Here we are on the first Saturday of 2024. David and I are gearing up for a storm that might bring us a significant amount of snow. Of course, the weather folk are much better at telling us what happened yesterday than what might happen tomorrow. Still, it’s good to be prepared. Speaking of prepared, we are ready to tackle Linda G. Hill’s two-fisted prompt as she combines Stream of Consciousness Saturday with Just Jot January:
“Your prompt for #JusJoJan the 6th and Stream of Consciousness Saturday is: ‘just do it.’ Use the phrase ‘just do it’ somewhere in your post, or write a post in the spirit of the phrase. Enjoy!”
If we were having a beer, you’d be wondering about my drinking plans.
“Happy New Year, Dan.”
“Happy New Year, David. Is that a John Howell’s Special you’re drinking?”
“It is. Cheryl had to pop downstairs to change the keg, but you’ll have a cold Modelo in your hands pretty soon. That is, unless you’re doing Dry January.”
“Here’s your beer, Dan. Sorry about the head. When that settles down, I’ll pour a little more in.”
“Thanks Cheryl. I’m guessing you’re glad we’re not doing Dry January.”
“Makes no never mind to me. We have a nice array of mocktails on the drink menu.”
“Mocktails?”
“For the FOMO crowd, Dan. They don’t want to drink, but they still want to be out with the fun crowd.”
“I’m sorry, Cheryl. What’s FOMO?”
“It stands for ‘Fear of Missing Out,’ David. Trust me, it brings a lot of people into this bar for all kinds of occasions.”
“Dan, are you afraid that we’re missing out on something by coming to the bar early and leaving before the fun crowd arrives?”
“Not at all, David. I embrace JOMO – the Joy of Missing Out.”
“JOMO, I like that. Finally, an acronym I can latch onto.”
“Speaking of joy, Cheryl, did you hear how Skippy did last night? I heard he filled in for the star of that play.”
“He called, Dan. He was supposed to work today, but he had been out late celebrating. He did very well.”
“I’m glad. Sounds like he had a dose of just do it spirit, and it paid off.”
“And speaking of ‘just do it’ spirit, Dan, you and Cheryl both seem to be embracing Linda’s Just Jot January prompt. You’re certainly giving me a lot to read.”
“I hope we’re not boring you, David.”
“Not at all, Cheryl. I can honestly say that I’m enjoying your posts and I’m not sick of Dan’s yet.”
“Gee, thanks, David. That’s, um, quite the compliment.”
“You know I’m just joking, Dan. I have enjoyed the little bits you dribbled out about your new blog theme. That seems to be a hit.”
“Well, you might want to skip my post on Monday. I’m going to wrap up that explanation with a look at the pros and cons.”
“Thanks for the head’s up. I’ll pop in for the pictures.”
“I’ll leave a link for you to skip the text.”
“Another JOMO moment for me—thanks Dan.”
Note: As you can see, I’ve formally adopted the theme I had in place on Wednesday. It causes the fewest problems and it offers the captions in both the composite and slideshow views. For you iPad (and perhaps other tablets) users, I have an answer for you. If you get a menu like the one shown at the right instead of entering the slideshow when you press on a photo, you are pressing on the photo for too long. A short firm press will invoke the slideshow. A longer press will give you this menu. Also, if you don’t have arrow keys to advance, swipe the photos in the slideshow with your finger.
And, for those of you viewing on a phone or smaller tablet, if the captions are masking too much of the image, rotate your phone and view the gallery in landscape mode. I have shrunk the captions as much as I can, and I reduced the columns from three to two. It should be readable.
All five of my current books are now available in audio book form thanks to Amazon KDP’s Virtual Voice process. The voice is AI generated, but I can honestly say, it’s pretty darn good. The audio books are reasonably priced (all below $7 US) and, if you already own the Kindle version and want to add an audio version, you can do that for $1.99. There is a five-minute sample on the book page for each book. If you’re interested, click on any of the Dreamer’s Alliance book links below the image or on the link below for my latest book.
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