Black Feather Blog
Black Feather Forward #8
Tracy Borup
May 12, 2020
May Day! May Day!
"Let's keep a little optimism here!"
A great quote by an awesome character! Since we have just experienced May the Fourth, it seemed relevant to post a Stars Wars
quote to start off this month's newsletter. Write into the email
or leave a response if you can name Tracy's
favorite character who said this uplifting quote. May the odds be ever....oops, wrong movie.
If you listen to the podcast
at all, you already know we all love Star Wars. Everyone under the age of 30 considers all the movies to be a part of the Star Wars phenomenon. Tracy only considers 4, 5
and 6
to be the REAL Star Wars movies. Emily has seen a Star Wars movie for her birthday for the past 8 or 9 years. There are multiple copies of these movies owned by the cast, from VHS tapes, DVDs, BluRays
and maybe even a 4K version or 2.
Celebration Extravaganza
May just happens to be my (Tracy) favorite month, since we are speaking of favorites. I love mother's day! I am left alone to do whatever I want while being showered with gifts and meals from the family. It is a glorious day that starts with breakfast in bed and ends with a lazy mom back in bed! Who could ask for more?
My birthday also lands in May. There is no breakfast in bed, as it is usually a work day, but there is a delightful dinner and the showering of presents continues. I feel a little bad for the family because it is really a month-long Tracy celebration, I feel bad like “Oh darn, I lost a quarter” type of bad as opposed to “Someone hacked and emptied my bank account bad”. But they are pretty good sports about it.
Inside, Outside, Upside Down
As the restrictions from the Coronavirus
are starting to lift, our family is gearing up for our annual “Camp Boring.” An outdoor event that is anything but boring! We named it that because it is a combination of the two family surnames – Borup and Manning. Our motto is “Man Up at Camp Borup”. Get it? Haha. We even have a loud cheer of “BORING” to spice things up when it gets a little dull. We find it quite hilarious for reasons that I will explain in next month's newsletter. We have already reserved our campsite in Logan Canyon, Ut. It's a serene site of grass and shade trees that hides a secluded little waterfall behind it. We will bring our tents and bedding and camping gear and enjoy the quiet, away from the phones and electronics. (No service or power) We have indulged in a movie a few times in the past before the laptop power runs out. But we keep busy with eating and cooking, playing games and napping, to name just a few of our scheduled activities. We will post some pictures of our GLORIOUS camping trip in next month's newsletter. Tell us what your plans are for the Memorial Day weekend. Are you getting outside like us or going somewhere else to be inside? We would love to hear from you!
With Utmost Appreciation
We would like to thank our patrons for the kindness and generosity they have shown by supporting our podcast. In a recent episode, one of the NPC's was created and named by one of those very Patreons. That's just one of the perks you will enjoy if you decide to give us a monthly boost. We absolutely LOVE being able to mention those who listen and support us. And because we are such a nice, intimate group, we can! Not like other big, enormous RPG podcasts that have way too many fans to properly thank, on or off the airwaves. We want and desire to include our fans as much as we can. You also get rewarded with early access to each episode and very special deleted scenes and warm up conversations. (Some content is not mom approved but sure makes me laugh!) So please consider supporting us and we will keep bringing you a family friendly and family run podcast.
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Read our August newsletter here! Is it really someone else's birthday? Can we take a break from the birthdays yet?
Read our July Newsletter! Lot's happening this month, gifts were given, and I think it's someone's birthday.