Backwoods Boy

I've noticed that I tend to go to bed around the same time as you east coast folks. Like now. It's 10:00, and past my bedtime 😕 Have a good night and a great morning.

Leisurely six-mile hike with friends on an amazingly beautiful late November day. Sunny, no wind, temps in the mid-fifties (F). Followed by a stop at a local brew-pub. A one-day break in the rain, and the rain is fine - we need it.

A beautiful well-told story that has greater impact because of its brevity and simplicity. Thanks for sharing this.

Bing Crosby takes me back to my childhood for sure. Good one! A lot of interesting variety posted here.

Your initial offering here is making great background music while I'm at the computer. 🙂

I'm rather fond of him also, to say the least. I was going to college in the mid 1960's when he was in his prime. He was the welcome antithesis to my conservative upbringing. The Vatican Rag is my all-time favorite.

Catching up on the internet this morning, which equals GA these days - I've abandoned the rest. I had an excellent T day. Drove early to the edge of Portland where (playing the senior citizen card) I was chauffeured by my niece some thirty miles to the home of another nephew and his wife. There, along with my sister and her partner, we sampled assorted beers, ate a rational amount of each dish as it was ready in no particular order, and had a great time in general. It was a great day with the only relatives I care to spend time with these days. Black Friday? I don't think so. I'll spend the rest of the Season of Gluttony trying my best NOT to contribute to rampant capitalism. Hope you all have a great holiday season, however you choose to celebrate.

🎁 ANGELS WE HAVE HEARD ON HIGH; TELL US TO GO OUT AND BUY! 🎁 ... and here's the rest of my favorite holiday carol ... Tom Lehrer had in right over fifty years ago ...

Enter the cynic ... Tom Lehrer had it right over fifty years ago.

Precisely

I was trying to ask a question on that Christmas Challenge that @BHopper2 posted yesterday. I should have just left it here, since A answered it anyway. 😕 If my second question (is a poem acceptable) is answered in the affirmative, I feel a three-verse limerick (exactly 102 words) coming on.

Thanks! 1, 4, 3. Elf, cane, wreath. Question two probably for @Cia: Is a poem okay?

Tried several times to roll the dice. Always get this. What am I missing?

Never mind. Posted to wrong page. 😠

It might be a fun thing to do. Alex and Dean are even one-syllable names. I looked at the words and was briefly alarmed by one that seemed out of place until I learned that "pud" is informal British slang for "pudding".

I think I'll try it, and put it all into one very long sentence. Maybe tim will post nothing but one-syllable words for the next month to help out.

Further north, I've taken the Empire Builder between various points in Washington state and Montana/North Dakota several times. I agree with what you said, except that I found a two-person roomette great for one person. For two or more, I would be headed for one of the bedroom options, most of which have their own restroom and shower. I've done coach twice when I couldn't afford a roomette, and it was rather ugly. I always enjoyed the food, and met interesting people in the dining car (seating is arbitrary when you're single). For your characters, I recommend reserving a whole sleeping car; there are enough of them, and they can afford it. 😏

Me and my big mouth. Thanks for the list, but I'll have to look back to remember some of the definitions. 😕 And you might have to wait quite a while.

Yeah, I guess that would be a few too many. The math side of my brain was still asleep. How about since the new chat thread was started.

If I had ever heard this, I've forgotten. Thanks for another interesting word. An interesting challenge might be to write one story using all of the words that you've presented on The Drop In Centre over, say, four months or so. Edit: As @Defiance19 pointed out, that's a lot of words. Perhaps since the new chat thread was started.

"Compassion for friends is a gift; compassion for strangers, a true treasure." I just made that my signature, with appropriate attribution, thank you. I started reading this when you were first posting it, got sidetracked, and binge-read the last 11 chapters this evening. It is an outstanding story, to say the least. Thanks for sharing your talent with us.

I'm also glad you posted it. That kind of spontaneity produces the best stories - the stories that write themselves. I would bet money it will happen again. 🙂

I was puzzled when I received a notification about this because I didn't recognize the author. After I read it I knew, and I cried with you. It's a story from your heart, and the way you wrote it is perfect. I hope this is only the first of many.

I'm happy to see another chapter. The continuing increase in these two revealing themselves to each other (deliberately and "accidentally") is probably my favorite part.

I hope the wine won out. It sure did at my place. A day on a trail crew always requires medicinal wine at the end of the day.