Simple Answers to Life's Most Pressing Questions

Garden joy has arrived at the little Cottage by the Sea!

The majority of the back yard is now mown down,  sawn down, cut up, cleaned up , weeded and changed dramatically.   It is now  a blank slate and can be done right.

   Two huge pines that fell down nearly hitting my house about 8 years ago are chopped up!  The Wisteria that literally was taking over is mostly gone except for one plant.  The wild beach rose is still a huge bush over 10 ft wide and tall but, it was pruned nicely.  The woods that were encroaching are trimmed back.  Ponds cleaned up and waterfalls running nicely.  The Famous and I installed a corner white fence and I have ordered more to finish it out. This cleanup and grooming was long over due and given to me as a mother's day gift.  I am beyond thrilled.

Welcome to Sunday Stealing. Here we will steal all types of questions from every corner of the blogosphere. Our promise to you is that we will work hard to find the most interesting and intelligent questions. Cheers to all of us thieves!

This week our inspiration is Life of a Fool. This blogger maintains this meme has "been seen everywhere." The questions only require a simple, definitive answer, but if you'd like to elaborate, we'd like to hear what you have to say.

Which one?

1. Pepsi or Coke? 

Coca Cola is a drink for all seasons. Icy cold it is crisp and tangy and wonderful.  Originally invented by a pharmacist for migraines, it really does work when its served icy cold with a ton of ice.

2. Cappuccino or coffee?  But a nice cup of plain coffee with tons of cream is nice anytime and a nice big dollop of whipped cream on to is a treat.

3. Chocolate or vanilla?  Vanilla because you can do more with it like add chocolate topping!

4. Hot tea or iced tea?  Hot tea most of the time, milk no sugar.  Iced tea in summer made with lemon and the a little bit of superfine sugar is living the good life.

5. Dinner for two or a party?  A big ole' party with everyone and their cousins  and a good mariachi band.     Nothing makes me so happy as hearing mariachi.   I hope you enjoy it too.

Fun, Fun, Fun

  Fun, Fun, Fun

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: Fun, Fun, Fun (1964)

Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here.

1) This song is about a girl who borrows her father's Ford Thunderbird. When is the last time you drove someone else's car?

It was a while ago and they were surprised I could drive stick shift.

2) The teen in question is well known for ability to drive "like an ace." If we were to ask your high school classmates what they remember most about you, what do you think they'd say? 

Under my yearbook photo it said," Friendly and esay to get along with....but it is not necessary to light a candle in the sun".   I thought it was very nice and very generous thing to say.

3) She told her father she needed the car to go to the library but used it instead to meet friends. Can you recall a time your parents caught you in a fib? 

Never.  I was a good kid and didn't get into trouble or need to lie.

4) For this girl and her friends, fun centered on cars and fast food. What did you and your friends do for fun during your teen years?

For me it was the beach and surfing in summer, ice skating in winter, basketball games, movies and dancing, 

5) Legend has it songwriters Brian Wilson and Mike Love got the idea for this song from a Salt Lake City disc jockey. He told them he'd lent his T-bird to his daughter so she could go to class at the community college but discovered her deception when the car was ticketed in front of a fast food restaurant. Can you think of another song inspired by true events?

 Think of Laura by Christopher Cross about  his friend Laura who was shot and k!lled.

6) As in the song, the disc jockey punished his daughter by taking her driving privileges away. Were your parents strict when you were growing up?

Not really , not in everything. 

7) This song was recorded on January 1, 1964. The Beach Boys had to work on the holiday because they were under pressure to meet a February release date. How did you spend New Year's Day 2026?

 I spent it with family and friends.

8) 1964 was a great year for Capitol Records. They had chart-topping hits by the Beach Boys, Barbra Streisand and, most spectacularly, The Beatles. The Capitol Records Building in Los Angeles is considered iconic and it's a stop on tourist bus tours. Have you ever been to Southern California? If yes, what did you do?

 No. Never been there. 

9) Random question: What's the last compliment you received?

  I received a compliment on a painting.