Survey Two-Fer

Sending prayers and good vibes to Mexico and Puerto Rico, who have suffered a lot with an earthquakes and hurricanes the past couple of weeks. Hopefully they will be on the road to renewal soon.

Sunday Stealing

1. Have you ever had chicken pox?

Yes, as a child.

2. Have you ever shopped in Home Depot?

all the time

3. Have you ever spied on your neighbors?

no

4. Have you ever ridden in a limo?

a few times

5. Have you ever had a pet fish?

yes

6. Have you ever lied about your age?

I don't think so.

7. Have you ever fired a gun?

no

8. Have you ever been ice skating?

yes

9. Have you ever played golf?

no

10. Have you ever hidden on Halloween because you had no candy for trick or treaters?

yep

11. Have you ever made a prank call?

yes

12. Have you ever gotten a tattoo?

no

13. Have you ever had a massage?

yes

14. Have you ever locked your keys in the car?

yes

15. Have you ever ridden a horse?

yes

16. Have you ever been to the circus?

yes

17. Have you ever been to Europe?

yes

18. Have you ever built a fire?

yes

19. Have you ever been skydiving?

hell no

20. Have you ever bought something at a garage sale?

yes

21. Have you ever walked in on someone having sex?

no

22. Have you ever faked an injury to get out of something?

no

23. Have you ever been to a nude beach?

no

24. Have you ever received a speeding ticket?

no

25. Have you ever run a marathon?

no. This reminds me of a joke we heard at a comedy club. The gal said she saw someone with one of those "13.1" half marathon stickers on their car. She said, "Yeah, I haven't run a marathon either, but you don't see me bragging about it." Ha!


Saturday 9: Da Doo Ron Ron (1977)
Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here.

1) This song begins by stating that he met her on a Monday and his heart stood still. How did your past week start? It may be a lot to expect you to report that you met someone who made your heart stand still, but did anything noteworthy occur? 

It started with submitting my timesheet, which had only a couple of hours on it for the first half of the month. That seemed to remind my boss that she wanted me to do a bunch of things, so I worked a lot this week. New and noteworthy- Jeff and I had a meeting with my pal Grant, to discuss hiring him as our financial advisor.

2) While making hit records, Shaun Cassidy also starred as Joe Hardy on the Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries. The Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew books have been popular with generations of American kids. Were you a fan?
I was a fan of the show because of hunky Parker Stevenson! Also a huge fan of Nancy Drew books.

3) Shaun went to Beverly Hills High School. Over the decades, BHHS has had many good football teams. Do you remember what sports your school excelled at?

The Clear Creek High School Wildcats were notoriously terrible at football in our day, unfortunately. (Still, I was at all the games!) It was always a battle with Pearland High School not to be the bottom of the barrel back then. We had fabulous swimming and diving teams.

4) Shaun followed his older half-brother, David Cassidy, into TV/records/teen stardom. Do you have siblings? If yes, what career paths did they follow?

My half-brother, who I didn't get to know until after I was married, went to an engineering high school in Germany and works as some sort of technician in the high tech industry. I went to engineering school before I knew anything about his career path. Hmm!

5) His middle name is Paul, after his maternal grandfather. Tell us something about one of your grandparents. 

My middle name is my maternal grandmother's name. She is from Wisconsin and her family are mostly dairy farmers and nurses. She was a very huggy, loving grandma! Always smiling. When we visited them in College Station, she would take me "into town" (downtown Bryan back then) to do errands. We also frequently stopped in at the Catholic church, where my grandparents were very active parishioners, and where she would take care of various things during the week.

6) Shaun's mother, actress Shirley Jones, reports that he was more than 3 weeks late and born by Cesarean. Have you heard family legends about your arrival into the world?
My mom always talked about how I was born on a sunny Sunday morning and the church bells (in Heidelberg) were ringing. She felt like they were ringing to celebrate my birth.

7) "Da Doo Ron Ron" was originally recorded by The Crystals. Can you think of another song that has been a hit by more than one artist?

"Just Missed the Train" by Kelly Clarkson... and Danielle Brisebois. That I even know that is a testament to my undying love of pop music. Ha! Fantastic song.

8) In 1977, when this version of "Da Doo Ron Ron" was popular, Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak incorporated Apple. Are you Mac or Android?
Um... Mac and Android are not counterparts. I am Mac/iPhone.

9) Random Question: You're exhausted. You collapse into bed and are about to drift into slumber when you hear the drip-drip-drip of the bathroom faucet. Would you kick off the covers and go turn it off? Or would you stay in bed, letting it drip until morning?

OMG. Turn it off. How lazy and wasteful are you?! LOL