On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 4:53:08 PM UTC-4, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 11:21:01 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 10:36:21 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 1:44:01 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 2:49:27 PM UTC-4, Coco DeSockmonkey wrote:
> > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 1:24:32 PM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 12:08:07 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 1:06:30 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 6:32:19 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 12:33:01 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 3:41:27 PM UTC-4, Coco DeSockmonkey wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 2:25:42 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 5:23:30 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 8:09:39 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 1:26:43 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 5:55:14 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 6:18:52 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 11:36:43 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 6:44:38 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 2:17:36 AM UTC, ME wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, 24 July 2023 at 19:11:20 UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 5:43:51 PM UTC-4, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 4:18:48 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 7:18:48 PM UTC, ME wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, 23 July 2023 at 22:13:56 UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 8:00:18 PM UTC-4, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 3:12:32 PM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 6:19:03 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 5:22:49 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 1:14:59 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Friday, June 30, 2023 at 8:11:17 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > One day early because our editor will be busy driving down to Shadowville tomorrow.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > https://mpsilvertone.wixsite.com/website
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks again to all who participated.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > It looks like we will have some new poets in the July edition.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Mr. Danoski is a Penny Dreadful alumnus.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Oh? A Penny Dreadful poet?
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes, along with Louise and I, that makes three of us.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I brought Last Dance. The pen name is due to them being with radio. No guarantees on how regular they may be, we often write as the mood and moment strikes...
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Cool.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > We welcome new poets.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > My crew are weekend poets, I doubt their dedication to Prosaic Motion* (not speakin' ill of 'em they already know my feelings), so no guarantees when they'll write something.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > One the several reasons I came here, to spare them from my rebellion with just case to recite my prose in public--
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes, as Heinlein said, I haz all the bad habits-- and I do believe I have become quite rabid...
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "doubt your dedication to Sparkle Motion" --'Donnie Darko'
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > “In vain have I struggled? It will not do. My feelings will not be repressed. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you [A Year of Sundays, June 2023].”
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "A Year of Sundays: A Bridgerton Story."
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > “It's such a happiness when good [poets] get together.”
> > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > “One half of the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other.”
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > "We sell dreams, imagination, and sparkle."
> > > > > > > > I think that I shall never see
> > > > > > > > A poem lovely as Barbie.
> > > > > > > "Create the future. Inspire wonder."
> > > > > > I often wonder where I'd have ended up today, if I hadn't played with Hot Wheels as a tyke.
> > > > > Johnny Lightning.
> > > > >
> > > We wouldn't have thought you were a car fan. "Unleash the power of play."
> > LOL. I'm a BIG car fan.
> >
> > I had a large collection of Hot Wheels, Johnny Lightnings and Matchbox cars.
> >
> > I love cars. That is I love antique cars: early 1960s all the way back to the first horseless carriages.
> >
> > When I see an antique car in a parking lot, I head straight to it to check it out.
> >
> > If I were wealthy, I'd own a fleet of them like Jay Leno.
> >
> > I had a '57 Silverhawk when I was in my teens/early 20s, along with a 1976 Midget Special. My father's car (for the first 14 years of my life was a '61 Impala, and he and a co-worker restored a Model T. I currently own two Cruisers -- and have even written a poem about one:
> >
> > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSmHBmuYOPk
> >
> > And, yes, that's my actual car, Jezebel, in the opening shot.
> A Nova Custom fully tricked out to be a street sleeper, barely street legal. Just known as "She" to those that drove it, for her name was known only to her creator, but they attested that she seemed to have a will of her own, wanting to accelerate faster than they wanted her to.
>

On Saturday, July 29, 2023 at 2:07:05 AM UTC, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 6:49:53 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 8:53:08 PM UTC, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 11:21:01 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 10:36:21 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 1:44:01 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 2:49:27 PM UTC-4, Coco DeSockmonkey wrote:
> > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 1:24:32 PM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 12:08:07 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 1:06:30 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 6:32:19 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 12:33:01 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 3:41:27 PM UTC-4, Coco DeSockmonkey wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 2:25:42 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 5:23:30 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 8:09:39 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 1:26:43 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 5:55:14 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 6:18:52 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 11:36:43 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 6:44:38 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 2:17:36 AM UTC, ME wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, 24 July 2023 at 19:11:20 UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 5:43:51 PM UTC-4, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 4:18:48 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 7:18:48 PM UTC, ME wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, 23 July 2023 at 22:13:56 UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 8:00:18 PM UTC-4, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 3:12:32 PM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 6:19:03 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 5:22:49 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 1:14:59 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Friday, June 30, 2023 at 8:11:17 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > One day early because our editor will be busy driving down to Shadowville tomorrow.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > https://mpsilvertone.wixsite.com/website
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks again to all who participated.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > It looks like we will have some new poets in the July edition.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Mr. Danoski is a Penny Dreadful alumnus.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Oh? A Penny Dreadful poet?
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes, along with Louise and I, that makes three of us.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I brought Last Dance. The pen name is due to them being with radio. No guarantees on how regular they may be, we often write as the mood and moment strikes...
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Cool.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > We welcome new poets.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > My crew are weekend poets, I doubt their dedication to Prosaic Motion* (not speakin' ill of 'em they already know my feelings), so no guarantees when they'll write something.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > One the several reasons I came here, to spare them from my rebellion with just case to recite my prose in public--
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes, as Heinlein said, I haz all the bad habits-- and I do believe I have become quite rabid...
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "doubt your dedication to Sparkle Motion" --'Donnie Darko'
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > “In vain have I struggled? It will not do. My feelings will not be repressed. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you [A Year of Sundays, June 2023].”
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "A Year of Sundays: A Bridgerton Story."
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > “It's such a happiness when good [poets] get together.”
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > “One half of the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other.”
> > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > "We sell dreams, imagination, and sparkle."
> > > > > > > > > > I think that I shall never see
> > > > > > > > > > A poem lovely as Barbie.
> > > > > > > > > "Create the future. Inspire wonder."
> > > > > > > > I often wonder where I'd have ended up today, if I hadn't played with Hot Wheels as a tyke.
> > > > > > > Johnny Lightning.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > We wouldn't have thought you were a car fan. "Unleash the power of play."
> > > > LOL. I'm a BIG car fan.
> > > >
> > > > I had a large collection of Hot Wheels, Johnny Lightnings and Matchbox cars.
> > > >
> > > > I love cars. That is I love antique cars: early 1960s all the way back to the first horseless carriages.
> > > >
> > > > When I see an antique car in a parking lot, I head straight to it to check it out.
> > > >
> > > > If I were wealthy, I'd own a fleet of them like Jay Leno.
> > That makes sense--you love old cars, as in the classic movies.
> > > >
> > > > I had a '57 Silverhawk when I was in my teens/early 20s, along with a 1976 Midget Special. My father's car (for the first 14 years of my life was a '61 Impala, and he and a co-worker restored a Model T. I currently own two Cruisers -- and have even written a poem about one:
> > > >
> > > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSmHBmuYOPk
> > Very good!
> > > >
> > > > And, yes, that's my actual car, Jezebel, in the opening shot.
> > Immortalized in poem and picture! We have heard that the PT Cruisers were not mechanically reliable, but they did look gangsta.
> They did, along with several other models that Chrysler/Dodge and Ford did retro makeovers to.
> > > A Nova Custom fully tricked out to be a street sleeper, barely street legal. Just known as "She" to those that drove it, for her name was known only to her creator, but they attested that she seemed to have a will of her own, wanting to accelerate faster than they wanted her to.
> > The Haunted Nova (no va--the old joke). We are SUV ladies.
> I know the joke :) I was lucky, mine did several cross country runs. Finally, lost it in a tropical storm, and why I ended up sticking with SUVs*-- the low rider Camaro was just tempting the same fate... Ash had to work in tropical storms and hurricanes.
Ash + tropics = The Blue Lagoon!

On Saturday, July 29, 2023 at 5:00:28 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 6:49:53 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 8:53:08 PM UTC, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 11:21:01 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 10:36:21 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 1:44:01 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 2:49:27 PM UTC-4, Coco DeSockmonkey wrote:
> > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 1:24:32 PM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 12:08:07 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 1:06:30 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 6:32:19 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 12:33:01 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 3:41:27 PM UTC-4, Coco DeSockmonkey wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 2:25:42 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 5:23:30 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 8:09:39 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 1:26:43 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 5:55:14 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 6:18:52 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 11:36:43 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 6:44:38 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 2:17:36 AM UTC, ME wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, 24 July 2023 at 19:11:20 UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 5:43:51 PM UTC-4, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 4:18:48 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 7:18:48 PM UTC, ME wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, 23 July 2023 at 22:13:56 UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 8:00:18 PM UTC-4, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 3:12:32 PM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 6:19:03 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 5:22:49 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 1:14:59 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Friday, June 30, 2023 at 8:11:17 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > One day early because our editor will be busy driving down to Shadowville tomorrow.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > https://mpsilvertone.wixsite.com/website
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks again to all who participated.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > It looks like we will have some new poets in the July edition.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Mr. Danoski is a Penny Dreadful alumnus.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Oh? A Penny Dreadful poet?
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes, along with Louise and I, that makes three of us.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I brought Last Dance. The pen name is due to them being with radio. No guarantees on how regular they may be, we often write as the mood and moment strikes...
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Cool.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > We welcome new poets.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > My crew are weekend poets, I doubt their dedication to Prosaic Motion* (not speakin' ill of 'em they already know my feelings), so no guarantees when they'll write something.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > One the several reasons I came here, to spare them from my rebellion with just case to recite my prose in public--
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes, as Heinlein said, I haz all the bad habits-- and I do believe I have become quite rabid...
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "doubt your dedication to Sparkle Motion" --'Donnie Darko'
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > “In vain have I struggled? It will not do. My feelings will not be repressed. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you [A Year of Sundays, June 2023].”
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "A Year of Sundays: A Bridgerton Story."
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > “It's such a happiness when good [poets] get together.”
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > “One half of the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other.”
> > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > "We sell dreams, imagination, and sparkle."
> > > > > > > > > > I think that I shall never see
> > > > > > > > > > A poem lovely as Barbie.
> > > > > > > > > "Create the future. Inspire wonder."
> > > > > > > > I often wonder where I'd have ended up today, if I hadn't played with Hot Wheels as a tyke.
> > > > > > > Johnny Lightning.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > We wouldn't have thought you were a car fan. "Unleash the power of play."
> > > > LOL. I'm a BIG car fan.
> > > >
> > > > I had a large collection of Hot Wheels, Johnny Lightnings and Matchbox cars.
> > > >
> > > > I love cars. That is I love antique cars: early 1960s all the way back to the first horseless carriages.
> > > >
> > > > When I see an antique car in a parking lot, I head straight to it to check it out.
> > > >
> > > > If I were wealthy, I'd own a fleet of them like Jay Leno.
> > That makes sense--you love old cars, as in the classic movies.
> Yes!
>
> I want to live in a classic film noir... or an Elvis movie.
Living in an Elvis movie would be fun! You could do the Jail House Rock dance.
> > > >
> > > > I had a '57 Silverhawk when I was in my teens/early 20s, along with a 1976 Midget Special. My father's car (for the first 14 years of my life was a '61 Impala, and he and a co-worker restored a Model T. I currently own two Cruisers -- and have even written a poem about one:
> > > >
> > > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSmHBmuYOPk
> > Very good!
> > > >
> > > > And, yes, that's my actual car, Jezebel, in the opening shot.
> > Immortalized in poem and picture! We have heard that the PT Cruisers were not mechanically reliable, but they did look gangsta.
> You've heard right.
>
> I've paid far more in repair bills than I paid for either of the cars (I bought them used). However... for 20+ year-old cars, they've been running pretty well now that they've had a ton of repairs.
One minor flaw: "There are reports of the car shutting off while driving high-speeds down the highway."

On Saturday, July 29, 2023 at 5:03:28 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 4:53:08 PM UTC-4, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 11:21:01 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 10:36:21 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 1:44:01 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 2:49:27 PM UTC-4, Coco DeSockmonkey wrote:
> > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 1:24:32 PM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 12:08:07 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 1:06:30 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 6:32:19 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 12:33:01 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 3:41:27 PM UTC-4, Coco DeSockmonkey wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 2:25:42 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 5:23:30 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 8:09:39 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 1:26:43 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 5:55:14 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 6:18:52 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 11:36:43 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 6:44:38 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 2:17:36 AM UTC, ME wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, 24 July 2023 at 19:11:20 UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 5:43:51 PM UTC-4, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 4:18:48 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 7:18:48 PM UTC, ME wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, 23 July 2023 at 22:13:56 UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 8:00:18 PM UTC-4, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 3:12:32 PM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 6:19:03 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 5:22:49 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 1:14:59 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Friday, June 30, 2023 at 8:11:17 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > One day early because our editor will be busy driving down to Shadowville tomorrow.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > https://mpsilvertone.wixsite.com/website
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks again to all who participated.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > It looks like we will have some new poets in the July edition.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Mr. Danoski is a Penny Dreadful alumnus.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Oh? A Penny Dreadful poet?
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes, along with Louise and I, that makes three of us.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I brought Last Dance. The pen name is due to them being with radio. No guarantees on how regular they may be, we often write as the mood and moment strikes...
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Cool.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > We welcome new poets.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > My crew are weekend poets, I doubt their dedication to Prosaic Motion* (not speakin' ill of 'em they already know my feelings), so no guarantees when they'll write something.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > One the several reasons I came here, to spare them from my rebellion with just case to recite my prose in public--
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes, as Heinlein said, I haz all the bad habits-- and I do believe I have become quite rabid...
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "doubt your dedication to Sparkle Motion" --'Donnie Darko'
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > “In vain have I struggled? It will not do. My feelings will not be repressed. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you [A Year of Sundays, June 2023].”
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "A Year of Sundays: A Bridgerton Story."
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > “It's such a happiness when good [poets] get together.”
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > “One half of the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other.”
> > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > "We sell dreams, imagination, and sparkle."
> > > > > > > > > I think that I shall never see
> > > > > > > > > A poem lovely as Barbie.
> > > > > > > > "Create the future. Inspire wonder."
> > > > > > > I often wonder where I'd have ended up today, if I hadn't played with Hot Wheels as a tyke.
> > > > > > Johnny Lightning.
> > > > > >
> > > > We wouldn't have thought you were a car fan. "Unleash the power of play."
> > > LOL. I'm a BIG car fan.
> > >
> > > I had a large collection of Hot Wheels, Johnny Lightnings and Matchbox cars.
> > >
> > > I love cars. That is I love antique cars: early 1960s all the way back to the first horseless carriages.
> > >
> > > When I see an antique car in a parking lot, I head straight to it to check it out.
> > >
> > > If I were wealthy, I'd own a fleet of them like Jay Leno.
> > >
> > > I had a '57 Silverhawk when I was in my teens/early 20s, along with a 1976 Midget Special. My father's car (for the first 14 years of my life was a '61 Impala, and he and a co-worker restored a Model T. I currently own two Cruisers -- and have even written a poem about one:
> > >
> > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSmHBmuYOPk
> > >
> > > And, yes, that's my actual car, Jezebel, in the opening shot.
> > A Nova Custom fully tricked out to be a street sleeper, barely street legal. Just known as "She" to those that drove it, for her name was known only to her creator, but they attested that she seemed to have a will of her own, wanting to accelerate faster than they wanted her to.
> >
> Unfortunately, I've got a thing against Novas. One of them nearly killed me back in '86.
Maybe they were singing to you "Please Don't Go."

On Saturday, July 29, 2023 at 8:03:26 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> On Saturday, July 29, 2023 at 5:00:28 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 6:49:53 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 8:53:08 PM UTC, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 11:21:01 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 10:36:21 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 1:44:01 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 2:49:27 PM UTC-4, Coco DeSockmonkey wrote:
> > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 1:24:32 PM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 12:08:07 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 1:06:30 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 6:32:19 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 12:33:01 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 3:41:27 PM UTC-4, Coco DeSockmonkey wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 2:25:42 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 5:23:30 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 8:09:39 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 1:26:43 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 5:55:14 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 6:18:52 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 11:36:43 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 6:44:38 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 2:17:36 AM UTC, ME wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, 24 July 2023 at 19:11:20 UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 5:43:51 PM UTC-4, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 4:18:48 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 7:18:48 PM UTC, ME wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, 23 July 2023 at 22:13:56 UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 8:00:18 PM UTC-4, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 3:12:32 PM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 6:19:03 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 5:22:49 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 1:14:59 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Friday, June 30, 2023 at 8:11:17 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > One day early because our editor will be busy driving down to Shadowville tomorrow..
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > https://mpsilvertone.wixsite.com/website
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks again to all who participated.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > It looks like we will have some new poets in the July edition.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Mr. Danoski is a Penny Dreadful alumnus.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Oh? A Penny Dreadful poet?
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes, along with Louise and I, that makes three of us.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I brought Last Dance. The pen name is due to them being with radio. No guarantees on how regular they may be, we often write as the mood and moment strikes...
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Cool.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > We welcome new poets.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > My crew are weekend poets, I doubt their dedication to Prosaic Motion* (not speakin' ill of 'em they already know my feelings), so no guarantees when they'll write something.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > One the several reasons I came here, to spare them from my rebellion with just case to recite my prose in public--
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes, as Heinlein said, I haz all the bad habits-- and I do believe I have become quite rabid...
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "doubt your dedication to Sparkle Motion" --'Donnie Darko'
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > “In vain have I struggled? It will not do. My feelings will not be repressed. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you [A Year of Sundays, June 2023]..”
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "A Year of Sundays: A Bridgerton Story."
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > “It's such a happiness when good [poets] get together.”
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > “One half of the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other.”
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > "We sell dreams, imagination, and sparkle."
> > > > > > > > > > > I think that I shall never see
> > > > > > > > > > > A poem lovely as Barbie.
> > > > > > > > > > "Create the future. Inspire wonder."
> > > > > > > > > I often wonder where I'd have ended up today, if I hadn't played with Hot Wheels as a tyke.
> > > > > > > > Johnny Lightning.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > We wouldn't have thought you were a car fan. "Unleash the power of play."
> > > > > LOL. I'm a BIG car fan.
> > > > >
> > > > > I had a large collection of Hot Wheels, Johnny Lightnings and Matchbox cars.
> > > > >
> > > > > I love cars. That is I love antique cars: early 1960s all the way back to the first horseless carriages.
> > > > >
> > > > > When I see an antique car in a parking lot, I head straight to it to check it out.
> > > > >
> > > > > If I were wealthy, I'd own a fleet of them like Jay Leno.
> > > That makes sense--you love old cars, as in the classic movies.
> > Yes!
> >
> > I want to live in a classic film noir... or an Elvis movie.
> Living in an Elvis movie would be fun! You could do the Jail House Rock dance.
> > > > >
> > > > > I had a '57 Silverhawk when I was in my teens/early 20s, along with a 1976 Midget Special. My father's car (for the first 14 years of my life was a '61 Impala, and he and a co-worker restored a Model T. I currently own two Cruisers -- and have even written a poem about one:
> > > > >
> > > > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSmHBmuYOPk
> > > Very good!
> > > > >
> > > > > And, yes, that's my actual car, Jezebel, in the opening shot.
> > > Immortalized in poem and picture! We have heard that the PT Cruisers were not mechanically reliable, but they did look gangsta.
> > You've heard right.
> >
> > I've paid far more in repair bills than I paid for either of the cars (I bought them used). However... for 20+ year-old cars, they've been running pretty well now that they've had a ton of repairs.
> One minor flaw: "There are reports of the car shutting off while driving high-speeds down the highway."

On Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 12:21:11 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> On Saturday, July 29, 2023 at 8:03:26 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > On Saturday, July 29, 2023 at 5:00:28 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 6:49:53 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 8:53:08 PM UTC, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 11:21:01 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 10:36:21 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 1:44:01 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 2:49:27 PM UTC-4, Coco DeSockmonkey wrote:
> > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 1:24:32 PM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 12:08:07 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 1:06:30 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 6:32:19 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 12:33:01 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 3:41:27 PM UTC-4, Coco DeSockmonkey wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 2:25:42 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 5:23:30 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 8:09:39 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 1:26:43 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 5:55:14 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 6:18:52 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 11:36:43 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 6:44:38 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 2:17:36 AM UTC, ME wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, 24 July 2023 at 19:11:20 UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 5:43:51 PM UTC-4, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 4:18:48 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 7:18:48 PM UTC, ME wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, 23 July 2023 at 22:13:56 UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 8:00:18 PM UTC-4, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 3:12:32 PM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 6:19:03 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 5:22:49 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 1:14:59 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Friday, June 30, 2023 at 8:11:17 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > One day early because our editor will be busy driving down to Shadowville tomorrow.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > https://mpsilvertone.wixsite.com/website
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks again to all who participated.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > It looks like we will have some new poets in the July edition.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Mr. Danoski is a Penny Dreadful alumnus.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Oh? A Penny Dreadful poet?
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes, along with Louise and I, that makes three of us.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I brought Last Dance. The pen name is due to them being with radio. No guarantees on how regular they may be, we often write as the mood and moment strikes...
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Cool.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > We welcome new poets.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > My crew are weekend poets, I doubt their dedication to Prosaic Motion* (not speakin' ill of 'em they already know my feelings), so no guarantees when they'll write something..
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > One the several reasons I came here, to spare them from my rebellion with just case to recite my prose in public--
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes, as Heinlein said, I haz all the bad habits-- and I do believe I have become quite rabid...
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "doubt your dedication to Sparkle Motion" --'Donnie Darko'
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > “In vain have I struggled? It will not do. My feelings will not be repressed. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you [A Year of Sundays, June 2023].”
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "A Year of Sundays: A Bridgerton Story."
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > “It's such a happiness when good [poets] get together.”
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > “One half of the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other.”
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > "We sell dreams, imagination, and sparkle."
> > > > > > > > > > > > I think that I shall never see
> > > > > > > > > > > > A poem lovely as Barbie.
> > > > > > > > > > > "Create the future. Inspire wonder."
> > > > > > > > > > I often wonder where I'd have ended up today, if I hadn't played with Hot Wheels as a tyke.
> > > > > > > > > Johnny Lightning.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > We wouldn't have thought you were a car fan. "Unleash the power of play."
> > > > > > LOL. I'm a BIG car fan.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I had a large collection of Hot Wheels, Johnny Lightnings and Matchbox cars.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I love cars. That is I love antique cars: early 1960s all the way back to the first horseless carriages.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > When I see an antique car in a parking lot, I head straight to it to check it out.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > If I were wealthy, I'd own a fleet of them like Jay Leno.
> > > > That makes sense--you love old cars, as in the classic movies.
> > > Yes!
> > >
> > > I want to live in a classic film noir... or an Elvis movie.
> > Living in an Elvis movie would be fun! You could do the Jail House Rock dance.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I had a '57 Silverhawk when I was in my teens/early 20s, along with a 1976 Midget Special. My father's car (for the first 14 years of my life was a '61 Impala, and he and a co-worker restored a Model T. I currently own two Cruisers -- and have even written a poem about one:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSmHBmuYOPk
> > > > Very good!
> > > > > >
> > > > > > And, yes, that's my actual car, Jezebel, in the opening shot.
> > > > Immortalized in poem and picture! We have heard that the PT Cruisers were not mechanically reliable, but they did look gangsta.
> > > You've heard right.
> > >
> > > I've paid far more in repair bills than I paid for either of the cars (I bought them used). However... for 20+ year-old cars, they've been running pretty well now that they've had a ton of repairs.
> > One minor flaw: "There are reports of the car shutting off while driving high-speeds down the highway."
> Fortunately, I haven't experienced that. I also haven't experienced them getting to "high speeds" with their 4-cylinder engines.
> > > > > A Nova Custom fully tricked out to be a street sleeper, barely street legal. Just known as "She" to those that drove it, for her name was known only to her creator, but they attested that she seemed to have a will of her own, wanting to accelerate faster than they wanted her to.
> > > > The Haunted Nova (no va--the old joke). We are SUV ladies.
> > Dodge is also discontinuing the Charger and the Challenger, so no more muscle cars.
>

On Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 2:02:50 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> On Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 12:21:11 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > On Saturday, July 29, 2023 at 8:03:26 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > On Saturday, July 29, 2023 at 5:00:28 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 6:49:53 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 8:53:08 PM UTC, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > > > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 11:21:01 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 10:36:21 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 1:44:01 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 2:49:27 PM UTC-4, Coco DeSockmonkey wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 1:24:32 PM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 12:08:07 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 1:06:30 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 6:32:19 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 12:33:01 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 3:41:27 PM UTC-4, Coco DeSockmonkey wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 2:25:42 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 5:23:30 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 8:09:39 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 1:26:43 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 5:55:14 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 6:18:52 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 11:36:43 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 6:44:38 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 2:17:36 AM UTC, ME wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, 24 July 2023 at 19:11:20 UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 5:43:51 PM UTC-4, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 4:18:48 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 7:18:48 PM UTC, ME wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, 23 July 2023 at 22:13:56 UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 8:00:18 PM UTC-4, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 3:12:32 PM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 6:19:03 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 5:22:49 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 1:14:59 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Friday, June 30, 2023 at 8:11:17 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > One day early because our editor will be busy driving down to Shadowville tomorrow.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > https://mpsilvertone.wixsite.com/website
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks again to all who participated.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > It looks like we will have some new poets in the July edition.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Mr. Danoski is a Penny Dreadful alumnus.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Oh? A Penny Dreadful poet?
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes, along with Louise and I, that makes three of us.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I brought Last Dance. The pen name is due to them being with radio. No guarantees on how regular they may be, we often write as the mood and moment strikes...
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Cool.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > We welcome new poets.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > My crew are weekend poets, I doubt their dedication to Prosaic Motion* (not speakin' ill of 'em they already know my feelings), so no guarantees when they'll write something.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > One the several reasons I came here, to spare them from my rebellion with just case to recite my prose in public--
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes, as Heinlein said, I haz all the bad habits-- and I do believe I have become quite rabid...
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "doubt your dedication to Sparkle Motion" --'Donnie Darko'
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > “In vain have I struggled? It will not do. My feelings will not be repressed. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you [A Year of Sundays, June 2023].”
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "A Year of Sundays: A Bridgerton Story."
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > “It's such a happiness when good [poets] get together.”
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > “One half of the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other.”
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > "We sell dreams, imagination, and sparkle."
> > > > > > > > > > > > > I think that I shall never see
> > > > > > > > > > > > > A poem lovely as Barbie.
> > > > > > > > > > > > "Create the future. Inspire wonder."
> > > > > > > > > > > I often wonder where I'd have ended up today, if I hadn't played with Hot Wheels as a tyke.
> > > > > > > > > > Johnny Lightning.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > We wouldn't have thought you were a car fan. "Unleash the power of play."
> > > > > > > LOL. I'm a BIG car fan.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I had a large collection of Hot Wheels, Johnny Lightnings and Matchbox cars.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I love cars. That is I love antique cars: early 1960s all the way back to the first horseless carriages.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > When I see an antique car in a parking lot, I head straight to it to check it out.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > If I were wealthy, I'd own a fleet of them like Jay Leno.
> > > > > That makes sense--you love old cars, as in the classic movies.
> > > > Yes!
> > > >
> > > > I want to live in a classic film noir... or an Elvis movie.
> > > Living in an Elvis movie would be fun! You could do the Jail House Rock dance.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I had a '57 Silverhawk when I was in my teens/early 20s, along with a 1976 Midget Special. My father's car (for the first 14 years of my life was a '61 Impala, and he and a co-worker restored a Model T. I currently own two Cruisers -- and have even written a poem about one:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSmHBmuYOPk
> > > > > Very good!
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > And, yes, that's my actual car, Jezebel, in the opening shot.
> > > > > Immortalized in poem and picture! We have heard that the PT Cruisers were not mechanically reliable, but they did look gangsta.
> > > > You've heard right.
> > > >
> > > > I've paid far more in repair bills than I paid for either of the cars (I bought them used). However... for 20+ year-old cars, they've been running pretty well now that they've had a ton of repairs.
> > > One minor flaw: "There are reports of the car shutting off while driving high-speeds down the highway."
> > Fortunately, I haven't experienced that. I also haven't experienced them getting to "high speeds" with their 4-cylinder engines.
> > > > > > A Nova Custom fully tricked out to be a street sleeper, barely street legal. Just known as "She" to those that drove it, for her name was known only to her creator, but they attested that she seemed to have a will of her own, wanting to accelerate faster than they wanted her to.
> > > > > The Haunted Nova (no va--the old joke). We are SUV ladies.
> > > Dodge is also discontinuing the Charger and the Challenger, so no more muscle cars.
> >
Did/do your turn signals work? Has the chrome peeled off the wheels? Mysterious noises?

On Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 11:53:26 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> On Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 2:02:50 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > On Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 12:21:11 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > On Saturday, July 29, 2023 at 8:03:26 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > On Saturday, July 29, 2023 at 5:00:28 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 6:49:53 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 8:53:08 PM UTC, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > > > > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 11:21:01 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 10:36:21 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 1:44:01 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 2:49:27 PM UTC-4, Coco DeSockmonkey wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 1:24:32 PM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 12:08:07 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 1:06:30 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 6:32:19 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 12:33:01 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 3:41:27 PM UTC-4, Coco DeSockmonkey wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 2:25:42 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 5:23:30 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 8:09:39 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 1:26:43 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 5:55:14 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 6:18:52 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 11:36:43 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 6:44:38 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 2:17:36 AM UTC, ME wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, 24 July 2023 at 19:11:20 UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 5:43:51 PM UTC-4, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 4:18:48 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 7:18:48 PM UTC, ME wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, 23 July 2023 at 22:13:56 UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 8:00:18 PM UTC-4, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 3:12:32 PM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 6:19:03 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 5:22:49 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 1:14:59 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Friday, June 30, 2023 at 8:11:17 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > One day early because our editor will be busy driving down to Shadowville tomorrow.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > https://mpsilvertone.wixsite.com/website
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks again to all who participated.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > It looks like we will have some new poets in the July edition.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Mr. Danoski is a Penny Dreadful alumnus.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Oh? A Penny Dreadful poet?
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes, along with Louise and I, that makes three of us.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I brought Last Dance. The pen name is due to them being with radio. No guarantees on how regular they may be, we often write as the mood and moment strikes...
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Cool.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > We welcome new poets.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > My crew are weekend poets, I doubt their dedication to Prosaic Motion* (not speakin' ill of 'em they already know my feelings), so no guarantees when they'll write something.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > One the several reasons I came here, to spare them from my rebellion with just case to recite my prose in public--
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes, as Heinlein said, I haz all the bad habits-- and I do believe I have become quite rabid....
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "doubt your dedication to Sparkle Motion" --'Donnie Darko'
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > “In vain have I struggled? It will not do. My feelings will not be repressed. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you [A Year of Sundays, June 2023].”
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "A Year of Sundays: A Bridgerton Story."
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > “It's such a happiness when good [poets] get together.”
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > “One half of the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other.”
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "We sell dreams, imagination, and sparkle."
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > I think that I shall never see
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > A poem lovely as Barbie.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > "Create the future. Inspire wonder."
> > > > > > > > > > > > I often wonder where I'd have ended up today, if I hadn't played with Hot Wheels as a tyke.
> > > > > > > > > > > Johnny Lightning.
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > We wouldn't have thought you were a car fan. "Unleash the power of play."
> > > > > > > > LOL. I'm a BIG car fan.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > I had a large collection of Hot Wheels, Johnny Lightnings and Matchbox cars.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > I love cars. That is I love antique cars: early 1960s all the way back to the first horseless carriages.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > When I see an antique car in a parking lot, I head straight to it to check it out.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > If I were wealthy, I'd own a fleet of them like Jay Leno.
> > > > > > That makes sense--you love old cars, as in the classic movies.
> > > > > Yes!
> > > > >
> > > > > I want to live in a classic film noir... or an Elvis movie.
> > > > Living in an Elvis movie would be fun! You could do the Jail House Rock dance.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > I had a '57 Silverhawk when I was in my teens/early 20s, along with a 1976 Midget Special. My father's car (for the first 14 years of my life was a '61 Impala, and he and a co-worker restored a Model T. I currently own two Cruisers -- and have even written a poem about one:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSmHBmuYOPk
> > > > > > Very good!
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > And, yes, that's my actual car, Jezebel, in the opening shot.
> > > > > > Immortalized in poem and picture! We have heard that the PT Cruisers were not mechanically reliable, but they did look gangsta.
> > > > > You've heard right.
> > > > >
> > > > > I've paid far more in repair bills than I paid for either of the cars (I bought them used). However... for 20+ year-old cars, they've been running pretty well now that they've had a ton of repairs.
> > > > One minor flaw: "There are reports of the car shutting off while driving high-speeds down the highway."
> > > Fortunately, I haven't experienced that. I also haven't experienced them getting to "high speeds" with their 4-cylinder engines.
> > > > > > > A Nova Custom fully tricked out to be a street sleeper, barely street legal. Just known as "She" to those that drove it, for her name was known only to her creator, but they attested that she seemed to have a will of her own, wanting to accelerate faster than they wanted her to.
> > > > > > The Haunted Nova (no va--the old joke). We are SUV ladies.
> > > > Dodge is also discontinuing the Charger and the Challenger, so no more muscle cars.
> > >
> Did/do your turn signals work? Has the chrome peeled off the wheels? Mysterious noises?

On Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 4:10:46 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> On Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 11:53:26 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > On Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 2:02:50 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > On Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 12:21:11 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > On Saturday, July 29, 2023 at 8:03:26 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > On Saturday, July 29, 2023 at 5:00:28 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 6:49:53 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 8:53:08 PM UTC, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > > > > > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 11:21:01 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 10:36:21 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 1:44:01 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 2:49:27 PM UTC-4, Coco DeSockmonkey wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 1:24:32 PM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 12:08:07 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 1:06:30 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 6:32:19 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 12:33:01 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 3:41:27 PM UTC-4, Coco DeSockmonkey wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 2:25:42 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 5:23:30 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 8:09:39 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 1:26:43 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 5:55:14 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 6:18:52 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 11:36:43 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 6:44:38 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 2:17:36 AM UTC, ME wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, 24 July 2023 at 19:11:20 UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 5:43:51 PM UTC-4, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 4:18:48 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 7:18:48 PM UTC, ME wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, 23 July 2023 at 22:13:56 UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 8:00:18 PM UTC-4, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 3:12:32 PM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 6:19:03 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 5:22:49 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 1:14:59 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Friday, June 30, 2023 at 8:11:17 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > One day early because our editor will be busy driving down to Shadowville tomorrow.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > https://mpsilvertone.wixsite.com/website
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks again to all who participated.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > It looks like we will have some new poets in the July edition.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Mr. Danoski is a Penny Dreadful alumnus.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Oh? A Penny Dreadful poet?
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes, along with Louise and I, that makes three of us.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I brought Last Dance. The pen name is due to them being with radio. No guarantees on how regular they may be, we often write as the mood and moment strikes...
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Cool.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > We welcome new poets.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > My crew are weekend poets, I doubt their dedication to Prosaic Motion* (not speakin' ill of 'em they already know my feelings), so no guarantees when they'll write something.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > One the several reasons I came here, to spare them from my rebellion with just case to recite my prose in public--
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes, as Heinlein said, I haz all the bad habits-- and I do believe I have become quite rabid....
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "doubt your dedication to Sparkle Motion" --'Donnie Darko'
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > “In vain have I struggled? It will not do. My feelings will not be repressed. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you [A Year of Sundays, June 2023].”
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "A Year of Sundays: A Bridgerton Story."
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > “It's such a happiness when good [poets] get together.”
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > “One half of the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other.”
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "We sell dreams, imagination, and sparkle."
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I think that I shall never see
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > A poem lovely as Barbie.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > "Create the future. Inspire wonder."
> > > > > > > > > > > > > I often wonder where I'd have ended up today, if I hadn't played with Hot Wheels as a tyke.
> > > > > > > > > > > > Johnny Lightning.
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > We wouldn't have thought you were a car fan. "Unleash the power of play."
> > > > > > > > > LOL. I'm a BIG car fan.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > I had a large collection of Hot Wheels, Johnny Lightnings and Matchbox cars.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > I love cars. That is I love antique cars: early 1960s all the way back to the first horseless carriages.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > When I see an antique car in a parking lot, I head straight to it to check it out.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > If I were wealthy, I'd own a fleet of them like Jay Leno.
> > > > > > > That makes sense--you love old cars, as in the classic movies..
> > > > > > Yes!
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I want to live in a classic film noir... or an Elvis movie.
> > > > > Living in an Elvis movie would be fun! You could do the Jail House Rock dance.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > I had a '57 Silverhawk when I was in my teens/early 20s, along with a 1976 Midget Special. My father's car (for the first 14 years of my life was a '61 Impala, and he and a co-worker restored a Model T. I currently own two Cruisers -- and have even written a poem about one:
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSmHBmuYOPk
> > > > > > > Very good!
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > And, yes, that's my actual car, Jezebel, in the opening shot.
> > > > > > > Immortalized in poem and picture! We have heard that the PT Cruisers were not mechanically reliable, but they did look gangsta.
> > > > > > You've heard right.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I've paid far more in repair bills than I paid for either of the cars (I bought them used). However... for 20+ year-old cars, they've been running pretty well now that they've had a ton of repairs.
> > > > > One minor flaw: "There are reports of the car shutting off while driving high-speeds down the highway."
> > > > Fortunately, I haven't experienced that. I also haven't experienced them getting to "high speeds" with their 4-cylinder engines.
> > > > > > > > A Nova Custom fully tricked out to be a street sleeper, barely street legal. Just known as "She" to those that drove it, for her name was known only to her creator, but they attested that she seemed to have a will of her own, wanting to accelerate faster than they wanted her to.
> > > > > > > The Haunted Nova (no va--the old joke). We are SUV ladies.
> > > > > Dodge is also discontinuing the Charger and the Challenger, so no more muscle cars.
> > > >
> > Did/do your turn signals work? Has the chrome peeled off the wheels? Mysterious noises?
> The turn signals have never given me a problem. The chrome is peeling on Jezebel's wheels. Petey has hubcaps. Jezzy sounds fine but Petey makes some mysterious groaning noises -- usually only until he has warmed up.
Has Petey been exorcised? PT Cruisers may have been portals to evil lands.

On Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 3:13:34 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> On Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 4:10:46 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > On Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 11:53:26 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > On Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 2:02:50 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > On Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 12:21:11 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > On Saturday, July 29, 2023 at 8:03:26 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > On Saturday, July 29, 2023 at 5:00:28 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 6:49:53 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 8:53:08 PM UTC, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > > > > > > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 11:21:01 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 10:36:21 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 1:44:01 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 2:49:27 PM UTC-4, Coco DeSockmonkey wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 1:24:32 PM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 12:08:07 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 1:06:30 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 6:32:19 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 12:33:01 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 3:41:27 PM UTC-4, Coco DeSockmonkey wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 2:25:42 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 5:23:30 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 8:09:39 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 1:26:43 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 5:55:14 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 6:18:52 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 11:36:43 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 6:44:38 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 2:17:36 AM UTC, ME wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, 24 July 2023 at 19:11:20 UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 5:43:51 PM UTC-4, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 4:18:48 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 7:18:48 PM UTC, ME wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, 23 July 2023 at 22:13:56 UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 8:00:18 PM UTC-4, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 3:12:32 PM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 6:19:03 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 5:22:49 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 1:14:59 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Friday, June 30, 2023 at 8:11:17 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > One day early because our editor will be busy driving down to Shadowville tomorrow.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > https://mpsilvertone.wixsite.com/website
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks again to all who participated.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > It looks like we will have some new poets in the July edition.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Mr. Danoski is a Penny Dreadful alumnus.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Oh? A Penny Dreadful poet?
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes, along with Louise and I, that makes three of us.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I brought Last Dance. The pen name is due to them being with radio. No guarantees on how regular they may be, we often write as the mood and moment strikes....
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Cool.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > We welcome new poets.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > My crew are weekend poets, I doubt their dedication to Prosaic Motion* (not speakin' ill of 'em they already know my feelings), so no guarantees when they'll write something.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > One the several reasons I came here, to spare them from my rebellion with just case to recite my prose in public--
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes, as Heinlein said, I haz all the bad habits-- and I do believe I have become quite rabid...
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "doubt your dedication to Sparkle Motion" --'Donnie Darko'
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > “In vain have I struggled? It will not do. My feelings will not be repressed. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you [A Year of Sundays, June 2023].”
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "A Year of Sundays: A Bridgerton Story."
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > “It's such a happiness when good [poets] get together.”
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > “One half of the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other.”
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "We sell dreams, imagination, and sparkle.."
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I think that I shall never see
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > A poem lovely as Barbie.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "Create the future. Inspire wonder."
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > I often wonder where I'd have ended up today, if I hadn't played with Hot Wheels as a tyke.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > Johnny Lightning.
> > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > We wouldn't have thought you were a car fan. "Unleash the power of play."
> > > > > > > > > > LOL. I'm a BIG car fan.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > I had a large collection of Hot Wheels, Johnny Lightnings and Matchbox cars.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > I love cars. That is I love antique cars: early 1960s all the way back to the first horseless carriages.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > When I see an antique car in a parking lot, I head straight to it to check it out.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > If I were wealthy, I'd own a fleet of them like Jay Leno.
> > > > > > > > That makes sense--you love old cars, as in the classic movies.
> > > > > > > Yes!
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I want to live in a classic film noir... or an Elvis movie.
> > > > > > Living in an Elvis movie would be fun! You could do the Jail House Rock dance.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > I had a '57 Silverhawk when I was in my teens/early 20s, along with a 1976 Midget Special. My father's car (for the first 14 years of my life was a '61 Impala, and he and a co-worker restored a Model T. I currently own two Cruisers -- and have even written a poem about one:
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSmHBmuYOPk
> > > > > > > > Very good!
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > And, yes, that's my actual car, Jezebel, in the opening shot.
> > > > > > > > Immortalized in poem and picture! We have heard that the PT Cruisers were not mechanically reliable, but they did look gangsta.
> > > > > > > You've heard right.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I've paid far more in repair bills than I paid for either of the cars (I bought them used). However... for 20+ year-old cars, they've been running pretty well now that they've had a ton of repairs.
> > > > > > One minor flaw: "There are reports of the car shutting off while driving high-speeds down the highway."
> > > > > Fortunately, I haven't experienced that. I also haven't experienced them getting to "high speeds" with their 4-cylinder engines.
> > > > > > > > > A Nova Custom fully tricked out to be a street sleeper, barely street legal. Just known as "She" to those that drove it, for her name was known only to her creator, but they attested that she seemed to have a will of her own, wanting to accelerate faster than they wanted her to.
> > > > > > > > The Haunted Nova (no va--the old joke). We are SUV ladies.
> > > > > > Dodge is also discontinuing the Charger and the Challenger, so no more muscle cars.
> > > > >
> > > Did/do your turn signals work? Has the chrome peeled off the wheels? Mysterious noises?
> > The turn signals have never given me a problem. The chrome is peeling on Jezebel's wheels. Petey has hubcaps. Jezzy sounds fine but Petey makes some mysterious groaning noises -- usually only until he has warmed up.
> Has Petey been exorcised? PT Cruisers may have been portals to evil lands..
Oh, no... I wouldn't think of owning a car that didn't have a demon residing in it.

On Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 9:18:06 PM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> On Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 3:13:34 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > On Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 4:10:46 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > On Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 11:53:26 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > On Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 2:02:50 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > On Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 12:21:11 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > On Saturday, July 29, 2023 at 8:03:26 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > On Saturday, July 29, 2023 at 5:00:28 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 6:49:53 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 8:53:08 PM UTC, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 11:21:01 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 10:36:21 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 1:44:01 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 2:49:27 PM UTC-4, Coco DeSockmonkey wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 1:24:32 PM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 12:08:07 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 1:06:30 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 6:32:19 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 12:33:01 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 3:41:27 PM UTC-4, Coco DeSockmonkey wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 2:25:42 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 5:23:30 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 8:09:39 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 1:26:43 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 5:55:14 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 6:18:52 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 11:36:43 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 6:44:38 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 2:17:36 AM UTC, ME wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, 24 July 2023 at 19:11:20 UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 5:43:51 PM UTC-4, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 4:18:48 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 7:18:48 PM UTC, ME wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, 23 July 2023 at 22:13:56 UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 8:00:18 PM UTC-4, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 3:12:32 PM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 6:19:03 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 5:22:49 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 1:14:59 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Friday, June 30, 2023 at 8:11:17 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > One day early because our editor will be busy driving down to Shadowville tomorrow.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > https://mpsilvertone.wixsite.com/website
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks again to all who participated.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > It looks like we will have some new poets in the July edition.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes..
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Mr. Danoski is a Penny Dreadful alumnus.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Oh? A Penny Dreadful poet?
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes, along with Louise and I, that makes three of us.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I brought Last Dance. The pen name is due to them being with radio. No guarantees on how regular they may be, we often write as the mood and moment strikes....
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Cool.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > We welcome new poets.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > My crew are weekend poets, I doubt their dedication to Prosaic Motion* (not speakin' ill of 'em they already know my feelings), so no guarantees when they'll write something.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > One the several reasons I came here, to spare them from my rebellion with just case to recite my prose in public--
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes, as Heinlein said, I haz all the bad habits-- and I do believe I have become quite rabid...
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "doubt your dedication to Sparkle Motion" --'Donnie Darko'
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > “In vain have I struggled? It will not do. My feelings will not be repressed. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you [A Year of Sundays, June 2023].”
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "A Year of Sundays: A Bridgerton Story."
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > “It's such a happiness when good [poets] get together.”
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > “One half of the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other.”
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "We sell dreams, imagination, and sparkle."
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I think that I shall never see
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > A poem lovely as Barbie.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "Create the future. Inspire wonder."
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I often wonder where I'd have ended up today, if I hadn't played with Hot Wheels as a tyke.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > Johnny Lightning.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > We wouldn't have thought you were a car fan. "Unleash the power of play."
> > > > > > > > > > > LOL. I'm a BIG car fan.
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > I had a large collection of Hot Wheels, Johnny Lightnings and Matchbox cars.
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > I love cars. That is I love antique cars: early 1960s all the way back to the first horseless carriages.
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > When I see an antique car in a parking lot, I head straight to it to check it out.
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > If I were wealthy, I'd own a fleet of them like Jay Leno.
> > > > > > > > > That makes sense--you love old cars, as in the classic movies.
> > > > > > > > Yes!
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > I want to live in a classic film noir... or an Elvis movie.
> > > > > > > Living in an Elvis movie would be fun! You could do the Jail House Rock dance.
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > I had a '57 Silverhawk when I was in my teens/early 20s, along with a 1976 Midget Special. My father's car (for the first 14 years of my life was a '61 Impala, and he and a co-worker restored a Model T. I currently own two Cruisers -- and have even written a poem about one:
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSmHBmuYOPk
> > > > > > > > > Very good!
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > And, yes, that's my actual car, Jezebel, in the opening shot.
> > > > > > > > > Immortalized in poem and picture! We have heard that the PT Cruisers were not mechanically reliable, but they did look gangsta.
> > > > > > > > You've heard right.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > I've paid far more in repair bills than I paid for either of the cars (I bought them used). However... for 20+ year-old cars, they've been running pretty well now that they've had a ton of repairs.
> > > > > > > One minor flaw: "There are reports of the car shutting off while driving high-speeds down the highway."
> > > > > > Fortunately, I haven't experienced that. I also haven't experienced them getting to "high speeds" with their 4-cylinder engines.
> > > > > > > > > > A Nova Custom fully tricked out to be a street sleeper, barely street legal. Just known as "She" to those that drove it, for her name was known only to her creator, but they attested that she seemed to have a will of her own, wanting to accelerate faster than they wanted her to.
> > > > > > > > > The Haunted Nova (no va--the old joke). We are SUV ladies..
> > > > > > > Dodge is also discontinuing the Charger and the Challenger, so no more muscle cars.
> > > > > >
> > > > Did/do your turn signals work? Has the chrome peeled off the wheels? Mysterious noises?
> > > The turn signals have never given me a problem. The chrome is peeling on Jezebel's wheels. Petey has hubcaps. Jezzy sounds fine but Petey makes some mysterious groaning noises -- usually only until he has warmed up.
> > Has Petey been exorcised? PT Cruisers may have been portals to evil lands.
> Oh, no... I wouldn't think of owning a car that didn't have a demon residing in it.
>

On Monday, July 31, 2023 at 1:18:06 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> On Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 3:13:34 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > On Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 4:10:46 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > On Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 11:53:26 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > On Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 2:02:50 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > On Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 12:21:11 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > On Saturday, July 29, 2023 at 8:03:26 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > On Saturday, July 29, 2023 at 5:00:28 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 6:49:53 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 8:53:08 PM UTC, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 11:21:01 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 10:36:21 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 1:44:01 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 2:49:27 PM UTC-4, Coco DeSockmonkey wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 1:24:32 PM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 12:08:07 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 1:06:30 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 6:32:19 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 12:33:01 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 3:41:27 PM UTC-4, Coco DeSockmonkey wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 2:25:42 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 5:23:30 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 8:09:39 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 1:26:43 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 5:55:14 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 6:18:52 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 11:36:43 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 6:44:38 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 2:17:36 AM UTC, ME wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, 24 July 2023 at 19:11:20 UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 5:43:51 PM UTC-4, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 4:18:48 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 7:18:48 PM UTC, ME wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, 23 July 2023 at 22:13:56 UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 8:00:18 PM UTC-4, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 3:12:32 PM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 6:19:03 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 5:22:49 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 1:14:59 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Friday, June 30, 2023 at 8:11:17 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > One day early because our editor will be busy driving down to Shadowville tomorrow.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > https://mpsilvertone.wixsite.com/website
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks again to all who participated.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > It looks like we will have some new poets in the July edition.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes..
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Mr. Danoski is a Penny Dreadful alumnus.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Oh? A Penny Dreadful poet?
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes, along with Louise and I, that makes three of us.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I brought Last Dance. The pen name is due to them being with radio. No guarantees on how regular they may be, we often write as the mood and moment strikes....
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Cool.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > We welcome new poets.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > My crew are weekend poets, I doubt their dedication to Prosaic Motion* (not speakin' ill of 'em they already know my feelings), so no guarantees when they'll write something.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > One the several reasons I came here, to spare them from my rebellion with just case to recite my prose in public--
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes, as Heinlein said, I haz all the bad habits-- and I do believe I have become quite rabid...
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "doubt your dedication to Sparkle Motion" --'Donnie Darko'
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > “In vain have I struggled? It will not do. My feelings will not be repressed. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you [A Year of Sundays, June 2023].”
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "A Year of Sundays: A Bridgerton Story."
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > “It's such a happiness when good [poets] get together.”
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > “One half of the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other.”
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "We sell dreams, imagination, and sparkle."
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I think that I shall never see
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > A poem lovely as Barbie.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "Create the future. Inspire wonder."
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I often wonder where I'd have ended up today, if I hadn't played with Hot Wheels as a tyke.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > Johnny Lightning.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > We wouldn't have thought you were a car fan. "Unleash the power of play."
> > > > > > > > > > > LOL. I'm a BIG car fan.
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > I had a large collection of Hot Wheels, Johnny Lightnings and Matchbox cars.
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > I love cars. That is I love antique cars: early 1960s all the way back to the first horseless carriages.
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > When I see an antique car in a parking lot, I head straight to it to check it out.
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > If I were wealthy, I'd own a fleet of them like Jay Leno.
> > > > > > > > > That makes sense--you love old cars, as in the classic movies.
> > > > > > > > Yes!
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > I want to live in a classic film noir... or an Elvis movie.
> > > > > > > Living in an Elvis movie would be fun! You could do the Jail House Rock dance.
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > I had a '57 Silverhawk when I was in my teens/early 20s, along with a 1976 Midget Special. My father's car (for the first 14 years of my life was a '61 Impala, and he and a co-worker restored a Model T. I currently own two Cruisers -- and have even written a poem about one:
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSmHBmuYOPk
> > > > > > > > > Very good!
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > And, yes, that's my actual car, Jezebel, in the opening shot.
> > > > > > > > > Immortalized in poem and picture! We have heard that the PT Cruisers were not mechanically reliable, but they did look gangsta.
> > > > > > > > You've heard right.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > I've paid far more in repair bills than I paid for either of the cars (I bought them used). However... for 20+ year-old cars, they've been running pretty well now that they've had a ton of repairs.
> > > > > > > One minor flaw: "There are reports of the car shutting off while driving high-speeds down the highway."
> > > > > > Fortunately, I haven't experienced that. I also haven't experienced them getting to "high speeds" with their 4-cylinder engines.
> > > > > > > > > > A Nova Custom fully tricked out to be a street sleeper, barely street legal. Just known as "She" to those that drove it, for her name was known only to her creator, but they attested that she seemed to have a will of her own, wanting to accelerate faster than they wanted her to.
> > > > > > > > > The Haunted Nova (no va--the old joke). We are SUV ladies..
> > > > > > > Dodge is also discontinuing the Charger and the Challenger, so no more muscle cars.
> > > > > >
> > > > Did/do your turn signals work? Has the chrome peeled off the wheels? Mysterious noises?
> > > The turn signals have never given me a problem. The chrome is peeling on Jezebel's wheels. Petey has hubcaps. Jezzy sounds fine but Petey makes some mysterious groaning noises -- usually only until he has warmed up.
> > Has Petey been exorcised? PT Cruisers may have been portals to evil lands.
> Oh, no... I wouldn't think of owning a car that didn't have a demon residing in it.

On Monday, July 31, 2023 at 6:36:10 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> On Monday, July 31, 2023 at 1:18:06 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > On Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 3:13:34 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > On Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 4:10:46 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > On Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 11:53:26 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > On Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 2:02:50 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > On Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 12:21:11 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > On Saturday, July 29, 2023 at 8:03:26 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > On Saturday, July 29, 2023 at 5:00:28 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 6:49:53 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 8:53:08 PM UTC, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 11:21:01 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 10:36:21 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 1:44:01 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 2:49:27 PM UTC-4, Coco DeSockmonkey wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 1:24:32 PM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 12:08:07 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 1:06:30 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 6:32:19 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 12:33:01 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 3:41:27 PM UTC-4, Coco DeSockmonkey wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 2:25:42 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 5:23:30 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 8:09:39 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 1:26:43 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 5:55:14 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 6:18:52 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 11:36:43 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 6:44:38 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 2:17:36 AM UTC, ME wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, 24 July 2023 at 19:11:20 UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 5:43:51 PM UTC-4, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 4:18:48 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 7:18:48 PM UTC, ME wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, 23 July 2023 at 22:13:56 UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 8:00:18 PM UTC-4, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 3:12:32 PM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 6:19:03 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 5:22:49 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 1:14:59 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Friday, June 30, 2023 at 8:11:17 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > One day early because our editor will be busy driving down to Shadowville tomorrow.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > https://mpsilvertone.wixsite.com/website
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks again to all who participated.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > It looks like we will have some new poets in the July edition.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Mr. Danoski is a Penny Dreadful alumnus.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Oh? A Penny Dreadful poet?
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes, along with Louise and I, that makes three of us.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I brought Last Dance. The pen name is due to them being with radio. No guarantees on how regular they may be, we often write as the mood and moment strikes...
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Cool.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > We welcome new poets.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > My crew are weekend poets, I doubt their dedication to Prosaic Motion* (not speakin' ill of 'em they already know my feelings), so no guarantees when they'll write something.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > One the several reasons I came here, to spare them from my rebellion with just case to recite my prose in public--
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes, as Heinlein said, I haz all the bad habits-- and I do believe I have become quite rabid...
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "doubt your dedication to Sparkle Motion" --'Donnie Darko'
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > “In vain have I struggled? It will not do. My feelings will not be repressed. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you [A Year of Sundays, June 2023].”
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "A Year of Sundays: A Bridgerton Story."
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > “It's such a happiness when good [poets] get together.”
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > “One half of the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other.”
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "We sell dreams, imagination, and sparkle."
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I think that I shall never see
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > A poem lovely as Barbie.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "Create the future. Inspire wonder."
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I often wonder where I'd have ended up today, if I hadn't played with Hot Wheels as a tyke.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Johnny Lightning.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > We wouldn't have thought you were a car fan. "Unleash the power of play."
> > > > > > > > > > > > LOL. I'm a BIG car fan.
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > I had a large collection of Hot Wheels, Johnny Lightnings and Matchbox cars.
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > I love cars. That is I love antique cars: early 1960s all the way back to the first horseless carriages.
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > When I see an antique car in a parking lot, I head straight to it to check it out.
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > If I were wealthy, I'd own a fleet of them like Jay Leno.
> > > > > > > > > > That makes sense--you love old cars, as in the classic movies.
> > > > > > > > > Yes!
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > I want to live in a classic film noir... or an Elvis movie.
> > > > > > > > Living in an Elvis movie would be fun! You could do the Jail House Rock dance.
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > I had a '57 Silverhawk when I was in my teens/early 20s, along with a 1976 Midget Special. My father's car (for the first 14 years of my life was a '61 Impala, and he and a co-worker restored a Model T.. I currently own two Cruisers -- and have even written a poem about one:
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSmHBmuYOPk
> > > > > > > > > > Very good!
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > And, yes, that's my actual car, Jezebel, in the opening shot.
> > > > > > > > > > Immortalized in poem and picture! We have heard that the PT Cruisers were not mechanically reliable, but they did look gangsta.
> > > > > > > > > You've heard right.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > I've paid far more in repair bills than I paid for either of the cars (I bought them used). However... for 20+ year-old cars, they've been running pretty well now that they've had a ton of repairs.
> > > > > > > > One minor flaw: "There are reports of the car shutting off while driving high-speeds down the highway."
> > > > > > > Fortunately, I haven't experienced that. I also haven't experienced them getting to "high speeds" with their 4-cylinder engines.
> > > > > > > > > > > A Nova Custom fully tricked out to be a street sleeper, barely street legal. Just known as "She" to those that drove it, for her name was known only to her creator, but they attested that she seemed to have a will of her own, wanting to accelerate faster than they wanted her to..
> > > > > > > > > > The Haunted Nova (no va--the old joke). We are SUV ladies.
> > > > > > > > Dodge is also discontinuing the Charger and the Challenger, so no more muscle cars.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > Did/do your turn signals work? Has the chrome peeled off the wheels? Mysterious noises?
> > > > The turn signals have never given me a problem. The chrome is peeling on Jezebel's wheels. Petey has hubcaps. Jezzy sounds fine but Petey makes some mysterious groaning noises -- usually only until he has warmed up.
> > > Has Petey been exorcised? PT Cruisers may have been portals to evil lands.
> > Oh, no... I wouldn't think of owning a car that didn't have a demon residing in it.
> The Devil in the gas tank might be a problem, leading to road rage.

On Monday, July 31, 2023 at 12:54:55 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> On Monday, July 31, 2023 at 6:36:10 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > On Monday, July 31, 2023 at 1:18:06 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > On Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 3:13:34 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > On Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 4:10:46 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > On Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 11:53:26 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > On Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 2:02:50 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > On Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 12:21:11 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > On Saturday, July 29, 2023 at 8:03:26 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > On Saturday, July 29, 2023 at 5:00:28 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 6:49:53 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 8:53:08 PM UTC, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 11:21:01 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 10:36:21 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 1:44:01 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 2:49:27 PM UTC-4, Coco DeSockmonkey wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 1:24:32 PM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 12:08:07 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 1:06:30 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 6:32:19 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 12:33:01 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 3:41:27 PM UTC-4, Coco DeSockmonkey wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 2:25:42 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 5:23:30 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 8:09:39 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 1:26:43 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 5:55:14 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 6:18:52 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 11:36:43 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 6:44:38 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 2:17:36 AM UTC, ME wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, 24 July 2023 at 19:11:20 UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 5:43:51 PM UTC-4, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 4:18:48 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 7:18:48 PM UTC, ME wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, 23 July 2023 at 22:13:56 UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 8:00:18 PM UTC-4, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 3:12:32 PM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 6:19:03 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 5:22:49 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 1:14:59 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Friday, June 30, 2023 at 8:11:17 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > One day early because our editor will be busy driving down to Shadowville tomorrow.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > https://mpsilvertone.wixsite.com/website
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks again to all who participated.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > It looks like we will have some new poets in the July edition.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Mr. Danoski is a Penny Dreadful alumnus.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Oh? A Penny Dreadful poet?
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes, along with Louise and I, that makes three of us.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I brought Last Dance. The pen name is due to them being with radio. No guarantees on how regular they may be, we often write as the mood and moment strikes...
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Cool.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > We welcome new poets.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > My crew are weekend poets, I doubt their dedication to Prosaic Motion* (not speakin' ill of 'em they already know my feelings), so no guarantees when they'll write something.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > One the several reasons I came here, to spare them from my rebellion with just case to recite my prose in public--
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes, as Heinlein said, I haz all the bad habits-- and I do believe I have become quite rabid...
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "doubt your dedication to Sparkle Motion" --'Donnie Darko'
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > “In vain have I struggled? It will not do. My feelings will not be repressed. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you [A Year of Sundays, June 2023].”
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "A Year of Sundays: A Bridgerton Story."
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > “It's such a happiness when good [poets] get together.”
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > “One half of the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other.”
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "We sell dreams, imagination, and sparkle."
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I think that I shall never see
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > A poem lovely as Barbie.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "Create the future. Inspire wonder."
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I often wonder where I'd have ended up today, if I hadn't played with Hot Wheels as a tyke.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Johnny Lightning.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > We wouldn't have thought you were a car fan. "Unleash the power of play."
> > > > > > > > > > > > > LOL. I'm a BIG car fan.
> > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > I had a large collection of Hot Wheels, Johnny Lightnings and Matchbox cars.
> > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > I love cars. That is I love antique cars: early 1960s all the way back to the first horseless carriages.
> > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > When I see an antique car in a parking lot, I head straight to it to check it out.
> > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > If I were wealthy, I'd own a fleet of them like Jay Leno.
> > > > > > > > > > > That makes sense--you love old cars, as in the classic movies.
> > > > > > > > > > Yes!
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > I want to live in a classic film noir... or an Elvis movie.
> > > > > > > > > Living in an Elvis movie would be fun! You could do the Jail House Rock dance.
> > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > I had a '57 Silverhawk when I was in my teens/early 20s, along with a 1976 Midget Special. My father's car (for the first 14 years of my life was a '61 Impala, and he and a co-worker restored a Model T. I currently own two Cruisers -- and have even written a poem about one:
> > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSmHBmuYOPk
> > > > > > > > > > > Very good!
> > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > And, yes, that's my actual car, Jezebel, in the opening shot.
> > > > > > > > > > > Immortalized in poem and picture! We have heard that the PT Cruisers were not mechanically reliable, but they did look gangsta.
> > > > > > > > > > You've heard right.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > I've paid far more in repair bills than I paid for either of the cars (I bought them used). However... for 20+ year-old cars, they've been running pretty well now that they've had a ton of repairs.
> > > > > > > > > One minor flaw: "There are reports of the car shutting off while driving high-speeds down the highway."
> > > > > > > > Fortunately, I haven't experienced that. I also haven't experienced them getting to "high speeds" with their 4-cylinder engines.
> > > > > > > > > > > > A Nova Custom fully tricked out to be a street sleeper, barely street legal. Just known as "She" to those that drove it, for her name was known only to her creator, but they attested that she seemed to have a will of her own, wanting to accelerate faster than they wanted her to.
> > > > > > > > > > > The Haunted Nova (no va--the old joke). We are SUV ladies.
> > > > > > > > > Dodge is also discontinuing the Charger and the Challenger, so no more muscle cars.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > Did/do your turn signals work? Has the chrome peeled off the wheels? Mysterious noises?
> > > > > The turn signals have never given me a problem. The chrome is peeling on Jezebel's wheels. Petey has hubcaps. Jezzy sounds fine but Petey makes some mysterious groaning noises -- usually only until he has warmed up.
> > > > Has Petey been exorcised? PT Cruisers may have been portals to evil lands.
> > > Oh, no... I wouldn't think of owning a car that didn't have a demon residing in it.
> > The Devil in the gas tank might be a problem, leading to road rage.
> I do tend to lose my temper with a**h***s who tailgate me.
If the PT Cruiser had hellfire in the tank, you would be going fast enough that no one could tailgate you.

On Monday, July 31, 2023 at 11:49:49 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> On Monday, July 31, 2023 at 12:54:55 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > On Monday, July 31, 2023 at 6:36:10 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > On Monday, July 31, 2023 at 1:18:06 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > On Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 3:13:34 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > On Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 4:10:46 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > On Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 11:53:26 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > On Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 2:02:50 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 12:21:11 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > On Saturday, July 29, 2023 at 8:03:26 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > On Saturday, July 29, 2023 at 5:00:28 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 6:49:53 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 8:53:08 PM UTC, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 11:21:01 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 10:36:21 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 1:44:01 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 2:49:27 PM UTC-4, Coco DeSockmonkey wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 1:24:32 PM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 12:08:07 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 1:06:30 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 6:32:19 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 12:33:01 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 3:41:27 PM UTC-4, Coco DeSockmonkey wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 2:25:42 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 5:23:30 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 8:09:39 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 1:26:43 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 5:55:14 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 6:18:52 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 11:36:43 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 6:44:38 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 2:17:36 AM UTC, ME wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, 24 July 2023 at 19:11:20 UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 5:43:51 PM UTC-4, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 4:18:48 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 7:18:48 PM UTC, ME wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, 23 July 2023 at 22:13:56 UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 8:00:18 PM UTC-4, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 3:12:32 PM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 6:19:03 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 5:22:49 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 1:14:59 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Friday, June 30, 2023 at 8:11:17 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > One day early because our editor will be busy driving down to Shadowville tomorrow.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > https://mpsilvertone.wixsite.com/website
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks again to all who participated.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > It looks like we will have some new poets in the July edition.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Mr. Danoski is a Penny Dreadful alumnus.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Oh? A Penny Dreadful poet?
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes, along with Louise and I, that makes three of us.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I brought Last Dance. The pen name is due to them being with radio. No guarantees on how regular they may be, we often write as the mood and moment strikes...
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Cool.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > We welcome new poets.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > My crew are weekend poets, I doubt their dedication to Prosaic Motion* (not speakin' ill of 'em they already know my feelings), so no guarantees when they'll write something.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > One the several reasons I came here, to spare them from my rebellion with just case to recite my prose in public--
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes, as Heinlein said, I haz all the bad habits-- and I do believe I have become quite rabid...
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "doubt your dedication to Sparkle Motion" --'Donnie Darko'
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > “In vain have I struggled? It will not do. My feelings will not be repressed. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you [A Year of Sundays, June 2023].”
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "A Year of Sundays: A Bridgerton Story."
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > “It's such a happiness when good [poets] get together.”
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > “One half of the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other.”
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "We sell dreams, imagination, and sparkle."
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I think that I shall never see
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > A poem lovely as Barbie.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "Create the future. Inspire wonder."
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I often wonder where I'd have ended up today, if I hadn't played with Hot Wheels as a tyke.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Johnny Lightning.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > We wouldn't have thought you were a car fan. "Unleash the power of play."
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > LOL. I'm a BIG car fan.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > I had a large collection of Hot Wheels, Johnny Lightnings and Matchbox cars.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > I love cars. That is I love antique cars: early 1960s all the way back to the first horseless carriages.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > When I see an antique car in a parking lot, I head straight to it to check it out.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > If I were wealthy, I'd own a fleet of them like Jay Leno.
> > > > > > > > > > > > That makes sense--you love old cars, as in the classic movies.
> > > > > > > > > > > Yes!
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > I want to live in a classic film noir... or an Elvis movie.
> > > > > > > > > > Living in an Elvis movie would be fun! You could do the Jail House Rock dance.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > I had a '57 Silverhawk when I was in my teens/early 20s, along with a 1976 Midget Special. My father's car (for the first 14 years of my life was a '61 Impala, and he and a co-worker restored a Model T. I currently own two Cruisers -- and have even written a poem about one:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSmHBmuYOPk
> > > > > > > > > > > > Very good!
> > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > And, yes, that's my actual car, Jezebel, in the opening shot.
> > > > > > > > > > > > Immortalized in poem and picture! We have heard that the PT Cruisers were not mechanically reliable, but they did look gangsta..
> > > > > > > > > > > You've heard right.
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > I've paid far more in repair bills than I paid for either of the cars (I bought them used). However... for 20+ year-old cars, they've been running pretty well now that they've had a ton of repairs.
> > > > > > > > > > One minor flaw: "There are reports of the car shutting off while driving high-speeds down the highway."
> > > > > > > > > Fortunately, I haven't experienced that. I also haven't experienced them getting to "high speeds" with their 4-cylinder engines.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > A Nova Custom fully tricked out to be a street sleeper, barely street legal. Just known as "She" to those that drove it, for her name was known only to her creator, but they attested that she seemed to have a will of her own, wanting to accelerate faster than they wanted her to.
> > > > > > > > > > > > The Haunted Nova (no va--the old joke). We are SUV ladies.
> > > > > > > > > > Dodge is also discontinuing the Charger and the Challenger, so no more muscle cars.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Did/do your turn signals work? Has the chrome peeled off the wheels? Mysterious noises?
> > > > > > The turn signals have never given me a problem. The chrome is peeling on Jezebel's wheels. Petey has hubcaps. Jezzy sounds fine but Petey makes some mysterious groaning noises -- usually only until he has warmed up.
> > > > > Has Petey been exorcised? PT Cruisers may have been portals to evil lands.
> > > > Oh, no... I wouldn't think of owning a car that didn't have a demon residing in it.
> > > The Devil in the gas tank might be a problem, leading to road rage.
> > I do tend to lose my temper with a**h***s who tailgate me.
> If the PT Cruiser had hellfire in the tank, you would be going fast enough that no one could tailgate you.
>

On Tuesday, August 1, 2023 at 1:02:39 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> On Monday, July 31, 2023 at 11:49:49 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > On Monday, July 31, 2023 at 12:54:55 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > On Monday, July 31, 2023 at 6:36:10 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > On Monday, July 31, 2023 at 1:18:06 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > On Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 3:13:34 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > On Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 4:10:46 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > On Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 11:53:26 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 2:02:50 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 12:21:11 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > On Saturday, July 29, 2023 at 8:03:26 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > On Saturday, July 29, 2023 at 5:00:28 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 6:49:53 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 8:53:08 PM UTC, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 11:21:01 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 10:36:21 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 1:44:01 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 2:49:27 PM UTC-4, Coco DeSockmonkey wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 1:24:32 PM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 12:08:07 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 1:06:30 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 6:32:19 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 12:33:01 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 3:41:27 PM UTC-4, Coco DeSockmonkey wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 2:25:42 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 5:23:30 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 8:09:39 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 1:26:43 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 5:55:14 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 6:18:52 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 11:36:43 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 6:44:38 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 2:17:36 AM UTC, ME wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, 24 July 2023 at 19:11:20 UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 5:43:51 PM UTC-4, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 4:18:48 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 7:18:48 PM UTC, ME wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, 23 July 2023 at 22:13:56 UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 8:00:18 PM UTC-4, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 3:12:32 PM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 6:19:03 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 5:22:49 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 1:14:59 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Friday, June 30, 2023 at 8:11:17 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > One day early because our editor will be busy driving down to Shadowville tomorrow.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > https://mpsilvertone.wixsite.com/website
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks again to all who participated.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > It looks like we will have some new poets in the July edition.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Mr. Danoski is a Penny Dreadful alumnus.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Oh? A Penny Dreadful poet?
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes, along with Louise and I, that makes three of us.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I brought Last Dance. The pen name is due to them being with radio. No guarantees on how regular they may be, we often write as the mood and moment strikes...
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Cool.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > We welcome new poets.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > My crew are weekend poets, I doubt their dedication to Prosaic Motion* (not speakin' ill of 'em they already know my feelings), so no guarantees when they'll write something.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > One the several reasons I came here, to spare them from my rebellion with just case to recite my prose in public--
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes, as Heinlein said, I haz all the bad habits-- and I do believe I have become quite rabid...
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "doubt your dedication to Sparkle Motion" --'Donnie Darko'
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > “In vain have I struggled? It will not do. My feelings will not be repressed. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you [A Year of Sundays, June 2023].”
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "A Year of Sundays: A Bridgerton Story."
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > “It's such a happiness when good [poets] get together.”
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > “One half of the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other.”
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "We sell dreams, imagination, and sparkle."
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I think that I shall never see
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > A poem lovely as Barbie.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "Create the future. Inspire wonder."
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I often wonder where I'd have ended up today, if I hadn't played with Hot Wheels as a tyke.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Johnny Lightning.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > We wouldn't have thought you were a car fan.. "Unleash the power of play."
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > LOL. I'm a BIG car fan.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I had a large collection of Hot Wheels, Johnny Lightnings and Matchbox cars.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I love cars. That is I love antique cars: early 1960s all the way back to the first horseless carriages.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > When I see an antique car in a parking lot, I head straight to it to check it out.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > If I were wealthy, I'd own a fleet of them like Jay Leno.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > That makes sense--you love old cars, as in the classic movies.
> > > > > > > > > > > > Yes!
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > I want to live in a classic film noir... or an Elvis movie.
> > > > > > > > > > > Living in an Elvis movie would be fun! You could do the Jail House Rock dance.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I had a '57 Silverhawk when I was in my teens/early 20s, along with a 1976 Midget Special. My father's car (for the first 14 years of my life was a '61 Impala, and he and a co-worker restored a Model T. I currently own two Cruisers -- and have even written a poem about one:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSmHBmuYOPk
> > > > > > > > > > > > > Very good!
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > And, yes, that's my actual car, Jezebel, in the opening shot.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > Immortalized in poem and picture! We have heard that the PT Cruisers were not mechanically reliable, but they did look gangsta.
> > > > > > > > > > > > You've heard right.
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > I've paid far more in repair bills than I paid for either of the cars (I bought them used). However... for 20+ year-old cars, they've been running pretty well now that they've had a ton of repairs.
> > > > > > > > > > > One minor flaw: "There are reports of the car shutting off while driving high-speeds down the highway."
> > > > > > > > > > Fortunately, I haven't experienced that. I also haven't experienced them getting to "high speeds" with their 4-cylinder engines.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > A Nova Custom fully tricked out to be a street sleeper, barely street legal. Just known as "She" to those that drove it, for her name was known only to her creator, but they attested that she seemed to have a will of her own, wanting to accelerate faster than they wanted her to.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > The Haunted Nova (no va--the old joke). We are SUV ladies.
> > > > > > > > > > > Dodge is also discontinuing the Charger and the Challenger, so no more muscle cars.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Did/do your turn signals work? Has the chrome peeled off the wheels? Mysterious noises?
> > > > > > > The turn signals have never given me a problem. The chrome is peeling on Jezebel's wheels. Petey has hubcaps. Jezzy sounds fine but Petey makes some mysterious groaning noises -- usually only until he has warmed up.
> > > > > > Has Petey been exorcised? PT Cruisers may have been portals to evil lands.
> > > > > Oh, no... I wouldn't think of owning a car that didn't have a demon residing in it.
> > > > The Devil in the gas tank might be a problem, leading to road rage.
> > > I do tend to lose my temper with a**h***s who tailgate me.
> > If the PT Cruiser had hellfire in the tank, you would be going fast enough that no one could tailgate you.
> >
You could also mistake the PT Cruiser's misfires for gunfire.

On Tuesday, August 1, 2023 at 6:58:57 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> On Tuesday, August 1, 2023 at 1:02:39 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > On Monday, July 31, 2023 at 11:49:49 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > On Monday, July 31, 2023 at 12:54:55 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > On Monday, July 31, 2023 at 6:36:10 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > On Monday, July 31, 2023 at 1:18:06 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > On Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 3:13:34 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > On Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 4:10:46 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 11:53:26 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 2:02:50 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 12:21:11 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > On Saturday, July 29, 2023 at 8:03:26 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > On Saturday, July 29, 2023 at 5:00:28 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 6:49:53 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 8:53:08 PM UTC, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 11:21:01 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 10:36:21 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 1:44:01 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 2:49:27 PM UTC-4, Coco DeSockmonkey wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 1:24:32 PM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 12:08:07 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 1:06:30 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 6:32:19 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 12:33:01 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 3:41:27 PM UTC-4, Coco DeSockmonkey wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 2:25:42 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 5:23:30 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 8:09:39 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 1:26:43 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 5:55:14 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 6:18:52 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 11:36:43 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 6:44:38 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 2:17:36 AM UTC, ME wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, 24 July 2023 at 19:11:20 UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 5:43:51 PM UTC-4, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 4:18:48 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 7:18:48 PM UTC, ME wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, 23 July 2023 at 22:13:56 UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 8:00:18 PM UTC-4, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 3:12:32 PM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 6:19:03 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 5:22:49 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 1:14:59 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Friday, June 30, 2023 at 8:11:17 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > One day early because our editor will be busy driving down to Shadowville tomorrow.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > https://mpsilvertone.wixsite.com/website
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks again to all who participated.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > It looks like we will have some new poets in the July edition.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Mr. Danoski is a Penny Dreadful alumnus.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Oh? A Penny Dreadful poet?
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes, along with Louise and I, that makes three of us.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I brought Last Dance. The pen name is due to them being with radio. No guarantees on how regular they may be, we often write as the mood and moment strikes...
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Cool.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > We welcome new poets.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > My crew are weekend poets, I doubt their dedication to Prosaic Motion* (not speakin' ill of 'em they already know my feelings), so no guarantees when they'll write something.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > One the several reasons I came here, to spare them from my rebellion with just case to recite my prose in public--
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes, as Heinlein said, I haz all the bad habits-- and I do believe I have become quite rabid...
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "doubt your dedication to Sparkle Motion" --'Donnie Darko'
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > “In vain have I struggled? It will not do. My feelings will not be repressed.. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you [A Year of Sundays, June 2023].”
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "A Year of Sundays: A Bridgerton Story."
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > “It's such a happiness when good [poets] get together.”
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > “One half of the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other.”
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "We sell dreams, imagination, and sparkle."
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I think that I shall never see
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > A poem lovely as Barbie.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "Create the future. Inspire wonder."
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I often wonder where I'd have ended up today, if I hadn't played with Hot Wheels as a tyke.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Johnny Lightning.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > We wouldn't have thought you were a car fan. "Unleash the power of play."
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > LOL. I'm a BIG car fan.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I had a large collection of Hot Wheels, Johnny Lightnings and Matchbox cars.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I love cars. That is I love antique cars: early 1960s all the way back to the first horseless carriages.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > When I see an antique car in a parking lot, I head straight to it to check it out.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > If I were wealthy, I'd own a fleet of them like Jay Leno.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > That makes sense--you love old cars, as in the classic movies.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes!
> > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > I want to live in a classic film noir... or an Elvis movie.
> > > > > > > > > > > > Living in an Elvis movie would be fun! You could do the Jail House Rock dance.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I had a '57 Silverhawk when I was in my teens/early 20s, along with a 1976 Midget Special. My father's car (for the first 14 years of my life was a '61 Impala, and he and a co-worker restored a Model T. I currently own two Cruisers -- and have even written a poem about one:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSmHBmuYOPk
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > Very good!
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > And, yes, that's my actual car, Jezebel, in the opening shot.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > Immortalized in poem and picture! We have heard that the PT Cruisers were not mechanically reliable, but they did look gangsta.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > You've heard right.
> > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > I've paid far more in repair bills than I paid for either of the cars (I bought them used). However... for 20+ year-old cars, they've been running pretty well now that they've had a ton of repairs.
> > > > > > > > > > > > One minor flaw: "There are reports of the car shutting off while driving high-speeds down the highway."
> > > > > > > > > > > Fortunately, I haven't experienced that. I also haven't experienced them getting to "high speeds" with their 4-cylinder engines.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > A Nova Custom fully tricked out to be a street sleeper, barely street legal. Just known as "She" to those that drove it, for her name was known only to her creator, but they attested that she seemed to have a will of her own, wanting to accelerate faster than they wanted her to.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > The Haunted Nova (no va--the old joke). We are SUV ladies.
> > > > > > > > > > > > Dodge is also discontinuing the Charger and the Challenger, so no more muscle cars.
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Did/do your turn signals work? Has the chrome peeled off the wheels? Mysterious noises?
> > > > > > > > The turn signals have never given me a problem. The chrome is peeling on Jezebel's wheels. Petey has hubcaps. Jezzy sounds fine but Petey makes some mysterious groaning noises -- usually only until he has warmed up.
> > > > > > > Has Petey been exorcised? PT Cruisers may have been portals to evil lands.
> > > > > > Oh, no... I wouldn't think of owning a car that didn't have a demon residing in it.
> > > > > The Devil in the gas tank might be a problem, leading to road rage.
> > > > I do tend to lose my temper with a**h***s who tailgate me.
> > > If the PT Cruiser had hellfire in the tank, you would be going fast enough that no one could tailgate you.
> > >
> You could also mistake the PT Cruiser's misfires for gunfire.
That would be a cool feature, but I haven't heard either of them misfire.

On Tuesday, August 1, 2023 at 12:46:23 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> On Tuesday, August 1, 2023 at 6:58:57 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > On Tuesday, August 1, 2023 at 1:02:39 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > On Monday, July 31, 2023 at 11:49:49 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > On Monday, July 31, 2023 at 12:54:55 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > On Monday, July 31, 2023 at 6:36:10 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > On Monday, July 31, 2023 at 1:18:06 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > On Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 3:13:34 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 4:10:46 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 11:53:26 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 2:02:50 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 12:21:11 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > On Saturday, July 29, 2023 at 8:03:26 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > On Saturday, July 29, 2023 at 5:00:28 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 6:49:53 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 8:53:08 PM UTC, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 11:21:01 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 10:36:21 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 1:44:01 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 2:49:27 PM UTC-4, Coco DeSockmonkey wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 1:24:32 PM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 12:08:07 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 1:06:30 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 6:32:19 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 12:33:01 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 3:41:27 PM UTC-4, Coco DeSockmonkey wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 2:25:42 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 5:23:30 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 8:09:39 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 1:26:43 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 5:55:14 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 6:18:52 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 11:36:43 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 6:44:38 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 2:17:36 AM UTC, ME wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, 24 July 2023 at 19:11:20 UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 5:43:51 PM UTC-4, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 4:18:48 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 7:18:48 PM UTC, ME wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, 23 July 2023 at 22:13:56 UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 8:00:18 PM UTC-4, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 3:12:32 PM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 6:19:03 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 5:22:49 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 1:14:59 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Friday, June 30, 2023 at 8:11:17 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > One day early because our editor will be busy driving down to Shadowville tomorrow.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > https://mpsilvertone.wixsite.com/website
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks again to all who participated.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > It looks like we will have some new poets in the July edition.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Mr. Danoski is a Penny Dreadful alumnus.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Oh? A Penny Dreadful poet?
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes, along with Louise and I, that makes three of us.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I brought Last Dance. The pen name is due to them being with radio. No guarantees on how regular they may be, we often write as the mood and moment strikes...
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Cool.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > We welcome new poets.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > My crew are weekend poets, I doubt their dedication to Prosaic Motion* (not speakin' ill of 'em they already know my feelings), so no guarantees when they'll write something.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > One the several reasons I came here, to spare them from my rebellion with just case to recite my prose in public--
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes, as Heinlein said, I haz all the bad habits-- and I do believe I have become quite rabid...
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "doubt your dedication to Sparkle Motion" --'Donnie Darko'
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > “In vain have I struggled? It will not do. My feelings will not be repressed. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you [A Year of Sundays, June 2023].”
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "A Year of Sundays: A Bridgerton Story."
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > “It's such a happiness when good [poets] get together.”
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > “One half of the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other.”
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "We sell dreams, imagination, and sparkle."
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I think that I shall never see
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > A poem lovely as Barbie.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "Create the future. Inspire wonder."
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I often wonder where I'd have ended up today, if I hadn't played with Hot Wheels as a tyke.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Johnny Lightning.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > We wouldn't have thought you were a car fan. "Unleash the power of play."
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > LOL. I'm a BIG car fan.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I had a large collection of Hot Wheels, Johnny Lightnings and Matchbox cars.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I love cars. That is I love antique cars: early 1960s all the way back to the first horseless carriages.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > When I see an antique car in a parking lot, I head straight to it to check it out.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > If I were wealthy, I'd own a fleet of them like Jay Leno.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > That makes sense--you love old cars, as in the classic movies.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes!
> > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > I want to live in a classic film noir... or an Elvis movie.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > Living in an Elvis movie would be fun! You could do the Jail House Rock dance.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I had a '57 Silverhawk when I was in my teens/early 20s, along with a 1976 Midget Special. My father's car (for the first 14 years of my life was a '61 Impala, and he and a co-worker restored a Model T. I currently own two Cruisers -- and have even written a poem about one:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSmHBmuYOPk
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Very good!
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > And, yes, that's my actual car, Jezebel, in the opening shot.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Immortalized in poem and picture! We have heard that the PT Cruisers were not mechanically reliable, but they did look gangsta.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > You've heard right.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > I've paid far more in repair bills than I paid for either of the cars (I bought them used). However... for 20+ year-old cars, they've been running pretty well now that they've had a ton of repairs.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > One minor flaw: "There are reports of the car shutting off while driving high-speeds down the highway."
> > > > > > > > > > > > Fortunately, I haven't experienced that. I also haven't experienced them getting to "high speeds" with their 4-cylinder engines.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > A Nova Custom fully tricked out to be a street sleeper, barely street legal. Just known as "She" to those that drove it, for her name was known only to her creator, but they attested that she seemed to have a will of her own, wanting to accelerate faster than they wanted her to.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The Haunted Nova (no va--the old joke). We are SUV ladies.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > Dodge is also discontinuing the Charger and the Challenger, so no more muscle cars.
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > Did/do your turn signals work? Has the chrome peeled off the wheels? Mysterious noises?
> > > > > > > > > The turn signals have never given me a problem. The chrome is peeling on Jezebel's wheels. Petey has hubcaps. Jezzy sounds fine but Petey makes some mysterious groaning noises -- usually only until he has warmed up.
> > > > > > > > Has Petey been exorcised? PT Cruisers may have been portals to evil lands.
> > > > > > > Oh, no... I wouldn't think of owning a car that didn't have a demon residing in it.
> > > > > > The Devil in the gas tank might be a problem, leading to road rage.
> > > > > I do tend to lose my temper with a**h***s who tailgate me.
> > > > If the PT Cruiser had hellfire in the tank, you would be going fast enough that no one could tailgate you.
> > > >
> > You could also mistake the PT Cruiser's misfires for gunfire.
> That would be a cool feature, but I haven't heard either of them misfire.

On Tuesday, August 1, 2023 at 10:21:42 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> On Tuesday, August 1, 2023 at 12:46:23 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > On Tuesday, August 1, 2023 at 6:58:57 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > On Tuesday, August 1, 2023 at 1:02:39 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > On Monday, July 31, 2023 at 11:49:49 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > On Monday, July 31, 2023 at 12:54:55 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > On Monday, July 31, 2023 at 6:36:10 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > On Monday, July 31, 2023 at 1:18:06 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 3:13:34 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 4:10:46 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 11:53:26 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 2:02:50 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 12:21:11 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > On Saturday, July 29, 2023 at 8:03:26 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Saturday, July 29, 2023 at 5:00:28 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 6:49:53 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 8:53:08 PM UTC, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 11:21:01 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 10:36:21 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 1:44:01 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 2:49:27 PM UTC-4, Coco DeSockmonkey wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 1:24:32 PM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 12:08:07 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 1:06:30 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 6:32:19 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 12:33:01 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 3:41:27 PM UTC-4, Coco DeSockmonkey wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 2:25:42 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 5:23:30 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 8:09:39 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 1:26:43 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 5:55:14 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 6:18:52 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 11:36:43 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 6:44:38 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 2:17:36 AM UTC, ME wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, 24 July 2023 at 19:11:20 UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 5:43:51 PM UTC-4, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 4:18:48 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 7:18:48 PM UTC, ME wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, 23 July 2023 at 22:13:56 UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 8:00:18 PM UTC-4, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 3:12:32 PM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 6:19:03 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 5:22:49 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 1:14:59 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Friday, June 30, 2023 at 8:11:17 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > One day early because our editor will be busy driving down to Shadowville tomorrow.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > https://mpsilvertone.wixsite.com/website
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks again to all who participated.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > It looks like we will have some new poets in the July edition.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Mr. Danoski is a Penny Dreadful alumnus.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Oh? A Penny Dreadful poet?
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes, along with Louise and I, that makes three of us.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I brought Last Dance. The pen name is due to them being with radio.. No guarantees on how regular they may be, we often write as the mood and moment strikes...
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Cool.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > We welcome new poets.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > My crew are weekend poets, I doubt their dedication to Prosaic Motion* (not speakin' ill of 'em they already know my feelings), so no guarantees when they'll write something.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > One the several reasons I came here, to spare them from my rebellion with just case to recite my prose in public--
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes, as Heinlein said, I haz all the bad habits-- and I do believe I have become quite rabid...
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "doubt your dedication to Sparkle Motion" --'Donnie Darko'
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > “In vain have I struggled? It will not do. My feelings will not be repressed. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you [A Year of Sundays, June 2023].”
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "A Year of Sundays: A Bridgerton Story."
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > “It's such a happiness when good [poets] get together.”
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > “One half of the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other.”
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "We sell dreams, imagination, and sparkle."
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I think that I shall never see
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > A poem lovely as Barbie.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "Create the future. Inspire wonder."
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I often wonder where I'd have ended up today, if I hadn't played with Hot Wheels as a tyke.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Johnny Lightning.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > We wouldn't have thought you were a car fan. "Unleash the power of play."
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > LOL. I'm a BIG car fan.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I had a large collection of Hot Wheels, Johnny Lightnings and Matchbox cars.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I love cars. That is I love antique cars: early 1960s all the way back to the first horseless carriages.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > When I see an antique car in a parking lot, I head straight to it to check it out.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > If I were wealthy, I'd own a fleet of them like Jay Leno.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > That makes sense--you love old cars, as in the classic movies.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes!
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I want to live in a classic film noir... or an Elvis movie.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > Living in an Elvis movie would be fun! You could do the Jail House Rock dance.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I had a '57 Silverhawk when I was in my teens/early 20s, along with a 1976 Midget Special. My father's car (for the first 14 years of my life was a '61 Impala, and he and a co-worker restored a Model T. I currently own two Cruisers -- and have even written a poem about one:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSmHBmuYOPk
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Very good!
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > And, yes, that's my actual car, Jezebel, in the opening shot.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Immortalized in poem and picture! We have heard that the PT Cruisers were not mechanically reliable, but they did look gangsta.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > You've heard right.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I've paid far more in repair bills than I paid for either of the cars (I bought them used). However... for 20+ year-old cars, they've been running pretty well now that they've had a ton of repairs.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > One minor flaw: "There are reports of the car shutting off while driving high-speeds down the highway."
> > > > > > > > > > > > > Fortunately, I haven't experienced that. I also haven't experienced them getting to "high speeds" with their 4-cylinder engines.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > A Nova Custom fully tricked out to be a street sleeper, barely street legal. Just known as "She" to those that drove it, for her name was known only to her creator, but they attested that she seemed to have a will of her own, wanting to accelerate faster than they wanted her to.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The Haunted Nova (no va--the old joke). We are SUV ladies.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > Dodge is also discontinuing the Charger and the Challenger, so no more muscle cars.
> > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > Did/do your turn signals work? Has the chrome peeled off the wheels? Mysterious noises?
> > > > > > > > > > The turn signals have never given me a problem. The chrome is peeling on Jezebel's wheels. Petey has hubcaps. Jezzy sounds fine but Petey makes some mysterious groaning noises -- usually only until he has warmed up.
> > > > > > > > > Has Petey been exorcised? PT Cruisers may have been portals to evil lands.
> > > > > > > > Oh, no... I wouldn't think of owning a car that didn't have a demon residing in it.
> > > > > > > The Devil in the gas tank might be a problem, leading to road rage.
> > > > > > I do tend to lose my temper with a**h***s who tailgate me.
> > > > > If the PT Cruiser had hellfire in the tank, you would be going fast enough that no one could tailgate you.
> > > > >
> > > You could also mistake the PT Cruiser's misfires for gunfire.
> > That would be a cool feature, but I haven't heard either of them misfire.
> (Mis)fires would certainly convince tailgaters to back off.
Hmm... that's an idea.

On Tuesday, August 1, 2023 at 10:47:24 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> On Tuesday, August 1, 2023 at 10:21:42 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > On Tuesday, August 1, 2023 at 12:46:23 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > On Tuesday, August 1, 2023 at 6:58:57 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > On Tuesday, August 1, 2023 at 1:02:39 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > On Monday, July 31, 2023 at 11:49:49 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > On Monday, July 31, 2023 at 12:54:55 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > On Monday, July 31, 2023 at 6:36:10 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > On Monday, July 31, 2023 at 1:18:06 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 3:13:34 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 4:10:46 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 11:53:26 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 2:02:50 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 12:21:11 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Saturday, July 29, 2023 at 8:03:26 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Saturday, July 29, 2023 at 5:00:28 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 6:49:53 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 8:53:08 PM UTC, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 11:21:01 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 10:36:21 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 1:44:01 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 2:49:27 PM UTC-4, Coco DeSockmonkey wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 1:24:32 PM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 12:08:07 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 1:06:30 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 6:32:19 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 12:33:01 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 3:41:27 PM UTC-4, Coco DeSockmonkey wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 2:25:42 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 5:23:30 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 8:09:39 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 1:26:43 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 5:55:14 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 6:18:52 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 11:36:43 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 6:44:38 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 2:17:36 AM UTC, ME wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, 24 July 2023 at 19:11:20 UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 5:43:51 PM UTC-4, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 4:18:48 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 7:18:48 PM UTC, ME wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, 23 July 2023 at 22:13:56 UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 8:00:18 PM UTC-4, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 3:12:32 PM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 6:19:03 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 5:22:49 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 1:14:59 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Friday, June 30, 2023 at 8:11:17 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > One day early because our editor will be busy driving down to Shadowville tomorrow.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > https://mpsilvertone.wixsite.com/website
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks again to all who participated.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > It looks like we will have some new poets in the July edition.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Mr. Danoski is a Penny Dreadful alumnus.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Oh? A Penny Dreadful poet?
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes, along with Louise and I, that makes three of us.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I brought Last Dance. The pen name is due to them being with radio. No guarantees on how regular they may be, we often write as the mood and moment strikes...
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Cool.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > We welcome new poets.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > My crew are weekend poets, I doubt their dedication to Prosaic Motion* (not speakin' ill of 'em they already know my feelings), so no guarantees when they'll write something.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > One the several reasons I came here, to spare them from my rebellion with just case to recite my prose in public--
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes, as Heinlein said, I haz all the bad habits-- and I do believe I have become quite rabid...
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "doubt your dedication to Sparkle Motion" --'Donnie Darko'
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > “In vain have I struggled? It will not do. My feelings will not be repressed. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you [A Year of Sundays, June 2023].”
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "A Year of Sundays: A Bridgerton Story."
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > “It's such a happiness when good [poets] get together.”
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > “One half of the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other.”
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "We sell dreams, imagination, and sparkle."
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I think that I shall never see
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > A poem lovely as Barbie.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "Create the future. Inspire wonder."
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I often wonder where I'd have ended up today, if I hadn't played with Hot Wheels as a tyke.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Johnny Lightning.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > We wouldn't have thought you were a car fan. "Unleash the power of play."
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > LOL. I'm a BIG car fan.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I had a large collection of Hot Wheels, Johnny Lightnings and Matchbox cars.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I love cars. That is I love antique cars: early 1960s all the way back to the first horseless carriages.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > When I see an antique car in a parking lot, I head straight to it to check it out.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > If I were wealthy, I'd own a fleet of them like Jay Leno.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > That makes sense--you love old cars, as in the classic movies.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes!
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I want to live in a classic film noir... or an Elvis movie.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Living in an Elvis movie would be fun! You could do the Jail House Rock dance.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I had a '57 Silverhawk when I was in my teens/early 20s, along with a 1976 Midget Special. My father's car (for the first 14 years of my life was a '61 Impala, and he and a co-worker restored a Model T. I currently own two Cruisers -- and have even written a poem about one:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSmHBmuYOPk
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Very good!
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > And, yes, that's my actual car, Jezebel, in the opening shot.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Immortalized in poem and picture! We have heard that the PT Cruisers were not mechanically reliable, but they did look gangsta.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > You've heard right.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I've paid far more in repair bills than I paid for either of the cars (I bought them used). However... for 20+ year-old cars, they've been running pretty well now that they've had a ton of repairs.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > One minor flaw: "There are reports of the car shutting off while driving high-speeds down the highway."
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > Fortunately, I haven't experienced that. I also haven't experienced them getting to "high speeds" with their 4-cylinder engines.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > A Nova Custom fully tricked out to be a street sleeper, barely street legal. Just known as "She" to those that drove it, for her name was known only to her creator, but they attested that she seemed to have a will of her own, wanting to accelerate faster than they wanted her to.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The Haunted Nova (no va--the old joke). We are SUV ladies.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Dodge is also discontinuing the Charger and the Challenger, so no more muscle cars.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > Did/do your turn signals work? Has the chrome peeled off the wheels? Mysterious noises?
> > > > > > > > > > > The turn signals have never given me a problem. The chrome is peeling on Jezebel's wheels. Petey has hubcaps. Jezzy sounds fine but Petey makes some mysterious groaning noises -- usually only until he has warmed up.
> > > > > > > > > > Has Petey been exorcised? PT Cruisers may have been portals to evil lands.
> > > > > > > > > Oh, no... I wouldn't think of owning a car that didn't have a demon residing in it.
> > > > > > > > The Devil in the gas tank might be a problem, leading to road rage.
> > > > > > > I do tend to lose my temper with a**h***s who tailgate me.
> > > > > > If the PT Cruiser had hellfire in the tank, you would be going fast enough that no one could tailgate you.
> > > > > >
> > > > You could also mistake the PT Cruiser's misfires for gunfire.
> > > That would be a cool feature, but I haven't heard either of them misfire.
> > (Mis)fires would certainly convince tailgaters to back off.
> Hmm... that's an idea.
>
> I was thinking of installing a bazooka in the back hatch compartment, but the rear window doesn't roll down. :(

On Wednesday, August 2, 2023 at 2:11:35 AM UTC, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> On Tuesday, August 1, 2023 at 10:47:24 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > On Tuesday, August 1, 2023 at 10:21:42 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > On Tuesday, August 1, 2023 at 12:46:23 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > On Tuesday, August 1, 2023 at 6:58:57 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > On Tuesday, August 1, 2023 at 1:02:39 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > On Monday, July 31, 2023 at 11:49:49 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > On Monday, July 31, 2023 at 12:54:55 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > On Monday, July 31, 2023 at 6:36:10 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > On Monday, July 31, 2023 at 1:18:06 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 3:13:34 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 4:10:46 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 11:53:26 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 2:02:50 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 12:21:11 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Saturday, July 29, 2023 at 8:03:26 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Saturday, July 29, 2023 at 5:00:28 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 6:49:53 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 8:53:08 PM UTC, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 11:21:01 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 10:36:21 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 1:44:01 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 2:49:27 PM UTC-4, Coco DeSockmonkey wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 1:24:32 PM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 12:08:07 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 1:06:30 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 6:32:19 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 12:33:01 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 3:41:27 PM UTC-4, Coco DeSockmonkey wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 2:25:42 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 5:23:30 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 8:09:39 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 1:26:43 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 5:55:14 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 6:18:52 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 11:36:43 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 6:44:38 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 2:17:36 AM UTC, ME wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, 24 July 2023 at 19:11:20 UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 5:43:51 PM UTC-4, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 4:18:48 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 7:18:48 PM UTC, ME wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, 23 July 2023 at 22:13:56 UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 8:00:18 PM UTC-4, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 3:12:32 PM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 6:19:03 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 5:22:49 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 1:14:59 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Friday, June 30, 2023 at 8:11:17 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > One day early because our editor will be busy driving down to Shadowville tomorrow.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > https://mpsilvertone.wixsite.com/website
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks again to all who participated.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > It looks like we will have some new poets in the July edition.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Mr. Danoski is a Penny Dreadful alumnus.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Oh? A Penny Dreadful poet?
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes, along with Louise and I, that makes three of us.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I brought Last Dance. The pen name is due to them being with radio. No guarantees on how regular they may be, we often write as the mood and moment strikes...
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Cool.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > We welcome new poets.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > My crew are weekend poets, I doubt their dedication to Prosaic Motion* (not speakin' ill of 'em they already know my feelings), so no guarantees when they'll write something.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > One the several reasons I came here, to spare them from my rebellion with just case to recite my prose in public--
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes, as Heinlein said, I haz all the bad habits-- and I do believe I have become quite rabid...
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "doubt your dedication to Sparkle Motion" --'Donnie Darko'
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > “In vain have I struggled? It will not do. My feelings will not be repressed. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you [A Year of Sundays, June 2023].”
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "A Year of Sundays: A Bridgerton Story."
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > “It's such a happiness when good [poets] get together.”
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > “One half of the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other.”
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "We sell dreams, imagination, and sparkle."
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I think that I shall never see
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > A poem lovely as Barbie..
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "Create the future. Inspire wonder."
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I often wonder where I'd have ended up today, if I hadn't played with Hot Wheels as a tyke.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Johnny Lightning.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > We wouldn't have thought you were a car fan. "Unleash the power of play."
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > LOL. I'm a BIG car fan.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I had a large collection of Hot Wheels, Johnny Lightnings and Matchbox cars.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I love cars. That is I love antique cars: early 1960s all the way back to the first horseless carriages.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > When I see an antique car in a parking lot, I head straight to it to check it out.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > If I were wealthy, I'd own a fleet of them like Jay Leno.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > That makes sense--you love old cars, as in the classic movies.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes!
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I want to live in a classic film noir... or an Elvis movie.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Living in an Elvis movie would be fun! You could do the Jail House Rock dance.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I had a '57 Silverhawk when I was in my teens/early 20s, along with a 1976 Midget Special. My father's car (for the first 14 years of my life was a '61 Impala, and he and a co-worker restored a Model T. I currently own two Cruisers -- and have even written a poem about one:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSmHBmuYOPk
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Very good!
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > And, yes, that's my actual car, Jezebel, in the opening shot.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Immortalized in poem and picture! We have heard that the PT Cruisers were not mechanically reliable, but they did look gangsta.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > You've heard right.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I've paid far more in repair bills than I paid for either of the cars (I bought them used). However... for 20+ year-old cars, they've been running pretty well now that they've had a ton of repairs.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > One minor flaw: "There are reports of the car shutting off while driving high-speeds down the highway."
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Fortunately, I haven't experienced that. I also haven't experienced them getting to "high speeds" with their 4-cylinder engines.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > A Nova Custom fully tricked out to be a street sleeper, barely street legal. Just known as "She" to those that drove it, for her name was known only to her creator, but they attested that she seemed to have a will of her own, wanting to accelerate faster than they wanted her to.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The Haunted Nova (no va--the old joke). We are SUV ladies.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Dodge is also discontinuing the Charger and the Challenger, so no more muscle cars.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > Did/do your turn signals work? Has the chrome peeled off the wheels? Mysterious noises?
> > > > > > > > > > > > The turn signals have never given me a problem. The chrome is peeling on Jezebel's wheels. Petey has hubcaps. Jezzy sounds fine but Petey makes some mysterious groaning noises -- usually only until he has warmed up.
> > > > > > > > > > > Has Petey been exorcised? PT Cruisers may have been portals to evil lands.
> > > > > > > > > > Oh, no... I wouldn't think of owning a car that didn't have a demon residing in it.
> > > > > > > > > The Devil in the gas tank might be a problem, leading to road rage.
> > > > > > > > I do tend to lose my temper with a**h***s who tailgate me.
> > > > > > > If the PT Cruiser had hellfire in the tank, you would be going fast enough that no one could tailgate you.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > You could also mistake the PT Cruiser's misfires for gunfire.
> > > > That would be a cool feature, but I haven't heard either of them misfire.
> > > (Mis)fires would certainly convince tailgaters to back off.
> > Hmm... that's an idea.
> >
> > I was thinking of installing a bazooka in the back hatch compartment, but the rear window doesn't roll down. :(
> I'm your man-- I'm familiar with the mounting of machine guns and rocket launchers on vehicles...
> how 'bout a smoke screen generator or faux blown engine seal oil slick projector?

On Tuesday, August 1, 2023 at 10:11:35 PM UTC-4, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> On Tuesday, August 1, 2023 at 10:47:24 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > On Tuesday, August 1, 2023 at 10:21:42 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > On Tuesday, August 1, 2023 at 12:46:23 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > On Tuesday, August 1, 2023 at 6:58:57 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > On Tuesday, August 1, 2023 at 1:02:39 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > On Monday, July 31, 2023 at 11:49:49 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > On Monday, July 31, 2023 at 12:54:55 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > On Monday, July 31, 2023 at 6:36:10 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > On Monday, July 31, 2023 at 1:18:06 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 3:13:34 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 4:10:46 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 11:53:26 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 2:02:50 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 12:21:11 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Saturday, July 29, 2023 at 8:03:26 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Saturday, July 29, 2023 at 5:00:28 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 6:49:53 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 8:53:08 PM UTC, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 11:21:01 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 10:36:21 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 1:44:01 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 2:49:27 PM UTC-4, Coco DeSockmonkey wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 1:24:32 PM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 12:08:07 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 1:06:30 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 6:32:19 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 12:33:01 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 3:41:27 PM UTC-4, Coco DeSockmonkey wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 2:25:42 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 5:23:30 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 8:09:39 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 1:26:43 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 5:55:14 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 6:18:52 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 11:36:43 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 6:44:38 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 2:17:36 AM UTC, ME wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, 24 July 2023 at 19:11:20 UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 5:43:51 PM UTC-4, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 4:18:48 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 7:18:48 PM UTC, ME wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, 23 July 2023 at 22:13:56 UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 8:00:18 PM UTC-4, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 3:12:32 PM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 6:19:03 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 5:22:49 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 1:14:59 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Friday, June 30, 2023 at 8:11:17 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > One day early because our editor will be busy driving down to Shadowville tomorrow.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > https://mpsilvertone.wixsite.com/website
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks again to all who participated.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > It looks like we will have some new poets in the July edition.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Mr. Danoski is a Penny Dreadful alumnus.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Oh? A Penny Dreadful poet?
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes, along with Louise and I, that makes three of us.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I brought Last Dance. The pen name is due to them being with radio. No guarantees on how regular they may be, we often write as the mood and moment strikes...
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Cool.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > We welcome new poets.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > My crew are weekend poets, I doubt their dedication to Prosaic Motion* (not speakin' ill of 'em they already know my feelings), so no guarantees when they'll write something.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > One the several reasons I came here, to spare them from my rebellion with just case to recite my prose in public--
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes, as Heinlein said, I haz all the bad habits-- and I do believe I have become quite rabid...
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "doubt your dedication to Sparkle Motion" --'Donnie Darko'
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > “In vain have I struggled? It will not do. My feelings will not be repressed. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you [A Year of Sundays, June 2023].”
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "A Year of Sundays: A Bridgerton Story."
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > “It's such a happiness when good [poets] get together.”
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > “One half of the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other.”
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "We sell dreams, imagination, and sparkle."
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I think that I shall never see
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > A poem lovely as Barbie..
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "Create the future. Inspire wonder."
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I often wonder where I'd have ended up today, if I hadn't played with Hot Wheels as a tyke.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Johnny Lightning.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > We wouldn't have thought you were a car fan. "Unleash the power of play."
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > LOL. I'm a BIG car fan.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I had a large collection of Hot Wheels, Johnny Lightnings and Matchbox cars.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I love cars. That is I love antique cars: early 1960s all the way back to the first horseless carriages.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > When I see an antique car in a parking lot, I head straight to it to check it out.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > If I were wealthy, I'd own a fleet of them like Jay Leno.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > That makes sense--you love old cars, as in the classic movies.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes!
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I want to live in a classic film noir... or an Elvis movie.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Living in an Elvis movie would be fun! You could do the Jail House Rock dance.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I had a '57 Silverhawk when I was in my teens/early 20s, along with a 1976 Midget Special. My father's car (for the first 14 years of my life was a '61 Impala, and he and a co-worker restored a Model T. I currently own two Cruisers -- and have even written a poem about one:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSmHBmuYOPk
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Very good!
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > And, yes, that's my actual car, Jezebel, in the opening shot.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Immortalized in poem and picture! We have heard that the PT Cruisers were not mechanically reliable, but they did look gangsta.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > You've heard right.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I've paid far more in repair bills than I paid for either of the cars (I bought them used). However... for 20+ year-old cars, they've been running pretty well now that they've had a ton of repairs.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > One minor flaw: "There are reports of the car shutting off while driving high-speeds down the highway."
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Fortunately, I haven't experienced that. I also haven't experienced them getting to "high speeds" with their 4-cylinder engines.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > A Nova Custom fully tricked out to be a street sleeper, barely street legal. Just known as "She" to those that drove it, for her name was known only to her creator, but they attested that she seemed to have a will of her own, wanting to accelerate faster than they wanted her to.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The Haunted Nova (no va--the old joke). We are SUV ladies.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Dodge is also discontinuing the Charger and the Challenger, so no more muscle cars.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > Did/do your turn signals work? Has the chrome peeled off the wheels? Mysterious noises?
> > > > > > > > > > > > The turn signals have never given me a problem. The chrome is peeling on Jezebel's wheels. Petey has hubcaps. Jezzy sounds fine but Petey makes some mysterious groaning noises -- usually only until he has warmed up.
> > > > > > > > > > > Has Petey been exorcised? PT Cruisers may have been portals to evil lands.
> > > > > > > > > > Oh, no... I wouldn't think of owning a car that didn't have a demon residing in it.
> > > > > > > > > The Devil in the gas tank might be a problem, leading to road rage.
> > > > > > > > I do tend to lose my temper with a**h***s who tailgate me.
> > > > > > > If the PT Cruiser had hellfire in the tank, you would be going fast enough that no one could tailgate you.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > You could also mistake the PT Cruiser's misfires for gunfire.
> > > > That would be a cool feature, but I haven't heard either of them misfire.
> > > (Mis)fires would certainly convince tailgaters to back off.
> > Hmm... that's an idea.
> >
> > I was thinking of installing a bazooka in the back hatch compartment, but the rear window doesn't roll down. :(
> I'm your man-- I'm familiar with the mounting of machine guns and rocket launchers on vehicles...
> how 'bout a smoke screen generator or faux blown engine seal oil slick projector?

On Wednesday, August 2, 2023 at 8:57:46 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> On Tuesday, August 1, 2023 at 10:11:35 PM UTC-4, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > On Tuesday, August 1, 2023 at 10:47:24 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > On Tuesday, August 1, 2023 at 10:21:42 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > On Tuesday, August 1, 2023 at 12:46:23 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > On Tuesday, August 1, 2023 at 6:58:57 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > On Tuesday, August 1, 2023 at 1:02:39 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > On Monday, July 31, 2023 at 11:49:49 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > On Monday, July 31, 2023 at 12:54:55 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > On Monday, July 31, 2023 at 6:36:10 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > On Monday, July 31, 2023 at 1:18:06 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 3:13:34 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 4:10:46 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 11:53:26 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 2:02:50 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 12:21:11 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Saturday, July 29, 2023 at 8:03:26 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Saturday, July 29, 2023 at 5:00:28 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 6:49:53 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 8:53:08 PM UTC, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 11:21:01 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 10:36:21 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 1:44:01 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 2:49:27 PM UTC-4, Coco DeSockmonkey wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 1:24:32 PM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 12:08:07 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 1:06:30 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 6:32:19 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 12:33:01 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 3:41:27 PM UTC-4, Coco DeSockmonkey wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 2:25:42 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 5:23:30 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 8:09:39 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 1:26:43 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 5:55:14 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 6:18:52 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 11:36:43 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 6:44:38 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 2:17:36 AM UTC, ME wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, 24 July 2023 at 19:11:20 UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 5:43:51 PM UTC-4, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 4:18:48 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 7:18:48 PM UTC, ME wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, 23 July 2023 at 22:13:56 UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 8:00:18 PM UTC-4, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 3:12:32 PM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 6:19:03 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 5:22:49 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 1:14:59 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Friday, June 30, 2023 at 8:11:17 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > One day early because our editor will be busy driving down to Shadowville tomorrow.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > https://mpsilvertone.wixsite.com/website
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks again to all who participated.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > It looks like we will have some new poets in the July edition.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Mr. Danoski is a Penny Dreadful alumnus.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Oh? A Penny Dreadful poet?
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes, along with Louise and I, that makes three of us.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I brought Last Dance. The pen name is due to them being with radio. No guarantees on how regular they may be, we often write as the mood and moment strikes...
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Cool.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > We welcome new poets.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > My crew are weekend poets, I doubt their dedication to Prosaic Motion* (not speakin' ill of 'em they already know my feelings), so no guarantees when they'll write something.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > One the several reasons I came here, to spare them from my rebellion with just case to recite my prose in public--
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes, as Heinlein said, I haz all the bad habits-- and I do believe I have become quite rabid...
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "doubt your dedication to Sparkle Motion" --'Donnie Darko'
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > “In vain have I struggled? It will not do. My feelings will not be repressed. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you [A Year of Sundays, June 2023].”
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "A Year of Sundays: A Bridgerton Story."
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > “It's such a happiness when good [poets] get together.”
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > “One half of the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other.”
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "We sell dreams, imagination, and sparkle."
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I think that I shall never see
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > A poem lovely as Barbie.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "Create the future. Inspire wonder."
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I often wonder where I'd have ended up today, if I hadn't played with Hot Wheels as a tyke.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Johnny Lightning.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > We wouldn't have thought you were a car fan. "Unleash the power of play."
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > LOL. I'm a BIG car fan.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I had a large collection of Hot Wheels, Johnny Lightnings and Matchbox cars.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I love cars. That is I love antique cars: early 1960s all the way back to the first horseless carriages.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > When I see an antique car in a parking lot, I head straight to it to check it out.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > If I were wealthy, I'd own a fleet of them like Jay Leno.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > That makes sense--you love old cars, as in the classic movies.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes!
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I want to live in a classic film noir.... or an Elvis movie.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Living in an Elvis movie would be fun! You could do the Jail House Rock dance.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I had a '57 Silverhawk when I was in my teens/early 20s, along with a 1976 Midget Special. My father's car (for the first 14 years of my life was a '61 Impala, and he and a co-worker restored a Model T. I currently own two Cruisers -- and have even written a poem about one:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSmHBmuYOPk
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Very good!
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > And, yes, that's my actual car, Jezebel, in the opening shot.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Immortalized in poem and picture! We have heard that the PT Cruisers were not mechanically reliable, but they did look gangsta.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > You've heard right.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I've paid far more in repair bills than I paid for either of the cars (I bought them used). However... for 20+ year-old cars, they've been running pretty well now that they've had a ton of repairs.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > One minor flaw: "There are reports of the car shutting off while driving high-speeds down the highway."
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Fortunately, I haven't experienced that. I also haven't experienced them getting to "high speeds" with their 4-cylinder engines.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > A Nova Custom fully tricked out to be a street sleeper, barely street legal. Just known as "She" to those that drove it, for her name was known only to her creator, but they attested that she seemed to have a will of her own, wanting to accelerate faster than they wanted her to.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The Haunted Nova (no va--the old joke). We are SUV ladies.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Dodge is also discontinuing the Charger and the Challenger, so no more muscle cars.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > Did/do your turn signals work? Has the chrome peeled off the wheels? Mysterious noises?
> > > > > > > > > > > > > The turn signals have never given me a problem. The chrome is peeling on Jezebel's wheels. Petey has hubcaps. Jezzy sounds fine but Petey makes some mysterious groaning noises -- usually only until he has warmed up.
> > > > > > > > > > > > Has Petey been exorcised? PT Cruisers may have been portals to evil lands.
> > > > > > > > > > > Oh, no... I wouldn't think of owning a car that didn't have a demon residing in it.
> > > > > > > > > > The Devil in the gas tank might be a problem, leading to road rage.
> > > > > > > > > I do tend to lose my temper with a**h***s who tailgate me..
> > > > > > > > If the PT Cruiser had hellfire in the tank, you would be going fast enough that no one could tailgate you.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > You could also mistake the PT Cruiser's misfires for gunfire.
> > > > > That would be a cool feature, but I haven't heard either of them misfire.
> > > > (Mis)fires would certainly convince tailgaters to back off.
> > > Hmm... that's an idea.
> > >
> > > I was thinking of installing a bazooka in the back hatch compartment, but the rear window doesn't roll down. :(
> > I'm your man-- I'm familiar with the mounting of machine guns and rocket launchers on vehicles...
> > how 'bout a smoke screen generator or faux blown engine seal oil slick projector?
> Put me down for the rocket launcher!
>

On Wednesday, August 2, 2023 at 2:44:33 PM UTC, Coco DeSockmonkey wrote:
> On Wednesday, August 2, 2023 at 8:57:46 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > On Tuesday, August 1, 2023 at 10:11:35 PM UTC-4, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > On Tuesday, August 1, 2023 at 10:47:24 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > On Tuesday, August 1, 2023 at 10:21:42 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > On Tuesday, August 1, 2023 at 12:46:23 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > On Tuesday, August 1, 2023 at 6:58:57 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > On Tuesday, August 1, 2023 at 1:02:39 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > On Monday, July 31, 2023 at 11:49:49 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > On Monday, July 31, 2023 at 12:54:55 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > On Monday, July 31, 2023 at 6:36:10 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, July 31, 2023 at 1:18:06 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 3:13:34 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 4:10:46 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 11:53:26 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 2:02:50 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 12:21:11 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Saturday, July 29, 2023 at 8:03:26 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Saturday, July 29, 2023 at 5:00:28 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 6:49:53 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 8:53:08 PM UTC, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 11:21:01 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 10:36:21 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 1:44:01 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 2:49:27 PM UTC-4, Coco DeSockmonkey wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 1:24:32 PM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 12:08:07 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 1:06:30 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 6:32:19 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 12:33:01 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 3:41:27 PM UTC-4, Coco DeSockmonkey wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 2:25:42 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 5:23:30 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 8:09:39 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 1:26:43 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 5:55:14 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 6:18:52 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 11:36:43 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 6:44:38 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 2:17:36 AM UTC, ME wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, 24 July 2023 at 19:11:20 UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 5:43:51 PM UTC-4, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 4:18:48 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 7:18:48 PM UTC, ME wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, 23 July 2023 at 22:13:56 UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 8:00:18 PM UTC-4, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 3:12:32 PM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 6:19:03 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 5:22:49 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 1:14:59 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Friday, June 30, 2023 at 8:11:17 AM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > One day early because our editor will be busy driving down to Shadowville tomorrow.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > https://mpsilvertone.wixsite.com/website
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks again to all who participated.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > It looks like we will have some new poets in the July edition.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Mr. Danoski is a Penny Dreadful alumnus.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Oh? A Penny Dreadful poet?
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes, along with Louise and I, that makes three of us.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I brought Last Dance. The pen name is due to them being with radio. No guarantees on how regular they may be, we often write as the mood and moment strikes...
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Cool.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > We welcome new poets.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > My crew are weekend poets, I doubt their dedication to Prosaic Motion* (not speakin' ill of 'em they already know my feelings), so no guarantees when they'll write something.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > One the several reasons I came here, to spare them from my rebellion with just case to recite my prose in public--
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes, as Heinlein said, I haz all the bad habits-- and I do believe I have become quite rabid...
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "doubt your dedication to Sparkle Motion" --'Donnie Darko'
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > “In vain have I struggled? It will not do. My feelings will not be repressed. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you [A Year of Sundays, June 2023].”
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "A Year of Sundays: A Bridgerton Story."
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > “It's such a happiness when good [poets] get together.”
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > “One half of the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other.”
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "We sell dreams, imagination, and sparkle."
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I think that I shall never see
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > A poem lovely as Barbie.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "Create the future. Inspire wonder."
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I often wonder where I'd have ended up today, if I hadn't played with Hot Wheels as a tyke.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Johnny Lightning.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > We wouldn't have thought you were a car fan. "Unleash the power of play."
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > LOL. I'm a BIG car fan.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I had a large collection of Hot Wheels, Johnny Lightnings and Matchbox cars.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I love cars. That is I love antique cars: early 1960s all the way back to the first horseless carriages.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > When I see an antique car in a parking lot, I head straight to it to check it out.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > If I were wealthy, I'd own a fleet of them like Jay Leno.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > That makes sense--you love old cars, as in the classic movies.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes!
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I want to live in a classic film noir.... or an Elvis movie.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Living in an Elvis movie would be fun! You could do the Jail House Rock dance.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I had a '57 Silverhawk when I was in my teens/early 20s, along with a 1976 Midget Special. My father's car (for the first 14 years of my life was a '61 Impala, and he and a co-worker restored a Model T. I currently own two Cruisers -- and have even written a poem about one:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSmHBmuYOPk
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Very good!
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > And, yes, that's my actual car, Jezebel, in the opening shot.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Immortalized in poem and picture! We have heard that the PT Cruisers were not mechanically reliable, but they did look gangsta.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > You've heard right.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I've paid far more in repair bills than I paid for either of the cars (I bought them used). However... for 20+ year-old cars, they've been running pretty well now that they've had a ton of repairs.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > One minor flaw: "There are reports of the car shutting off while driving high-speeds down the highway."
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Fortunately, I haven't experienced that. I also haven't experienced them getting to "high speeds" with their 4-cylinder engines.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > A Nova Custom fully tricked out to be a street sleeper, barely street legal. Just known as "She" to those that drove it, for her name was known only to her creator, but they attested that she seemed to have a will of her own, wanting to accelerate faster than they wanted her to.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The Haunted Nova (no va--the old joke). We are SUV ladies.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Dodge is also discontinuing the Charger and the Challenger, so no more muscle cars.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Did/do your turn signals work? Has the chrome peeled off the wheels? Mysterious noises?
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > The turn signals have never given me a problem. The chrome is peeling on Jezebel's wheels. Petey has hubcaps. Jezzy sounds fine but Petey makes some mysterious groaning noises -- usually only until he has warmed up.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > Has Petey been exorcised? PT Cruisers may have been portals to evil lands.
> > > > > > > > > > > > Oh, no... I wouldn't think of owning a car that didn't have a demon residing in it.
> > > > > > > > > > > The Devil in the gas tank might be a problem, leading to road rage.
> > > > > > > > > > I do tend to lose my temper with a**h***s who tailgate me.
> > > > > > > > > If the PT Cruiser had hellfire in the tank, you would be going fast enough that no one could tailgate you.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > You could also mistake the PT Cruiser's misfires for gunfire.
> > > > > > That would be a cool feature, but I haven't heard either of them misfire.
> > > > > (Mis)fires would certainly convince tailgaters to back off.
> > > > Hmm... that's an idea.
> > > >
> > > > I was thinking of installing a bazooka in the back hatch compartment, but the rear window doesn't roll down. :(
> > > I'm your man-- I'm familiar with the mounting of machine guns and rocket launchers on vehicles...
> > > how 'bout a smoke screen generator or faux blown engine seal oil slick projector?
> > Put me down for the rocket launcher!
> >
And now July has been published! Rockets red glare!