Tuesday Anything Possible – Finger Point Prompt – Glasses

~ John W. Howell

You know the drill. Randomly open a book to a page and, without looking, put your finger on the page. The word or words closest to your finger is the prompt. Today, we have opened The Last Drive to page 91, and the word is ‘glasses.’

Glasses by John W. Howell © 2023

“Do you see better with lens one or two?”

“Two.”

“Two or three?”

“Three.”

“Three or one.”

“Three.”

“Okay, that does the exam. I have some good news for you.”

“I love good news.”

“You won’t need your glasses anymore.”

“Really? That is good news. What has changed?”

“According to the database, a new set of lenses has come in, and you are qualified to receive them.”

“I don’t understand.”

“When we last worked on your eyes, we had to give you the 2.1 version of the lens set. They were not the latest. Now the 3.0 version is available. This set will correct all the problems of the 2.1.”

“But the others were okay. With glasses, they worked quite well.”

“Yeah, but your new classification came through as well. You have been upgraded to warrior.”

“What does that have to do with anything?”

“Warrior bots have to have perfect uncorrected 20/20 vision.”

“Bots?”

“You got the briefing?”

“What briefing?”

“The orientation to AI briefing. You used to be a human, right?”

“Used to be?”

“Oh, dear. Hold on. Central? I need to report a programming snafu. Yes, in my office now. Okay. No, he won’t be going anywhere. He is still restrained. Good. Hurry.

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Published by John W. Howell

I have been working in business for over forty years and now have the time to work in special areas of interest. My passion has always been to create compelling stories of fiction. I have authored six novels and am working on my Seventh. The first novel is still in manuscript form and being utilized as a door stop in the laundry room. The second is a contemporary fiction novel of 89,000 words and is complete and I am currently seeking a publisher. I also write poetry but have not had the guts to share any with anyone. The one time I read a piece to a person their only comment was, “it doesn’t rhyme.” I will continue to write and hopefully my blog, Fiction Favorites at www.johnwhowell.com will provide some entertainment and an interesting thought or two. I live in the Austin area with my wife Molly and an assortment of loving pets.

70 thoughts on “Tuesday Anything Possible – Finger Point Prompt – Glasses”

  15. Ugh! I operate from the “if it isn’t broken, why do we need to change it?” camp.
    It’s time to quit burying my head in the sand about AI.

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  16. Oh. That was interesting, John. I want the rest of the story! My husband is getting a shoulder replacement soon, and I keep teasing him that he’s on the way to becoming a bionic man. Who knows what will be in store for future generations. 🙂

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  20. Oh my gosh, John–you did it, again. I was seriously into this until ‘You have been upgraded to warrior.’ My eye doc sent me a text that I’m due for my eye exam. I hope I get upgraded, too. 😏

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