songbird's crazy world

  Something New Welcome to  Saturday: 9 . What we've committed to our readers is that we will post 9  questions every Saturday. Sometimes the post will have a theme, and at other times the questions will be totally unrelated. Those weeks we do "random questions," so-to-speak. We encourage you to visit other participants posts and leave a comment. Because we don't have any rules, it is your choice. We hate rules. We love to  answer the questions, however, and here is today's questions! Saturday 9: Something New (2017) Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it  here . Welcome to the first Saturday 9 of 2025.     1) We're beginning the year with a song about new beginnings. What is something new you'd like to try in 2025? Hmmm… can’t think of anything large…maybe some new recipes in my kitchen? 2) The lyrics recall what was said "in the mist of the midnight hour." Where were you when the new year dawned? We had a small get-together with friends....

 The neighbors’ cats (ours are indoor cats) The tuxie looks a lot like Shadow.  He lives across the street. This one’s a newbie, I’ve never seen him before. But this one thinks he lives here. Meanwhile, Duchess and Shadow are safe inside the house.

 So the holidays are over, and it’s time to settle into the cold routine of January.  They’re saying we might get snow on Monday. Not my favorite… I’ll admit I’ve gotten a bit lazy in the “diet and exercise” department, so it’s time to recommit and focus on health.  Walking around the neighborhood is a good thing, but it’s not enough.  YouTube has lots of good videos.  Maybe go back to Planet Fitness?   We’re at that age, after all … Drew had a minor medical procedure earlier this week.  Nothing to be concerned about, just routine preventative screening.  But it’s done under anesthesia, at the hospital, so I had to drive him to and from.  I realized that I’ve spent entirely too much time in hospitals and don’t want to spend more time there. (There are, quite literally, a dozen hospitals within a 20 mile radius of my home.  The closest hospital is less than 2 miles down the road, and it’s a major trauma center.) Our friend who is in rehab...

 I’ve never been to New Orleans, but for many years I did business with several firms in that city.  My heart aches for my former business associates and for all the people of NOLA.