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Weekly Wrap Up

Weekly Wrap Up (Jun. 21 - Jun. 27)

Technically speaking, it is still June 27th in my neck of the woods. Technically speaking it might be June 28th in your neck of the woods. Technically speaking, it could be June 29th in your neck of the woods. What am I technically trying to say   You have less than 6 months to decide what to buy me as my Christmas present this year  OH, and less than 2 weeks to get your Secret Author entry in!! Let's move on, shall we.   I'm trying to see if I'm missing any important days on Sund
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Weekly Wrap Up (June 14 - June 20)

I'm writing this early on Saturday as I may or may not be able to write on Saturday evening   I'm off to watch a Canadian Football game this evening. I guess there is some soccer tournament going on as well in Canada, Mexico and the US of A  As I'm writing this, the tunder and ligting has started 😮 Hope it ends before the game. I usually get a lot of silence when I talk sports. I know though a lot of the world doesn't have the US and Canada's interest in our major sports, football (Nor
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Weekly Wrap Up (Jun. 7 - Jun. 13)

WOW I've lived in my humble little city of Calgary for a year or two  and about this time every year I talk about the upcoming Calgary Stampede , The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth (I'm not being compensated for this shameless plug ) I will be volunteering so far 6 of the 10 days to help out a charity   I was thinking I should get a western shirt or two since the chester drawers disease is getting worse  The chest is dropping down into my drawers .  One thing about Calgary is ther
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Horror Deep Dive 10

Top Read Horror Stories Since Deep Dive 9 Top 3 Most Read Horror - Body Snatcher Revolving around the invasion or replacement of human bodies by extraterrestrial beings, parasites, or other entities, body snatcher horror explores the loss of control over one's own body. Curing Humanity by Wayne Gray Complete A Queer Encounter by W_L Complete Frosty by MythOfHappiness Complete Top 7 Most Read Horror - Gothic (aka gothic romanticism; and dark rom
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Weekly Wrap Up (May 31 - Jun. 6)

I want to get into the question of the week right away   I loved the Weekly Prompts this week from Aditus! So much so that I'm going to borrow his question  Do you listen to music, and if you do, what do you prefer? Radio, streaming, playlists, one person said satellite TV/ Maybe someone out there has an 8-track or cassette player that they haven't retired. If you have an 8 track, I honestly don't believe there is a 8 track tape that has survived this long  For you younger folks, look it up
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Weekly Wrap Up (May 24 - May 30)

What's up puddy cat, whoa, whoooa! Don't read more into that than me just being goofy  Wait a minute.  I had to go check Myr's fun and new emotes to check in with your moods! Got mine done now. What do you think of them? I wonder, I need one for Diet Coke the true #1 Cola in the world  Are you listening, @Myr ? See, there is a story behind this. Back in the very early 70's when I was a wee little lad, I was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. I don't know if at 4 I was drinking cola
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Weekly Wrap Up (May 17 - May 23)

Happy Memorial Day Weekend to my 'merican neighbours     I did not realize that every US flag in the US no matter on state or federal property is to fly at half mast on Memorial Day for fallen and current and retired soldiers! If you did not know, now you do   Let me know if I'm missing any other countries that might be taking off from work on Monday   I worked 25 years in retail, I did my share , I always thought it was unfair that holidays really didn't mean anything
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Weekly Wrap Up (May 10 - May 16)

I thought I would start the blog with welcoming me back   According to the false rumours, I have not died. 🪦 I have to thank @Cia for doing a spectacular job and stepping in to cover me  Let's give her some love for all of her help Now that I'm back from my nearly 3 week vacay, I have to tell you all I"m happy as a pig in ... mud  I did a 4 day road trip driving a U-haul across Southern Alberta, Montana, Utah, no, never saw any cute mormon boys , Arizona, Nevada, Arizona again an
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Weekly Wrap Up (May 3 - May 10 )

Well, it's my last week bringing you the Wrap Up! It's been a busy day, as I was up at 4 (normal time) to volunteer at a triathalon today with the hubby. Those people be crazy! Just setting up, doing the busy work, and being out in the sun has me sunburned, wiped out, and ready for bed by 8 PM. At least it wasn't freezing cold or pouring rain on top of it all. And, here I am, scrambling to put together the news because I forgot to set this up earlier. Good thing I set an alarm! That's the other
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Action/Adventure Genre Deep Dive 10

Top Read Action/Adventure Stories Since Deep Dive 9 Top 10 Most Read Action/Adventure - Action Fiction focuses on fast-paced action and physical challenges.  Often involves a hero or protagonist facing intense obstacles and overcoming them through physical prowess and skill. Shadow Effect by kbois Complete Circumnavigation by C James Complete The Light at the End of the Tunnel by kbois Complete Gap Year by Mark Arbour Complete The Case of the Sh
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Weekly Wrap Up (Apr. 26 - May 3)

I told everyone you'd be seeing a lot from me this week!! Well, if you're not sick and tired of me, or you missed some of the updates from this week, here's the skinny. I won't bore you with a long personal update here, though, because it's warm and sunny in the Pac NW this weekend and my computer has been on my lap for editing all day. I'm hot and tired. Seriously, where's my rain! What's your preference? Cool and cloudy with precip or sun gazing all day? Do you like to stay in and read or writ
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Weekly Wrap Up (Apr. 19 - Apr. 26)

Well, you're getting a lot of me these next few weeks! I had a few features this week, I'm doing the Wrap Ups for a bit, and next week I'm doing a few more blogs too. Pay attention, there's a special event announcement coming this week. Speaking of special, did you catch the return of this week's featured Signature Author? 📣🎊Check out those posts below.  We also need to thank @Valkyrie for ALL her hard work on the Poetry Anthology. She's the one who takes charge on those events, managing ev
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Weekly Wrap Up (Apr. 12 - Apr. 19)

Howdy ho   Just wanted to remind you that there is only 76 days to the Calgary Stampede  So if you are coming, let me know and we can meet up  For @Valkyrie, she might be coming up for the Spruce Meadows North American at the same time  . Or you coming up for the Masters in Sept? You could do that and Pride all on the labour day long weekend.  So you know, up in the frigid climates of Calgary, Thursday we got another foot of heavy wet snow that melted over the past 2 days, we are start
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Sci-fi Genre Deep Dive 9

Top Read Sci-Fi Stories Since Deep Dive 8 Top 0 Most Read Science Fiction - AI Consciousness Explores sentient AI and post-human ethics, often questioning identity, consciousness, and morality. No stories Top 10 Most Read Science Fiction - Apocalyptic and Post-apocalyptic concerned with the end of civilization, either through nuclear war, plague, or some other general disaster. Post-apocalyptic fiction is set in a world or civilization after such a disaster. Examp
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Weekly Wrap Up (Apr. 5 - Apr. 11)

Now that the first week of the Poetry Anthology is out, are you a poet and didn't know it  ?    After I do this, I shall retire to the bedoire and check out some poetry  Even though I don't read a lot, I do like to dabble my reading into the Poets, seasoned and new here at GA. There was something that I wanted to discuss and you are free to pick any of the four. With the Artemis trip to go around the moon now over and they splashed down in the Pacific off of San Diego, I want to k
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Weekly Wrap Up (Mar. 29 - Apr. 4)

Psst, turn your speakers down I couldn't help to notice @Bill W status was changed to 'Barefoot' and I pictured him dancing to this song in the warm weather. Now that I got that ear worm in your head , let's move on   I'm not sure how many people have the big 3 celebrations with family, or if it just 2, or maybe only 1, but up here in Canada, it isn't necessarily based on religion, as commercialism has won out, but do you do anything for Easter? Up here, it is usua
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Weekly Wrap Up (Mar. 22 - Mar. 28)

I am exhausted   If anyone has worked with software for the entire workplace, I'm sure all I need to say is SAP upgrade, and you will know my pain. My company had 5 different buckets or regions and we are working towards 1. This means teams and teams of people all verifying data, processes and other such stuff region by region until their live date. Me included nationally. I start early, leave late and even today I woke up at stupid 5 AM when I didn't have work today. Tomorrow I do, so
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Weekly Wrap Up (Mar. 15 - Mar. 21)

I was about to write a blog about how we are only halfway through the month but then realized that we only have a few days left 😮 In the past day I've had April showers in March bringing May flowers, and March snowstorms killing any May flowers that popped earlier than April. Wait, did I F that up? Well yes I did. I cannot judge what month we are in anymore by the weather outside.  I know I once read that Medellin, Columbia has an average temp of 22 C/72 F year round. I could live with that
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Weekly Wrap Up (Mar. 8 - Mar. 14)

It appears to be that time of year 😮  This is the week that we find out who pretends to have a bit of Irish in them, and those that have a bit of Irish in them and those that are Irish ☘️Git your minds out of the gutters I'm past the age of going out and getting inebriated on alcoholic drinks that are green or really cheap draft beer that has been coloured green  The only thing I do is wear something green in order to ensure no one pinches me. I'm also past the age where I wear my fav
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Weekly Wrap Up (Mar. 1 - Mar. 7)

I'd say Beware the Ides of March  but I don't know what that means . So I will take a break here and go to Google... ..... ..... ..... How rude, you'd think I'd research this before writing a blog   If you are like me and didn't know, it turns out the Bard used it in the play Julius Caesar. I guess Caesar went to a fortune teller, or I would probably guess that the fortune teller was summoned to appear before Caesar, and foretold of Caesar's impending death. He thought i
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Weekly Wrap Up (Feb. 22 - Feb. 28)

'Tis the last day of February. Do you know what that means? That March starts tomorrow  We have about a week from today, that everyone loves in certain areas of the world . If you are this weekend, let us know how things went  . So, what is new  Work sucks  I'm never taking holidays again. After 3 weeks I'm still playing catch up. How can a train go off the rails so badly 😮? Other than working long days, and evenings, Friday night and Saturday have become my nono days and I take some time f
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Weekly Wrap Up (Feb. 15 - Feb. 21)

Now you all must be wondering, what are you doing up at 5:15 AM in the morning   I have succumbed to the hockey bug and I am awake for in a little under an hour, I will be watching Team USA play Team Canada for the Olympic Gold Medal  in Hockey . Interesting thing, I can head to the bar right now and watch the game if I'm so inclined and have some beers with my closest Canadian fans 🍺 Yes, a lot of provinces in Canada allow for bars to open for Olympic Gold Medal Events. Not sure if there w
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Weekly Wrap Up (Feb 8. - Feb. 14)

Well, a belated Happy Valentines day to you all. I love all the readers, contributors, staff here at GA. Will you all be my Valentine (a day late )  We shall move on quickly as I know VD is not a popular topic around here  In more ways than one   Remember last week when I I talked about the lost lotto ticket 😮 Well there was a sizable win out of my city 😮 I was talking to some people at work and they said I should call in to see if they can tell me anything, so I did  Much to my surpri
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Weekly Wrap Up (Feb. 1 - Feb. 7)

Hey all   Are we all committed to sit on our couches and watch the winter Olympics from Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo? I'm not sure I am  Now, if I was there and being surrounded by gorgeous Italian men , then we'd be having another discussion . Oh wait, there is another game going on in Santa Clara 😮  I went back to work after a 2-week staycation, and I think I put in an 80 hour work week this week 😮 Only about 900 emails to work through on top of all my other jobs and tasks, I was
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Weekly Wrap Up (Jan. 25 - Jan. 31)

Hmmm, so we are 1 down and 11 to go in months of this year. Where did January go!   Groundhog day is a coming, so just in case you haven't seen the movie like 100 times staring Bill Murray, especially over and over again on Groundhog Day, keep your eyes out on your local listings 🙄 A question for my friends to the south, how did you handle your small wisps of winter that we deal with from Nov. to May  I shouldn't laugh, as places like Georgia and Texas among other places are not really
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