Unfortunately, apes have very little neck so it's hard to wear a tie.

Milk - Silk

(since red didn't use Elizabeth's last word, I shall use both their last words)

Offensive in what way, eh?

You know things are bad when the only person who knows a broken system well enough to fix it is on vacation when it breaks.

I only take unplanned naps if I'm sick or jet-lagged. Could probably use one, though. Woke up too f-ing early this morning and then dozed off again. Dreamt there was this big robot bug in my house and when I tried to smash it with a hammer, it regenerated itself. 😨 Didn't even watch any giant bug horror movies recently, though I did watch a few back in the day.

Then I get to work and discover a system is broken and the guy who developed it is on vac. Finally bit the bullet and pulled him in and the team got it sorted.

Coffee is on for those still wanting/needing some. I'm using the nice friendly coffee-maker, not the cranky old percolator. Tea is Red Rose and Assam. Iced tea is mixed and chilling in the fridge.

Later, alligators.

You know things are bad when you spend more time in the meeting room than your own office (yes, it's been that kind of day).

Mile - Mill

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Write my thousand, shoulder surgery, get the sprinkler system up and going, and try to sneak in a walk.

Um, getting the sprinkler system up after shoulder surgery? 😒

Nice weather here. Since Verbs got the coffee going, I'll just make a pot of hot Red Rose and a pitcher of iced for the non-coffee crowd.

Shopping is not really fun.

Unfortunately, the ape played the music too loud and the neighbours filed a noise complaint

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The Kolchak anthology sounds fun!

Yeah, that's cool but I'd have to go back and watch them again. I haven't watched any Night Stalker since probably the eighties.

Nice pile of calls for submissions for themed magazine issues and anthologies. Some are weirdly specific (houses that are no longer there), others are quite broad. Genres are all over the place. There's at least one in support of Ukraine. Many are due end of this month so get cracking, literary types.

https://authorspublish.com/46-themed-submission-calls-for-may-2022/

Oo, while reading a list of new calls for submissions (going up in the appropriate forum shortly) I noted that this month is the 125th anniversary of the release of the novel that is probably my all-time favorite and most read: Dracula by Bram Stoker. If I can ever get out of my writing doldrums long enough, I must take a shot at a vampire story. I haven't written one in years.

Bile - Pile

It's my birthday, too! I'm encountering lots of May 4th babies this year.

And on that note, I'm filling both hot tea pots with Earl Grey variants. First has regular Earl Grey, second has Duke of Earl, which adds vanilla to the usual mix of Ceyonese black tea and bergamot. Coffee is on, too. Never heard of Earl Grey coffee, though, so we'll just stick to some nice Costa Rican medium roast. Iced Earl Grey and orange pekoe are in the fridge. A bit blah here but supposed to improve as the day wears on. have a nice one!!

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Scott ,thank you for the Canadian history of the Greys--I wasn't aware of that. Howick Hall is the name of the one -time Grey residence. You will find much on Google. But the following piece on the origins of the tea will interest you.

Earl Grey tea was specially blended by a Chinese mandarin for Charles, 2nd Earl Grey  to suit the water from the spring at Howick by using bergamot in particular to offset the taste of the lime in it. Lady Grey used it to entertain in London as a political hostess and it proved so popular that she was asked if it could be sold to others, which is how Twinings came to market it and it is now sold worldwide.  Sadly the Greys, being unbusinesslike, failed to register the trade mark and as a result they have never received a penny in royalties!

Yeah, I read that history somewhere recently. Twinings is one of my favorite bagged Earls, though Bigelow's is the one that got me hooked. The food services at the university I attended for undergrad (the aforementioned Classics degree) served Bigelow's and I started drinking it at lunch, between classes, and even in class at times (with some of my profs, the caffeine was sorely needed). Right now, my local tea shop has a nice loose leaf Earl Grey called Earl Grey Supreme so I tend to go for that when I buy it.

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Scott, I type too. I couldn't write a story longhand to save my life. I'm too dependent on a word processor at this point.

Then how can you have a "writing arm"? You need both to type.😉

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Yes, an old school percolator! Dink-a-dink-a-dink-dink! Da-dink-a-dink-dink! Anyone remember that commercial? Folgers maybe?

I remember it but I am fairly sure it was not Folgers. Then again, it was back in my childhood or youth so memory might be faulty on that point.

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It is, after all, my writing arm.

I am so glad I type my stuff. With my arthritic fingers, doing even a flash longhand could be difficult.

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Unfortunately, that made the ape sad because he wanted to put on some tunes

Hide the treasure from dragons.

Lick - Lice (well, that sounds gross)

Speedy cars go places quickly.

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BTW Scott since you are frequently pushing Earl Grey tea, have I told you that his mansion is just a few miles up the road from us. They serve special tea sessions there.

Cool. Love Earl Grey tea. It's the blend that largely got me hooked on tea. Do you English know that another Earl Grey (forget if it was his son or grandson or what) was governor-general of Canada and our national football trophy is named for him? The Grey Cup was originally presented for rugby, IIRC, but once our maple-flavoured version of American football replaced rugby here, it switched sports.

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Wing - Wine (don't mind if I do)

Toast can be too toasted.

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Mets threw a no-hitter this weekend, albeit of the kind that takes 5 pitchers. It was fun to watch. Talia was napping on the couch and I told her, Wake up! You're about to experience Mets history! Her eyes appeared to be open as the final pitch as thrown, but I can't be sure.

I was still following the Jays when Stieb threw his no-hitter (1990). He had a few other games that came close, too, including a perfect game that was only broken up after two outs in the ninth. To this day, it's the Jays' only no-hitter. Big accomplishment for both the team and the pitcher(s).

Song - Sung (blue, weeping like a willow)