Friday 5 for July 1: Solstice

Questions from Scrivener's Friday 5 page.

1. How do you cool down on warm summer evenings?

Stay home, eat, sleep, watch streaming videos or listen to good music. AC or good ventilation helps.

2. What are some good songs for keeping the summer vibe flowing?

Just threw this list together:

• Good Day Sunshine - The Beatles
• Theme From "Endless Summer" - Sandals
• Surfin' U.S.A. - The Beach Boys
• California Girls - The Beach Boys
• In the Summertime - Mungo Jerry
• Pipeline Sequence - Honk
• Feeling Just The Way I Do (Over You) - Cecilio & Kapono
• Island Woman - Pablo Cruise
• Summer - War
• Black Sand - Kalapana
• Under the Boardwalk - Tom Tom Club
• Kokomo - The Beach Boys
• Wind Surfer - Roy Orbison
• Insy'a - Henry Kapono
• Deeper in Love - Hawaiian Style Band
• Pi'i Mai Ka Nalu - Sistah Robi Kahakalau
• Summer Kisses, Winter Tears - Julee Cruise
• I Can See Clearly Now - Jimmy Cliff
• Life's a Beach - Heymous Molly
• Don't Worry Baby (symphonic version) - The Beach Boys
• Misirlou - Dick Dale & The Deltones

Listen to these songs and maybe more on my Summer Time! Spotify playlist.

3. What’s a good summer movie or a good summer book?

• Movie: Jaws - If you haven't seen this classic Steven Spielberg movie see it! You'll think twice before going into the water at the beach. A swimming pool will be safer!
• Book: I can't think of any books that are specifically summer related. Except if you like plenty of sand, gigantic worms, a very dystopian society full of conflict in a world where the spice and water are super precious commodities, then I can recommend Frank Herbert's Dune, which is the first of several sprawling books in the series.

4. How is this summer better than last summer?

I don't know about that. Stuff costs more this summer than they did last summer. Have you seen the price of gas? That surely limits summer travel. Air fares are up too. But then I haven't flown since the start of COVID.

5. What special something are you doing this summer?

I'm thinking whether or not I should drive to the other side of the island to go see the U.S. Navy Blue Angels flight show in August. I've seen them two times before and the USAF's Thunderbirds three times before. It may be more of the same, but it is always exciting. I just don't relish the though on driving in traffic to and from the event. 

Friday 5 for January 14: Feelingverse

 

These came from Scrivener's Friday 5 blog.

1. When did you take the road less traveled?

It wasn't less traveled the last time I took the Crater Rim Drive road around Kilauea caldera back in 2005. Today it is the road way less traveled since half the road collapsed into the crater at the time of the 2018 volcano eruption. So now it is the road less traveled, at least near the southern end of the caldera.

2. When have you told the truth but told it slant?

Now why would I want to admit to that in a public forum? Pass.

3. When did you most recently strike out?

Bought a SIM card for one of my phones and it did not work. The phone is unlocked. I lost the ICCID number which is not the same as the IMEI number. The ICCID number was printed on the packaging the card came with. I more than likely tossed the packaging into the trash or hopefully misplaced it.  The service provider need that ICCID number to match the card with the phone. Ugh!

4. In what way is today like a summer’s day?

Well this is Honolulu, Hawaii. In the middle of the winter today... the sunshine is out, I am sure the beach will be busy. There is a slight chill this morning at around 70 degrees... but it will heat up as the day progresses and the sunshine climbs higher in the sky without any threat rain, hail or snow today.

5.  Where do you go to find yourself?

Home.

Friday 5 for June 3: WordPlay

From Scrivener's Friday 5 blog:

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1. What’s a five-letter word describing the day you had today?

Sunny

2. What’s a six-letter word, ending with N, describing your plans for the weekend?

nothin

3. What seven words describe the last in-person conversation you had?

Helpful, hopeful apologetic rebuilding a lasting friendship.

4. How would you make an acrostic of the letters in SUMMER to describe your hopes for the summer?

Standing, waiting for the sunrise;
Understanding that clouds may block the sun.
My camera and I, we'll patiently wait;
Momentarily the sun peaks from behind...
Eureka! I press the shutter, take the shot.
Ready for the next image of summer to pop.

-- by Me! :)

5. What three rhyming words describe your most recent vacation?

Distant evident displacement

Friday 5 Answers for June (Selected)

This post features answers from the last 2 weeks of the Friday 5.

FRIDAY 5 FOR JUNE 21 - SCATTERGORIES



The Letter F! Scrivener's Friday 5 website.

1. What random letter was generated by the online random-letter generator? (this doesn’t really count as one of your five questions)

F

2. What geographical location, whose name begins with the letter, would you most like to visit someday?

Places that I can think of starting with "F" that I may consider visiting:

1. Florida - been there many years ago, maybe go again.
2. Finland - heh... yeah only during the summer when the day is nearly 24 hours long.
3. Fairbanks, Alaska - same condition as Finland... only during summer.

3. What’s a yummy dessert whose name begins with the letter?

Fudge Cake - Chocolate Fudge Cake and Fudge Cicle Ice Cream

4. What’s an annoying or unpleasant task whose name begins with the letter?


Use of the word FUCK and all of its derivatives.

Eating FRUITCAKE comes in a close second - I don't eat it, and try to never possess one.

5. What implement, whose name begins with the letter, would be good to take on a camping trip?

Flashlight!


Light pattern created with a red filtered flashlight.

Food is also important to take as well as a First Aid kit.

6. Which of your body parts, whose name begins with the letter, needs some attention or maintenance?

Feet

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FRIDAY 5 FOR JUNE 14: SUMMER RULES



"Ahhhh... summer!"

1. You are the boss of summer time! So what behaviors are not allowed until summer’s end?

Watching daytime TV... actually this should be practiced year round. Daytime TV is nothing but a wasteland. And a lot of prime time is too.

So maybe no TV during the summer.

2. And what is everyone required to talk about until summer’s end?

Movies, upcoming football season, baseball, food, hot dogs, vacations, and anything that is fun.

3. And what songs must be in regular rotation until summer’s end?

Well here is a list of "summer" songs I compiled into an iTunes playlist.

1. Surfin’ U.S.A. - The Beach Boys
2. Surfer Girl - The Beach Boys
3. Surf City - Jan & Dean
4. Summer in the City - The Lovin' Spoonful
5. Theme From The Endless Summer - The Sandals
6. Summer Wine - Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood
7. Hot Fun In The Summer Time - Sly & The Family Stone
8. In the Summertime - Mungo Jerry
9. Summer Days - Partridge Family
10. Pipeline Sequence - Honk
11. Summer Sun - Jamestown Massacre
12. Summer Lady - Cecilio & Kapono
13. Summer - War
14. A Place In The Sun - Pablo Cruise
15. Volcano - Jimmy Buffett
16. Cruel Summer - Bananarama
17. Windsurfer - Roy Orbison
18. Summer Breeze (Tsuper Tsunami Mix) - Seals & Crofts
19. Summertime Blues - Alan Jackson
20. All Summer Long - Kid Rock



4. And what must be eaten at least once per week until summer’s end?

Ice cream

5. And since you are also the poster child for summer time, what activity will the poster display you engaged in?

Sleeping on a hammock between 2 palm trees listening to my summer tunes on an iPod mini boom box with the ocean and sunset in the background? Generally I don't put myself in photos.

Friday 5 for June 24: Summer Blockbusters

 Here is the perfect summer song for 2011:



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1. What transformation do you undergo on summer Fridays at midnight?

I stay up later? I usually stay up after midnight on Fridays summer or not.


2. What super power do the kids in your neighborhood seem to have?

The power to annoy us old folks on their skateboards and loud rap music.

3. Who (or what!) is your nemesis in these warm summer days?

Cockroaches.


4. What is your trustiest weapon against the evil heat monster?

The air conditioner and if outside, more ice, more water.


5. What seems to be invading your life lately, and how will you fend it off?

Clutter - need to toss some of it out.

Friday 5 for June 3: Summer

On the beach at Waikiki, visit Hawaii this summer!


1. What was your best summer vacation like?

Taking a tour on the U.S. mainland (West to East Coast) back in 1974 and meeting some interesting people and seeing different places.

2. What was your worst summer vacation like?

Probably the year my sister got mortally sick and eventually died 8 months later.

3. What food or drink reminds you of a particular summer?

Nothing in particular.



4. What summer-only activity do you now look most forward to every year?

Probably 4th of July fireworks.

5. What summer movie or summer reading are you most looking forward to this year?

No movies in particular. My previous summers were filled with great sci-fi and fantasy movies such as "Star Wars," "Raiders of the Lost Ark" and the "Star Trek" movies... nowdays, not too many movies prompt me to part with my money. Ticket prices are too high.

I plan to finish reading "Atlas Shrugged" among other books I own.