the pond continued. Somehow he got to talking about a methane release. "So what do you think of the EPA~~'s new ban on~~ the requirement for fossil fuel companies to collect data on their methane emmissions", I asked. He answered with a short "That's bad". It reminded me of my mom, who recently had started putting short phrases in her emails like "So sad!," or "that's huge". He continued after a moment. "But what about landfills, or grass clipping, can you prove they are not just as bad" I was taken aback. Oh my god, my own brother who had an education and every reason to know better was acting the part of Trump soldier even to the extent of being a climate denier. He was trying to intimidate me with tricks of argument. This brother trained in environmental science with these few words had lost years of credibility and trust. I would no longer respect him. I was no longer proud of him.		Our conversation in front of the cabin overlooking the pond continued. Somehow he got to talking about a methane release. "So what do you think of the EPA lifting the requirement for fossil fuel companies to collect data on their methane emmissions", I asked. He answered with a short "That's bad". It reminded me of my mom, who recently had started putting short phrases in her emails like "So sad!," or "that's huge". He continued after a moment. "But what about landfills, or grass clipping, can you prove they are not just as bad" I was taken aback. Oh my god, my own brother who had an education and every reason to know better was acting the part of Trump soldier even to the extent of being a climate denier. He was trying to intimidate me with tricks of argument. This brother trained in environmental science with these few words had lost years of credibility and trust. I would no longer respect him. I was no longer proud of him.

	It is scary what is happening in the world and in our country and there is no scarier part then climate change. I have lived through Reagan and the Bushes, been conned by Clinton and disappointed by Obama. You can always tell yourself the the damage is short term, hopefully in 4 years things will be different. But 4 years of not even measuring the amount of methane released means we won't even know. One of the planets top producing countries will be able to claim ignorance as they flaunt planetary accords and accelerate irreversible damage to the planet.		It is scary what is happening in the world and in our country and there is no scarier part then climate change. I have lived through Reagan and the Bushes, been conned by Clinton and disappointed by Obama. You can always tell yourself the the damage is short term, hopefully in 4 years things will be different. But 4 years of not even measuring the amount of methane released means we won't even know. One of the planets top producing countries will be able to claim ignorance as they flaunt planetary accords and accelerate irreversible damage to the planet.
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	Around me was my family, lots of neices and nephews. One of them is starting to show, a baby will be here by Thanksgiving. I'll have my second grandchild in a few weeks. I was feeling really glum, more scared about the future than I have ever been.		Around me was my family, lots of neices and nephews. One of them is starting to show, a baby will be here by Thanksgiving. I'll have my second grandchild in a few weeks. I was feeling really glum, more scared about the future than I have ever been.

	On the way home I talked about it with my own family. I heard of how he pulled his sports car ~~convertible~~ into the driveway. My wife suggested he could cut the engine while he waited for my mom to come out. He ignored her and then with Trump-like provocation, got out of the car and went inside with the engine still running. My son told me that he had a conversation, similar to mine, a few months back. He relayed it to me and it was clear that my brother had used the same cheap tactics. I no longer support my sons efforts to engage with their uncle. I doubt his commitment to his nephews. There is little likliehood of a productive exchange of ideas, more likely he will be trading on his elder-family-member creds while playing them like he tried to play me.		On the way home I talked about it with my own family. I heard of how he pulled his top-down convertible sports car into the driveway. My wife suggested he could cut the engine while he waited for my mom to come out. He ignored her and then with Trump-like provocation, got out of the car and went inside with the engine still running. My son told me that he had a conversation, similar to mine, a few months back. He relayed it to me and it was clear that my brother had used the same cheap tactics. I no longer support my sons efforts to engage with their uncle. I doubt his commitment to his nephews. There is little likliehood of a productive exchange of ideas, more likely he will be trading on his elder-family-member creds while playing them like he tried to play me.

	I guess in the future it will better to keep these family gatherings non-controversial. Talk about things like sports or the weather.		I guess in the future it will better to keep these family gatherings non-controversial. Talk about things like sports or the weather.

Tim at 22:46, 4 July 2017

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	On the way home I talked about it with my own family. I heard of how he pulled his sports car convertible into the driveway. My wife suggested he could cut the engine while he waited for my mom to come out. He ignored her and then with Trump-like provocation, got out of the car and went inside with the engine still running. My son told me that he had a conversation, similar to mine, a few months back. He relayed it to me and it was clear that my brother had used the same cheap tactics. I no longer support my sons efforts to engage with their uncle. I doubt his commitment to his nephews. There is little likliehood of a productive exchange of ideas, more likely he will be trading on his elder-family-member creds while playing them like he tried to play me.		On the way home I talked about it with my own family. I heard of how he pulled his sports car convertible into the driveway. My wife suggested he could cut the engine while he waited for my mom to come out. He ignored her and then with Trump-like provocation, got out of the car and went inside with the engine still running. My son told me that he had a conversation, similar to mine, a few months back. He relayed it to me and it was clear that my brother had used the same cheap tactics. I no longer support my sons efforts to engage with their uncle. I doubt his commitment to his nephews. There is little likliehood of a productive exchange of ideas, more likely he will be trading on his elder-family-member creds while playing them like he tried to play me.

	I guess in the future it will better to keep ~~thes~~ family gatherings non-controversial. Talk about things like sports or the weather.		I guess in the future it will better to keep these family gatherings non-controversial. Talk about things like sports or the weather.

	====sources====		====sources====

Tim: /* my younger brother */

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my younger brother

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	On the way home I talked about it with my own family. I heard of how he pulled his sports car convertible into the driveway. My wife suggested he could cut the engine while he waited for my mom to come out. He ignored her and then with Trump-like provocation, got out of the car and went inside with the engine still running. My son told me that he had a conversation, similar to mine, a few months back. He relayed it to me and it was clear that my brother had used the same cheap tactics. I no longer support my sons efforts to engage with their uncle. I doubt his commitment to his nephews. There is little likliehood of a productive exchange of ideas, more likely he will be trading on his elder-family-member creds while playing them like he tried to play me.		On the way home I talked about it with my own family. I heard of how he pulled his sports car convertible into the driveway. My wife suggested he could cut the engine while he waited for my mom to come out. He ignored her and then with Trump-like provocation, got out of the car and went inside with the engine still running. My son told me that he had a conversation, similar to mine, a few months back. He relayed it to me and it was clear that my brother had used the same cheap tactics. I no longer support my sons efforts to engage with their uncle. I doubt his commitment to his nephews. There is little likliehood of a productive exchange of ideas, more likely he will be trading on his elder-family-member creds while playing them like he tried to play me.

	I guess in the future it will better to keep ~~things~~ non-controversial. Talk about things like sports or the weather.		I guess in the future it will better to keep thes family gatherings non-controversial. Talk about things like sports or the weather.

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Tim at 22:42, 4 July 2017

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	Around me was my family, lots of neices and nephews. One of them is starting to show, a baby will be here by Thanksgiving. I'll have my second grandchild in a few weeks. I was feeling really glum, more scared about the future than I have ever been.		Around me was my family, lots of neices and nephews. One of them is starting to show, a baby will be here by Thanksgiving. I'll have my second grandchild in a few weeks. I was feeling really glum, more scared about the future than I have ever been.

	On the way home I talked about it with my own family. I heard of how he pulled his sports car into the driveway. My wife suggested he could cut the engine while he waited for my mom to come out. He ignored her and then with Trump-like provocation, got out of the car and went inside with the engine still running. My son told me that he had a conversation, similar to mine, a few months back. He relayed it to me and it was clear that my brother had used the same cheap tactics. I no longer support my sons efforts to engage with their uncle. I doubt his commitment to his nephews. There is little likliehood of a productive exchange of ideas, more likely he will be trading on his elder-family-member creds while playing them like he tried to play me.		On the way home I talked about it with my own family. I heard of how he pulled his sports car convertible into the driveway. My wife suggested he could cut the engine while he waited for my mom to come out. He ignored her and then with Trump-like provocation, got out of the car and went inside with the engine still running. My son told me that he had a conversation, similar to mine, a few months back. He relayed it to me and it was clear that my brother had used the same cheap tactics. I no longer support my sons efforts to engage with their uncle. I doubt his commitment to his nephews. There is little likliehood of a productive exchange of ideas, more likely he will be trading on his elder-family-member creds while playing them like he tried to play me.

	I guess in the future it will better to keep things non-controversial. Talk about things like sports or the weather.		I guess in the future it will better to keep things non-controversial. Talk about things like sports or the weather.