Wednesday Hodgepodge

1. July 20th marks the anniversary of the first time man stood on the moon. Flash forward 42 years to July 8, 2011 which marked the start of the final Space Shuttle mission. Should we continue to explore space? Should nations devote more or fewer of their resources to exploring space? Would you want to go into space if the opportunity arose?

Yes, I think we should continue exploration in space. So many things have been learned from all the trips on the Space Shuttle, etc. I feel badly that basically Washington has shut it all down now, all the while building bridges no nowhere!

2. What are three things in your freezer?

Blueberries, Norwegian Haddock, and Weight Watcher Dark Chocolate and Raspberry ice cream bars!

3. If you could see any band/artist perform live tonight who would it be? It has to be someone living…no Beatles, Elvis, etc.

Since I cannot select the Beatles, I will select Paul McCartney. Truly, the Beatles together or separately were the most influential band in music history. At least in my humble opinion!

4. Ice-cubed or crushed? Or are you one of those people who don’t like ice?

I guess I do not like ice. I like my drink refrigerator cold. I have very sensitive teeth and so if things are too cold I am in pain.

5. The owner of a small restaurant outside of Pittsburgh recently announced he was banning children under six, saying they regularly disrupted other customer’s meals. You can read the story in more detail here but isn’t this a perfect topic to discuss in our Wednesday Hodgepodge? Have at it friends…what are your thoughts?

This would not be a problem if parents taught their children how to behave in public places. Now that I have jumped in, let me also say, I raised two girls. They were taught from an early age to sit quietly in restauransts. No they were not perfect and early on we had a few meltdowns, which meant I took the offending child into the ladies room and spoke to them, to regain control. We never brought them to “fancy” places in the early days, but as they grew we did. I also brought with us coloring books and crayons to keep them occupied. Most of all, I never allowed them to disturb other diners. That is just plain rude.

Unfortunately, many of today’s parents do not teach manners, and let their kids run wild! I’ve been out, trying to enjoy a lunch when kids have been literally jumping off their chairs and running around the restaurant. As much as I love children, when I am paying good money for a nice meal, I want to do it in a pleasant atmosphere!

6. What was your first car? How did it come to be yours?

It was a 1966 Chevy Impala, and I traded my 10 speed bike for it. It was not the best car, but it got me places and back in the day when gasoline was cheap. $5.00 was food and gas and perhaps a movie!

7. If I had a nickle for every time I cried I’d be rich.

8. Insert your own random thought here.

Since I am going to the beach soon (two weeks) I simply must get a little sun on my pasty white skin! So today, I will have Hubby rub some sunscreen on me and then go out and mow part of our back yard. That should do two things. 1. Give me a little exposure to the sun. & 2. Give me a little exercise.