Oh well, at least February is only 28 days this year I find February the most boring month of the year. We are about to head into the -20 to -30 C or -12 to 18 F this upcoming week  That might be why I hate it.

Have to tell my annual February joke too! If you are a farmer, you cannot look at it  No posting it in the chat below either  

As I mention the weather, someone I know said I chose to live here . When I thought about it, I came to the realization at the age I am, I have chosen to live here . Yes, it is occasionally cold, once every 100 years we get a bad flood and we have summers with hail and the odd tornado, but in general I don't have much to complain about in my neck of the woods. I did try moving up to 3 1/2 hours away from my family, but that was one of the factors to move back. 

I have visited places that are nice, and unfortunately they have some drawbacks that I probably wouldn't make me want to live there. Hawaii, love it . But the occasional typhoon, volcanos, but most depressing is the cost to live there. Even if I had the money, I don't know if I would live there all the time.

So here is the big questions of the week, something that I didn't get around to last week. Where you live now, is it where you want to be living? Or is there things keeping you there that prevents you from leaving? Two more questions, if you would want to live somewhere else, where would that be? No, Val, you cannot move in with me to watch Corner Gas reruns and attend all the events at Spruce Meadows . Lastly, if you are happy where you are, what makes you want to stay there?

Now back to what they pay me the big bucks for 💰. Let us get to the Weekly Wrap Up!

Monday, Cia I think took the Word of the Day, Equine, and made it into the CSR Discussion Day for an author that may like a horse or two :

Tuesday was all Myr's. This week he did a Deep Dive into the Mystery Genre:

Thursday, Val popped by to talk about our upcoming Poetry Anthology with the theme of Diversity. Check it out, it was a fun discussion:

Friday, Val came back with a couple of fun prompts for Prompt Friday:

Words of the Day:

piscine, equine, feline, canine, nostalgic, cacophonous, carnivore

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2 Recently Updated 'Signature Author' Stories

1. By Chance or Appointment by Parker Owens
2. The Freshmen by Mark Arbour

3 Recently Updated 'Classic Author' Stories

1. My Prompt Stories by Bill W
2. Closing the Barn Door by Ronyx
3. Secrets 2: Looking Through Different Eyes by Bill W

1 Recently Updated 'Promising Author' Stories

1. A Thousand Years of Hope by lilansui

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2. Clown Wyrm by Adam Andrews Johnson
3. Tragedia Et Amor by P. E. Knapp
4. The Brotherhood: Awakening Book II by The Writer X
5. My Roommate Teaches Me by Lee Wilson
6. Operation Ganymede by Leo Lacaz
7. Where Love Lies by vanalas
8. Those Left Behind by Robert Hugill **Complete**
9. The Golden Boys by chris191070
10. Fates Mates & Pirates by P. E. Knapp
11. David C. McLavic by CLJobe
12. Michaels Mess by ChromedOutCortex
13. Hubris by ValentineDavis21
14. Stockroom Secrets by Mark Ponyboy Peters
15. Storm Wolf: Tranquil waters by RedMoon
16. The Kiss of the Vampire by Albert1434
17. The Jerk-Off by JLynch
18. Suspicious Seaweed by Thirdly
19. The Strivers by Leo Lacaz
20. The Last Laugh by Celian
21. Behaving Responsibly by Tim Hobson
22. Man Up! by CasualWanderer82
23. Liar vs. Liar by Laura S. Fox
24. Soft Shadows by E K Stokes
25. The Blue Moon by Lupus
26. Granddad Tom Rules by Tallguyct
27. The World Out There by Drew Payne
28. Not just another Summer by Robert Hugill
29. White Sheets by Celian
30. My Chaotic Life by Jason Rimbaud
31. A Life Worth Living by irivera
32. Glamourhammer by Jack Poignet
33. Connection by ChromedOutCortex **Complete**
34. Blood Money by Yeoldebard
35. Kept Boy to Made Man by empath
36. How the Coronavirus Jump-Started my Sex Life by KKirk
37. A Thousand Years of Hope by lilansui
38. Never walk alone- Walk on by Andre Delport
39. Stolen: Unearthing the Lore by lomax61

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