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Root canal ... I dream of root canal. 😕 Not really, just that lets just say I needed a blood transfusion after an emergency C-section Tuesday night. All is good now; baby got stuck and is well despite that, mother is improving 👌 

I am having trouble publishing a poem about late babies (or more accurately one late young man in particular) which I wrote Saturday. Cant work out if it is a bug or that I am stupid... Okay, don't answer that. 

But for all the mums out there I do have a question: How come second children are born? 

Good morning, everyone. Bit grey here. Survived a trip to the dentist for a cleaning and checkup. No teeth were harmed this time.

They are "eggplant" and "zucchini" in this neck of the woods, though I cooked eggplant last night from a British cookbook that called them aubergines.😀

Crickets chirping

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A combination of the work of moving lines underground and builders of new houses hitting electrical lines. 

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Anyone else get gateway timeout errors this morning or was that just me?

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No Talia Wednesday. Haven't seen the cats yet today. That cannot bode well.

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Weird glitch of the day: Let's Count thread in Games is showing bolded in both New Posts and the forum list, but I have viewed the latest post in the thread. Not sure why it is still showing as if there are unread posts. Not a big deal, but could become one if it keeps up going forward so that it becomes a problem to see which new posts I have already looked at.

I did just have trouble getting in by the way. Getting 504 errors from Cloudflare showing that it couldn't reach the server.

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I noticed the same thing across several forum threads.  And sometimes new posts I haven't read are not highlighted. Not a big deal but it is noticeable. 

Weird glitch of the day: Let's Count thread in Games is showing bolded in both New Posts and the forum list, but I have viewed the latest post in the thread. Not sure why it is still showing as if there are unread posts. Not a big deal, but could become one if it keeps up going forward so that it becomes a problem to see which new posts I have already looked at.

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Actually, could we just keep the discussion in another thread or something? We do still need this thread for issues on this site, stable as it is now.

Actually, there is no reason why there should be discussions about the crossover site at all in the forums on this site. That is why I asked everyone to be patient and to message privately if they have concerns.

Two root canals at once? Eww. One at a time is bad enough. Take care. I need an implant done but have been holding off until I feel more comfortable about the COVID situation around here.

Muggy and looking a bit threatening here this evening. We are under a storm watch but other than some strong winds around dinner time, haven't had anything yet.

Actually, could we just keep the discussion in another thread or something? We do still need this thread for issues on this site, stable as it is now.

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We got a liquor licence with the upgrade!?  Man, good software!

Okay, I got in and it is clearly a work in progress. It isn't even keeping me logged when I switch between sections of the site (e.g. from stories to forum).

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I’m locked out of the other site 🤣

I knew I would be, I’m so rubbish with technology, lol 

Don’t suppose you could sneak me a beer, could you? 🍺

There's a couple cases worth in the bottom of the fridge. Emergency stock I laid in. It's Sleeman's. Good Canadian beer (even if the company is now owned by Sapporo).

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Ugh is all I'm gonna say about the other site ..

Warm weather here today but it is a here and gone one. 30C high today, by Thursday we are supposed to be down to 19C. At least it's not as muggy as it was a couple weeks back.

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i'm not keen on the new site, but i can live with it. i may even grow to like it in time.

one concern i have, though, is that i am told i have no forum posts. i know i had a conversation with scott in the coffee lounge.

hey, i like the paragraph spacing in this forum editor.

That is strange. I just check on the "My Post" section at the Forum Home page and it gives me a list of all my postings. 

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What exactly is cosmic horror? 🙄

I would say that if you want to read one example that really exemplifies the genre, read "The Colour Out of Space" by H. P. Lovecraft. Others might disagree, but I find that to be one of the best examples of cosmic horror. Apparently, the latest film version starring Nicholas Cage is a bit of a mixed bag, but does get the cosmic horror.

Don't have any cosmic horror lying around right now. The ones I have on here are too long. Will keep this in mind for the future, though. Cosmic horror is pretty much my favorite sub-genre.

I am sipping Kenya Tinderet tea and figuring out my day.

I am agreeing with verbal about that quote.

Good morning!!! Coffee's on, kettle's on, Sara restocked the cookies.

Lovely weather here on a holiday Monday. No plans, but probably hit the road/trails again later.

So you want to SMELL like pumpkin spice? I mean, toothpaste I can kind of see (not my cuppa, but I can sort of see it) but deodorant??

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I truly love the design. It's so clean and the last post button is wonderful. I like how it loads and just takes you to the last post--very a la Matrix. 

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No famous stories for me yet. Takes a while around here, I guess, given the low traffic.

To be honest, there is a magic word, Twitter. That and possibly people following my Nurses story.

Lindsay Ellis is a Youtuber who I know primarily from her role as one of the hosts of the PBS Digital Studios series It's Lit. She is, however, also a published author, with one s-f novel out and its sequel currently on preorder for an October release.

Recently, she put out this video on her channel and I thought it was an interesting look at the world of writing for the publishing industry. She concedes at the beginning that, in spite of the title, she did suspect some of it going in but had those suspicions confirmed (not entirely to her pleasure you might be able to tell).

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Sales trainers have a cure for that. It's called "GOYA", which stands for "Get Off Your Ass", meaning you're not going to feel any better moping around. Instead, get moving and do something constructive. Even if you have to force yourself in the beginning, once you're into it, you'll feel better.

Not sure if that helps, but it works for me!

Good morning! Coffee is a-brewing and kettle is a-boiling.

Day 2 of the long weekend and I am still kind of "at sea". I guess it's depression but I just feel very unmotivated and sort of unhappy. Not down in the dumps unhappy, just kind of lacking in joy. 

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Double header today. And no plans. Proof of a loving God.

Been completely and utterly useless today. I mean, I cooked breakfast (pancakes) but that was about it. Just do not feel like doing anything today so I've just been puttering around doing meaningless crap. Could probably have bashed out a story if I felt like it but I didn't feel like it.

Enough of my moaning and groaning. Afternoon tea time. Kettle is brewing and I've got one cookie from each of our cookie crew.

Good morning!! Coffee is brewing, kettle is boiling and we have cookies galore thanks to Sharon and Sara (they both being with "S". Hmmm.)

Long weekend is officially underway. Weather looks ... decent. Sunny in the mornings, chance of showers later in the day. Warmer than the last couple days and a bit more humid but still better than last weekend when the humidity hit "Unbearable". No plans. Thinking about biking today but also thinking about just crashing with a book or doing some writing. Back is a bit glitchy so I'm not sure going too far afield is such a hot plan.