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  1. Got turkey? Well, as a matter of fact, I do. It's now dry-brining in the fridge. :)

    1. carlsson

      carlsson

      I hope you're not involved in a cook-off to feed homeless people.

      https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0707081/

  2. My little kitty (who's actually quite an old lady of 18 years), is sick and wouldn't eat. She underwent a minor surgical procedure resulting in Cyber-Kitty: a brand new bionic version, enhanced with an alternative liquid-fuel injection system

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    2. power

      power

      oh i hope this works out for you this was one of the last things we did for our boy before his kidneys completely shut down, he was diabetic.

    3. GoldLeader

      GoldLeader

      Get better soon Puppy!

    4. DZ-Jay

      DZ-Jay

      Thank you all. She seems stronger today. We shall see, it's still early days.

  3. And we resume our Week-End Freestyle Special: We start today with "Like A Child" by Noel.

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    2. DZ-Jay

      DZ-Jay

      "Freestyle Megamix (v0.5 Beta 2)" a megamix I made several years ago.

    3. DZ-Jay

      DZ-Jay

      OK. Time for a break.

    4. Joe C.

      Joe C.

      Head to Toe by Lisa Lisa ty

  4. I am today recovering from a grueling day working at the election polls yesterday. We should all thank the people who do this voluntarily all the time -- to me, it was insane!!!

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    2. _The Doctor__

      _The Doctor__

      At least you hung tough and made sure no one double voted or other such nonsense... bus loads being dropped off etc.

      You protected the vote :) there is hope.

    3. Joe C.

      Joe C.

      Someone came up behind me and grabbed my ballots while i was voting in the booth. Asked did I have "1 A". Touched my hand and all papers. Not cool Mr. This was a volunteer.

    4. DZ-Jay
  5. And continuing with the 1980s Freestyle playlist, we start today with my sweetheart Sa-Fire singing "Boy I've Been Told" -- A classic!

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    2. DZ-Jay

      DZ-Jay

      Yup, Nocera and Pretty Poison are pretty cool too. I shall make sure to give them some airplay next time. :)

    3. DZ-Jay

      DZ-Jay

      OMG! OMG! I just noticed that Pretty Poison is not in my collection!!! Almost 8 hours of Freestyle and not a single one from her!

       

      I must rectify this immediately. iTunes Music Store, here we go!

    4. DZ-Jay

      DZ-Jay

      Thank goodness, Nocera is indeed there. ;)

  6. Continuing with the Freestyle vibe, today we start with Exposé and "Point Of No Return"

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    2. DZ-Jay

      DZ-Jay

      "Sincerely Yours" By Sweet Sensation

       

      Ahh... Memories of my earlier DJ years at the Daiquiri Factory club. *sigh*

    3. DZ-Jay

      DZ-Jay

      OK, 9:00 AM, time for a break.

    4. GoldLeader

      GoldLeader

      Thanks for sharing...Will have to check some out!

  7. Woke up with an urge to listen to 1980s Freestyle and Elektro! Listening to "Security" from The Beat Club

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    2. adam242

      adam242

      Hip Hop Be Bop (Don't Stop) from Man Parrish

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    4. DZ-Jay

      DZ-Jay

      Fascinated and Silent Morning -- absolute classics!

       

      Oh, and Man Parrish rocks. But that trance ... not my cuppa! :)

  8. Sorry, I have not played Atari today -- but I did play some Intellivision games. :)

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    2. DZ-Jay

      DZ-Jay

      Yup. It's exceedingly fluid and feels very "modern." It's a very good game. :)

    3. GoldLeader

      GoldLeader

      Close enough for government work!

    4. ClassicGMR

      ClassicGMR

      That qualifies.

  9. I've been writing a blog on the progress of my children's book. By the time I finish writing the story, the blog will probably be longer than it! :o

    1. Fushek

      Fushek

      Is it a Christmas book with an elf and a ghost?

    2. DZ-Jay

      DZ-Jay

      Indeed, it is!

       

      The saga about the writing experience starts here:

      http://atariage.com/forums/blog/743/entry-15056-christmas-carol-a-short-story-part-i/

       

  10. I just finished giving my hot-tub/spa a good scrubbing and cleaning. Phew! I'm ready for Fall and Winter now! :)

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    2. carlsson

      carlsson

      A sweater, a winter cap, a pair of long johns and perhaps a blanket, and you can enjoy your rum on the terrace all the way to New Year and beyond. :)

    3. DZ-Jay

      DZ-Jay

      Nah, rum is for summer. In winter I drink Cognac. ;)

    4. DZ-Jay

      DZ-Jay

      Actually, I drink Cognac anytime I get the chance. :)

  11. What's an "RSS Bot"? I've come across it a few times recently in the Activity page.

    1. Kiwi

      Kiwi

      When someone post a blog. It get copied to the Member Blog Forum. http://atariage.com/forums/forum/70-member-blogs/

    2. DZ-Jay

      DZ-Jay

      Ah! Well, it seems it's recently been making the rounds in the Activity page.

       

      When I click on one of the links, it takes me to a different copy of the blog entry. It feels alien. hehehe

  12. You know what I hate? Indignant self-righteous fools spoiling every other thread and status updates with claims of sockpuppetry and trolling, tacos, and other lame in-jokes or private taunts, when that's precisely what they are doing!

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    2. DZ-Jay

      DZ-Jay

      By the way, thanks for engaging with me and providing some context on the situation. It's hard to tell from just picking it randomly in the threads. :)

    3. jaybird3rd

      jaybird3rd

      No problem. I'm sorry if the other members' posts come across as "trolling"; I maintain that they've been helpful in exposing and driving away the *real* trolls.

       

      If there is a thread about a potentially interesting topic that was "ruined" by the sockpuppet warfare, the best thing to do is to create a new thread on that topic.

    4. DZ-Jay
  13. I'm finally taking vacation this year... next week, I'm off work. :) And still plenty of PTO left for Christmas Time. Yay!

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    2. DZ-Jay

      DZ-Jay

      Don't tempt me! :P

    3. digdugnate

      digdugnate

      PTO is awesome. ive finally started 'burning' days because where i work you can't carryover after December. :)

    4. DZ-Jay

      DZ-Jay

      We're allowed to carry over 5 days to the 1st quarter of the next year, but I never manage to do that. I usually just bunch them up and take ... er ... December off. And part of January. :)

       

      As I get older, it's becoming harder and harder to work the entire year without taken more than a long weekend off, though.

  14. I've convinced my 12 year-old nephew to read-test my Christmas Carol story ... Here's hoping he likes it. Eeeek!

    1. carlsson

      carlsson

      I'll keep my fingers crossed!

    2. GoldLeader

      GoldLeader

      He'll like it cuz his Uncle wrote it...just a theory...But I mean because it's good too!

    3. DZ-Jay

      DZ-Jay

      Hehe... He's coming over in a couple of weeks, and I'll make sure to tell him to be honest and not hold back any criticism.

  15. I just finished judging 12 entries in the IntyBASIC Programming Contest. Phew! Lots of cool stuff in there and great potential!

  16. On Sunday, I did another double-feature movie run with my wife. This time: "The Wife" and "The Clock With a House, and Some Things In Its Walls Or Something Like That..." I wasn't expecting it, but they were both good!

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    2. GoldLeader

      GoldLeader

      @ Save2600 The Whirly Pop sounds Awesome! I like to shred some Sharp Cheddar and top the popcorn with that.

    3. adam242

      adam242

      We love our Whirly-Pop! Perfect complement to a movie night.

    4. DZ-Jay

      DZ-Jay

      These weren't real double-features (there isn't such a thing around here any more). We just bought tickets to two movies, one following the other, with at least 30 minutes in between to have a drink at the bar. :)

  17. I went for a double-feature with my wife today: The Predator & Peppermint. Not bad. Both were enjoyable. :)

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    2. DZ-Jay

      DZ-Jay

      Yup, although they killed all the cool characters.

    3. atari2600land

      atari2600land

      I would never have the attention span to sit through one movie, let alone 2, one right after another.

    4. DZ-Jay

      DZ-Jay

      Well, we had an hour between them, and we had some drinks then.

  18. I just saw the new Predator movie ... not bad.

    1. Nathan Strum

      Nathan Strum

      Sounds like a ringing endorsement.

    2. jaybird3rd

      jaybird3rd

      I've heard from friends and other sources that it's a sloppy mess. I might check it out someday, just to see how bad it is.

    3. DZ-Jay

      DZ-Jay

      Nah... To me, it's the best sequel so far. But the bar was rather low, though...

  19. I started a blog here in AA. Let's see how long I can keep it up...

  20. Christmas Carol had her first and ghostly encountered -- that Ghost Of Christmas Presents was so mean, he made her cry. :(

    1. DZ-Jay

      DZ-Jay

      I'm up to chapter 6 in my still-in-progress short story writing adventure, and it's coming out fine so far.

    2. GoldLeader
  21. Still here... not much rain nor wind. Where's Florence??

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    2. GoldLeader

      GoldLeader

      Hope it never comes!

    3. Eltigro

      Eltigro

      It's raining here right now... but I'm in Texas, so I'm sure it's unrelated. =)

    4. DZ-Jay

      DZ-Jay

      Thanks, I'm still here! :)

  22. Christmas Carol is about to encounter the Ghost Of Christmas Presents, in my still-in-progress, short-story writing adventure! She just found her first stolen present in the Ice Cube Caverns!

    1. save2600

      save2600

      Cute! Btw: any chance you plan on writing any more blockbuster games? :P

    2. DZ-Jay

      DZ-Jay

      Sure! I just need to get this out before my granddaughters grow too big!

  23. Vacation over. Time to go back to work. :( I need to find a job that pays me as much for just playing video games and watching TV.

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    2. GoldLeader
    3. DZ-Jay

      DZ-Jay

      All right! We got some interest. I'll start a new company and put us all on the payroll. All we need is investors.

    4. GoldLeader

      GoldLeader

      A job about nothing? I think you may have something!

  24. Man, 4 chapters in, and Carol Greenleaf has yet to meet the Ghost Of Christmas Presents. I better get that plot moving! :o

  25. I just wrote a dedication for my (still in progress) children's book. It reads: "To my beautiful granddaughters, because children are the true source of magic in this world."

    1. DZ-Jay

      DZ-Jay

      Oh, I also dedicate it to my wife, who's kinda pushing me to write the book, otherwise I'd procrastinate forever!

    2. carlsson

      carlsson

      I misread that as "decision" and thought your book was taking the tour of a play your own adventure book, which itself might not be a bad idea.

    3. DZ-Jay

      DZ-Jay

      LOL! Nah, not that kind of book. :)

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