Saturday 9: Black Magic Woman

Saturday 9: Black Magic Woman (1970)

Unfamiliar with this week's tune: Hear it here.

ooo Santana!

1) Black is this week's signature color because Friday, November 23, was "Black Friday," when retailers cut their prices and consumers flock to the stores. Did you score any "Black Friday" bargains?

A. I did some online shopping but I can't say I scored bargains. I thought the offerings and prices were lacking this year over previous ones. Or maybe I wasn't looking at the right things.

2) On busy shopping days,  carts often litter parking lots. After loading your items into your car, are you careful to return your shopping cart to the store or the designated cart receptacle?

A. I always return my cart, even when I have a difficult time doing it. I do not understand why they put handicapped parking close to the store (sometimes) yet there is no place to put the cart near the handicapped parking. If I didn't need the handicapped sticker, I wouldn't have trouble walking all the way across the parking lot to return the darned cart. That is why you frequently see piles of carts in the handicapped area - because parking lot designers are ignorant.

3) Who on your gift list is hardest to buy for?

A. It varies, but frequently it is my mother-in-law. She's 85. Once people pass a certain age it becomes hard to know what to purchase that would be appropriate.

4) Feasting and football are also popular Thanksgiving weekend pastimes. Do your Thursday-Sunday plans include enjoying leftovers or watching a game?

A. We had leftovers Friday night.

5) Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade is an annual event. It began in 1924 as a local event in New York. Today it's nationally televised. Did you watch it?

A. No.

6) What did you give thanks for on Thanksgiving 2018?

A. I gave thanks for my supportive husband. He must have the patience of a saint to put up with me.

7) At the first Thanksgiving, there were no forks. Pilgrims ate with spoons and knives, and forks didn't become popular until the 18th century. Think about your Thanksgiving place setting. Did you have both a salad and a dinner fork?

A. I don't recall. I don't think so, though.

8) Pies are a popular Thanksgiving dessert. What kind of pie did you enjoy? Or did you have ice cream? Or did you skip dessert?

A. I had a secret family recipe that I made myself. It is called "Chocolate Lush."

9) This week's featured band, Santana, was named for its founder, Carlos Santana. He was born in Mexico. When at a Mexican restaurant, what do you usually order?

A. Oh dear. Here is the place where I confess that I have never, not once, eaten in a Mexican restaurant. We have them here, I just don't eat there, mostly because of my ulcers. I suppose they offer non-spicy food that I could tolerate but I've never felt comfortable going in to find out.

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