It’s a cool Saturday thing hosted by Sam over at Saturday 9 and I get to play along!

“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.”

Saturday 9: Wagon Wheel (2013)

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

1) This week, Darius Rucker sings about hitching a ride to reach his lady love.
*****Have you ever thumbed a ride?
No. I grew up in the “Oakland County Child Killer” days. For anyone who lived in the area, we still carry that nightmare with us.

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2) Along the way, he loses his money in a poker game. Successful poker players are good at bluffing or misleading others about their cards.
*****Are you good at bluffing, whether at cards or in life?

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3) Darius began his career as the lead singer of 90s soft-rock band Hootie and the Blowfish. Today he’s a country singer.

Let’s say you’re stuck in traffic and only one radio station comes in clearly.
*****Would you prefer it play soft rock or country?

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4) Darius Rucker will be on tour throughout 2023, playing dates all over the country and making a couple stops in Cancun.
*****Have you ever visited Mexico? If so, where did you go?
No, but I can speak a little Spanish.

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5) Darius has lent his talents to fundraising for The First Tee, a non-profit that teaches children “life lessons, self-confidence, and resilience through golf.”
*****Did you participate in organized sports as a youngster? If yes, what did you play?
Well, I don’t often share because my sporty phase was so short,
see what I did there?
But yeah, you could say I did some organized sports.

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6) A big sports fan, he has six TVs in his home so he can watch several games at once. His largest set is 70″.
*****When it comes to TV screens, do you believe bigger is better? Or are you just as comfortable watching from your laptop or phone?

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7) In 2013, when “Wagon Wheel” was popular, fans were flocking to the movie theater to see Catching Fire, the second in the Hunger Games series.
*****Are you a Hunger Games fan?
I’ve never seen them.

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8) Also in 2013, the word “selfie” was added to the Oxford Dictionary.
*****Do you take a lot of selfies?
Yeah. No.

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9) Random question:

*****If we paid you $5,000, would you get Saturday 9 tattooed on your right forearm?
I’m gonna’ go with a NO on that.
I’m still working up the courage to get a family tattoo but it’s not the pain that scares me…

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MIMI’S THOUGHT FOR THE DAY –
❤ MiMi ❤

I feel like such a loser American. I didn’t even know there was a National Anthem Day, did you guys??

It’s also National Cold Cuts Day. Who knew?
And since we’re talking about meat…

It’s also World Wildlife Day.
George of the Jungle – hands down my favorite form of wildlife.

It’s also the Global Day of Unplugging, which is what I’m about to do right now but not without sharing one more special day…
Happy International Irish Whiskey Day!
Cheers!

MIMI’S THOUGHT FOR THE DAY –
❤ MiMi ❤

Good Morning and welcome! To you and to March!
Spring is in the air! Okay, maybe not this morning. It’s currently 24 degrees and we’ve got about 5″ of snow on the ground and more on the way thanks to Fux-a-tawney Phil seeing his shadow out in Gobbler’s Knob, Pennsylvania. Jerk.
But, spring is definitely on the way and you can smell it in the air and I’m thankful for that!

Today is Dr. Seuss’ birthday! If he were alive today he’d be 119 yrs. old! How crazy is that?
I’m thankful that we had Dr. Seuss in our world. I think all children everywhere had at least one if not all of his books on their bookshelves including at least 3 generations in my own family. Unfortunately, much like many other authors, some of Dr. Seuss’ books have made it to the banned pile and will no longer be published. Yep, seriously.

It’s total bullshit but sadly, it’s the world we live in now. I don’t know who has an issue with Dr. Seuss but I can guarantee you it’s not the kids reading his books because the kids that age aren’t examining “racist imagery,” they’re looking at bright pictures and learning rhymes. Holy hell… Just leave the fucking books alone.

Anyway, you can read about it here, “Six Dr. Seuss books will be discontinued because of racist and insensitive imagery.”

P.S. – My favorite Dr. Seuss book is this one…
Oh, and P.S.S. – I came across a really cool Dr. Seuss site. It’s called Seussville. You should check it out.
Oh and P.S.S.S (if there is such a thing.) – What’s your favorite Dr. Seuss book?

So, what’s on tap for everyone this Thursday? For me, it’s dr. appts. and tons of errands. It’s definitely going to be a long cold day but I’m thankful for the dr. appts. Sheesh. I don’t know if we have a shortage of medical staff or what but the wait times to get in to see someone are ridiculous. I have friends and family battling serious illnesses right now and some of them don’t have time to wait.  – How about where you live? Do the wait times to see a dr. seem longer?

I can’t believe we’re almost to another weekend. I swear it was just Monday… Anybody have any plans for this coming weekend?
I was hoping to get a little downtime but I’ve got some personal commitments that need to be seen thru and I’m thankful to be able to do so.

In other news – I turn 60 next month! What the actual hell??? When did this happen?? In any event, I’m very thankful to have another birthday!

Who else has a birthday coming up?? Be sure and share in the comments!

Happy Thankful Thursday, everyone! Make it a great one!

MIMI’S THOUGHT FOR THE DAY – 
(True story.)

❤ MiMi ❤

❤ MiMi ❤

Just peachy…

❤ MiMi ❤