To join in click here.
Cheers to all of us thieves!
Sunday Stealing: Book of Questions
1. If you saw a dog locked in a hot car, what would you do? Sing a Christmas carol to it. There are no hot cars in New England in December.
2. Is it easy for you to accept help when you need it? Nope. You can take over any project from me. I’ll be napping.
3. Have you ever been in a fashion show? Do they have fashion shows that feature a 68 
year-old guy that’s in a Beatles tee & jeans?
4. Would you like to be famous? I am. I invented this website. We use to get 50 players a week. But I had to really work at it. I contacted the website owner who I stole the meme from & invite them to play. I also went to other meme sites & invited there players to join us. Our record was 80 players. We never had less than 50. Of course, there was no other social media, blogs were it. It probably is too late any way too much work. THe 15 people here each week are very loyal, thanks to Bev’s work.
5. What is your most compulsive habit? Working with music. I have 16K in iTunes. Here’s a challenge: I don’t pay for music. And I don’t illeagally download it. How do I do it? (No I don’t borrow CDs)
6. What do you most strive for in your life: accomplishment, security, love, power, excitement, knowledge, or something else? Sex. That wasn’t a choice? My bad…
7.How close and warm is your family? We are a bit more fractured since my mom died. She was the matriarch. My sister who was heir apparent has taken a big pass.
8 Does that fact that you have never done a thing before increase or decrease its appeal to you? No. Should it?
9. If your friends start belittling a common acquaintance, would you defend that person? To my dying breath, so yes.
10. Do you make a special effort to thank someone who does you a favor How do you react when you aren’t thanked for going out of your way for someone? This question is a train wreck of two questions. I always “thank”. Worrying about non-thanks back at you is silly. If you do a favor, do it graciously, my dad taught me this.
11. Since adolescence, in what 3-year period do you feel you experienced the most personal growth and change? Life after a 20 year marriage. I was in my late 30s. I had a blast & learned a lot.
12. When you do something ridiculous, how much does it bother you to have other people notice it and laugh at you? Of course not. Or I kick them in the shins.
13. Do you believe in capital punishment? We need so much reform in a prison system that jails non violent crime folks. We have more prisoners per our population than any other country including Russia & China.
14. Do you find it so hard to say “no” that you regulalry do favors yo do not want to do? This question needs a serious spell check. I am very good at “no”. I just do what I want and pass when I don’t.
15. What, if anything, is too serious to be joked about? Donald J. Trump.
1. What don’t you share? My vinyl. Never have, never will. The only way you keep vinyl perfect is just using it yourself. John Lennon died today, 39 years later. I laughed when someone asked me to lend them Sgt. Pepper.
1) What is your favorite TV show (currently)? The day’s of having one show, a “fave” if you will, is done. There are WAY too many networks, streaming services and systems designed to end cable like Hulu or Apple TV. I love “New Amsterdam”, “Bull”, still love NCIS – the original- “Young Sheldon”, “Mom” & more. My favorite cable news show is a tie between Nicolle Wallace’s “Deadline White House” & “Morning Joe”.
movie, book, etc?) and why are they your favourite? Neo of The Matrix and Captain Kirk (or really any of them except the first season of Discovery.
14) What do you think of tattoos? Do you have any? No I was never interested. Although this one’s neat.
Song #1: “When You’re Smiling.” What made you smile this week? Skip this if you hate older folk complaining about their health. Monday I met with my doctor. This is a bit technical, but here goes: I have been reducing my oxicontin level for about two years. We have gone from 40ml from two years ago to 15ml. Not bad. I tried to go to zero, but I have a major problem with my right arm, won’t say more because I have not a specialist. My arm is in so much pain that I felt like doing nothing at all because of the pain. The doc won’t give pain pills because I got off of them. He told me to use a heating pad and come back in three weeks. Fortunately he has a great nurse practitioner that has helped me in the past. Same practice. I saw her yesterday and has agreed to be my caregiver. My doc is 72 and now part time. He has lost his fastball. What it is exactly, I can only guess. But when the nurse said she’s get me back on pain meds recommended a specialist to see, plus take over treating me for me. I was smiling ear-to-ear. My doctor who I’ve with since 1994 is toast.
How many times have you fallen in love? My three wives for sure. And Kathy obviously is #1. Stupid comment on my part. I had a long distance love affair with 
Song #4: “Do It Again.” What’s something you’d do again, if only you had the time or money? (A book you’d like to reread, a recipe or pattern you’d like to make again, a vacation destination you’d like to revisit, etc.) My wife lived in England for several years. I spent a week there in 1973. We are planning to go back, hopefully next year. I ain’t getting younger, but other than the arm thing, I’m in great health. I feel great, and losing 40 pounds since retiring in 2017, helps.
We were going to do Stealing today. Since Bev took over it’s been on time, smart and I know how hard doing a meme feature is. I was the originator of Stealing, Sat-9, Dating Profiles, Wicked Wednesday & Rock & Roll Friday. I also participated in the last year of Thursday Thunks by Berleen & Kimber. I see them a lot on Facebook, but I have no idea if they are still close.
Hart to Hart. Are you familiar with it? I watched it a few times but thought it was too slick for my taste. Probably why the only actor who I did not like as James Bond was Roger Moore. I still loved James Bond, but Sean, Pierce, Timothy, George and Daniel were much better IMO. I still don’t like Bond as a blonde, but I’m gonna hate the woman who is taking his place. I love the idea of an African-American, but not with a woman.
4) This video also prominently features teddy bears. A 2018 article in the NY Post estimates that 4 in 10 adults has a plush toy of his/her own. Are you one of the 40%? No, but my son Ben LOVED them. But not now, in his forties.
