Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here.
1) In this song, Rihanna sings that when she looks at her lover, she sees the light in his eyes. The internet is filled with makeup tips for making your eyes look brighter. Drugstores sell eye drops that promise to get the red out. Are you bright-eyed this morning?
A. I am not a morning person, so probably not. I am probably not bushy tailed, either.
2) She likens him to a shooting star. Astronomers tell us that shooting stars aren't that rare at all. They occur when dust, asteroids or comets enter the earth's atmosphere, and are often visible on clear, pollution-free nights. Have you ever seen a shooting star?
A. I have! I even caught one in a photo once.
3) In ancient Rome, shooting stars were considered good luck, especially for those going into battle, while some tribes in East Africa believed shooting stars were a harbinger of doom. Are you superstitious?
A. Not generally.
4) The singer of "Diamonds" hosted a lavish Diamond Ball to raise funds for education programs in Malawi, Senegal, and the country of her birth, Barbados. Rhianna named her charity initiative the Clara Lionel Foundation after her grandparents. If you were to name your foundation after your grandparents, what would it be called? What would you ideally like to do in their honor?
A. The HB Literacy Foundation, and it would teach people how to read and serve as a library. Neither of my grandparents on my mother's side had much education (I'm not sure about my paternal grandparents but I don't think there was much there, either), but I remember how proud my grandmother was of her set of encyclopedias. I think that would be a good foundation to honor both sets of grandparents.
5) Rhianna recently had her first baby, a boy. According to the Social Security Administration, the top names for baby boys in 2021 were Liam and Noah. Is there a Liam or Noah in your life?
A. Not that I am aware of.
6) When she was still in her teens, Rhianna entered a beauty pageant on a dare, and won! Can you recall a time you acted on a dare?
A. Not really. If I did, I was probably in my teens.
7) While on tour, she likes to sneak out into the audience, just to get the vibe from out there. To disguise herself, Rhianna slips on a black oversized hoodie. Are hoodies a staple of your wardrobe?
A. I do not like hoodies. I have one or two, but I don't wear them.
8) In 2012, the year this song topped the charts, London hosted the Olympic Games. If you won a trip to London, what would you like to see?
A. Bobbies on bicycles two by two, West Minister Abby, the Tower of Big Ben, and the rosy, red cheeks of the little children.
9) Random question: Did either or both your parents go to college?
A. My mother took accounting classes at the community college when I was a young teenager.
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I see what you did there on #8. Nicely played!
ReplyDeleteWow! Amazing photo of a shooting star.
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ReplyDeleteWhat a great photo! I'll bet you were thrilled when you saw it! (the star AND the photo)
What a great photo! As for London, I was referring to some of the architecture that's being modernized. Several of my friends complained about how its changing the look of the city and Prince Charles has done so for years.
ReplyDeleteI seldom wear the hood of hoodies. I prefer layering with cardigans. We don't have much light pollution here, so stargazing is a popular activity. We sometimes get lucky chasing Northern Lights--that's spectacular!
ReplyDeleteThat is a great picture! I am not a morning person either!
ReplyDeleteLiteracy is so important--what a great idea for your foundation. I remember my Dad had a friend that sort of followed him from job to job--I didn't find out until later it was because he was not able to read well and Dad would help him. He was great with people though!
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