The album that really cemented my love of Kate Bush (I've been a fan since my teens) was Hounds of Love. So I was delighted when the lead-off single from that album came back to life this year (thank you, Stranger Things) and charted even better than on first release.
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Scott, here's hoping they can fix your service.
It wasn't just me, it was like half of Canada. Even the network that supports things like debit cards and electronic fund transfers between bank customers was down. The government was down, too, but what else is new on a Friday in the Summer.😜 Things seem to be back to normal, though my on-call IT tech is still seeing issues.
Lovely weather here today. I'll put on a pot of coffee, a pot of English Breakfast tea, and some iced tea and then skitter off. Have a nice one.
Welp, one of Canada's largest TV, Internet, and telecommunications providers is down in a big way. Wireless, wired, home, corporate, you name it, it is probably down. I had to come in to the office on a day when I planned to work from home because of it. For those in the know, it's Rogers and this is not their first time. ðŸ˜
Coffee is ready. There's Guangdong Milk Oolong and Orange Pekoe (Red Rose) in the teapots. Iced tea and lemonade are made up nice and fresh for those needing a cold drink.
Later, alligators.
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Good morning all!
Off to Chicago early tomorrow morning for a week! A party, followed by a wedding, followed by museums and restaurants and bars, followed by a Mets-Cubs game on Thursday night. Look for me and Talia 9 rows behind the Mets dugout!
Coffee and cookie please!
Have fun! Wondering if the wedding is the big event or just the lead-in to the game. 🤣
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Hello everyone, it's been a bit since I've been here. I hope you all are doing well. As usual, I've been busy with family matters and thought I was handling things well. Unfortunately, we had to put down one of our fifteen-year-old cats, and it left me devastated even though it was not unexpected. I think it was just because I had been teetering on the edge. After some downtime and new meds, I am slowly picking myself back up. Thankfully we had a vacation at the beach lined up, so I could do some recovering by the ocean.
I'll take a few cookies to go. Take care of yourselves. Cheers.
Sorry to hear about your kitty. Love how you give them classical names. Hannibal is great name. Vacations at the beach are good for recovery time, though. Have an ape hug and condolences from me.
So, how about those Nationals? 😜
Oops, sorry. Slipped out. 😇 So, how about those (insert favorite team here)? There. That's better. Doesn't even need to be baseball.
Good morning!
It is kind of grey out here but the chance of rain is low and the sun is supposed to show itself later.
Coffee today is a dark roast from Costa Rica. Teas are Earl Grey and Irish Breakfast. Iced tea is in the fridge for when things warm up later.
So my writing, even the work on sprucing up Tana's stories, has kind of ground to a halt. It's my mood ultimately, but there is also a bit of a "I just don't know what to write at the moment" feeling.
What, no one down for a 4th party in the cafe??
cuts a slice
Coffee is a fine Ethiopian. Teas are Strawberry Orange Pekoe and Red Rose. Iced is in the fridge.
Kind of grey and rainy so far today and, the forecast says, until dinner time. Oh well, I'm just working in my home office. Just means I get a bit glum when I look out the window.
One of the calls this month is for Shakespearean horror stories and Shakespearean sonnets on horror themes. There's lots of other interesting themes and topics, too. Some are due soon, some stretch out across the summer. Some could be writing prompts even if you aren't going to submit.
» 41 Themed Submission Calls for July 2022 (authorspublish.com)
Hi, Larry. Nice to see you in the cafe. Hope all is well.
Toyota is my perpetual second choice. I have had so much success with Hondas I'm loath to move off of them but they really don't have a decent hybrid compact like the Prius yet.
Putting on some coffee and tea. Iced tea and lemonade are in the fridge for those needing a refresher.
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I made sugar cookies with all 30 mlb teamdidn't play favorites.. they are diabetic friendly and gluten free friendly too.
Taking a Blue Jay. Not that I am into baseball, but I have a nest of actual blue jays, ie. the bird, next to my deck so they are my favorite birdy right now.
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life has been crazy busy but very Interesting
At least it is interesting busy and not dull busy.
Coffee is on. Tea is Earl Grey and English Breakfast. Going to be hot here later, so iced tea and lemonade are in the fridge along with restocked pop.
Later.
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What do you mean? This is exciting news. May be a while if you have to wait for the 2023, huh? I have an old 2001 Subaru Forester and I love it but the black rubber around windows, doors, etc. is melting which is quite a mess on a white car. Other than that, and the fact I can't figure out how to reprogram the remote to open and lock doors, it's fine. If someone accidently locks the doors though. Horrors. It screams and beeps if you try to get in and makes you go through 12 turns of the key in ignition within two minutes to stop it. So embarrassing.
My CRV (and the new Civic) can be set so that as long as the key fob is in your pocket, the car will unlock when you pull on one of the front door handles or the liftgate (but not the back doors for some reason). There is no actual key, save an emergency one that you can use if the fob's battery is dead or something. And it has push button start. Again, the fob just has to be in your pocket. But, yeah, you absolutely cannot get into the car without a fob in range (normally, there's ways to defeat it).
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When I get a new (used) car, it’ll be like Elizabeth’s, a Subaru. I loved my Outback.
If I ever go off Honda for some reason, Subaru is definitely an option. A guy who use to work for me had a Crosstrek (until some drip t-boned it) and it's as nice an SUV as I have ever seen.
So I am drinking something called Guangdong Milk Tea and is it ever delish. It's oolong with natural dairy flavouring. I don't usually put milk in tea, but this is good. I've put on a pot for others to try and some green tea in the other pot. Coffee pot is refreshed for those what might need a fix. There's iced tea in the fridge, too.
