CoTT 2 House of Cards

[Marty]

8 hours ago, Albert1434 said:

You may recall us talking about Death Valley

Death Valley temperature rises to 54.4C/129.9f– possibly the hottest ever reliably recorded

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This even made the news over here in Ireland.  

[Marty]

4 hours ago, Headstall said:

So... I haven't wanted to say much after I first mentioned it, but I've been writing. [✂️...SNIP...✂️] Cheers... wish me luck.  

I wish you all the luck in the world, buddy.

[Marty]

3 hours ago, dughlas said:

Well this way you got out of the house and to go for a drive.

I somehow suspect that, with the smoke and the ash, not to mention the pandemic, the last thing Albert really wanted to do today was to leave the house...

[Marty]

Today has been cloudy, with rain since late morning, and it's still raining with less than an hour and half to go before midnight. The rain has't been too heavy - I suppose it was what could be termed a soft day.

I had a hospital appointment this afternoon. What's known as a diabetic retina scan. They've done one every year since I was diagnosed, as Type 2 diabetes, if untreated, can lead to eye damage. They've not turned up any damage so far in previous tests, but I won't get the results from this one until about two weeks time.

One good thing about the dull day was that I didn't have to wait the usual three hours before I could drive home. They put drops in my eyes to make the pupils really wide, and that can make it difficult to see for a while, even with sunglasses on. The dull day meant that my eyes were able to function properly after about an hour.

Edited August 17, 2020 by Marty
Tidying up

[Albert1434]

23 minutes ago, Marty said:

I somehow suspect that, with the smoke and the ash, not to mention the pandemic, the last thing Albert really wanted to do today was to leave the house...

To true Marty

[Albert1434]

To night were having

Chicken Taco Stuffed Peppers

with pico de gallo and sour cream

[Page Scrawler]

Hey, guys!              Sorry I haven't been online lately. Been busy with a new book.   

[Marty]

Tonight I had steamed potatoes, carrots, peas, beans and Swiss chard (all home grown), and sardines.

[Marty]

Just now, Page Scrawler said:

Hey, guys!              Sorry I haven't been online lately. Been busy with a new book.   

Reading? Or writing?

[Page Scrawler]

Just now, Marty said:

Reading? Or writing?

Both.    

[Marty]

Just now, Page Scrawler said:

Both.    

Cool

So what are you reading? And what are you writing?

[Page Scrawler]

I'm reading a book called "The Extraordinaries", by TJ Klune. A nerdy, very un-extraordinary guy named Nick writes fan fiction stories about superheroes. Until he meets Shadow Star, his town's most famous superhuman (and Nick's secret crush). Suddenly, Nick doesn't want to just write about superheroes; he wants to LIVE as one of them.

I'm also writing a short story about a young man who meets a boy with autism/Asperger's Syndrome. The "special" boy believes that he's actually The Little Prince, from Asteroid B-612.

 

[Albert1434]

Oh my god tomorrow its going to be 102F/38.8c

[Bucket1]

Once again Albert I remind you to look after yourself... you don’t want to miss out on Gary's new story  

[Page Scrawler]

13 minutes ago, Bucket1 said:

Once again Albert I remind you to look after yourself... you don’t want to miss out on Gary's new story  

Hey, Buckie.    

[Albert1434]

41 minutes ago, Bucket1 said:

Once again Albert I remind you to look after yourself... you don’t want to miss out on Gary's new story  

I have that very thing in mind 

[Albert1434]

Aloha Page

[Page Scrawler]

24 minutes ago, Albert1434 said:

Aloha Page

Hey, Bertie.       

[Albert1434]

I just can't wait to read your story Page

[Albert1434]

The Fly Geyser in Washoe County, Nevada

I live very close to this Geyser it's only 128 miles from here

Edited August 18, 2020 by Albert1434

[Albert1434]

[clochette]

Ugh polishing is a lot harder than I thought. My arms ache and my eyes and throat are itching. Lot of sweat too 💪

[Marty]

2 hours ago, clochette said:

Ugh polishing is a lot harder than I thought. My arms ache and my eyes and throat are itching. Lot of sweat too 💪

I suppose it all depends on what it is you are polishing...

 

[dughlas]

14 hours ago, Albert1434 said:

To night were having

Chicken Taco Stuffed Peppers

with pico de gallo and sour cream

Were they as tasty as they appear?

[dughlas]

14 hours ago, Page Scrawler said:

Hey, guys!              Sorry I haven't been online lately. Been busy with a new book.   

Reading or writing?