Well, that was interesting. I mentioned CoSo on a friend's FB page and had some woman start screaming at me about how CoSo was horrible and run by a sociopath.

I asked if she knew him personally and how she was qualified to make a diagnosis.

Pointed out that this was a very mellow community with contented users, no trolls, etc.

Then mentioned my late husband had been involved in white hat hacking for a DoD contractor.

Crickets...

Some people...

#tea Holy Hannah!

Prices have gone up more than I anticipated.

Two of the 3 oz packages of Samovar Tea are now $19.00 and because it's a fresh product and has to be sent rapidly it costs more to ship it than to buy it.

Oh, well, one for me and one I'll send one to my dear daughter for the holidays. We both love the stuff.

Russian caravan tea that's soaked in spices to the point when it steeps long enough it tastes sweet. A trick on the tongue.

#tea #morning

Most of the year I'm a pot of coffee gal. Take my ADHD meds and follow it up with enough caffeine to kill a mule. For some reason, this time of year calls for tea and I've got no Samovar Tea from the Kobuk Coffee Company in Anchorage, Alaska at hand. So it's black tea for me.

If you like spice tea, send for the Samovar Tea from Kobuk. Wow. Makes Market Spice taste like water. It's amazing.

I should go order some, now that I think of it.

Good morning.

#art years ago this was my business. Logo. #memories

#tea this morning it is black tea rather than coffee. Thermal mug my daughter’s creation.

#Good night Coso

#photography A misty day at Rockport, Massachusetts. Considering what an early model of iPhone I used (300 dpi) it's a pretty good photograph. #memories #daytripwithfriend

#law #politics

Nov. 17 (UPI) -- A federal judge in Florida heavily referenced George Orwell's dystopian novel 1984 as he struck down parts of a law signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis in April, which targets such cultural issues as the teaching of critical race theory at public universities.

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2022/11/17/federal-judge-references-1984-strikes-down-parts-desantis-stop-woke-act/7811668732583/

#writingcommunity Part 2 of blurb that opens: A Mage, an Elf, Rampaging, Orcs, and a Prophecy

I’m not sure how my creative magic skills will turn the tide, but I’ll figure it out.

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Maybe not the final blurb, but it's close.

UF prequel magnet piece

2/2

#writingcommunity Been honing blurbs.

A Mage, an Elf, Rampaging Orcs, and a Prophecy

Do you believe in destiny? Fated love? Mage Miranda Hunter here, and I’m not a starry eyed dreamer. But the moment I see that elf through a realm walking portal he looks through spacetime to lock eyes with me. Impossible.
I should look away and break the connection. But if I do, he’ll die. Every atom of my scientifically oriented body tells me his death would destroy me. So that’s not happening.

1/2

#welcome Hello new Nauts. I'm newish too. Been here almost a month. Ramping down from being an adrenaline junkie. I post more in #writing #writingcommunity #SoCoWriters and some in #photograph and some pet related forums. There is a great user manual.

Kick back and relax. It'll get easier over time.

No ads. No info scraping. No bots. No trolls. No algorithms (so you'll need to learn to use hashtags, which I sometimes forget).

I love it here. I hope you do too when you get settled in.

#WritingCommunity #writing different writing seminars today online and at both, people who used Twitter extensively in their business, referred to it as a hellscape. Makes me want to log back on and see what’s going on there.

It reminded me of hearing about the train accident where everybody ran over to watch the train fall off the track going over the gorge. But since I finished up working at 10 o’clock tonight, I decided I didn’t want to go look into that gorge of flaming debris.

#cosowriters #writing #vellum #bookformatting

Vellum came out with a new version today. 4.3 has a tool for characters texting. Woo hoo! No more making a style sheet for texts. It even alternates colors (gray/blue).

Yes, small things make me happy.

#CoSoGroups

Has anyone created any groups yet?

#cosomusic #humor #mylife

https://youtu.be/p5ZkdHImCuQ

#humor #writing #life

Laser printer breaks. On hold with the help desk. Sister finds me with my head almost inside the printer and asks, "You busy?"

Me: "Uh-huh."

She keeps talking, doorbell rings. Some guy who says we called a plumber tries to walk in. Friendly dog becomes an unfriendly dog because of my reaction.

"We didn't call for a plumber." Shut door.

Lose the help desk call. Swear. Sister leaves. I contemplate torching printer.

People wonder how I come up with crazy scenes.

#coffee #humor

Um, why would someone do this?

https://www.yahoo.com/news/dancing-man-top-18-wheeler-152739273.html