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1) In this song, Dinah Shore goes on about listening to the breeze. Is it windy, breezy, or still where you are today?
A. It is hot but there is a nice breeze. The humidity is high but not as bad as the day before. The skies are partly cloudy, the blue up there is a light baby blue today. The haze from the fires in Canada is not so bad so I can see the mountains.
2) The August moon is bright in Dinah's musical fantasy. Let's look at your calendar. Is anything special coming up in August (birthdays, anniversaries, vacation getaways . . . )?
2) The August moon is bright in Dinah's musical fantasy. Let's look at your calendar. Is anything special coming up in August (birthdays, anniversaries, vacation getaways . . . )?
A. Friend have birthdays but we ourselves have nothing special happening in August.
3) Dinah was one of TV's pioneers. Her first show was a 15-minute variety show that ran two nights/week in 1951. What's the most recent show you watched?
3) Dinah was one of TV's pioneers. Her first show was a 15-minute variety show that ran two nights/week in 1951. What's the most recent show you watched?
A. Jack Ryan on Amazon Prime. It's an intriguing series if you're into spy/government stuff.
4) She followed that in 1956 with the Dinah Shore Chevy Show. It was an hour long and sponsored by the car company. At the end of every show Dinah encouraged her viewers to "see the USA in your Chevrolet ..." Today Chevrolets are still the most popular cars manufactured by General Motors. Tell us about your car.
A. I have a white Toyota Camry. We bought it in 2014 and it has less than 60,000 miles on it.
5) From 1970 to 1991, Dinah hosted daytime TV talk shows and found tremendous success, winning 6 Emmy Awards and repeatedly appearing in the Gallup Poll of America's most admired women. Do you remember her?
A. I remember her. I didn't make a point of looking for her or anything, but I remember her.
6) Dinah was such an avid golfer that, in 1972, she founded one of the LPGA's major tournaments. Though now officially titled The Chevron Championship, it's still often referred to as "The Dinah Shore" in her memory. Do you golf? If not, would you like to learn?
6) Dinah was such an avid golfer that, in 1972, she founded one of the LPGA's major tournaments. Though now officially titled The Chevron Championship, it's still often referred to as "The Dinah Shore" in her memory. Do you golf? If not, would you like to learn?
A. I do not watch golf. It might be fun to learn.
7) In 1943, when "You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To" was popular, so were tablecloths. It was common to have cotton tablecloths for everyday use, fun and festive ones for 4th of July and Christmas, and linen for formal occasions. Do you use tablecloths in your home?
A. The only time I put a tablecloth on the table is Christmas, and then it is part of the holiday decorations, used to make it feel more festive.
8) Beatle George Harrison was born in 1943. Which of the Fab Four is your favorite?
8) Beatle George Harrison was born in 1943. Which of the Fab Four is your favorite?
A. I don't really have a favorite, but I will go with Paul McCartney.
9) Random question: Would you rather live on a houseboat or in a trailer?
A. I'd rather live in neither, but of those choices, a trailer at least would be on solid ground.
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We seem to be done with the Canadian wildfires, at least for now. But it was spooky and kinda weird there for a while. The air smelled like barbecue and the Sears/Willis Tower was gone.
ReplyDeleteTo be honest, this week we touch upon three things I just don't get: golf, tablecloths, and Dinah Shore.
I just turned 80,000 miles on my trip to Central Maine last week. I love my car and hope it lasts and lasts.
ReplyDeleteMy dad and brother are always talking about how great the Jack Ryan show is. I need to stop procrastinating and watch it.
ReplyDeleteI just realized that question #9 is pretty much the same as my #1 for Sunday Stealing!
ReplyDeleteI would not wish to live in a trailer, either. The trailer parks are not at all nice, even some of the ones in Napa Valley - the National Parks and local campgrounds, though, keep things nice for RVers. No one can stay more than 7 days in one spot. You also get to move in and out if some noisy crowd moves in.
ReplyDeleteI keep forgetting about Jack Ryan. I've read some of the books with the character and I think my husband would enjoy it. It's rare that we both like the same shows.
ReplyDeleteLike you I almost never use talecloths or placemats, but when christmasdecorations are put up, they will be used too. The special christmas ones.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your week!
#1 The weather was perfect up in Vermont over the weekend and there was no haze from the Canadian fires.
ReplyDelete#3 I have to check that out, I’m a fan of Tom Clancy books.
#9 Over the winter they had a houseboat fire and it sank from putting out the fire.