Old Fools Journal: the Little Bottle

Because I broke my website I am having to redo some of my post. This one may not be exactly like the original
January 18, 2009 Sunday

When things get too serious I tend to fix on something small, insignificant and non related to the seriousness. Today I have read and seen some thought provoking things (thanks to “just a girl”) that cause me to want to talk about the little bottle.

I found this little jewel in my local thrift store “The Good Samaritans” for 10 cents. I had to have it. It is four and one half inches to the top of the neck. The stopper is plastic and will be replaced with something else I think. Cork probably but this stopper suits me for now because of its shape.

It holds exactly two fluid ounces. I thought at first it would be a perfect bottle for my invisibility potion but the invisibility potion is already in a bottle labeled GIN. Then I decided it would be perfect for the eloquence potion but that is also in a bottle labeled GIN and so is the bravery and strength potion. I don't have any opium to put in it so that's out. I guess I'll just have to use it for the poison bottle. That's also in the GIN bottle but here I mean the concentrated kind. It is just the right size and shape for that. No! Posion gives me the creeps. Maybe a youth serum. There seems to a lot of that around if the spam I get in my yahoo email is any indication.

I would really rather have it for the sex potion but I can't remember why. Maybe it will come to me.

Meanwhile I'll have some relax potion that comes in a bottle labeled WINE.