Wry Ramblings From A Hot Wing

[CassieQ]

I have three cats that sleep all day and are wound up at night.  One will crawl all over me, licking my face, sticking her cold nose in my ear, kneading on my chest or shoulder, chew on my hair, then wander off and return for the whole routine 20 minutes later.  The other will climb on furniture and just knock stuff over for no reason.   My youngest, huge cat will actually curl up on my legs and rest, so he is allowed.  But not the rest.  

[Krista]

Animals and televisions are both banned from my bedroom. I made that rule well before I moved in my husband and began his training.  Without it he'd have his Playstation 5 in there and we'd be sleeping with 3 dogs (now two dogs), one of which is an over 100lb Coonhound/Black Lab mix that snores, drools, and farts. The other being a beagle which is just the mini version of the snoring, drooling, and farting.

I did let Bubbles my Brittney Spaniel sleep in our bed when she was older and diagnosed with kidney disease, but she also got couch privileges her entire life as she was our first 'child' overall before we had our children. It pays being well behaved and my favorite. But you know, if you're the one doing the training you can get away with all this... lol 

[wildone]

2 minutes ago, Krista said:

Animals and televisions are both banned from my bedroom. I made that rule well before I moved in my husband and began his training.  

What about last night when you were having a storm? Hmmmmmm? 

 

[Jason Rimbaud]

Breaking News Alert: A group of pigeons in San Francisco are outside local Sourdough Bakery demanding gluten free bread crumbs

[Jason Rimbaud]

In my restaurant in downtown San Francisco, I don't have a bathroom. I am fortunate enough to share with the main building. So to access the bathroom you have to leave my restaurant out the back door, into a connected hallway and followed the signs. 

If thirty people use the bathroom in one day, 15 of them will lock themselves out. 

The door is unlocked, an emergency exit must be unlocked during business hours. But they will stop at the door, turn the lock, and then walk through. 

To get back in my restaurant, they have to walk all the way around the building, and it's a good 45 second or 1 minute walk.  And if 15 people lock themselves out, every single one of them will march up to me declaring they were locked out. 

Usually I say, I'm sorry, someone must have turned the lock. 

And without fail, every single one of them, instead of admitting they were the ones who turned the lock, they all play it off like it was someone else's fault. Human behavior is so funny. Are people that insecure that they can't just say, opps, I'm a dummy. No, their tiny brain must push the blame on someone else. 

Myself and my staff all giggle when they behave like this. Because the other 15 people a head of you didn't have that problem. But they always blame someone else. 

In a year and half of this happening, not a single person has ever acknowledged they were the one who locked themselves out. 

So yesterday, I finally put up a sign that said, this door is unlocked during business hours. Please don't turn the lock or you will be locked out. This sign is posted about an inch above the lock, in 35 point letters, it's not small. 

And I'm sure you can guess, someone locked themselves out, came around and yelled at me that they were locked out and I made them walk all the way around. 

So my husband in on vacation for the last five days, so I'm a bit on edge, I replied, "Well, if you knew how to read, you would have saw that the moment you turned the lock, you would have locked yourself out. So I'm pretty sure you're not mad at me, you're mad at your school system for allowing you to graduate without knowing how to read. May I help who's next?" 

 

[Jason Rimbaud]

So after twenty-two years, I am excited to start posting my first multi-chapter story called Tyler's Dilemma  Let's hope this makes my husband happy. 

J 

[Jason Rimbaud]

So, for the last two days, when I click on the forum tab, it wouldn't load the new forum topics, it kept going back to a topic about two weeks ago posted in the Help Section. 

In my head, at first, I was saying, that's strange that no one is posting anything in the forums. But after a while, I realized that @chris191070, doesn't go long without commenting on something or another. 

I looked around, combed through the help section, couldn't find why I wasn't seeing anything but the help section. Right about the time I was going to reach out and ask for help, I figured it out. Tiny phone, no glasses, big fat fingers, unchecked the box and whammo, all of chris's content for the last two days. 

God I'm dumb...

J 

[Jason Rimbaud]

So received an email last night informing me that the forums over at Awesome Dude were finally back online. They went offline in December after some paperwork issues surrounding Mike, the original Awesome Dude, passed without leaving the site to any particular person or entity. There were several people that took up the charge and after working with Mike's son, finally got everything straightened. here is the new link for the forums if anyone is interested, Awesome Dude Forums

J 

 

 

 

[Jason Rimbaud]

Since Sept 2000, I have this title running around in my head, wishing I would have thought of it. 

Where No One Owns The Rain. 

The story itself is just okay, in my memory, I haven't read the story in 25 years, but the title always stuck with me. 

Does this happen to anyone else or is it just me? 

J 

[Jason Rimbaud]

I was going through all my old notebooks last night and I found one that had a title page: The Island (Five Years Of Secrets)

I didn't remember writing this so I opened it and began reading. It was started in September 2002. The first ten pages, front and back, was an outline of story about a group of survivors from a boat crash that lands on a mysterious island. The story is set over five years and has jewel thieves, pot farmers, strange creatures, ship wrecked boats spanning from early Egyptian, Greek Triremes, British Ships, World War II ships and planes, and a Nazi Submarine that looks brand new. Lots of ruins from earlier survivors, and a cast of island inhabitants that run a gambit from all of the above. All this was possible because of Time Travel. The island moved through time and all these other things were caught up in its movements. 

Then it had about ten chapters written and then it stopped about three quarters off the way through the notebook. I'm pretty sure I stopped working on it because about a year later LOST came out on TV. I knew everyone would think I was just knocking off the show so I stopped and forgot all about it. 

If my story and LOST sound similiar, I think it's because LOST is also inspired by Jules Verne Mysterious Island. And I just found out that Jules Verne is in Public Domaine, which means I can write my story about this Mysterious Island using some of his characters. I'd love to play with Captain Nemo and his underwater boat. 

Anyway, not that I already have other things on my plate, including five more Glacier Bay Stories, a Vampire/Shifter story, I'm considering adding my Mysterious Island to the mix. 

[ReaderPaul]

On 3/18/2025 at 3:19 PM, Jason Rimbaud said:

Since Sept 2000, I have this title running around in my head, wishing I would have thought of it. 

Where No One Owns The Rain. 

The story itself is just okay, in my memory, I haven't read the story in 25 years, but the title always stuck with me. 

Does this happen to anyone else or is it just me? 

J 

Yes, it happens to me, as well.

Some years back I read a story where a vocal music prodigy teen is separated from his piano-playing prodigy boyfriend when his parents are killed in a car crash and he has to live with an aunt and uncle on the other side of the North American continent.  The boyfriend is not allowed to have the contact information, but two or three years later they meet at a music presentation where the piano playing teen is playing for various talented singers, and the vocalist is a singer.  (If this sounds familiar to anyone, please suggest author and title to me.)

Other stories I have read have -- at times -- suffered similar memory lapses.  Jason, you are not alone in sometimes having a memory "slip a cog."

[Jason Rimbaud]

So I am one of the lucky ones that remember my dreams almost nightly. And my dreams are extremely vivid. I think lots of people have vivid dreams but what I'm interested in, 

When you dream, do you see the dream through your eyes? 

Because when I dream, I am an observer, usually above and just behind myself. Like I'm playing a third person video game. I control my actions but I'm seeing it from outside myself. So most of my dreams play out like I'm watching a movie. And in my dreams, I am always my younger self, which means I am fit, with long brown hair.  In reality I am not fit and bald as an egg. 

I often die in my dreams, and right before I die, like if I fall from a great height, or I am done in through violence, right before impact (the ground or a bullet) I switch perspective to another character and then watch my former self die and the dream continues from a different perspective. 

Am I the only one that experiences dreams in this manner?  

J 

[ReaderPaul]

7 hours ago, Jason Rimbaud said:

     So I am one of the lucky ones that remember my dreams almost nightly.  And my dreams are extremely vivid.  I think lots of people have vivid dreams but what I'm interested in, 
     When you dream, do you see the dream through your eyes? 
     Because when I dream, I am an observer, usually above and just behind myself.  Like I'm playing a third person video game.  I control my actions but I'm seeing it from outside myself.  So most of my dreams play out like I'm watching a movie.  And in my dreams, I am always my younger self, which means I am fit, with long brown hair.   In reality I am not fit and bald as an egg. 
   I often die in my dreams, and right before I die, like if I fall from a great height, or I am done in through violence, right before impact (the ground or a bullet) I switch perspective to another character and then watch my former self die and the dream continues from a different perspective. 
   Am I the only one that experiences dreams in this manner?  

     J 

Once in a while I have dreamed like that, Jason.  But most of the time my dreams are quite mundane.  I am driving on roads, or searching for a particular store, or looking for a bookstore in an out of the way place, sometimes a used bookstore.  Once in  a while I am in a dangerous position, such as the time I dreamed I was on a ladder and it turned to rubber and collapsed under me.

[CassieQ]

7 hours ago, Jason Rimbaud said:

So I am one of the lucky ones that remember my dreams almost nightly. And my dreams are extremely vivid. I think lots of people have vivid dreams but what I'm interested in, 

When you dream, do you see the dream through your eyes? 

Because when I dream, I am an observer, usually above and just behind myself. Like I'm playing a third person video game. I control my actions but I'm seeing it from outside myself. So most of my dreams play out like I'm watching a movie. And in my dreams, I am always my younger self, which means I am fit, with long brown hair.  In reality I am not fit and bald as an egg. 

I often die in my dreams, and right before I die, like if I fall from a great height, or I am done in through violence, right before impact (the ground or a bullet) I switch perspective to another character and then watch my former self die and the dream continues from a different perspective. 

Am I the only one that experiences dreams in this manner?  

J 

Interesting.  I have never dreamt this way.  I always see things in my dreams as I do in real life, through my eyes.  Or maybe I do dream the way you do and I just don't remember those dreams.  My dream recall fades quickly, and given the nature of them, that usually a good thing.  

[Jason Rimbaud]

16 minutes ago, ReaderPaul said:

Once in a while I have dreamed like that, Jason.  But most of the time my dreams are quite mundane.  I am driving on roads, or searching for a particular store, or looking for a bookstore in an out of the way place, sometimes a used bookstore.  Once in  a while I am in a dangerous position, such as the time I dreamed I was on a ladder and it turned to rubber and collapsed under me.

I've never had a ladder turn to rubber before, but those sound like amazing dreams, going to a bookstore. Looking for books. 

[Jason Rimbaud]

7 minutes ago, CassieQ said:

Interesting.  I have never dreamt this way.  I always see things in my dreams as I do in real life, through my eyes.  Or maybe I do dream the way you do and I just don't remember those dreams.  My dream recall fades quickly, and given the nature of them, that usually a good thing.  

That doesn't sound pleasant, in terms of being a good thing your dream recall fades quickly. That hints at bad dreams. I used to have very bad dreams, just as vivid but filled with horrible instances from my past. 

Thankfully I no longer have bad dreams, I have put those demons for lack of a better word behind me somehow. 

On a brighter note, I've had dreams that can go on for a few days, seemingly picking up where I left off the night before, though I'm sure it's just my mind creating that narrative but I actually love my dreams now. And I can recall them at varying degrees, some stay with me forever, while others slowly fade after a few weeks and some a few minutes after I wake up, but I always remember my dreams upon waking. 

J 

[Thirdly]

10 hours ago, Jason Rimbaud said:

Am I the only one that experiences dreams in this manner?  

J 

Yeah the whole vertigo falling feeling makes me jump right out of my skin. Sometimes I see my dreams as an observer, watching like I'm watching a movie. Other times, I live the idiocy of the character in my dream right through their eyes. Very rarely is it present day me in my dream, but a plethora of random people I've never met before. A scientist out in space, a French manwhore, a redheaded lady pretending she wasn't literate for some reason, a cave man trying to outrun a pandemic...never the same person twoce.

[CassieQ]

9 hours ago, Jason Rimbaud said:

That doesn't sound pleasant, in terms of being a good thing your dream recall fades quickly. That hints at bad dreams. I used to have very bad dreams, just as vivid but filled with horrible instances from my past. 

Yes, I tend to have nightmares frequently.   They usually include me suffering an assault to protect a loved one, having a loved one die, etc.  I also have the garden variety dreams of showing up for a college exam after not attending class all semester, even though I've been out of school for decades.  I've been told that's a common one.  

[Jason Rimbaud]

Tuesday's Posting of Tyler's Dilemma will sadly be posted early as I won't be able to post it on Tuesday. That is all. 

J 

[Jason Rimbaud]

So about a weeks ago, I had a craving for some meatloaf. Which is weird, as I love all the ingredients that goes into mealoaf, I typically don't enjoy it when they are put together. 

But I was craving meatloaf, so I made a very traditional meatloaf with the home-made ketchup glaze on top. It was delicious, I brought it to work and all my guys loved it. 

That night I still had some ingredients left over, so I. made another one, this time I made a spicy BBQ and glazed it instead of ketchup. 

I brought the leftover to work...

That night I stopped on the way home and got more ingredients, this time I made a sweet thai chili glaze. 

The next night, it was sweet & sour

The next night it was Teriyaki

The next night it was Honey Garlic 

The next night it was Peanut Butter Glaze with Ginger

So my guys asked me to stop making meatloaf.  

So I brought in a hot honey glaze meatloaf and they liked it again. 

I guess the peanut butter sauce wasn't there jam. 

Oh, maybe i can make a peanut butter & jam glaze.   hahahaha

Tomorrow I'm gonna make some chili, I'm gonna burn their tastebuds off...

[CassieQ]

Those are some audacious coworkers.  Love the chili idea!

[ReaderPaul]

15 hours ago, Jason Rimbaud said:

   So about a weeks ago, I had a craving for some meatloaf. Which is weird, as I love all the ingredients that goes into meatloaf, I typically don't enjoy it when they are put together. 
   But I was craving meatloaf, so I made a very traditional meatloaf with the home-made ketchup glaze on top. It was delicious, I brought it to work and all my guys loved it. 
   That night I still had some ingredients left over, so I. made another one, this time I made a spicy BBQ and glazed it instead of ketchup.
   I brought the leftover to work...
   That night I stopped on the way home and got more ingredients, this time I made a sweet Thai chili glaze.
   The next night, it was sweet & sour
   The next night it was Teriyaki
   The next night it was Honey Garlic 
   The next night it was Peanut Butter Glaze with Ginger
   So my guys asked me to stop making meatloaf.
   So I brought in a hot honey glaze meatloaf and they liked it again
   I guess the peanut butter sauce wasn't there jam. 
   Oh, maybe i can make a peanut butter & jam glaze.   hahahaha

Tomorrow I'm gonna make some chili, I'm gonna burn their tastebuds off...

Umm Good!  The idea of meatloaf topped with spicy chili sounds great!  Cook the meatloaf and chili separately, then pour half an inch to an inch of chili on top --

[Jason Rimbaud]

52 minutes ago, ReaderPaul said:

Umm Good!  The idea of meatloaf topped with spicy chili sounds great!  Cook the meatloaf and chili separately, then pour half an inch to an inch of chili on top --

My guys are really gonna hate me. They love my chili, with beans because I’m not an animal. But I think I’ve broken them with eight days straight of meatloaf. 
 

I did make fried banana last night with a peanut butter whiskey caramel sauce.  They loved that 

[Thirdly]

2 hours ago, Jason Rimbaud said:

My guys are really gonna hate me. They love my chili, with beans because I’m not an animal. But I think I’ve broken them with eight days straight of meatloaf. 
 

I did make fried banana last night with a peanut butter whiskey caramel sauce.  They loved that 

Lucky punks, all of them. Those fried bananas would have made me weep with joy. 🤣

Edited April 18 by Thirdly

[Jason Rimbaud]

HAHAH

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