mike carey

Merry Christmas to all. Have a great holiday season. 

Have an awesome Christmas!

Joyeux Noël tout le monde!
I'm sitting here on Sunday evening (at about 2030 AEDT) and there's no cricket on at all. Have to wait till Boxing Day for day 1 of the second test in Melbourne (followed by two domestic short form (T20) games in the evening, so about 13 hours on the TV).
I have the ham, a chicken roast, and Christmas pudding, custard and ice cream, so I'm set. And a Marlborough sauvignon blanc ready to go. The day promises to be mild, a bit under 30°, although there could be some rain in the afternoon.
Enjoy the day, whether you're going to be with friends, family or a gentleman you're able to engage, or if you're on your own.

Joyeux Noël tout le monde!
I'm sitting here on Sunday evening (at about 2030 AEDT) and there's no cricket on at all. Have to wait till Boxing Day for day 1 of the second test in Melbourne (followed by two domestic short form (T20) games in the evening, so about 13 hours on the TV).
I have the ham, a chicken roast, and Christmas pudding, custard and ice cream, so I'm set. And a Marlborough sauvignon blanc ready to go. The day promises to be mild, a bit under 30°, although there could be some rain in the afternoon.
Enjoy the day, whether you're going to be with friends, family or a gentleman you're able to engage, or if you're on your own.

Happy Christmas to all on this forum. I’m glad to be part of it. 

Joyeux Noël tout le monde!
I'm sitting here on Sunday evening (at about 2030 AEDT) and there's no cricket on at all. Have to wait till Boxing Day for day 1 of the second test in Melbourne (followed by two domestic short form (T20) games in the evening, so about 13 hours on the TV).
I have the ham, a chicken roast, and Christmas pudding, custard and ice cream, so I'm set. And a Marlborough sauvignon blanc ready to go. The day promises to be mild, a bit under 30°, although there could be some rain in the afternoon.
Enjoy the day, whether you're going to be with friends, family or a gentleman you're able to engage, or if you're on your own.

Joyeux Noël tout le monde!
I'm sitting here on Sunday evening (at about 2030 AEDT) and there's no cricket on at all. Have to wait till Boxing Day for day 1 of the second test in Melbourne (followed by two domestic short form (T20) games in the evening, so about 13 hours on the TV).
I have the ham, a chicken roast, and Christmas pudding, custard and ice cream, so I'm set. And a Marlborough sauvignon blanc ready to go. The day promises to be mild, a bit under 30°, although there could be some rain in the afternoon.
Enjoy the day, whether you're going to be with friends, family or a gentleman you're able to engage, or if you're on your own.

At the risk of deviating from 'Florida' and 'high speed rail' I've seen two things that could foreshadow some changes even in the US (although between some intermediate city pairs not cross-country, and I'm not holding my breath!). In Europe night trains are making a comeback with, for example ÖBB starting Berlin-Paris and Vienna-Brussels services (they cross in Mannheim and carriages are swapped between the two trains giving passengers the option of Berlin-Brussels and Vienna-Paris}, and Eurostar is running London-Switzerland ski trains, admittedly with an across-the-platform change in Lille, to allow people to avoid flying. The second data point is the recent upsurge in demand for the two daily Sydney-Melbourne trains which have a sleeper option on the night one. No extra services so far, but they have added carriages on some occasions.

At the risk of deviating from 'Florida' and 'high speed rail' I've seen two things that could foreshadow some changes even in the US (although between some intermediate city pairs not cross-country, and I'm not holding my breath!). In Europe night trains are making a comeback with, for example ÖBB starting Berlin-Paris and Vienna-Brussels services (they cross in Mannheim and carriages are swapped between the two trains giving passengers the option of Berlin-Brussels and Vienna-Paris}, and Eurostar is running London-Switzerland ski trains, admittedly with an across-the-platform change in Lille, to allow people to avoid flying. The second data point is the recent upsurge in demand for the two daily Sydney-Melbourne trains which have a sleeper option on the night one. No extra services so far, but they have added carriages on some occasions.

At the risk of deviating from 'Florida' and 'high speed rail' I've seen two things that could foreshadow some changes even in the US (although between some intermediate city pairs not cross-country, and I'm not holding my breath!). In Europe night trains are making a comeback with, for example ÖBB starting Berlin-Paris and Vienna-Brussels services (they cross in Mannheim and carriages are swapped between the two trains giving passengers the option of Berlin-Brussels and Vienna-Paris}, and Eurostar is running London-Switzerland ski trains, admittedly with an across-the-platform change in Lille, to allow people to avoid flying. The second data point is the recent upsurge in demand for the two daily Sydney-Melbourne trains which have a sleeper option on the night one. No extra services so far, but they have added carriages on some occasions.

None of them post here. I don't come here for this kind of information.

A preposition is a perfectly good word to end a sentence with.

Better yet, be a vegan. That way there's no menu anxiety, AND you have something you can talk about loudly in the restaurant! (sniggers to oneself)

Yes, a meaningless thread that was intended to throw shade on a European royal family for a confected non-issue. And the people who say it is boring are the ones at fault for 'bumping' it.

about 20 years.
BTC

A preposition is a perfectly good word to end a sentence with.

A regular and I text a lot (with gaps at times, it can be feast or famine) about all sorts of shit. Today he sent me a photo of his Christmas grocery shopping (we'd been discussing supermarket bonus points of all things) and then of the ham, and pork roast in his fridge. Totally normal, lol. Then every so often one of him lifting weights or a dick pic.

There are times when I wish that I were living in a constitutional monarchy.

The widow always makes for a pleasant time!

A regular and I text a lot (with gaps at times, it can be feast or famine) about all sorts of shit. Today he sent me a photo of his Christmas grocery shopping (we'd been discussing supermarket bonus points of all things) and then of the ham, and pork roast in his fridge. Totally normal, lol. Then every so often one of him lifting weights or a dick pic.

Shows like these- especially comedies- are so subjective.  Everyone has a wildly different sense of humor.
For me, dry/satiric/witty/biting comedy is what I go for.  I'd have put in shows like The Comeback, Absolutely Fabulous, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Black Books, The Other Two, Hacks, Episodes, etc.  
That said, it's good fodder for conversations like these to see where everyone stands.

Sometimes blond is a state of mind.

AF he has been as single As Fuck. Amusingly, in this sentence, as fuck means without fuck. 
 

Yes, a meaningless thread that was intended to throw shade on a European royal family for a confected non-issue. And the people who say it is boring are the ones at fault for 'bumping' it.

there’s a lot more going on with this story.  It’s likely a political hit job on the Spanish royals due to King Felipe’s role in the recent elections & his subsequent constitutional duties.  when the conservatives couldn’t form a government (the King had to ask them first), he then had to ask the liberals to form a government, which they did. there was a huge backlash & riots in the streets.  
the person making the cheating allegations is a well-known associate of some of the conservative groups.  the aim is to damage the King & Queen.