Those of you who have joined us for our dinner group might remember that Caroline was going on a marathon in Alaska to raise money for leukemia and lymphoma. She completed her marathon and reports that she had a great time and the 8 people from Toronto raised over 60,000 dollars. I can't even get my head around that!
Congrats Caroline on behalf of the dinner group!
Saturday, July 07, 2007
Friday's Feast - Random questions
Appetizer
How many pieces of jewelry do you wear most days?
I only wear my wedding band and my anniversary band. I used to wear my wedding ring but it has some delicate spots on it and I worry about damaging it. I sometimes were a broach, a cross or earrings.
Soup
What is your favorite instrumental song?
How many do I actually know? Probably Classical Gas.
Salad
Who has a last name that you like?
Okay, with my last name I have thought about this already. I love the names: Victoria "Cookson", Victoria "Roberts", Victoria "Shaw". My choices if I were to revert to a family name are my original name of Collins (people can not spell it), mother's of Robertshaw (people think its two words). My grandmothers was a better bet and I can't remember for the life of me what it was - Meekes? I remember it started with an "M" because it went with where she was from - Micklefield.
Main Course
Name a popular movie you’ve never seen.
I wish, like my friend, I could proudly boast that I have never seen Star Wars. But my father insisted we go and line up for this movie because it was going to be a real experience. Didn't like it and have never felt the need to try to like it.
As for a popular movie - Titanic. As soon as I good wind of the love story I lost all interest. Though the rest of the film may have been historically accurate the whole love story was pretty far fetched for the time and social class system. It wasn't just that people did not marry beneath them, but there was a lot of disparaging things said about some one who married up - from people in her own class. A man could marry up - provided he was already upper class. But a woman wouldn't go from being a servant to having servants and it was understood that this was the way it was. We might not like it and certainly Americans may feel they escaped that system but in 1912 it was still the way it went.
Dessert
Fill in the blank: Nothing makes me ___________ like ____________.
Nothing makes me frustrated like people sampling at the Bulk Barn and in the fruit aisle. Don't get me started!
How many pieces of jewelry do you wear most days?
I only wear my wedding band and my anniversary band. I used to wear my wedding ring but it has some delicate spots on it and I worry about damaging it. I sometimes were a broach, a cross or earrings.
Soup
What is your favorite instrumental song?
How many do I actually know? Probably Classical Gas.
Salad
Who has a last name that you like?
Okay, with my last name I have thought about this already. I love the names: Victoria "Cookson", Victoria "Roberts", Victoria "Shaw". My choices if I were to revert to a family name are my original name of Collins (people can not spell it), mother's of Robertshaw (people think its two words). My grandmothers was a better bet and I can't remember for the life of me what it was - Meekes? I remember it started with an "M" because it went with where she was from - Micklefield.
Main Course
Name a popular movie you’ve never seen.
I wish, like my friend, I could proudly boast that I have never seen Star Wars. But my father insisted we go and line up for this movie because it was going to be a real experience. Didn't like it and have never felt the need to try to like it.
As for a popular movie - Titanic. As soon as I good wind of the love story I lost all interest. Though the rest of the film may have been historically accurate the whole love story was pretty far fetched for the time and social class system. It wasn't just that people did not marry beneath them, but there was a lot of disparaging things said about some one who married up - from people in her own class. A man could marry up - provided he was already upper class. But a woman wouldn't go from being a servant to having servants and it was understood that this was the way it was. We might not like it and certainly Americans may feel they escaped that system but in 1912 it was still the way it went.
Dessert
Fill in the blank: Nothing makes me ___________ like ____________.
Nothing makes me frustrated like people sampling at the Bulk Barn and in the fruit aisle. Don't get me started!
The TTC Experiment
I started taking the TTC as my main form of transportation in June. Well, only two things have changed from 15 years ago when I took it every day - there is a lot more air conditioned buses and subways and you can't get a seat going southbound at Sheppard. The minute I get on in the morning I read because I am not a morning person and this is my way of becoming more awake so I really want a seat. If you don't get one at Sheppard you will not get one until Eglinton. In the old days you could still get a seat at York Mills. So I have been going north to Finch and starting my book the minute I sit down. By the time I get to Bloor to change I am in a much better frame of mind and a little more alert.
So, if they keep saying ridership is down and I can no longer get a seat they must have pulled cars off of trains or the ridership south of Eglinton is where they have lost fares. People seem to be streaming in from the north!
My biggest surprise is that the announcements are actually no easier to understand and maybe even worse. I can barely make out the words let alone the entire message. They must have their own radio system for all the employees because the strange "99 Bloor. 99" announcements have stopped. I was told this meant a jumper but with the number of times it was called I knew that wasn't right - someone else told me it meant they need a janitor. Of course you would need a janitor in the other scenario too!
I don't need a metropass because when Cliff is on nights I have the car and when he is on evenings I can choose to take the car as long as I get back in time to take him to work. So, really, I'm relying on the car more than I thought. I don't think anyone is really surprised by that!
So, if they keep saying ridership is down and I can no longer get a seat they must have pulled cars off of trains or the ridership south of Eglinton is where they have lost fares. People seem to be streaming in from the north!
My biggest surprise is that the announcements are actually no easier to understand and maybe even worse. I can barely make out the words let alone the entire message. They must have their own radio system for all the employees because the strange "99 Bloor. 99" announcements have stopped. I was told this meant a jumper but with the number of times it was called I knew that wasn't right - someone else told me it meant they need a janitor. Of course you would need a janitor in the other scenario too!
I don't need a metropass because when Cliff is on nights I have the car and when he is on evenings I can choose to take the car as long as I get back in time to take him to work. So, really, I'm relying on the car more than I thought. I don't think anyone is really surprised by that!
Bridezilla
Today, I'm going to go and do something I haven't done in a long time - go and watch the brides at Edwards Gardens. With it being 07/07/2007 there was a big demand for this day as it is lucky. My pastor had been asked to do a number of weddings from outside the church. He gets requests like this but not usually more than one for the same day.
So with the high humidity, heat, grandiose expectations and crinolines the bride watching will be spectacular!
If you think this is an unusual thing to do on a Saturday well let me tell you - the knowledgeable crowd bring their own lawn chairs and set up right at the first garden at the entrance. Okay, they are all over 65, but I'm not the only one to go and watch. I love watching people and I know there are going to be some sermon illustrations in this.
So with the high humidity, heat, grandiose expectations and crinolines the bride watching will be spectacular!
If you think this is an unusual thing to do on a Saturday well let me tell you - the knowledgeable crowd bring their own lawn chairs and set up right at the first garden at the entrance. Okay, they are all over 65, but I'm not the only one to go and watch. I love watching people and I know there are going to be some sermon illustrations in this.
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