We are closing out the first full week of 2025 and it looks like this year is going to roll down the line as fast and furious as the one before it. We can’t slow it down, and the only way to stop it isn’t a good option. Still, David and I will hold tight to the bar rail each Saturday and see if we can make any sense of things. We’re careful what we share here. I know there aren’t a lot of sports fans, and politics is a hard no. Still, we’ll find something interesting, and see if we can’t manage to handle Linda’s prompt. In January, the prompt is twofold—SoCS and JusJoJan.
Your prompt for #JusJoJan the 11th and Stream of Consciousness Saturday is: “it’s the little things.” Take whatever the phrase “it’s the little things” brings to mind and use it in your post. Have fun!
Stream of Consciousness Saturday by Linda G. Hill
If we were having a beer, you’d be curious.
“Good afternoon, David.”
“Good afternoon, my young friend.”
“Young friend? I’m closing the gap on you.”
“You’ll always be the same number of years younger than me, Dan.”
“Yeah but the difference means less each year. It’s getting to be a little thing.”
“Little things matter, Dan.”
“Indeed, they do. Little things like a snifter of seltzer alongside your John Howell’s Bourbon.”
“Ah, the call of the not so wild. Good afternoon, gentlemen.”
“Good afternoon, Curley.”
“I poured David’s concoction, and a nice cold Modelo for you, Dan.”
“Thanks Curley. Cheers, David.”
“Cheers. Can I ask you a question about blogging?”
“Sure, David. Are you thinking of starting a blog?”
“Heavens no, Dan. But I’m curious about this new challenge you started.”
“Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge? It’s not new, it’s been around for years.”
“Yes, but it hasn’t been your challenge. Why take on another challenge?”
“I didn’t want to see it end. I participated in it often. A lot of people like it.”
“But you already manage a challenge.”
“Right, so I already know what to do, and this one Is easier than Thursday Doors.”
“Which you also took over from someone, right?”
“Yes, Norm Frampton.”
“But you added several things to that one. Any plans for CFFC?”
“No, none. I’m keeping this one as is. It works well.”
“Thursday Doors worked well, but that didn’t stop you from messing with it. I mean, your running a badge contest as we drink.”
“Norm was planning to add a badge. Cee already had a great one, and she said I could keep using it.”
“What about the recap? You added that.”
“Yes, but that was also a programming exercise. I enjoyed writing the code to produce that. It’s almost fully automated — it looks like way more work than it is.”
“Are you adding one to CFFC?”
“No. There’s no need. The history of CFFC is documented on the Challenge page. So is the future for that matter. As long as I write the posts, I’ve been writing every week, it chugs right along.”
“What’s the attraction, Dan? Are you that interested in doors and buildings and all the things in Cee’s challenge?”
“No, David. It’s the little things.”
“Like what? A bunch of random people post a bunch of random photos loosely aligned with a theme of sorts.”
“You don’t read enough of them David.”
“What am I missing?”
“First, the people aren’t random, they’re very special. You’re also missing poetry, history, stories about adventures past and present. People have shared personal history, ancient mythology, historical trivia, rumors, impressions. The posts are entertaining and informative. I was reading most of them before I was running the challenges.”
“Little things? Those sound like pretty remarkable things, Dan.”
“That they are, David, but these challenges attract some remarkable people.
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