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Time to sit back and relax with the first Thursday Qs for this November . . .
Today's Hairy Questions: It's Love Your Red Hair Day. What color is your hair?
Have you ever dyed your hair?
Any experience you've had with hair cutting, barber shops, beauty salons, etc.:
Bonus Section:
Have you ever worked for a company or organization that went belly up or almost did?
Have you or yours had a second or third career?
How about a second childhood?
It's Memoir Writing Month.
If you were to write a memoir, what part(s) of your life would it focus on?
If you could, would you attend an opera -all expenses paid- or would you rather skip it?
Or have you already been to an opera?
Foodie Questions: Tell us as many as you like, food or beverage flavors that combine well:
Food or drink flavors that should never be combined or only with extreme caution :
Just for fun: If you lived in a house in the city or 'burbs, Would you rather live:
-on a corner lot?
-in the middle of a block?
-down a cul-de-sac or dead end street?
Today in History: 1895 George B. Selden granted 1st US patent for an automobile
1955 Previously destroyed, the rebuilt Vienna State Opera house re-opened with a performance of Beethoven's "Fidelio"
2007 Android mobile operating system unveiled by Google
***So few neutral, non-stress inducing news items today that you get this bonus! ---v
Today's #1 Songs of Years Past: 1942 Bing Crosby - White Christmas
1950 Weavers with Gordon Jenkins - Goodnight Irene
1964 Supremes - Baby Love
1966 Monkees - Last Train To Clarksville
1974 Bachman Turner Overdrive - You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet
1979 Eagles - Heartache Tonight
1983 Kenny Roger and Dolly Parton - Islands in the Stream
Today's Quote: "Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall."
~ F. Scott Fitzgerald, author
Today’s Word: jimmy [JIM-ee]
--noun, plural jimmies.
1. a short crowbar
2. a large male crab, especially of Chesapeake Bay
3. Australian Slang: an immigrant, rhyming slang; Jimmy (Grant), for immigrant
4. a male given name, form of James.
--verb, jimmied, jimmying.
1. to force open (a door, window, etc.) with a jimmy
Today Includes:
Love Your Red Hair Day
International Stout Day
Doughnut Day
Men Make Dinner Day
This Week Includes:
Animal Shelter Appreciation Week
Fig Week
World Communication Week
November Includes: Memoir Writing Month
Adopt A Senior Pet Month
Banana Pudding Lovers Month
Manatee Month
Georgia Pecan Month
Pomegranate Month
NoSHAVEmber, grow your beard or mustache
Today's Nostalgia Picture: Short back and sides, please! Father and son haircut, Georgia, 1941.
US government photo in the public domain
Time to sit back and relax with the first Thursday Qs for this November . . .
Today's Hairy Questions: It's Love Your Red Hair Day. What color is your hair? grey'n back
Have you ever dyed your hair? no
Any experience you've had with hair cutting, barber shops, beauty salons, etc.: I did cut a friends hair while in the military and it turned out fairly good most of the time.
Bonus Section:
Have you ever worked for a company or organization that went belly up or almost did? only after I left the company did they start having issues
Have you or yours had a second or third career? I basically had only one, but Mrs Aks has done several different and successful career changes over the years.
How about a second childhood? Not yet, I'm still working on the first one.
It's Memoir Writing Month.
If you were to write a memoir, what part(s) of your life would it focus on? no
If you could, would you attend an opera -all expenses paid- or would you rather skip it?
Or have you already been to an opera?
Foodie Questions: Tell us as many as you like, food or beverage flavors that combine well: Beer or wine goes well with everything and anything I usually eat.......... even peanut butter sandwitches
Food or drink flavors that should never be combined or only with extreme caution :
Just for fun: If you lived in a house in the city or 'burbs, Would you rather live:
-on a corner lot?
-in the middle of a block?
-down a cul-de-sac or dead end street? << ---- This one!
Over the hump-day and moving on towards the weekend....
Time to sit back and relax with the first Thursday Qs for this November . . .
Today's Hairy Questions: It's Love Your Red Hair Day. What color is your hair? Mostly gray.
Have you ever dyed your hair? Tried it once or twice early on (as the gray was taking over)
Any experience you've had with hair cutting, barber shops, beauty salons, etc.: Yep! Haircuts.
Bonus Section:
Have you ever worked for a company or organization that went belly up or almost did?
No, not while I was there.
Have you or yours had a second or third career? How about a second childhood?
It's Memoir Writing Month.
If you were to write a memoir, what part(s) of your life would it focus on?
The better parts.
If you could, would you attend an opera -all expenses paid- or would you rather skip it?
Or have you already been to an opera? Nope!
Foodie Questions: Tell us as many as you like, food or beverage flavors that combine well: Food or drink flavors that should never be combined or only with extreme caution :
Just for fun: If you lived in a house in the city or 'burbs, Would you rather live:
-on a corner lot?
-in the middle of a block?
-down a cul-de-sac or dead end street?
That would depend on other factors.
Today in History: 1895 George B. Selden granted 1st US patent for an automobile
1955 Previously destroyed, the rebuilt Vienna State Opera house re-opened with a performance of Beethoven's "Fidelio"
2007 Android mobile operating system unveiled by Google
***So few neutral, non-stress inducing news items today that you get this bonus! ---v Today's #1 Songs of Years Past: 1942 Bing Crosby - White Christmas
1950 Weavers with Gordon Jenkins - Goodnight Irene
1964 Supremes - Baby Love
1966 Monkees - Last Train To Clarksville
1974 Bachman Turner Overdrive - You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet
1979 Eagles - Heartache Tonight
1983 Kenny Roger and Dolly Parton - Islands in the Stream
Today's Quote: "Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall."
~ F. Scott Fitzgerald, author Today’s Word: jimmy [JIM-ee]
--noun, plural jimmies.
1. a short crowbar
2. a large male crab, especially of Chesapeake Bay
3. Australian Slang: an immigrant, rhyming slang; Jimmy (Grant), for immigrant
4. a male given name, form of James.
--verb, jimmied, jimmying.
1. to force open (a door, window, etc.) with a jimmy
Today Includes:
Love Your Red Hair Day
International Stout Day
Doughnut Day
Men Make Dinner Day
Women do dishes day This Week Includes:
Animal Shelter Appreciation Week
Fig Week
World Communication Week
November Includes: Memoir Writing Month
Adopt A Senior Pet Month
Banana Pudding Lovers Month
Manatee Month
Georgia Pecan Month Texas too!
Pomegranate Month
NoSHAVEmber, grow your beard or mustache
Today's Nostalgia Picture: Short back and sides, please! Father and son haircut, Georgia, 1941.
US government photo in the public domain
Have a snappy, happy Thursday! Thanks BJH! Nice Q's!
Today's Hairy Questions:
It's Love Your Red Hair Day. What color is your hair? Blonde with gray streaks.
Have you ever dyed your hair? No.
Any experience you've had with hair cutting, barber shops, beauty salons, etc.: When traveling and I need a hair cut in strange towns I generally get a strange haircut. At home my barber of 42 years does a good job.
Bonus Section:
Have you ever worked for a company or organization that went belly up or almost did? A few.
Have you or yours had a second or third career? Yep, both of us have.
How about a second childhood? Everyday.
It's Memoir Writing Month.
If you were to write a memoir, what part(s) of your life would it focus on? All of it, from the moment I popped out to present.
If you could, would you attend an opera -all expenses paid- or would you rather skip it? Not a fan unless it's the 3 tenors, and one of them is dead now. Or have you already been to an opera? n/a
Foodie Questions:
Tell us as many as you like, food or beverage flavors that combine well: Beer & Mexican food, beer and Italian food.
Food or drink flavors that should never be combined or only with extreme caution :
Just for fun:
If you lived in a house in the city or 'burbs, Would you rather live:
-on a corner lot?
-in the middle of a block?
-down a cul-de-sac or dead end street? This.
Time to sit back and relax with the first Thursday Qs for this November . . .
Today's Hairy Questions:
It's Love Your Red Hair Day. What color is your hair? .......... No hair... Tin galvanize grey..
Have you ever dyed your hair?...... polished..
Any experience you've had with hair cutting, barber shops, beauty salons, etc.: As a wee tinny.. that bench the barber had.. laid across the arm rest. And after school stop at the barber shop.. kids were never allowed to sit in the last chair near the heater... dirty men's magazines and the barber " Joe" he was Italian would give you the evil eye...
Bonus Section:
Have you ever worked for a company or organization that went belly up or almost did? YES!! several times
Have you or yours had a second or third career? Yes.. now standing outside the general store with a fist full of cigars..
How about a second childhood? Don't know about second.. I would say I am on my 5th maybe 6th
It's Memoir Writing Month.
If you were to write a memoir, what part(s) of your life would it focus on? .. The younger years...
If you could, would you attend an opera -all expenses paid- or would you rather skip it? Been there done that... not my cup of tea....and or can of WD-40
Or have you already been to an opera?
Foodie Questions:
Tell us as many as you like, food or beverage flavors that combine well: Good aged Beef... any cut. Preferably Prime Rib thick end cut with bark well done standing in juices.. Broiled Lobster Tail -- Steamed Lobster.. King Crab Steamed - Boiled Shrimp peel & eat.. shrimp scampi -- and a good ole PBJ on a hard roll.. and a fluffer nutter sand which
Food or drink flavors that should never be combined or only with extreme caution : Irish Coffee -- Wine- Amaretto and orange juice over crushed ice.. Good Coffee
Just for fun:
If you lived in a house in the city or 'burbs, Would you rather live:
-on a corner lot?
-in the middle of a block?
-down a cul-de-sac or dead end street?
In the country... mine place OZ on the corner... Yellow Brick Road... and Tennessee Avenue..
Today's Hairy Questions: It's Love Your Red Hair Day. What color is your hair? It was blonde when I was little, then it turned light brown and started to gray in the front. Now it's dark blonde.
Have you ever dyed your hair? Yes, I have a lot of gray, so I've been dyeing since my early 30s.
Any experience you've had with hair cutting, barber shops, beauty salons, etc.: My father used to cut my hair. He thought he knew how because he was the son of a barber. I have photographic proof that it wasn't true.
Bonus Section:
Have you ever worked for a company or organization that went belly up or almost did? Yes, the TV station I worked for lost its network affiliation and most of its revenue, which led to about 75% of the staff being laid off, taking early retirement or quitting.
Have you or yours had a second or third career? I began as an office worker and later became a TV studio technician. How about a second childhood? I'm having one right now.
It's Memoir Writing Month.
If you were to write a memoir, what part(s) of your life would it focus on? My childhood was rather tumultuous and there was plenty of drama in it.
If you could, would you attend an opera -all expenses paid- or would you rather skip it?
Or have you already been to an opera? I have been an opera lover since I was 12 years old and have attended many performances over the years, so yes, please - hand over those all-expenses-paid tickets!
Foodie Questions: Tell us as many as you like, food or beverage flavors that combine well: lime and chili pepper
vanilla and almond
coffee and chocolate
nuts and caramel
cheese, rice, tomato and beans
tomato and basil, garlic and oregano
potato, sour cream and chives
turkey and sage
chicken and barbecue sauce
fish and dill
lamb and mint
cinnamon and cloves
tea and lemon or mint
cola and cherry, lemon or vanilla
milk and chocolate
Food or drink flavors that should never be combined or only with extreme caution : milk and grapefruit
licorice and peanut butter
vinegar and cheese
cherries and garlic
fish and chocolate
coffee and tartare sauce
vanilla and jalapeño
Just for fun: If you lived in a house in the city or 'burbs, Would you rather live:
-on a corner lot?
-in the middle of a block? <---- This one
-down a cul-de-sac or dead end street?
Thanks, bjh, and thanks for the songs of years past!
(Mr. Bay didn't get the memo on Men Make Dinner Day - darn!)
It's Love Your Red Hair Day. What color is your hair? Brownish
Have you ever dyed your hair? Nevah evah evah
Any experience you've had with hair cutting, barber shops, beauty salons, etc.: I don't like them, never did. I wear my hair in a bun and only get it trimmed when it starts to bug me. Bonus Section:
Have you ever worked for a company or organization that went belly up or almost did? Nope
Have you or yours had a second or third career? Yep.
How about a second childhood? Or an ongoing one?
It's Memoir Writing Month.
If you were to write a memoir, what part(s) of your life would it focus on? Hard to seperate out parts or years, even though some periods have been better or worse than others. I keep thinking I should write one organized around the varied and odd places I have lived and worked.
If you could, would you attend an opera -all expenses paid- or would you rather skip it?
Or have you already been to an opera. Several. I was in "Mephistopheles" as a cherub back when I was cherubic. I enjoy opera in outdoor locations or in beautiful opera houses but don't like the whole modern thing of subtitles beamed on the stage and audience members wearing whatever they want. The opera experience should be beautiful and special.
Foodie Questions: Tell us as many as you like, food or beverage flavors that combine well: Just took a tea making class; here's my "sort" that I created: green tea with crumbled peppermint leaves and lemongrass (cut with scissors). It was a fun class - did you know that you can buy fillable tea bags that come in strips? Once you fill them with your tea mixture you iron the edges shut, then cut them apart and voila, your own bags of your own "sort"!
Food or drink flavors that should never be combined or only with extreme caution : The only thing I can think of is don't brush your teeth with minty toothpaste then eat an orange.
Just for fun: If you lived in a house in the city or 'burbs, Would you rather live:
-on a corner lot?
-in the middle of a block?
-down a cul-de-sac or dead end street? I grew up on one of these, and it was great. If you have to live in a city I would think anything with the least passing traffic would be best. I've never ever lived in a 'burb.
Thank you for the questions. Wow, is it Thursday already??
Today's Hairy Questions: It's Love Your Red Hair Day. What color is your hair? Black with a touch of gray.
Have you ever dyed your hair? No.
Any experience you've had with hair cutting, barber shops, beauty salons, etc.: Nothing really stands out. Just get my hair cut at the barber shop where they already know how I want my hair cut. However, I would like to go to Phoenix one day and get the "Phoenix Haircut," specifically from the barber featured here:
Bonus Section:
Have you ever worked for a company or organization that went belly up or almost did? Not while I worked there, but the writing was on the wall and I was eventually laid off, like so many others. The company ended up merging with another one in order to survive.
Have you or yours had a second or third career? No.
How about a second childhood? The first one was enough.
It's Memoir Writing Month.
If you were to write a memoir, what part(s) of your life would it focus on? Maybe my college/young adult years. They were the most fun for me.
If you could, would you attend an opera -all expenses paid- or would you rather skip it? I'll skip it; not a fan.
Or have you already been to an opera? See above response.^^^
Foodie Questions: Tell us as many as you like, food or beverage flavors that combine well: Peanut butter and chocolate, milk and orange juice, hot buttered popcorn with cut-up red vines (red licorice). I've also had a sandwich that had peanut butter on one slice, cream cheese on another slice and jelly in between. Yum!
Food or drink flavors that should never be combined or only with extreme caution : Probably chocolate with anything savory, like steak or hamburger. Although I've had chocolate-covered potato chips, which was an interesting blend of flavors and textures.
Just for fun: If you lived in a house in the city or 'burbs, Would you rather live:
-on a corner lot?
-in the middle of a block?
-down a cul-de-sac or dead end street? <--This. I grew up in a house on a cul-de-sac street with 10 houses (5 on each side). Very safe for kids to play since there was practically no traffic going through there.
Enjoy the first Thursday of November. We FINALLY got cooler weather here.
Time to sit back and relax with the first Thursday Qs for this November . . .
Today's Hairy Questions: It's Love Your Red Hair Day. What color is your hair? It's not red!
Have you ever dyed your hair? Only my hairdresser knows for sure!
Any experience you've had with hair cutting, barber shops, beauty salons, etc.:
Lots as a customer, especially after trying to do any cutting of my own!
Bonus Section:
Have you ever worked for a company or organization that went belly up or almost did?
Have you or yours had a second or third career?
How about a second childhood? And third... & fourth... & continues on!
It's Memoir Writing Month.
If you were to write a memoir, what part(s) of your life would it focus on? Ah, good question, each decade has brought more things to learn & remember.
If you could, would you attend an opera -all expenses paid- or would you rather skip it?
Or have you already been to an opera? Prefer plays, especially in-the-round.
Foodie Questions: Tell us as many as you like, food or beverage flavors that combine well:
Coke w/pizza, coffee w/breakfast, iced tea w/lunch & dinner, coffee for after dinner w/chocolate meringue pie!
Food or drink flavors that should never be combined or only with extreme caution :
Just for fun: If you lived in a house in the city or 'burbs, Would you rather live:
-on a corner lot? Too many cut across the yard.
-in the middle of a block?
-down a cul-de-sac or dead end street? Did this when the kids were growing up... great for the safety of the kiddos & fun for both the adults & kiddos if all on the cul-de-sac are in the same age group w/kiddos, but forget about having any privacy whatsoever from your neighbors.
Today in History: 1895 George B. Selden granted 1st US patent for an automobile
1955 Previously destroyed, the rebuilt Vienna State Opera house re-opened with a performance of Beethoven's "Fidelio"
2007 Android mobile operating system unveiled by Google
***So few neutral, non-stress inducing news items today that you get this bonus! ---v
Today's #1 Songs of Years Past: 1942 Bing Crosby - White Christmas
1950 Weavers with Gordon Jenkins - Goodnight Irene
1964 Supremes - Baby Love
1966 Monkees - Last Train To Clarksville
1974 Bachman Turner Overdrive - You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet
1979 Eagles - Heartache Tonight
1983 Kenny Roger and Dolly Parton - Islands in the Stream
Today's Quote: "Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall."
~ F. Scott Fitzgerald, author
Today’s Word: jimmy [JIM-ee]
--noun, plural jimmies.
1. a short crowbar
2. a large male crab, especially of Chesapeake Bay
3. Australian Slang: an immigrant, rhyming slang; Jimmy (Grant), for immigrant
4. a male given name, form of James.
--verb, jimmied, jimmying.
1. to force open (a door, window, etc.) with a jimmy
Today Includes:
Love Your Red Hair Day
International Stout Day
Doughnut Day
Men Make Dinner Day
This Week Includes:
Animal Shelter Appreciation Week
Fig Week Miss those fig preserves!
World Communication Week
November Includes: Memoir Writing Month
Adopt A Senior Pet Month
Banana Pudding Lovers Month
Manatee Month
Georgia Pecan Month
Pomegranate Month
NoSHAVEmber, grow your beard or mustache
Today's Nostalgia Picture: Great photo, reminds me of those early haircuts my son hated so much!
Short back and sides, please! Father and son haircut, Georgia, 1941.
US government photo in the public domain
My hair colour is white......... It started going that way in my late 20s. I thought about hair dye in my late 30s, but decided it was too much bother. My eldest son's hair is going grey prematurely as well. It could be worse - at least it didn't fall out!!
If I was to write a memoir, it would cover the first 45 years of my life. It would make for interesting reading, and I think would make a great telly movie. Lots of love, hate, passion, loss, and forgiveness. Everything you need for a good read!!
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Time to sit back and relax with the first Thursday Qs for this November . . . 
How about a second childhood? 
Food or drink flavors that should never be combined or only with extreme caution 
