27 April 2019
 Welcome
to Saturday: 9. What we've committed to our readers is that we will post 9
questions every Saturday. Sometimes the post will have a theme, and at other
times the questions will be totally unrelated. Those weeks we do "random
questions," so-to-speak. We encourage you to visit other participants' posts
and leave a comment. Because we don't have any rules, it is your choice. We
hate rules. We love to answer the questions, however, and here are today's
questions.
Saturday 9: Every Time You Go Away (1985)
Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it
here.
1) This song is about separation. Who is the last person
you said goodbye (or maybe just "so long") to?
My son Ned, who was here working on stuff and went home
before lunch.
2) This week's featured artist, Paul Young, was a gifted athlete during
his school days and briefly played professional football (aka soccer). Sam
enjoys playing tennis, though her serve doesn't give Serena Williams
anything to worry about. What's something you enjoy doing, even if you don't
excel?
I enjoy writing and think that I am good at the kind of
writing I do, but am aware of my limitations. I'm no Erma Bombeck,
though I always aspired to be.
3) Mr. Young and his wife Stacy were married for 31 years, until her
death in 2018. What do you think is the key to a happy marriage?
Well, we are about to celebrate 54 years, so we must have the
key, but I couldn't name it. We enjoy the same things and we have the
same sense of humor. We always joked that we stayed together for the
sake of the children, since if one of us left, we'd insist the other one
take them. Now that they are all adults, that is no longer and issue.
4) Paul Young's performance of this hit song was one of the highlights of
the July 1985 Live Aid Concert. This international benefit raised more than
$100 million to alleviate hunger in Ethiopia. Tell us about a charity you
support.
I sponsor 14 children through
Compassion, International, whose
mission statement is to release children from poverty in Jesus' name.
I am not particularly religious, but I feel the need to do something to help
at least a few children in need of assistance around the world. I can't do
big things, but I can do big things for a child or two (or 14). At the
time I discovered Compassion, this was the only organization that not only
allowed but encouraged communication between child and sponsor. So I
started with a young girl in India and now I have kids in 13 different
countries, including some that I don't sponsor, but write to because their
sponsors don't want to write. I've seen several go through the program
to graduation and miss them, but there are always new kids who need help.
With the current border mess, I find I am drawn to kids in the central
American countries who are fleeing violence in their home countries and
merely want to find safety somewhere.
5) This song was written by Daryl Hall, of Hall and Oates. What's your
favorite Hall and Oates song?
I had to look up Hall and Oates songs and the only one I have
ever heard of was "You've Lost that Loving Feeling" so I guess that must be
it.
6) In 1985, when this song was popular, the New Coke was unsuccessfully
introduced. What's the last beverage you drank?
Water. Other than coffee, that's about the only
beverage I ever drink.
7) In 1985, the New York Stock Exchange had to close because of Hurricane
Gloria. Has a hurricane shared your name? (Find
a list of recent/upcoming storm names here.)
Apparently there has never been a Hurricane Beverly.
8) 1985 was the year that the Titanic wreckage was discovered. There have
been at least 11 movies and TV shows about the fatal voyage. Have you seen
any of them?
Interesting question since I just saw a musical about the
disaster movies of the 70s! I checked disaster movies of the 80s and
the only one I saw was Airplane, which is more a comedy than a
disaster movie. Oh, but this asks if I've seen any movies about the
Titanic. At least two, maybe three, if you count The Unsinkable
Molly Brown.
9) Random question: Would you rather own and run a coffee shop or a shoe
store? Why?
I hate shoes, and I hate touching people's feet, so I would
rather than do just about ANYTHING than run a shoe store. I would love
to run a coffee shop, though I'd probably end up weighing 400 lbs if I did.
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