Finally finished grading for the semester today
have one last meeting of a continuing ed class I’m teaching
and my summer class was cancelled
so I’m nearly free & naked til sept!!
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Gavin Cortland
@GavCortland@woof.group
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I was on Male Things Worn as GymDaddyGav, but it got to be very quiet. So, now, if you want something of mine that I’ve worn, just ask! Happy to work it out with you.
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We just took our year-old puppies to the dog park for the very first time… and it went extremely well!
They had fun, the people were really nice, and it’s easy to get there. We might not go back every day because it’s a drive, but I think it’s something we will do regularly.
I’m so glad they’re growing up well. 😅🥰😮💨
I got to do a rare thing today: I named a monetary prize for scholarship after my parents. Neither one of them ever did an undergraduate degree or anything beyond, but they have been so incredibly supportive of education for myself and my siblings that this was a wonderful way to acknowledge them. 🥰😭🥹
My first day of sabbatical and I completely refurbished my patio doors!
New hardware, new screen door track, new screen door. Soon there will be a new patio umbrella, too!
I’m feeling very butch 😏
And after the dog park, we’re all now relaxing at home. They’re having an after dinner nap and I’m having a cocktail.
It tastes autumnal and floral all at once so I’m calling it “Spring and Autumn.”
2oz brandy, . 75 sour cherry vodka, .75 rose liqueur, .5 st germain, .5 lemon. Dash of sasparilla bitters. 😋
Am extra gay at my very straight gym today—loving the new kicks, too—but damn the AC isn’t working well here. 🥵🥴
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@SidFudd@4bear.com @James@woof.group @thickurt@woof.group
Shouldn’t that be “Handsy Across the Atlantic” …?
I just took my dogs out for their 8 PM business… And while I was standing with them in the front yard, I looked up and saw a bat swooping overhead eating insects!
I always love seeing them 🥰 And, according to Chinese folklore, they are good luck! And I could use a little bit of good luck right now 😍
I don’t understand why some people’s first reaction to everything is an overly cheerful “We should have a meeting!”
Are they lonely? Do they need hobbies? Friends? A congregation or a bar or a club or something?
An email with a chart can be remarkably effective, Sandra. 🤨
😳😱
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@socalgecko@woof.group @nwhyte@wandering.shop
Using the “where I grew up versus where I lived next longest” idea:
Lorraine Kane, who writes trashy noir romance
And Ruth Hartford, who writes historical romance that she is certain is LIT-trature.
The thing I like least about grading end of term papers is that the bad ones take so much more time and effort than the good ones.
Argh fucking yellowjackets
My lovely day of gardening was cut short by three stings, an EpiPen, and Benadryl. 😭😭😭
(Mostly precautionary— the last time I had a severe allergic reaction was in 2020 or 2021 after two stings a couple of months apart. Wasp venom sensitivity can fade over years, thank goodness!)
I’m very sad nonetheless… The gardening was going really really well and it was lovely to be outside.
Tomorrow, foaming yellowjacket spray of death and then more gardening!
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@James@woof.group 😳 this makes me extra grateful we did a massive insulation effort in our house a few years ago
Where we live there are state programs for energy efficiency that will come in and do some insulation improvement for free and provide massive discounts on other sorts— as well as replace light bulbs, etc., etc. etc.
Do you have anything like that where you are? (I know it won’t help today, but maybe for the next bad moment…)
Well, just had my closest interaction with a bear in the yard while taking my girl dog out to pee. 😳
It was a 1 year old juvenile who really wanted to interact with her while she was barking her head off.
Closest was about 6 feet with me yelling “no” in my biggest lowest possible voice.
Weirdly, throughout my life, I have learned that yelling NO in a big voice is remarkably effective against many things. Including bears.
I would like a nap now.
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@garak@woof.group I have three harps and finally stopped with the last one, but instrument acquisition disorder is an especially insidious disease!
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@unicorne@gayfr.social yup! I play Irish harp. Am hoping to start practicing more again this summer on my sabbatical. I put out an album back in 1998 when I was thinking about becoming a full time musician and storyteller…
But the idea of paying a mortgage was just a hair more appealing. 🤷♂️
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@garak@woof.group it so is!! Now I want a high quality serpent so I can use my good brass embouchure on an instrument I’ll like. 😬😁😱
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@Richboy50@woof.group works for me! Can I Venmo (or whatever) you something for them/shipping?
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@Richboy50@woof.group if you want to let your 14g clickers go, I could take them off your hands! That’s what I wear all the time, and I could get them sterilized pretty easily. 16g is too small for me.
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@Drub yay! Such inspiration!
I’m hoping to have the time to focus on mine and get it looking nice this summer.
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@wardi I just saw this. All I can think is that they learned such behavior from the people who colonized the US by giving the First Nations alcohol and blankets infected with disease.
The evil that humans do just baffles me. I would never think of such things. I appreciate that you keep telling us…and I am so profoundly sorry that there’s something to tell us about.
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@jay@woof.group I’m sorry that getting healthier has separated you—but your realizations sound extra healthy!
What kind of music do you write?
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@SidFudd@4bear.com Usually I’m very fond of our local bears and enjoy watching them!
This was a 1 year old—young enough to be curious but not experienced enough to know better. Size of a very large dog. No parent nearby.
We all surprised each other in my backyard. Being big, yelling no, and backing up slowly without running is the way to go. Running means you’re prey. (Thank you, animal behavior major in college!)
I’ve never been prey in this lifetime and am not about to start now!
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@elfkin fabulous—I do love a good knitted tea cozy! I’ll have to take a picture of mine next time I’m in the office.
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@aphyr@woof.group @robdaemon@woof.group me too—this what not the news I was hoping to hear. Sending help and hope/love too.
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