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Yesterday I had a particularly nice swim. My swim sessions are getting longer and longer because they are getting more and more enjoyable. Also swimming was Carl who is a bit of a weirdo. I can't tell if he's neurologically challenged or just thick or what but he's clearly a few pixels off. He sometimes plays volleyball with us but not often and not well.

Shortly after I got home, I got an email that the pool was closed til further notice due to fecal matter in the water. WTF????? Did I poop and not know it?? Erica (the fitness director) and I swapped a few emails and I learned that, apparently, Carl's colostomy bag sprung a leak. It will take until at least Monday and maybe longer to get the water cleaned and chemically adjusted again.

So... no volleyball today. The Mariners took their own sweet time losing last night so I got to sleep late-ish. And this morning I woke up at 5:30... I rolled over and decided to close my eyes for a bit and the next thing I knew it was nearly 8!!! And the cats were having fits.

Then, the second bombshell of the day dropped... I have gained a half pound and lost very little in the past week. So I quit counting calories and for the past two days have just eaten what I wanted. This morning I was down a pound and a half.

This is from yesterday but... wanna see my new comforter?

I got the most delightful email from Scott and Julie - my New Zealand friends - last night. They have their sights on one last grand trip to the US next year. While they were here last year, I gave them a list of places in the Southeast which is one area they have never been to. So Scott turned that list over to CoPilot with some parameters and CoPilot designed a wonderful 3 weeks from Nashville to Asheville to Savannah and Atlanta. With stops at places in between that I hadn't even thought of but will be spectacular. They are planning on arriving in mid-May and then stopping in Denver for Moab, Monument Valley, Silverado and then on to Atlanta for the Southwest Tour and then to here for a week of telling me all about their adventures before they take their over packed suitcases home. It sounds wonderful.

Time now to get dressed and ready for Elbow Coffee. Man, when you sleep in, your day sure gets cut short! (Captain Obvious reporting for duty.)

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Dept rus in urbe: A prickle of hedgehogs and an armada of newts: wildlife settles in at London’s new Queen Elizabeth garden

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Dept of, why not work with creating opportunities for the mute inglorious already there....? (sigh): Creating Baby Geniuses to Thwart the AI Threat? (Yes, Really.) Honestly, these people.

Possibly relevant here....: State school kids do better at uni

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The Rise and Fall of Jukeboxes: where are the grooves of yesteryear?

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Women artists in the Georgian era: a constant, delicate calibration to keep the balance between personal reputation, artistic success and the need to earn a living.

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I Feel: busy

Today is cloudy and cold. We got a good soaking rain last night. :D

I fed the birds. I've seen a few house finches.

I put out water for the birds.

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Title: Starting Tomorrow
Author:

kat_lair
Fandom: 阴阳师 | Yīn Yáng Shī | The Yin-yang Master (Movies - Guo Jingming)
Pairing: Bo Ya/Qing Ming
Tags: Drabble, Second Chances
Rating: G
Word count: 100

Summary: He can change.

Author notes: Spring defiance from under the crushing forces of capitalism = a drabble a day in April. This one for

corvidology who requested this fandom and gave the following as the prompt from “Facing the Sea, With Spring Flowers Blossoming” (《面朝大海春暖花开》) by Haizi:
从明天起，做一个幸福的人。
I will be a happy person starting tomorrow.

Starting Tomorrow on AO3

( Starting Tomorrow )

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I Feel: melancholy

( years-ago pet loss; old grief and random thoughts )

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So yesterday I slept through the storm warnings...

At work last night I was telling one of the nurses that I did that and she proceeded to tell me...

We apparently had FOUR tornados in the area yesterday and apparently one of them hit the northeast corner of Stewartville, aka my town. :o :o :o

Here is a video of the activity from yesterday...

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Poll #34492 Books Received, April 11 — April 17

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 12

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Which of these look interesting?

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The Thrice-Bound Fool by Christopher Buehlman (Ocober 2026)
4 (33.3%)

The Slantwise Histories and Other Stories by Alix E. Harrow (October 2026)
5 (41.7%)

Nightcurse by Emma Hinds (October 2026)
1 (8.3%)

The Killing Spell by Shay Kauwe (April 2026)
4 (33.3%)

Claimed by the Orc King by Roxy Taylor (November 2026)
0 (0.0%)

Some other option (see comments)
1 (8.3%)

Cats!
9 (75.0%)

james_davis_nicoll

Five books new to me. At least four are fantasy (the collection might be a mix of genres). At least one is part of a series.

Books Received, April 11 — April 17

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This is a nice puzzle. Unfortunately, it is missing two pieces. This is one of the puzzles I got at the swap at the library. I am not saying I didn't lose them myself, but it is possible that the puzzle itself wasn't complete. But all life is fodder, so I wrote a Sherlock Holmes ficlet for

spring_renewal for it. Ridley's Jigsaw Puzzles. Gin Lover's Jigsaw Puzzle. 500 pieces. It was not a well-constructed puzzle. The pieces didn't lock together as nicely/snugly as I prefer. I shan't be purchasing any from this company.

Title: Missing Jigsaw Puzzle Pieces
Fandom: Sherlock Holmes (ACD)
Character(s)/Pairing(s): Mrs. Hudson, Mrs. Turner, Watson, Holmes
Content Notes: domestic fluff
Prompt Being Filled: Any, Any, creative uses of [choice]
Length: 400
Rating: Gen
Summary: Mrs. Hudson is missing two jigsaw puzzle pieces.

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Depending on how the rest of my day goes, the new challenge will come today or tomorrow! <3

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Current Location: Ташкент, Узбекистан

В последнее время вы видели в моём журнале большое количество снега – как в качестве сугробов, так и в качестве падающих снежинок. Пора поправить это недоразумение, тем более, что в календаре у нас уже апрель, а находимся мы в Ташкенте. Так что, листая этот пост, вы сможете оценить тот контраст, который нас ждал здесь после возвращения из России. А потому, что в Ташкенте уже всё цвело и продолжает цвести.

Эти кадры я понаделал в разные дни в течение марта.

( Ещё больше цветов )

Из новостей посвежее: на этой неделе побывали на концерте БГ. Ему 72 года, но он всё ещё в достаточно хорошей форме, чтобы выходить на сцену и создавать там ту самую знаменитую атмосферу (кстати, про атмосферу – это не только мои слова, но и всех, кто вместе с нами побывал на том концерте). При выходе на бис он всё же исполнил свой знаменитый «Город золотой», хотя и предупредил, что эта песня может не получиться. Кстати, с недавних пор БГ официально получил британское гражданство. А вот у себя на родине, в России, он, как и многие другие талантливые люди, внесён в список «иностранных агентов», так что его концерты там невозможны в принципе (хорошо это или плохо – решать всем тем россиянам, которые осенью пойдут голосовать на парламентских выборах). Как я понял, в зале было довольно много людей, прилетевших в Ташкент из России целенаправленно ради этого концерта, и в нынешних реалиях это была, пожалуй, единственная возможность для россиян увидеть на сцене и самого БГ, и его легендарную группу. Так или иначе, но все мы вынесли оттуда свою порцию позитива, которой должно хватить надолго.

Ещё из новостей – в скором времени мы перебазируемся с Бодомзора в окрестности метро Хамид Алимджан. И местность, и квартира довольно приятные, да и цена пониже. Надеюсь, что всё пройдёт хорошо.

Где-то примерно в мае снова ненадолго появимся в России – по делам капремонта. Ожидается много возни по этой части, но – думаю, что мы с этим справимся.

Словом, жизнь продолжается.

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Marvin, 4/18/26

OK, I kind of … well, like is a strong word, but I appreciate what Marvin is going for here. At first you’re like, “Ha ha, of course you can’t turn on the TV! You’re a dog!” But then you find out that the actual reason is that he could use the remote to turn the TV on or off, but he doesn’t know where it is because [comical BOI-OI-OING noise] he hid it. Both the using and (to an admittedly lesser extent) the hiding of this object are not particularly dog-like, so the twist is … well, funny is a strong word, but at least it’s mildly interesting. I guess it’s best if we don’t get into the antagonistic relationship he has with the humans in the house that would’ve led to him hiding it in the first place.

Herb and Jamaal, 4/18/26

French philosopher Blaise Pascal famously came up with the thought experiment that we call “Pascal’s wager,” which is basically that you might as well believe in God because if you do but he doesn’t exist, you suffer no harm from your belief, but if he does exist and you don’t believe in him, you won’t make it into heaven. This really wowed the rubes in the 17th century but it’s absolutely baby brain stuff today, where you can open the comics pages and see some guy talking about how he literally believes in the concept of heaven as understood by most contemporary Christians, but he doesn’t go to church, possibly because his irreligiosity combined with his good deeds makes him even more likely to get into paradise, in his opinion. Wild stuff! And he’s telling this to a clergyman who definitely has some opinions about faith and works and their respective relationship to salvation! Can’t decide if Rev. Croom’s big grin is because he’s about to open up a can of theological whoop-ass or because he’s like “This is great, can’t wait to tell the fellas in the PastorChat Discord about this one.”

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The first census of Saorstát Éireann = the Irish Free State was taken on 18th April 1926, 3½ years after Independence. 12 hours ago, a searchable index of the citizenry was released. Under GDPR, 1,000+ centenarians were given the option of having their names redacted. Background, context, ExecSumm, quirks on RTE, the state broadcaster.

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1) We had fun at the late Easter celebration with my godchild yesterday ^_^ Extra good since we had sunshine opposed to the rain today

2) Time to read an old Agatha Christie again

3) I managed to solve a problem with the documents I had been putting off way too long ^^

rattfan

It's a week since I lost Ajax and we're managing. The other two rats, Fred and Griffin, have returned to normal behaviour, though I'm sure it has been hard for them. They had all been together since birth, being three of seven boys in that litter of 14. Now they are the only survivors; such is rat mortality.

Not much has happened this week. M hasn't had any serious difficulties that I have noticed or of which I have been informed! She did say she thought someone else had come in this morning, but since the front door was still locked and no one else was scheduled, I figured I could safely ignore that. They had supposedly opened her cupboard.

I did get down to the beach for a swim, though the days are beginning to cool down. There was a huge set up being constructed for a concert, with the sound stage on the sand, so they had fenced off almost the entire left side of the beach, from the Indiana Tea House to the groyne. Rude. So glad I'm 4 kilometres away from that when it goes off. Apart from that, just a trip out to Bassendean to visit the shop of the butcher who wins awards for his snaggers. You can't miss them, they're arranged along the counter! The awards, not the sausages. I've got a bit of writing done, not much. Reality keeps on being weirder than anything I imagine.

For anyone into astronomy in comfort, here is the evening view from my armchair, now I have cleared away the summer shade barricades from my balcony. It's also an unintentional lesson in how easy it might be to mock up a false image. That's the reflection of my ceiling light, not an alien spacecraft.

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Another rainy day

Network

Whackadoodle Day already and it's not yet 9!

Rounding up stuff

Birdfeeding

Spring Drabble 18/30: 阴阳师 | Yīn Yáng Shī | The Yin-yang Master, Starting Tomorrow

Six years on (CN: far-from-fresh pet loss)

L.M.A.O......

Boobed boobily

Flirty texts

Update.....

Books Received, April 11 — April 17 poll

Books Received, April 11 — April 17

Puzzle: Gin (minus two)

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Round 37 Roundup

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Весна

At least nobody is talking about pooping, OK? Just give me this

Monopoly 01.26 - Rewards

netflix's one piece (miss all sunday); 200 icons.

the pitt (various), 735 icons.

I found The Da

Fic Promptly - A Comment Fic Community for Writing

Saturday 18/04/2026

Reality is both weird and boring

Book bingo 2026, bingos 5-6!

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