"Questions inspired by a favorite show you don’t have to have seen. 🙂"
Yep, probably some TV show I never saw.
1. How do you feel about (or what do you think of) soccer, the sport known everywhere but in the U.S. as football?
Soccer makes big money for the TV networks all across the world, especially during the FIFA World Cup which they all vie for every four years. The fervor for Soccer in some countries is so great that it is also a security risk at some locations with fans creating riots and other mayhem.
I am happy that American football is a huge success in the USA and continues to be so. What I like best about American football is that it never uses the metric system and keeps our English based inches, feet and yards popularly intact. Damn the rest of the world and their metric system. I can't visualize it. Thanks to football, I can visualize a foot, yard or even a mile (more credit for that goes to speedometers). I can't visualize metrics.
I am not a sports fan, but will watch a game once in a while when there is some interest. Sports TV is very expensive. Cable TV companies so far have sports fans locked into their live sports feeds. Over time this will change as streaming services land more and more contracts from professional and collegiate sport programs. Many are going to streaming where there are better options in terms of consumer choice and cost over cable TV bundles.
Here's a fun music video that promoted the 2010 FIFA World Cup in Africa. The song is called "Waka Waka (This Time For Africa)" by Colombian born singer Shakira.
2. What have you been forgiven for?
Can't remember anything recent or specific on this.
3. Who is the most joyful person you know?
Lisa when she is happy.
4. When were you most recently a fish out of water?
I try not to put myself in unfamiliar situations, which means I mostly play it safe. That said, I can't recall the last time I felt out of place... maybe very long ago when I first worked at the Hawaii State Legislature... way back in 1998... I guess everyone is a newbie at some job or another.
5. Under which circumstances are you the best version of yourself?
My best guess is when I am talking to people about old music, records and the top 40 charts of the 1960s to the 1980s. I was a big fan of the old Casey Kasem "American Top 40" radio show from back then.
1. What did you most recent affix a sticker to, and what was the sticker?
Coming real soon, registration sticker on our car bumper. 6/24.
2. What are your favorite and least favorite songs about weather?
Favorite songs about the weather:
Here Comes The Sun - The Beatles
Rain - The Beatles
Here Comes The Rain Again - Eurythmics
Have You Ever Seen The Rain - Creedence Clearwater Revival
Sunshine Superman - Donovan
Worst songs about the weather:
Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head - B.J. Thomas
It's Raining Men - The Weather Girls
Fire and Rain - James Taylor
I Made It Through the Rain - Barry Manilow
Blame it on the Rain - Milli Vanilli
3. What turned out to be a good idea(s)?
1. Electricity! - Best idea ever. Thank you Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Edison, etc. Electricity helped us to become a highly industrial and technological society.
2. Recorded Music - Yes from the first wax cylinder through the years of AM/FM radio, phonograph records, reel to reel tapes, 8-track tapes, cassette tapes, compact discs, DVDs, MP3s, AAC, digital downloads and streaming music and video... All of these made my life on Earth mostly pleasant.
3. Motorized Vehicles of all types. Cars, trucks, vans, motorcycles, etc. have mostly been beneficial to my life as well as the lives of many others.
4. High Speed Communication - From the telegraph, through landline telephones, cell phones, smart phones, computers, email, the internet and more. What would life be without these?
4. Which errands should you probably run this weekend?
I need to deposit a check I got in the mail.
5. What are your feelings about yogurt?
I like yogurt, especially strawberry and lemon lime flavors. Often yogurt is too expensive.
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1. Where do you frequently go for a breath of fresh air?
Outside of my building, sometimes to the beach.
2. In what way are you running against the wind?
Many times and also when I listen to this Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band song:
3. What item on your to-do list this weekend do you expect to be a breeze?
Sleeping usually is.
4. What would you like to have completed by the end of August?
Some reconfiguration of my living space.
5. What recent events in your life are worthiest of trumpeting?
Being a person that prefers not to be in the limelight, I can't think of anything recent worth "trumpeting". Long long ago I used to play trumpet in high school band. That was ages ago... what I got out of that is the ability to read music on the treble clef... whoopie.
I think my birth was a big thing that my parents were excited about. I don't remember that but I have seen old pictures. Other life events celebrated by parents included birthdays, graduation from high school and college... other than that, nothing else.
I don't celebrate birthdays anymore. When you get old you kind of stop counting... and with all this social media crap, I avoid any active celebration of anything. I don't like having my photo spread out on social media. There is the high possibility that your photos can be used my nefarious players online, intent on stealing your identity and doing other evil things.
It's been months, but I'm back. Answering questions to the May 18 post.
1. What advice do you have for a high school grad getting ready to begin college?
Do not go too deep into debt. Pay off your college loan as soon as possible. Better, try and get a scholarship every year... or at least split your time so that you can work, save money but not too much as there are a lot of studies to do. Don't get the most expensive laptop since these things can be stolen or dropped. Plus computer tech changes so fast it is probably better to use a lower end PC or Mac vs. a high end model for schoolwork unless you are going to film school or something.
2. What advice do you have for a high school grad getting ready to enter the workforce?
Get a good resume together. Have good grades. Have a good work ethic. Be responsible and respectful of your employer and colleagues. Set aside some of your earnings for long term savings. Don't waste money. If needed, move to a more affordable state or locale.
3. What advice do you have for a high school grad who doesn’t know what’s next?
Find something you like to do and see if you can make money at it whether by yourself starting your own business or working for someone engaged in an activity or interest that you like. Focus and focus quickly.
4. What advice do you have for a high school grad whose high school years were disappointing?
If you can, go to a trade school or get some kind of work experience. Be positive. Don't fall into a life of squalor or crime.
5. What do you remember about your own graduation from high school?
We had no computers, no cell phones, no cable or TV streaming services, no internet, almost no nothing that was considered "high tech" except for hi-fi stereo, portable music cassette player/recorders and small TVs.
That all said, my Mom forgot the camera at home and I never got any pictures of my high school graduation... oh well... no biggie. Some of my friends came over to a small gathering we had at our house. Some of them I never saw again since graduation.
The one good thing was that the music from back in the day was better than a lot of the crap we have today. There was no rap music and that is a good thing.
Photo above from the Honokaa High School Class of 1975 L-R The Dragon school mascot, 1989; Class of 1975 on graduation night, June 1975; Class of 1975 - 2010 reunion; Old campus Honokaa High School - still in use today as part of the school.
This video reminds me of how we have all aged from the 1970s. This song by The Connells called "74-75" was released in 1993. In 2015 another video using the same song and people was made. Look for it here on YouTube.
My question is how many of your classmates from high school have passed on?
In my class of 168 graduates, about 30 have passed on.
1. Who was on the other end of your most recent high five?
Lisa.
2. To which movies, television shows, albums, or books have you recently given thumbs up?
Recently....
TV: Recent: 1883, 1923, Star Trek Picard - All on Paramount +. Also watching The Expanse on Amazon Prime. All thumbs up worthy shows... plus of course my old favorites such as Babylon 5, the original Hawaii Five-0, Crime Story,The X Files, Fringe, Doc Martin, The Avengers, The Prisoner, Classic Star Trek and Star Trek The Next Generation.
Record Albums: Most recently Whitehorse's album I'm Not Crying, You're Crying. There are a ton of classic albums that I'd give thumbs up to over the last 50 years.
Books: Lisa listens to a lot of audio books, and some I really like, but for now the titles escape me.
3. What’s happened to you recently that others would cheer about?
I always try to keep a very low profile. Therefore I don't do anything worthy of anyone cheering me on, except for at home with Lisa..... doing mundane stuff like getting my hair cut or using a new soap that she got for me (via Amazon).
4. What have you most recently and literally clapped for?
Some people who were honored at my workplace.
5. When has someone recently given you an encouraging word?
More than likelyLisa whenever I am feeling down. She is a very positive soul living in a negative world filled with a lot of personal pain. Visit Tropical Toes (one of her blogs)
