lucius septimius 5/3/2020 8:23:25 AM

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doppelganglander 5/3/2020 8:44:52 AM

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Reply to lucius septimius in 1:

I'm thinking about going for a short hike. State parks are open.

JCM 5/3/2020 9:05:00 AM

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Got a bunch of engineers chomping at the bit to start designing electronics.

I'm working to getting the electronics parts library up on running. The underlying database is mostly done, just a few more tweaks.

Adding parts to the library like crazy to let the designers get to work.

Occasional Reader 5/3/2020 9:08:26 AM

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Kosh's Shadow 5/3/2020 11:10:24 AM

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In #4 Occasional Reader said: Fever of 101, body ache, but fortunately no cough. 

Body ache sounds more like the flu, and the absence of a cough makes COVID less likely.

Kosh's Shadow 5/3/2020 11:18:17 AM

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After some posts last night, I started thinking about entering this competition with something like:

"His armor was black; he was prone to suddenly violent outbursts; he was a dark and stormy knight as he pretended to drink his dark ale with care, while studiously searching the dingy inn for the other knightly competitors of tomorrow's royal joust"

Kosh's Shadow 5/3/2020 11:19:25 AM

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Reply to Kosh's Shadow in 6:

I don't think it will win (and they suggest no variants of "It was a dark and stormy night", but I think mine is different enough), but I think it should get a dishonorable mention. 

Kosh's Shadow 5/3/2020 11:25:22 AM

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Reply to Kosh's Shadow in 7:

But it does need more adjectives. Have to work on it.

lucius septimius 5/3/2020 11:51:14 AM

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Reply to Kosh's Shadow in 6:

The morning's glow malingered in the recesses of the filthy kitchen, strewn as it was with knives and the detritus of far too many forgettable meals and partially filled plates of the same as they blossomed with neon colors of sunflower mold and verdant, violet, and black mildews shining like effervescent fields stretching far off towards the horizon while disused flatware stabbed into the sky like fell machines their malice reflected in the chipped china as in milky ponds of industrial waste sparkling in the dim sun under a coal befouled heaven.

Kosh's Shadow 5/3/2020 11:53:55 AM

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Reply to lucius septimius in 9:

Go ahead and enter! The official deadline is April 15, but the unofficial one is June 30.

lucius septimius 5/3/2020 11:58:04 AM

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Reply to Kosh's Shadow in 10:

Well I do own the complete works of Edward Bulwer-Lytton, so ....

buzzsawmonkey 5/3/2020 1:41:48 PM

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Chicago's Mayor Lightfoot is annoyed that teens are having house parties despite the current restrictions.

I can see 'em partying in that viral vid
And I cannot condone the gathering they did
After sundown, better take care 
If I find you've been partying on your back stairs

---Gordon Lori Lightfoot

Kosh's Shadow 5/3/2020 3:13:09 PM

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Reply to buzzsawmonkey in 12:

Next, Lightfoot's Sundown becomes Lockdown

buzzsawmonkey 5/3/2020 3:30:57 PM

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In #13 Kosh's Shadow said: Next, Lightfoot's Sundown becomes Lockdown

I can see everybody sheltering in place

It's been so long, can't remember when I've see a face

Lockdown, you better take care

Not to try to leave your house or to go anywhere

Lockdown, you better take care

Not to try to leave your house or to go anywhere

Kosh's Shadow 5/3/2020 3:47:24 PM

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Reply to buzzsawmonkey in 14:

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