Saturday

I just finished watching the Buckaroo Banzai DVD (great bonus material there), so it must be time for the Saturday Eight.

1. When was the last time you hugged someone? Who was he/she?

   That would be Margie, this morning.

2. When was the last time you got mad? Why?

   I get mad on an almost daily basis, largely via the news stories I read (as part of this blogging). Margie keeps threatening to keep me from reading the editorial pages on Sundays, since it raises my blood pressure so much.

   I’m generally a light-hearted, generally happy person. I try to be, at least, since I’ve spent way too much time in my life being grumpy and cynical. Reading news stories about people doing/saying things I consider stupid does make me grit my teeth audibly.

3. When was the last time you sang out loud? What song was it?

   I sing out loud — well, not as much as I used to. I can’t sing in the shower (don’t want to wake up Margie), and it’s frowned upon at the office (though that doesn’t stop me from whistling an awful lot instead).

   But put me in the car with a tune on, and I’m shamelessly loud.

   And, of course, I sing hymns at church. Episcopalians have great old English tunes, as well as translations of old German ones, too.

4. When was the last time you went swimming?

   I’m not much of a swimmer, by talent or inclination. I keep thinking it had to do with early days as a little kid being taught swimming by my dad — and that I couldn’t see the edge of the pool or the shore clearly, since my eyesight was so bad.

   That having been said, last weekend I went tubing at Lake San Antonio, and had to jump into the lake there (albeit with a life vest). Does that count?

   Margie loves the water, btw, and Katherine seems to as well.

5. When was the last time you yelled at someone? Who was the person and why?

   Does yelling at people saying stupid things on the radio count?

   I don’t yell at people much. The exception would be, probably, Katherine. I think I yelled a bit at my nephew Nicholas last weekend, too.

6. When was the last time you wrote an actual letter to someone? Who was him/her? And what did you write there in brief?

   I sent a postcard off to Tracy yesterday, telling her we were thinking of her and her mom (who is suffering from some nasty cancer), and including a link to my photos page.

7. When was the last time you told someone you loved them? Who was the person and how was his/her response?

   I tell Margie I love her at least once a day, usually more. She usually reciprocates (unless I’m the one reciprocating). That usually leads to hugs and kisses and other stuff which is none of your business.

8. When was the last time you did something out of character? What was it?

   I generally don’t do out of character stuff. It’s not in my character.