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 the posts of other participants 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, here are today's questions!Saturday 9: We Belong Together (2005)Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here.
This month, we're going to recall Summer Songs. These will all be records that topped the charts during August.
1) Number 1 on the charts in August, 20 years ago, "We Belong Together" is about the end of this romantic relationship. Mariah sings that now she won't have anyone to talk to on the phone until the sun comes up. That was then. Today, many people prefer to text rather than to talk on the phone. Are you one of those people? To a point. Short texts are preferable, but sometimes there is just too much to say, and a phone call makes more sense. I also enjoy hearing the voices of my loved ones. I have never been much of a phone talker, though I can hold my own when someone calls me!
2) The video for this song features an elaborate wedding. Tell us about the last wedding you attended. My nephew, Mike, got married to sweet Megan last October. I went to Ohio for it and had a wonderful visit with family.
3) Mariah believes she inherited her musical gifts from her mom, who was an opera singer and vocal coach. When things were hectic in their household, Mariah recalls that music helped bring her and her mom closer together. Share a happy childhood memory featuring you and one of your parents. I have lots of happy memories from my childhood, but since this is about music, my mom loved to sing, and some of my earliest memories are of her singing along with the radio in the kitchen. For some reason, Blueberry Hill sticks in my mind as one of the songs she sang. We sang in the car all the time, too, and my dad would join in. Good times!
4) After graduating from high school in Long Island, Mariah Carey went to Manhattan in search of stardom. While waiting for her big break, she enrolled in beauty school and waited tables. Both stylists and servers receive gratuities for their services. Do you consider yourself a good tipper? I do tip well for good service and usually round it up for more than the 20-25%.
5) The Fresh Air Fund operates six camps in the New York area to provide kids with a chance to learn and explore outdoors. They named Camp Mariah in Ms. Carey's honor to thank her for her support. Here's your chance to toot your own horn. Tell us about an honor you received. (Anything from a major award to a handmade drawing that says "World's Best Mom" counts. We want to hear about it.) I've mentioned it before that my Relay For Life Team, Jeremiah's Friends, won three times for raising the most money in the small-group friends/family level. It was a team effort, but one we were proud of to support cancer research and honor survivors and lost loved ones. I was the team captain but had the support of the entire team, including Joe.
6) Mariah has mentioned she enjoys pizza and red wine. Will you be enjoying either pizza or red wine this weekend? I had pizza yesterday with my friend, Shirley, and her son, David. We had iced tea, though, instead of wine. It was for an early birthday celebration.
Let's look at the summer of 2005.
7) The biggest news story that summer was Hurricane Katrina. This deadly and destructive storm killed over 1,000 people and did more than $100 billion in damage. Have you ever endured a natural disaster (such as hurricane, flood, landslide, tornado, blizzard, wildfire)? I live in central Florida, and my answer is yes. I have endured a few hurricanes, including Milton and Helene, just last year. Thankfully, damage here was minimal.
8) Popular that summer was Kingda Ka, the new roller coaster at Six Flags Great America in Jackson, NJ. At the time, it was the tallest and fastest roller coaster in the world. Have you been to any fairs or amusement parks this summer? No. It's too hot to go anywhere. I did enjoy several outdoor trips when I visited Michigan and Illinois last month, but they weren't fairs or amusement parks.
9) Award-winning American figure skater Alysa Liu was born in August of 2005. NBC Sports and their Peacock network report that figure skating events get high ratings. What's your favorite sport to watch on TV? Since Joe died, I've not followed sports closely like I did with him (he loved sports). I really enjoy the Olympics when they are on, and figure skating is one of my favorites. I do peek in at other figure skating competitions between the Olympics. (I used to love ice skating when I was a kid in Ohio.)
Peace and Hugs!
Your blood has washed away my sin,
Jesus, thank You!
Your Father’s wrath completely satisfied,
Jesus, thank You!
Once Your enemy, now seated at Your table,
Jesus, thank You!