#Dayton history

[elvis1970s]

On October 6th, 1974, Elvis played two shows at the University of Dayton, Ohio, to a combined audience of 27 000.

It was the 10th day of a 13 day, 15 show tour, which had not started well, with two chaotic nights at College Park Field House, Maryland. Press reviews of the early part of tour generally seemed to project the assigned reporters' own disinterest, rather than overwhelming negativity, with a common theme being poor stadium acoustics.

By tour's end, the reviews were communicating a more familiar sense of excitement, using words like 'dazzling' and 'golden voiced', and demand for seats was as strong as ever, with a Texas DA promising to prosecute scalpers, who were asking as much as $20 (!) for a ticket.

During this tour, the stunning Chinese Dragon style suit was worn four times (out of a grand total of five - it had been worn once in Las Vegas the previous month.) This Dayton show was the last time it was ever worn on stage.

(jumpsuit and concert stats thanks to www.elvisconcerts.com)

#elvis in the 70s #elvis presley #elvis history #rock history #elvis 1970s #musicians #elvis jumpsuits #dayton ohio #live music #elvis fans #elvis #1970s rock #Youtube #bootleg

[irkentierr]

i would like to order one infodump pls sir

Brace yourselves, I'm gonna talk about sports.

If you slightly stretch your definitions, and don't listen to the lies big NFL is spreading, the Indianapolis Colts are actually the second oldest NFL team.

The Dayton Triangles (incredible name) were founded in 1913, starting off in the old Ohio League, and joined the NFL as a founding member in 1920. The Triangles are believed to have played in the very first NFL game in October 1920.

The Triangles then moved to Brooklyn and became the Dodgers. Side tangent: NFL teams really liked to copy MLB team names from the 20s through to the 40s, the New York Giants are the last big vestige of this, and the Pittsburgh Steelers were originally the Pittsburgh Pirates. There was an NFL and MLB St. Louis Cardinals at the same time for a couple decades, but it was a complete coincidence! The baseball and football Cardinals both date back to the late 19th century, but the football Cardinals started off in Chicago, coincidentally moving to St. Louis in the 60s, and now playing in Arizona. Early NFL teams also liked to pick names that thematically fit with the local baseball team, such as the Chicago Bears and Cubs, and the Detroit Lions and Tigers.

Anyways, back to the Triangles lineage. The Dodgers eventually renamed themselves the Tigers for a single season, and merged with the Boston Yanks for 1945 because of the war.

Here's where the headache begins, the Yanks and the Tigers separated again after the 1945 season, and the Tigers owner left for the rival AAFC to become the New York Yankees. In '49, the Yanks owner moved the team from Boston to New York to become the Bulldogs. When the AAFC merged with the NFL in 1950, only three teams were selected to join fully. The rest had their players dispersed to teams in their area. The Yankees players were dispersed between the Giants and Bulldogs, who renamed themselves the Yanks again.

In 1952, the Yanks sold the team to the league after financial problems. The league sold the team, which relocated to become the Dallas Texans (no connection to the AFL's Dallas Texans, who are now the Kansas City Chiefs)

The Texans sucked. They didn't even last the full 1952 season before being sold back to the league. So again, the team was sold to a new owner and relocated, this time to Baltimore. The Baltimore Colts (no connection to the AAFC's Baltimore Colts, one of the three teams chosen to fully join the NFL, which quickly folded after a year or two) were officially founded in 1953, and continue to this day in Indianapolis. A move infamously executed in the middle of the night under threat of imminent domain by the state, using Mayflower moving trucks. (Yes, the move was shitty, but Baltimore also stole the original Browns from Cleveland so not like their fans can claim to be saints either.)

The NFL doesn't consider the Colts lineage to trace back to the Triangles, and neither do the Colts themselves. It's a fun curiosity that lives on in the mind of fans, and sometimes it pops up every now and then.

#indianapolis colts #nfl #football #dayton triangles #new york yankees #boston yanks #brooklyn dodgers #dallas texans #baltimore colts #sports #sports history #infodump #st louis cardinals

[aryburn-trains]

NYC Hudson 5277

NYC J-1 5277 with eastbound mail train out of Dayton, Ohio, in mid-1953.

#mail train #nyc #new york central #1953 #trains #passenger train #history #dayton #ohio

[ocdhuacheng]

Love us roasting the target city selection

KSDJFNSKDJFSKDJ some of those cities are like.. thats not a real place

#why would you want to bomb uhhhh. *checks notes* evansville indiana like jokes on you that place doesnt even exist #unless maybe theyre big for agriculture and they want to bomb our food supply?? #asks #catboycrimsonrain #.txt #usa #history #seeing dayton on there was like ??? tho literally there is fuck all in dayton

[historybizarre]

During their experiments and travels she handled communications, writing, and supported their test flight operations. In 1909, she accompanied her brothers to Europe to obtain funding and promote sales. During these exhibitions, Wright acted as the representative of the Wright Company. Soon, she and her brothers were seen as celebrities in Europe where she was awarded the Legion of Honor, the highest French order of merit. In

#katharine wright #the wright brothers #aviation #ohio #dayton ohio #ohio history #us history #air and space museum

[negrolicity]

Watch "Learning the Middle Passage Through "Children of the Passage"" on YouTube

#negrolicity #middle passage #dayton contemporary dance company #black history #Youtube

[nevinslibrary]

Make It So Friday

My brain is a pretzel. I mean, it's a fun pretzel, but, most definitely a pretzel. This book has so many threads weaving around and amongst each other it makes Q-Squared look like child's play. Basically we meet a new race (I think), the Certoss, they were part of the Temporal Wars, and sent back in time and to Earth to, well, prevent us Earthlings from getting into space, even going as far as trying to destroy us.

Along the ride we catch up with Mestral the Vulcan, Roberta Lincoln the agent, and, there's even just a teeny tiny bit of Gary Seven in there (as well as a bunch of other Aegis agents who are trying to stop the Cetross). Oh, and Kirk and the Enterprise get all caught up in everything both in the past and the present. Ooh, and.... there was an awesome little Voyager connection too. Loved that quite a lot. It was a great book, especially since I seem to be on an Aegis kick when it comes to the Star Trek Books these days.

You may like this book If you Liked: Captain to Captain by Greg Cox, The Autobiography of Mr. Spock by Una McCormack, or Desperate Hours by David Mack

From History's Shadow by Dayton Ward

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[mediamonarchy]

https://mediamonarchy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/20240327_MorningMonarchy.mp3 Download MP3 Factory food fugees, the power’s out and mystery illness affecting dairy cows in New Mexico + this day in history w/disaffected 80s youth of Saginaw and our song of the day by Jesse Dayton on your #MorningMonarchy for March 27, 2024. Notes/Links: Stock in Trump’s Truth Social halted for ‘volatility’ – after jumping 50% on stock market debut then dropping; The company would be valued at as much as $8.71 billion based on the premarket trading price; But he cannot sell the shares for six months under lock-up restrictions https://www.dailymail.co.uk/yourmoney/banking/article-13240417/Stock-Trump-Truth-Social.html NASA sends “message in a bottle” onboard spacecraft https://www.zmescience.com/space/nasa-clipper-europa-mission-message-plate/ Kamala Harris unknowingly claps to song in Spanish protesting her during Puerto Rico visit https://nypost.com/2024/03/24/us-news/kamala-harris-cluelessly-claps-and-nods-along-to-spanish-song-protesting-her-during-visit-to-puerto-rico/ Video: Kamala brutally TROLLED by protesters in Puerto Rico singing protest song against her as she mindlessly claps like a seal and dances along; Watch carefully for the awkward moment when her aid has to reality check her and she suddenly stops clapping 🤣 “We want to know, Kamala, what did you come here for? We want to know what you think of the colony.” (Audio) https://vxtwitter.com/bennyjohnson/status/1771982254467612890 Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Scott_Key_Bridge_collapse Train derails near Socorro Monday night https://www.krqe.com/news/new-mexico/train-derails-near-socorro/ Warning about drinking water issued nationwide https://www.newsweek.com/warning-drinkin-water-issued-nationwide-iran-cyberattack-1881427 McDonald’s apologises after IT outage shuts restaurants worldwide but rules out cybersecurity attack https://news.sky.com/story/mcdonalds-customers-in-uk-say-restaurants-are-closed-after-it-outage-reported-in-countries-across-the-world-13094645 Another In-N-Out franchise shuts down weeks after previous closure https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13197517/amp/in-n-franchise-shuts-closure-california.html Oregon governor’s wife says she is a mentally-ill alcoholic, days after nepotism scandal exploded over her being given official job and police detail while facing bullying accusations https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13244295/oregon-governor-wife-nepotism-scandal-accusations-bullying.html Magnum-owner to cut jobs and split off ice cream; Unilever is to shed 7,500 jobs worldwide and spin off its unit which makes Ben & Jerry’s and Viennetta https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-68595206 Tyson hiring migrants while laying off US workers https://www.foxnews.com/media/tyson-hiring-migrants-laying-off-us-workers-decimation-american-dream-top-republican Tyson Foods Hiring 42,000 Migrants? Actually, It’s Worse Than That https://archive.is/SdbWo Video: Tyson Foods to hire 52,000 migrants after massive layoffs in Iowa (Audio) https://youtu.be/DpaRIKX06XQ Miller case inspires a constitutional amendment for food freedom for all https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2024/03/miller-case-inspires-a-constitutional-amendment-for-food-freedom-for-all/ #MounseyMinute: Poll Of The Month – The power’s off. Grocery stores are empty. Gas stations dry. What will you do? https://gavinmounsey.substack.com/p/poll-of-the-month-the-what-will-you #MounseyMinute: The power’s off. Grocery stores are empty. Gas stations dry. What will you do? (Audio) https://mediamonarchy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/20240327_MounseyMinute_3_PowersOff.mp3 Preparing For The 100 Year Storms; An exploration of what impact large scale solar events could have on our technological infrastructure (including telecommunications systems, power grids, modern vehicles and digital money systems). https://gavinmounsey.substack.com/p/preparing-for-the-100-year-storms Image: @Hybrid’s Cover Art – Gavin Mounsey?...

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#alternative news #food world order #Jesse Dayton #media monarchy #Morning Monarchy #Mounsey Minute #mp3 #podcast #Songs Of The Day #This Day In History

[suitelifeoftravel]

Canal Market District in Newark, Ohio

Fresh fruit and vegetables, new products and crafts were just a few of the items available at the Canal Market District in downtown Newark. Opening in 2016, the market began with close to ten vendors and offered a summer schedule of local entertainment.  Some of the amazing merchants I met included Nay and Terry Dismore from Pretzels with a Twist.  Their company offers miniature gourmet pretzels…

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#1800s #2016 #canal #Canal Market District #crafts #Designatued Outdoor Refreshment Area #DORA #fresh produce #fruit #Great Dayton Flood #historical district #history #JC&039;s Lemonade #local entertainment #marketplace #murals #Newark #Ohio #Ohio & Erie Canal #pineapple twist #Pretzels with a Twist #snacks #vegetables #vendors

[craigsdaybook]

Retro 1990 - RARE! Hills Discount Store Ad "The Search for Nintendo" - D...

#youtube #Retro 1990 - RARE! Hills Discount Store Ad The Search for Nintendo - Dayton TV History https://youtu.be/69hXhmuUiG8 An ad with custom graph

[pixoplanet]

It's December 17th, 🛩️ Wright Brothers Day, the day America honors its favorite sons, the Wright Brothers of Dayton, Ohio, for having invented, built, and flown the world’s first motor-powered airplane. On this day in 1903, with Wilbur running alongside their "Wright Flyer" to balance the fragile craft, Orville piloted the plane into the air for 12 seconds over a distance of 120 feet above the sand dunes of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. And the rest is history.

The Wright brothers became fascinated with flying when their father bought the boys a toy helicopter – a device based upon an invention by French aeronautical pioneer Alphonse Pénaud. Wilbur and Orville played with it until it broke and then built a new one of their own. 

In August, 1896, German glider Otto Lilienthal plunged to his death during one of his gliding tests. This tragic accident impressed itself in the minds of the Wright brothers, who were young men now, and marked the beginning of their serious interest in motor-powered flight. After studying Lilienthal's publications, Wilbur and Orville decided to pick up where Lilienthal left off. 

The brothers’ experimentation with flying was quite simple, yet impressive. They observed the way birds change the angle of their wings to make their bodies roll left or right and concluded that this would also be a great way for a flying machine to turn. 

After several weeks of delays caused by broken propeller shafts during the engine tests, the Wright brothers finally took to the air at 10:35 AM on December 17th, 1903. ☮️ Peace… Jamiese of Pixoplanet

#Jamiese #Pixoplanet #wright brothers #aviation #aviation history #history #airplane #flight #orville wright #first flight #flying #wilbur wright #kitty hawk #dayton #aircraft #first in flight #wright brothers day #dayton strong #wright brothers memorial #wright #aviation lovers #north carolina #pilot #dayton ohio #wright flyer #flyer #wright bros #dayton history #travel #national park

[aryburn-trains]

NYC Niagara 6000 NYC S-1 6000 with southbound Mercury at Dayton Union Station, in mid-1954.

#cincinnati mercury #nyc #new york central #1954 #cincinnati #detroit #trains #passenger train #history #dayton #ohio

[parkersbliss]

Rich People | F. Hargreeves

pairing: five hargreeves x fem!reader

wc; 2.6k

warnings: violence?

synopsis: five hargreeves is tasked with a mission of playing husband to you and he’s not exactly thrilled about it

prompts:

013: “I love you.” “Lying doesn’t suit you, babe.”

070: “Married life, am I right?” “We’re not married.” “Not with that attitude we are.”

a/n: five and reader are physically and mentally in their 20s !

Masterlist | Taglist | Prompt list 

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Five Hargreeves was a lot of things.

Arrogant, rude, and egotistical were some of them. He was also a loner who preferred the quiet of his room then the sound of his siblings screaming.

This was why when Five was assigned a partner for a mission by The Handler, he was not happy. Some might say he overreacted, but Five felt his little fit was reasonable. He’s never worked with anyone before, and there was no reason to. He got his work done just fine on his own. So why now was he having to be paired up?

See, that was the real kicker for him.

“This mission is a little… different from your other ones,” The Handler explained.

“Different how?” Five pressed, leaning on her desk.

She clicks her tongue. “I need information extracted before you complete your kill.”

“So? I’ll torture it out of them.”

“See, that’s the issue, Five. Your methods can be rather violent.”

“They work,” He protests.

“Not in this case,” She tuts. “Which is why I’m sending you with a partner.”

Five shakes his head. “No, I can get the file just fine without someone else.”

“I’ve already made up my mind,” The Handler said, sliding the file towards him. “Besides, this could be good for your lone wolf appearance.”

Five glares at the woman as she pats his shoulder, heading for the exit. “Just remember, when you’re in love with someone, you can’t kill them.”

Five furrows his brows at her statement as her heels click down the hallway. He shrugs, flipping through the file. Target’s name, personal information, location, and mission statement.

Number Five and (Y/N) (L/N).

Find Rowan and Danica Bruegge, extract the file, and DO NOT terminate.

Five still didn’t understand the part where his partner came in, but as his eyes kept scanning the file, he saw it. Rowan and Danica weren’t siblings. They were married. And it appeared in order to coax them out of hiding, Five was going to be too.

The boy swears under his breath, snapping the file closed and pushing himself out of his chair.

“That disappointed? We haven’t even met yet,” A voice said from the doorway.

Five narrows his eyes at you, pushing the file into your chest. “Disappointed doesn’t even begin to describe it.”

You scoff, holding the file to your chest as he disappears down the hall. He was going to be a joy to work with. You jog back to him, already having been informed of the mission and your role.

“You know we have to work together, right?” You asked.

Five continues walking. “Oh, I’m well aware.”

You purse your lips. “So why do you keep walking away from me?”

“Because,” He starts. “I have no desire to spend any more time with you than necessary.”

“The file says married couple. Not newly divorced with one kid.”

Five rolls his eyes, shoving his hands in his pockets and turning to face you with a snaky grin. “I don’t give a shit.”

You expected that. So you just shove the file back into his hands. “I’m getting a briefcase for us. Meet me outside in ten.”

“Whatever,” He grumbles.

You sigh, turning the other way. Working with Five was going to be a nightmare, but you did volunteer for it. In fact, you might have had a little work crush on him for a while. You’d seen him around the office or in the field, and he was… attractive, to say the least. Though his personality was certainly a fixer-upper. Five was known to be bitter and violent. He’s had a history of doing everything solo and is notorious for being a pain in the ass. You grab a briefcase from the room, signing your name in before meeting Five outside on the pristine lawn.

“Are you ready, Mr. Dayton?” You joke, watching his face contort into one of disgust.

“Who even picks the names here?”

You shrug. “Probably The Handler. I bet she’s laughing now.”

“I have no doubt,” Five sighs. “Get on with it.”

You roll your eyes before opening the briefcase and letting it whisk you away.

You land in front of a rather fancy country club. Dozens of golf carts are displayed up front, along with plenty of sports cars and convertibles. The actual building sits on top of rolling green hills, a fountain obstructing the view slightly.

“Rich people,” You mumble, adjusting your dress.

“We’re one of them now,” Five said.

“Hooray,” You sarcastically replied, following him up the pathway. The entrance offers a stone-tiled floor with an arched doorway and pristine white marble. You loop your hand under Five’s arm, gently grabbing it and flashing him a smile.

“Married life, am I right?” You sighed dreamily.

Five rolls his eyes. “We’re not married.”

“Not with that attitude we are,” You snort, kicking him in the shin. “Get your attitude together, or we’re both dead.”

“Fuck you,” Five said through gritted teeth, approaching the front desk. You laugh and pat his arm. The lady greets you with a smile, and you hand her your IDs. She glances over them, handing them back and waving you both off.

As soon as you’re out of the way, Five shakes your arm off, hating how it made him feel inside. It was like a butterfly swarm in his stomach, and he’d rather die than admit it.

“Do you know how to play golf?” You asked, walking down the hall and approaching the patio that overlooks the field.

“No,” Five answered.

“Well,” You smile, grabbing his arm. “You do now.”

“What—”

“Oh my god,” You gasped. “Danica?”

The said woman turns to you with a confused smile. “Hi.”

“It’s been forever!” You squeal.

She frowns, turning to her husband, and Five stands there awkwardly. He really wishes he could just stab them in the neck instead.

“I’m sorry. Do I know you?” She asked.

You nod. “High school? C’mon. 4th block chemistry and varsity cheer. Coach Spindel?”

Of course, those were all lies, but most people just agree because they don’t actually remember. Given enough details, they’ll convince themselves that it’s true.

She snaps her fingers. “Oh! How could I forget?”

You wave your hands at her. “Don’t worry about it! What brings you here?”

She smiles, grabbing her husband’s arm. “Well, my dear husband can’t resist a good game of golf in this weather.”

“Oh, mine too,” You joke, squeezing Five’s arm to give him his cue.

Rowan holds out his hand, and Five grasps it with a shake. “You wanna play a few rounds?”

Five grins. “Wouldn’t miss it for the world. Let the ladies here catch up.”

Rowan laughs, “My kind of man. What’s your name?”

You turn to Five with wide eyes, praying to God he doesn’t say Five.

“I’m Lucas.”

“Nice to meet you, Lucas.”

“Likewise, Rowan.”

If Five was bad at golf, Rowan didn’t say anything when you returned. He only laughed, and slapped Five on the back, causing the boy to almost fall. You grabbed his hand and pulled him into a seat before he could slap Rowan back. You could tell by the look on his face he was a second away from finishing the mission a little too early.

You giggle, leaning your head on his shoulder. “Yeah, we’re just married. Not even a year yet!”

“Aw,” Danica coos. “I love newlyweds. Still in your honeymoon phase, huh?”

“Yeah,” Five answered, patting your arm. “We’re so happy.”

You try not to laugh at the sarcasm in his voice and keep up your smile.

“Well, now that we’ve caught up, you should come by some time! We can have dinner overlooking the lake.”

“That sounds lovely,” You said. You would rather gouge your eyes out. “Tomorrow night?”

Danica nods, grabbing her purse from her seat and handing you a piece of paper with her address. “Tomorrow night.”

She waves you goodbye, Rowan leading her out with a hand on her back. Once they’re gone, Five shoves you off of him.

“This is so stupid,” He said. “Why can’t we just break in?”

You sigh. “Because Five, despite your powers, this is just easier. Leave no trace.”

He snorts. “I wouldn’t leave a trace if I blink in.”

“I think you underestimate the Bruegge’s,” You said.

“I think you underestimate me,” He retorts.

You push your chair back, standing up. “If you weren’t so bitter, maybe you’d have a little fun with this.”

“With what? Pretending to be your husband? Hardly my definition of fun.”

You wave a hand at him, already walking away. You exit the country club, Five trailing behind with his hands in his pockets.

“Mind taking us to the hotel?”

You hold your hand out for him, but he grabs your arm instead and blinks you into the hotel room. You shake yourself off, groaning at the feeling. At least the hotel was nice enough.

“No,” Five suddenly said.

“What?” You snap, peeling off your heels. “What could possibly be so bad now?”

“Do you have eyes?” He asked, gesturing wildly to the bed in front of you.

It takes you to register the significance of the bed, but it’s not the bed. It’s the lack of another one.

You click your tongue. “How cliche.”

“Really?” Five said. “That’s all you have to say?”

You shrug. “I’ll take the bed. You take the floor. Easy as that.”

“No, I get the bed,” Five argued.

You force out a laugh. “Hilarious, but no.”

“I’m not sleeping on the floor. Unless you want me to be extra grumpy tomorrow.”

“I honestly don’t give a shit,” You said. “So get comfortable.”

You flop down on the bed, closing your eyes and letting yourself relax. Your peace only lasts a few moments because the next thing you know, Five’s grabbing your ankles and dragging you off the bed.

“What the hell!” You shout, thrashing in his grip.

“You can get the floor,” He said through gritted teeth as your knee almost collides with his jaw.

“No way!” You protest before kicking him in the stomach. He groans, doubling over and catching himself on top of you.

His face is inches from yours, and your eyes widen. His arms support himself on either side of your head. You swear his eyes flicker to your lips for a millisecond and meet yours again. You gulp, feeling small under his gaze.

“Five,” You breathe out.

“Yeah?”

“We can share the bed,” You whisper, trying not to shiver under the feeling of his warm breath on your face.

“As long as you don’t kick me in your sleep.”

“No promises.”

He narrows his eyes at you and awkwardly coughs, sitting back. You scoot back, hitting the headboard. You could probably cut the tension with a knife in the room.

Five notices and doesn’t dare meet your gaze, finding interest in his shirt.

“I’m gonna shower,” You finally spoke, swinging your legs out of the bed and heading towards the bathroom. Five only nods.

You shut the door to the bathroom behind you, letting out a sigh. Your heart was racing inside your chest as you thought about how close his lips were to you.

You had definitely escalated from a little work crush. This was a full-fledged crush on Five Hargreeves of all people.

You turn the shower on, stepping in and letting the hot water wash away all your thoughts about him.

Five wasn’t even your friend. If anything, he was a colleague — one that hated you at that. And although you think you saw his gaze fall to your lips, you could’ve equally imagined it.

You get out, dry yourself off, slip into pajamas, and exchange places with Five. By the time he finishes, you’re already curled up on your side of the bed facing the wall. The boy doesn’t say anything and gently lifts the cover and gets in.

He flicks off his light. “Goodnight, (Y/N).”

“Goodnight, Five.”

Unlike most cliche films with the single bed trope, you did not end up cuddled up to Five. Rather, you woke up in basically the same position you fell asleep in. Which was curled up on your side of the bed, back facing Five. However, Five was facing you, and his hand was dangerously close to yours. Almost like he wanted to wrap it around you but didn’t. You try not to stare too much at the boy, but he looks so pretty asleep. His cheeks are a little puffed with a pink flush to him and his hair falls wildly around his face. His brows are relaxed and he almost looks like he’s smiling.

Five groans, burying his face deeper in the pillow, and you practically jump out of bed.

“Wake up, old man,” You said.

“We’re the same age,” He replies, opening one of his eyes to look at you.

“I’ll get coffee.”

“Now you’re speaking my language.”

You laugh lightly as Five rolls out of the bed. You spent the morning with Five working out the finer details of the plan. You were able to pull up a blueprint of the Bruegge’s house and conclude where you thought Rowan’s office might be. The plan was to take them out before dessert, grab the file and get out.

You were never coming back anyway, so why did it matter if they saw you?

At about six o’clock you header over and greeted them much the same. They hugged you, ushered you in, and sat you down at the dinner table. There was small talk, questions about how you and ‘Lucas’ met, and other finer details.

“Yeah,” Five chuckled, grabbing your hand in yours. “Can’t believe she’s all mine.” As if to really sell the act, he presses a quick kiss to your cheek. You try not to melt in your seat and smile, squeezing his hand.

“I’m so lucky,” You gush.

“You guys are so great for each other,” Danica said. “Now, how does dessert sound?”

“So, how do we do this?” You whisper, pushing yourself out of the chair.

“Well,” Five starts. “If we can’t kill ‘em—,”

“Knock ‘em,” You finish. “I got Danica.”

“I’ll handle Rowan.”

“Let me help you with that,” You offer to Danica.

Danica smiles polity at you as you follow her back into the kitchen. Once you’re gone, Five blinks across the room, grabbing one of Rowan’s golf clubs and grinning.

“What are you doing?” Rowan asked.

“Oh, you know,” Five said. “A little golfing.”

“Hey!” Rowan shouts. “Those are expensive.”

Five teleports right behind him, swinging the club. “Unfortunate.”

Rowan ducks just in time, grabbing the club as Five knees him in the stomach. He stumbles back, grabbing the wall for support and then a statue that he throws at the boy.

Danica hears the commotion and tries to leave, but you shake your head. You make a come here motion with your hand at Danica, smirking when she goes for a hit that you easily grab. You uppercut her in the jaw and use her caught fist to push her back into the wall. You swing you first again, but she ducks, and you hit the wall.

Five blinks out of the way of the statue. He was now leaning against the doorway next to Rowan and twirling the club. He hits Rowan in the knees, then uses the end of the club to jab into his stomach and finally knock him out.

Danica kicks you in the chest, and you stumble back, glaring at the woman. She approaches you again, and you block both her punches and smack your heads together.

She’s stunned, and you take the chance to roundhouse her across the face and pivot back again.

She falls to the floor unconscious.

Five drops the club on the floor, letting out a sigh.

“Man, I’m gonna miss being your wife,” You said, coming to a stand next to him.

“Oh, shut up,” Five snorts.

“Oh, c’mon,” You tease, wiggling your brows. “I love you.”

Five rolls his eyes, ignoring the warmth in his cheeks. “Lying doesn’t suit you, babe.”

“Maybe not,” You shrug. “But how would you know I’m lying?”

Your gaze is serious and Five chuckles, not bothering to hide his smile anymore. “Fine,” He agrees. “Would you like to go on a date with me after this?”

You grin, hooking your arm through Five’s. “I thought you would never ask dear husband of mine.”

“Not your husband.”

“Not yet.”

— END —

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[fiercynn]

two more otw board directors, natalia gruber and antonius melisse, have resigned from the otw board.

while not mentioned in otw's post, the context for this appears to be that because both natalia and antonius were on hiatus at the moment, the board would not be able take action on the demands surfaced by otw volunteer dhobikikutti, and supported by other otw volunteers, calling for the suspension of otw board director alex tischer for a history of racist behavior.

(it's worth nothing that kutti, who is a person of color and a volunteer with the otw tag wrangling committee, was officially reprimanded for speaking out about racism in the org, which was not only limited to critique of alex, and included kutti being told kutti was making other volunteers uncomfortable by asking for action on racism in the org. yup. super fucked up!!!!)

according to fail_fandomanon, vounteers asked natalia and antonius to either return from hiatus so the board could potentially convene on this topic, or resign, and they appear to have chosen the latter option.

a few takeaways from this:

there are now three remaining board directors: president kari dayton, secretary alex tischer (the board member with a history of racism), and michelle schroeder. kari and michelle would both have to vote for alex's removal, unless alex resigns

it's unclear to me if people expect kari and michelle to take up the matter of alex's suspension or not; alex is also leaving the board after elections, but a suspension would still matter in the time left in alex's term and because alex would otherwise likely continue as an otw volunteer

the otw board elections are now uncontested because there are five candidates and five seats. the seats are for different term lengths, so the election will still happen to determine which directors get which seats

the broader context for all of this too is that a lot of the conversations that got us to this point were catalyzed by the @end-otw-racism campaign launching in may. @end-otw-racism is currently running a #VoteToEndOTWRacism action to advocate for incoming board members to uphold the otw's 2020 commitments.

we'll see what else happens before the elections, which will take place in just a few weeks, from august 11 to 14!!!

#otw racism #end otw racism #vote to end otw racism #otw board #otw elections #otw leadership being racist #ao3 #archive of our own #organization for transformative works #fandom racism #THINGS JUST KEEP HAPPENING

[myemuisemo]

Letters from Watson has, at long last, reached the end of A Study in Scarlet. Of course, @thefisherqueen turns out to be absolutely correct that Drebber was willing to go arm-in-arm with his killer because he was falling-down drunk.

One day the professor was lecturing on poisons, and he showed his students some alkaloid, as he called it, which he had extracted from some South American arrow poison, and which was so powerful that the least grain meant instant death.

Wait! It's the mysterious untraceable South American dart poison that Agatha Christie and her generation of mystery writers will mock mercilessly! That's actually rather cool -- this isn't necessarily the trope-codifying instance of that poison, but it'd be a tale that writers of the Golden Age had in mind.

All our questions are answered except one. When Lestrade (I think) wired to Cleveland for information on Drebber, Holmes complained that he'd missed questions he should have asked. What were they? Drebber's whole sordid history would have been known to authorities -- or anyone -- in Cleveland only if he'd volunteered the information. "Oh, by the way, I belonged to a Mormon secret society, had eight wives, and abetted murdering the father of my unwilling ninth wife" is not at all the sort of revelation that gets made in polite drawing rooms. Record-keeping was so localized that Drebber could have had wives in Columbus, Akron, Toledo, and Dayton without anyone in Cleveland knowing.

Like Holmes, I'd like to meet the friend of Hope's who is so adept at playing parts and hopping out of cabs, but it is not to be.

#sherlock holmes #letters from watson

[hometoursandotherstuff]

I don't know what to think about this renovated 1890 Victorian in Dayton, Ohio. On one hand, I love what they did w/the decor, but on the other hand, it's no longer an historic Victorian. It has 4bds, 2.5ba, & has a sale pending for $950K.

This is the new entrance hall. So, you would have no idea, walking in here, that it's an 1890 Victorian.

The new sitting room. Okay, I do like the ceiling. It appears that the room layout was definitely reconfigured.

Here's another sitting room with an exposed brick wall painted white and a funky mural going up to the ceiling. Those look like new modern windows over by the window seat.

This house was gutted. Look at those 3 greenhouse windows. There's a new door to the patio, ultra modern walls, ceiling, and floor.

This, I hate. They put a hi-end stove in the middle of the floor w/o an exhaust hood.

Cool fridge is tightly fitted into the wall. There's no space for air to flow around it.

Eat-in kitchen places the table in front of the patio. Instead of standard cabinetry, there's a tile wall with one long "sideboard" style cabinet and a wooden countertop that looks more like living room furniture.

Outside the kitchen is a coffee bar setup.

Ultra modern guest powder room.

The TV room also has new windows.

The original architecture remained, but it was completely modernized. The original molding was replaced, too.

New walls, new molding, space reconfigured to make a sort of pantry and laundry room.

Gone are any traces of the original stairs. Note the Lucite bannister.

There's a family room up here.

Bedroom with a retro vibe.

Main bedroom. Clearly all fireplaces were removed from the home. In the bedroom, a retro style yellow model decorates a corner.

Sometimes, when you knock down walls, it appears that more, smaller ones emerge to create a maze-like effect.

Completely modernized shower room. Do you think that where the shower is, was where the original claw-foot tub once sat?

The old tub was replaced by this sunken one. It places the toilet and plant in a precarious position, especially if you're feeling a bit tipsy.

A smaller, 3rd bedroom or home office with a bold graphic.

Attractive checkerboard patio out by the pool.

The yard from above.

Looks like there's an industrial type business next door.

At night you can see the new clear glass windows.

#renovated victorian #victorian reno #houses #house tours #home tour