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I go through about 20 different teas. This morning it's summertime earl grey
Oh wow, someone with more teas than me. I have about 4 different loose leafs at home and a couple more in my credenza at work. That's black tea. I also have a couple fruity herbals for late day drinking.
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three I read at least once a year are the Dragonflight trilogy by Anne McCaffrey
I have not read those in like 40 or 50 years. Read the original trilogy and, I think, some of the Harper Hall books and then kind of nope'd out of the rest. The series felt complete after the original trilogy. And, yeah, part of that was the end of Lessa's story.
My taste in literature evolved over time. Favourite writers over the years have included J. R. R. Tolkien, Stephen King, Ramsey Campbell (lesser known UK horror writer), Clive Barker, Neil Gaiman and then a lot of pulp and earlier writers like H. P. Lovecraft, Clark Ashton Smith, William Hope Hodgson, M. R. James, and others. That pulp influence really shows in my fantasy and horror on StoresSpace moreso than in what I write here.
As for actual books, Dracula by Bram Stoker remains an ever-golden favourite of mine. Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit are up there, too. William Hodgson's novels are excellent reads for their time (he died in WWI to give you an idea of the time period), if a bit old-fashioned today. His end of time epic The Night Land remains in my head forever, even if it is a difficult read that I don't go back to as often as some other works.
Good morning. I would love to say that I look that lovely and serene sipping my tea but ... nah.
Kimmi's challenge on StoriesSpace is chugging along nicely. Some interesting reads there and it's max 80 words so you can probably read the whole thread in one pass. Yeah, there's an ape in there somewhere. Of course, if you're a member on SS (or sign up), there's still a month to get a story or two in (you're allowed one for each picture).
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Cook a handful of shredded carrots, two handfuls of sliced mushrooms, and a quartered zucchini over oil with salt and pepper until tender. Boil 3/4 cup of Jasmine Rice with a dash of ground ginger and 1 tbsp butter. Fry 4 eggs. Layer veggies over the cooked rice, followed by the fried eggs. In a separate bowl, mix 1 tbsp sesame oil, 2 tbsp soy sauce, 1 tbsp sugar, and 1 tsp Sriracha and drizzle over the top. Slice a couple green onions and sprinkle on top (optional, I def don't do this all the time but it's aesthetically pleasing).
Oo, taking note of this one, though I would have to skip the Sriracha since my wife can't tolerate spice anymore (stomach issues).
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Yes
You're supposed to answer the one immediately above you, then put out a new question. Just FYI.
Back on track:
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HYE had a bad valentines day date?
No, I think most of mine have been good. I even proposed on V Day.
HYE planned a big date with a partner but ended up just staying in?
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Cutting your lawn? In February?
He is a Brit. They have weird weather over there. 😁 We are hitting a warm spell (6C/42F by mid-week) but with the amount of snow we have on the ground, I will be be happy if I see grass. But we are getting some rain, too, so probably will get there by next weekend.
Luge scares the eff out of me. I mean, it is arguably less scary than some of the tricks in freestyle skiing but there is a sense of control that skiers seem to have that's lacking in luge or skeleton. They just seem to be blasting through those tracks with little or no control. Even bobsled has at least some sense of being in control.
I visited Lake Placid, site of the 1984 Winter Olympics, in 2017 or thereabouts. The sled track is still there and used for training so I actually got to see some runs live.
Wow. This has to be the quietest bar on the planet.
Well, maybe the smell of coffee will bring in some life. I have washed up old Bertha and refilled her with some dark roast Nicaraguan coffee. For teas, there's Yorkshire Gold and Russian Caravan. Kettle is filled for hot chocolate and other fine teas. And it's a bar, so our usual selection of booze is available. So whatcha drinkin'.
I just got a news alert that Canada's mogul master Mikael Kingsbury landed the gold in men's dual moguls. That's his fifth career Olympic medal and second one of this games after a silver in a tight finish in individual. It is also the first gold for Canada in these games.
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It actually got warm enough to swim here today!
Sigh. It actually got warm enough to...well...take my gloves off for a few minutes without my fingers turning blue and falling off. Warmer winter but still winter without a doubt.
Good evening. Congratulations USA people. Your women's hockey team smoked us 5-0. Which is a pretty good sign your ladies are heading for the center podium spot given we are the two top teams in the women's game.
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The game itself was kind of a snooze. but Bad Bunny killed it.
Back in the day when I still lived with football fans (Dad, one brother), they often felt our Grey Cup was actually a better game of football (even given the number of times it got played in fog, snow, etc.). Super Bowl was more for the theatrics.
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I use Firefox like 80% of the time. Recently, I logged into the website, and everything that should be red is blue, and none of the links work. On Chrome, it's fine.
anyone else finding FF misbehaving?
Never had issues with FF on here and I switched to it from Chrome some time ago as part of moving my personal system from Windows to Linux. StoriesSpace used to use a blue version of the Lush style but they switched it to more of a teal a while ago.
Good day all!! Man, both Bear and Lion are gone.
Anyhow, it's Super Bowl Sunday plus the Olympics keep rolling along over in Milan (lovely city, I highly recommend it). My money is on ... um, who's playing again?? Something about aquatic birds of prey, I think. I'll bet on them.
Bertha is fired up with some nice Jamaican Blue Mountain. There's Irish Breakfast and Yorkshire teas on offer. Kettle is hot for your hot chocolate or other fine teas. And hey, it's a bar. There's plenty of booze to go around.
