Wednesday Medley- NATIONAL CHEESE DAY

NATIONAL CHEESE DAY – June 4th

1.  National Cheese Day is Tuesday, rather than Wednesday, but I think we should celebrate cheese this week!!  Let's start by sharing your favorite cheese with us.  Which one is always in your fridge?  I LOVE cheese, maybe cheddar would be a favorite block cheese, but I do not have any of that in my fridge, just velveeta cheese slices and some shredded mozarella and shredded cheddar for cooking.

2.  What is your preference? Mild, Sharp, or Extra Sharp?  How do you use cheese most often? Sharp, I mostly use cheese for cooking as a topper to a dish, etc.

3.  Cheesecake?  New York style or what other flavors would you rather have?  New York Style

4.  When you do grilled cheese sandwiches, which cheese do you prefer to use and what condiments do you use, if any?  I usually use cheese slices, but at the school we made grilled cheese with cheese from the deli.  It was delicious and I cannot remember what kind it was.

5.  Number 5 on June 5th... Say happy birthday to my sister, Tammy!!  Happy Birthday Tammy!

6.  Share something with us about your week. If it includes using cheese in a recipe, please also share that with us too!!  Josh got a call from the library, he had put in an application to volunteer, so he is going to talk to them on Monday about that.  We also got a new washing machine.  We had a repairman come out yesterday to look at ours and there was so much wrong with it it was going to cost the same amount to just replace with a new one, so we bought a new one and my husband just brought it home last night.  I am doing laundry today.  So happy.

Tuesday 4- About You

About You
1.   What's the first thing you thought of when you woke up today?  If the dogs had been fed.  Josh and I stayed up late and when we do that the dogs usually sleep in and Karl doesn't feed them before he goes to work.

2.   What do you prefer to drink in the morning?  UGH...Pepsi.  I know that is bad, but I do not like to drink hot drinks much and so I get my caffeine that way.

3.   What’s one trait that you hate about yourself?  It can be hard for me to let something go if I get hurt badly.

4.   What's one trait you like about yourself and why?  I am easy going and happy most of the time.

Sunday Stealing- Movie Questions

       

What was you first movie-going experience without your parents?  I do not remember.  I do remember the ones with my parents.  Hahahaha.
Do you still buy DVDs or Blu Rays (or do you just stream them)?  Every now and then Karl will get a movie from Redbox, but we mostly stream.
What is your guilty pleasure movie? What about it works for you?  Hallmark movies...any of them, they are all so feel good.
You have compiled a list of your top 10 movies. Which movies do you like, but would not make the list?  Maybe the Superhero movies...I do love them, but they probably do not make my Top 10
Which movie(s) do you compulsively watch over and over again? What makes it so great?  I do not watch movies over and over again, but movies I have watched more than once or even twice would include Sweet Home Alabama, Ferris Bueller's Day Off and 10 Things I Hate About You.  Those movies are all different, but I just really enjoy them...maybe it is the cast.
Classic(s) you’re embarrassed to admit you haven’t seen yet?  Casablanca
Do you have any movie posters hanging on your wall? If yes, which ones and why?  I have never done this even when I was young.
Tell us about a movie that you are passionate about.  I can't think of one.
What is a movie you vow to never watch? Why?  I do not watch horror, they give me nightmares.

Tell us about a movie that literally left you speechless.  The Passion of the Christ
What’s a movie that you always recommend?  I do not recommend movies, I am always the last one to see a movie.
Who is an actor you always watch, no matter how crappy the movie?  Tom Cruise maybe would be the closest.  I do not follow movies like other people.
Who is an actor you don’t get the appeal for? Why don’t you like them?  I do not know.
Who is an actor, living or dead, you’d love to meet? Why do they intrigue you? actors really do not intrigue me that much.
Sexiest actor/actress you’ve seen. (Picture requested!)  Chris Hemsworth

You are casting a movie, pick four or five actors you’d hire to be in it and why we’d love them together.  Oh I cannot do that, but I sure do appreciate it when a good cast is put together, especially for a tv show.

Which are your favorite actor pairings of all time?  Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan
Have you ever watched movies from a decade that was before you were born? If so, which decade is your favorite?  My son shows me movies from the 50's and I enjoy them very much, but I love the movies from the 80's and 90's.
If you were to be in a movie would you rather play the hero, villain or anti-hero? Why?  Hero I guess.  It would be really hard for me to play bad without apologizing all over the place.

Saturday 9- It's Late

 
It's Late (1959)

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


1) Ricky Nelson laments that he should have been home hours ago. When is the last time you stayed up later than you should have? What were you doing?  I stayed up late last night watching Pillow Talk with my son Josh.  We stay up late in the summer.  It is so hard for me to go back to school in August because I just love staying up with him.  I LOVED that movie by the way.  I laughed so hard!  So glad Summer is here!

2) Compounding Ricky's problem is that he's nearly out of gas. How is your gas tank right now? When did you most recently fill 'er up?  It is full...got filled up today.

3) It gets worse! He can't call home because he doesn't have a dime for the pay phone. Have you recently been in a situation where you've been glad you had your cell phone handy?  Maybe not recently, but the reason I have never been without a cell phone is I was traveling late at night many years ago and someone had a car wreck and the body was laying in the road.  Then some guy comes running toward my car.  I was so freaked out.  The guy running toward my car turned out to be someone I knew though.  I was afraid I was going to be killed.  I was on a dark winding road.  I also had a flat one time that my cell phone came in handy.

4) The video for this song is from an episode of The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet. Ozzie Nelson, Ricky's father, was in charge of the show and made the rules. One was that no one was allowed to smoke on the set ... except his wife, Harriet. Do you smoke? Have you ever lived with a smoker?  I do not smoke and I do not currently live with anyone that does.  My mom smoked when I was a kid though.

5) Life magazine coined the phrase "teen idol" to describe Ricky's popularity. According to Tiger Beat, today's teen idols include Johnny Orlando and Ruby Jay. Johnny was born in 2003, Ruby in 2004. Sam admits that before today, she had no idea who these young people are. How about you?   Nope, never heard of those people, but I remember Tiger Beat!  I loved that magazine as a teen!


6) While Paul McCartney and Bob Dylan have posthumously praised Ricky Nelson's music, 1950s music critics dismissed him as a lightweight. What's the last review you read? Was it written by a professional critic, or was it contributed by a consumer to a site like Amazon or Yelp?  Probably something on Amazon or even Ulta.  I never read professional critic reviews.

7) At the height of his popularity, Ricky tried his hand at movies, appearing in the western Rio Bravo with John Wayne. He turned 18 during the filming, and Wayne celebrated by playfully throwing Ricky into a sack of horse manure. Do you think pranks and practical jokes are funny?  Not particularly.

8) In 1959, when this song was popular, the St. Lawrence Seaway was completed. It connects Canada to our Great Lakes. Without looking it up, can you name all 5 Great Lakes?  no, I was able to come up with three and had to look the other two up.  I remembered Erie, Michigan and Huron. 

9) Random question – You drive past a local motel and see the car of a very married friend right there in the lot. Would you ask her about it?  Oh wow!  I would probably never pay enough attention to actually look at the cars at a hotel, but if I did, I would probably wait to see if the friend said anything first.

Wednesday Medley- NATIONAL PAPERCLIP DAY

NATIONAL PAPERCLIP DAY

1.  Wow!  Had you ever heard of the Holocaust project involving paperclips?  It is a great teaching project, for sure!  I had not heard of this project, but very interesting and yes a great teaching project!

2.  Have you ever created a paperclip chain?  How long did it get?  not on purpose, but occasionally I would play with paper clips when I was younger and put them together and make a chain, it was small though.

3.  I use paperclips as hooks at Christmas time to put ornaments on the tree.  Works like a charm!! What is something you used a paperclip for, other than holding papers together?  I have straigtened out paperclips and used them to clean playdough from small areas at school.  I have also used them as ornament holders as well.

4.  I am amazed at the shapes and colors of paperclips available.  I found my favorite... share your favorite with us here!  I do not have favorite paper clips.  Just the normal ones are fine for what I use them for.

5.  Say goodbye to May on this last Wednesday of May.  Be poetic if you will, or simply bid it adieu.  Good bye May and may June not bring us so many tornadoes!

6.  Tell us something about your week so far, please!  We went to Rogers, AR on Saturday to do some shopping.  I had never been, so it was fun.  Then on Memorial Day, we spent the day in our yard enjoying the breeze in our gazebo.  It was a hot day...86º, but the breeze was so nice we stayed out.  We also grilled and ate dinner in there too.  It was a nice relaxing day.

Tuesday 4 Meme- Your Brand Is Showing

Your Brand Is Showing
1.   Food: ~ Do you buy brand names or go for the cheaper store name brand?  It is a bit of a mix at my house.  I have found many store brands taste the same or even better to me.  There are other items that I must have the brand name though.

2.   Clothes: ~ Wear designer jeans/slacks with a brand name or regular department store jeans/slacks?  department store....whatever I can find that is not expensive.

3.   Handbags: ~ Buy a designer bag or look for a less expensive copy?  I do not even care about a copy, I just buy an inexpensive handbag.

4.   Shoes: ~ You got the drift, designer or a cheaper copy?  I spend more on shoes because I am on my feet all day,  so designer, but they are still not crazy expensive.

Memorial Day Poem

I wanted to share this poem my Uncle Gary wrote when he was in Vietnam.  He also died there, so today on Memorial Day, I remember him.  He was my dad's youngest brother.
Here is a picture of him.  It is the only one I have of him as an adult.  I have one of him with my dad when he was a little boy and I do not have his military picture.  I never met my Uncle Gary.  He died the same year I was born.

Vietnam

Here I am in Vietnam

So many miles from home

But though I am so far away

I know I’m not alone.

As I was nearing Vietnam

I almost shed a tear

As I bowed my head in heartfelt prayer

Dear Lord, remove my fear

And when the plane landed

It was plain for me to see

That here in this dense jungle land

I would have no luxury

This war is mean, and this war is cruel

And many men must die

Yet there seems to be no answer

To our single question Why?

There are no boys in Vietnam

So onward we must go

For all the units fight bravely on

To conquer Viet foe

The people here in Vietnam

In this small community

They know the real meaning

Of the words real poverty

To stop the Communists

Is the reason we must try

For in it lies the answer

To our simple question Why?

And back home I miss you all

And if there is something you want to do

Say a prayer that this war will end

And I’ll soon be home with you.

                             …Gary Lee Burkett