Saturday 9

It's Friday and the living is easy.. fish are jumping. Well, they were when I fed them this morning.   It was very chilly last night at 59°F and very cool today as well.

Otherwise, it's finally sunny  and the storm has passed on by but not without flooding and beach erosion.   This too shall pass.

Now it is time for the weekly meme brought to us by Sam Winters!

"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 other participants posts 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, and here is 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 than to talk on the phone. Are you one of those people?

Yes, I hate talking on the phone and I mean hate it! 

2) The video for this song features an elaborate wedding. Tell us about the last wedding you attended.

It was held outside by the water and afterward there was a reception and dancing inside a nice venue.

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.

My dad and I used to go hiking and swimming together.

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? 

Yes.

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.)

NY opened the fire hydrants on the hottest days for kids to play in.

Yes, I have a few awards.

6) Mariah has mentioned she enjoys pizza and red wine. Will you be enjoying either pizza or red wine this weekend?

I don't know about the pizza but no red wine.    I like iced tea or Coca Cola with pizza.  

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)? 

Yes.  I have been in a few hurricanes,  a very bad tornado that killed a hundred people, and several earthquakes, and a whole lot of tropical storms and Nor'Easters.  Yes to wildfires and yes to blizzards, yes to small flood as well.     

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, not this year but I have been to Great Adventure ( it's not Great America) in Jackson a couple of times.  Kingda Ka was torn down a while ago to make room for even more nonsense.

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?

I don't have the patience to sit and watch sports on televison.  I  get bored and walk off to find something else to do.