The temps have taken a sudden dip...

OP, I hope your post is sincere, and not a mockery of the already-marginalized #CradlingCommunity.

Warm as heck in NYC

Finally Fall has arrived here in the upper midwest. It was 90 on Sunday and a wonderful 68 today. I'm here for it :)

Tomorrow is fall, OP jumped the gun. My cozy sweater (in which I pull over my hands) and mug will stay in storage until it is OFFICIALLY fall, which is tomorrow.

OP, shouldn’t you be preparing a snack for the kiddos? They’ll be home from school soon.

Cradle that mug, Mary.

OP is tender to the touch.

PS will be 110 tomorrow. Perfect cup cradling weather.

Rofl R8.

To be fair, you DID choose to live in hell.

So it's your own damned fault.

Cradle my balls

Pic?

I have something to say!

I do not think, IMHO, that OP’s pic truly represents accurate mug cradling. That dame’s merely [italic]supporting[/italic] the base of her mug with her hand.

This is the proper cradling method most often associated with our movement:

OPS pic is lazy and lacks the whimsical quality required for such activities.

Ya want mug cradling? THIS is mug cradling!

It should involve a pensive mood and possibly a bay window ........

I just checked. It's 96 degrees.

I just checked. It's 96 degrees.

Mug Cradlers United, Junior League

I'm sipping hot cider while Braden, Caden, Jaden, and Aiden play in the yard

I just bought a cute scarf!

It's 10:30 PM and it's still 85 degrees outside. It hit 100 today. (Eastern LA County.)

Can we still say "Indian Summer" or is that no longer PC?

Mug cradling is not a gender specific act. Behold!

serial killer cradling mug -

I'm listening to smooth jazz and tucking one yoga-pants-clad leg under my butt as I mug-cradle on the sofa in my enormous cable-knit cashmere sweater!

R22, that looks like a woman to me.

Summer breeze makes me feel fine 😩

Coffee and blueberry scone on this cloudy 73 degree morning in JC

The temps are falling precipitously here in coastal Georgia. Mid 70's for lows until tonight when they'll fall into the mid 50s, and predicted to stay low. Going from the upper 80s for highs to the low to mid 70s. Can't wait. I'm sick of having to live with the house sealed tight with the A/C on 24/7.

Cradle my pumpkin 🎃 spice balls in your coffee mug mouth

Of course. Come right over!

Where I live it's that sort of weather where it *looks* beautiful, mid 70s, but the humidity is such that you're drenched walking a block.

Can a pug join in?

[quote]r32 the humidity is such that you're drenched walking a block.

Mama’s mug cradling [italic]mussy [/italic]is drenched.

I want a larger SUV. Berlin and Dallas are teenagers now, with the ensuing interests in band, soccer and figure skating. My Ford Expedition is no longer adequate for my - I mean their needs.

It’s overcast and humid here. Not quite Fall yet.

[quote]Can a pug join in?

Have you ever tried to stop one?

10:30AM - already 86; headed for a high of 100 again today.

Dataloungers always operate under the delusion that everyone else posting here is posting from their city and enjoying the same weather they are.

Ooh it's a good issue too, OP. John Waters on the cover.

R19 all of those names suck. I bet you’re no better.

R41, don't you dare make fun of Braden, Caden, Jaden, and Aiden. If you don't stop I'll send my nieces Madisyn, McKenna, and Mikayla after you!!!

The bitch in OP's pic is 'fingering' the mug, not cradling it in the classic sense of the word. Fail.

…….filled with delicious artisan apple cider…

I hate fagged up fall activity.

#45 is disinvited from the LGBTQ Harvestfest at the Rainbow Community Centre!

Lmao 🤣 r46

If the temps are doing something wrong, OP, report them to HR.

Or better yet, let Ginny in Billing handle the business. Sit back and watch the fireworks.

Looking forward to cradling my mug!

Who are these hussies cradling their mugs with knuckles uncovered? Sluts!

(To hell with that)

[Bababa]

Fall makes me ravenous for some Texas Baby Cakes.

Cold last night. Made my box chilly! Warm it up with your taffy tongue baby. That’s right butterfly licks.

Been over 90+ over the past week here in NorCal. I knew our cool summer couldn't last. it doesn't matter that it's actually Fall now, we have our resounding Indian Summer going on.

I can't handle this thread.

Most people here are overthinking. Contemporary mug-cradling has taken on too much cultural baggage. It has acquired nuances and subtleties akin to Japanese tea ceremonies.

We should return the practice to its intuitive roots. We know how to do this in the same way that infants refuse to drown when thrown into a swimming pool.

R12 How can you be so critical of others when your "mug" is clearly not regulation?

r56 - i can't handle "mug cradling behavior" (i.e. hot tea or coffee or chocolate when the temp in the morning is over 70 degrees).

I'm holding off. and i have a very good brand of Irish Breakfast tea at the wait. As well as Tim Horton's coffee.

R53 Why are you keeping your wine in the fridge?

Coastal Georgia here again. I turned off the A/C last night before bed and opened up the bedroom windows. Woke up at 5:30am and it was 54°. Got up and raised most of the other windows in the house. Had breakfast and now I'm in my lounge chair with a soft throw over me, right next to a big open window with all 3 of my cats sitting in it enjoying the wonderful cool air. It's now 56°. Made myself a 2nd cup of coffee and couldn't be more comfy. The kitties haven't been able to sit in the windows (something they love to do) since April. I love happy kitties.

Invite us over, it's hot here.

r161, we're 158 awaiting a wildfire or power shut off because PGE sucks rocks. it's still hot here and i want to drink tea or coffee but can't. obvs that's not the worst of my probs.

i did feel a small shaker tonight though.

Okay, for us outlanders, just what does "we're 158" mean?

R63 Ask poster #161 when (if?) this thread gets there

Oh damn! Just saw that. LOL. Oh well, I'm still half asleep.

Icy wind in Ohio this morning. 50*

It was 86* on Monday.

Men don’t cradle.

R67, see r24

[quote]r26 that looks like a woman to me, r22

Same guy, same mug, no hat.

It's that time of year when it's 90 degrees during the day and falls to 62 at night. Very weird.

Im in Florida and I begin mug cradling as soon as the daily high drops below 90.

Berlin and Dallas !! LOL

I have consciously un-cradled my mug, but we remain as committed as ever to something something something.

[quote]The temps have taken a sudden dip

Well, get them out of the swimming pool and back into the STENO pool!

Make sure you buy one of my mugs at goop.com! This one's a steal at only $70!

I'm sure you also need a cheese board for those brie and chardonnay nights with the gang!

SF Bay Area checking in. I'm in San Rafael. Only about two days ago did it dip (mmmm, dip) lower than 89 degrees. Today it has been fucking heaven: 72 degrees. I need to enjoy it now because it goes back up to 90 plus in a couple of days,

What climate change?

Fuck you, heat

You have to have good hand coverage like this.

Looking out of the window is a nice touch

My fibro is acting up again, like it does every fall, so I'm just taking it easy today. I've got a new Janet Evanovich book on tape from the library that I'll listen to while I'm putting away Harper and Mason's summer clothes. That's the goal anyway, right after I take a nap and check Facebook. I saw a recipe on there for a cranberry pumpkin cheesecake bar that I want to make for Thanksgiving. This year we're going to my aunt's place in Tenafly.

^ 🥇

92 degrees today.

It's been a tough one, I won't lie. My Ehlers-Danlos is worse once the temperature drops. It's fine during the summer but once fall hits, I flop around like Gumby in a sauna. I'm so grateful for my husband Grant and children Amber and Tamber for helping me out with cleaning the cat trays and playing my numbers even though I can't get to the store. I'm gonna take it easy for the next couple days. Keep me in your prayers.

My Long-Haul Covid ebbed just enough today that Raistlyn and I could go for a walk. Neighbors and friends passing by wished me well, though I felt a little odd with my oxygen helmet. Of course I demanded 6 ft. of distance.

We had made it to SoyServe- the non-dairy ice cream alternative shoppe- when I suddenly collapsed and began softly weeping. I didn't know where I was or who I was (someone said I was speaking in tongues). Hubby called our neighbor Kale to come fetch us.

Eventually the fog cleared and I was back to normal... whatever that is. A hot cup of Chai and a fire can work miracles.

He looks like such a male Karen!

[quote][italic]It was around the age of 23 that I began to experience pain related to fibromyalgia. I was training to run a half-marathon in Chicago, and I was hitting the local gym to practice running as often as I could… It wasn’t long before I started to feel knee pain, which, I mostly ignored… The “pain mystery” repeated itself again, but this time, with my shoulders…. I was taking dance classes at the invitation of one of my co-teachers, to get some regular exercise, when I began feeling pain in my ankles that eventually spread into the feet and toes.

[quote]For so long I have tried to hide my pain from everyone for fear it would stain my public persona, but now I felt it was time to speak up and hopefully help others. I hoped that with this new treatment not only could I help advance the science of treating fibromyalgia, but I could also gain a sense of openness and catharsis for myself.

Well if he doesn't dip more I'll never hire him permanently.

On the season premier of The Morning Show , Jennifer Aniston is seen wearing a heavy sweater while pensively looking out the winter window and cradling a mug of coffee!

Some “temps” like to a nip, rather than a dip.