Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Prompt- Nose/Noes/Knows

~ John W. Howell

A picture of a string with drops of water- the logo for SoCS

 

The red light and warning buzzer momentarily freezes my brain. The spots before my eyes are alternating with the red flashes to the point that being able to sort out the confusion was a longer process than necessary. Finally, the logic caught up with the visual effects of alternating red bursts. The coffee machine needed a descaling.

A fate almost matching a blue screen computer event sends the message to all points of the body – NO CAFFEINE.  Reason eventually prevails, and a punch of the reset button yields one more ten-ounce cup of soothing syrup. “No more till the descale,” is the warning. Sure, sure is the thought. The event is to be forgotten for 24 more hours.

Taking a life-affirming sip of the foamy hot stuff almost causes a miss of the Ring Doorbell notification. Checking my phone shows a blurry figure obviously moving fast. Opening the front door presents a challenge. Rolling aside the chest of drawers, clicking off the deadbolts, disarming the pepper spray, unlocking the latch, removing the chains, lifting the heavy timber, and carefully moving the concertina wire, the door is ready to open.

It has to be done quickly since the creature could still be standing there. Quickly is as quickly does, and before me is a huge egg. It has lovely decorations and pastel colors. My nose tells me it is an Easter egg. The opposing mental noes try to tell me it could be a bomb. Resisting those negative thoughts, I knock on the egg with full confidence that it knows the intent of being here. The egg falls open, and inside is a lifetime supply of Jelly Bellys. There is also a note. It reads. Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “nose/noes/knows.” Use one, use ’em all, bonus points if you use all three. Have fun!

If you want to have fun, visit Linda Hills’ blog and read how easy it is. Here is the link. https://lindaghill.com/2022/04/15/the-friday-reminder-and-prompt-for-socs-april-16-2022/

Nose/Noes/Knows by John W. Howell © 2022

“So you got the bonus points?”

“Yup. Put them in my Bentley Turbo account.”

“Never heard of that.”

“A Bentley Turbo? You’re kidding.”

“No, not the car. The fact that you can redeem Linda Hill bonus points for a Bentley.”

“Have you heard of anyone saying I can’t?”

“Well…No. But that’s not the point.”

“What’s the point?”

“You thinking you can take something as worthless as a Linda Hill bonus and converting it to a $300,000 car.”

“I don’t see what you are getting at.”

“Those bonus points are made up. There’s no market for them.”

“Like bitcoin?”

“Huh?”

“Show me a bitcoin.”

“I can’t. They are digital units of exchange.”

“Uh-huh. You have any?”

“No, they are too expensive.”

“So, what makes you believe they exist?”

“There is an exchange. They are traded. Everyone knows that.”

“So if I tell you there is a Linda Hill Bonus Point Exchange, you’ll admit they have value?”

“Uh, I guess so, but my nose tells me you are making that up.”

“So I can get rid of your noes, call this number.”

“Why?”

“To speak to someone on the Linda Hill Bonus Point Exchange.”

“For heaven’s sake. Never mind. I believe you. It’s not worth the trouble. I’ll just humor your fantasy.”

“Suit yourself. I’m going to the bar.”

“Your turn to buy.”

“I have a bonus point.”

“What does that  mean?”

“I’m going to buy our beer with a bonus point. I have to warn you, though.”

“About what?”

“One bonus point is worth 500 beers.”

“Can you get change?”

“Sadly no.”

“Oh my, what a dilemma. Whatever shall we do with 500 beers?”

“A believer.”

82 thoughts on “Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Prompt- Nose/Noes/Knows”

      2. It always strikes me as being the 21st century equivalent of owning a chunk of the moon’s surface (although if you Google ‘buy land on the moon’. you may be surprised by the number of possibilities claimed).

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  4. Good morning John I was going to visit you earlier but I was concerned about what strange characters I might meet at your door! I am on my way over now shall I meet you at the pub or your house… I have descaler in my bag.
    As always John you have me laughing out loud! 💜☀️

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  8. Jelly beans, beer, and a Bentley?! Good one, John. Only you could have thought this one up! 🤣 I hope you get to enjoy all three this weekend — in moderation, of course. Hugs….

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  9. You’ve been at this a long time, John. With interest rates moving up, you should have enough LGH bonus points to make a down payment. If not, find a bar that will let you open a tab and work off that BP a little at a time.

    Great job on the prompt. Happy Easter.

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  12. Your imagination knows no bounds! I had to look up Jelly Belly, though I knew about the Bentley Turbo (an auto out of my league). Thanks for the Saturday morning smiles, John. Keep up the good work! 🙂

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  14. Awesome lead-in and post, John. Thanks for putting bitcoin (of which I still don’t comprehend) in context – it’s there, but it’s not. I much prefer the Linda Hill Bonus Point Exchange and beer, so I’ll stick with that and an Easter egg. Enjoy your Jelly Bellies and have a nice holiday!

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  15. Santa, bentleys, bitcoins, and beer bonus points. I will stick with the first and the last. Those are more real than those other ephemerals. However I am open to civilized debate and personal preferences on those questionable choices … over three fingers that is.

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  17. I hope your Bentley does not require the ever so scarce chip that other new cars seem to need. Try not to drink up all your bonus points, though. You might need them for a stylish new cap to wear if you are going to drive a Bentley.

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  20. 500 bottles of beer on the bar
    500 bottles of beer
    Open 2 up
    Guzzle ’em down
    498 bottles of beer on the bar.

    ….. a few days later …
    314 bottles of bear on the bar
    314 bears
    Some are pink
    Some are blue
    Where the heck
    Are you 2?

    Note:
    I’ll spare you the entire song, but FYI – U2 is not adding any members to the band.

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  21. It takes a clever writer to go from a giant easter egg filled with jelly beans to a Bentley Turbo to Bitcoins to beer. Well done (and very funny) Mr. Clever One. Happy Easter.

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