Happy Saturday—Happy Weekend and welcome to the bar. David and I are basking in the cool weather that replaced that awful heatwave we were having. Of course we’re still inside with Curley at the bar, but we’re the only ones—everyone else is on the patio—just the way we like it. We’re going to enjoy an adult beverage and maybe split a pizza. We’ll also see if we can wrestle Linda’s SoCS prompt to the ground:
Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “pad.” Use it as a noun, use it as a verb, use it any way you’d like. Have fun!
SoCS by Linda G. Hill
“If we were having a beer, you’d have questions for me.”
“Good afternoon my young friend.”
“Good afternoon, David.”
“Curley, my good man, please set us up with our usual libations. I have some questions for the young man.”
“Coming right up.”
“Questions for me? What?”
“Well, I read your post on Wednesday, and it got me wondering, perhaps worried about where you’re heading with your blog.”
“I’m not heading anywhere that I know of.”
“Here you go gents. One John Howell’s Special and one Modelo draft. Anything else?”
“We may have a pizza later, but the drinks work for now.”
“Cheers, David. You were saying…”
“Yes. It looks like you have more to say than what fits in your blog bag, if you catch my meaning.”
“It reminds me of an expression my father used to use. He referred to a magagga bag as five pounds of, sh…well, you know, in a two pound bag. I hope that’s not where your going with this.”
“No, I was only worried that you might be considering blogging more often.”
“Worried? I see. Well, no need to worry. I’m sticking with the four-day format I have.”
“But you blog five days a week, Dan.”
“Yes, but Sunday is only a reminder for people that the Thursday Doors Recap has been updated.”
“Why doesn’t WordPress do that?”
“You know, you could roll ‘Why doesn’t WordPress…’ onto the pad, launch it into space and a thousand bloggers would salute. The short answer: I don’t know.”
“So, you’re not planning to start posting on Tuesdays or Fridays.”
“No. Well, no and yes.”
“Don’t go there, Dan. The question is binary.”
“I’m not planning to start posting on Tuesdays, but I will be posting this coming Tuesday.”
“Curley, Dan just crosse a line here. Could you top off this bourbon?”
“Sure, David.”
“Why do you have to make this so difficult, Dan?”
“It’s only because I’m hosting Jan Sikes, and her sister, as they launch their new books.”
“Oh. Okay. But what about One-Liner Wednesday? Do you think we’ll ever see the day when that post consists of one line?”
“I can’t do one line, David. There needs…”
“…to be a backstory. Yes, I know. It’s a pity your father didn’t share the expression, ‘I asked for the time and you’re telling me how to build a watch’ With you.”
“He did. It didn’t stick.”
“So I’ve noticed. But you really went off on a tangent this week. Is that the new normal?”
“Only when necessary. For instance, I have a Batsh*t Crazy Driver story to share.”
“Wow! You haven’t done one of those for a long time.”
“Not since Covid, when they opened the asylum gates and let the truly crazy drivers out.”
“What makes this one special?”
“I was behind a guy at a light at the end of the off ramp from I-Ninety-One to Route Five.”
“The one by Walmart?”
“Yes. We both turned to go up the hill, but he stopped before the next light while it was still green. He stayed still until the light turned red, then got into the left lane as if he was going to Wendy’s.”
“So you missed the light?”
“Yes, but that wasn’t the crazy part.”
“Do tell.”
“When the light turned green, he turned right—in front of the other three lanes—and drove into Walmart’s parking lot.”
“Wow. If ever someone deserved that sign you made, he was the guy.”
“Yeah, and you have to work pretty hard to stand out from the ordinary batsh*t crazy drivers these days.”
“You know, I think you need a new expression.”
“Why?”
“I think you’re at the point where your stories are offensive to bats.”
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