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We've almost made it to the end of September and hopefully you've had a better and more successful month than I have. This has been my worst Stampede yet - I've failed at posting and I've not remotely kept up with tasks either, so I sincerely hope the month has been better for everyone reading this.

If you've been using the table and tackling something each day, feel free to tell us all about it this week. If not here's the table and pick up with today's (or any other day that suits) and tell us about it when you can - This will be the last post for September so feel free to tell us about your most recent achievements or about the month as a whole.

Remember this is supposed to be a low-stress challenge - if you miss a day, it doesn't matter, if the day's challenge doesn't suit, repeat the day before or start on the next day's. With the exception of two days, the challenges should take about 10 minutes, if you want to spend longer that's great, judge by your personal available time and energy.

To make it easier to take part and not be held up by time differences and days when I'm not able to post, all challenges will be posted in the table below the cut to aid both those taking part and the daily poster.

My biggest request for the month is that, whenever you can, you join in the chat - even if you haven't done the day's challenge come and cheer for others. We're here for the ups and downs this month so you can tell us when you're struggling as well as celebrate your successes.

( Daily Challenge Table shown below the cut )

And so today's challenge is, depending on where/when you are reading this (but I'll go with the 27th/28th) to either dusting skirting/baseboards or time finishing something you started but didn't quite finish previously.

My final thought for this post is one of looking forward to October. As my current situation is unlikely to improve next month, would it work for everyone if we have a similar plan for next month? Maybe have an 'Organisational October'? If that would work for you, please comment and feel free to leave some suggestions of things we could organise.

Good luck and enjoy what's left of your September.

marycatelli posting in

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Flint by Louis L'Amour

A man who left the West, and the fame he won in one shooting, to grow rich in the East, returns to the West.

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marycatelli posting in

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Tucker by Louis L'Amour

An tale of adventure.

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mahnmut posting in

talkpolitics

Makes sense. Totally.

I like this one too.

And many more: HERE

weird posting in

common_nature

Found on an industrial estate in middle England

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anais_pf posting in

thefridayfive

These questions were originally suggested by

bricksonbricks.

1. Do you consider yourself to be a good housekeeper? Why or why not?

2. Are there any household chores that you enjoy doing? If so, what and why?

3. Which household chore frustrates/angers you the most?

4. When doing household chores, what do you do to make them seem less of a "chore"?

5. Which chore do you find yourself doing most often, and why?

Copy and paste to your own journal, then reply to this post with a link to your answers. If your journal is private or friends-only, you can post your full answers in the comments below.

If you'd like to suggest questions for a future Friday Five, then do so on DreamWidth or LiveJournal. Old sets that were used have been deleted, so we encourage you to suggest some more!

marycatelli posting in

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Jeeves and the Tie That Binds by P.G. Wodehouse

The continuing adventures. Spoilers for the earlier works ahead.

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yourlibrarian posting in

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From earlier this summer, a view of a local hawk.

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marycatelli posting in

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Sanders' Rhetorical, or Union Sixth Reader by Charles Walton Sanders

An advanced work of elocution.

Perhaps chiefly useful now for its selections and the light they cast on the era. It has several on the importance of the Union. It boasts of a wide variety, to fit young readers, and it does feature both prose and poetry on many different topics, fiction and non-fiction. I think it has more biographical essays than the earlier books in the series.

(Though it was amusing to read the side note that people used to eat a dish of fried dough known as a doughnut.)

fridi posting in

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Russia has repeatedly tested NATO's resolve with drone flights over Poland, fighter jet incursions into Estonian airspace, and surveillance activities in the Baltic Sea, including the most recent incident - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/21/german-jets-scrambled-after-russian-military-plane-flies-over-baltic-sea

NATO's recent consultations under Article 4 show that these provocations are no longer being treated as routine incidents. Estonia has even raised the issue at the UN Security Council.

The central question is how Europe should respond. Some argue that Russian aircraft violating NATO airspace should, if necessary, be shot down. This would not be an act of escalation, but a defensive measure, similar to Turkey's downing of a Russian jet in 2015, which effectively deterred further incursions into its territory.

The risk today, however, is higher. With the war in Ukraine ongoing and US foreign policy shifting under Trump, Europe cannot rely on America to manage the crisis. Russia is probing NATO to see how far it can push without facing real consequences.

Europe needs both deterrence and diplomacy. Re-armament programs are a step toward self-defense, but they must be matched by serious diplomatic initiatives to prevent escalation. Without this balance, the cycle of provocation and retaliation could spiral into open conflict (which might not go well, by the way) - https://nationalsecurityjournal.org/nato-would-lose-a-war-against-russia

As the BBC noted in its coverage of NATO airspace violations, Moscow's actions are deliberate tests of Western resolve - https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yg921rjrko
Europe must show that its borders are not negotiable, while also keeping channels open to avoid sliding into a war no one wants.

renay posting in

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To begin, a complaint.

( if I can't be petty about my book collection, what CAN I be petty about?! )

I had a good time with The Shattering Peace. ( Read more... )

marycatelli posting in

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Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse

The continuing adventures of Jeeves and Bertie.

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abyssal_sylph posting in

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"My/Our" put in the title because we're plural, but hi I'm Jade (she/they/bark)! I wanna get this system more into journaling again :] but for now here's my/our anwsers.

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Current Mood: cheerful
Current Location: my bedroom
Current Music: Metronome {by Circus-P ft. SF-A2 Miki}

marycatelli posting in

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How Right You Are, Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse

The further adventures of Bertie and Jeeves. Minor spoilers for earlier works.

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mahnmut posting in

talkpolitics

My fave one:

Also these:

Many more HERE.

yourlibrarian posting in

common_nature

In our final few days we left Oregon, though stayed the night just outside its border in Mount Shasta. The mountain is clearly seen looming over the city but we could see it for many miles as we headed south and finally passed into California.

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oportet posting in

talkpolitics

Fixating on harmless meaningless company logos until a change is made, pressuring businesses to fire employees for wrongthink, using federal law enforcement to target political opposition, using death to score political points, pressuring platforms to oust/silence those who disagree too loudly...

I've noticed many democrats don't seem to like these things at the moment - and that's understandable.

They have recently repeatedly used these words to describe the tactics:

Unethical! - yeah, I can see that.

Illegal! - I'm no law expert but if it's not yeah maybe a few of those should be

Unconstitutional! - I also happen to not be a constitution expert but from my understanding yeah it sure seems that way

Unprecedented! - and there's the problem. One word - huge problem. I get that time slots need to be filled and multi-syllable adjectives do that well - but not that one. Perhaps if - not only did democrats stop using that word - but also acknowledged why that is a word they should not use, the nation could begin to heal. (OK it probably wouldn't do that definitely no guarantee but worth a shot right?)

anais_pf posting in

thefridayfive

These questions were originally suggested by

polypolyglot.

1. Do you believe you can have more than one soulmate in life?

2. Are you with that soulmate now?

3. If not, how long did your relationship with your soulmate last?

4. Do you still think about your soulmate, if you are not together?

5. If you're not together, do you think your soulmate still thinks about you?

Copy and paste to your own journal, then reply to this post with a link to your answers. If your journal is private or friends-only, you can post your full answers in the comments below.

If you'd like to suggest questions for a future Friday Five, then do so on DreamWidth or LiveJournal. Old sets that were used have been deleted, so we encourage you to suggest some more!

marycatelli posting in

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Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit by P.G. Wodehouse

Another Jeeves novel. Spoilers ahead for the earlier ones.

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peaceful_sands posting in

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Another week has passed us by and some of us might still be stampeding, some of us might be stepping more cautiously or even hobbling along struggling (like me) trying to balance out other commitments and squeeze in a few blasts of time to catch up.

If you've been using the table and tackling something each day, feel free to tell us all about it this week. If not here's the table and pick up with today's (or any other day that suits) and tell us about it when you can - use this post until I manage to get up to speed enough to make another one.

Wishing you well for the next week ahead and remember the aim of the month's challenges is that most can be adapted to fit what you need so if it says a 'flat surface', any type of flat surface will do - desks, worktops, floors, tables and so on. Similarly a vertical surface could be a window, a tiled wall, mirror or door. Part of the challenge is deciding how to apply the daily challenge (ha ha!).

This is supposed to be a low-stress challenge - if you miss a day, it doesn't matter, if the day's challenge doesn't suit, repeat the day before or start on the next day's. With the exception of two days, the challenges should take about 10 minutes, if you want to spend longer that's great, judge by your personal available time and energy.

To make it easier to take part and not be held up by time differences and days when I'm not able to post, all challenges will be posted in the table below the cut to aid both those taking part and the daily poster.

My biggest request for the month is that, whenever you can, you join in the chat - even if you haven't done the day's challenge come and cheer for others. We're here for the ups and downs this month so you can tell us when you're struggling as well as celebrate your successes.

( Daily Challenge Table shown below the cut )

And so today's challenge is, depending on where/when you are reading this (but I'll go with the 17th/18th) to either spend 10 minutes on a flat surface or on a vertical one.

Good luck and enjoy what's left of your September.

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