Saturday 9: Valentine

Good morning! It's a working weekend for me and I'm starting my new daylight shift in the dementia unit today. Instead of 9-5 I'm working 8-4. I'm usually up so the earlier start is no problem and I am definitely excited about getting home an hour earlier!

Before I head out, let's have some fun with Sam and the Saturday 9.

Saturday 9: Valentine (1993)
 
Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here.

This song was specially chosen for the Saturday 9 closest to Valentine's Day.

1) This is a love song written by Willie Nelson for his young son. Have you sent any Valentines this year to someone you love who isn't a romantic partner?  Just to our grandchildren.

2) Today that little boy, Lukas, is a singer/songwriter who wrote eight of the songs for the 2018 A Star Is Born soundtrack. Have you seen the Bradley Cooper/Lady Gaga big screen romance?  No, but I saw some clips before the Grammy Awards that have made me think I'd like to. Maybe I'll find it on cable or Netflix one of these days.

3) On Valentine's Day in 1876, Alexander Graham Bell patented the first telephone. Who did you most recently speak to on the phone?  I called Tim on my way home last night to see what he wanted for dinner. 

4) Penicillin was also introduced on Valentine's Day (in 1929). When you get a shot, do you look away when the needle touches your skin?  No. It doesn't bother me. I'm pretty sure that will change if I ever get to the point of getting cortisone shots in my feet. My podiatrist, who is also a friend, assures me it will test our friendship.

5) According to legend, a gift of red roses signifies love and romance. When did you last purchase flowers or plants? Did you buy them for yourself, or someone else?  I rarely purchase cut flowers. If I'm buying flowers they are for the flower beds or pots in the summer. I do however buy house plants now and then. I grew up in a family that fills its homes with greenery. I guess we all got it from my grandmother who had around 100 plants in her home at any given time.

6) This week's artist, Willie Nelson, can trace his family tree back to the Revolutionary War. Captain John Nelson served with the Minutemen back in 1776. If you could go back in time to witness any great moment in American history, which would you choose?  I don't know! I love studying American history and I'm having a terrible time choosing. I think it would have been cool to be around on the day they declared WWII over. The celebration and joy must have been tremendous!

7) Before he became a musical success, Willie was a door-to-door salesman, peddling first Bibles, then vacuum cleaners. INC magazine tells us that the traits of successful salespeople include resilience and good listening skills. Do you think you'd make a good sales person?  No, because I think it also takes a certain degree of pushy-ness and I just don't have that.

8) In 1993, when this song came out, Saved by the Bell aired its series finale. Crazy Sam likes to tease her brother because he once admitted to her that he has seen all 86 episodes of this teen sitcom. Is there a show that you believe you've seen every episode?  The Big Bang Theory for sure and in the past....probably M*A*S*H, Happy Days, The Beverly Hillbillies, The Andy Griffith Show and The Brady Bunch. I'm sure there are more since some shows I've been a fan of only lasted a couple of seasons.

9) Random question -- We're having milkshakes! What's your favorite flavor?  Chocolate or if it's autumn, I'll take a pumpkin spice one, please.