Friday 5 for January 19: Random topic generator

 From Scrivener's Friday 5 blog, here are the questions and answers nearly a week late.

1. How much experience do you have with tobacco?

Personally ZERO - and all instances that I ran into damn tobacco smoke have been NEGATIVE. Stinky. Awful. Foul. Why burn good money on this crap????

2. What have you made with wood?

When I was in middle school I made a wooden napkin holder and doorstop for woodshop class. I have a picture of those somewhere... can't find it now.

3. What do you think of farmers markets in your area?

I rarely go, though when I do go I like looking around and buying some fresh veggies and fruit. Some of these markets also sell too many non-farm produced trinkets which I never buy.

4. What’s a good movie, novel, or TV show containing a shipwreck?

While the fictional love story is basically crap, the re-creation of the sinking of the Titanic is great... Gotta love the special effects of that sinking in the movie.

Other great shipwreck movies:

• The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
• Mysterious Island (1961)
• The Final Countdown (1980) - what if a massive shipwreck event could be prevented....

And the ultimate shipwreck TV series.... Gilligan's Island... a silly but classic TV show of all time.

5. What’s a good song with the word magic in its title or lyrics?

Here are a few quick titles...

• Magical Mystery Tour - The Beatles
• Magic - The Cars
• You Can Do Magic - America
• Magic - Olivia Newton John
• Magic's In the Dancing - Lighthouse
• Black Magic Woman - Fleetwood Mac; famously covered by Santana

Friday 5 for November 3: Late again

Hey! In keeping with this week's theme... I'm late with my reply to the Friday 5 questions. Yay!

1. When did you last miss a scheduled appointment?

Hair cutter back in May of 2023.

2. What’s usually the reason you’re late for something?

When I don't really want to be there and I know there will be no line to wait in.

3. What have you recently finished well in advance of a due date or deadline?

Usually the Assistance League of Hawaii monthly newsletter.

4. In your daily life, what strategies do you use for not being in a hurry?

The main one is BE EARLY. Leave early, especially if what you need to do is on some other entitie's schedule that you rely on... like... um... airline travel. I am always at the airport 2 or 3 hours before flight. You can never tell if there will be some long ass line at TSA, ticketing or both.... I like being early at the airport because that gives me an excuse to take pictures, though often times of numerous planes that are the same airline as the one you are flying on.

I hate missing planes especially if you have someone at the other end who will pick you up at the airport.

5. What are you waiting for?

• a. My aging old Mac
• b. Resumption of The Handmaid's Tale TV series
• c. Whatever I may have on order from Amazon
• d. Black Friday bargains from streamers
• e. Death! (Oh what fun!@)