Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Prompt – Meat/Meet/Mete

~ John W. Howell

The coffee saved me. Had a bad dream about an alarm clock that could be used to time travel. Wait! That was no dream. That clock is sitting on the table over there. Crossing the room to further inspect the devil’s own instrument, the thought about where to go next comes to mind. Charles Yallowitz thinks it should be set for 0:00. Then the dawn of creation could be experienced. I’m not sure the Big Bang and all that would be my cup of tea. Being around as nature and God mete out what is needed to get this Earth rolling would be pretty frightening.

How about advancing to the day when the Super Mega Millions Lotto number is drawn and then going back a day to buy that ticket? Yeah, that would meet many financial dreams. But what’s the use of dreaming if all of them were wiped out using one very strange instrument.

No, more thinking needs to go into this endeavor. Maybe witnessing the signing of the Declaration of Independence would be good. How about answering the question of when men first cooked meat or staged the first tailgate party? Maybe it wasn’t men at all. The mind races with the possibilities. Setting the clock back on the table reminds me I have a voicemail on my phone. The transcription of it is  Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is: “meat/meet/mete.” Use one or use ’em all for bonus points. Have fun!

It looks like the bonus points are mine. If you want to see what other bloggers have done with the prompt, visit Linda’s blog. Here is the link. https://lindaghill.com/2023/11/03/the-friday-reminder-and-prompt-for-socs-nov-4-2023/

Meat/Meet/Mete by John W. Howell

“So you earned the bonus point.”

“Yup.”

“The use of meat was pretty cheap.”

“Well, wouldn’t you like to know how the idea of roasted meat came about?”

“Not high on my list of wondering how things work.”

“I suppose I’m a little unusual.”

“You think? I’ve read some comments on your stories.”

“And?”

“Be glad the person commenting doesn’t have the power of committing you.”

“That’s a harsh comment you mete out.”

“When did we meet?”

“What does that have to do with anything?”

“Just trying to round out the prompt.”

“We met in 2012 when I started blogging.”

“Who introduced us?”

“I created you.”

“My Lord.”

“Yes?”

“No, not my Lord lord. Just amazement that I have only been around since 2012.”

“You have a rich backstory.”

“Is that like a memory.”

“Sure.”

“So you are the one who put Voo Doo Ranger into my life?”

“Yes, for sure.”

“Bless you.”

“Call Über.”

“Already did. He’s over there.”

“The cement truck?”

“No problem with parking.”

“I’m not even going to ask why. There’s room for both of us, so let’s go.”

“You are da man.”

“Da dumb man, for sure.”

 

75 thoughts on “Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Prompt – Meat/Meet/Mete”

  2. Do time travel alarm clocks observe daylight savings time? Don’t forget to turn it back one hour tonight. Have a great weekend, John. Enjoy the extra hour of sleep.

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  4. Do time travel alarm clocks have to observe daylight savings time? If so, don’t forget to set it back one hour tonight. Have a great weekend, John. Enjoy the extra hour of sleep.

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  6. Maybe you could set it just before the folks at WordPress decided to mess with the comment feature on blogs. Tell them, “Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should.” Good job, John.

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  13. ‘Backward in time’ would be interesting for sure, especially if it included a lottery win. 😄 You’ve covered the bases with this story, John, and offered a number of laughs. Bravo!

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  19. It’s always fun to see what the Uber ride is going to be each Saturday. 🙂 This was a super fun post. If I could travel back in time, I would return to a day in April 2006 and make a different choice. 🙂

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  27. Nicely done VooDoo twins!
    Tick tock tick – I think the clock is sick
    It’s done its thing on mine
    Now I’m doin’ time.
    Vitameatavegamin

    One of my more cryptic comments.
    ⏰X 🕰X ⏲X 🕕X

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  29. Hi John …am I late or did I Morgarna’s Anomaly get me back here to Saturday….not really sure!
    Tell me when you time travel with the alarm clock do you arrive clothed or naked.
    My time travellers arrive clothed but I have noted most arrive naked….that to me sounds too inconvenient!
    Our time in the UK went back a week before yours did in the US which confuses the matter even more?
    Where is this all leading…..I don’t have a clue please hand me a Voodoo it might clear my head….or better still one of your specials.
    I hope the loony tune guys don’t get hold of the clock that would really create havoc.
    Have a great week 💜 what’s left of it 💜

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    1. Thank you, Willow. Your question about clothed or naked is a good one. In my last two books the travelers arrive clothed but in the outfit from the previous time zone. So it does cause some raised eyebrows when they are in WWI uniforms and they go into a Walmart. Nothing like being naked of course but they still need to find new clothes. We need to keep this clock out of the hands of those Warner Brothers characters. You gotta wonder why the President of Warner Brothers gave the clock as a present in the first place. Yeah you are right a VooDoo Ranger is needed now. Thanks Willow. 😁

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