{"id":2397,"date":"2002-06-29T22:12:06","date_gmt":"2002-06-30T03:12:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/?p=2397"},"modified":"2002-06-29T22:12:06","modified_gmt":"2002-06-30T03:12:06","slug":"saturday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2002\/06\/29\/saturday.html","title":{"rendered":"Saturday"},"content":{"rendered":"

I just finished watching the Buckaroo Banzai <\/i>DVD<\/a> (great bonus material there), so it must be time for the Saturday Eight<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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  1. When was the last time you hugged someone? Who was he\/she?<\/b>\n

    That would be Margie, this morning.<\/p>\n

  2. When was the last time you got mad? Why?<\/b><\/p>\n

    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.<\/p>\n

    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.<\/p>\n

  3. When was the last time you sang out loud? What song was it?<\/b><\/p>\n

    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).<\/p>\n

    But put me in the car with a tune on, and I’m shamelessly loud.<\/p>\n

    And, of course, I sing hymns at church. Episcopalians have great old English tunes, as well as translations of old German ones, too.<\/p>\n

  4. When was the last time you went swimming?<\/b><\/p>\n

    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<\/i>, since my eyesight was so bad.<\/p>\n

    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?<\/p>\n

    Margie loves the water, btw, and Katherine seems to as well. <\/p>\n

  5. When was the last time you yelled at someone? Who was the person and why?<\/b><\/p>\n

    Does yelling at people saying stupid things on the radio count?<\/p>\n

    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.<\/p>\n

  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?<\/b><\/p>\n

    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.<\/p>\n

  7. When was the last time you told someone you loved them? Who was the person and how was his\/her response?<\/b><\/p>\n

    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.<\/p>\n

  8. When was the last time you did something out of character? What was it?<\/b><\/p>\n

    I generally don’t do out of character stuff. It’s not in my character.<\/ol><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    I just finished watching the Buckaroo Banzai DVD (great bonus material there), so it must be time for the Saturday Eight. When was the last time you hugged someone? 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