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  Cadillac Ranch 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: Cadillac Ranch (1981) Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it  here . 1)  In this song, Bruce Springsteen sings about taking his father and his aunt to see The Cadillac Ranch. Have you recently taken a road trip? If yes, where did you go? Road trip fall 2025, we went from Long Island to Virginia.  We visited Colonial Williamsburg. 2) The Cadillac Ranch is real. It's an outdoor art installation in Amarillo, TX. Tell us about a statue, mural, or other piece of outdo...

 Trauma! Someone had to go to the v-e-t last week.  Routine check up, but so traumatic … A traumatic day for Miss Duchess Cat.  She’s getting older — she’s 13 years old today.  (Yes, it’s her birthday today!)  Routine visit, just making sure she’s doing ok. She literally fought tooth and nail to avoid the pet carrier.  Complained the whole time she was in there … until the doctor wanted to examine her.  Then she refused to come out.  Complained the whole ride home, too.  But was soothed with a few cat treats … Shadow was waiting for us in the kitchen window, of course. Back home, and back to dominance games.

 From Jones Beach … #skywatchfriday

Welcome to the 21st century, where you don’t have to take a sick day when you’re under the weather because you can work from home.  Nothing too horrible, but I just couldn’t see myself getting dressed or driving to the office.  Felt better after breakfast and was able to get real work done today. But this summer weather is making me feel lazy. At least the weekend is coming.  Busy weekend, Drew has the final two Gilbert and Sullivan shows — Saturday night and Sunday afternoon. It’s supposed to rain Saturday.  So no opportunity to go to the pool.  Sigh. Maybe next weekend.  We’ve got the bbq on the 4th and friends coming over on the 3rd, but there’s always the 5th. The yard looks terrific, I can’t wait to show it off. Maybe the bunny will come back?

Toy Story 5  is yet another warm and fuzzy ode to childhood.  We loved it.  Saw previews for the live action Moana  and something interesting called Hexed. Both are on our list.  Yes, we will see animated films.   My favorite in the series is  Toy Story 3. That’s the one where Andy goes off to college.  It resonated, Jen was in college and Becca was about to graduate from high school when the movie was released.  They were 5 and 3 when the original movie was released. Who could have imagined, back in 1995, that an entire section of Disney’s Hollywood Studios (one of the parks in WDW in Orlando) would be dedicated to that franchise. I thought the Buzz Lightyear ride in Magic Kingdom was great, but … yeah, I love the newer rides, too.  Maybe it’s time to plan another Disney trip? Glad to see House of the Dragon  is back. Love that show. Really loving Matt Smith.  His character here is so different from The Doctor. Still working o...

 And the theme? Wimbeldon kicks off soon. Let a tennis star, the game, England, or  traditions  guide you in your music discovery picks! Hmmmm… British Invasion music, anyone? We start with the Beatles, of course. Or maybe you prefer the Stones The Kinks The Who The Animals The Yardbirds  The Hollies The Zombies  And finally, one of my favorites  Yes, that’s Peter Noone of Herman’s Hermits. And some fan video