Tuesday 4 Meme- We Gather Together..

 

We Gather Together..

 Welcome, welcome to Toni Taddeo's Tuesday 4 .

This coming Thursday is Thanksgiving Day when we gather together to ask the Lord's blessing as the song says.

What are your Thanksgiving Days like?

1. Do you celebrate with family, friends or by yourself?  We celebrate with family.  I will go get my mom from assisted living and bring her to our house.  She will not remember once she goes back that she was even at our house, but we will enjoy her while we can.  Josh has to work all day, so he will eat when he gets home.

2.  Do you watch the Thanksgiving Day parade from Macy's in New York City?  The appearance of Santa at the end signals the start of the Christmas season.  What does the day hold for you?  We watch the Macy's Thanksgiving parade, the dog show, we will watch football since the KC Chiefs are playing.  Clean up from Thanksgiving and rest.

3. What foods are the hit of Thanksgiving Day for you?  Turkey, mashed potatoes, hot rolls and pumpkin pie.  Such a good meal.

4.  We say grace before and after meals. Is grace a part of your Thanksgiving meal?  We say grace before we eat.

Happy Birthday, Annie!  My mom's birthday is today also.  Have a great day.

Saturday 9: The Lady in Red (1986)

 

The Lady in Red

Saturday 9: The Lady in Red (1986)

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

 

1) Is red a color you often wear?  Sometimes, it is one of our school colors.

 

2) In this song, Chris De Burgh is thrilled to be dancing with the woman he loves. Do you recall what was playing the last time you stepped onto the dance floor?  no, it has been a very long time.

 

3) Chris says he wrote this song about the first time he saw his future wife, who wore a red dress when she came to see his band perform. Tell us about a memorable concert going experience.  I really do not go to concerts.  I did when I was young, but I hate crowds now.  The summer before I started college my boyfriend took me to see The Beach Boys.  They sang Kokomo.  It had not been released yet, so I was excited when I heard it a month or so later on the radio.  It made me think of the concert and I still think of the concert when I hear that song.

 

4) Chris' father worked as a diplomat for the United Kingdom. Former US ambassador Robert D. Blackwill believes a diplomat should possess strong writing/speaking skills, meticulous attention to detail, historical knowledge, and stamina. Do you have any of those attributes? I write better than I speak, but I do not write well, I do have attention to detail skills and stamina, and some historical knowledge also, but not a crazy amount.  

 

5) Chris' family owns Bargy Castle, a 15th century fortress in County Wexford, Ireland. Bargy Castle has been converted into a hotel. What's the last hotel you stayed in?  I don't remember the hotel name, but it was when we went to San Antonio.  We stayed near the Riverwalk.

 

6) Chris is a wine connoisseur who sold a collection of vintage reds for over $500,000. If you suddenly came into $500,000, what would you do with it?  Pay bills off and fix up the house some.

 

7) In 1986, when this song was popular, singer/actress Lady Gaga was born in Manhattan. Have you been to New York City?  no

 
8) Also in 1986, NHL Hall of Famer Jacques Plante died. Are you a hockey fan?  not really

 

9) Random question – You just slid behind the wheel and are about to embark on a long road trip. Which of these famous Williams would you choose as your navigator: Willie Nelson, Bill Murray, or William, Prince of Wales?  Why do I think we would get lost with any of these?  I think Willie Nelson would be fun and Bull Murray would be funny.  I think the Prince of Wales would make me nervous.  I will say Willie Nelson.  I have a friend that loves him, so maybe I could bring her along.

Saturday 9: Rings (1971)

 

Rings

Saturday 9: Rings (1971)

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

 

1) This song is about a young man who is happy to hear his phone ring. How about you? How do you feel when your phone rings? (Excited, annoyed, surprised, etc.) annoyed.  I hate talking on the phone.

 

2) He's got James Taylor on the stereo. Are you a James Taylor fan?  I like his songs, but he isn't a favorite.

 

3) He tells his girl he's been hanging with his buddies, Tony and Mario, but they're no substitute for her. What friend did you recently spend time with? What did you do?  Tanya, we went and picked up some lunch and went to her house to eat and visit.

 

4) Tony and Mario were real people. They ran a restaurant frequented by the songwriters. Did you dine out this past week?  Yes, we had sandwiches Friday night from Jersey Mike's.

 

5) "Rings" is the only hit for the band Cymarron, who hailed from Memphis, a town known for classic southern comfort foods like biscuits and gravy, cornbread and mashed potatoes. What's on the menu at your home this weekend?  haven't decided yet.

 

6)  The boys in Cymarron took their name from their favorite TV show, the Western Cimarron Strip. What TV show are you currently enjoying? Maybe your fellow Sat9ers would like it, too.  Doc, Brilliant Minds, Watson, Matlock to name a few.  I have several I watch.

 

7) In 1971, when this song was popular, the US Mint introduced the Eisenhower Silver Dollar. Is there any change in your wallet or pocket right now?  oh yes.

 
8) Also in 1971, Mattel introduced Malibu Barbie, the doll with a tan. Have you ever used a tanning bed?  I did in my 20's.

 

9) Random question – If we were to ask your friends, which of these qualities would they say they like best about you: your warmth, your sense of humor, or your intelligence?  I will guess warmth.

Tuesday 4 Meme- November Musings

 

November Musings

 It's time again for Tuesday 4 held in memory of Toni Taddeo it's founder and previous host.

 Thank you so much for joining in and helping to keep this alive. It is much appreciated.

1. What kind of weather and temperatures make you feel most comfortable, most healthy?  I like it when it is low 70's and sunny.  Maybe a light breeze.

2.  Do you like the colors associated with Autumn. Clothing wise do they look good on you?  Yes to both.

3. Would you rather:… 

•   … get lost in a corn maze or go on a hayride?  hayride
• … visit an apple orchard or a pumpkin patch ?  pumpkin patch
•  … eat a caramel apple or  a candy apple?   caramel
•  … have some cinnamon buns or Pumpkin muffins? cinnamon buns

4. There are 7,500 varieties  of apple.  What is your favorite and do you regularly 

eat apples?   What fruits do you keep on hand?  We do an apple taste test at 

school and I always pick the Golden delicious.  I do think there is a red 

variety that I would enjoy more, but I am not sure of the name of it.  

We keep bananas, apples and grapes.

Saturday 9: That Funny Feeling (1965)

 

That Funny Feeling

Saturday 9: That Funny Feeling (1965)

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

 

1) In this song, Bobby Darin admits he cares more for the girl than he should. What's something you have recently overdone (eaten too many potato chips, stayed up too late, etc.)?  Probably eaten too much candy from Halloween.

 

2) Bobby wrote this as the theme song for a movie he starred in with his wife, Sandra Dee. That Funny Feeling (the movie) turned a profit at the box office and "That Funny Feeling" (the record) made the Billboard Top 40. Can you think of another movie and song that were both popular?  Do they need to be the same title?  Top Gun and Danger Zone are coming to mind if they can be different titles.

 

3) While Bobby had a successful movie career and earned an Oscar nomination, he didn't get the part he wanted most: Tony in West Side Story. While he could sing and dance very well, producers didn't think Bobby looked like a romantic leading man. What actor or actress makes your heart skip a beat?   Have you seen Poldark?  My current boyfriend is Aiden Turner.  He plays Ross Poldark.  I believe this was a BBC show and it is on Netflix now and I am watching it.

 

4) Elvis enjoyed watching Bobby perform, but understood that if he sat in the audience he would be a distraction. So Elvis always watched Bobby from the wings. Think about the last thing you saw in a theater (concert, movie, play). Were you distracted by another audience member? Was anyone crinkling paper, checking their phone, whispering, etc.?  We rarely see movies at the theater, but the last movie we saw was Wicked and we will see the second one later this month or next month.  I was not distracted by anyone.  I typically get annoyed with people talking though.

 

5) When the editor of a teen magazine asked if he could cook, Bobby not only said yes, he offered up his manicotti recipe. What's your favorite pasta dish? (To eat, not necessarily to whip up in your kitchen.)  fettucine alfredo

 

6) In addition to cooking, Bobby's friends recall he loved talking about classic cars and baseball. Which of those three would you be most comfortable discussing?  baseball

 

7) In 1965, when Americans were listening to "That Funny Feeling," aspirin was the top over-the-counter pain reliever. You could get a bottle of 200 tablets for just $1. Is there aspirin in your medicine chest right now?  not aspirin, but I have acetaminophen and ibuprofen.

 
8) Also in 1965, I Dream of Jeannie premiered. The sitcom about a beautiful genie living in the suburbs was developed to compete with Bewitched, about a beautiful witch living in the suburbs. Which show do like better?  I loved both, but I will say Bewitched.

 

9) Random question: After a friend leaves your home, you spot a small, bound book on the floor next to your sofa. You flip through it and see that her journal fell out of her purse. It's mostly shopping lists and appointments but also includes personal observations, Once you realize what it is, do you close it and keep it closed until you can return it to her? Or do you continue reading?  I would close it.

Monday Morning Meme on Sunday Stealing

 

Monday Morning Meme on Sunday Stealing

Monday Morning Meme

1. What was the last thing you laughed at?  I have been watching

 my tv shows for the week today (Saturday) and I was watching the show

 Shifting Gears and laughed at it and also The Neighborhood is funny.

2. Who among your friends/family "gets" your sense of humor? 

 My friend Tanya, Karl and Josh

3. What jewelry are you wearing at this moment?  none

4. If you could offer one bit of etiquette that everyone should follow

 while dining out, what would it be?  Be kind and respectful.  I have told this

story here, but we were out to eat with my in-laws and they always

complain to the servers about their food and send it back, they are not

nice about it and it is embarrassing.  I hate being seen in public with them.

I'm not saying just keep something you didn't order but be kind about it.

5. What's the first thing a guest would notice when they walked through your front door?

They would either see Meisha, she likes to welcome people to our house

or we have a bookcase as you walk in it is right there.

Saturday 9: Angie Baby (1974)

 

Angie Baby

Saturday 9: Angie Baby (1974)

Unfamiliar with this week's featured song? Hear it here.

 

1) This week's song is a spooky one about a young man who breaks into the bedroom of a troubled girl named Angie. Their encounter doesn't go well and he's never seen again. Though there's been gossip, no one knows for sure what happened to him. Does your town have any scary legends that have been passed down through the decades?  no, it is a sleepy little quiet town.  I love it.

 

2) Songwriter Alan O'Day said he drew upon aspects of his own childhood to come up with "Angie Baby." He was an only child who often stayed home sick from school, with only Top 40 radio for company. What do you recall when you think about sick days as a kid?  Watching tv (The Price is Right with Bob Barker) and sleeping.  I remember I was sick a lot and had to go to the doctor all of the time and get shots before I had my tonsils and adenoids out.

 

3) Helen Reddy said she enjoyed hearing what her fans thought happened in "Angie Baby." Can you think of another song that is open to interpretation?  Not right now, I am so tired from Halloween week at school that I can't think.

 

4) When Helen and her husband/manager Jeff Wald heard "Angie Baby" the first time, they immediately agreed she should record it. She went into the studio that afternoon and in less than 10 days, disc jockeys were playing it and "Angie Baby" became an international hit. When were you glad you acted on impulse?  This has happened a few times, but I am blank.

 

Questions inspired by Halloween .... 

5) Though best known as a recording artist, Helen Reddy also acted on occasion and appeared as a singing nun in Airport 1975. A nun's habit is a popular Halloween costume. Will you/did you dress up this year?  The Early Childhood team dressed as M&M's..my room/team were brown M&M's.  I also had a pumpkin headband on.  The kids loved it.

6) In 2024, more Americans than ever dressed their dogs up for Halloween. Have you ever taken your pup with you trick-or-treating?  YES!  The first year we had Mandy, Josh was in 2nd grade or so.  They were both pumpkins and Mandy hated it.  I have a picture somewhere.  We just walked her around our neighborhood as Josh did trick-or-treating.

7) According to the Guinness Book of Records, the award for highest number of jack-o-lanterns in one place went to Keene, NH, where in 2013 there were 30,581. Did you carve a pumpkin for Halloween this year?  no, I meant to carve one for the kids at school, but I did cut them open and let the kids put their hands in there.  They loved that.

 

8) In years gone by, the Irish celebrated Halloween not with pumpkins but by carving turnips, potatoes and beets. Are any of those foods in your kitchen right now? potatoes and maybe pickled beets. 
 

9) Some Elvis fans insist his ghost hovers in the trees over Graceland. Have you ever seen a ghost?  no

 

Tuesday 4 Meme- Weathering the Storm

 

                                                            Weathering the Storm

It's time for Toni Taddeo's Tuesday 4.  After Toni passed into Paradise, I wanted to keep her memory and her meme alive. 

When thunder and lightning happen, cats, dogs, squirrels like to be in a small, safe , enclosure. Inside animals will hide under beds, outside they are appreciative of a box or little house to hide in. People are no different it seems.

1. Do storms frighten you or make you cautious?  I am only scared if we have tornadoes.  I will have the news on or be watching my phone app radar.  I am used to storms, so if it is just a regular storm, I am not scared.

2. What is the worst weather you can remember?  I cannot remember what year, but we had training tornadoes, so we would have one right after the other and this went on for hours.  I was a basket case after that night.

3.Are you in a personal storm right now and do you need our prayers to help you through it?  I think many bloggers are prayer warriors indeed.  I am praying for my mom.  She had a stroke in

January, and she will never be the same again.  She has lost a lot of memories and some 

vision.  She does seem to be doing well though.  I pray that she can stay healthy during

the cold and flu season and I pray that she would not get any UTI's which make her even

more confused.

4.  What is the best advice you can give to others about weathering storms of any kind.  Go to

God in prayer.  He can help you get through.

Sunday Stealing: Four 5's

 

Sunday Stealing: Four 5's

Four 5's

FIVE things on my to-do list:

1.  clean house

2.  laundry

3.  catch up on my tv shows

4.  get some rest

5.  food shopping

 

FIVE snacks I enjoy:

1.  crackers

2.  fruit

3.  chips

4.  cookies

5.  trail mix

FIVE places I have lived:

1.  Reeds Spring, MO

2.  Joplin, MO

3.  Kansas City, KS

4.  Springfield, MO

5.  Highlandville, MO

 

FIVE jobs I have held:

1.  Teacher

2.  Paraprofessional (teachers aide)

3.  Staff in group homes and independent living homes.

4.  grocery store cashier

5.  Mc Donald's

Saturday 9: Do You Know the Way to San Jose (1968)

 

Do You Know the Way to San Jose?

Saturday 9: Do You Know the Way to San Jose (1968)

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

 

1) In this song, someone moves to Los Angeles looking for "fame and fortune" but ends up with a job "pumping gas." Today, the majority of service stations are self serve, so very few people pump gas for a living. Can you think of another job that used to be common but doesn't exist anymore?  It might just be here, but milkman.  My Grandpa on my mom's side was a milkman when he was very young.

 

2) The San Jose travel bureau advertises "300 days of sunshine" every year. How is the weather where you are today?  rainy, but we need it.

 

3) Lyricist Hal David became fond of San Jose when he was stationed there while in the Navy. Tell us about a place you visited that you have affection for.  I loved every minute when we visited Orange Beach, Alabama.  I loved watching the dolphins jumping in the morning out in the ocean, relaxing on the beach, getting a great tan, going to see the Blue Angels and the Pensacola light house.  There were just so many things we got to see and do. It was fun.

  

4) Composer Burt Bacharach grew up and worked primarily in New York until his marriage to actress Angie Dickinson. She had to live in Los Angeles for her career, so he relocated and remained a Californian for the rest of his life. Where do you feel most at home? (It doesn't have to be a city. It could be your favorite chair.)  I honestly feel most at home in my hometown and where I work in Reeds Spring.  I know a lot of people there.  I live in a town called Highlandville, but I do not feel much a part of this community since I started working in Reeds Spring.  I do love being at my house though.  It is kind of nice to be able to get away from where you work.  I guess home is just where your family is.

5) Dionne Warwick thinks this week's song is "dumb." She won her first Grammy for "Do You Know the Way to San Jose?" and, decades later, still sings it in concert, but she has not changed her opinion of the song. What is something everyone else seems to like but you just don't get?  coffee, I love the smell of it but hate the taste.  I am not a big hot drink person.

 

6) Now in her 80s, with more than 60 years in show business, Dionne still enjoys performing. She told a reporter that she loves looking out into the audience and seeing an arm go around a shoulder, or a couple begin holding hands, when they hear her sing "their song." What song reminds you of a special romance?  Pour Some Sugar on Me by Def Leppard.

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7) In 1968, when this song was popular, The Doris Day Show premiered. The show was, initially, a surprise to its star. Her manager/husband died suddenly without telling her he had committed her to a weekly sitcom. She was not pleased but honored the contract. Think of the last time you were surprised. Was it a happy or sad surprise?  Happy!  My friend that retired a few years ago came to visit a few weeks ago, she came to the school for a visit.  She moved to Colorado, so I do not see her anymore.  She was in town for a Jeep thing.

 
8) According to the Social Security Administration, the most popular baby names of 1968 were Lisa and Michael. Are there any Lisas or Michaels in your life?  Wow, I used to have both, but now I don't think I do anymore.

 

9) Random question: What are you looking forward to this week?  The kids' costumes for our Halloween parade and Fall festival.

Saturday 9: Into the Groove (1985)

 

Into the Groove

Saturday 9: Into the Groove (1985) 

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

 

1) Madonna begins this song by telling us, "I'm waiting." What's something you're waiting for today?  Earlier today I was just waiting for the school day to end.  I am so tired.

 

2) She sings that dancing gives her a feeling so good she hopes it will never end. What reliably lifts your spirits?  Josh (my son).

 

3) As a school girl in Michigan, Madonna was a good student but could be disruptive. Classmates recall her doing cartwheels in the halls between classes. Can you do a cartwheel?  I used to be able to.  I was in cheer and I was a tumbler.  I think I would break my body if I did that now.

 

4) It's not surprising that a girl from the Detroit area would love cars. Madonna's car collection is valued at more than $2 million. The one she seems to drive most often is a 2022 Cadillac Escalade ESV. Insurance industry data tells us Americans typically keep their cars for 8 years. How long have you had your current vehicle? 8 months

 

5) She has referred to Nancy Sinatra as one of her idols, saying "These Boots Were Made for Walking" and its accompanying video impressed her when she was a little girl. What pop song brings back memories from your childhood?  Take on Me by A-ha makes me think of watching MTV as a kid (1985).  So many songs from the 80's take me back to high school.

 

6) Madonna suffers from brontophobia, or the fear of thunder and lightening. Are you afraid of storms?  no, but when they have tornados, I get a little anxious if they are coming toward us.  We are supposed to have storms on Saturday with possible tornados.

 

7) In 1985, when this song was popular, the Titanic wreckage was discovered. There have been at least a dozen movies about that ill-fated ship. Have you seen any of them?  I saw the one with Leo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet (1997).

 
8) Also in 1985, Bruce Willis became a star with a hit show about a detective agency. Can you name it? (Extra non-existent points if you can recall the agency's name.)  Was it Moonlighting?  I never saw that show.  We only had the antenna stations, and I bet that channel did not come in very well.  I lived far away from the bigger city that had the antenna tower.

 

9) Random question: Describe your perfect ice cream sundae.  I like the turtle sundae with hot fudge and caramel, nuts and whipped cream.