RUMPLATIONS: Awesome Honky Tonk and Cyber Bar How Y'all Are?

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That's kind of my direction, too. Just not sure yet when "my retirement" is. Was going to shoot for 60 (i.e. next year) but I've kind of backed off. Maybe in 2026.

I made it at 59 but Im disabled now so I had little choice. Fortunately I'm a meticulous planner and well-versed in the benefits offered by both my company and the government.

And…here we are again, all gathered around to commiserate the occurrence of yet another Moan-day!

So, let's treat the symptoms, but not the cure…

CAFFEINE! The world's favourite drug!

Along with BOOZE, also the world's favourite drug!

All together now!

We're offering Spanish coffee! And Irish coffee! And Columbian coffee – with Kahlua, yet!

Basically, coffee, whipped cream, and whatever booze strikes your fancy…

If striking your fancy is your idea of a good time.

Meanwhile, Bertha's been cleaned out, spruced up, primed with Folgers Columbian medium-dark roast, and is perking away for those who take their coffee straight.

We have Red Rose and Ceylon tea in pots on the side, other teas in the box, and Swiss Miss chocolate sachets on the side.

And some chocolate-almond biscotti.

Tunes?

Lemme see…

Well, given that it's Moan-day … How about Elvis … Suspicious Minds …

Simon and Garfunkel … Mrs Robinson …

Dan McLean … American Pie …

And finally, Weird Al … The Saga Begins …

Great tunes, Bear. Just popping in for some COLD caffeine. Though we have power and AC back, I have some time outdoors ahead of me this morning and it is muggy. Coke Zero, please and thanks!

Slept like the dead last night. Exhausted from our clean-up efforts yesterday. Back at it today.

Be well my Rumpie friends!

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And…here we are again, all gathered around to commiserate the occurrence of yet another Moan-day!

So, let's treat the symptoms, but not the cure…

CAFFEINE! The world's favourite drug!

Along with BOOZE, also the world's favourite drug!

All together now!

We're offering Spanish coffee! And Irish coffee! And Columbian coffee – with Kahlua, yet!

Basically, coffee, whipped cream, and whatever booze strikes your fancy…

If striking your fancy is your idea of a good time.

Meanwhile, Bertha's been cleaned out, spruced up, primed with Folgers Columbian medium-dark roast, and is perking away for those who take their coffee straight.

We have Red Rose and Ceylon tea in pots on the side, other teas in the box, and Swiss Miss chocolate sachets on the side.

And some chocolate-almond biscotti.

Is it? Being retired I don’t keep up with all that anymore 😎

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Is it? Being retired I don’t keep up with all that anymore 😎

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Hmmmm…

So, I've written the 1st thousand words to my comp piece. For me, its coming incredibly quickly. I also have a working title and a potential cover pic. I'm cautiously optimistic about this one.

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Is it? Being retired I don’t keep up with all that anymore 😎

Rub it in, why dontcha?

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So, I've written the 1st thousand words to my comp piece. For me, its coming incredibly quickly. I also have a working title and a potential cover pic. I'm cautiously optimistic about this one.

That looks suitably intriguing.

I am meditating on possible stories but still have doubts about my mood and energy letting me get this done in time so won't promise anything. Then again, usually when I say that about a comp, something comes to me in a flurry of creativity. 😊

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So, I've written the 1st thousand words to my comp piece. For me, its coming incredibly quickly. I also have a working title and a potential cover pic. I'm cautiously optimistic about this one.

Love it! Can’t wait to read it! 😀

Pssst… capitalize L in lies

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Love it! Can’t wait to read it! 😀

Pssst… capitalize L in lies

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Picky, picky, picky…

I'll bet you're as picky about punc…tuation!

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Love it! Can’t wait to read it! 😀

Pssst… capitalize L in lies

Quite right. You see, this was my clever way of getting free editing help 🤣🤣

Yes the rumors are true

A wee song to edge back into Rumps, grumpy Lion no sprites with my infusions

But,,,

Soon you shall find me here agai ,with No Name waiting outside

Lion limps away

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Yes the rumors are true

A wee song to edge back into Rumps, grumpy Lion no sprites with my infusions

But,,,

Soon you shall find me here agai ,with No Name waiting outside

Lion limps away

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Welcome back, Lion – however you arrive, and in whatever temper. You've been missed.

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Quite right. You see, this was my clever way of getting free editing help 🤣🤣

😀 That was clever. And I am more than picky, too. I don’t know if it’s called Anal or OCD or what, but stuff like that drives me CRAZY! 🥴 Seeing that little “l” is seriously driving me nuts! 🥴🥴🥴🥴🥴

Another example is if a cashier hands me bills all turned different ways. I can’t leave store until I’ve turned them all the same way. 😵‍💫

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Yes the rumors are true

A wee song to edge back into Rumps, grumpy Lion no sprites with my infusions

But,,,

Soon you shall find me here agai ,with No Name waiting outside

Lion limps away

Hi, Fuzzy! ❤️ So good to see you up and about! Did you watch our Chiefs limp into a win Sunday?

And was it your horse No Name who stepped on your foot or a different horse?

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Picky, picky, picky…

I'll bet you're as picky about punc…tuation!

Let me be clear, then Bear. “Bite me, asshole!” 🤣

Anyone else having issues with this thread? I click the last post time in "New Posts" and it takes me to the beginning of the thread, then take a long pause before actually jumping to the latest post. I had trouble with it hanging when I was trying to Like posts earlier, too. Might be the whole site, I guess. I just tend to be in this thread a lot.

Oh, and it lags when I hit Submit, which doesn't seem to happen in other threads. Maybe it's gotten too long or something? I know another site I am on used to limit threads to 1000 posts due to issues when they got too long.

I see your issues, too. Earlier I couldn’t get in comp threads. Kept saying Page not found.

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Oh, and it lags when I hit Submit, which doesn't seem to happen in other threads. Maybe it's gotten too long or something? I know another site I am on used to limit threads to 1000 posts due to issues when they got too long.

I've just been struggling get it to respond. I had to leave and come back just to quote you

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😀 That was clever. And I am more than picky, too. I don’t know if it’s called Anal or OCD or what, but stuff like that drives me CRAZY! 🥴 Seeing that little “l” is seriously driving me nuts! 🥴🥴🥴🥴🥴

Another example is if a cashier hands me bills all turned different ways. I can’t leave store until I’ve turned them all the same way. 😵‍💫

Be careful using that term in this joint. Word has it they let sex writers in here 😳🙀

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Anyone else having issues with this thread? I click the last post time in "New Posts" and it takes me to the beginning of the thread, then take a long pause before actually jumping to the latest post. I had trouble with it hanging when I was trying to Like posts earlier, too. Might be the whole site, I guess. I just tend to be in this thread a lot.

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I've been having the same issues off an on for 2-3 weeks. I reported it as a bug – twice – then couldn't repeat it, so de-escalated it.

And somehow it woudn up being Tunes-day. Mayhaps today Lion will add another tune or two.

Meanwhile, let's get it started…WHOO-OOHH

Tea Kettle is refilled and ready. There are pots of Red Rose and Matcha teas available on the sideboard, plus all the other fine teas in the box. Sachets of Swiss Miss are available, along with the usual mound of mini marshmallows.

Big Bertha has been cleaned, rinsed, and refilled, and is now perkin' away.

Today we're using Folgers, in hopes it will lure Lion from his den!

I've put out donuts, of course. How not?

Plus I've got Bear Claws this morning. Just not mine.

Tunes in a trice!

But be patient, OK?

We'll kick off today's festivities with one of the most brain-dead songs in recent memory … The Proclaimers … I'm Gonna Be …

And staying with brain-dead songs … Chumbawamba … Tubthumping…

"Pissing the night away…"

And moving right along … Smash Mouth … Walkin' On the Sun …

And now a Monster hit – literally – I'm a Believer – from Shrek – by Eddie Murphy…

And I think that's all the damage I can do for one morning.

Y'all take care out there – and special kisses to Kat, with hope that the clean-up goes well! ❤️