Hiya,

Been absent from the site (again, I know) for a week or more due to renovation work at our home. We've completely torn down our bathroom and sauna and are now slowly building it up again. While I'm not personally really doing much, but instead have a hired builder doing the work, it still means I don't have my home internet connection available.

Currently our family is staying at my mother-in-law's (yay!) and will be there for another week or two. While she does have an internet connection available, it sucks big time. The connection gets cut off all the time and is really s l o w. But I'll try read in during the work hours when ever possible.

Lucky you, to be staying at your mother-in-law.
(if you don't notice the sarcasm, it's there.)

Either way, enjoy your new sauna when you can use it, and do tell us petty folk who only have access to normal bathroom about it

Two of the Senior Staff gone now. One more and I'll have to seriously consider a coup.

A coup? Belay that treasonous babble, sir!

*Grabs a torch and pitchfork*

Who are we overthrowing?

Finland?

Assuming your coup succeeds, but of course I do not support such a thing, would you make me your pet monkey? Pretty please?

(However Grugg money talks Hint Hint)

Sounds like a plan! I'm in.

(grabs an unlit torch... then lights it off of Admiral's.)

I stand firmly between Olan and any would-be usurpers. At nearly three hundred pounds (give or take a couple) and very determined, I don't expect much to get by.

Besides, I happen to know Olan is highly proficient in three forms of swordsmanship, and I personally gifted him with a vorpal blade for Christmas this past year. And seeing how he's a nineteenth level...everything (and a twenty-fifth level the rest of the classes, I don't see much that gets by me not being devoured by his AWESOME POWER.

And Addy, you know our dear eastern neighbors dried to overtake Finland some 60 years ago and failed... So don't bother. Sauna makes us Finns tough... or not. At least I'm fairly soft in the middle part of my body. We haven't been called the most American nation outside the US for no reason.