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Sunday Stealing — Meme Schmeme

Milky Way

Welcome to Sunday Stealing. Here we will steal all types of questions from every corner of the blogosphere. Our promise to you is that we will work hard to find the most interesting and intelligent questions. Cheers to all of us thieves!

Cheri is a blogger from the beautiful state of Georgia who didn’t often participate in memes but stole this one because “for whatever crazy reason” it appealed to her. Let’s see how you like it.

Meme Schmeme

Complete the thought:

I AM that kid who used to write his address with way too much detail, adding North America, Northern Hemisphere, Western Hemisphere, Earth, Milky Way galaxy, and probably other markers.

I LIVE by some basic mottos: the Golden Rule, helping others when you can, sharing information, listening to music a lot, and trying not to be an @$$4013.

I THINK I am a klutz with even the simplest physical tasks. We had to put new license plates on a vehicle this weekend. So I unscrewed the old plate on the back and put on the new one. Then I went to the front and unscrewed the plate. Where’s the replacement plate? I managed to attach two plates to the back of the car; they seem thinner than the ones I used to screw on, which was probably a half-century ago.

Fred MacMurray

I KNOW an inordinate amount of useful and more than occasionally mundane info. Just this weekend, there was a Facebook conversation about the television show My Three Sons. Someone wrote that they had a crush on one of the sons, Robby. In response, another asked if he was the oldest. I jumped in: “Originally, there were three bio sons, Mike, Robby, and Chip. But Mike got married and left; the dad then adopted Ernie. So if you were watching in 1965 or later, Robby was the oldest. Simple question, but complicated answer.” Except for the year, I KNEW all of that.

I WANT to declutter the house, and occasionally, my mind.

I WISH people would stop believing comments, often made by political figures, that are, to my mind, clearly lies. Also, the rationalization of bigotry by JD Vance, over “jokes” about gas chambers and rape, approving of slavery, and sneering about “watermelon people,” among other comments, reflects a moral bankruptcy.

I PRAY that people recognize that climate change is real and act to slow its progression since it is apparent that we are beyond reversing it.

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Sunday Stealing Tunes In

Dick Van Dyke

This week we’re stealing from Christina at Call Me Patsy. Back in 2008, she said this was the TV meme “that everyone has been doing.” Well, we don’t like to be left out.

Sunday Stealing Tunes In

1. Name a TV show you’ve seen every episode of.

For sure, The Dick Van Dyke Show; I watched the five seasons on DVD with my daughter. Probably I Love Lucy; ditto. The Twilight Zone, which I have on DVD. MASH.

2. On which device do you do most of your viewing (television, tablet, computer, phone)?

I have never been on the phone. A CBS Mornings anchor said they were watching MOVIES on the phone, and I shuddered. I have no tablet. The only time I’ve used the computer is when my wife wanted to watch TV. So television by a vast margin.

3. Name an actor/actress who would make you less likely to watch a show.

Can’t think of one.

I watched a LOT of TV.

4. When you were a kid, what show did you love?

There was a wide range of programs: Wonderful World of Disney, Andy Griffith Show, JEOPARDY, Password, The Defenders, Perry Mason, Ed Sullivan, Top Cat, The Smothers Brothers, The Wild Wild West, the aforementioned Twilight Zone, and the Dick Van Dyke Show.

5. What show do you recommend everyone watch?

I don’t. But I’ve long been fond of CBS Sunday Morning, a magazine of the air, since it premiered in 1979. Since I learned to use the VHS recorder, I generally record it to watch later.

6. What shows do your friends like, but you don’t?

I don’t really talk to my friends about their TV viewing habits. That said, it would probably be something in the horror genre.

7. When you watch TV, do you also busy yourself with something else (jigsaw puzzle, folding laundry, etc.)?

Not usually.

8. Do you eat a meal or snack while watching TV?

Maybe popcorn.

I love the word “genre”

9. What’s your preferred genre (comedy, drama, reality, etc.)?

Probably drama.

10. Do you prefer mini series (shows that tell their stories in a pre-determined number of episodes) or shows that come back season after season?

There are SO many shows that I have seen zero or one episode of that are on streaming services: Severance, Man On The Inside, The Morning Show, The Pitt, The Studio, English Teacher, Shrinking, Dying for Sex, Your Friends and Neighbors, and Hacks. I might like most of them, but I have no idea whether they’re ongoing or limited series.

Ten years ago, I read that there are more television episodes, excluding news, sports, and reruns, every day than hours in the day.

Sunday Stealing: Memememe — Part 1

Three different songs titled Games People Play

Impetua is a blogger who stole this meme from someone named Mel, whose blog no longer exists. There were originally 58 questions, but for Sunday Stealing we’re going with 20 over two weeks.

Memememe — Part 1

1. The phone rings. Who do you want it to be?

My daughter from college probably has some arcane questions to ask me, or wants to know if she can spend money. The arcane topic could be a great philosophical musing, and it can be interesting because I hadn’t thought of that issue at that point. Sometimes, she likes to compare notes about how she’s feeling about a new situation.

2. When shopping at the grocery store, do you return your cart?

Yes, I usually have a little cart to wheel the groceries home. Having both my personal cart and the store cart can be awkward, so I want to abandon the latter as quickly as possible. I leave it in the store area that has other carts.

3. In a social setting, are you more of a talker or a listener?

It really depends. If it’s people I know and I feel comfortable with, probably a talker. If it’s people I don’t know well, I’m probably more of a listener, leaning into my basic shyness.

4. Do you take compliments well?

I don’t think so.

Games People Play

5. Do you play Sudoku or Wordle?

I’ve tried Sudoku sparingly. Conversely, I have played nearly 1300 Wordle games and am now at 1000 consecutive successful games since the above miss, when I changed my strategy.

Wordle 1297

6. Did you ever go to camp as a kid?

Once or twice, I want to say it was the Boys Club or maybe the YMCA. It wasn’t something I particularly enjoyed

7. Could you date someone with different religious beliefs than you?

As some call a “liberal” Christian, I’m much more concerned by other Christians who believe that empathy is a sin, which does not jibe with my understanding of the teachings of Jesus. Moreover, it causes non-Christians to link intolerance with Christianity forever.

8. Would you rather pursue or be pursued?

Pursued by whom and to what end? If we’re talking romance, neither.

9. Have you ever fired a gun?

When I was about seven, my Grandpa Green took me hunting. He suggested I fire his rifle, so I did. I landed on my butt.

10. Would you rather dine at Olive Garden or Panera?

I can say that we’ve been to Panera far more times, and in two states.

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Sunday Stealing Pretends It’s Wednesday

Every lock that ain’t locked, when no one’s around

This week, all eyes turn to Mary, who long ago played Wednesday Medley, which she credited to Terri D (Your Friend from Florida), who originally came up with the questions.

A Wednesday meme on a Sunday (Sunday Stealing Pretends It’s Wednesday)

1. Name five songs that you have completely memorized.

I’m sure there are hundreds of them from when I was growing up, kids’ songs, Christmas carols, hymns, and the like.

The Boxer—Simon and Garfunkel (but not that “after changes upon changes, we’re more or less the same” part that was excised and later re-added). This song fed right into my teenage angst.

Help! – The Beatles. I belonged to the Capitol Records Club from 1966 to ’68, in large part to get all of the Beatles’ albums. I owned none before this. Help, BTW, was a song that my daughter and a friend sang at a church musical.

King Of The Road -Roger Miller. One of the CRC items sent to me because of the negative option—you get the item unless you let them know in a timely fashion—was Roger Miller’s Golden Hits on Smash Records. I liked it. It helped that he had a great first name.

So Soon In The Morning – Joan Baez. This song was on the Green Family Singers’ repertoire from this album. I sang it once at my former church with a soprano named Laura.

Go Where You Wanna Go – the Mamas and the Papas. It was also in the Green Family Singers song list, but it was just my sister Leslie and me.

Time Has Come Today

2. What takes up too much of your time?

I’m whittling down my emails. My email triggers me to work on booking speakers for the Friends and Foundation of the Albany Public Library every Tuesday, writing blog posts, paying bills, and engaging in personal interactions.

3. What TV show or movie do you refuse to watch?

I generally avoid movies and television shows with a lot of violence. I can’t give you names because if I don’t watch them, I don’t remember them. However, I made an exception this year for the movie Sinners, which my daughter recommended.

4. What’s worth spending more on to get the best?

The first thing that came to mind was some breakfast cereal. I bought a box of ersatz Cheerios 30 years ago, which tasted like cardboard.

5. Share something you did last week.

Yesterday, I went onto my front porch to pick up the morning newspaper. Yes, we read a daily physical periodical. I saw this cool spider web. I’m not a guy who takes a lot of pictures, especially on my phone, but this called to me. So I got closer, but the sun washed out the look. I tried from the street side, but that didn’t work either.

Finally, I returned to the entryway, snapped the photo, then trimmed it by about 90%. (The picture below is similar to the shot above before trimming; see the spider in front of the tree.) I’m glad I took it when I did because, a half hour later, the spider was gone.

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Sunday Stealing Makes the Grade

schmucky people

It’s fall, kids are back in school, and we’re asking you to grade yourself. This was originally posted in 2017 by Kwizgiver, who stole it from Cat.

From A to F (Makes the Grade)

Give yourself a letter grade (A, A-, B, B-, C, C-, D, D-, F) on the following. Just the letter grade is requested, but you’re free to elaborate.

• Happiness: B-. I’m way too hard on myself. “Hey, you should have done this when you did that.” Blah blah blah

• Being a decent human being: I’ll say an A-. I try really hard to be that.

• Being serene (calm, peaceful): C. I would not expect that except in specific settings.

• Kindness: A -. That is desperately important. Tom Lehrer described it in the intro of National Brotherhood Week, and how he hates those who don’t love each other.

• Anger management: I’d give myself a B, especially if I ignore the stupid political choices made in 2025 by certain parties. Generally, I don’t get that angry about most things. In fact, I will go as far as to say that when I get angry, especially in a public setting, it’s because I have been pushed beyond my limits. I mentioned one of those situations in a recent quiz.

Define “creative”

• Creative thinking: B-. It depends on what manner of creativity. If we’re talking about art or doing technological stuff, I’d probably give myself a D. For instance, I sucked at woodshop and ceramic shop. I’m constantly reminded of when I was in 7th grade and my parents came to a school open house and saw some of my artwork. My father asked how I was getting a B in art. The teacher said I worked as hard as possible and produced as well as possible. But I can figure out historical, intellectual, and math things.

• Modesty: A- Drawing attention to myself is a bit cringeworthy. (And yet he blogs.)

• Being an original: A. I don’t think there’s anybody who’s exactly like me: somebody doesn’t drink beer, doesn’t drink coffee, doesn’t drive, knows ridiculously obtuse pieces of information, keep secrets very well, hears music in his head all the time, observes situations of seeming injustice – even small things like branches that somebody broke down that were strewn onto someone’s sidewalk and I will move them because some person who’s either vision impaired or physically impaired could trip on them (I did that this week.)

• Knowing yourself: A – I’m pretty much unsurprised when doing things I do.

• Being true to yourself: A-

• Getting along with others: B+. I’m not that good with schmucky people.

• Liking yourself: B – I suppose I like myself well enough.

• Admitting your flaws: A

• Self-improvement: C. My office is a mess, I weigh too much, blah blah blah. There’s always something more important.

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