Monster of the Day #3408

Updated on November 14, 2023 By Ken Begg 5 Comments

Everyone heading home now. An afternoon and evening to embrace the solitude and catch up on sleep before going back to work tomorrow. Oh, well, it’ll be a short week, anyway, and Thanksgiving is right around the corner.

By the way, we totally need a movie with that title.

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