"Run on for a long time, let me tell you God Almighty gonna cut you down." As usual, no idea what's going to pop into my skull when I see a SoCS prompt. Today, it was Run On by The Blind Boys of Alabama (the Moby remix, different group, from the Play album is also…
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SNAFUs and Other Assorted Acronyms #SoCS
The first acronym I can recall is SNAFU (Situation Normal, All Fucked Up) which I read in some book or other -- great WWII correspondent Ernie Pyle maybe) -- when I was 10 or so. A few years later, the same acronym provided a crack (for me) in the bullshit consistently spouted by every generation…
An Afternoon’s Delight of Nostalgic Music #SoCS
Skyrockets in flight, Afternoon delight. Rubbing sticks and stones together makes the sparks ignite And the thought of rubbing you is getting so exciting Skyrockets in flight, afternoon delight [insert your own ‘pewww’ sound here] The Starlight Anthem Band Afternoon delight. You're humming it now, aren'tcha? That’s one of the earliest songs I can remember…
The Heart of Perfection – A Stream of Consciousness Saturday Double Team #SoCS
I almost made a tremendous mistake with my life. Fortunately, a long drive and some hard thinking and sudden revelation have instead led to a life-altering decision. I've been kinda thinking of it as my very own Road to Damascas moment. Today’s Stream of Consciousness Saturday is a combo of the February 4 and then…
Keep That Towel on the Shelf — Stream of Consciousness Saturday (#SOCS)
"Don't you do it." For whatever reason, as often happens with these things, a random image popped into my skull at today's prompt. Apollo Creed telling Balboa not to throw in the towel againgst . . . what was the Russian's name. Drago. That's it. Hmmmm, Ivan Drago. Khal Drago, I wonder if Georgie Boy…
Boxes and Blackboards and Cats, Stream of Consciousness Saturday #SoCS
Fingernails. Blackboard (or chalkboard, they were black in my grade and high school). That's how much I cringe when I see or hear the phrase "out-of-the-box thinking," tge first thing I thought of when I saw today's prompt. And so we begin the 2nd consecutive (yay, me) Stream of Consciousness Saturday from Linda G. Hill's…
New Year, Same Me – But Working on Improvements #SoCS
Which way you gonna go this year? Photo by Javier Allegue Barros on Unsplash Meet the new boss, same as the old boss. Every year, the self-improvement industry makes a killing on everyone's resolutions to be different in whatever way -- weight, work, family, relationships, habits, cooking, etcetera and etc. Most fail. Most fail because…
Baby, It’s Not Cozy Outside – Stream of Consciousness Saturday #SoCS
Is he offering her a discount for "rich, Corinthian leather"? Or, perhaps, preparing to hurl his wrath at Captain Kirk? Or singing in Neptune's Daughter? It is far from warm and cozy outside. Sweettinybabyjesusborn2022yearsagotomorrowbyyourvirginmotherstitsitscold. I haven't been this cold since a deer-hunting trip to Brownsville, Texas when I was in high school - must've been…
Anyway, A Double Dose of Stream of Consciousness Saturday #SoCS
Anyway, here's a SoCS double-dose. I wrote one last week, and then couldn't get into my WordPress account. First up, the prompt for December 10; then scroll on down for today's prompt: Anyway. Struggled a bit with this prompt, as the first two things that popped into my head: A very inappropriate joke around a…
Ambling Along – Stream of Consciousness Saturday #SoCS
I am a fan of the word "amble." It's an accurate description of my usual walking speed (see also, mosey, saunter, stroll, or meander). Today's Stream of Consciousness prompt from Linda G Hill is, of course, "-amble": Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “—amble.” Add letters to the beginning of “-amble” to make…