Ramblings and Saturday 9

 Good Morning from a crisp western NY; The sun is shining, the world hasn't blown up yet, and the election mess is still here (Let's just keep it real, grin.)--so, word on the street is our governor is going to start shutting down again, no surprise. Cases are rising here in our county  and we have been placed in the yellow. Rumor mill is the schools will close after Thanksgiving. I'm still working at the #1 retailer, I am also working in the evenings with online homework help with the school. All this due to the rumor mill. We all see it/the shutdown coming...that is why I am still working at the #1 retailer. Awaiting my 90 days at the end of Dec. to file unemployment. It is what it is. My schedule is workable/ok. I'm not happy, but again, it is what it is. The bills have to be paid. I was asked after the 2 weeks was nearing if I would consider staying...so there it is...the bills have to get paid. I do have a couple of in class teaching coming up. 

Saturday 9: For All We Know (1971)

Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here.

1) This song is about newlyweds looking ahead to a happy life together. What are you looking forward to today?

Ugh...not looking forward to it, but work until 10 pm. 

2) They look forward to getting to know one another better. Tell us about someone who knows you well. Is it the person who has known you the longest?

Yep, my husband. He knows how unhappy I am, but the student loans have to get paid, so Linda has to work.

3) The song lyrics are credited to "Robb Wilson" and "Arthur James," but those aren't their real names. Robb Royer and Jimmy Griffin were founding members of the 70s soft-rock group Bread. Are you familiar with that band? If so, do you have a favorite Bread song? (Find their greatest hits here.)

I really don't know any songs by them...so...I know of the band, but I am too lazy to go search.

 

4) Richard Carpenter discovered this song on his afternoon off when he and sister Karen were on tour. He took a few hours to unwind at  the movies, heard this song in the film Lovers and Other Strangers, and decided it would make a perfect Carpenters record. How do you like to unwind?

Getting online, reading, talking with husband and son.

5) Karen Carpenter drank unsweetened iced tea, every day, all year long. Do you prefer your tea hot or cold? 

Both. And sweeetttt

6) Elvis was a fan of Karen's and, according to the recollection of singer Petula Clark, hit on her when she and Clark visited him backstage in Vegas. Pet recalled Karen was very innocent and said, "I felt responsible for her so I got her out of there." Tell us about a time when you looked out for a friend.

Not a friend, but a coworker who is quite timid by certain management. I told her yesterday there was no need to be so meek, seriously, if you don't stand up for yourself, they will keep walking all over you. The forgotten breaks, forgotten hour lunches, forgotten "oh what time do you get off" and then 'forget' is quite common. HUNT them down, seriously. Get a grip and realize they do not care about the regular hourly employee.

7) President Richard Nixon was a Carpenters fan, too, and invited the duo to perform at the White House at an official dinner for West German Chancellor Willy Brandt. If you could hear anyone perform live in an intimate setting, like a dinner party, who would you choose?

Late Frank Sinatra.

8) Today Richard collects classic automobiles. He has a 1964 Ford Thunderbird, like the one Beach Boys sang about in the song "Fun, Fun, Fun." Can you think of another song that mentions a car?

Little Red Corvette by Prince.

9) Random question: Do you tend to feel more content at the beginning of the day, or at the end?

I don't know...I look forward to coming home at the end of my shift --so I can't really answer it.