Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Prompt – Mostly/At least

~ John W. Howell

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

 

The soothing cup of coffee reaches my lips. The deep intake of breath brings the healing aroma deep into the lungs. The first sip of the nectar of the gods enters the bloodstream and hits the brain like a free-based drag of heroin. This is legal, is the first thought. Well mostly. At least there will be no arrest for caffeine usage, is the second.

Once the internal conversation over the coffee high is finished, the mind remembers that the security system has been off for a week, and a package from the Warner Brothers President is sitting on the front porch. Looking around the living room shows that no monsters typically lurking outside have made it into the house.

Opening the front door confirms the package is still there and has not been moved. A cautious approach is for who knows what could be in there? There is a tab on the side that says “pull me.” A quick yank and the sides of the box fall down. A large urn with the Warner Brothers logo prominently displayed on the front is inside. The thought of what to do with this monstrosity enters my mind. As if to answer my question, Speedy Gonzoles zips up and hands me a letter and disappears in a cloud of dust.

The letter states that the urn is magic and all that has to be done is give it a rub. There is a P.S. on the letter from Linda Hill. Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday reads: “mostly/at least.” Use one, use ’em both, use ’em any way you’d like. Bonus points if they both appear in your post. Enjoy!

If you want to see what other bloggers have done with the prompt, visit Linda’s blog . Here is the link . https://lindaghill.com/2023/09/08/the-friday-reminder-and-prompt-for-socs-sept-9-2023/

Mostly/At least by John W. Howell © 2023

“Mostly you cover the prompt. At least you didn’t go on and on.”

“What do you mean ‘mostly?’

“Well you could have gone into a little detail.”

“Like what?”

“Why would you consider caffein mostly legal.”

“I thought it was a little early in the day for philosophical discussions.”

“Philosophical discussions? About caffeine?”

“See. You don’t get it.”

“Okay explain.”

“Well I could have gone on about the rainforests being replaces by coffee plants or worker being poor;y paid for picking the beans.”

“I see what you mean about too early.”

“I’ll bet you didn’t know that for every cup of coffee drunk the world loses and inch of rainforest.”

“Okay pleals let me change the subject.”

“Okay go.”

“How many Voo Doo Rangers does it take to destroy how much of the rainforest?”

“None and none.”

“Excellent. Let’s give up coffee for Voo Doo Rangers.”

“You already ordered Uber, right?”

“Yeah they are right over there.”

“Which one? The 1960 F100 pickup or the road grinder?”

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“Both.”

“Both why?”

“Cause the grinder only has one seat so one of us will have to stand on the back.”

“I nominate you.”

“Okay going. Then you coming back.”

“Let’s go.”

76 thoughts on “Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Prompt – Mostly/At least”

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  3. Well done on the prompt, John, but you got a bad deal on the ride. Standing after the VooDoo Rangers is going to be much harder. Now you’ve got me wondering about what happens when you give that urn a rub…you are going to rub it…right?

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  11. Well, John, you have given me a reason to be glad that I drink mostly tea. Although, someone is probably harming something harvesting tea as well. Oh well, at least with an adult refreshment, we can save a tree, right?

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  12. Speedy! Long time no see. He and his cousin, Slowpoke…they don’t make cartoons like that any longer.
    Have fun riding on that grinder. Be sure to wave to all the kids who will think that is the coolest thing ever.

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  14. Road grinder surfing on the way back from Voodoo Rangers ? ! ? ! The rhetorical question and warning is right there in small yet very bold print on the back of the VR bottle ” What could go wrong ?” Rubbing the urn could be the better choice… or not.

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  15. I’d love riding in back on the grinder! As for giving up coffee – it ain’t going to happen. But we make our one pot last all day!

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  19. The grinder made sense if you’re talking about coffee. I’m glad I’m saving the rainforest by only drinking tea. I’m sure there is a negative in there somewhere.

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  20. I’ll try not too feel too guilty as I drink my coffee (she pauses in commenting to take a sip). Those rub me to get wish things always have a caveat so, maybe a little hesitation is in order. I love that pickup truck!

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  23. What will the magic urn bring when rubbed? Inquiring minds want to know. Yes, thank you for skipping the rainforest/coffee details. I think this Aqua Roomer needs a ride in that 1960 aqua pickup. 🙂

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  24. “Andale! Andale! Arriba! Arriba! Yii-hah!”
    There’s more to that urn than meets the eye.
    I think it’s a Shakespearean urn, I mean with the rub and all.
    Guess I’ll just have to wait until next week to see what pops up!

    Ya know, you guys are already stoopid drunk just thinking about VooDoo.
    Why not just take the truck?

    In closing:
    It’s great that you point out how fast humans are using up the planet’s resources via the coffee example.
    POP into my mind –
    Pac Man – chomping away, eating, wolfing everything in his path until he bites IT! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtpsIx49ObY

    Then once resurrected, having learned nothing, he chomps away, eating, wolfing everything in his path.

    😶‍🌫️ꭓ 🥴ꭓ 😵‍💫ꭓ 😘ꭓ

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      1. Yes… chomp away, now!
        Ahh, the perfect emoji line-up for the comment.
        A pretzel, a circle…. all twisted up.
        I can’t improve!
        🥨X 🥨X 🥨X 🥨X

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