Half of 200 top American donors to the convoy protest that paralyzed downtown Ottawa and blocked parts of the Canada-U.S. border have names matching those of donors to Republicans and the most recent Republican president

Quote:The search found that 86 of those 200 convoy donors did not appear in the FEC database under the names and zip codes they disclosed with their donations to the anti-vaccine mandate convoy protest.

Only six convoy donors appear to have donated in the past to the Democratic Party or its candidates, while three have donated to both parties or to both Republican and Democratic candidates at various times.

...and the newest DW-S installment coming out in just a week or so, where besides my own website should I start posting Drunkard's Walk?

Fanfiction.net is right out.  Every time over the last twenty years that I even idly considered opening an account there, they did something stupid and hostile against their own users that turned me right off.  Plus, I suspect their rules against songfic would make DW terribly unwelcome.

I already have an account on Twisting The Hellmouth, with chapter 1 of DW13 and a GGG installment there.  Their rules are reasonable enough that I wouldn't have a problem expanding my presence there.

AO3 is another possibility.  They seem to be run be reasonably sane people, but I haven't explored their rules in depth.

What do all you people think and recommend?

I thought about creating something fun. That's all. *shrugs*

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Founded by a group of Antarctic Press Fen in 2021, Crazy 88's is the preeminent sweets shop in space.

The shop has three locations at present (Kandor City, Crystal Seatle, and Port Phobos) and, in the face of its success, plans to expand.

Crazy 88's proudly boasts of eighty-eight flavors of ice cream, eighty-eight sweet baked goods, and eighty-eight homemade candies - all of it made at location. It also has a large collection of Big Brand candy.

For ice cream, The Mystery is a weekly random flavor. Every holiday season, Crazy 88's unleashes the Twelve Flavors of Christmas:

1. Figgy Pudding                            2. Egg Nog
3. Candy Cane                               4. Pumpkin Pie
5. Roasted Chestnuts                      6. Mexican Hot Chocolate
7. Fruit Cake                                  8. Yorkshire Parkin Gingerbread
9. German Lebkuchen Gingerbread  10. Nordic Pepperkaker Gingerbread
11. Swiss Biber Gingerbread            12. Russian Pryanik Gingerbread

Normal Flavors
01. Belgian Chocolate                 45. Passion Fruit
02. French Vanilla                       46. English Toffee
03. Neapolitan                           47. All The Nuts
04. Strawberry                           48. Homerun (Caramel Peanuts & Crackerjacks)
05. Cherry                                 49. Turkish Delight
06. Banana Pudding                    50. Sweet Mochi
07. Birthday Cake                        51. Sour Apple
08. Rocky Road                          52. Wasabi
09. Cookies n Cream                   53. Butterscotch
10. Chocolate Chip Mint               54. Yuzu
11. Cookie Dough                       55. Lingonberry Waffles
12. Black Raspberry                    56. Sea Salt Caramel Cookies n Cream
13. Lemon Tart                           57. Sweet Potato
14. Raspberry Cheesecake           58. Hojicha
15. Pistachio                              59. Peanut Candied Apple
16. Moose Tracks                        60. Sour Grapes
17. Dulcia Domestica                   61. Ume (Japanese Apricot)
18. Chocolate Fudge                   62. Black Cherry
19. Strawberry Cheesecake          63. Fungus Among Us (Chocolate Truffle)
20. Blueberry Cheesecake            64. Superman
21. Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough 65. The Dark Nut (Dark Chocolate & Walnut)
22. Peanut Butter Cup                 66. Blackcurrant
23. Chocolate Raspberry              67. Soba
24. Blackberry Cobbler                 68. Belgian Dame Blanche
25. Apple Pie                              69. New Zealand Hokey Pokey
26. Funky Monkey                       70. Dates (made with Goat Milk)
27. Banana Split                          71. Victorian Cucumber
28. Butter Pecan                         72. Lavender
29. Oatmeal Raisin                      73. Mochaccino
30. Georgia Peach                       74. Azuki Bean
31. Florida Orange                       75. Blood Orange
32. Maine Blueberry                     76. Coconut & Pineapple
33. Massachusetts Cranberry        77. Strawberry Rhubarb
34. Carolina Watermelon              78. Redcurrant
35. Honey Almond                       79. Crème Brûlee
36. Pine Nut Crunch                     80. Pomegranate Ginger
37. Tropical Smoothie                   81. Black Liquorice
38. Miso                                     82. Bienmesabe (Spanish Cinnamon-Spiced Almond Cream)
39. Caramel Waffle Cone              83. Glace Plombières
40. PB & J                                  84. Matcha (Green Tea)
41. Piña Colada                           85. Limeade
42. Ikasumi (Squid Ink)               86. Dragon Fruit Smoothie
43. Rhum Raisin                          87. The Mystery
44. Pecan Pie                              88. Root Beer Float

Edit: Quick spelling mistake fixed.
Edit 2: Fleshed out the Twelve Flavors of Christmas

I was watching a movie earlier this evening, and I had a thought: Who in the Metacontinuity are embodiments of particular concepts?

For those of us who've read Lord of Light, I'm talking about the Attributes that are fuelled by the characters' Aspects. For players of In Nomine, they're the characters' Words. And if you don't know either of those sources... think of a quality that a person can have, then ask yourself, "When you look up that trait in the dictionary, whose picture is given as its definition?"

Not everybody is an embodiment. In fact, almost nobody is. But there are a few.


We'll start with the easy one:

Usagi Tsukino is Love.

Everything noteworthy that she does, she does out of love for her family, her friends, her acquaintances, and everyone she has yet to meet... and whenever she acts out of love, her actions are the correct ones.


Next, the one that came to mind while I was watching that movie:

Nanoha Takamachi is Determination.

She will not falter. She will not fall. She will not fail. And she will not disappoint the people who depend on her.


Who else in the Metacontinuity is an Embodiment, and why?

EDIT: As to why I want to know this... that's for a later story arc.

Miss Piggy of course would be an exotic warrior princess from distant lands, tough and strong, wielding a heroically oversized sword, and (just for her Kermie!) clad in tasteful yet scanty armor. Gods help anyone else who deigns to comment and arouses her wrath! No one tells her that means "Barbarian," they just let her roleplay and Kermit keeps track of her character sheet.

Kermit, definitely a Bard - he's the Party Face and general social glue or lubricant as needed, plus can actually sing at the table without getting dice thrown at him.

Fozzy... I'd guess a Ranger? The problem is that (per The Muppet Movie) his natural habitat is a Studebaker, so ion a preindustrial setting without auttomobiles he's just a semi-inept all-rounder with a few gimmicks.

Gonzo is a Monk, because he's a Weirdo so it comes naturally. Camella the chicken historically accurate velociraptor is technically Fozzie's animal companion, but he's not the kind to argue about two friends who find love together. With no Rogue otherwise, she's probably granted trap-handling by fiat to keep things moving when that comes up.

Sam the Eagle is undoubtedly a Paladin, possibly a variant that gets Glide movement upgradable later to Flight and aerial maneuvers instead of a special mount and its upgrades.

The extra numbers can mostly make up for a lack of arcane damage output but that still leaves them super-light on healing, so Scooter, ever the reliable support staff, probably gets tapped as Cleric. Quite likely as a DMPC, because who else is going to be keeping track of this madness?

If he's not, then Waldorf and Stadtler are probably co-DMs. Please Scooter, it's okay for you to have a party member as well! Let them just hang out on the couch and kibbutz as usual, like a Greek Chorus of spirits following the group around for their own amusement!

Special Guest of the Week is probably Quest NPC of the Week, either as a client or temporary member or a Wizard who just doesn't have a consistent characterization or even name. Honestly, letting them be arcane casters so they can fling a few flashy spells while not disrupting the usual melee much probably fits too, and spell selection can be used to play to their individual personality and style.

And Dad fell down (not to worry, he's not injured, but it takes a while to get him off the floor) so exploring the concept further has gone by the board for the moment. Don't let that stop you if you have ideas for a different compoisition or how they'd fare in various classic adventures, though.

e: Dammit, I have no idea where I was going with now

Well my friends, it's been a long, long time
But we're still kickin' and we're in our prime.
Out of the glare of the limelight,
Walking the path of the wise.
We got the flair for a new fight,
Flyin' the frantic skies.

Oh!
Sendin' out a call!
Oh!
Watching over all,
Yeah, we're gonna...

Get get the gang back together!
It's getting closer.
Get get the gang back together!
Keep watching over.

So grab the guys and gather up the girls.
Join the threads to weave a better world.
Bringin' the fire and the right stuff,
Raining it down from above.
Cavalry's here and we play rough.
Losing is never enough.

Oh!
Sendin' out a call!
Oh!
Watching over all,
Yeah, we're gonna...

Get get the gang back together!
It's getting closer.
Get get the gang back together!
Keep watching over.

Are you with me my friends?
Let's see the world for what it could be

Oh!
Sendin' out a call!
Oh!
Watching over all,
Yeah, we're gonna...

Get get the gang back together!
It's getting closer.
Get get the gang back together!
Keep watching over.

Oh, it's been a long, long time...
It's been a long, long time.

-- Miracle of Sound, "Get the Gang Back"

I just finished the draft earlier this evening.

I am now giving it a proofread.

I expect to have it in the prereaders' hands tomorrow, or at the latest Saturday.

AP story

In Canada, 22/2 is National Human Trafficking Awareness Day.

Human trafficking strategy helping girls being moved along Highway 401 corridor

OOC: Here's a place to put "arrival" stories that don't have anywhere else to go. Starting off with one we've already seen in the planning threads, then going on to previously-unseen scenes.