Today’s Stream of Consciousness post is:
“hat/het/hit/hot/hut.” Choose one, choose ’em all, put ’em in your post. Enjoy!
What? I don’t know. Hut is interesting from a Gilligan’s Island frame of mind. They had a good thing on that island. There’s a song in my head that goes, “Gilligan, take my advice. Don’t try so hard to escape paradise.” Maybe I’ll look for it later. Maybe not. In reality, I don’t know that I’d really want to live in a hut. Maybe if there was a nice bed with a good mattress, and a toilet, and toilet paper, and plenty of mosquito netting. A luxury hut. That might work.
I had to look up “het.” Come to find out, it is short for heterosexual. That’s me. I’m a het. I guess. Still, there’s a lot of what they used to call, “tomboy,” in me. When I was looking for a soulmate, while trying to not look and trying to be cynical, I figured that if I found someone who was compatible, someone who brought me comfort and joy and met my criteria, like loving dogs, being respectful, etc., it would not matter if the person was male or female. Logically, I still think that way. But I always imagined myself with a male partner, and that’s what I got. Imagination is powerful.
During the lonely years. I used to watch a lot of NCIS and found Gibbs to be more attractive over time. My husband does look a little like Gibbs, but taller. I’m grateful. So grateful. Step 5 in my short short book, From Loneliness to Love is, “Imagine the Best.” That doesn’t mean perfect, but perfect for what we need to grow and be happy. Reasonably happy.
Reasonably happy. Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. The Pursuit of Happyness is a great movie for Father’s Day. It’s based on a true story of a homeless father, played by Will Smith, who with heartbreaking perseverance, eventually gets a job on wall street.
On June 19th, 1865, years after the Emancipation Proclamation, African Americans in Texas were finally informed they were free. They had the opportunity, knowing they had the right, to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Now, June 19th is a Federal holiday in the US. That’s good news for Good News Tuesday!
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The Friday Reminder and Prompt for #SoCS June 19, 2021 | (lindaghill.com)
Anything is Possible! 
June 19, 2021 at 11:15 am
Very nicely done 💜
June 19, 2021 at 11:36 am
I enjoyed reading this, JoAnna! Seemed very spontaneous and fresh! 🙂 Hope you are enjoying your weekend!
June 19, 2021 at 11:12 pm
I’m very glad you enjoyed my stream of consciousness. 🙂 Yes, it’s good weekend. I hope yours is too!
June 19, 2021 at 11:36 am
From hut to Juneteenth without skipping a beat. Well done 🙂
June 19, 2021 at 11:17 pm
Thanks, Rosaliene. You never know what might come alone in the stream, but I’m glad Juneteenth worked its way in there.
June 19, 2021 at 11:49 am
The luxury hut idea works for me. Put in a bathroom, a fridge and WiFi, and I’m good, Skipper.
June 19, 2021 at 11:22 pm
lol. They were pretty resourceful on Gilligan’s island and had it better than the more realistic conditions in the film Castaway.
June 19, 2021 at 12:24 pm
Excellent post today! Definitely good news about June 19th becoming a federal holiday! The Pursuit of Happyness always pulls at my heartstrings.
June 19, 2021 at 11:25 pm
Thank you! The Pursuit of Happyness pulls at my heartstrings, too – especially knowing it was based on a true story. Will Smith and his son Jaden did an excellent job.
June 19, 2021 at 1:07 pm
Hi Jo Anna, your post made me smile. I must be honest I never even thought of having any partner other than a male. South Africa was very conservative when I grew up and it still is in many ways.
June 19, 2021 at 11:28 pm
I’m so glad my post brought you a smile. 🙂 Thanks for letting me know! I think we end up with who we are meant to be with… eventually. Even if it’s ourselves.