Random thoughts, life lessons, hopes and dreams
Welcome back to the bar. Linda has given us a challenge today for Stream of Consciousness Saturday that is making me shudder a bit. Here’s the prompt: “Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is ‘musical.’ Use it any way you’d like. Have fun!” OK, let’s see how much fun we can have. If... Continue Reading →
When I was a child – yes, this is going to be one of those posts – we didn’t have “learning or teachable moments.” We had rules and expectations, and when those expectations weren’t met, it wasn’t a soft and reassuring voice that I remember. I remember the message, and perhaps that’s the important thing.... Continue Reading →
It’s the Saturday after Thanksgiving in the US, but Linda G. Hill is in Canada, so no leftovers from her. She served up a fresh Stream of Consciousness Saturday prompt that might be hard to swallow: “Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is ‘digest.’ Use it any way you’d like. Have fun!” If... Continue Reading →
Have you ever been in a situation where someone is being a loud-mouth jerk and you want to say something but what you’re thinking of saying would likely make matters worse? I was in such a situation last Thursday, but fortunately, another man wanted to say something and came up with the right thing. If... Continue Reading →
It’s not just Saturday at the bar, it’s Stream of Consciousness Saturday. Linda G. Hill has given us one of her famous ‘use one or both’ – wait, I don’t see an offer of bonus points – oh well, it looks like a fun prompt: “Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is ‘roll/role.’... Continue Reading →
“Ugh, I forgot my phone!” Yep, that happened to me on Monday. I wasn’t very far into my morning commute, but I was on the highway, and the next exit would be a 20-minute round-trip to home and back. In addition to that, taking 20 minutes to get back to that point would mean an... Continue Reading →
Linda G. Hill threw us a curve ball this week for her Stream of Consciousness Saturday ordeal: “Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is ‘point.’ Open a book on your lap, close your eyes, and put your finger on the page. Whatever you land on, whether it be a word, a phrase, or... Continue Reading →
It’s Saturday, my day to go to the bar and to try and deal with Linda G. Hill’s Stream of Consciousness Saturday prompt (but no yelling). I’ve been trying to find a way to include a specific item in an #SoCS post, and I think this prompt will do it: “Your Friday prompt for Stream... Continue Reading →
A long time ago, my wife and I realized that we don’t enjoy many of the same ingredients on pizza. We tried “half with…and half with…” but we don’t eat the same amount of pizza either. Besides, I’m always worried about olive juice seeping under the cheese onto my half. We started ordering two small... Continue Reading →
