Broken Hearted Girl (2009)

 Saturday 9: Broken-Hearted Girl (2009)

 Welcome to Saturday: 9. What we've committed to our readers is that we will post 9 questions every Saturday. Sometimes the post will have a theme, and at other times the questions will be totally unrelated. Those weeks we do "random questions," so-to-speak. We encourage you to visit other participants posts and leave a comment. Because we don't have any rules, it is your choice. We hate rules. We love to answer the questions, however, and here is today's questions!

Apparently I cannot use the font I was using anymore.  So this may just be a little too light to read, and I am sorry.  Blogger may be coming decrepit or unstable.  I hope not, but I'm also tired of fighting with it to get it to do what I want it to do.

Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here.

 1) In this song, Beyonce admits her feelings for a man she doesn't want to love. Do you believe we can choose who we love? Or does the heart go its own way? The heart is a pump that runs the blood through the Lungs.  I'd rather not think about what else it might get up to. 

BUT... having said that, I believe that we can chose whom we love, and there is a visceral reaction that electrifies something in our chests. Seeing All baby animals and humans does that for me, too. You really do feel something that seems to be centered in the chest (heart).

2) In the video for this song, Beyonce plays with a red rose. Florists report that the most popular colors of roses are: red, white or ivory, yellow, pink, peach or orange, and lavender or purple. Do you have a favorite? I love ALL the roses, even the green ones, but Pink edges out the others as a favorite color.  In fact it's almost a joke in our family how much I love pink. 

3) The video was filmed in Malibu. Southern California is a popular vacation destination. Have you ever visited there? Have you ever lived there? I was born the child of Southern Californians,  and  I have lived here almost my entire life.

 4) When Beyonce was just 12, she appeared on the show Star Search as part of a vocal group called Girls Tyme. The girls lost, but Beyonce said the experience taught her that she wanted to be a performer for the rest of her life. Share a memory from your own junior high years. OK.  I played Wiggins, the Witch in a school play and the College Prof who directed us, Dr. Woods, seemed to be very amused and delighted by my acting of same. It seemed that I could be very good at being a wicked witch!

 5) As a girl, she helped her hairstylist mom by sweeping hair at the salon. Do you have a hair appointment coming up? No.  Probably, though, I should have someone DO something about this mop, but I've pretty much quit caring about my Hairdo.

 6) In 2009, when this song was popular, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg unsuccessfully tried to buy Twitter. Elon Musk acquired Twitter last month. What social media sites do you spend the most time on?  Probably Pinterest and the World of Blogs.  But I do Instagram bc of friends, a tiny bit of time on Ravelry, and also I poke around a couple of other ones without posting.  As to Musk, I quit twitter as soon as it became apparent that Musk was going to acquire it.  

7) Also in 2009, Sony sold floppy disks at most retailers. But things change fast in the world of tech and by 2011, Sony quit producing floppy disks altogether. Floppies were replaced by flash drives, which have been replaced by cloud storage services ... Do you still have any floppy disks?  We have some of both sizes.  Luddites are like that, don'tcha know?  

8) In 2009, Michael Jackson died. Do you have a favorite Michael Jackson song? Yes, and it's "Dangerous"....

9) Random question -- We're having a Saturday 9 potluck lunch! What will you bring?  I'll bring my Mac and Cheese, the one with sharp cheddar and Dejon mustard.  

Thanks for this Sam!  

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