
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.
Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “jumble.” Use it any way you’d like. Enjoy!
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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