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Saturday 9

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  Fun, Fun, Fun 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: Fun, Fun, Fun (1964) Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it  here . 1) This song is about a girl who borrows her father's Ford Thunderbird. When is the last time you drove someone else's car? February 2025.  I drove Drew’s car.  He had a medical procedure and couldn’t drive, and my car was in the shop. I hate driving his car. 2) The teen in question is well known for ability to drive "like an ace." If we were to ask your high school classmates what...
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Feline Friday

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 Stupid cat tricks, part one.   We have sliding glass doors that lead from the sun room to the patio.  We also have screen doors. In nice weather, we leave the glass doors open.  Shadow likes to sit by the open door. On Tuesday Drew was watching tv in the living room when he heard a crash from the sun room.  He ran into the sun room … Shadow had knocked the screen door off its track.  She was sitting by the door, clearly ready to pounce on whatever hapless creature was on the patio. She loves to watch the birds … Stupid cat tricks, part two.  The sun room and the living room are separated by a set of French doors.  I was home alone Tuesday night (Drew was at rehearsal).  I closed the doors between the rooms.  Later, when Drew came home and sat down in the living room to watch TV, he saw two eyes staring at him from the other side of the French doors … I accidentally locked Shadow in the sun room …. Well, I did say I wanted a cat with per...
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More ramblings

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 The news from Long Island … there was a sinkhole today on the Long Island Expressway!  Westbound lanes, exit 49. Guess where I get onto the Expressway when I go home?  Yep, I get on at exit 49 and drive westbound … had to find an alternate route tonight, At least I wasn’t commuting home from the city, a fire shut down penn Station, and Long Islanders tryin* to get home had to find other ways… …just a small taste of the chaos we are anticipating if the railroad goes on strike Saturday.  It will be a disaster.  I’m so happy I don’t work in the city anymore. Though I do hate paying for gas these days,  I drive a hybrid, so a tank of gas lasts a long time, but still…
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Ramblings

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 Interesting clue on Jeopardy! Tuesday night …  … have I mentioned that Drew is doing Yeoman of the Guard  this year? Around here, libraries and public schools like to offer all sorts of adult education classes.  About ten years ago I took a few yoga classes, and really liked it.  But I had to stop taking yoga because of my knee … I tried to do a warrior two and my right knee buckled.  Turns out I have arthritis in both knees.  But with weight loss, medical treatment and physical therapy, my knees are a lot better.   And I miss the practice,  So when I found out that the parks department is offering summer classes … twelve weeks of yoga from May through August …an hour-long class once a week …and senior citizens (like me) get a 50% discount … starting on Tuesday I’ll be doing mountain pose and downward dog … If I can handle the summer program, I can continue the practice in the fall, the high school offers a yoga class.  And if it’s too ...
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Ramblings

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 We saw The Devil Wears Prada 2  Saturday night.  Not as good as the original, but a fun movie.  Coming attractions included several movies we want to see, including Toy Story 5, the new Spiderman movie, and Practical Magic 2. My daughters are on vacation together with their respective significant others, I didn’t see them for Mother’s Day.  But we went out to dinner before they left, and they sent me a Mother’s Day cake from my favorite gluten free bakery.  Strawberry shortcake, lots of whipped cream.  I sat down to eat a slice when I felt a paw on my hand … yes, Shadow does like whipped cream, how did you know? And yes, I know cats aren’t supposed to eat dairy (cats are lactose intolerant), but I give her only a very small amount, just a taste.   And Drew took me out to brunch, to a very nice place called  Post Office Cafe .  Nice buffet.  I had eggs, bacon, potatoes, fruit … Afterwards I hook a walk in our neighborhood.  I’m...
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Music Monday

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  May 11th  Kentucky Derby has long been hosted this month since 1875. This event has a long history of  traditions . Use some of the traditions or gallop with the ponies in your own direction sharing your song inspired picks this week. I live 14 miles from Belmont Park, home of the third leg of the Triple Crown. (The race will be in Saratoga this year, they’re renovating Belmont.) But I did visit Kentucky a few years ago, on a business trip to Lexington.  I had some free time, so I visited the Horse Park . I took a lot of photos  of the  horses.  So when you ask me about the Derby … First thing that came to mind. And then there’s this How about something from Broadway? And country music  And some video I shot The  Horse Park  was fun.
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Happy birthday Billy Joel

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 Mildly amused to learn the Hicksville Public Library has two events today, a lecture by a local historian about Billy Joel’s life in Hicksville,  and a performance by a Billy Joel tribute band,
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