Saturday 9

 

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 memes, however, and here is today's meme!

Saturday 9: Come Monday

Thanks to AuntieM4Cabs for recommending the Buffett theme

1) What will you be doing come Monday (Labor Day)?

Going to the parade and hanging out with family.

2) This song is about a performer who is "heading up to San Francisco for the Labor Day weekend show." When you think of San Francisco, what's the first thing that comes to mind?

Long, hilly roads.

3) As he sings, Buffett tells us he's wearing Hush Puppies casual shoes. What's on your feet as you answer these nine questions?

Nothing.
4) So many Jimmy Buffett songs take place on or around the water. When was the last time you were on a boat?

Quite a few years ago.

5) Everyone knows Jimmy Buffett can write music, but he also has more than half a dozen books to his credit. What's the last book you read?

I'm reading James Patterson's latest Womens Murder club book.

6) Jimmy's persona is that of a simple beach bum, but in reality he's a conglomerate, with his own beverage company, more than a dozen restaurants and a couple hotels. He's so successful he has several homes, including a luxury mansion in the Hamptons! If you, like Buffett, could just take off and spend Labor Day weekend anywhere, where would you go? Who would you take along?

I can't think of anywhere I'd specifically like to go, but I would definitely take my family.

7) This weekend may offer a golden opportunity for napping and sleeping in. Do you snore?

Only when I have a cold.

8) Labor Day was introduced to celebrate the achievements of the American worker. Yet  this Recession has taken its toll on many of us laborers. Sam's brother, a movie projectionist, hasn't worked full-time in his chosen profession in more than a year. Is anyone  close to you struggling with unemployment or underemployment? (If so,  they are in our thoughts this weekend, too.)

Yes.
9) Onto something happier ... Labor Day traditionally marks the beginning of  the new school year. When she was a kid, Samantha was crazy for her  brand new box of 96 Crayola Crayons. It even had a sharpener in the  back! What do you remember about preparing to go back to school? If you're a parent with school-age kids, are they ready?

I loved school clothes shopping.  My daughter is getting ready to enter the Young 5's and she's ready and raring to go!