I randomly opened Detour on the Eternal Road to page 205. With my eyes closed I pointed to the page. The word closest to my finger was “face.” That is the prompt today.
Face by John W. Howell © 2024
“That was an about face.”
“What do you mean?”
“You said you would support me in front of the boss.”
“I did support you.”
“Oh, really?”
“Now, what’s that supposed to mean?”
“Well, if you don’t know then I don’t know what to say.”
“How about you quit running around the bush and come out with it.”
“It bewilders me that you don’t know what I’m talking about.”
“You are mad cause you think I didn’t support you in there.”
“Damn right.”
“But I don’t understand why you think I didn’t support you.”
“Okay if I have to spell it out. When the boss asked, “What’s this?” you immediately looked at me.”
“I did. I wanted to see what you were going to say.”
“You dope. She immediately thought I was the culprit.”
“Well, you were.”
“I know, but you said you would cover for me.”
“I would have had it not been so plain that you were the one.”
“How was it so plain?”
“Dogs don’t bring dead mice into the house.”
“I couldn’t help it.”
“You said you were getting mom a present. How was I to know that was it.”
“Okay, okay. You are forgiven.”
‘Thanks.”
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Good to see them make up at the end.
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Always have to have a good ending.
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This is why we don’t have cats. 😺
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Ha ha ha. One of the downsides for sure. Thanks, Darlene.
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This is why our cats were always inside cats. Great job on the prompt, John.
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This is why our cats were always inside cats. Great job on the prompt, John.
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It is always good to do that, Dan.
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Sorry about the duplicate, but I recorded this comment process so maybe the Happiness Engineers can figure this out.
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Better than a live slobber covered mouse. 🤷🏻♂️
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Ha ha ha. That’s for sure. Thanks, Craig. Sounds like you have had that experience.
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Hahahah. Been there, witnessed that!
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I think we all have. Thanks, Pam.
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Ha, ha! I thought the speakers were human, not dogs!
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Someday they will be human. Just not today.
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😀
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😊
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Seeing Liz’s comment beforehand, I knew they weren’t human, but I still didn’t know what until the end. Great job, John!!
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Thank you, GP. 😀
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Hahaha, this is too funny. Yeah, cats do like to leave little presents behind 🐁 although I am grateful for the pest control! Happy Tuesday, John!
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Thank you, Laura. Happy Tuesday to you.
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Love this! 🥰
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So glad you did, Victoria.
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Good one, John! Forgiveness is a great ending. A dead mouse in the house is better than a live one.
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I agree, Tim. Live ones are very concerning. Thanks.
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That is really funny, but also realistic as a have witnessed scenes similar to that one.
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Thanks, Rabirius.
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My cats are all indoor only cats. When we had to pull everything out from the walls to have the inside of our garage painted–that was when we realized our once outdoor cats had been stashing all our ‘gifts’ there–dead lizards.
But it is the thought that counts. 😹
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Yes, it is the thought. Gotta love ’em
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This made me laugh! I could imagine the looks on the animals faces – I gather a dog and a cat. I used to get lots of ‘gifts’ from our cats when it was safe for them to be outside (long ago) – baby bunnies (still alive and kicking), dead birds, dead mice, and a squirrel’s head (yuck!).
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Goodness. Sounds like a nightmare.
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I’m very lucky – my two cats don’t catch anything. One doesn’t like going outside and the other can’t be bothered! Nice story, John.
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You are lucky. We had one that loved to release live chipmunks in the house.
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Oh wow!
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I know right?
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So… I’m taking it the boss did not appreciate the gift. They can be so hard to please. As for his buddy, he didn’t really want to snitch on him!
Always fun stuff, John.
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The appreciation was short-lived. He didn’t want to, but in the end he did. Oh well it all ended okay. Thanks, Dale.
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Yes, no bodies (outside the mouse) were harmed…
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It was a virtual mouse, so we can say no animals were hurt in this story. 😀
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That’s the best scenario 😉
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😊
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Ha! Ha! Yep it’s true. Dogs don’t bring dead (or live) mice into the house. 🙂
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Some would say dogs don’t know the value of a lovely gift.
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Our cat brought us a live mouse the other day and I about came unglued. Luckily, The Mister was there to deal with it. He put the mouse outdoors. For hours, though, Binxie was looking for it all over the house for his new toy. Sorry, Binx! lol
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Great story, Kymber. 😀
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Thank you, John.
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One reason for not having cats! Of course, the other is that Monk would terrorize it all day every day, and I wouldn’t get anything done for having to keep them separated!
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That later reason is the best.
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One reason for not having cats! Of course, the other is that Monk would terrorize it all day every day, and I wouldn’t get anything done for having to keep them separated!
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Uh-oh. ‘Face’ it…I’m thinking that’s not the kind of pressie that a mum’s gonna appreciate. 😉 Great job with the finger point prompt.
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Yeah, she may ask that it be removed. Thanks, Monika.
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At least we know the dog won’t be regifting this.
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Ha ha ha. That’s for sure.
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😉
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These stories are so fun, trying to guess where you’re going. Makes me wonder what my daughter would do if given this present. Being mostly indoor, not sure how either of her cats would react if they saw one!
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Sometimes the instinct kicks in. It would be like a self-propelled toy mouse.
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True, can’t completely tame the wild within.
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😊
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Ha ha that was an unexpected ending. Very good story.
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Thank you, Thomas. 😀
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Lol! Very true. We can tell by the “gifts.”
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Haha!
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😀
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