Today's Question(s): *
What was the first car you ever owned?
My parents bought me a 1950 Plymouth when I was in high school for $75.00. Dad had it painted, new seat covers and a radio that cost more than the car. For me it was love at first sight. I learned to change the oil myself. That baby drank oil. The gas gauge didn't work so I had to keep a log of mileage and get gas after so many miles. The tires were huge and we had to drive to Ft. Worth to find replacement tires in junk yards.
It was a big ol' tank with metal sunshade above the windshield and wonderful running boards.
Then began the lessons on how to drive a manual transmission. AHA! We bucked all over Abilene in that car but I mastered it and I'm so glad I did. My father told me that I should know how to operate a manual because there might be an emergency one day and the only car available might have a stick shift.
When I went off to college my folks sold the car to a teacher in town and as late as 1990 they could still spot it being driven around town.
The first car I bought on my own (okay, Dad cosigned) was a 1969 red VW beetle. I felt like I had been set free. I think we all remember the wonderful feeling of buying your first car. I drove that car to Chicago and hit a blizzard in St. Louis. Trucks and cars were off the road but that little bug kept chugging away. It was a great car.
Bonus Question:
Did it turn out to be a winner or a lemon??
Both were winners.
Extra Credit Question:
Did this car witness any bizarre activities??
Nope.
Just for Fun:
Do you normally wear a watch?
Yes
If so pocket or wrist?
wrist
Plain or fancy?
fancy
Mechanical or electric?
I don't think I know the difference. 
This just off the top of my head.
Hair.. if you've got it flaunt it! Kidding!
The “Big” Question:
Aren't cell phones just a big irritation to all?? Even those using them ?? The monthly bill too!!
That's the only phone I have. It's convenient but it bugs me when it rings.
The "tiny" Question: What is Life?
What you get if the state doesn't have the death penalty.
Today in History:
1492 Columbus misses Florida when he changed course
1714 People riot due to beer tax in Alkmaar, Netherlands
Hmm. They rioted over beer tax and we rioted over tea tax.
Yep. We got class, folks. ahahahahaha
1737 40 foot waves sink 20,000 small craft and kill 300,000 (Bengal, India)
1777 Americans beat Brits in 2nd Battle of Saratoga and Battle of
Bemis Hts T
1780 British defeated by American militia near Kings Mountain, SC
1913 Henry Ford institutes moving assembly line
and that made all the difference.
1942 U.S. and British government announce establishment of United Nations
1950 U.S. forces invade Korea by crossing 38th parallel
1955 Aircraft carrier USS Saratoga at Brooklyn launched
1957 "American Bandstand" premieres
1960 "Route 66" premieres
2001 U.S. launches strikes against the Taliban in Afghanistan, in retaliation for the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the US.
We said hello to:
1589- Maria Magdalena of Austria, Grand Duchess of Tuscany (d. 1631)
1951- John Cougar Mellencamp ..Seymour, Indiana
1961 - Judy Landers, Phila, actress (Vega$, BJ & the Bear, Madame's Place)
1961 - Brian Mannix, Australian singer and actor
We said goodbye to:
1849 - Edgar Allen Poe, poet (Raven), dies in Balt at 40
1894 - Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., American writer (b. 1809)
1919 - Alfred Deakin, second Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1856)
1956 - Clarence Birdseye, American inventor (b. 1886)
1991 - Leo Durocher, baseball coach/manager (Dodgers, Giants), dies at 86
1993 - Cyril Cusack, actor (Fahrenheit 451), dies of neuron disease at 82
2009 - Irving Penn, American photographer (b. 1917)
Word of the day
acta
1.
Official records, as of acts, deeds, proceedings, transactions, or the like.
According to her late-fifth-century acta , she was an upper-class young Christian betrothed to a pagan, Valerian.
Today is: October 7th
Cats on Broadway Day 1982
G-Rated Birthday 1968
National Flower Day (1986, President Ronald Reagan signed the bill that made the rose the national flower of the United States.)
National Frappe Day
This month is:
Adopt a Dog Month
National Sarcastic Month My life is now complete.
National Seafood Month Bring on the shrimp, Barbie.
Domestic Violence Awareness Month
National Depression Education & Awareness Month Vital knowledge
National Crime Prevention Month
National Pickled Pepper Month
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
National Adopt a shelter pet Month Yes!
Thank you so much for filling in for Karla, SATX56. Great job, as always.
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(thanks for putting it in my head now!) 
I'd call them cute. lol
