There's a monkey in here? I would gladly hang out with a monkey.
Hoooo, yesterday was a day. Glad it's over. Let's hope today treats me better.
Haven't written a word this week. The real world is not letting me. But at least the Mets won yesterday, and there is a game today, and the cookies look tasty, and the coffee smells heavenly. And apparently there is a monkey in here! So the day is already improving.
Hey Larry, Bill, Roland, Scott, Sara, Elizabeth. What a pleasant group of people. Enjoy your day!
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Thanks for the set-up, Larry.
Just finished my virtual sesh with my therapist. Ready to begin the day.
Mets lost yesterday but have a 1-0 lead right now. So nice to write with baseball in the background.
I hope everyone is well. I'd love a coffee and a cookie. Any butterscotch marshmallow crunch left?
Just finished my virtual sesh with my therapist. Ready to begin the day.
Mets lost yesterday but have a 1-0 lead right now. So nice to write with baseball in the background.
I hope everyone is well. I'd love a coffee and a cookie. Any butterscotch marshmallow crunch left?
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Good morning, Inspirators. I have the coffee on the stove along with the tea kettle.
The Padres had their first game of Spring Training yesterday against the Mariners. It was good to see Tommy Pham playing, coming back from being stabbed in the back in October. It would be nice to be out in Peoria, Arizona to soak up some of the spring training warmth and sunlight just like Victor is doing now on the futon.
You have a tough division this year. The Dodgers are kinda the new Yankees. I'm listening to the Mets game now, as I prepare to write. It's like seeing the first robin of Spring.
Say hi to Victor.
Not much else going on. There's a warming trend here, so all that snow is melting.
Coffee and snickerdoodles please.
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1st day of SPRING TRAINING!
I have fresh cookies today
*moves the old cookies to the emergency cookie tins behind the counter and filling the cookie jars to the tippy top with fresh cookies *
In Big Bird we have pecan divines, sesame seed tea cookies, raspberry hazelnut cookie and butterscotch marshmallow crunch cookies
In Cookie Monster we have snickerdoodle, butterscotch marshmallow crunch cookies, orange vanilla chip cookies and white chocolate coconut cookies
*giving the adorable mascots fresh water and treats *
Stay safe everyone!
FIRST DAY OF SPRING TRAINING! I watched an inning of Dodger's baseball this morning. I expect Sara's Braves to take the division, but my Mets and Elizabeth's Nats should be in the running too. I'm psyched to watch tomorrow's METS game.
Chill day today. Write/edit/critique. Talia is going to cut my hair today! I'm way more excited at this than I should reasonably be. Cheap thrills during the coronavirus. We're also waiting for Trump to speak, which should be interesting (you'll hear no politics from me beyond that). He's seven minutes late!
Enjoy your day everyone.
Coffee and a cookie please!
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It's epistolary fiction! I'm no mod, but that's fine in my book. I wrote one last year. Granted, it was about monstrous dragon-y things swooping down on a suburban neighborhood and exacting revenge, but still.
Hmm. Well, mine is really more in the form of a love letter so you can see why I'm confused.
Epistolary means made of letters, so I'm sure love letters would work for a love story. Try it!
More coffee! More cookies! Please.
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Do unsent letters count as musings? Cause I wrote something and that seems like the right category but it's in the form of a letter so I wasn't sure.
It's epistolary fiction! I'm no mod, but that's fine in my book. I wrote one last year. Granted, it was about monstrous dragon-y things swooping down on a suburban neighborhood and exacting revenge, but still.
I did indeed reach THE END in the current story. I might take the leap and turn it into a novel now. Gonna take the weekend to mull it over.
In the meantime, coffee and a snickerdoodle would hit the spot. Snow is melting, baseball is imminent, and all is right with the world. At least for the next few hours.
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Hi ya, Jeff. Good coffee, Larry. Now that all the excitement of getting my second covid vaccine shot, life has settled back down into the normal uproar interspersed with occasional outbreaks of tumult and shouting.
That's okay by me. With Larry's coffee, Sarah's cookies and Jeff's wit and wisdom life is good in Inspirations. ;)
Supposed to nudge 80f this afternoon. Think I'll take my coffee and cookies outside and wait for the hot time.
Later, Inspirators.
I find you are such an upstanding gentleman (regardless of sly whispers) for not shouting out about your temperature today. And congratulations on that second shot and surviving the dread of the after effects. I think it has made you even more handsome if you don't mind me saying.
New you:
Bill is Hud? I can see it. Love that movie btw. The book too. Larry McMurtry. He gave me a stink look one time in his bookstore in Archer City, Texas.
It snowed five inches last night. Don't think we're due for any more today. Sorry, Sara. Here, you can have the sports section.
Chasing The End again today. I think I'm like 3 paragraphs away. Tune in tomorrow!
Thanks for the cookies, Sara. Coffee would be a blessing.
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Thanks for getting the coffee going Larry.
My wife just woke me up in a panic over some computer issue. I calmly walked downstairs and fixed everything in like 2 minutes. So now I am the HERO of the day in this house!
It's a bright sunny day outside. Sadly, snow is supposed to be coming in soon. (Sorry Sara.) 3 to 5 inches.
Still trying to finish the story that will not end. Maybe today.
Coffee and a cookie would rock.
My wife just woke me up in a panic over some computer issue. I calmly walked downstairs and fixed everything in like 2 minutes. So now I am the HERO of the day in this house!
It's a bright sunny day outside. Sadly, snow is supposed to be coming in soon. (Sorry Sara.) 3 to 5 inches.
Still trying to finish the story that will not end. Maybe today.
Coffee and a cookie would rock.
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Thanks for the fresh cookies, Sara. I've just submitted a new microfiction for approval so I think Victor and I will take a nap.
Take care, folks.
Looking forward to reading the story, Larry.
After a bad sleepless bout Saturday night, I slept about a million hours last night. Feel good, if a little groggy.
Gonna try yet again to finish a story I tried to finish all last week. It just keeps getting longer (that's what she said) (sorry).
First Spring training game is 6 days away!
I'd love a coffee and a cookie.
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If any baseball junky drops in, y'all let 'em know that the college baseball season is getting started today, though it will b fitfully for now.
Later, Inspirators.
Baseball junkie reporting as ordered, sir. We used to go to CSU Pueblo games. Now we are resigning ourselves to watching the Rocky Mountain Vibes, easily the worst team name ever. But the ballpark is close, and I love minor league ball, so I expect we will go. More importantly, the Mets are coming to Denver in mid-April, and I have already extracted a promise from Talia that we will go.
Coffee would be a winner.
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Good morning all. Snow is beginning to melt away, and the temp has climbed into the 40s, and baseball is near. Ah, Spring, you are near!
Gill, I understand the quiet of the empty nest now, but it's not bothering me (maybe because Talia is always stomping around
). I love waking up to an empty nest! So far, anyway. Maybe I'm just contrary.
Very few chores to do today. I have an outside chance of finishing a new story, about scary bat-like things pouring out of the crater of Mount Rainier!
I'd love one of Sara's cookies, and of course, coffee would hit the spot.
Gill, I understand the quiet of the empty nest now, but it's not bothering me (maybe because Talia is always stomping around
). I love waking up to an empty nest! So far, anyway. Maybe I'm just contrary.Very few chores to do today. I have an outside chance of finishing a new story, about scary bat-like things pouring out of the crater of Mount Rainier!
I'd love one of Sara's cookies, and of course, coffee would hit the spot.
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Thanks for all the kind words everyone. An RR! Been awhile! It's actually just a horror story, with low stakes, scaled down for younger readers. It's kind of written with my two daughters in mind, and dedicated to them (I need to add that to the story I guess).
Still snowy and cold here. Sorry Sara.
BUT it's Spring Training, so hope springs eternal. Nice to see Cub fans, Nats fans, Padres fans, Braves fans, Mets fans here. First training game in a week and a half!
And we have robots with helicopters landing on Mars today! Good luck to Perseverance, who will be streaking across the Martian atmosphere in a couple hours, and surviving seven minutes of terror to land and explore a brave new world.
Coffee would rock. A snickerdoodle too please, if there are any left.
Hi Gill!!!! (insert hug here)
Still snowy and cold here. Sorry Sara.
BUT it's Spring Training, so hope springs eternal. Nice to see Cub fans, Nats fans, Padres fans, Braves fans, Mets fans here. First training game in a week and a half!
And we have robots with helicopters landing on Mars today! Good luck to Perseverance, who will be streaking across the Martian atmosphere in a couple hours, and surviving seven minutes of terror to land and explore a brave new world.
Coffee would rock. A snickerdoodle too please, if there are any left.
Hi Gill!!!! (insert hug here)
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What's up? Lots to celebrate on this Hump Day. For our baseball fanatics, today is the date for MLB pitchers and catchers to report for spring training. Many claim that's a much better sign that spring will arrive eventually than any groundhog foolishness.
Baseball is one of my greatest joys—the American pastoral game. With baseball's return, I hope that the world will start returning to a more normal place.
Go CUBS!!!
https://www.storiesspace.com/stories/poetry/hopeless-dream.aspx
A cup of herbal tea and a couple of butterscotch marshmallow crunch cookies that Sara donated sounds great. I have never had a butterscotch marshmallow crunch cookie before, and it sounds like an epicurean delight.
BTW, Sara, it took 3 hours for my wife to get home on the train because of a foot of snow that had happened the night before in Chicago. I love snow!
I got this in the mail earlier in the week from an old baseball pal and Cubs fan: Opening Day program, Cubs/Mets, 1979. I am, if you haven't guessed, a big Mets fan. But I'm more a fan of the game than any one team in particular. I love the game.
Let me buy you a coffee. I'll have one too. And a cookie for Sara!!!
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Good morning, all.
Spring training is here! About frikkin time. It feels like years.
It's still very cold here, and snow is likely later in the day (sorry Sara).
I submitted something here, about a Filipino creature called a Wakwak. Assuming it gets accepted, I hope you like it.
Coffee and a snickerdoodle would be swell.
Spring training is here! About frikkin time. It feels like years.
It's still very cold here, and snow is likely later in the day (sorry Sara).
I submitted something here, about a Filipino creature called a Wakwak. Assuming it gets accepted, I hope you like it.
Coffee and a snickerdoodle would be swell.
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Not too much snow here yet but they are promising round 2 overnight tonight so we shall see.
Yeah, Mardi Gras will probably be a bit restrained again this year. Have never had the pleasure of being in NOLA for Mardi Gras. The conference that was my usual excuse for going there was usually a few weeks after. Sigh. The year Microsoft stopped that conference, it was supposed to be in New Orleans. Have not been back in a while now, though I've nudged my family about taking a cruise out of there sometime so I can show them the city.
Mardi Gras was unbelievable in NOLA until the mid-1980s. Even today, it can be fantastic, but the best spots are in some of the suburbs. A weeklong party that never stopped. I met my wife on the way to Marti Gras in 1976. I toast you with a Hurricane.
I was in jail in New Orleans for a night during Mardi Gras. A story for another day. It was kinda fun.
Freezing cold and snowy weekend here. Watched a bunch of romantic comedies with my girl. Maybe a few horror movies sprinkled in.
I hope everyone had an excellent Valentine's Day. We gave each other Pez! Ah, true love.Tax meeting at 1:30. Coffee and a cookie would be wonderful. Enjoy your day all!
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Good morning all. I'd love a hot coffee. And a cookie!
5 degrees here now, and expected to get colder. Sara, I suspect I'll be sharing my weather with you this weekend. Stay warm!
I've been reading about "light pillars" which are tall trippy pillars of light when it's very cold, very still, and foggy. Those have been our conditions the last couple of days, and though the weekend.
Anyway. That's what we'll be looking for the next few days.
Happy Valentine's Day this Sunday, all!
5 degrees here now, and expected to get colder. Sara, I suspect I'll be sharing my weather with you this weekend. Stay warm!
I've been reading about "light pillars" which are tall trippy pillars of light when it's very cold, very still, and foggy. Those have been our conditions the last couple of days, and though the weekend.
Anyway. That's what we'll be looking for the next few days.
Happy Valentine's Day this Sunday, all!
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A large hot chocolate with mini marshmallows will be great
A beautiful day here even if it is chilly
I have fresh cookies today...
*moving the cookies to the emergency cookie tins behind the counter and filling the cookie jars to the tippy top with fresh cookies
In Big Bird (diabetic friendly cookies) : snickerdoodles, oatmeal raisin cookies, butterscotch marshmallow crunch cookies and lemon ginger cookies
In Cookie Monster (regular cookies): snickerdoodles, butterscotch marshmallow crunch cookies, ginger snaps and lemon softies
What is everyone's favorite cookie?
*giving the adorable mascots fresh water and treats *
Good to see everyone here!
Snickerdoodles! I love snickerdoodles! I even love snickerdoodle ice cream!
I'd love one, Sara.
Who are the mascots? Big Bird and Cookie Monster?
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Welcome Jeff. Relax and enjoy the quite life.
Thanks, Elizabeth, for the warm welcome. And thanks too to Larry, Henrietta, Sara, Gill, Anna. It's nice to step in from the cold. I'd love a coffee and a Cookie Monster cookie (!!!) please
We've had an eerie fog the last three mornings which coasts the trees in light white frost and leaves everything lovely and shining.
Enjoy your day, folks.
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Well, my power just went out, so I can't work! They stopped by yesterday and said this would happen, for about an hour. Rhank God my phone has a mobile hotspot.
Not much else gojng on here. I may write. I may kick back and read and drink coffee.
I've been going for a 6,000-10,000 step walk every day for about a month now. It's really improved my life. I look forward to it. And as I get to think about what I plan to write while I walk, it helps my writing too.
Hope everyone is doing well.
Not much else gojng on here. I may write. I may kick back and read and drink coffee.
I've been going for a 6,000-10,000 step walk every day for about a month now. It's really improved my life. I look forward to it. And as I get to think about what I plan to write while I walk, it helps my writing too.
Hope everyone is doing well.
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Hope everybody is having an excellent day.
Hi Larry, hi Sara, hi Scott!
Scot, I just bought my eldest a car, which she will pay me back for. It's nicer than my beat up mini-van! It's hard to watch your kids drive off like that. Parenthood is not for the faint of heart.
All the snow has melted off here. Drizzly day, which doesn't really bother me. No Mets game today, which does.
A coffee, lotsa milk, no sugar, would be swell.
Hi Larry, hi Sara, hi Scott!
Scot, I just bought my eldest a car, which she will pay me back for. It's nicer than my beat up mini-van! It's hard to watch your kids drive off like that. Parenthood is not for the faint of heart.
All the snow has melted off here. Drizzly day, which doesn't really bother me. No Mets game today, which does.
A coffee, lotsa milk, no sugar, would be swell.