RUMPLATIONS: Awesome Honky Tonk and Cyber Bar

Heads or Tails? I’ll take Heads, Butters.

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I woke to the sweet face of my cat this morning in my face. 😊 Instead of the rear end like yesterday. 🙄

Sounds like Butters needs some positive reinforcement when she does it right.😸

And nice face pic of your furry friend.

Good afternoon. Weather continues wintery here. Had snow around lunchtime.

No Advent story yet. Might end up taking a pass at the rate things are going but we shall see. To be honest, my writing is in some disarray right now. Too much else is going on.

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And nice face pic of your furry friend.

Good afternoon. Weather continues wintery here. Had snow around lunchtime.

No Advent story yet. Might end up taking a pass at the rate things are going but we shall see. To be honest, my writing is in some disarray right now. Too much else is going on.

Wintry stuff coming here again, too, Mr Ape. I kinda love it, but I work from home so I don’t have to drive in it.

I'm aware of the wintry weather – we had to drive through it to get to Ann Arbor, where we are now visiting my brother and SiL. I did wave as we passed London, Ape – hope you caught it!

And good Sun(?)day morning, y'all! Here in eastern North America, we're in the grip of the Great Polar Vortex – not to be confused with the Great Polar Bear, which is me. It's more organized.

I have an idea for a comp entry, I just have to find the time to write it – and then pare it down to 1500 words.

A partridge in a pared screed, as it were.

NVMD – let's get some caffeine brewing.

Lights on, Lady Dryad has cleaned up and we’re ready to go.

Tea Kettle is refilled and ready. There are pots of Red Rose and English Breakfast teas available on the sideboard, plus all the other fine teas in the box. Sachets of Swiss Miss are available, along with the usual mound of mini marshmallows.

Big Bertha has been cleaned, rinsed, and refilled, and is now perkin' away.

Today we're using Lumberjack coffee – good to the last drop! TIMBERRRRRR…

I've put out beignets with powdered sugar – and a stale donut for Komplaining Kimmi…

Plus I've got some Bear claws for y'all.

Take care out there, 'K?

Thank you for showing up today, Bear! I had to go into a busy day at work starving yesterday.

You weren’t the Bear that crashed the Gatlinburg Christmas parade, were you?

Thank you for opening up, Bear... I will try a lumberjack coffee. Thank you. 😊

After a few wet, windy and grey days... it feels like spring here today, although I know it won't last. Apparently, the temperature touched 18C/64F yesterday, not far from where I live in the South of England. It is also not far from a record high temperature for December. 😎

PS: This morning, I caught up with reading the Advent competition stories. If you're looking for something "a little" different to read. I do recommend Darksides: The Nativity

Sheep, I now have a couple stories with comp potential going. One is probably more straightforward porn, one has some story to it. SO now I might have to choose one for the comp and hold the other for later. Yeesh. Brain, what are you doing to me? It's deluge or drought

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Sheep, I now have a couple stories with comp potential going. One is probably more straightforward porn, one has some story to it. SO now I might have to choose one for the comp and hold the other for later. Yeesh. Brain, what are you doing to me? It's deluge or drought

Story of my life…

Write both. Go with your gut on which for comp. I like more story, but masses will like more sex probably.

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Story of my life…

Write both. Go with your gut on which for comp. I like more story, but masses will like more sex probably.

Which is exactly what I was going to suggest. My story doesn't have enough sex in it, but it was the story my brain wanted to write.
Coke Zero, please! But no goodies! I'm trying to be good since I'm going on a family cruise next week. Taking the kids and the grandkids on a Disney cruise as their Christmas present this year. (Used every single DVC point on their cabins and had to pay cash for ours...so I'm guessing their gift to us is spending time together...which works for me).

Hey! I have a life, too, y'know Kimmi!

Jeez, you serve people for years, and one lousy day off with the family and you get shouted at.

OK, so here we go for a Thirst-Day.

Lights on, Lady Dryad has cleaned up – or at least as much as you lot deserve.

Tea Kettle is refilled and ready. There are pots of Yorkshire and Darjeeling teas available on the sideboard, plus all the other fine teas in the box. Sachets of Swiss Miss are available, along with the usual mound of mini marshmallows.

Big Bertha has been cleaned, rinsed, and refilled, and is now perkin' away.

Today we're using Balzac's Blend coffee.

I've put out donuts to stop Kimmi from bitching.

Plus I've got some English Butter Tarts – which reminds me of a girl I once knew in England…

She could melt in your mouth like butter. 😉

And I've got Coke Zero for Kat. She's already slim and sylph-like, but if she wants to convince herself that her family will love her more when there's less of her, then go for it!

Kat, have fun with your kids & grandkids. I'm sure they'll love the ship. Which one is it? The Treasure?

Take care out there, 'K?

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Plus I've got some English Butter Tarts – which reminds me of a girl I once knew in England…

You once lived in England, Bear? 😳 We have plenty of Butter Tarts here, but I have never seen a Polar Bear here. Not even in a zoo! Next, you will be telling us you were born over here! 😊

Drinks are on me today, as I found out this morning that I'm 94th on the LushStory story-like list. Only another 93 places to go to join Cat on the lofty summit. 😜🤣

Mr. Bear, what a lovely thing to say! But you misunderstood. I'm being extra good with my diet this week so I can enjoy whatever I want with the kiddos next week.

Congrats on making the list, David. The only trouble with being up on top is feeling the need to stay there. So, I try not to pay attention to that detail. It tends to spark my competitive nature. 🙀😻

A dear friend’s wife is having surgery on a brain aneurysm today. All positive thoughts and vibes welcome and appreciated.

Lots of great stories in the Advent comp. I am going to try to read a bunch more today. 🎄

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You once lived in England, Bear? 😳 We have plenty of Butter Tarts here, but I have never seen a Polar Bear here. Not even in a zoo! Next, you will be telling us you were born over here! 😊

Drinks are on me today, as I found out this morning that I'm 94th on the LushStory story-like list. Only another 93 places to go to join Cat on the lofty summit. 😜🤣

No, I wasn't born in England, David, but I lived in Cambridge for a while.

And, of course, I married an English girl…

So I'm not English, but I know something about Blighty – and her denizens!

Did someone say "butter tarts"? 😍 Two and a hot, strong Darjeeling tea. So I am now officially sick of winter more than a week before the Winter Solstice. I have shoveled twice more in the past 24 hours (plus a neighbour blew out a plow drift at the end of the drive while I was at work yesterday) and drove to work in whiteout conditions this morning. I just hope this winter is front-loaded and things will improve later.

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No, I wasn't born in England, David, but I lived in Cambridge for a while.

And, of course, I married an English girl…

So I'm not English, but I know something about Blighty – and her denizens!

Speaking of your English girl, please say hello from Kevin and I. Perhaps some day we will be able to enjoy a meal together again. 🥰

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No, I wasn't born in England, David, but I lived in Cambridge for a while.

And, of course, I married an English girl…

So I'm not English, but I know something about Blighty – and her denizens!

Denizens? That's a good word. I googled it, and now I know why you lived in Cambridge! 😊🤣

Morning all, coffee please. I had a story for the comp but the premise was so obvious I ditched it. Not sure if I'll get another done. We got a bit of snow here too but that was fun because I got to use my new snowblower. Most of the bad weather was south of me. I used to live in England too.