Friday 5 for December 25: Todayish

From Scrivener's Friday 5 weblog:

1. When were you last up on the house top?

Haven't been to the top of my building. I don't live in a house.

2. What’s a cookie you dislike?

Fig Newtons and anything that has raisins in it.

3. How many people named Carol (or Carole) do you know?

One.

4. How much snow have you got on the roof?

It will be a cold day in hell when that happens in my part of the world - Honolulu, Hawaii.

5. Whose lap did you last sit on, and who last sat on yours?

A: Probably one of my parents decades ago.
B: Not naming any names for the second part.

Photo credit: Tristan Martin on Flickr

Friday 5 for December 18: Know How

Been a while since I fooled around with this... but here goes:

"Hi. Welcome to this week’s Friday 5! Please copy these questions to your webspace. Answer the questions there; then leave a comment below so we’ll all know where to check out your responses. Please don’t forget to link us from your website!"



1. What’s something you know how to do beneath the hood of a car?

Open the hood, top off the oil, top off the radiator water, top off the windshield washer water, check the oil, trans fluid, radiator water, windshield washer water, jump start the battery, jump start another vehicle from car battery (without getting shocked), check the battery, remove and install the battery, check the fan belts, but after that, it is time to take the car in for servicing if it needs more.... like alternator replacement, change the oil, other major fluids, spark plugs, etc.

2. What’s something you know how to fold a piece of paper into?

Airplane, boat, hat, and make that four corner numbered square thing (forgot what it is called)..... Plus I can crumple it up and hopefully and accurately shoot the paper ball into a wastebasket without missing.

3. What’s something you know how to do in the outdoors?

Walk, take photos, drive my car, relax outside, the usual, casual stuff.

4. What’s something you know how to do with a length of rope?

Probably tie it. Don't do much rope.

5. What’s something you know how to do with a deck of cards?

Shuffle, play stupid card games, cheat at Solitaire. I don't gamble.

Friday 5 for November 6: Symbols

From Scrivener's Friday 5 blog:

1. Which of the standard keyboard symbols best describes your mood right now?

This: 

2. On your brand-new family coat-of-arms, created right now whether you already have one or not, what animal is the central figure, representing the spirit and character of your family?

It would have 3: Cat, Bear and Wolf.

3. In what ways is your vehicle symbolic of you?

My 1993 Toyota Corolla - cheap, thrifty, durable, old.

4. What charms, figurines, or objects do you keep at hand to remind you of something or someone?

Mostly photos for the special people in my life. Don't have any symbolic items that I can think of.

5. What song lyric best sums up your feelings heading into the weekend?

Right now... "Frustrated" by The Knack because I'm pissed at blogger! @#$!! - Had to do this post twice!!!!!

frustrated she's getting to me
frustrated do what you do to me
frustrated

Friday 5 for Octrober 16: Goings On

The following questions come from Scrivener's Friday 5 blog.

QUESTIONS

1. What’s an issue you wish more people knew about?
2. When were you last outraged about something?
3. When you were a kid, what was the first news story to make an impression on you?
4. What’s getting far too much media attention lately?
5. What’s a consumer product you’d recommend to others?

ANSWERS

1. Killing of unborn babies at Planned Parenthood and government funding for such atrocities.

2. I am still outraged about the general excise taxes we have to pay to support the city's biggest mistake of the 21st century: RAIL.



3. Assassination of President John F. Kennedy. I was only 7 years old and the way it hit me was perhaps weeks later when a copies of Life magazine showed all of the photos from that motorcade procession in Dallas Texas. As a kid who did not know any better, the killing of the President of the United States was like someone had killed God. I also remember my Mom crying about it.

4. Gay rights.

5. Chromebooks for people who want a cheap, secondary computer. They are the best laptops for traveling since your data is not on the Chromebook but stored in the cloud. Nice!

Friday 5 for October 9: It's Time to Play the Music

I don't see what the following questions have to do with music, but here goes.... from Scrivener's Friday 5 blog:

QUESTIONS

1. How do you feel about honeydew and other melons?
2. How are your little piggies?
3. What kind of experience do you have with scooters?
4. What animal frightens you most?
5. Apples, celery, and walnuts dressed in mayo and served atop a bed of lettuce are popularly known as a Waldorf Salad. What’s your favorite salad with a name?

ANSWERS



1. The only edible melon that I like is watermelon!

2. I'm just going to mention The Beatles' song "Piggies" which was written by George Harrison. This keeps it in the realm of "music" which is the strange topic heading for this.

3. None.

4. Dogs. I am not a "dog person".

5. Potato Macaroni Salad has no other name.

Friday 5 for October 2: Up and Autumn

From Scrivener's Friday 5 website:

QUESTIONS

1. Where do you rank October among the twelve months of the year?
2. What time is the sun coming up where you live, and how does it affect your life or schedule?
3. How do you manage to get enough fresh air and exercise in bad-weather months?
4. Holidays and weather aside, what are the best and worst things about the autumn months?
5. What are some good songs for the soundtrack of the season?

ANSWERS

1. 10th!

2. The sun rises at 6:23 AM tomorrow. For the remainder of the month it will be rising a little later everyday but well within the confines of 6:23 AM to nearly 7:00 AM. More information:

http://www.sunrisesunset.com/

Just look for the link to Honolulu or type in any locale in the search box.



3. Wake up early, walk, take pictures of the sunrise, sunset or the night. Picture taking is a motivator for me, sometimes even in the rain.

4. See below:

BEST THINGS ABOUT AUTUMN MONTHS

1. Sun rises later, sun sets earlier.
2. On the south side of Oahu I get sunrises and sunsets that climb out and set in the ocean... which makes for nice pictures.
3. Start of new fall TV season. Get to sample new TV shows and predict which ones will die before fall ends.
4. Cooler weather
5. Hurricane season ends November 30 in theory.

WORST THINGS ABOUT AUTUMN MONTHS

1. Sun sets earlier.
2. Daylight hours are shorter.
3. More traffic on the road since school is back in session.
4. Supposedly more rain during fall and winter months.
5. I hate flying in bad weather.

5. Good songs for Autumn soundtrack... hmm.. this can go anywhere.
Here are 10 of them that I associate with the autumn months for various unrelated reasons.

1. Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey - Paul & Linda McCartney
2. Season of the Witch - Donovan
3. Fall Down - Toad the Wet Sprocket
4. Bad Moon Rising - Creedence Clearwater Revival
5. Orinoco Flow (Sail Away) - Enya
6. Under a Violet Moon - Blackmore's Night
7. Magnet and Steel - Walter Egan
8. Everything is Coming Our Way - Santana
9. The Time Warp - Rocky Horror Picture Show soundtrack
10. The Monster Mash - Bobby "Boris" Pickett

You can listen to all 10 songs here:

Friday 5 for September 18: Procrastination

Answering this now instead of putting it off for later.

QUESTIONS

1. What haven’t you framed yet?
2. What haven’t you thrown out yet?
3. What haven’t you repaired yet?
4. Whom haven’t you called or emailed yet?
5. What haven’t you seen yet?

ANSWERS

1. A picture.

2. Stuff that I have to throw out but haven't sorted yet. Want any mixed cassette tapes?

3. Dell Netbook computer a friend gave to me. Computer works. Hard drive is dead. I want to take that out, put in a small SSD drive and install Linux on this thing.

4. My cousin.



5. Star Wars 7: The Force Awakens