Starting my taxes. Dear Lord, I hate this annual ritual. If it wasn't for tax prep software, I probably would be hiring out by now. At least CRA (our version of the IRS) has made some moves to make things easier for us self-preppers.

Short version: I need really strong black tea and a bottle of old Scotch with a glass of ice close to hand.

No, unless you count my wife 😁. (I am her chef at times, too).

HYE had a lavish, expensive meal actually live up to what you paid?

If it was made in B&W, I want to see it in B&W.

Sugar or a substitute in your coffee?

Stay - Shakespears Sister

Necrofier

My wife is 8.5 years older than me so that's the oldest.

A couple of professional ladies I've been with were probably 20 years or so younger than me.

Just one, and he's now married and making more money than I do.

What accomplishment in your life are you most proud of?

House key is on a key ring with my mailbox and office keys and generally stays in my coat pocket. Car key (just a fob since I have keyless ignition) goes in a drawer with my wallet.

When did you last pull an "all-nighter"?

Nope. I'm not a dunce in the kitchen or anything but not that good.

HYE cooked a meal for a date and had it go badly?

Arm. I can't tell you how often I wish I had another hand or two. I mean, just today going to a meeting at work carrying my tea, my laptop, my phone, and my ergo mouse (okay, the phone can go in my pocket but still).

Spank or be spanked?

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You have more than 10 stories on the domain front page?

The main Stories page, which is the front page of the site for some of us. You can set it to be anyhow.

No one will have sex with me. 🙁 Okay, no. There's an attitude I've seen that there's a right way and a wrong way to have sex and I think that it is much more individual than that. So gatekeeping, which is a peeve of mine in many things. If a couple is enjoying their sex life and all is consensual, why is it someone else's business that they are doing it "wrong"?

Do you think you will continue to have sex well into your "twilight years"?

Mostly but I could see changes that might help. Retirement is one that will probably happen soon.

Grotesque, gory horror or creepy, spooky horror?

I can see the category no problem and the 14th story down on the front page is an IF story. So all seems well to me (Firefox on both Android and Linux).

Anyone who complains about IF being singled out now obviously wasn't around for the time when it was removed and all stories in it deleted (though authors were given due notice so they could remove them themselves and get a copy) and stories on that topic banned outright. I had one story in the category and rewrote it to remove the IF element.

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Because, unlike all the other categories, it involves matter that may be triggering for abuse sufferers.

I could see a couple others being trigger-y, too, but definitely this is the worst one in that regard. We lost at least one member that I know of when it came back for that very reason.

Nope. Would like to but haven't done it yet.

HYE skinny dipped in a resort or other public pool?

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The closest I came was on a trip to Costa Rica but it was so cloudy we couldn’t get to the volcano.

I visited Masaya in Nicaragua on a tour of Costa Rica that also crossed into that country for a night. 😋

Actually, I have thought of trying that but we don't make popcorn very often around here so I have not tried it.

What are your three favourite pizza toppings?

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Is it possible to rearrange the stories into a chronological order?

If they are in a series, you can change the order of the series. That doesn't affect the order in which they appear for someone just browsing the site or your Stories page, though. Only for someone who actually opens the series.

Barely. Social occasions and the odd meal out are the only times I drink anymore.

Have you ever been arrested for being intoxicated?

Nope. Haven't flown that long in a long time and we were strictly economy in those days.

HYE gazed into the maw of an active volcano?

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I am guessing it is NOT about writing erotica?

James is a bear of many hats, I am finding, so probably something interesting but, yeah, not erotica.

Good afternoon. My days of working from home may be winding down. We are going to four days a week in office and the possibility of a return to full-time in office has been mooted. Oh well, I have been contemplating increasing my time in the office anyhow so I can handle it.

I am completely stalled on writing right now. Lots of bits and pieces but nothing I seem to be able to commit to beyond my 80 words entries in Kimmi's SS challenge.

Oh well, it will come back someday. Pinot noir, please.

Igorrr

Wine. Not a fan of beer.

Red or White?

You'll always have Paris, eh. 😏

Good weather down here right now. Nice day yesterday and supposed to be warmer today.

Took a stroll through the neighborhood yesterday. Someone had an absolutely massive rink in their yard. Obviously not operating anymore but the boards were still up. Seems like a lot of effort for something you only use a couple months, maybe three if you're lucky. The family does have kids that I have seen around when on walks in the summer so maybe worth it for them.

Yorkshire Tea please.

That's a really nice sunset. Where I am, I can't see either rises or sets without driving 10 or 15 minutes. Too many buildings around us. But I am cruising in April so usually get to see a few sunsets that way.

(Past, this is Have You Ever?)

How non-human? There's a few vampires I wouldn't mind but those are technically resurrected humans. Or there are the sexy aliens in films like Lifeforce and Species. They take human form but are definitely not human.

HYE been so disappointed by a song or album that you stopped listening to the artist?

Not for a while. The notebook I use isn't latest and greatest but it runs my preferred OS (Linux Mint) and applications just fine. Needs more storage but I have a plan for that.

Have you spent a night in a "haunted" location and did you encounter any ghosts?

Over the hills and far away - Gary Moore

Yorkshire Tea, please.

Less than a month until my vacation. 8 days on the ship for 5 port stops. Not sure I like that formula, to be honest but I have ideas on how to make the best of the sea days. I am thinking of a period erotic romance set on a famous ocean liner just before WWI. Or is that tempting fate? 😋

Cook at home, I imagine (wife is in charge of food). We had takeout yesterday.

Rent a cabin or camp out in a tent?

Foo Fighters