Wednesday Medley

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Hello, dear friends.  How is your week going?  All is well here.  I am planning on meeting my dear friend, Jill on the Cape tomorrow for some lunch and shopping. Rumor has it that we're expecting a Nor'easter this weekend.  No snow just heavy winds and lots of rain.  It sounds like a good day to finish my book.

Today, I am linking up with my friend, Terri for a round of the Wednesday Medley.

1.  On this day in 1908, Billy Murray hits the charts with his "Take Me Out to the Ballgame."  Did you watch the MLB playoffs, and are you watching the World Series?

The last time I watched a baseball game, Ryne Sandberg was playing.

I may not have watched the game last night, but I did tune in to catch Sweet Baby James sing the National Anthem.  It never fails, I always tear up during that song.

2. On this day in 1962, The Manchurian Candidate, directed by John Frankenheimer, starring Frank Sinatra and Laurance Harvey, was released.  

What is your favorite Frank Sinatra song?

I have many Frank Sinatra favorites.  My Dad was in the music business when he was a young man.   Music echoed in every room in our home.  I knew most of the words to Ol'Blue Eyes' songs by the time I was eight years old.

New York New York is one of my favorites because it brings me back to a very enjoyable, exciting time in my life.  When I graduated from college, I got a job with an Ad agency on Madison Avenue.  Many happy hours were spent in bars charming cafes where the patrons would go wild and sing along when New York New York was played on the jukebox.  

I secretly dreamed of being Ann Marie, have a darling apartment, a cute squeaky voice, and a guy on my arm named Donald Hollinger.

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Disclosure:  I had none of the above.

I lived at home with my parents, made a very few bucks that went directly to my train fare, and spent one hundred percent of my day typing a lot of boring stuff.

But I always had a good time if I stayed in NYC after five!

3. On this day in 1968, Mick Jagger and Marianne Faithful were busted for pot and released on 50 pounds bail.  Has your state approved the sale of medical marijuana?  In a nutshell, what are your thoughts on the subject?

4. On this day in 1979, the Guinness Book of Records presented Paul McCartney with a rhodium disc as the all-time best-selling singer-songwriter.  What is your favorite song by Paul McCartney?

I like a lot of Paul McCartney's music.  Since I have to choose one, it would have to be Let It Be because I have to remind myself of those words every day.

If you are one of the few people who hasn't seen James Corden's carpool karaoke with Sir Paul, tune in here.

I'm guilty of watching it about 20 times, and I still can't get enough.

BTW...  a while ago, I told you that we had lunch with a certain celebrity's in-laws on our cruise.  This is another hint.

5.  On this day in 2017, Albert Einstein's Theory of Happiness was written on a note as a tip for a bellboy in 1922, and sold for $1.6 million. His Theory of Happiness is: A calm and modest life brings more happiness than the pursuit of success combined with constant recklessness.  Was Einstein right?

I don't know about that, but I'd be willing to carry Warren Buffett's bags if he slipped me a scrap of paper with his pin number printed on it.

6.  Tell us something random about your week so far.

I voted yesterday.  I'll tell you one thing - early voting is the best thing since the invention of Spanx.  It took me less than seven minutes for the entire process.

There were a couple of things that I found odd about voting in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

First up, there are no Voter Registration cards.

You are just asked for your name and address, and they check you off the list.

And what's more, an ID is not required.

They take your word for it.

It's no wonder that they let Chili vote!

Until next time...