PHOTO PROMPT © Sandra Crook
INSOMNIA CURE
Late again, Johnson??!! You’ve been warned. You’d better have a good reason, or you’ll be collecting severance papers from HR.
Well, Sir, you know I live outside the city. I even left early this morning, but old man Morton was herding his sheep from one pasture to another, and I had to pull over so I didn’t hit any.
His flock seems to have grown, and I wondered how much, so I started counting them, 287, 288, 289, 290…. I was dreaming of a Simmons mattress – and suddenly it was 9:15.
True story or not, that one lets you stay. 😆
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Go to Rochelle’s Addicted to Purple site and use her Wednesday photo as a prompt to write a complete 100 word story.
Archon's Den 
Hahaha! Great! I don’t know if I’d have let him stay or not, but I would have given points for creativity.
Super job, Archon!
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I suppose there are some very creative liars, but that tale sounds so dumb that it’s gotta be true. 🙂
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Oh, believe me, I have heard stories and you’d be amazed what the people use as excuses.
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It could work.. It actually could. I wonder if shepherds fall at sleep when working,
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Probably not. They have things like wolves, coyotes, gopher holes and fence holes to keep them awake – at night.
They probably don’t think about lamb sausage while on the job either. I just saw the manager of the Quesada Tex-Mex restaurant come over to the Gino’s Pizza for supper. 😛
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Is this a flashback, or flash-forward? Hmm. Sheep… so this guy’s late because lots of French surrounded his car.
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Two ideas in one day. 😯 Could happen – even if one of them’s the wife’s.
This is not the guy who drove on the sidewalk to run the
sheepFrench down. 😦LikeLike
Love it! If I was still working I’d add that to my repertoire!
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Nowadays, a manager would expect you to have gotten out of the car and taken a cell-phone photo as proof….which, apparently Sandra did. 😉
I’m retired too. The only one I have to alibi to is the wife – and I’ve been practicing that for years. 😆
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Fantastic story. Love your take.
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Why, thank you, kind Earthling. 😉 Feel free to sample any of the others. 🙂
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