Welcome to another rainy Saturday in Connecticut. Just the kind of day to sit at the bar with good friends and wrestle with Linda G. Hill’s Stream of Consciousness Saturday prompt. Wrestling builds up a powerful thirst, so let’s get settled in and see what David and I have to work with:
“Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is ‘trail/trial.’ Use one, use both, use them any way you’d like. Bonus points if you use both. Have fun!”
Nothing improves on a crummy day like the prospect of bonus points.
If we were having a beer, you’d be curious about the Coming Attractions sign.
“Dan, I am so glad you’re a little early today.”
“Why is that David?”
“My wife and her mother are having lunch on the patio.”
“Oh? If you’d rather sit with your wife, I’d understand. I’m happy to sit here and yack with Cheryl.”
“I’m not sure where to start with that. First off, did you hear me say ‘my wife and her mother?’ Second, I don’t think Cheryl is here, and if she is, she’s having a bad day.”
“I get it. I thought it might be a command performance.”
“I told them I promised to sit with you so we could discuss next week’s guest.”
“Not entirely a lie, David, but you yanked the truth a little out of shape. What makes you think Cheryl’s having a bad day?”
“The trail of spilled beer, wine, and lemon wedges, leading up from the lounge. I’m thinking we have Skippy behind the bar today.”
“Indeed, you do, gentlemen. I guess you could say it’s your lucky day.”
“Hello Skippy.”
“Hi Dan. David. You guys want your usual eclectic mix of drinks?”
“What’s eclectic about a Corona? I mean, unless you create your signature two-lime balance in the bottle, I think it’s a normal drink.”
“You’re right, Dan. I guess I was referring to David and his collection of glassware.”
“Hello Skippy. A glass of John Howell’s Bourbon is not eclectic. Having the ice in a separate glass, so I can add it as I like but not have it dilute the bourbon, is not eclectic.”
“True but having a glass of seltzer served in a brandy snifter leans in the direction of weird. If you ask me.”
“Then again, Skippy, nobody did ask you. Please don’t forget the cherries.”
“No problem.”
“Dan, why are you listed with Christine as a coming attraction? I mean, you’re always here.”
“I invited Christine to talk about her new book, ‘Three Years of Her Life.’ She wanted to ask me about my book, and suggested we try to work both into the conversation.”
“That was nice of her.”
“She’s a very nice person, David.”
“You’re not so bad yourself, Dan…except, am I boring you? Why do you have your phone out?”
“Sorry, I was trying to find a Pirates video I wanted to show you.”
“What’s all that garbage on your screen? Did you start a free trial of another sports app?”
“No. This garbage – and that’s a good word for it – is from ESPN.”
“Here’s your beer, Dan, two-lime balance perfectly executed, and here’s your John Howell’s Special, David. Will there be anything else?”
“Cherries.”
“OK, no problem.”
“So, Dan, what’s the problem with ESPN?”
“It wants me to sign into ESPN-Plus.”
“Wouldn’t signing in be better than crawling through, what was that three screens?”
“It would be, but I don’t subscribe to ESPN-Plus.”
“Here are your cherries, David.”
“Thanks Skippy.”
“No problem.”
“So, Dan, how come ESPN thinks you have a subscription you don’t have?”
“I used to have one. Actually, I used to have a Disney-Plus subscription that bundled Hulu, Disney and ESPN-Plus.”
“Used to? You got tired of watching reruns of The Little Mermaid?”
“I only had the bundle because it was the cheapest way to get Hulu. Of course, at the time, I didn’t realize that was Hulu with ads, so it really wasn’t cheaper.”
“So, you dropped Disney and just had Hulu? I’m not following, Dan.”
“I dropped everything. Hulu no longer carries Star Trek or the Twilight Zone, and ESPN-Plus never seemed to televise the games of my teams.”
“But they still want you to log in? Sounds like it’s time to call tech-support.”
“I did call tech support. They told me to delete my account and start over.”
“Of course, you didn’t do that because you’re a techie and you know how they could fix this.”
“David, starting over means re-specifying the sports I follow – all seven of them. Then the teams within each sport, of which there are too many to count. Then I’d have to configure alerts for each team. It’s a royal pain, and I’d have to do it on my iPad as well.”
“Do you have to clear those screens on your iPad?”
“No! That’s the thing. It works fine there. I’m going to call tech-support again and hope I get a guy with a brain.”
“Speaking of which, where’s Skippy? I wanted to get a pizza.”
“I think I heard a glass break. He’s probably cleaning that up.”
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