Sunday Ritualist Gifts

"I spend my day prepping for a good night"

"Amen. . . void where prohibited by law."

"I feel like pushing the envelope this morning, honey, starting with a little grape jelly for that bran muffin."

"Incredible! Once again, you've made the perfect piece of toast."

"Dad, can we have a bedtime narrative?"

"... And bless my dog, Penny, whose licks give me the strength to carry on."

"Great coffee, Carole."

'I'm a perfect little angel while I'm asleep. It's being awake that causes me trouble.'

"Lemme guess: You're struggling with the French press again."

'As part of our alternative budget management strategy we've got Tim on 'Hail Marys' in here and Geoff sacrificing a goat to Woden next door!'

For the Wilsons, Gold Medalists Los Angeles '84, bathtime was always a ritual.

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Father nursing his sick child

"I'm treating you like a living deity for one day."

"You doomscroll, I make coffee, and together we forge bravely into each new day."

"Would you mind getting me the Ambien, the Tiger Balm, three cookies, a cup of tea and a pillow for my legs?"

"What better way to start your day than to eat and pray before we play!"

Nothing like that first cup of coffee, eh, Frank?

"It's pumpin spice latte season - I feel it in the air."

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Man looking at his shower-bath on a cold morning

'Didn't you know that I read the comics every morning before I take the newspaper to Master?'

"Are you regular?" "Every morning at 6AM." "That's good." "But I don't wake up until 7."

"Yee yee hee hee how how yip yip."

"Take me to your barista."

'I've learned that adding water to coffee only weakens the effect.'

'How long has what been going on?'

'Nothing like a cup o' Joe before you mow.'

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'Oh no, it's not sex night again, is it'

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