The AH Coffee Shop and Reading Room 09

[GrantBricksly]

Well...I am awake...and I seem to be the only one in the house that is awake at the moment...so I am getting some writing done while I can...The wife will be taking over the office in about an hour and keeping it until late tonight...so I gotta get it while I can...lol

 

[NotWise]

The age-old debate is settled.

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[_Lynn_]

Cardinals... we have three nesting pair around our house. One male is almost tame. He will land in front of the patio door to solicit attention if the feeder is empty, and will chirp at C when she steps out to refill it. It's fun to watch the males feed their mates.

No window craziness with any of them. The few window hits we get are sparrows or starlings.

I don't get many window hits but the wild turkeys like to attack them.

 

[GrantBricksly]

The age-old debate is settled.

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Alas...and then there is me....who does not drink coffee....so...the smaller the better...lol

 

[_Lynn_]

Alas...and then there is me....who does not drink coffee....so...the smaller the better...lol

Same here.

 

[NotWise]

Same here.

Substituting "diet Dr. Pepper" for "coffee" doesn't have quite the same cachet, but suit yourself.

 

[MillieDynamite]

Dr. Pepper, fu yuck!

 

[Candy_Kane54]

Dr. Pepper, fu yuck!

It always tasted like medicine to me ...

 

[GrantBricksly]

Substituting "diet Dr. Pepper" for "coffee" doesn't have quite the same cachet, but suit yourself.

Blech....no thanks....in my youth I was a Pepsi guy...then I swapped to Coke....(Pepsi got too sweet) Then energy drinks was my thing....red bulls and monsters...I'm trying to get off of those now and stick mostly to water and juices... cranberry-mango is my go-to...

But if I'm honest...I'm still not off the energy drinks...I'm trying though....

 

[GrantBricksly]

Blech....no thanks....in my youth I was a Pepsi guy...then I swapped to Coke....(Pepsi got too sweet) Then energy drinks was my thing....red bulls and monsters...I'm trying to get off of those now and stick mostly to water and juices... cranberry-mango is my go-to...

But if I'm honest...I'm still not off the energy drinks...I'm trying though....

And I can't do diets...the fake sugar stuff makes me sick...

 

[Duleigh]

I enjoy Pepsi Zero - when ice cold it's quite good. I also found a recipe for something that has made me very happy. Sugar Free Nature's Twist Lemonade. It's delicious. I also discovered that there's no carbs in vodka. 0 Carb lemonade + a dash of 0 carb vodka A match made in heaven. Better than Mikes Hard Lemonade.

 

[old_prof]

for me, a brewed iced tea is the best cold drink. At least non-alcoholic one.

 

[NotWise]

For the last 4+ years, my intake has been water and two or three 10-oz mugs of coffee. I added one Coke Zero Sugar to the mix in the last few months.

The reference to diet Dr. Pepper was for @_Lynn_.

 

[_Lynn_]

For the last 4+ years, my intake has been water and two or three 10-oz mugs of coffee. I added one Coke Zero Sugar to the mix in the last few months.

The reference to diet Dr. Pepper was for @_Lynn_.

My main beverage each day is water. It's good for the kidneys. Otherwise it's a Dr Pepper. Not diet.

 

[NotWise]

My main beverage each day is water. It's good for the kidneys. Otherwise it's a Dr Pepper. Not diet.

Oops.

 

[MillieDynamite]

My signature line's all fucked up. And my legs, my legs, someone stole my legs!

 

[NotWise]

My signature line's all fucked up. And my legs, my legs, someone stole my legs!

I can still see your legs if I click on the link. Nice legs.

 

[MrPixel]

I can still see your legs if I click on the link. Nice legs.

Me too. Nice tush.

 

[Candy_Kane54]

It's a gray rainy morning here and the poor cardinals look like they're drowning. I got some of my herbs potted yesterday but I doubt I'll get any done today unless it stops raining and the sun comes out.

There's a pot of fresh hot coffee ready to drink and the teapot is steaming for anyone who wants a cuppa. The brownies I promised to make are on the counter along with some donuts for anyone with a sweet tooth.

I'll be over in the corner working on my story. It's coming along quite well and I hope to have it ready to publish for the Independence Day holiday.

 

[old_prof]

I am happy this morning. I had been struggling with my writing and life had been interfering, but I managed to finish a light short story that I am happy with and just posted.

Of course, now I go let the vampires stick needles in me.

 

[NotWise]

This morning's NYT hard Sudoku took me an hour. Now the cats are glaring at me because their breakfast is late.

I reached a break leading up to the climax in my WIP and felt like it was time to let it rest. I expect the climb to that climax will be difficult.

 

[Kumquatqueen]

This morning's NYT hard Sudoku took me an hour. Now the cats are glaring at me because their breakfast is late.

I reached a break leading up to the climax in my WIP and felt like it was time to let it rest. I expect the climb to that climax will be difficult.

I took ages to find the last Squaredle word today. Erotic. It's amazing how many dirty words take me a long time to spot - 'anal', in particular.

I've been adding small amounts to a dozen different stories for months, but have just managed to complete a short story for the Sports challenge, and nearly done the final chapter for the Chain Story challenge, now being looked over by the gang. So that's satisfying.

 

[MrPixel]

Wordle almost nailed me last night! Most of the time I can solve it in under a minute. My weaknesses are words starting with a vowel, and more than one instance of a letter.
Don't click the spoiler if you haven't solved today's, although it doesn't reveal the word itself.

I was making an edit pass on my sports story last night when the power went out. Blinked a few times, and then... darkness. Very unusual for around here. Texts from the power company informed me it was out at all three of the sites I monitor, so it obviously affected most of the city. Looks like it was out for three hours.

Didn't lose anything, but I'm still struggling with the ending. The buildup foreshadows an orgy in the showers, but do I write the orgy, or just let the reader draw the obvious conclusion? Have to get 'er done, submission window is in 3 days.

 

[Rustyoznail]

Wordle almost nailed me last night! Most of the time I can solve it in under a minute. My weaknesses are words starting with a vowel, and more than one instance of a letter.
Don't click the spoiler if you haven't solved today's, although it doesn't reveal the word itself.

I was making an edit pass on my sports story last night when the power went out. Blinked a few times, and then... darkness. Very unusual for around here. Texts from the power company informed me it was out at all three of the sites I monitor, so it obviously affected most of the city. Looks like it was out for three hours.

Didn't lose anything, but I'm still struggling with the ending. The buildup foreshadows an orgy in the showers, but do I write the orgy, or just let the reader draw the obvious conclusion? Have to get 'er done, submission window is in 3 days.

Does the orgy add anything to the story, or is it just a fuckfest for the sake of it? If the rest of the story is full of sez, then a simple "Right, let's hit the showers and Jane... I'm hitting you first" is probably enough.

Same letters in a wordle does me in as well.

Edit - I'm looking at page 600 of the ninth version of the coffee shop. Start date was 23 September 2022.

 

[GrantBricksly]

Does the orgy add anything to the story, or is it just a fuckfest for the sake of it? If the rest of the story is full of sez, then a simple "Right, let's hit the showers and Jane... I'm hitting you first" is probably enough.

Same letters in a wordle does me in as well.

Edit - I'm looking at page 600 of the ninth version of the coffee shop. Start date was 23 September 2022.

Uh oh...is it time to christen a new coffee shop?