Name One or More.

 

Yesterday was the blog's anniversary. It began it's life in August of 2003 though it may have been earlier than that but some original posts are missing since I had to reopen the blog due to some irreparable template errors.   I can recall working on a template back near 9-11, a day I recall so well as I had so many friends working in the Trade Centers and in businesses and schools surrounding it.  I do remember driving north up the Parkway and seeing the towers smoking that day and for days after.

My mother was gone by that time but I do know I wrote a piece about her lunches at Windows  on the World.  She and her friends met there for lunch quite often.    I grew up in a small town by a seaport in North Jersey just 25 minutes or so outside Manhattan.

Here now is an oldie by goodie from Toni's original blog.

Name One or More

 Welcome to Toni Taddeo's Tuesday 4.  

Here is a repeat of one Toni used in January of 2019....

1.   Name a TV series show or shows in which you have seen every episode at least twice:   Spenser for Hire.   I am a Robert Parker fan and loved the TV series of his novels.  Same with the Jesse Stone series with Tom Selleck.   But there are a number of programs I have seen at least 2 times per episode.

2.   Name a show or shows you can't or would not miss:  I hated to miss an episode of Pretty Little Liars  Though I was very disappointed with the ending, I still enjoyed the build up and my girls and I watched every episode on Tuesday nights  with Mexican food and dessert.  For one special episode I had the bakery make special cupcakes with the show logo on them.   Spending time watching a series with people can be so much fun.

3.   Name an actor or actors that would make you more inclined to watch a show:  Tom Selleck, Robert Duvall, Billy  Bob Thornton, Lucy Hale... the list is long and I am drawing a blank so this will have to do.

4.   Name an actor or actors who would make you less likely to watch a show:  Usually it would be someone who has a bad repuration.  

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Sunday Stealing

  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's meme was stolen from Country Dew. A decade ago, she shared these "get to know you" questions she found on Facebook. Let's use them to go to know you better.

WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE ...? 

1. Flavor?  For ice cream it's vanilla.

2. Movie? There are many but I would have to say that one I could see over and over again is Moonstruck.

3. Piece of jewelry?  a necklace with my kids birthstones on it and a locket with my angel kids in it.

4. Place to be?      “Ah! There is nothing like staying at home, for real comfort.”― Jane Austen

5. Boy's name? Jared, David,William

6. Girl's name? Bonnie, Holly , Noelle, Kathryn, Meri,Hannelie, Anneliese.

7. Candy? Snickers. (chocolate, caramel and peanuts)

8. Sports team?  I really don't have one.  But though I don't follow sports yet had to choose I would say the New York Yankees for baseball, the Knicks (New York Knickerbockers) for basketball,   Philadelphia Eagles for football, 

So where did Knickerbocker come from?   New  York state was originally a Dutch colony in 1625 called Nieuw Nederland and so many of the words used there and the place names are Dutch. Same here in New Jersey, many places have Dutch names and Dutch founders.  So the Dutch settles of New York were given the name Knicherbockers.

9. Color?  I like greens, deep reds, purples, deep blues and pale yellow.

10. Month?  I like the "Ber" Months.. all of the them!