Saturday 9

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 are today's questions! 

Saturday 9: 5-10-15-20 (1970)

Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here.

1) In this week's song, The Presidents sing about a long married, very happy couple. Who is the longest married couple you know? Who is the happiest? Are they the same couple?
My former roommate and her husband just celebrated their 60th anniversary.  Walt and I will be celebrating our 59th anniversary next month.

2) The lyrics ask repeatedly: "Aren't we happy?" Are you feeling happy today? Why or why not?
At the moment, not really.  Insomnia last night.  I'll feel better after my afternoon nap.

3) This happy couple enjoys watching children at play. Is there a park, playground or schoolyard near you?
All 3.  There are 3 grammar schools, a park and a playground all within walking distance.

4) This song reminds Crazy Sam of when she used to recite the multiplication tables. Think back to your school days. Was math one of your favorite subjects?
I hated math.  I still hate math.

5) The Presidents seems like a good name for a band formed in Washington DC. What would be an appropriate name for a band from your hometown?
My kids were in a band for 10 years.  They called it Lawsuit.  Perhaps a band specific to Davis could be called the Eggheads.

One of the egghead sculptures on campus

6) DC trivia: The street names are letters, but J was skipped. That's because in the 1700s, the way many wrote their alphabet, "J" looked like "I" and so "J" was passed over to avoid confusion. Tell us something we may not know about your hometown (or state).

~20 years ago, the city spent $40,000 to build a toad tunnel under a newly built overpass so that toads could get from one side to the other without getting run over by a car.  The father of the postmaster (where the toad tunnel was built) decided the toads needed their own town.  As far as I know, in 20 years no toad has been seen either in Toad Town or in the toad tunnel.

7) In 1970, when this song was on the Billboard chart, The Mary Tyler Moore Show premiered on CBS. The theme song said Mary could "turn the world on with her smile," yet in real life, MTM was self-conscious about her "wide mouth." Are you comfortable looking at photos of yourself?
probably more comfortable looking at photos than looking in the mirror.

8) Also in 1970, Dinah Shore became one of the first women to host her own national daytime talk show. Today, Kelly Clarkson, Drew Barrymore, Tamron Hall, Jennifer Hudson and Kelly Ripa all have their own shows, and The Talk and The View are both hosted by women. Who is your favorite talk show host?
I do enjoy Kelly Ripa.

9) Random question -- Would you rather have a job that has you on your feet all day, or one that has you parked in a chair?
Oh definitely in a chair.  I can't stand on my feet for more than a few minutes and have to sit down in my walker.

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PHOTO OF  THE DAY

love this bird!

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