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Coffee! A cookie! A visit from the muse!

Maybe the coffee and cookie will attract the muse?

Good afternoon, folks. One more workday, then a couple weeks off. I am travelling during that time, too, so might be scarce. Instructions for making our top quality coffee are under the coffee machine and there's a selection of fine teas in the middle cupboard with the teapots.

Once I am back, I'll have a few extra days off when, horror of horrors, I might do some writing. 😲

5702 (hope you are having fun, too)

Chocolates can be very dark.

No poem today. Brain can't handle it. Coffee is hot and ready, pots of Red Rose tea and Sunday Tea, too. Put some iced in the fridge but I think we are getting past that season. It has been humid here but not especially hot.

Later, alligators.

New-ish Dutch band I was introduced to by a friend on another site. The title translates into English as "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea", and it takes inspiration from the Jules Verne novel of that title.

5697 (drive safe or go to heaven)

Basis of law is morality.

Fortunately, the tent will keep the rain off

Must - Dust (Ah - ah - ah chooooooooooooooooooooooooooo)

5694 (this is when you hear me roar)

Some stormy weather here today. Of course, it managed to hit when I was out of the office shopping and picking up lunch (chicken bacon ranch poutine from Harvey's). Later, I was out at the front of the building and it had cleared up and turned sunny. My office is in the centre of the building with no windows visible.

Caught up on the new poems and there's some nice ones there from people who haven't submitted before. Please do read and comment. There's no better way to welcome and encourage.

Thanks bear.

Good night's sleep last night so I am in better shape today.

Two more poems are up so check'em out. I notice that the third last entry isn't getting much attention so give it a look if you have not.

The recent entries are:

https://www.storiesspace.com/stories/poetry/spirit-of-someone

https://www.storiesspace.com/stories/poetry/puzzle-of-our-lives

https://www.storiesspace.com/stories/poetry/true-love-2

None are members that I am familiar with but haven't looked to see if they are new or just infrequent visitors. Either way, give 'em a warm welcome, eh.

Two more poems

With nine days to go

This competition

Continues to grow

Of poems SS now has plenty

Dare we dream.

Of getting to twenty?

Good afternoon. Did not sleep much last night. Not sure why, but I feel like hell today. Hopefully will be back to normal tonight.

I see another poem went up yesterday, putting us to fourteen. We usually run between 16 and 20 entries in a comp so I hope they will keep coming in.

The Swedish rock band Soilwork lost their guitarist. Only 47 and the band intimated that there were problems with mental health and alcohol.

5684 (gonna fall down on the floor)

Corner store is open overnight.

5679 (time to have a glass of wine)

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Not unless you're 80+.

Whew. That's a relief. Got a couple decades to go, then. 😎

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...so today started season 51 of The Price is Right and I was so glad to see Drew it's not funny.

Why is he so adorable? Just to drive me nuts?

Holy wow. 51 seasons? I remember watching it occasionally as a kid. Does this ... does this mean I'm ... old? 😕

Got wet (heavy rain this morning). Got mad (one of our suppliers had a major outage on the weekend, messing up my morning). Even got a bit of work done.

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where's the frikkin coffee?

Ah, a cryptic one-liner. Very Zen. 😋

Fortunately, we need someone to spell "special" more than someone to spell "super..."

Late - Lace (makes a nice doily or tablecloth)

Dame walks into the bar

The driving rain won't keep me away

I'm here to make the drinks today

Coffee soon will fill your mug

Please don't spill it on the rug

And if you want some tea instead,

It's over here next to the bread

A pot of lovely orange pekoe

With your morning treats to go.

Now get on with your lovely day,

And pray I am not washed away.

(Let's be honest, if I entered that one in the comp, I'd have it sewn up.)

Ack, there's a bear in the cafe! 😲

Oh, whew, it's just James. 😋

Wow, this fell down the list fast. We're now up to a baker's dozen. Which would be great if this were cookies. But it's not. And, in fact, even if it were, we would be wanting MORE!

Unfortunately, "super..." is trademarked by Disney and Mickey Mouse is now stalking etairay

Earth moves majestically through space.