In reply to Tom Wolf (msg # 535):

Cool stuff!  Double-good on her!

In reply to Anneth Mage-Singer (msg # 536):

I expected her to be engaged, but I thought it would be after he graduates.  He will graduate in December or May, depending on if he plays his final year of baseball.

But it could be a loooooooooong engagement!

Sounds like she'll need to get a job!

She's had a job lined up after graduation since last summer.  She starts at Texas Instruments later this month.

Ranged attacks in the dark. Seems like a fine idea.... LOL :)

Apologies for the delay again. Always seems to be something. Had an out-of-town house guest last week--an old gaming buddy from up North that I hadn't seen in almost 20 years! Wasn't that a kick in the head!

In reply to Mysterion (msg # 541):

All's cool, boss.

Your hammer might not like those zombies, Mort, but we like it!

In my 20+ years of PbP gaming on various sites, it was generally accepted that posting between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day diminished considerably due to Holidaze, work schedule changes, family, shopping, putting up decorations, etc. For that reason, expectations for timely posts was kind of put on hold.

In my case, this didn't usually apply to me, but this year, I seem to have hit a down cycle. It's probably a combination of age + health + meds + diet + environment + Holidaze. So, just bear with me while I sort it all out and hopefully get back on track in the new year.

No Problem,

I will post a reply tomorrow afternoon once I get back from taking my wife to a doctor's appointment.

I bet if we're nice to him, this guy'll let us play with his cat, Dewey!  And I bet Dewey can show us where the books we want to find are, and everything!

I've been under the weather for the past two weeks with insufficient mental energy to post, and then Thursday morning the AC went out so I've been melting in 90-degree heat for the past 4 days. Tech finally got here yesterday and the AC was working fine when he left, but now it's out again! Aaargh!

In reply to Mysterion (msg # 547):

 YEARGHBLE.

That's the worst! I'd love to send some of the cold weather we've been getting in Seattle your way, but first... does anyone want a lot of pollen?

Anneth you can keep your pollen.  If you need more I will be happy to send it from Georgia.

In reply to Tom Wolf (msg # 549):

Nah, let's send it to, ehh... I don't like Columbus, Indiana... Let's send ours there!  Anyone got any druid friends who know how to shuffle pollens around?  A dabbler and a fighter have a favor to ask of them!

AC finally got fixed. Only took 2 weeks and required a Master Tech to come out and fix the screw up the other 3 techs made.

Now I just need to find a Master Tech that can fix ME!

AC is good

sorry for being absent for a while,  work, travel and family
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If you find one let me know.

So apparently it was my turn to get Covid, although a weaker strain. Culminated Monday night when I fell getting out of bed because I got dizzy and my legs were so weak they couldn't support me. After friends helped me get into a chair, called an ambulance to take me to the hospital for evaluation and testing. Everything else was clear but the test came back positive for Covid. Put some fluids in me, gave me a few prescriptions for me cough, and sent me home.

According to the doctor, I have it for a few days, so Monday was the worst of it. Getting better, but I still feel like crap and a bit unsteady on my feet.

At least this explains why I've been feeling so crappy for awhile now.

Aw, jeez!  I got it at the end of June.  Fatigue was the worst part.  Get well!

Probably should apologize for not posting an update here, but brain's been too tired to even think of doing that.

Getting better. Just slow.

In reply to Mysterion (msg # 556):

Hey, COVID screws things up.  It might be a month or two.  Take your time, 'Nettie and I ain't not goin' nowheres.

Hey guys, see things slowed down for others as well.     Get extra rest when you can.

As you may have heard, Southwest Florida where I  live got clobbered by Hurricane Ian. Once again, we've lost power. With Irma, we lost it for 10 days. It could be longer this time as a couple of substations got trashed and there's almost a million people without power now across the six counties.

Currently using my friend's hot spot from his phone, but there's still the problem of charging up my computer and his cell phone.

So, not sure how much I'll be able to post before we get power back. No gas stations are operable because their pumps are electrical and they don't have power either. Most stores were closed today, but a few restaurants managed to open to feed the people that can't cook at home now.

Lots of trees down, and some damage to houses and yards. Six houses on our block lost their back porches. Our fence barely survived, but it's leaning because the ground got so soaked. Lost a few solar panels. But other than that, made it through without any damage to the house (except the back porch (the lanai) is 50% gone) and we're all intact--people, cats and dogs.

Hot damn!  Glad you're alright!