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I've finally strung some words together and added a new entry to my book, "Promptly Poetry Challenge 2025-26" Open in new Window.:
         "The Thin Mint [Week 18 entry]" Open in new Window.
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TJ says, "keep on keeping on!" Author Icon - Theoretically, Girl Scout Cookies season has begun. Go to their webpage and punch in your ZIP to find local booths, or just order online. I just ran through the current listings, and none of the usual places are listed, so I may have to go the digital route (and somewhere, a GS Troop breathed a sigh of relief *Laugh* ).
Soldier_Mike Author Icon - Prices have gone way up!
Pumpkin in a New Year Author Icon - Yep. USD $6.00 per box, last I saw. But, they're THIN MINTS, so... *BigSmile*
"The day may dawn when fair play, love for one's fellow man, and respect for justice and freedom will enable tormented generations to march forth serene and triumphant from the hideous epoch in which we have to dwell.
         Meanwhile, never flinch, never weary, never despair."

                                                 — Winston Churchill

Heckuva fortuneteller, that old Winnie.
Okay, Elisa, Snowman Stik Author Icon, TJ says, "keep on keeping on!" Author Icon, and all the rest of you Minnesotans. According to this video, you should all be preparing yourselves for a trip to the DMV for your new Provincial vehicle registration plates. *Rolling*

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/1jPn8psjkr0
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I'm all for being annexed by Canada but only under one condition, they have to kick our current governor out first.
I oughtta tag the site squid here for good measure. Davy Kraken Author Icon
Elisa, Snowman Stik Author Icon - I thought about including him in the post, not sure why I didn't.
I've just edited an item in my portfolio:
 
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The End of an Age Open in new Window. (E)
Like a game show host might challenge, "Find all the words that end in -age. Good luck!"
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Fantastic!!! Thanks! ...*Witch*
Thank you so much!
Fictiøn Ðiva the Wørd Weava Author Icon - You are most welcome!
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My wife was screaming at the TV, "Don't go in the church you stupid *****!" I asked, "What in the world are you watching?" She said, "Our wedding video."
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Starting the New Year off with a laugh... https://www.youtube.com/shorts/554GrnZQMls ...and, to save those who don't remember these folks some Googling, James Baker was Reagan's first White House Chief of Staff and James Watt was the oft-mentioned Sec. of the Interior. If you're saying to yourself, "Hey, I know this bit!", you're right: it's the Reagan version of "Who's On First?"
Well, I had a last minute mission, so I missed my own time zone. *FacePalm* Happy New Year to the Mountain Time Zone, from NormaJean AKA Writing Queen Author Icon holding down the fort in MT, my fellow Coloradans, and the denizens of some of the prettiest states to ever host a cactus - most of whom are likely asleep by now.

Still awake, and not likely to fall asleep any time soon, thanks to all the fireworks, are our friends hugging the West Coast (along with Slot Machine Central). This group - and it's a big one - is scattered from Los Angeles all the way up US Hwy 101 to LinnAnn-Cookie Baker Author Icon. Happy New Year to you all!
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Thanks Mike. Fireworks til after midnight here. Warmer than usual also.
Happy New Year!
The odds of any WDC'ers living in the city of Adak on Adak Island, Alaska are as remote as that location (closer to the western end of the Aleutians than to the mainland and, coincidentally, the southernmost city in Alaska). On the other hand, Wordsmitty ✍️ Author Icon is "hanging ten" in Hawaii (not as far west as Adak, but a whole lot warmer at any given time). Both locations do have one thing in common, though - it's 2026! Happy New Year!
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Have you completed the globe yet? Sheesh *Laugh*
Amethyst Snow Angel Author Icon - If any of our scribblin' siblings are out on Midway or Howland Island, they're next up. I'm done, though. 3 a.m. is way longer than I thought I'd keep this up. *Sleepy*
And as the old man walks off into the sunset with his scythe - okay, not really, since sunset was hours ago - the increase in fireworks noise tells Silverwindrose Dragon Minstrel Author Icon (and anyone else in the US's largest state) that 2026 has arrived. Happy New Year!
That diaper-clad kid with the 12-page calendar is on the move again, with places like Minnesota, Iowa, Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas, Texas firmly in his sights. Any second now... any second... Happy New Year!
Happy New Year to our (US) Eastern Time Zone friends, especially that innovative family in Lehigh Valley, PA. *Heartt*
Me: I'm confused.
Also me: By?
M: Annette Author Icon wants us to plug her new activity.
AM: Which one?
M:
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26 Paychecks  Open in new Window. (E)
Play along and collect a paycheck every two weeks.
#2350256 by Annette Author IconMail Icon

AM: And...?
M: The request is tied to the starting period of the activity, which isn't until tomorrow.
AM: And...?
M: Well, how can I create an entry before the entry is actually allowed?
AM: You need to get out of that box, man. Look, how much plutonium is left in the vault?
M: Barely enough to get the flux capacitor to glow.
AM: That's it, then. It's only gotta jump a couple o' hours, so load it up, fire it up and post the entry! You'll honor the request... and we can quit worrying about all those folks with Geiger counters wandering by the front door.
M: If you say so. But what about–
AM: Oh, for cryin' out loud! What's the combination to the vault?
M: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5.
AM: Seriously? A digital lock with over 100,000 possible combinations - and you couldn't come up with a better one than the one on my luggage?

It's coming, folks; in fact, it's practically here. Check it out and let your interest get piqued, but good! *ThumbsUpL*
Do we have any WDCers out Edmundston, New Brunswick way? If so, it's January at your place! Happy New Year!
Just offshore in Portugal, looking for those humongous waves? Well, then - Happy New Year to you!
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I feel like I've been traveling with NORAD tracking in the New Year rather than Santa's sleigh!!! *Laugh*

Carry on Soldier_Mike! ...*Witch*
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Happy 2026 to Jellyfish~Happy New Year 2026 Author Icon, A E Willcox Author Icon, Choconut Author Icon, ~ Santa Sisco ~ Author Icon and all the rest of our UK and UCT Offset = 0 friends!
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