This has been a week! Between Halloween at school, the day after Halloween at school, and two days of kids projectile vomiting at school I'm freaking tired but happy that it's Friday...even though it's a Friday night at home because I've lost my voice. Anyhow, passing the time with a Saturday 9.
2) Golden Earring is from the Netherlands. The average life expectancy there is 79 years old. Who is the oldest person you know? The oldest person closest to me I believe is my aunt at 74. Come to think of it, my dad would have been 74 coming up this year. That's crazy!
3) The song's composer says the song and especially the video were inspired by the 1980 book, The Bourne Identity. The espionage thriller was finally made into a movie with Matt Damon in 2002. Do you have a favorite secret agent/spy? I LOVE espionage stories. In fact, if I weren't a teacher I'd like to be a spy. It sounds way more exciting than what I do. Ludlum's Bourne books are outstanding, and I also enjoyed the Matt Damon Bourne movies, however they are NOTHING like the books. Other than the name Jason Bourne they are completely different stories.
4) The song's title comes from The Twilight Zone TV show, which ran from 1959 to 1964. Are there any old shows that you enjoy watching in reruns? The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Dick Van Dyke, I Love Lucy, MASH are all good ones.
5) "All guys cheat on their girlfriends, so yeah, I forgive him." Sam heard a young woman say that into her phone as they waited in line at the drugstore. While Sam is always surprised by how much personal information people share in the public, that's not what we're concentrating on this morning. Do you think that it's true? Do all guys cheat on their girlfriends? Hmmmm, I think there are some guys that always cheat on their girlfriends, but no, I don't think they all do.
6) Whenever Sam goes to the grocery store she picks up Snausages because her dog looks at her with sad eyes when she tries to reward him anything else. What product has your brand loyalty? I don't know, whatever is on sale.
7) Do you have a piggy bank or a coin jar? The removable ashtray in my car is full of loose change.
8) Sam knows that she's always supposed to wear sunscreen, even on cloudy days, but she sometimes forgets. What do you know you should do, but sometimes don't? I know I should drive the speed limit and that I should be more patient, but I don't do either very often.
9) Retailers report that sales of Halloween costumes for grown-ups are strong. Since Halloween was earlier this week and there will be parties this weekend ... What's your costume for Halloween 2013? If you aren't dressing up this year, tell us about one of your favorite outfits from a Halloween gone by.
I didn't dress up this year. In years past, I can't seem to get it together far enough in advanced to come up with anything creative. For years, I dressed as a baby with pjs, pigtails, and slippers. More recently as a tired teacher with pjs, a bathrobe, slippers, and a pencil in my hair - hmmm, maybe there's a theme there with the pjs and slippers.
Happy Saturday! And I'm positively giddy that daylight savings time ends this weekend so I get an extra hour to spend in my bed!
First of all, feel better! I just watched an hour of Dick Van Dyke reruns last night while I was answering emails. I was surprised by how sweet and funny it still is.
ReplyDeleteAnything Carl Reiner created is really well done, funny but not mean spirited.
DeleteJust the thought of projectile vomiting makes me sick...worse thing ever.
ReplyDeleteMy dog likes soft treats. If I get him hard biscuit like treats he "buries" them under pillows, cushions for bedding.
I believe Halloween costume sales for adults are up because everyone I know is planning on going to a party this weekend. I never saw Halloween celebrating milked this long before.
Hope you feel better soon.
It is awful. I'm not good with anything gross coming out of the body, but when you're the adult in charge I wasn't allowed to run out of the room gagging. The "I don't feel well," took on a whole new meaning this week.
DeleteYes, I had no idea parties were this weekend, after Halloween. I always thought it was the weekend before. Who wants to celebrate after. It's over, move on. :)
The oldest people I know are like me.....retired. My great grandmother lived to be 89 and a great aunt lived to 101.
ReplyDeleteWow, 101 is impressive. My family notoriously dies young, but it would seem that has more to do with too much smoking and drinking than anything else.
DeleteHope you are feeling better. I use the ashtray in my car for change, too - had $16 in it when I cleaned it out the other day.
ReplyDeleteIt can really add up!
DeleteSorry you're not feeling well! I hope you're better by now. ;-)
ReplyDeleteYou named a lot of my favorite old TV shows.
Oh yes, I'm ok, just no voice. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that I don't pick up that other bug though.
DeleteI was wondering about the video thing too on MTV. They seem to be more into the trash tv stuff these days
ReplyDeleteI said the same thing about videos on MTV/VH1! And I sympathize with your being sick...I have a sinus infection that just won't quit. Thankfully, there's nothing "projectile" about it, lol!
ReplyDeleteWiped out here too but thankfully no projectile vomiting here!
ReplyDeleteHope you got some rest and put the extra hour to good use.
:)
It's amazing what an extra hour can do! :)
DeleteI'll have a stab at the cheating one.
ReplyDeleteI think it depends very much how narrow a definition of cheating is used. You could reserve the cheating to full contact hotelroom sex at one end and the other, any awareness of the sexual nature of any other female other that the one mated to.
If we use the first definition, then I suspect there is far less of it going on that we think. But, and here the kicker on that definition. There are degrees. If the "relationship" is one bootycall. Or even a series of them. That would be a very different kettle of fish to having one woman over an extended period of time. But I think we'll agree it's cheatin however thick you slice it.
The other end though we find the pure nutters. Those that think nature can be totally controlled. Think Athos, and the prohibition of any females, even chickens. This is because women give off a hormone when 'ripe' that causes men to prick their ears. So men will notice women other than the one they are with much the same way as the mares in the field will liven the stallions.
Ah, so it's in a man's nature is it? :) Seriously though, it's naive to think that one suddenly turns "blind" once in a relationship, on either side. It's the acting upon it, physically or even emotionally to some extent, that would constitute cheating. The one night stand or the long term extra curricular relationship? Ya, it doesn't matter, it's cheating. Regardless of if it's in someone's nature or not, I think there are other factors that lead someone to cheat, and probably more often than not it isn't because the "cheat-ee" was hot.
DeleteIs kissing another cheating. And where does the spectrum shift from what is leaning towards the hotel on one side, to control freak nutter on the other.
DeleteHow does one emotionally cheat without the prospect of the physical. Would that not be called a deep friendship. Is there not something of a road involved, short or long, but nonetheless a progression to physical intimacy for it to be cheating.
It's probably never a black and white answer, and each person probably has their own level of what they would deem as cheating. I DO think men and women can be friends, even with significant others, but it can be a slippery slope. It also has a lot to do with how secure everyone is in the relationship in the first palce. If someone leans towards jealousy, I'd imagine the friendship would be difficult. I've never personally had an issue with it as I'm not particularly jealous, but I have seen couples go through drama over the friendship thing.
DeleteKissing? What do you mean, a greeting or something more? Yes, I think I'd have a problem with my man going around kissing other women beyond the quick hello/goodbye. I imagine most would find that unacceptable, especially since, if done right, it's just as intimate. Maybe it wouldn't be called cheating, but it would still be hurtful.