Good morning, all. I'm trying to check back in a bit. It was a chill 15f/-9.4c here last night.
Coffee for me and if there are any of those donuts left I’ll take a couple.
I opened my sunroom despite the cold and my dogs are out there basking in the sunlight, which is odd because it's in the 50’s out there now.
I'm gonna try to catch up on some stories. Maybe reading them will inspire me to write something.
Here is a tell tale sign of how cold it is 😎
By the way
Thank you for being here
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I had a girl, recently, who randomly messaged me and asked for coins. Nothing offered in return. When I said no, she asked who not? And she msged me again a few days later. I assume she did this to a lot of people. I wonder if she ever got any? It was very strange.
The same thing happened to me within the first three paragraphs she was asking me for coins
I had another that started up a conversation, friendly enough, and the next thing I know she was asking me for a gift card for her so-called birthday
I blocked both of them. I’m too old to get scammed and not interested enough in someone’s selfish enough to ask for money to be bothered with a friend like that anyway.
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Lucky for you, I won't hold your contempt for the Lions against you. (not to mention there ARE other mods besides me). 😉😘
Going to my friend’s birthday party tomorrow afternoon. I'm hoping we make it back in time to at least catch the second half of the Lions-Rams game. 💙🦁🏈
That's good to know since my Rams are gonna win 🥴
(I may end up eating those words like they were a Christmas roast)
In all seriousness the Lions are dangerous. This will be one hell of a game
Good morning all. Sorry for my recent absence. Christmas sucks this year. 2025 has been the worst year I can remember and I'll be happy to see this one drop into history
My family is 2000 miles away and I'm getting a steady stream of pictures of my new grand niece, which is thoughtful, but only reminds me that I can't be there. They keep asking for pictures of my Christmas tree but evey time I look at that box I just can't get the energy up to open it to out it up. It seems rather pointless to go to all that effort now.
I've tried to write a bit but I'm not feeling the slightest urge to think about anything erotic at the moment. Or anything else for that matter. I do regret falling behind on my reading though. I will catch up at some point.
You are all good friends and I haven't forgotten about any of you. I just ask for some patience.
Tomorrow is a showdown between my Rams and the very scary Lions. And then Thursday they play the seahawks. Winning both of those is going to be virtually impossible.
Well, give me something strong I can pour in my coffee and keep em’ coming. I'd rather be in a coma right now.
And I swear if I see one more Christmas commercial I'm throwing something heavy at the TV.
Merry Christmas
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Rams should smoke Cardinals. They’re rolling now.
Final score 44-17
And the Rams pulled their starters early in the 4th quarter
Good morning all. Thought I’d drop in for some donuts and coffee. I hope you all had a good week.
This time of year always seems distracting to me. And while this year I understand why that doesn’t explain why I seem unable to write or interact here during the silly season. Maybe it’s the weather change.
I do have a few ideas for a story but I’ve not commuted them to the page yet. I’m going to read a few here today in hopes of inspiration.
Today is expected to be a bit warmer than the last few. Maybe I’ll go for a short walk and get some air. But coffee first.
Great pics, Bear
It's not snowing here but the high for today is 34f, right above freezing
I was gonna go out today but I think I will just stay home. It's too cold for a guy with California blood in his veins.
Y’all have a good week.
It's forecasted to snow here in a few minutes. My fist snow of the year. It's been down into the 20’s at night but it's 40 now so I think it's gonna be more slush than snow
I'm sitting in front of a nice fire ATM wondering what's for dinner besides my wine…
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In stories or in Rumps? I mean, a couple of the guys in Storeroom 4 are game if you ask nicely.😁
Don't tempt me 😎
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It's well past noon now. In fact, it's well into evening here. So I shall partake of some Pinot Grigio, please.
My new story is progressing. Gay sex abounds and I do have an ending worked out in my head. But have to finish the gay sex first. Interestingly, I'm steering away from anal here. It's all oral and manual with a bit of frotting. They talk about getting there but aren't there yet. I'm sure I'll get lots of requests for a sequel where it happens but that's not really my plan as of now.
I cant wait to read it. Not enough good man on man sex around here if you ask me
The Rams added more misery to the weekend of upsets.
Let's hope there is no more of that this season
It's sunny and cold in Western Tennessee this morning. I've got an idea for a one off story that has my interest piqued so maybe ill do some writing today.
My scale says I out on 5 pounds from the holiday. I need to address that but I've got the last of my left over to finish so my diet is a tomorrow problem. There is nothing like eating oneself out of a depression but I can't let that become habit
Kick off for the Rams is in 3 and a half hours. The talking heads say this is a game ripe for an upset but we will see.
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Football woes all around. Kentucky got humiliated by Louisville 41-0. So no bowl game this year.
I’ll join Kat in a Coke Zero, except put some fine Kentucky bourbon in mine to warm me up.
The Rams play in Carolina tomorrow. here is hoping they don’t join the upset club, although I don’t see much of a way that Caroline can win that game.
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2:05 pm @ Rumps
Pulling out the blackstone flattop for bacon cheeseburgers
Of course music & cold beer
Why? Cuz my University of Michigan are getting schooled by Ohio State (sigh)
Gold On The Ceiling
The Black Keys
Fist Full O' Roses
The Rumjacks
Three Six Five
Shinedown
Make your own
bacon cheeseburgers
Jane placed all the fixins out
onions (even grilled)
pickles (sweet & dill)
Ketchup, Mayo and Mustards
lettuce
4 types of cheese
Don't worry Bear will clean up later
😄☘️☘️☘️😄
I was watching that Ohio State, Michigan game when the snow started coming down that pretty much did it for Michigan
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David, that is so fucking scary! Yup, could have been a much bigger tragedy than just losing your car!
Thanks. That happened just before I returned to Lush. I was just trying to drive into town and got caught in a flash flood. And as you know in a deeply rural area at night with heavy clouds you can't see shit so what I thought was just another puddle tuned out to be a quickly rising flash flood. By the time I reached dry land the whole area became a lake.
The car was totaled of course so I bought a cheap 2008 CX9 the next day. It's interior is nice though and it's in good shape for the most part but it's got 217k miles on it now. I think the torque converter is bad but I may have to put a new transmission in it of I keep it.
But that's a lot less than the cost of a new car and as I don't need to work anymore I have the luxury of time to get repairs.
So, over the next week or so I have a decision to make
Good morning Rumpies. I'll take a cup of that Joe, Lion I'm glad you kicked the heat up. This winter is already unseasonably cool.
My plans today are to catch up on Kats' work. And I've got to service my car. I had a really nice one until it got caught in a flash flood last April. Now I'm driving an 18-year-old Mazda CX-9. I'd get a new one but the cost of just insuring a new car these days is ridiculous.
I'll tell you what, though: I was looking at photos of my Altima as it sank, and I realized how close that situation was to becoming tragic for me. At the time I was completely unfazed
Car sinking. I'm on the phone with 911 and the operator was freaking out. I ended up wading out of cold hip-deep water while keeping 911 on the line because she was afraid I was gonna get swept away and the whole time I was just annoyed
Then came a 30-minute wait for the sheriff to come while I was freezing my ass off soaking wet 10 miles from my house with nobody around me except Cottonfields
This happened a week right after Simie passed and I think I was just so bemused at how angry she would’ve been at me over it and how worried she would’ve been that I didn’t really consider the actual danger
It didn’t really hit me until I looked at the pictures this morning
I'm sorry both the Lions and Chiefs came up short this week. I'm hoping my Rams fare better.
I've taken a few days away for some emotional healing but Wednesday night I got an unexpected invite to spend the holiday with one of my stepdaughters. Things had been a bit rocky since her mom passed so we had a chance to really put some things to rest.
I'm trying to catch up on some reading today. I'm hoping I'll gain some inspiration to write something myself
Have a pleasant weekend wherever life finds you
Good morning all.
Please forgive my recent absence. The holidays are difficult this year as this is the first I’ve had to face without Simmie with me. Its been hitting me a bit harder than I realized
I went out to buy my Thanksgiving dinner and I will prepare a meal, but making a meal for one seems pointless. Yet, I feel doing nothing would only darken my morass.
The holidays are going to be difficult and I wish I could travel back to ca to see my new great niece but alas I cannot.
I’m taking a few days away for myself. Hopefully I’ll be back to being myself once Thursday has passed.
Happy Thanksgiving to all, whether you live in the US or in the international sphere.
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Rams are off to a great start, David!
Rams won 34-7. My only complaint was that if they are gonna shut down the passing attack halfway through the third, pull Stafford out. Jimmy G can hand the ball of every play and there is no reason to risk getting Stafford injured for that
But a great, dominating win for the Rams.
Have a good night all
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Evening, Rumpies
Yay! A 3-day work week!
And my Chiefs managed to pull a win out their ass!
congratulations to the Chiefs. They pulled off a miracle today starting to look like them again.
And as it stands, Philadelphia just lost so if the Rams win, they take over first place in the conference and home-field advantage throughout the playoffs if it ended today
Now I just gotta hope they can beat the Buccaneers at home
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Well, congratulations to both David (on becoming a Gruncle – grand-uncle), and Kat and Kevin for their up-cumming (one expects) cruise! Enjoy being waited on, Kat! You deserve it!
And with that, let's dive into Get-Fried-Day!
Lights on, Lady Dryad has cleaned up and we’re ready to go.
Tea Kettle is refilled and ready. There are pots of Yorkshire and Lasang Salchow 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 Folgers today for our favourite Lion.
I've put out donuts.
But screw the pastries (well, not literally – American Pie notwithstanding) – Irish Coffee is today's special, and with our Extraordinary, Everyday SuperSpecial Deal!
One Drink for the Price of Two!
Such a deal! How can I miss?
Take care out there, 'K?
A Gruncle? I think that fits me quite well 🤣🤣🤣
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It’s amazing to me that a president can threaten Congresspeople with execution for stating the law about following illegal military orders. That’s especially true when not a single person in his immediate family has ever served in a branch of the US military.
What he can do is at the moment only controlled by his party’s control of congress
Once we reach the midterms he won't get that leeway, and they know it. It's a shake that the GOP lacks a spine
At least during the Nizon admin, his own party moved to control him. But the GOP doesn't currenty have the courage to oppose him
And good Morning all. Coffee for me. I had a rare night where I slept well. It rained for the better part of yesterday, leaving an inch and a half of rain in a single day. That's 3.81cm. As a boy from LA, that's almost unbelievable to me, yet here it was much more than a light shower.
I'm taking a short break from writing. I'm sure I'll start on something new soon, but right now I feel like Im pushing it and that isn't how I want to create.
As of now, my Rams are #1 in the entire NFL based on analyst power rankings and Las Vegas had them as the odds on favorite to win the Super Bowl. Well, that and five bucks will buy a cup of coffee but it's nice for the Horns to get some respect for a change.
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Congrats David! My grand-littles are 12, 5, 3, and 1 1/2. But before my kids had kids, I was a great aunt to a plethora of kids and it always brought me joy.
Enjoying a day in Miami until we get on our cruise tomorrow. A much-needed little getaway for us. He's been working insane hours and I have been focusing on my chronic illness without much luck in getting answers. So what better way to leave all that behind than a cruise to the Bahamas? 3 days/nights without any responsibilities… heaven.
it’s well deserved you should take every pleasure. You can have a good time.
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Congrats to you and your nephew's family. I have been a great uncle for a while. My wife's niece (I gained a niece and a nephew when I got married) is married with a kid. On my side, my brother's eldest is married but no kids yet.
Thank you. I don’t have children for myself, but this is the first of a new generation from my sister‘s kids
My nephew and his wife just gave birth to their first chikd, Charlotte. I'm so tempted to list a picture but I know that for good reason, that isn't tolerated on this site.
I've been away
Most of the day monitoring her progress but it sucks having to be so far away.
So, now I'm a great uncle.
What a great day
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This time, I believe it had nothing to do with the LS website but an outage at Cloudflare. 😲
Seems stable now (fingers crossed), but LS was down in the UK for around 4 hours.
Cup of Yorkshire Tea, please, Lion. Thank you. 😊
that was the notification I got that cloudflare was down. I’m still having a little bit of a sketchy issue now and then but it seems like it’s coming back. I was wondering if it was just in the United States the Western, United States, Southern United States or whatever but apparently it was worldwide.
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I'm thinking of Kat too, and hoping for good news... ❤️
David, half an acre where I live equals 6 houses... and if you owned a house on half an acre, you'd have developers knocking on the door trying to buy it and turn it into six, or worse, flats! 😳
it was like that in California when I lived there if I own this piece of land in California, I’d be rich because they would want to build an entire apartment complex on it
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Prayers, Kat!!! ❤️❤️❤️
David L, how close are your neighbors? In rural Ky, you can’t see ‘em. Ha!
I’m licking wounds for Chiefs. Just another’s year. I hope the Bills and Chargers can stay in it.
And Bear, did you mention somethin’ ‘bout mooning?
Where I'm at there are a few homes along the south side of the road so it's not much of a walk. I'm only onn a half acre and my neighbor has about twice that
There is nothing in front of me or behind me but farm land for a very long way.
