Happy Saturday and happy summer. Like a lot of people across the US, David and I are trying to stay cool or at least find a way to be comfortable in the heat. Of course, our time-honored method is to meet at the bar, share a couple cold beverages and a bite to eat while dancing around Linda G. Hill’s weekly prompt.

Stream of Consciousness Saturday by Linda G. Hill

If we were having a beer, we’d be glad to be inside.

“I’m surprised to find you boys in here, David. There’s a crowd of happy people on the patio.”

“It’s eight-seven degree, Curley. Why would we want to be outside?”

“It’s also the first Saturday in eleven weeks that it hasn’t been raining. But you’re here inside to keep me company, and I’ll bring a cold Modelo and a John Howell’s Special right over. Unless you want to try something different.”

“No thanks, Curley. Do we have to share you with the pretty people on the patio?”

“Nope. I’m making the drinks, but we brought on a server for the patio. We knew there’d be a crowd.”

“What are they eating and drinking out there, Curley?”

“Mostly salads, Dan but a wide range of heavy-duty drinks.”

“Well, I’m thinking pizza. David, could you go for a slice, or would you rather have a salad?”

“Pizza? Always. Salad? Not since my mother withheld dessert until I finished it. No offense to Curley, but I hate field greens.”

“I just pour the liquor. Here’s your beer, Dan. David, here’s your bourbon, seltzer and ice.”

“Cheers Dan. It’s a good thing we’re inside. This ice wouldn’t stand a chance outside.”

“Dan, did you want to order a pizza?”

“Yes, Curley. Small pie with the works.”

“I’ll put that in as soon as I solve this young lady’s problem.”

“The server?”

“Yeah, she got a request for a drink she’s never heard of.”

“Something exotic?”

“Not really, David, just an old school name—a Jumble.”

“You sure she wasn’t asking for help with that mixed-up word puzzle?”

“No, she’s asking for a drink.”

“A Jumble? Isn’t that a Mint Julep?”

“Give that man a cigar.”

“David, how do you know that?”

“I know lots of useless information, Dan.”

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50 responses to “What’s in a Name? — SoCS”

  1. With triple bunnies, nothing is safe.
    😉

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    1. I thought the little fence would be enough. Apparently, I need something taller. That’s a Burning Bush, and it’s like Bunny Crack – they love them, especially the little ones.

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  2. Well I would never have known that a Jumble was a Mint Julep! Well done David.

    We are enjoying a heat way too this is our second week of temperatures in the 30+c / 87 +f so for us it’s hot !

    love the photos Dan, the puddle, the flags and the book exchange especially 💗💗💗

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    1. Thanks Willow. We don’t normally see 100°f (38°c) until late July or August. Not a good sign, but nothing about the weather is normal anymore. Apparently, “jumble” comes from having to grind the leaves in the glass before adding the bourbon. I hope Linda doesn’t consider that too much research for SoCS.

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      1. Well if we don’t tell her Dan she might not notice 💜🌞🌞

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  3. A great post with a little bit of everything, Dan. That pizza looks REALLY good.

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    1. Thanks Dave. The pizza at this place is very good.

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  4. I’d like to know how David remembered the drink, Jumble?
    I love the picture of the flags, Dan. You know I’ll be stealing that one.

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    1. You’re more than welcome to the photo, GP. David had a little help from his good friend Google, but he does like bourbon, so…

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      1. haha; good ol’ David, one smart cookie!

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  5. It’s going to be screaming hot here, in the 90’s, today through Monday. I was so spoiled with the cooler weather during vacation that this is going to be difficult to take. It’s like the really cold weather in winter when we stay indoors because who wants to be out in that stuff? So, today, I go over by Natasha with her central air, we have an adult refreshment, eat lunch, and watch TV.

    I am not a fan of Mint Juleps/Jumble. Mint is something I love in a Life Saver or ice cream…picky about how it’s served. Enjoy your pizza and weekend, Dan. I think we are having all beef hot dogs, a definite sign of summer and something that won’t heat up the kitchen!

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    1. Keeping the kitchen cool is an essential ingredient on days like this, Mary. I’ll bring something home from the bar. I mostly like mint in ice cream. In fact, that sounds like a good idea over the next few days.

      Stay cool!

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  6. My husband had this bright idea that we should buy a table/chair set (complete with umbrella) because it was on sale at Home Depot. We’ve had it for almost three months now. Still in the box, sitting in our garage. I told him I saved the receipt and he had better plan on taking it back because he knows and I know there is no way we will be sitting in the shade outside in 90 degree weather just because he thought this was a good sale. Grrr-rrr. Going back this weekend. Pizza and drinks in air-conditioned comfort? Priceless.

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    1. The first year we lived here, it was very hot in the summer. The following spring, I built a nice big screen porch. The following spring, we install central air, and that porch is only used to store firewood and birdseed.

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      1. Exactly why that table/chair combo is being returned!

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  7. Terrific use of the prompt, Dan. Loved the photos, too.

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    A working AC in these temperatures is a beautiful thing! Great gallery. Love the flags.

    Ginger🦋

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    1. It’s always funny to see how many people want to sit on the patio when it’s 90+ degrees. Look for me inside at the bar.

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  9. A jumble is a mint julep! That’s darned good trivia.

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    1. According to David ;-)

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  10. Oh my gosh, eighty-seven degrees F! You and David are wise to stay indoors, Dan. Great trivia on the name for Mint Julep, I did not know that one!

    Love the photo of the bunny inside the little fenced-in plant…he or she does not appear concerned about a bit of trespassing, calmly chewing…so cute!

    Wonderful photos, Dan. Looks like there is lots of rain there. The puddle is awesome with the reflected tree and power lines…great capture.

    Great photo of the flags!

    The pizza looks delicious!

    Have a good one, Dan. Cheers.

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    1. Thanks Suzette. As we walked closer to the little bush, the bunny calmly jumped out and ran into the back yard. I guess I need a better fence. It’s a Burning Bush, and the bunnies love them. We have two larger ones that I wouldn’t mind them pruning, but they prefer the young ones.

      We’ve had rain and heat, and a couple cold days. The weather just does what it wants and we work around it.

      I hope you have a great weekend.

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      1. The bunny as a tree “pruner”…lol…what marvelous imagery. Thanks, Dan

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  11. I might be tempted to visit, Dan. We hit 114 this week, although the lack of high humidity makes it a bit more bearable. But my husband says the sun hurts. As for bunnies, they can go many places you wish they wouldn’t. It’s one of their super powers! Happy weekend.

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    1. I think I’d agree with your husband. I couldn’t deal with that heat or that much sun. The humidity does make it worse, but hot it hot.

      The bunnies love the Burning Bush leaves. I don’t know why, but we’ve had to fence them all in. I guess I need a bigger fence. I hope you have a great weekend.

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  12. I see the puddle is Still there, surviving the heat. It’s so dry here we can get a heavy rain., It’ll flood like up to my patio and then within two hours gone.☺️

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    1. That puddle dried up a couple hours later. We have 4-5 days of heat coming, but they say Friday’s high will be 76 and we’ll likely have more rain.

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  13. I learned something today. I did not know a Jumble was another term for a Mint Julep. :) Great photos and clever use of the prompt!

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    1. Thanks Jan. I was having a hard time with this one until I discovered that.

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  14. We’ve had the same weekly Saturday rain and the same heat forecast. Your pizza looks delish!

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    1. It was hot here today, but at least it wasn’t raining. I guess I’m OK with 4-5 days of heat. I’m just glad it isn’t going to stay that way for 2-3 weeks.

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  15. I had no idea that Jumble was another term for a Mint Julep. Since I’ve probably had Mint Julips twice over 30+ years, I’m sure that new piece of information will be filed in that part of my brain that is mostly filled with dust and cobwebs… and little used passwords.

    Sorry about the heat. And heat with rain… yikes!

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    1. Haha – I have a similar place in my brain. I haven’t had a Mint Julip in a very long time.

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  16. Hi, Dan. Happy weekend. I’ve never heard a mint julep called by any other name. Jumble is a good name for a cocktail. LOL appropriate. Horsefeathers… that pizza looks good and I’d like to splash around in that puddle. Hugs.

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    1. That pizza was very good, Teagan. I haven’t had a mixed drink in years, so I’m out of practice with names. When I was a little kid, I always walked through puddles.

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  17. Great bunny photos! And the pizza has my mouth watering.

    I think we all know a lot of useless information. But you never know when it will come in handy. (K)

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    1. I think back on all the stuff I knew when I was working. I hope it’s leaking out and making room for more stuff.

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      1. My mind is stuffed with trivia too.

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  18. I always love your bunny photos, Dan! Before going to Italy, I would say 87of was hot, but it was 97of to 104of in Rome and Florence. Venice was 87of and we found it easier to walk without sweating. Pizza or salad? I would say salad. It was easy to find pizza there but they don’t seem to eat salad with lettuce. We got back on Wednesday night and the veggies at home tasted delicious.

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    1. 87 is much nicer than 104, Miriam. I’ll still walk and work outside if it’s below 90. 90 and above, I’ll work in my shop, but not in the yard.

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      1. It makes sense, Dan. Working in your shop when the temp. is above 90. It would be terrible to get a heat stroke. When I workded in the school district office, Ipart of my job was having meetings with the parents. During one meeting, someone came to inform one parent that her husband was taken to the ER, and eventually he died of a heat stroke.

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        1. Yikes!

          My shop stays cool until about 2:00 pm. Then I go inside.

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  19. The bunnies look very happy!

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  20. Oh, that bad bunny! And then he had the nerve to pull out a harmonica and sing, “Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen”!

    I was born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky, and I’ve never heard of a Mint Julep called a Jumble. Just shows to go you, as my grandpa would say.

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    1. David found that on the Internet, so one never knows about its accuracy.

      I do picture the bad bunny singing his way into the back yard.

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  21. That was fun, and I never heard a Mint Julep called a Jumble. Stay cool, Dan. Today’s the peak of the heatwave.

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    1. We’re doing ok, Jennie. Thanks.

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      1. We’re like wet, limp noodles here.

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