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I remember those Airport movies. They were around the tine of all those disaster movies, right? Posieden Adventure? Towering Inferno?

Yep. The original Airport was earlier (1970) and I guess was part of the gestation of that whole genre but the sequels were pretty much part of the seventies wave of disaster movies.

Hm. I've never written a disaster story (well, I guess my latest on another site is kind of one). Something to consider as I try to break out of my slump. I've had an idea kicking around for a while about a couple trying to survive in a city that had the hell stomped out of it by a kaiju and that is now kind of the kaiju's turf but never got too far with it.

Hmmm. Toughie, really. Santana, I think. Great guitarist is an understatement with him.

Wired earbuds or Bluetooth?

Hmm. Quiet here these days.

Anyhow, the coffee is brewed and waiting. There's Red Rose and Earl Grey in the teapots. Iced tea and lemonade are in the fridge as usual.

Hope everyone is well. Later.

The Dark Side of the Moon (the cover band, not the album) dropped a new song ahead of their album release tomorrow. Guest singer Fabienne Erni joins lead vocalist Melissa Bonny in a terrific performance. I love this band and am eager to hear the full album tomorrow.

Dishwasher but some things have to be done by hand.

CD or vinyl?

Good morning folks. I recall seeing ads and trailers for the later Airport movies but not sure I ever watched any. Airplane, on the other hand...🤣

Coffee is brewed. There's Earl Grey and Assam in the teapots. Iced tea and lemonade are in the pitchers. Checked soda stocks, too.

Later.

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Have I mentioned the Mets suck?

Ah, the lovely spring call of the rare fanus Metus. 🤣

Thanks for setting up. I'll have a double decker bus and some Tasmanian Twist.

Back to flailing at writing now that my comp entry for another site is done. Ideas, I got 'em. But somehow writing them out takes more effort than I seem to be willing to expend. Or something like that.

Later.

Yeesh, forgot to come in and put the coffee on. Sorry (though it looks like I am first in).

Coffee pot is filled with a nice Jamaican Blue Mountain. Teas are Red Rose and Japanese Red Tea. Hot water is on for other beverages. Pitchers of unsweet iced tea and lemonade are in the fridge.

Hope you're all having a nice weekend!!

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I wanted to let everyone know we will soon be getting a cover story creator. This will make it easier to add text to the photo of your choice.

This sounds like fun, actually. I don't usually go to the effort of adding text to images, just make the adjustments I need to make it fit. With something like this, that might change.

Apes comes in, does a graceful leap followed by a pirouette, then stops and looks at the confused faces

Spring weather in these here parts this weekend. Warm, sunny today, rainy tomorrow.

Putting on some Ethiopian Yirgacheffe for the coffee crowd. Teas are English Breakfast and Earl Grey. Cold beverages are in their pitchers in the fridge.

Have a nice weekend, y'all!

Had to look up monkey puzzle tree but I think holly

Take out or eat in the restaurant?

Lymphangiogram - amidst

Mane - Cane

Devil's Cucumber sounds like something that belongs on another site, but whatever. 😈

Good morning to all those seeking inspiration in pots of coffee and tea. May you find it here, or at least find something to wake you up.

Nice weather here until Sunday it appears. We shall see, I guess.

So there's a dark roast Nicaraguan in the coffee pot. Teas are Assam and Sencha (japanese green). There's fresh pitchers of unsweet iced tea and lemonade in the fridge, along with a nice assortment of sodas.

(Actually, Joni Mitchell was the first, I guess, then Kate).

Well, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced 2023 inductees and, while I am bit cynical about things like this, the first name in the first list of them that I saw sure got my attention: Kate Bush. I discovered Kate early in her career via her being an early adopter of music video as a way to promote her music and have stuck with her since. She was probably the first of many female singer-songwriters to have attracted my attention, too.

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Morning, y'all. The Texan I have been dealing with at work is rubbing off on me.

Coffee is Jamaican and hot and ready. Teas are Earl Grey and Red Rose. Iced tea and lemonade are refreshed.

Weather sucks again but is supposed to improve tomorrow.

I think I might need to sideline the sequels and try something else. They just aren't catching fire right now.

I shall join you in the iced tea (but only lemon in mine) and take a beach ball and a sun. Definitely not beach weather here so need the reminder that it is coming.

Sigh. Another one of the greats is gone. Gordon Lightfoot, the pride of Orillia, Ontario and one of the best songwriters of his generation, has died at 84. What a career. I have been listening to a compilation of his first four albums and there's deep cuts that I had forgotten about that are easily as good as the hits. Anyhow, this is one of his best, and best-known, songs.

And from the same concert, a personal favorite

Giving Dark Mode a whirl. Looks good, actually, and haven't seen any issues yet. I am generally not fond of dark modes so will probably switch back eventually, but looking good for a dark mode.

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Tough call, but probably a play. I live near Stratford, Ontario and keep swearing that I will start going to their Shakespearean Festival (the biggest in Canada) more. Haven't even looked at this year's playbill yet.

Comedy or tragedy?

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We had a delicious surf (Dungeness crab) and turf (rib-eye steak) dinner.

Oddly, I've kind of given up on steak. Would rather have my beef cut up in a stir fry or kebab or something. Big slabs of it have lost their appeal. But Dungeness crab sounds yummy. Have not had crab in quite a while. Or lobster for that matter.

Good morning, all.

Coffee is brewing. I picked a nice Nicaraguan medium roast. Teas are Assam and Red Rose with others available in nice wooden tea box I just picked up. Hot water is on standby as always. In the fridge, we have assorted sodas and fresh pitcher of iced tea (unsweet) and lemonade.

Cool and wet here but we'll survive.

Later, alligators.

Interesting piece that collects up rules for writing from a variety of writers. Most are contemporary but there are a few older ones (e.g. German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche). Do you have any "rules for writing" that you follow, of your own or learned from somewhere?

» 45 Writers’ “Rules for Writing” (authorspublish.com)

My first rule: Finish the dang thing.

Another month, another list of possible markets. If only I had time to write more. Spice (the kitchen kind), undersea fantasy and horror, climate change (with a hopeful bent), and that's just the first three entries on the list. Plenty to look through and maybe inspire something.

» 45 Themed Submission Calls and Contests for May 2023 (authorspublish.com)

Just had to do some fast worldbuilding for a short piece (5k words max.) on another site. It's amazing how much worldbuilding you can do with just short expositions (sentences rather than paragraphs), dialogue that mentions things, and passing references.

Toughie. Never tried a river cruise, though it is kind of tempting. There's even some in North America on the Mississippi and similar large rivers now. So that. But a train through the mountains, like the old Canadian, would be fun, too.

Write a novel or write a screenplay?

Nothing like hearing two favorite musicians team up. Here we have a track from It's All True, the new album from singer-songwriter-actress Malinda (full name; Malinda Kathleen Reese), that has violinist Mia Asano as a featured guest artist. Mia toured with Malinda last year so no surprise to see her on the new album.

I keep thinking I need to start spending more time here again and then new distractions arise. One of those distractions, a story for a certain other site, is nearing its end. I hope to shift gears back to stories for here after that, though I have no (bleep)ing idea what.

And OMG, we're serving Costco coffee now? 😲My son would be appalled. Though, truthfully, I don't even know what he's drinking now since he lives half a province away and hasn't crashed with us in a couple years. His partner is also from this city and they usually crash with her mom, who lives alone.

Anyhow, I'll pour myself a tea and settle in the corner with my laptop. Remote work does not necessarily have be done from home. Right?