Happy Saturday Morning!

I am laughing at this commercial for Married By Mom and Dad, another "arranged marriage" reality show coming on some cable channel. A couple is sitting with their adult daughter, for whom they are choosing a mate. The dad says to the camera, "I have sex almost every night," whereby the daughter promptly disappears under the table and the mom laughs and says, "That's not true."

So cute.

Had lunch with the mommies this week! They look so happy and their babies are the cutest. Jen wishes she could be a stay-at-home mom, but Mel is "bored." Reminded me of when I told my boss that I would be leaving to stay at home with my baby. She was very supportive but also said she would go crazy being at home with her toddler. We're all so different and everyone should do what works for their own family. Mel will be back in two weeks, to take back the study I'm running for her while she's out. YES!! The countdown has begun.

Saturday 9: Boulevard of Broken Dreams (2004)
Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here.

1) The "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" video begins with the gentlemen of Green Day dealing with car trouble. If your car overheated, what's the first thing you would do to remedy the situation?
Call roadside assistance

2) Thinking of cars, lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong has had his share of trouble behind the wheel and was busted for driving well beyond the speed limit. Was your last ticket for parking, or was it a moving violation?
It was about 15 years ago, a parking ticket at Office Max.

3) Billie Joe says "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" was inspired by the Edward Hopper painting, "Nighthawks." Tell us about a piece of artwork that you enjoy. (Yes, the macaroni picture frame created for you by your nephew counts.)
We have a very cool, modern metal piece of art by Benini, which I love because it has such a great story and because we met and chatted with him and his wife Lorraine a few times at his studio in Johnson City. We've also taken some beautiful Hill Country photos from their (former) backyard atop Rattlesnake Mountain. The story? He accidentally mowed over some metal on his property. He picked up the bent and broken pieces, realized he could make beautiful sculptures out of them, and mowed over more of the metal. It reminds me of the Hill Country and also is such a cool transformation of "trash" into something pretty.

4) Let's go back to childhood. Was the home where you grew up located on a boulevard, an avenue, a street, a lane or a road?
As a kid, I lived on Bluff Road, Ryewater Drive, and Creek Bend Drive.

5) This song won Green Day a Grammy for Record of the Year. What positive feedback have you received recently? 
Our study team received a giant gift basket from the sponsor for a job well done at the meeting we had in Dallas a few weeks ago.

6) Green Day uses their Facebook page to let more than 32 millions know what the group is doing. What's the last thing you posted to social media?
I told everyone how Michael reprogrammed all of my review listings at work to highlight changed data in burnt orange. Gotta tip my hat to him on that one. That said, I'll be planning a response...

7) In 2004, when this song was popular, Ken Jennings had a still unbeaten string of 74 wins on Jeopardy! What game show do you think you'd do well on?
Wheel of Fortune

8) Also in 2004, Lance Armstrong was in the midst of his own Tour de France winning streak. Now we know he cheated. Tell us about a time you broke the rules.
I wore white shoes after Labor Day this year.

9) 2004 is when Morgan Spurlock released Super Size Me, his documentary about eating nothing but McDonald's for a month. What's the last fast food restaurant you visited?
Chik-Fil-A