We are finally lifting our heads and walking out into the world. That flu (Influenva A) was 7 days longs and the first several days SUCKED! We are healing, though, at long last. Sadly, Talia leaves to visit her Mom this week while I say in town to take care of my daughter. Wah. Still, we'll be together at Christmas.
Cold and snowy today. I have to drive out into it this morning, for a doc visit, but it should be pretty painless.
HOT coffee please! And some pie!
Cori and I both got hit HARD by the flu - NOT covid, but Influenza A. I'm just now getting over it. Talia is still in the worst of it. Get your flu vaccine! I didn't, and I'm regretting it. Talia got hers. She is smarter than me.
We'll have a small, shortened T-Day tomorrow at my daughter's house. I have no appetite now, but hopefully I will perk up a little by tomorrow.
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone.
My daughter is doing better. Still sad about losing a friend. I may fly to New Jersey for the funeral, if I can find the time.
All heck is breaking loose in US media today over Trump and Epstein. Sad and fascinating at the same time. I can't imagine what is inside those files. I'd always figured there was nothing, but clearly something big--so big as to be destabilizing to the US--is in there.
Coffee please.
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I have too much candy left over, too. I deliberately buy candy that I don't like.
There is no such thing as too much candy!
Actually, we had a ton of leftover candy too, but guilty secret Talia hides it from me, and doles it out nightly.
I passed my heart stress test with flying colors! What an annoying test. But I don't have to take one again for awhile.
Big wins all over the American political landscape yesterday. Maybe we have a chance.
Coffee!!!
I have to stop drinking coffee at noon! Aaaaaaagghhh! I have a heart stress test tomorrow and have to have a 24 hour caffeine fast. We shall see if I survive. I can't eat chocolate either, but I ate a LOT this weekend, so we're good.
Halloween was fun. Weekend was fun. GREAT World Series, even if the wring team won. I feel ya, BJ fans. You deserved a win.
NO coffee please, and no candy. I'll have a freakin salad.
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No, I haven't heard that one. My main experience with the whole nonsense was them going after Dungeons & Dragons since I was active in roleplaying from about 1977 to the early 90s. My church was liberal (relatively, I found out the limits of that when the denomination voted on ordaining gay ministers) so I had no issues but I heard some horror stories for sure. Maybe if I had been into metal in those days, I would have seen more of the music side but that came more recently.
I'd never heard it either. I found out about it from an old horror movie (The Border Lands).
Same old thang here. Write, walk. Good World Series, sorry there is no game tonight.
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That game was wild. I'm still dealing with troubling family issues. They are taking up a majority of my free time. On top of that, I am trying to work as many days as possible since my health insurance is about to triple next year. Sigh, I am beyond frustrated and annoyed.
I hope everyone is doing well. Take care.
So sorry to hear that, Gill. Take care and keep your spirits up. It was a wild game!
Nothing new here. My daughter's second operation is next month, so I will be caretaking again. Should be easier this time, we know what's coming. And it kind of puts a damper on Thanksgiving, but as I'm the turkey maker, less work for me!
Finally finding my way through the witches spell on cassette tape story.
Seize the carp!
We went out to see Comet SWAN last night. It’s barely visible with the naked eye, but you can see it. Thrilling, even if it does look like a dim, fuzzy star. We got cold and came home. No meteors, sadly.
First frost was last night too. It’s looking like autumn!
Rooting for Canada in the World Series. I think most of the country is.
Coffee please. Here’s some extra Halloween candy for folks to munch on.
Ooh, yum, brownies!
The weekend was fun. Had a friend come down for the No Kings protest. So much fun! Inflatable costumes and funny signs everywhere. No violence, no arguments, no angry Trumpies trying to start a fight. Just solidarity and hope.
We had lunch and a drink afterward at one of our fave paces. Great day.
Back to the grind today. Critique group tonight. Erg.
Coffee please!
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If it makes you feel better, I have a whole folder of those on my hard drive. I call it "Under Review" to make me think I might actually do something with them someday. 😜
I finish (nearly, keep reading) everything I start, even if it's crappy. My folder of dead stories is titled "Abandoned."
That said, still wrestling with the stupid mask story. And I never finished my MRI story, despite my earlier boast.
Anyone else here protesting on No Kings Day this Saturday? Anyone wearing an inflatable frog costume?
Coffee!
καλησπέρα, Ape. Good to have you back. I have been dreaming of the ocean lately. I think next summer we'll take the leap.
Still wrestling with the stupid mask story. I fear it's gonna end up like my haunted MRI story - hours spent writing, no finished story.
Coffee please!
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I've been busy sorting out family problems, an emergency surgery for my oldest, and issues with my dad. I have been travelling back and forth, helping out my son, then returning and trying to sort out my dad. It's all stressful and not being helped, so if Congress can't get its act together, I am going to lose my healthcare or have a massive premium increase. It is so hard to be positive these days. Sorry to drop in to complain. Hopefully, I'll return with a better outlook soon.
Take care of yourselves.
Sending you some comforting thoughts. It sounds stressful.
Healthcare is gonna be the thing that breaks the back of this administration (if anything does). Public opinion is strongly in favor of supporting the Affordable Care Act. I don't know if they'll prevail, but the Dems chose a good moment fight back. Finally.
Anyway. Writing a horror story today about the sleep masks that nice hotels sometimes provide. You'll get more than a good night's sleep. 
Seize the coffee cup!
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I'm not dead, I promise. I just forgot this exists oops.
Hey JAS! Drew Carey is back on the air! Pluto TV!
Same old thang here. Glad someone came through the door besides me today. Working on a new story, about sleep masks, while I let the novel breathe for awhile.
Coffee please.
I hope everyone is well.
We saw a great production of Cabaret last night. The Emcee (Joel Gray in the movie) was really frikkin scary. Big and mean and serious Nazi vibes. Yikes! Timely production.
I sent off the first three chapters of the novel today. Now, we wait.
Seize the coffee cup!
Wow. Crickets! I hear crickets.
Same old thang here. Sending out the novel to agents, which at best will result in a 99% rejection rate. Gotta hope for that 1%! I am describing it as “Bradbury-esque.” Does anyone read Bradbury anymore?
I hope everyone has a good day. And I hope someone comes by with some treats! I’m hungry!
Good morning everyone. I hope folks had a good weekend. Ours was uneventful but fine.
The novel is done. I will let a few beta readers take a look (including a childhood friend who partially inspired it) while I take a break from it. Let me know if you are interested in reading it, I would love some feedback before I dig into the next draft.
A brownie please. Those look yum. And a coffee of course.
The FCC can now force any program off the air that disagrees with the administration. I expected this from Trump. I didn’t expect 270 Republican Congressmen to stand by and do nothing as our democracy is dismantled. Sorry for being political but I am angry and scared. These are inarguably unconstitutional actions.
Anyway. I wrote a thing about Moby Dick, which I read this summer. It’s on the front page is anyone is interested. Don’t worry, it’s hardly literary criticism. Just my two cents. https://www.storiesspace.com/stories/memoirs/riding-with-ishmael
I hope everyone is well.
Coffee!
