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Good morning everyone!

So, I'm not sure how to apologize to the mods here - I submitted a story yesterday, then got a revelation about the plot a couple hours later, and pulled the story so I could rewrite it. I hope I didn't give someone some unnecessary work!

Nice to see Roland this weekend! And everyone else too!

It's a nice, sunny day here. Not much going on. Write, pay bills, have a lovely dinner with Talia, ammd watch the game. Life of Reilly, this retirement is!

I'd love a coffee, and a Megalon cookie if there are any left.

Now let's tackle that rewrite.

I do that all the time. As I’m new to writing I write what I think is okay. It’s only after it has been published that I think of a better ending or plot line. I’m just going to have to invent a time machine.

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Hi, everyone.wVzXITM8ry8RRXS9

Sorry for my disappearance. I was in the hospital for almost a week with an infected liver. With my dementia, that was awful! A steady routine helps me get through things, and everything was different in the hospital. They let me come home several days early because of it. I have been in bed a lot since getting home. I have a drainage bag coming out of my side, which sucks, but I will have to wear it for 4-6 weeks.

I am back and reading. I met a lovely young lass from the UK, Harley. I see she has popped in here, and that is great. Mostly watching baseball, but I am actually writing on paper. It looks like little kids' writing. My wife was laughing at it yesterday.

I am sorry I missed out on the kaiju cookies. Maybe Sara can make some more. A Sci-Fi channel on YouTube, The Templin Institute (I love this one), just recently had a series of the old Godzilla monsters on there.

I will have some tea and a cookie. I am still waiting to get my appetite back. The good news is that the illness did help me lose 35 pounds in a month.

By y'all!

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Coffee is life.

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Did some catch-up of favorite PBS Digital Studios shows on Youtube.

Eons (which discusses deep time and evolution) covered the evolution of wood, which then allowed trees as we know them to evolve.

Sound Field (which looks at various topics in music) did a nice piece on Beethven's Fur Elise, which also marked the return of co-host Nahre Sol who's been away most of the past few months

It's Lit (like Sound Field but for literature) did a history of manga, the Japanese comics that inspire a lot of anime and have become popular and influential in the West over the past 3 or so decades

FYI, if you're looking for them, Eons and Sound Field have their own Youtube channels, It's Lit is one of three shows sharing a channel called Storied. It's stablemates are Monstrum (about monsters in folklore and literature, which I've talked about in other places on the site) and Other Words (about language and the origins of words).

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How y'all are? Just so y'all know, odds are I wont be around as much as usual for the next few weeks. Here's why:

My number three great-grandchild will be coming home from the hospital today. 'Addy' checked in at six pounds twelve ounces and is ready to dominate family activities for some time to come. For those keeping count, she's g-g kid number three and g-g daughter number two and is the first-born of my own first born's first-born.

Later in June, I'll head up to Lawrence, Kansas for a week of getting back in touch with the two earlier models of my great-grandkids. After days of doing this and that type family stuff, I'll tag-along with them plus their parents on our way to Phoenix. And so now you know why I'll probably be mostly out of pocket for awhile. ;)

Later, Inspirators. they

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Hi peeps
A beautiful day here
Not a lot going on today
Slow start to my day .
*Moving yesterday's cookies to the emergency cookie tins behind the counter and filling the cookie jars with the fun cookies :
Ghidorah, Megalon, MechaGodzilla, Godzilla, and Caesar cookies too!
*Giving the adorable mascots fresh water and treats shaped like baseballs*
Tomorrow will be circus themed cookies !

Have a great day everyone!

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Sara,

Or how about a coyote?

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Today is a special kind of TGIF as in, Thank God It's Finally -Unmask day, at least here in the States.

To celebrate this l-o-n-g anticipated event, I've given the coffee pot a good rinse, filled it with dark roast Louisiana coffee and water from the mighty Kansa River which also supplied the water for the tea kettle. Both have been turned on, so to speak.

Over in that seedy den of depravity in the Red Zone I left a post last night that had some info on Sprite. The bottom line is good news since she claims to be much mo' better.

Coffee's ready. Gonna fill my mug with that ambrosia then fill my free hand with Sarah's cookies. Since the temp is expected to push past 100f again, think I'll sit over at the corner table with the fan turned on.

Later, Inspirators.

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hi peeps

Jeff I'll bring sugar cookies tomorrow what shapes would you like ?

Hugs to everyone!

Godzilla cookies for the win.4JsIjzUpOa3369Fw I second this motion. As long as they don't breath radioactive fire. Though I suppose that could be helpful if my tea gets cold.

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hi peeps

Jeff I'll bring sugar cookies tomorrow what shapes would you like ?

Hugs to everyone!

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I've already scared coyotes out of our yard once today. They're getting bold. I scared him away by banging pots and pans. Later I am going to hang up blinky lights that are supposed to mimic animal eyes. I am also (no, I'm not making this up) going to pee along the fenceline all this week. If those techniques don't work, I want to buy a life-sized plastic coyote that is supposed to work well - you just set it out in the yard. Talia is less than thrilled by this approach.

I think you are on the right track Verbs, but here is a better (?) idea:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B079XSX1ZP?tag=pestpointers-20

Certainly would be cheaper to empty your own bladder, but if the neighbors notice....don't know.

Baseball! How quickly the mighty fall. Actually should have taken a picture when the Nationals were, very briefly, in first place. And started out playing first game against the Yankees and demolished them. I refused to discuss the last two games. Deep sigh.

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It was so nice to have my parents for dinner yesterday. My middle son, his girlfriend, and their adorable pug came to celebrate Mother's day as well. It was a nice treat especially after a few stressful days dealing with some unfortunate new behavior my dad is exhibiting.

I'm feeling a bit discouraged about everything at the moment. Depression is a sneaky thing and I need to be alert to the symptoms. So forgive me if I am not as active.

I hope Monday was kind to everyone. I'll be in the corner enjoying some of Sarah's cookies.

Take care of yourselves, both mentally and physically. Be kind to yourself.

Cheers!

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And...Talia and I (and friend) just returned from our second Covid shots! It's feels so freeing! We're all hunkering down for possible side effects now.

I'll have a final coffee. And my ant, named Ant (full name Ant S. Ipation), will have a cookie crumb.

Hope there are no side effects .. giving you a coffee and a cookie crumb to Ant .
And Molly offering you a paw print cookie .

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Hi peeps

Jeff what would covid cookies look like ? *Giggles*

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My dental appointment went fine. Yay!


Now where'd that lil monkey get to?

Jeff, you will notice after a while that Molly the Monkey sticks with Sara almost all the time. The only time they are separated is when Sara has to go out and must leave Molly behind. She will stay with me when that happens. :