Share Your World — 05/29/2023

Share Your World

Di, at Pensitivity101, is our host for Share Your World each week. Here are her SYW questions for this week.

1. If money was no object, what would be your ideal vacation?

Prior to the pandemic I might have said a world cruise, but these days I don’t think I’d want to spend any time on a giant floating Petri dish with hundreds of other germ-laden human beings. So how about a few weeks lounging around on the French Riviera?

2. Do you save for a vacation or put it on plastic to pay off later?

It’s been a while since we’ve taken what I would call a true vacation, and whether we ever will again is up for debate. But in the past, it had been a combination of both — putting some money aside and charging the rest.

3. Have you ever been on a cruise?

Three times: two to Alaska and one to Hawaii.

4. Do you send postcards or buy mementos?

Do people really send postcards anymore when they can post on Facebook and Instagram or sent text messages with photos attached?

As to mementos, we might buy souvenir t-shirts or sweatshirts or maybe a hat or a cap, but that’s probably the extent of any mementos we would likely buy.

Share Your World — 05/22/2023

Share Your World

Di, at Pensitivity101, is our host for Share Your World each week. Here are her SYW questions for this week.

1. Growing up, were you closer to your mother or father, or was it a balance of both depending on the circumstances?

My father worked six days a week, often leaving for work before I got up in the morning and coming home after I was in bed. And on Sundays, his days off, he was too tired to pay much attention to me. So I wasn’t very close with him. I was closer to my mother, but when I was about ten, she started working from 9 to 5. So with both parents working, I became a latchkey kid. I had two older sisters, one 15 years older than me and the other nine years older than me. I was actually closer to them than to either of my parents.!

2. What was your favorite toy as a child, and do you still have it?

I was into cars when I was a young kid and I had a 1/24 diecast scale model of a red MG TD Classic. It was a thing of beauty and I loved it. No, I don’t still have it. Years later, though, I did buy a 1967 British Racing Green MG-B roadster.

3. Did you have any secrets?

Of course I have secrets, but if I told you what they are, I’d have to kill you.

4. What did you want to be when you grew up, and are you anywhere close?

I wanted to be a radio disc jockey. I actually took and passed an FCC radio operators licence test and got a job as the midnight to 6 am DJ for a small radio station in a semi-rural community in Maryland. But it sucked and it was a lonely job and I quit after three months.

Share Your World — 05/15/2023

Share Your World

Di, at Pensitivity101, is our host for Share Your World each week. Here are her SYW questions for this week.

1. Children aside, do you celebrate your birthday/anniversary or is it just a normal day for you?

I’d say somewhere in between. We try to acknowledge that birthdays and anniversaries are not just normal days by doing something special that we know the other person would enjoy. But we don’t go overboard. My answer is “normal-plus.”

2. Do/did you always give your child a birthday party when they were young?

Yes, of course. But compared to what some parents are doing these days, the parties we gave for our kids were relatively modest.

3. If your child was born on Christmas Day (or a few days either side of the 25th), did they have a ‘half birthday’ in June, two presents/celebrations, or something else?

Not applicable to my family. Our kids were born in July and March. But our son-in-law was born on December 31. I don’t know what his parents did.

4. Would you prefer to give your child a party, or take them and a few friends on a special outing?

When our kids were still little kids, we most often did the party thing, but as they got older, we tended to do more of the special outing thing.

Gratitude

I’m grateful that we are grandparents now and that most of what you asked about herein is behind us. Now that our children have their own kids, these are their matters to handle and my wife and I are just along for the ride.

Share Your World — 05/08/2023

Share Your World

Di, at Pensitivity101, is our host for Share Your World each week. Here are her SYW questions for this week.

1. Do you feel comfortable walking in your neighborhood at night?

Yes, even though we don’t have sidewalks or street lights, when we walk the dog at night we wear very bright head lamps and it’s a safe neighborhood. (My wife is still walking the dog at night alone because of my busted hip, and she is a little nervous, but there’s really nothing to worry about.)

2. When you shop for day to day things, do you pay by cash or card?

I rarely pay in cash anymore for anything. I mostly use credit card and occasional Apple Pay. Same for online purchases, except I’ll sometime use PayPal.

3. When was the last time you dressed up for a special occasion?

My son’s wedding, which was in October 2019.

4. Have you ever lied about your age?

When I was under 21, which was the legal age to purchase alcohol beverages where I lived at the time, and I wanted to get beer, wine, or mixed drinks at a restaurant or bar, I used a fake ID that I made. But not since I turned 21.

These days, most people think I’m younger than I actually am, or at least they did before I had to use a walker to get around.

Share Your World — 05/01/2023

Share Your World

Di, at Pensitivity101, is our host for Share Your World each week. Here are her SYW questions for this week.

1. The First of May is a Bee Gees Song.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvr2n9q8t3I
Do you like the Bee Gees and if so, what is your favorite track?

Yes, I like The Bee Gees and they had a lot big hits, but the one I most closely associate with them is this one…

2. What was the first record (single or album) you bought?

I can’t remember for sure, but I know that this was one of my favorites and I know I bought this record…

3. Do you know what was top of the charts the day you were born?
(You can check it out here source)

This is the first time I’m hearing this song.

4. Do you and your partner have a ‘special tune’?

If you read this post, you’ll understand why it’s this song.

Gratitude

I agree with what Di said about music.