With a cup of coffee, one can conquer the world. Or so it would seem. My machine is being very kind to me and producing the best of the best. After half a cup, the alarm comes to mind. Taking one last safty excursion to December 16, 1923. Notwithstanding all the advice last week from my dear friend the safe road is it. I certainly don’t want to bake my time travel cake half way.
The clock is set to December 16th 1923 ,7:00 PM, and the duration is set to two hours. The scene is a darkened theater and the movie Our Hospitality is playing. It stars Buster Keaton and is one of the most popular. The audience loves it and can’t seem to get enough. Also appearong is the movie is Natalie Talmadge, Joe Keaton, and Joe Roberts. It is very strange to be in a movie with people smoking. The screen gets harder to see as the movie finishes.
Moving to the lobby there is a poster for the movie playing next.
Slow as Lighting is playing next. It stars Kenneth MacDonald, Billy ‘Red’ Jones, Edna Pennington, Gordon Sackville. Not a title that is familar to me.
The alarm goes off and I land back on the couch. I receive a text from Linda Hill. It says Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is: “bake.” Use it as a noun or a verb, use it any way you’d like. Have fun!
If you want to see what other bloggers do with the prompt visit Linda’s post. Here is the link. https://lindaghill.com/2023/12/15/the-friday-reminder-and-prompt-for-socs-dec-16-2023/
Bake by John W. Howell © 2023.
“Well I see your 100 year deal continues.”
“Yeah well I sure don’t want to make a mistake.”
“Okay I get that. Do you want me to go with you on the next?”
“Nice of you to offer but that isn’t necessary.”
“Why not. I would love to bake time travel into my experience cake.”
” think we would be falling over each other and then there’s the issue of the time continuum.”
“What’s that.”
“Something that we can’t disturb.”
“Like I would.”
“I’m just saying that anyone who would order a leaf vaccum for an Uber ride is capable of tearing the time continuum.”
“I thought it was aneat ride.”
“See. My point exactly.”
“This diascussion leads me to want a VooDoo Ranger.”
“Can’t wait to see wht you ordered from Uber.”
“It has plenty of room.”
“So does a cattle car. Can’t wait to see what you have.”
“There it is.”
Photo by Dan Antion
“OMG.”
“It’s all decked out for the holidays.”
“Who are those people on there?”
“Carolers. They are going to sing some carols.”
“Is there hay on the wagon to keep us warm and hot chocolate.”
“No on both. We are after VooDoo Rangers not flavored lactose.”
“Well, still woud have been nice.”
“Come on. You a Ranger or a wimp?”
“Just glad I brought a coat we are not exactly going to bake in the sun in that thing.”
“I hope you are happy to get that prompt off your chest.”
“Very. Lets go.”
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Those steeds almost look like Clydesdales. I hope you are able to get your Voodoo Rangers instead William Smartener’s there. Cheers and happy Saturday John,
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The horses might be, Percheron, Belgian, or Clydesdales, John. Those are the working breeds found at OSV.
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They look like Percherons to me. Thanks for the info, Dan
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Thank you, John. Happy Saturday to you as well.
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A long way to go to see a movie in a smoke-filled room. It’s hard to imagine being in those indoor spots where the smoke was heavy. Good job in the prompt, John.
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Thank you, Dan. 😊
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[…] to have a long post. So, David and I are going back in time – no, you haven’t stumbled into John Howell’s blog. I promised Maureen from Oddments that I would rerun a post from 2015 when David and I talked about […]
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Terrific Dan. Thanks for the mention.
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This line gets my vote for wittiest of the repartee: “I’m just saying that anyone who would order a leaf vaccum for an Uber ride is capable of tearing the time continuum.”
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I’m so glad you liked it Liz. 😁
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That would be a fun ride to and from a bar. Crisp winter air can help sober you up.
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I think being a little over the line would be a good thing in that wagon. Help to stay warm.
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That is a cool ride, especially if we get snow and outfit it with skis. Get that thing going over the hills and through the woods to grandmothers house we’ll go, with a couple big Voodoo Rangers under our belts. Well, maybe that’s a half-baked idea.
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No. That sounds good to me, Steve.
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All we need is snow which is snowear in sight…
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That is definitely my kind of ride. Great job, John. Happy Saturday!
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Happy Saturday to you Jill * sung to the tune of A Rockin’ Good Way to Mess Around and Fall in Love by Dinah Washington & Brook Benton
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That looks like a fun ride, time continuum or not. When I was in grade school, a century ago, hayrides were popular. Of course, I lived in the middle of farmland, where hay (alfalfa) was the dominant crop. 😉
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I can imagine you on the hay wagon, Gwen. Sounds like fun to me.
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I remember smoky theaters and restaurants. Love the ride. Don’t forget to buy one for the horses. I’d love to see a cop trying to get one to blow into the machine.
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Whiskey for my men and beer of my horses.
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Yes!
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A movie with The Great Stone Face must be entertaining, John, and the ride to and from the pub in that wagon with a bunch of people singing Christmas carols would be fun.
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I think so too. Thanks, Tim. We have plenty of VooDoo Ranger to keep us in the spirit.
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Those horses are majestic. I think that would be a fun ride to sing some caroling on.
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I do too, Kymber. BTW I can now comment on your post today.
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That’s terrific! I’m so glad! What I was able to figure out was that something had changed where my theme’s comment box was in use instead of Jetpack’s. I’m hoping it stays worked out. LOL
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Me too.
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“I’ll have a hot chocolate,” sounds much more appealing than “give me a flavored lactose.”😊
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Ha ha ha. Depend on where you are. In the retirement home the lactose phrase is used but in the context of “Hold the lactose.”
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I love those horses! There used to be a contraption like that on the Isle of Wight near our caravan to transport families along the seafront.
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That would be fun as well. Thanks, Stevie.
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I love today’s Uber ride, John! It puts me in the holiday mood. Great use of the prompt and I have to say I am loving these 100 year escapades!!
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So glad to hear you like them, Jan. It is always fun to see what is going on 100 years ago.
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I wonder where I would go if I had the opportunity to go back 100 years. I’m not sure I would have the courage to do it. Love the horses!
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It would take courage for sure. Thanks, Pam
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Now I need a cup of hot cocoa. 🙂
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Don’t we all. 😊
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Haha! This was huge fun, John. The “car” was a great twist. I still haven’t managed to get my hands on any Voodoo Ranger, but I keep an eye out.
Big hugs.
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Well it is potent stuff so maybe that’s a good thing. Glad you liked the post.
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That would be a cool ride – in more ways than one.
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That’s for sure.
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In between caroling, you might try yelling “Wagon train ho!” and see if it speeds things up a bit. That VooDoo Ranger’s not going to drink itself.
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You are so right Lois https://youtu.be/TXcz2pWKOPc
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haha! Exactly like that!
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Ooo, I like that Uber! Take me along (wasn’t that a Broadway musical?).
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Yes I think so.
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I swear I was in the theater with the rest of the audience. You’re painting picture with words again! The best!!
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Thank you, Jill. So nice of you to say.
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Well done, John. I love the Uber!
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I’m glad, Jennie. I liked it too.
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Bing Crosby would be proud.
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I’m sure he would.
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Haha!
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That’s a great ride! Not allowed to complain (seriously, after last week?)
I like old movies but know nothing about those two!
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We all are too young for those movies. They were popular in 1923
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Yes, but that doesn’t mean we couldn’t be movie buffs and have seen them 😉
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You have a point. 😁
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🙂
I think if Johnny Depp’s character in Benny & Joon – he was a huge Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplan fan and a total movie buff.
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You could probably find them on You Tube.
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You are right, I bet they are there.
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This half baked post reminds me tonight at midnight is the weekly Silent Film on TCM.
Crazy, but it’s been a long time since smoking was allowed in the theatres. I don’t remember.
Nice horse drawn holiday wagon you got there.
Seems like an uber Uber Ranger to me.
Really, it ties right in with the VooDoo!
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The last smoke filled movie house I was in was in Sarnia Ontario in 1958. Yes the tie in to VooDoo is excellent. 🐴X 🐴X 🐴X 🐴X
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Who do? You do! VooDoo.
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Can’t really beat the horses!
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No that’s true.🐴X 🐴X 🐴X 🐴X 💋
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Winner winner. 😊X
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