Friday, May 15, 2020
Thursday, May 14, 2020
Thursday Thirteen
I don't understand the issue with masks. All the restaurants and stores here say, "shirt and shoes" required and people don't pitch a fit. I don't see people marching around with their removable penises (aka guns) in front of stores because they have to have on a shirt and sandals.
This is weirding me out. I am hearing stories of people in my own community being accosted by people who want to spit on them. If someone spits on me, I'm having them arrested for assault and I suggest anyone who is spat upon do the same.
Sheesh. The world we live in. Totally nuts.
We have tons and tons of laws. Most of them we obey without even thinking about it because, you know, we live in a society where other people matter. Or we used to. I'm not so sure about that anymore.
Anyway, here are 13 laws we all live by and I don't even have to look them up.
1. We stop the car at red lights so the traffic in the other lanes can go. We take turns!
2. We stop at stop signs and even have an arrangement that we all learn in driving school (the person on the right goes first) so we don't all turn into each other and have a collision.
3. Women have to wear something to cover their breasts and pubic area. Men just have to cover their pubic areas, because apparently men are unable to control themselves when they see a naked breast or something, I don't know. But anyway, I don't see people running around with guns saying "I want to be naked when it 25 degrees outside!" Or if they are, someone locks them away.
4. I have to sign for Sudafed at the drugstore counter and show my driver's license.
5. You have to be over a certain age to buy liquor.
6. You can't join the Armed Forces until you're a certain age.
7. You can't work (legally) until you're a certain age. That is why we don't have 8-year-olds flipping hamburgers at McDonald's. Are there people out there who want 8-year-olds to be flipping hamburgers? I would hope not, but I bet there are.
8. We use the blinkers on our car so people know not to slam into the back of the vehicle when we're making a turn.
9. We have brake lights on the car! And they have to work or else you get rear-ended.
10. You can't conceal a gun and carry it on your person without a permit except in certain circumstances. I mean, I guess you can, but if you get caught, you're doing something illegal.
11. You can't carry certain kinds of knives on you, like a switchblade or a machete or something. You want to go walking around with a machete? (That's Virginia Code 18.2-308, which also pertains to #10 there. I did look up the actual Code.)
12. You have to have insurance on your vehicle or pay a fee if you don't.
13. I can't purchase many, many types of medication without a doctor's prescription.
The Virginia Code is thousands of pages long. Who knows how many federal laws there are on the books - probably millions. All of these are laws that we are to follow for the good of society. Wearing a mask in public is for the good of society. It is not about you. It's about the kid with asthma, the older man with a heart condition, the young child born with diabetes. It's about your mamma, your papa, your sister and your kid.
It is high time people wake up and realize that they are not the only ones in the world. You live with a billion others. And guess what. You're not #1. Nobody is.
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Thursday Thirteen is played by lots of people; there is a list here if you want to read other Thursday Thirteens and/or play along. I've been playing for a while and this is my 657th time to do a list of 13 on a Thursday. Or so sayth the Blogger counter, anyway.
This is weirding me out. I am hearing stories of people in my own community being accosted by people who want to spit on them. If someone spits on me, I'm having them arrested for assault and I suggest anyone who is spat upon do the same.
Sheesh. The world we live in. Totally nuts.
We have tons and tons of laws. Most of them we obey without even thinking about it because, you know, we live in a society where other people matter. Or we used to. I'm not so sure about that anymore.
Anyway, here are 13 laws we all live by and I don't even have to look them up.
1. We stop the car at red lights so the traffic in the other lanes can go. We take turns!
2. We stop at stop signs and even have an arrangement that we all learn in driving school (the person on the right goes first) so we don't all turn into each other and have a collision.
3. Women have to wear something to cover their breasts and pubic area. Men just have to cover their pubic areas, because apparently men are unable to control themselves when they see a naked breast or something, I don't know. But anyway, I don't see people running around with guns saying "I want to be naked when it 25 degrees outside!" Or if they are, someone locks them away.
4. I have to sign for Sudafed at the drugstore counter and show my driver's license.
5. You have to be over a certain age to buy liquor.
6. You can't join the Armed Forces until you're a certain age.
7. You can't work (legally) until you're a certain age. That is why we don't have 8-year-olds flipping hamburgers at McDonald's. Are there people out there who want 8-year-olds to be flipping hamburgers? I would hope not, but I bet there are.
8. We use the blinkers on our car so people know not to slam into the back of the vehicle when we're making a turn.
9. We have brake lights on the car! And they have to work or else you get rear-ended.
10. You can't conceal a gun and carry it on your person without a permit except in certain circumstances. I mean, I guess you can, but if you get caught, you're doing something illegal.
11. You can't carry certain kinds of knives on you, like a switchblade or a machete or something. You want to go walking around with a machete? (That's Virginia Code 18.2-308, which also pertains to #10 there. I did look up the actual Code.)
12. You have to have insurance on your vehicle or pay a fee if you don't.
13. I can't purchase many, many types of medication without a doctor's prescription.
The Virginia Code is thousands of pages long. Who knows how many federal laws there are on the books - probably millions. All of these are laws that we are to follow for the good of society. Wearing a mask in public is for the good of society. It is not about you. It's about the kid with asthma, the older man with a heart condition, the young child born with diabetes. It's about your mamma, your papa, your sister and your kid.
It is high time people wake up and realize that they are not the only ones in the world. You live with a billion others. And guess what. You're not #1. Nobody is.
______________
Thursday Thirteen is played by lots of people; there is a list here if you want to read other Thursday Thirteens and/or play along. I've been playing for a while and this is my 657th time to do a list of 13 on a Thursday. Or so sayth the Blogger counter, anyway.
Wednesday, May 13, 2020
The Bolton Bible
These photos are of the Bolton Bible. This is my husband's side of the family. They once owned the land we farm. His many great-grandfather on his great-grandmother's side purchased the property in 1859.
I do not know a lot of about these folks as I haven't pursued that line very far. A distant cousin in California found us and she shared these pictures with us. She had located the family Bible and now has it in her possession. She has become the family historian, although she is not from the same son as our line. The relationship goes further back.
The last photo is a picture of a piece of paper that was in the Bible. I cannot make out what it says.
This did make me wonder if there is a family Bible for my lineage, like my mother's and father's. I don't know of a family Bible for either parent. My mother is dead but I shall have to remember to ask my father the next time I talk to him. If there was a family Bible, that doesn't mean anyone in his line has it. It could have found its way to Memphis, for all I know.
I had planned to do more genealogy work this spring as we revved up our county celebrations for its 250th birthday. Those plans all derailed with the pandemic and my husband's retirement. I have information on a few specific lines but I am missing much on my father's side of the family along with several branches on my mother's side. I would like to sort out my husband's lineage as well, as it does not appear anyone but me has an interest in it.
It is a time consuming project and not one I wanted to get into while worrying over diseases and retiring husbands. My ol' brain can only stand so much stress.
However, it is on my list of things to work on.
Tuesday, May 12, 2020
Song Quiz Again
Join up with Kwizgiver if you want to play along and answer queries about songs.
A song that makes me happy is Uptown Funk, by Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars because it has a great beat. It is one of those songs that makes me squirm around in my chair doing a butt dance.
A song that makes me said is Vincent, or Starry Night, by Don McLean. This song has always made me sad. Oddly, I was listening to Melissa Etheridge last Thursday singing Neil Diamond cover songs, and she sang and played Play Me, and I started to cry. I was surprised at my tears. She did a really great job with it to move me like that. I may have to learn Play Me. I don't know too many Neil Diamond songs. I already know how to play Starry Night.
I never get tired of hearing Landslide, by Fleetwood Mac, sung by Stevie Nicks. It is a lovely song. I think I actually prefer the version on The Dance album (which I think is the video I linked to) to the original.
A song from my preteen years that I still remember and sing would be The Night the Lights Went out In George, by Vickie Lawrence. It is a spooky song, really, and kind of scary. It left an impression. I could probably throw Ode to Billy Joe in there, too. I like songs that tell stories.
A song that makes me happy is Uptown Funk, by Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars because it has a great beat. It is one of those songs that makes me squirm around in my chair doing a butt dance.
A song that makes me said is Vincent, or Starry Night, by Don McLean. This song has always made me sad. Oddly, I was listening to Melissa Etheridge last Thursday singing Neil Diamond cover songs, and she sang and played Play Me, and I started to cry. I was surprised at my tears. She did a really great job with it to move me like that. I may have to learn Play Me. I don't know too many Neil Diamond songs. I already know how to play Starry Night.
I never get tired of hearing Landslide, by Fleetwood Mac, sung by Stevie Nicks. It is a lovely song. I think I actually prefer the version on The Dance album (which I think is the video I linked to) to the original.
A song from my preteen years that I still remember and sing would be The Night the Lights Went out In George, by Vickie Lawrence. It is a spooky song, really, and kind of scary. It left an impression. I could probably throw Ode to Billy Joe in there, too. I like songs that tell stories.
Monday, May 11, 2020
Pandemic Journal - Day 59
My right earring hole closed up.
This morning, as I headed out to try my first "pick and click" order at Kroger, I thought I'd slip on some earrings. As if that is going to help my bushwacked Covid Cut.
To my surprise, the holes were nearly gone. The left one I found ok, but the right one seemed iffy. I found the indentation but the hole seemed to be gone. After a little push, the earring went on through, but I see hydrogen peroxide on a cotton ball on my ear in the near future.
I will have to make a point to keep my earrings in today and then remember to wear them more frequently. I may even need to sleep in them.
This staying home all the time stuff can wear you out!
My first pick and click order was short, as in, they didn't have about half of the items I'd requested. Junk food seems to be easy to find - if you want potato chips or peanut butter, generally speaking, you're fine. If you want meat or vegetables, good luck with that.
For the first 10 years of our marriage, we lived out of the freezer. I worked and went to school, and I went to the grocery store as infrequently as possible. I simply didn't have time for it. After I finished my education and began working from home as a freelance writer, I found a trip to the grocery store could sometimes be the cure for whatever was ailing me.
I began visiting the grocer weekly and instead of stocking the freezer, I stocked the refrigerator. We've grown used to eating freshly purchased meat, vegetables, and fruit, not frozen items.
I'm trying to switch gears and rethink our food choices. I have a decent stock of frozen beef, but my husband has gout and isn't supposed to eat red meat but once a week. I don't particularly like red meat myself. We have turkey I froze from a bird I cooked in early April, but we're short on chicken. My husband can eat fish but I cannot (I have a fish allergy). We have fish, so I will substitute fish for him on nights we'd normally have chicken.
We also don't have any pork in the freezer. We do have a lot of frozen vegetables and canned fruit. We aren't going to starve. But this is one time when my dislike of cooking really is a hindrance. I'm sure there are plenty of ways to whip up sauces and such that are beyond my abilities.
When I was very young, my favorite sandwich was a lettuce, mayonnaise and cheese sandwich. It is starting to look like that may have to become a sandwich staple again.
Virginia is scheduled to begin reopening Friday - hairdressers and service workers, etc. Restaurants can reopen with a limited clientele. People like me who are at risk because of a previous health condition are supposed to still stay home.
I have no idea when I will get a haircut. Probably not until late June, at the earliest. I am waiting on the numbers to go down, but instead they keep going up.
My husband seems happy to be retired. I'm glad he is happy with his choice. He assures me we will be fine and I believe in him, so I know we will be.
But I think we will be "fine" in a new and altered state.
*****
In the political world, I read that #45 tweeted every 7.5 minutes yesterday. He seemed very upset with some leaked footage of former President Obama, who said the rule of law is in jeopardy under Barr's leadership at the Justice Department. I would think a president would have more to do than tweet, but maybe he ate a bad burger and needed some down time.
I fear for the country. Many want it to be less than it was, and they want everyone to have less, too. I'm not sure why this is as I do not have that mindset. There are people who "got theirs" and while yes, they worked hard and created their own wealth, they had a social cushion that their grandchildren will lack.
I'm not sure my niece and nephews will have Social Security or any kind of social cushion. I'm not even sure I will get my Social Security. I fear my niece will not have the pro-choice freedoms a young girl may need in order to ensure her financial well-being. Many people do not consider this to be their problem. They got theirs and if we or the younger folks can't "get ours" too bad, then we're not doing something right. The fact that the economic forces may be stacked against us does not occur to people who do not study the entirety of the formulas that make up the world.
Blinders keep one immune from seeing the poor and destitute and understanding that for many, no matter how hard they worked - maybe even harder than you ever dreamed - they aren't going to get out of the rut they're in. Social and economic forces are against them. For capitalism to work, someone must rich and someone must be poor. It's a barbaric and brutal economic system that rewards those who show their fangs and claws, and leaves the meek behind.
The meek shall inherit the earth, the Bible says. But it will not be in my lifetime.
This morning, as I headed out to try my first "pick and click" order at Kroger, I thought I'd slip on some earrings. As if that is going to help my bushwacked Covid Cut.
To my surprise, the holes were nearly gone. The left one I found ok, but the right one seemed iffy. I found the indentation but the hole seemed to be gone. After a little push, the earring went on through, but I see hydrogen peroxide on a cotton ball on my ear in the near future.
I will have to make a point to keep my earrings in today and then remember to wear them more frequently. I may even need to sleep in them.
This staying home all the time stuff can wear you out!
My first pick and click order was short, as in, they didn't have about half of the items I'd requested. Junk food seems to be easy to find - if you want potato chips or peanut butter, generally speaking, you're fine. If you want meat or vegetables, good luck with that.
For the first 10 years of our marriage, we lived out of the freezer. I worked and went to school, and I went to the grocery store as infrequently as possible. I simply didn't have time for it. After I finished my education and began working from home as a freelance writer, I found a trip to the grocery store could sometimes be the cure for whatever was ailing me.
I began visiting the grocer weekly and instead of stocking the freezer, I stocked the refrigerator. We've grown used to eating freshly purchased meat, vegetables, and fruit, not frozen items.
I'm trying to switch gears and rethink our food choices. I have a decent stock of frozen beef, but my husband has gout and isn't supposed to eat red meat but once a week. I don't particularly like red meat myself. We have turkey I froze from a bird I cooked in early April, but we're short on chicken. My husband can eat fish but I cannot (I have a fish allergy). We have fish, so I will substitute fish for him on nights we'd normally have chicken.
We also don't have any pork in the freezer. We do have a lot of frozen vegetables and canned fruit. We aren't going to starve. But this is one time when my dislike of cooking really is a hindrance. I'm sure there are plenty of ways to whip up sauces and such that are beyond my abilities.
When I was very young, my favorite sandwich was a lettuce, mayonnaise and cheese sandwich. It is starting to look like that may have to become a sandwich staple again.
Virginia is scheduled to begin reopening Friday - hairdressers and service workers, etc. Restaurants can reopen with a limited clientele. People like me who are at risk because of a previous health condition are supposed to still stay home.
I have no idea when I will get a haircut. Probably not until late June, at the earliest. I am waiting on the numbers to go down, but instead they keep going up.
My husband seems happy to be retired. I'm glad he is happy with his choice. He assures me we will be fine and I believe in him, so I know we will be.
But I think we will be "fine" in a new and altered state.
*****
In the political world, I read that #45 tweeted every 7.5 minutes yesterday. He seemed very upset with some leaked footage of former President Obama, who said the rule of law is in jeopardy under Barr's leadership at the Justice Department. I would think a president would have more to do than tweet, but maybe he ate a bad burger and needed some down time.
I fear for the country. Many want it to be less than it was, and they want everyone to have less, too. I'm not sure why this is as I do not have that mindset. There are people who "got theirs" and while yes, they worked hard and created their own wealth, they had a social cushion that their grandchildren will lack.
I'm not sure my niece and nephews will have Social Security or any kind of social cushion. I'm not even sure I will get my Social Security. I fear my niece will not have the pro-choice freedoms a young girl may need in order to ensure her financial well-being. Many people do not consider this to be their problem. They got theirs and if we or the younger folks can't "get ours" too bad, then we're not doing something right. The fact that the economic forces may be stacked against us does not occur to people who do not study the entirety of the formulas that make up the world.
Blinders keep one immune from seeing the poor and destitute and understanding that for many, no matter how hard they worked - maybe even harder than you ever dreamed - they aren't going to get out of the rut they're in. Social and economic forces are against them. For capitalism to work, someone must rich and someone must be poor. It's a barbaric and brutal economic system that rewards those who show their fangs and claws, and leaves the meek behind.
The meek shall inherit the earth, the Bible says. But it will not be in my lifetime.
Sunday, May 10, 2020
Sunday Stealing
Sunday Stealing
1. Do you prefer writing with black or blue pen?
A. I prefer writing with a black pen. Actually, I will only write with a Pilot G-2 .05 pen. When I was writing for the paper, I went through scads of them with notebooks as I took notes as multiple meetings.
2. Do you prefer living in the country or the city?
A. I live in the country, and I think I prefer it here. It is quiet and there are no people to bother me, for the most part. I like watching the wildlife and I enjoy the scenery.
3. How do you drink your tea or coffee?
A. I drink a cup of hot decaffeinated English Breakfast Tea with 1 teaspoon of sugar nearly every morning, though sometimes I forgo the sugar.
4. Do you prefer bath or shower?
A. I shower.
5. Do you prefer reading paper or electronic books?
A. I prefer to read a paper book. I have a Kindle and I do read on it, but if given a choice, I much prefer a "real" book to an electronic one. For one thing, I don't have to plug it in.
6. Would you ever want to be famous?
A. I have been locally famous, sort of. When one writes for a newspaper that at one point had a circulation of about 20,000 people, lots of folks get to know your name. I admit it was a thrill a few times when a checkout clerk looked at my name on my check (yes, it was a long time ago) and said, "Oh, I know you, you write for The Herald." After a while, it became a problem because I couldn't get through the grocery store without being stopped by 10 people to discuss some "story idea" they wanted to run by me. Now that I am no longer writing for the paper, I don't have that happen as much. Of course I haven't been in a store without a mask for a while.
7. Are you a restless sleeper?
A. Not anymore. I used to be. Now I sleep on a MedSlant wedge incline pillow and it's hard to turn over on your side when you're sleeping like that.
8. What is the strangest thing you have ever eaten?
A. Probably escargot.
9. Do you like cereal crunchy or soggy?
A. I eat my cereal without anything on it, because I am allergic to milk. So I guess crunchy.
10. Do you like ice in your drinks?
A. No.
11. Do you prefer swimming in pools or the ocean?
A. I used to like swimming in the ocean when I was young, but now I do not. I haven't been swimming in years.
12. What can you hear right now?
A. I hear the TV in the other room; my husband is watching an "iNascar" race. I also hear the wind, which is very strong today.
13. Where do you feel the safest?
A. In my house.
14. What would you like your legacy to be?
A. I would like to be remembered as someone who contributed to the community and made society a little better. I tried to do that with my newspaper work. I considered it an educational vocation.
15. Do you like spicy food?
A. My stomach doesn't like it at all. Ulcers will do that to you.
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1. Do you prefer writing with black or blue pen?
A. I prefer writing with a black pen. Actually, I will only write with a Pilot G-2 .05 pen. When I was writing for the paper, I went through scads of them with notebooks as I took notes as multiple meetings.
2. Do you prefer living in the country or the city?
A. I live in the country, and I think I prefer it here. It is quiet and there are no people to bother me, for the most part. I like watching the wildlife and I enjoy the scenery.
3. How do you drink your tea or coffee?
A. I drink a cup of hot decaffeinated English Breakfast Tea with 1 teaspoon of sugar nearly every morning, though sometimes I forgo the sugar.
4. Do you prefer bath or shower?
A. I shower.
5. Do you prefer reading paper or electronic books?
A. I prefer to read a paper book. I have a Kindle and I do read on it, but if given a choice, I much prefer a "real" book to an electronic one. For one thing, I don't have to plug it in.
6. Would you ever want to be famous?
A. I have been locally famous, sort of. When one writes for a newspaper that at one point had a circulation of about 20,000 people, lots of folks get to know your name. I admit it was a thrill a few times when a checkout clerk looked at my name on my check (yes, it was a long time ago) and said, "Oh, I know you, you write for The Herald." After a while, it became a problem because I couldn't get through the grocery store without being stopped by 10 people to discuss some "story idea" they wanted to run by me. Now that I am no longer writing for the paper, I don't have that happen as much. Of course I haven't been in a store without a mask for a while.
7. Are you a restless sleeper?
A. Not anymore. I used to be. Now I sleep on a MedSlant wedge incline pillow and it's hard to turn over on your side when you're sleeping like that.
8. What is the strangest thing you have ever eaten?
A. Probably escargot.
9. Do you like cereal crunchy or soggy?
A. I eat my cereal without anything on it, because I am allergic to milk. So I guess crunchy.
10. Do you like ice in your drinks?
A. No.
11. Do you prefer swimming in pools or the ocean?
A. I used to like swimming in the ocean when I was young, but now I do not. I haven't been swimming in years.
12. What can you hear right now?
A. I hear the TV in the other room; my husband is watching an "iNascar" race. I also hear the wind, which is very strong today.
13. Where do you feel the safest?
A. In my house.
14. What would you like your legacy to be?
A. I would like to be remembered as someone who contributed to the community and made society a little better. I tried to do that with my newspaper work. I considered it an educational vocation.
15. Do you like spicy food?
A. My stomach doesn't like it at all. Ulcers will do that to you.
________________
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Saturday, May 09, 2020
Saturday 9: I'll Always Love My Mama
Saturday 9: I'll Always Love My Mama (1973)
Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here.
1) This week's featured artists, The Intruders, sing that they don't know how their mama made it through the week without ever getting a good night's sleep. How did you sleep last night?
A. I slept well. The house was chilly so it was a good night to be snuggled down under the covers.
2) The Intruders performed this song on Soul Train, a syndicated show that ran for more than 3 decades. What show do you try never to miss?
A. Supergirl. At the moment there isn't much on that catches my attention.
3) On Soul Train, the Intruders wore solid black shirts beneath their brightly colored jackets. Black, white, khaki, navy and gray are considered neutral colors, because they go with everything. If we were to check your closet, which would we find you wear most often: black, white, khaki, navy or gray?
A. Navy and black would probably be a tie.
4) Especially for Mother's Day: Access Hollywood named Carol Brady of The Brady Bunch TV's #1 mom. Who is your favorite TV mom?
A. Shirley Partridge. Sorry Carol.
5) Mother Winters always gave Sam peppermint tea to calm her stomach. Do you have any tried-and-true home remedies to share?
A. Zinc for colds, ice for inflammation. That's about it.
6) Sam's mother always tips 15% in restaurants. Sam has worked in food service and is more judgmental, tipping between 10% and 25%, depending on the quality of the service. What's your tipping policy? Are you more like Sam or her mother? How do you handle tips for carry out or delivery during this Covid-19 crisis?
A. I am more like her mother, only I usually tip 20%. The service has to be very bad for me to leave less. We left tips on the online ordering form when we ordered out, or we have given people say, $25 cash for a $20 order and told them to keep the change.
7) When the tip of her shoelace becomes frayed, Sam's mother snips off the end and then paints the tip with clear nail polish. Good as new! Sam thinks that's crazy because you can just buy new laces for less than $2. Are you more frugal like mother or spendthrift like daughter?
A. I am a frugal person, although I don't go as far as putting clear nail polish on my shoelaces.
8) Mother Winters loves how French vanilla smells and burns her Yankee Candles all year around. Do you use scented candles or air fresheners?
A. I do not. I'm allergic to fragrances.
9) Sam is celebrating Mother's Day with her mother's favorite, Hershey Bars. Would you prefer classic milk chocolate, dark chocolate or chocolate with almonds?
A. Classic milk chocolate, please.
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Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here.
1) This week's featured artists, The Intruders, sing that they don't know how their mama made it through the week without ever getting a good night's sleep. How did you sleep last night?
A. I slept well. The house was chilly so it was a good night to be snuggled down under the covers.
2) The Intruders performed this song on Soul Train, a syndicated show that ran for more than 3 decades. What show do you try never to miss?
A. Supergirl. At the moment there isn't much on that catches my attention.
3) On Soul Train, the Intruders wore solid black shirts beneath their brightly colored jackets. Black, white, khaki, navy and gray are considered neutral colors, because they go with everything. If we were to check your closet, which would we find you wear most often: black, white, khaki, navy or gray?
A. Navy and black would probably be a tie.
4) Especially for Mother's Day: Access Hollywood named Carol Brady of The Brady Bunch TV's #1 mom. Who is your favorite TV mom?
A. Shirley Partridge. Sorry Carol.
5) Mother Winters always gave Sam peppermint tea to calm her stomach. Do you have any tried-and-true home remedies to share?
A. Zinc for colds, ice for inflammation. That's about it.
6) Sam's mother always tips 15% in restaurants. Sam has worked in food service and is more judgmental, tipping between 10% and 25%, depending on the quality of the service. What's your tipping policy? Are you more like Sam or her mother? How do you handle tips for carry out or delivery during this Covid-19 crisis?
A. I am more like her mother, only I usually tip 20%. The service has to be very bad for me to leave less. We left tips on the online ordering form when we ordered out, or we have given people say, $25 cash for a $20 order and told them to keep the change.
7) When the tip of her shoelace becomes frayed, Sam's mother snips off the end and then paints the tip with clear nail polish. Good as new! Sam thinks that's crazy because you can just buy new laces for less than $2. Are you more frugal like mother or spendthrift like daughter?
A. I am a frugal person, although I don't go as far as putting clear nail polish on my shoelaces.
8) Mother Winters loves how French vanilla smells and burns her Yankee Candles all year around. Do you use scented candles or air fresheners?
A. I do not. I'm allergic to fragrances.
9) Sam is celebrating Mother's Day with her mother's favorite, Hershey Bars. Would you prefer classic milk chocolate, dark chocolate or chocolate with almonds?
A. Classic milk chocolate, please.
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Friday, May 08, 2020
Song Quiz #2
Obviously, I am incapable of answering a single question every day, but I think it's ok to bunch them up.
A good song to drive to is Radar Love, by Golden Earring. Listen to that beat, man. How could anyone listen to this song when they're behind the wheel and not move around in the seat?
A song about drugs and alcohol would be White Rabbit, by Jefferson Airplane. One pill makes you larger, and one pill makes you small. And the ones that mother gives you don't do anything at all. Classic, simply classic. How could that be anything but a drug song?
One pill makes you larger, and one pill makes you small
And the ones that mother gives you, don't do anything at all
Go ask Alice, when she's ten feet tall
And if you go chasing rabbits, and you know you're going to fall
Tell 'em a hookah-smoking caterpillar has given you the call
And call Alice, when she was just small
When the men on the chessboard get up and tell you where to go
And you've just had some kind of mushroom, and your mind is moving low
Go ask Alice, I think she'll know
When logic and proportion have fallen sloppy dead
And the white knight is talking backwards
And the red queen's off with her head
Remember what the dormouse said
Feed your head, feed your head
Link up with Kwizgiver and her May music meme.
A good song to drive to is Radar Love, by Golden Earring. Listen to that beat, man. How could anyone listen to this song when they're behind the wheel and not move around in the seat?
A song about drugs and alcohol would be White Rabbit, by Jefferson Airplane. One pill makes you larger, and one pill makes you small. And the ones that mother gives you don't do anything at all. Classic, simply classic. How could that be anything but a drug song?
One pill makes you larger, and one pill makes you small
And the ones that mother gives you, don't do anything at all
Go ask Alice, when she's ten feet tall
And if you go chasing rabbits, and you know you're going to fall
Tell 'em a hookah-smoking caterpillar has given you the call
And call Alice, when she was just small
When the men on the chessboard get up and tell you where to go
And you've just had some kind of mushroom, and your mind is moving low
Go ask Alice, I think she'll know
When logic and proportion have fallen sloppy dead
And the white knight is talking backwards
And the red queen's off with her head
Remember what the dormouse said
Feed your head, feed your head
Link up with Kwizgiver and her May music meme.
Thursday, May 07, 2020
Thursday Thirteen #655
More Pandemic memes:
I understand the desire to reopen the country. I don't understand the problem with wearing a mask. You can't go into a store without a shirt and shoes. So why can't people simply wear masks to protect everyone else from whatever germs they may be carrying. If a store can keep others from seeing sorry hairy beer bellies or ugly heels then why is it so bad if they stop people from spewing spit and germs every time they open their mouths? How is saying "shirt and shoes required" any different from saying, "mask required"?
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I understand the desire to reopen the country. I don't understand the problem with wearing a mask. You can't go into a store without a shirt and shoes. So why can't people simply wear masks to protect everyone else from whatever germs they may be carrying. If a store can keep others from seeing sorry hairy beer bellies or ugly heels then why is it so bad if they stop people from spewing spit and germs every time they open their mouths? How is saying "shirt and shoes required" any different from saying, "mask required"?
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Thursday Thirteen is played by lots of people; there is a list here if you want to read other Thursday Thirteens and/or play along. I've been playing for a while and this is my 655th time to do a list of 13 on a Thursday. Or so sayth the Blogger counter, anyway.
Wednesday, May 06, 2020
Song Quiz
I meant to link up with Kwizgiver and her May music meme, but I am late. Here it is May 6 and I haven't done the first one.
So I shall do 6 in a row here and try to catch up.
A song I like with a color in it is Song Sung Blue by Neil Diamond. Actually, one of my AOL user names comes from this song.
A song I like with a number in the title is 99 Red Balloons by Nena. It's an anti-war song. Did you know that? It's about a bunch of balloons that go up and set off an alert. A pilot goes to check it out and shoots at them. The neighboring nations go berserk and "the war machine springs to life." All over 99 red balloons. It's a great allegory for the folly of war.
A song that reminds me of summertime is Black Velvet, by Alannah Myles. "Mississippi in the middle of a dry spell . . . Momma's dancin' with baby on her shoulder, the sun is sittin' like molasses in the sky." Those are great lyrics.
A song that reminds me of someone I'd rather forget is Live and Let Die, which was originally by Paul McCartney, I think. This version is by Guns & Roses.
A song that needs to be played loud is I Can't Get No Satisfaction by the Rolling Stones. The older I get, the less the words seem to apply to life, but the beat and music is as classic rock and roll as you can get. I mean, I can name that song in the first two notes.
A song that makes me want to dance is Stayin' Alive by the Bee Gees. Yes, I am a disco nerd. I can't even sit still in my chair when I hear that song.
So I shall do 6 in a row here and try to catch up.
A song I like with a color in it is Song Sung Blue by Neil Diamond. Actually, one of my AOL user names comes from this song.
A song I like with a number in the title is 99 Red Balloons by Nena. It's an anti-war song. Did you know that? It's about a bunch of balloons that go up and set off an alert. A pilot goes to check it out and shoots at them. The neighboring nations go berserk and "the war machine springs to life." All over 99 red balloons. It's a great allegory for the folly of war.
A song that reminds me of summertime is Black Velvet, by Alannah Myles. "Mississippi in the middle of a dry spell . . . Momma's dancin' with baby on her shoulder, the sun is sittin' like molasses in the sky." Those are great lyrics.
A song that reminds me of someone I'd rather forget is Live and Let Die, which was originally by Paul McCartney, I think. This version is by Guns & Roses.
A song that needs to be played loud is I Can't Get No Satisfaction by the Rolling Stones. The older I get, the less the words seem to apply to life, but the beat and music is as classic rock and roll as you can get. I mean, I can name that song in the first two notes.
A song that makes me want to dance is Stayin' Alive by the Bee Gees. Yes, I am a disco nerd. I can't even sit still in my chair when I hear that song.
Tuesday, May 05, 2020
Pandemic Journal - Day 53
I threw the bologna at him as he entered the house.
I was making lunch after a visit to the chiropractor, the only place I'd been in a while. I thought I heard a voice.
I listened, then decided it was the washing machine making some kind of noise.
I heard a voice again, and I looked out the window. No vehicles that I could see.
Feeling a little antsy and concerned now, I had a piece of bologna in my hand when the door from the garage opened. I screeched and threw the bologna - at my husband.
He was home about four hours early from a septic tank installation job. When he'd left yesterday morning, he said he wouldn't be back until supper.
"I was making noise in the garage so you'd hear me," he complained as I picked up the bologna.
"I looked outside and I didn't see the truck. I'm short. I can't see around the corner of the window," I replied.
And that is pretty much how things are going as we continue to be careful and maneuver our way through this new reality, the one where politicians lie constantly and have no humanity, and the rest of us are left to fend for ourselves.
It's all a lot of baloney, isn't it?
In other news, I've had a scratchy throat and a good bit of lethargy. It is allergies - the locust are overflowing with blooms and I'm terribly sensitive to them. A rain today will help, I think.
I am flabbergasted and gobsmacked that apparently the government is ready to let people die simply for commerce. Now 100,000 deaths is acceptable. Soon it will be 500,000 will be acceptable, then a million, then 10 million.
People are expendable now, just another commodity to be used up and thrown away.
Fortunately, #45 ceased his daily diatribes last week and the break from his oversized ego was good. My mood improved tremendously.
Locally, we have 30 cases in our county and we've had 3 deaths. That doesn't sound like much, but I can't help wondering how many more would have died if we were not practicing physical separation. Not that many people are - go to any Lowe's or Walmart and they are overflowing with people not giving one another space, not wearing masks, not taking precautions.
I had hoped there would be reflection. We've had time for reflection, but people only "want their lives back" even though they lived from paycheck to paycheck and that way of living wasn't working well, unless you are one of the golden few at the top of the power chain. The majority are not the golden few nor will they be.
It is time for a new and improved New Deal, not a return to 1890. The rich old white men need to get out of the way.
The fat white guys with guns need to get out of the way.
There are better ways to live, and they don't involve them.
I was making lunch after a visit to the chiropractor, the only place I'd been in a while. I thought I heard a voice.
I listened, then decided it was the washing machine making some kind of noise.
I heard a voice again, and I looked out the window. No vehicles that I could see.
Feeling a little antsy and concerned now, I had a piece of bologna in my hand when the door from the garage opened. I screeched and threw the bologna - at my husband.
He was home about four hours early from a septic tank installation job. When he'd left yesterday morning, he said he wouldn't be back until supper.
"I was making noise in the garage so you'd hear me," he complained as I picked up the bologna.
"I looked outside and I didn't see the truck. I'm short. I can't see around the corner of the window," I replied.
And that is pretty much how things are going as we continue to be careful and maneuver our way through this new reality, the one where politicians lie constantly and have no humanity, and the rest of us are left to fend for ourselves.
It's all a lot of baloney, isn't it?
In other news, I've had a scratchy throat and a good bit of lethargy. It is allergies - the locust are overflowing with blooms and I'm terribly sensitive to them. A rain today will help, I think.
I am flabbergasted and gobsmacked that apparently the government is ready to let people die simply for commerce. Now 100,000 deaths is acceptable. Soon it will be 500,000 will be acceptable, then a million, then 10 million.
People are expendable now, just another commodity to be used up and thrown away.
Fortunately, #45 ceased his daily diatribes last week and the break from his oversized ego was good. My mood improved tremendously.
Locally, we have 30 cases in our county and we've had 3 deaths. That doesn't sound like much, but I can't help wondering how many more would have died if we were not practicing physical separation. Not that many people are - go to any Lowe's or Walmart and they are overflowing with people not giving one another space, not wearing masks, not taking precautions.
I had hoped there would be reflection. We've had time for reflection, but people only "want their lives back" even though they lived from paycheck to paycheck and that way of living wasn't working well, unless you are one of the golden few at the top of the power chain. The majority are not the golden few nor will they be.
It is time for a new and improved New Deal, not a return to 1890. The rich old white men need to get out of the way.
The fat white guys with guns need to get out of the way.
There are better ways to live, and they don't involve them.
Sunday, May 03, 2020
Sunday Stealing
Sunday Stealing
I am sick and not feeling well. I'm pretty sure it is allergies and not Covid-19 as I have no fever. I am, however, a bit snappish as I answer these.
1. What is your favorite song lyric? Why?
A. I don't have one. I know hundreds of songs by heart and play them on the guitar. Any of them could be a favorite depending on my mood.
2. Who was the worst teacher you ever had?
A. I don't even know her name. She was supposed to be my 9th grade English teacher, whoever she was. She did not last even six weeks. Then she was replaced by a rotation of substitute teachers. This was the year I was supposed to learn Shakespeare, and I did not because substitute teachers do not teach, they babysit. I mean no offense to substitute teachers (I have been one). I was constantly asking somebody in the Guidance Office to be moved into a real English class but apparently I was slated to be stuck in this one because it was the college track and the others were for the non-college kids or something, I don't know. Anyway, I learned nothing in that class. As a result, my knowledge of Shakespeare is not what it should be.
3. What were 3 things that scared you as a child?
A. My mother, the ghost at the foot of my bed, and a bathtub full of blood.
4. What are 3 things that scare you now?
A. Covid-19, #45 and any Republican who believes money, power, greed and the 2nd Amendment gives them the right to dictate my life, and growing old.
5. Would you rather have the power of time travel or the power to see the future?
A. Time travel. If I can time travel, I can go to the future.
6. Money, power, or good looks – which would you rather have an unlimited supply of?
A. Money. I don't give a rat's ass about how I look and it shows. I don't care about power, either, unless it's the electrical kind. But I do want to pay my bills.
7. Are you jealous of anything?
A. I am not jealous of any thing. I may harbor some jealousy or envy towards folks who are especially talented, or who have been more fortunate than I. But it does not interfere with my life. I don't sit around and think about it, unless asked some question such as this.
8. What makes you feel most loved?
A. Melting into my husband's arms. Or a phone call from a friend when I need it most.
9. Do you believe in soulmates?
A. Didn't we have this question last week? It's a nice idea.
10. What is something that made you laugh?
A. I always laugh with my friends and my husband. But I think this is funny:
11. What were 3 of the happiest days of your life?
A. My wedding day, the day I received my BA, and the day I received my master's degree.
12. What is your biggest flaw?
A. I am a perfectionist. That means sometimes I simply don't do something for fear I'll get it wrong.
13. Who would play you in a movie about your life?
A. Kathy Bates. Twanda!
14. What is something you experienced that you have no explanation for.
A. Pretty much my entire life.
15. What is the saddest book you ever read?
A. Lucy. I don't remember who it was by or if there was more to the name of the book, but a friend gave it to me in the 7th grade. She was trying to convert me from my pagan ways. It was, I suppose, a Christian book. This poor Lucy woman went through deaths of children, losses of husbands, losses of her farm, etc., etc., but still she thought God was going to save her. It was a feminine modern-day Job story. It did not convert me.
16. What is your dream home like?
A. It would be much like my house is now except it would have a music room and a library room.
17. What creature/insect would most creep you out if you found it crawling on you?
A. Any of them.
18. What’s your preferred Monopoly piece?
A. I used to go for the wheelbarrow. I needed it to carry my money.
19. What was your most embarrassing moment?
A. That time I mailed a letter to an attorney for the defendant that was supposed to go to the assisting attorney for the plaintiff, and it outlined all of the defense strategies my boss had for the upcoming trial. Messed that one up good.
20. Could the earth be flat?
A. This question is a stupid question. The earth is not flat. Astronauts went to the moon. Hilary Clinton does not run a child pornography ring in the back of a laundromat. Covid-19 is not a Democrat scam to make you stay home. Science, people. Learn some science and find your common sense, wherever you left it.
"First, then, make a choice of your political party, on grounds that satisfy your reason if you can, by tradition or by environment or sentiment or impulse if you have not the wit to do better. In any event, make choice. Do not wait until you can find an aggregation of demi-gods or angels; they are scarce - some people think they are even scarcer than they used to be. Perhaps even you might not be comfortable in their midst. And do not expect to find a party that has always been right, or wise or even consistent; that would be scarcer still. Independent judgment and opinion is a glorious thing, on no account to be surrendered by any man; but when one seeks companionship on a large scale, he must be content to join with those who agree with him in most things and not hope to find a company that will agree with him in all things.” - The Honorable John W. Davis, Princeton, 1929 and repeated in a speech by John F. Kennedy, October 23, 1946, in Boston, before he became President of the United States of America
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I am sick and not feeling well. I'm pretty sure it is allergies and not Covid-19 as I have no fever. I am, however, a bit snappish as I answer these.
1. What is your favorite song lyric? Why?
A. I don't have one. I know hundreds of songs by heart and play them on the guitar. Any of them could be a favorite depending on my mood.
2. Who was the worst teacher you ever had?
A. I don't even know her name. She was supposed to be my 9th grade English teacher, whoever she was. She did not last even six weeks. Then she was replaced by a rotation of substitute teachers. This was the year I was supposed to learn Shakespeare, and I did not because substitute teachers do not teach, they babysit. I mean no offense to substitute teachers (I have been one). I was constantly asking somebody in the Guidance Office to be moved into a real English class but apparently I was slated to be stuck in this one because it was the college track and the others were for the non-college kids or something, I don't know. Anyway, I learned nothing in that class. As a result, my knowledge of Shakespeare is not what it should be.
3. What were 3 things that scared you as a child?
A. My mother, the ghost at the foot of my bed, and a bathtub full of blood.
4. What are 3 things that scare you now?
A. Covid-19, #45 and any Republican who believes money, power, greed and the 2nd Amendment gives them the right to dictate my life, and growing old.
5. Would you rather have the power of time travel or the power to see the future?
A. Time travel. If I can time travel, I can go to the future.
6. Money, power, or good looks – which would you rather have an unlimited supply of?
A. Money. I don't give a rat's ass about how I look and it shows. I don't care about power, either, unless it's the electrical kind. But I do want to pay my bills.
7. Are you jealous of anything?
A. I am not jealous of any thing. I may harbor some jealousy or envy towards folks who are especially talented, or who have been more fortunate than I. But it does not interfere with my life. I don't sit around and think about it, unless asked some question such as this.
8. What makes you feel most loved?
A. Melting into my husband's arms. Or a phone call from a friend when I need it most.
9. Do you believe in soulmates?
A. Didn't we have this question last week? It's a nice idea.
10. What is something that made you laugh?
A. I always laugh with my friends and my husband. But I think this is funny:
11. What were 3 of the happiest days of your life?
A. My wedding day, the day I received my BA, and the day I received my master's degree.
12. What is your biggest flaw?
A. I am a perfectionist. That means sometimes I simply don't do something for fear I'll get it wrong.
13. Who would play you in a movie about your life?
A. Kathy Bates. Twanda!
14. What is something you experienced that you have no explanation for.
A. Pretty much my entire life.
15. What is the saddest book you ever read?
A. Lucy. I don't remember who it was by or if there was more to the name of the book, but a friend gave it to me in the 7th grade. She was trying to convert me from my pagan ways. It was, I suppose, a Christian book. This poor Lucy woman went through deaths of children, losses of husbands, losses of her farm, etc., etc., but still she thought God was going to save her. It was a feminine modern-day Job story. It did not convert me.
16. What is your dream home like?
A. It would be much like my house is now except it would have a music room and a library room.
17. What creature/insect would most creep you out if you found it crawling on you?
A. Any of them.
18. What’s your preferred Monopoly piece?
A. I used to go for the wheelbarrow. I needed it to carry my money.
19. What was your most embarrassing moment?
A. That time I mailed a letter to an attorney for the defendant that was supposed to go to the assisting attorney for the plaintiff, and it outlined all of the defense strategies my boss had for the upcoming trial. Messed that one up good.
20. Could the earth be flat?
A. This question is a stupid question. The earth is not flat. Astronauts went to the moon. Hilary Clinton does not run a child pornography ring in the back of a laundromat. Covid-19 is not a Democrat scam to make you stay home. Science, people. Learn some science and find your common sense, wherever you left it.
"First, then, make a choice of your political party, on grounds that satisfy your reason if you can, by tradition or by environment or sentiment or impulse if you have not the wit to do better. In any event, make choice. Do not wait until you can find an aggregation of demi-gods or angels; they are scarce - some people think they are even scarcer than they used to be. Perhaps even you might not be comfortable in their midst. And do not expect to find a party that has always been right, or wise or even consistent; that would be scarcer still. Independent judgment and opinion is a glorious thing, on no account to be surrendered by any man; but when one seeks companionship on a large scale, he must be content to join with those who agree with him in most things and not hope to find a company that will agree with him in all things.” - The Honorable John W. Davis, Princeton, 1929 and repeated in a speech by John F. Kennedy, October 23, 1946, in Boston, before he became President of the United States of America
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Saturday, May 02, 2020
Saturday 9: Little Things
Saturday 9: Little Things
Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here.
1) In this song, Bobby Goldsboro celebrates the "little things" that delight him, like seeing his girl smile. What are some little every day things that reliably lighten your mood?
A. The sun shining, seeing the wildlife outside the house, and a phone call from a friend.
2) Bobby is a lifelong sports fan. While in high school, he came to terms with physical limitations -- slender build, slow speed -- that would prevent him from having a career as a professional athlete. That's when he turned his attention to music. Given your choice, would you rather make your living in music or sports? Explain your decision.
A. I would rather be in music. For one thing, I can already do that. I cannot play sports, however. I am uncoordinated and out of shape.
3) Shortly before "Little Things" was released, Bobby toured England for two weeks, backing up Roy Orbison. They opened for The Beatles. Bobby fondly recalls spending time with Paul McCartney, teaching him how to imitate the croak of an Alabama tree frog. Are you good at imitations (human or otherwise)?
A. Not really.
4) Back in the States, Goldsboro (again with Orbison) opened for the Rolling Stones in New York. Which band did you listen to more recently, the Stones or the Beatles?
A. The Rolling Stones
5) Bobby worked on projects with Burt Reynolds, doing the music for the movie Gator and the TV show Evening Shade. Burt said it was not only Bobby's musical ability but also his wit that made him fun to work with. What qualities do you value in a coworker?
A. A sense of humor, honesty, integrity, and diligence.
6) These days, Bobby spends more time painting than performing music. He regularly donates his artwork to be auctioned off for charity. Have you ever tried your hand at painting?
A. No.
7) In 1964, when this song was on the radio, women spent more on styling gels and sprays than they do today. Are you having a good hair day? Or has the pandemic made dealing with your hair something of an adventure?
A. My hair has become an adventure. I have a Covid Cut. I hacked it all off with some scissors in my husband's grooming kit back on April 10 and it's just now grown out to where someone could possibly do something with it. However, I do not feel safe going back to a hair stylist even if the politicians say we can. When Dr. Fauci says it is safe, I will go back a month after that. Until then, I will have it long or hack it off myself.
8) Nationally and internationally, one of 1964's biggest news stories was the marriage of Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. The bride wore a yellow dress and white and yellow flowers in her hair. The groom was decked out in a sedate dark suit with a red tie and a yellow boutonniere. What did you wear the last time you got really dressed up?
A. Black.
9) Random question: Imagine you're stranded on a desert island with a complete stranger. Would you prefer your one and only companion be a man or a woman?
A. A woman. Women are generally more empathetic and better listeners. It would be nice if she were an athletic woman who could climb trees and obtain coconuts, but I will settle for someone who is a pleasant conversationalist.
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Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here.
1) In this song, Bobby Goldsboro celebrates the "little things" that delight him, like seeing his girl smile. What are some little every day things that reliably lighten your mood?
A. The sun shining, seeing the wildlife outside the house, and a phone call from a friend.
2) Bobby is a lifelong sports fan. While in high school, he came to terms with physical limitations -- slender build, slow speed -- that would prevent him from having a career as a professional athlete. That's when he turned his attention to music. Given your choice, would you rather make your living in music or sports? Explain your decision.
A. I would rather be in music. For one thing, I can already do that. I cannot play sports, however. I am uncoordinated and out of shape.
3) Shortly before "Little Things" was released, Bobby toured England for two weeks, backing up Roy Orbison. They opened for The Beatles. Bobby fondly recalls spending time with Paul McCartney, teaching him how to imitate the croak of an Alabama tree frog. Are you good at imitations (human or otherwise)?
A. Not really.
4) Back in the States, Goldsboro (again with Orbison) opened for the Rolling Stones in New York. Which band did you listen to more recently, the Stones or the Beatles?
A. The Rolling Stones
5) Bobby worked on projects with Burt Reynolds, doing the music for the movie Gator and the TV show Evening Shade. Burt said it was not only Bobby's musical ability but also his wit that made him fun to work with. What qualities do you value in a coworker?
A. A sense of humor, honesty, integrity, and diligence.
6) These days, Bobby spends more time painting than performing music. He regularly donates his artwork to be auctioned off for charity. Have you ever tried your hand at painting?
A. No.
7) In 1964, when this song was on the radio, women spent more on styling gels and sprays than they do today. Are you having a good hair day? Or has the pandemic made dealing with your hair something of an adventure?
A. My hair has become an adventure. I have a Covid Cut. I hacked it all off with some scissors in my husband's grooming kit back on April 10 and it's just now grown out to where someone could possibly do something with it. However, I do not feel safe going back to a hair stylist even if the politicians say we can. When Dr. Fauci says it is safe, I will go back a month after that. Until then, I will have it long or hack it off myself.
8) Nationally and internationally, one of 1964's biggest news stories was the marriage of Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. The bride wore a yellow dress and white and yellow flowers in her hair. The groom was decked out in a sedate dark suit with a red tie and a yellow boutonniere. What did you wear the last time you got really dressed up?
A. Black.
9) Random question: Imagine you're stranded on a desert island with a complete stranger. Would you prefer your one and only companion be a man or a woman?
A. A woman. Women are generally more empathetic and better listeners. It would be nice if she were an athletic woman who could climb trees and obtain coconuts, but I will settle for someone who is a pleasant conversationalist.
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