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Warm weather is just around the corner or already arrived in some places. So tell us . . .
Today's Question(s): Did your home(s) have air conditioning when you were growing up?
If not, how did you survive?
Do you have air conditioning now and, if so, what temperature do you like to set it on?
How else do you keep cool:
-Open a window?
-Use a fan?
-Awnings on your house, its windows or over a deck or patio?
-Other?
Bonus: Something breakable:
Something lucky:
Something that made you dizzy:
Foodie Q: Last food or drink you mixed or blended?
Just for fun: If you ever called in sick when you weren't, what's something you did instead?
Top Music Hits This Day: 1949 Russ Morgan - Cruising Down The River
1956 Elvis Presley - Heartbreak Hotel
1957 Elvis Presley - All Shook Up
1960 Elvis Presley - Stuck On You
1962 Elvis Presley - Good Luck Charm
1966 Young Rascals - Good Lovin'
1976 Bellamy Brothers - Let Your Love Flow
1977 Glen Campbell - Southern Nights
1979 Blondie - Heart of Glass
1986 Robert Palmer - Addicted to Love
1987 Cutting Crew - I Just Died in Your Arms
1988 Whitney Houston - Where Do Broken Hearts Go
Today's Quote: "Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air."
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
Today’s Word: pax [paks or pahks] noun
a period in history marked by the absence of major wars
Origin: from Latin for "peace"
Today Includes: Morse Code Day
Denim Day
Prime Rib Day
This Week Includes: American Quilters Week
Dance Week
Today's Picture: San Diego, CA, moored sailboats at night.
Made freely available on pixabay.com
May your Thursday be securely moored to the dock of your choosing!
Warm weather is just around the corner or already arrived in some places. So tell us . . .
Today's Question(s): Did your home(s) have air conditioning when you were growing up?
My earliest home in memory we had one in the den only. If not, how did you survive?
I can't imagine how we slept.
Do you have air conditioning now and, if so, what temperature do you like to set it on?
This is Texas you must have A/C to survive. Temp varies.
How else do you keep cool:
-Open a window?
-Use a fan?
-Awnings on your house, its windows or over a deck or patio?
-Other?
Bonus: Something breakable:
Glass! Promises too!
Something lucky: Rabbit's foot.
Something that made you dizzy:
Standing up too fast. Foodie Q: Last food or drink you mixed or blended?
I put some lemon in my V-8.. Just for fun: If you ever called in sick when you weren't, what's something you did instead?
Something important.
Top Music Hits This Day: 1949 Russ Morgan - Cruising Down The River
1956 Elvis Presley - Heartbreak Hotel
1957 Elvis Presley - All Shook Up
1960 Elvis Presley - Stuck On You
1962 Elvis Presley - Good Luck Charm
1966 Young Rascals - Good Lovin'
1976 Bellamy Brothers - Let Your Love Flow
1977 Glen Campbell - Southern Nights
1979 Blondie - Heart of Glass
1986 Robert Palmer - Addicted to Love
1987 Cutting Crew - I Just Died in Your Arms
1988 Whitney Houston - Where Do Broken Hearts Go
Today's Quote: "Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air."
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson Today’s Word: pax [paks or pahks] noun
a period in history marked by the absence of major wars
Origin: from Latin for "peace"
Today Includes: Morse Code Day
Denim Day
Prime Rib Day
This Week Includes: American Quilters Week
Dance Week
Today's Picture: San Diego, CA, moored sailboats at night.
Made freely available on pixabay.com
May your Thursday be securely moored to the dock of your choosing! Bahamas will be fine ! Thanks BJH! Nice job!
Today's Question(s):
Did your home(s) have air conditioning when you were growing up? First one didn't. Second home did but just window units
If not, how did you survive? Kept the windows open and the doors during the day
Do you have air conditioning now and, if so, what temperature do you like to set it on? We have a 12,000 BTU portable air conditioner in the den we keep on 70. Gets moved down around 66-68 in hotter weather. 8000 window unit upstairs we have to turn on around 6 PM to cool the bedroom down before bedtime
How else do you keep cool:
-Open a window?
-Use a fan? Have a fan on each floor plus ceiling fans
-Awnings on your house, its windows or over a deck or patio?
-Other? If we open the front and back doors, we get a nice breeze through the house
Bonus:
Something breakable: Glasses
Something lucky: Me!
Something that made you dizzy: My ex wife
Foodie Q:
Last food or drink you mixed or blended? Sugar free lemonade mix I fix at bedtime. Nice to get a swallow or two when I wake up in the middle of the night
Just for fun:
If you ever called in sick when you weren't, what's something you did instead? Fished, went to see my wife (long distance marriage), just stay home and prop my feet up
Today's Question(s): Did your home(s) have air conditioning when you were growing up? No, most homes didn't have them back then.
If not, how did you survive? Iced tea and fans in the house helped.
Do you have air conditioning now and, if so, what temperature do you like to set it on? Oh yes and we use it for all it's worth these days down here where we live. And it's usually set at 83 degrees most of the time.
How else do you keep cool:
-Open a window?
-Use a fan?
-Awnings on your house, its windows or over a deck or patio?
-Other? go to the mall or the movies that have a/c on.
Bonus: Something breakable: eggs
Something lucky: penny
Something that made you dizzy: too many drinks at the bar or party
Foodie Q: Last food or drink you mixed or blended? iced coffee yesterday..........
Just for fun: If you ever called in sick when you weren't, what's something you did instead? Yes, and I stayed home and enjoyed the day off.
Top Music Hits This Day: 1949 Russ Morgan - Cruising Down The River
1956 Elvis Presley - Heartbreak Hotel
1957 Elvis Presley - All Shook Up
1960 Elvis Presley - Stuck On You
1962 Elvis Presley - Good Luck Charm
1966 Young Rascals - Good Lovin'
1976 Bellamy Brothers - Let Your Love Flow
1977 Glen Campbell - Southern Nights
1979 Blondie - Heart of Glass
1986 Robert Palmer - Addicted to Love
1987 Cutting Crew - I Just Died in Your Arms
1988 Whitney Houston - Where Do Broken Hearts Go
Today's Quote: "Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air."
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
Today’s Word: pax [paks or pahks] noun
a period in history marked by the absence of major wars
Origin: from Latin for "peace"
Today Includes: Morse Code Day
Denim Day
Prime Rib Day
This Week Includes: American Quilters Week
Dance Week
Today's Picture: San Diego, CA, moored sailboats at night.
Made freely available on pixabay.com
May your Thursday be securely moored to the dock of your choosing!
Warm weather is just around the corner or already arrived in some places. So tell us . . .
[b]Today's Question(s): Did your home(s) have air conditioning when you were growing up? We got central air when I was ten.
If not, how did you survive? Fans
Do you have air conditioning now and, if so, what temperature do you like to set it on? About 66
How else do you keep cool:
-Open a window?
-Use a fan?
-Awnings on your house, its windows or over a deck or patio?
-Other? Draw the curtains
Bonus: Something breakable: glass glasses
Something lucky: four leaf clover
Something that made you dizzy: carnival ride
Foodie Q: Last food or drink you mixed or blended? Shamrock shake mixed with chocolate shake
Just for fun: If you ever called in sick when you weren't, what's something you did instead? Stayed home. I was scared someone would see me out and about.
Warm weather is just around the corner or already arrived in some places. So tell us . . .
Today's Question(s): Did your home(s) have air conditioning when you were growing up?
No need for A/C in my homeland.
If not, how did you survive?
It's not hot enough to have one, and my house was near beach, so there was a constant sea breeze in Summer. Perfect weather!
Do you have air conditioning now and, if so, what temperature do you like to set it on?
Oh, yeah! I live now pretty close to hell.
75F in Summer, and up to 82F while I am at work; 72F in Winter (heater), 60F while I am at work.
How else do you keep cool:
-Open a window? Only few months a year. The cooler season just ended. Back to A/C
-Use a fan? No. I get a head and earache from fans.
-Awnings on your house, its windows or over a deck or patio? Patio and sunroom.
-Other? Cold showers, cold drinks, ice cream, minimum clothing
Bonus: Something breakable: A Heart?
Something lucky: Me.
Something that made you dizzy: Amusement Park rides
Foodie Q: Last food or drink you mixed or blended? It has been a while ... I let others mix my drinks
Just for fun: If you ever called in sick when you weren't, what's something you did instead? Yep, it happened when I didn't feel like going to work. But I went there later on and stayed later. I might not always want to get up in the morning, but I am not a slacker. My work doesn't require set hours.
Top Music Hits This Day: 1949 Russ Morgan - Cruising Down The River
1956 Elvis Presley - Heartbreak Hotel
1957 Elvis Presley - All Shook Up
1960 Elvis Presley - Stuck On You
1962 Elvis Presley - Good Luck Charm
1966 Young Rascals - Good Lovin'
1976 Bellamy Brothers - Let Your Love Flow
1977 Glen Campbell - Southern Nights
1979 Blondie - Heart of Glass
1986 Robert Palmer - Addicted to Love
1987 Cutting Crew - I Just Died in Your Arms
1988 Whitney Houston - Where Do Broken Hearts Go
Today's Quote: "Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air." <<< soon... pretty soon...
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
Today’s Word: pax [paks or pahks] noun
a period in history marked by the absence of major wars
Origin: from Latin for "peace"
It was a very long time ago. Nowadays we live in perpetual war.
The Pax Romana, from 28 B.C. when Augustus formed the Principate until the death of Septimius Severus in 211 A.D.
That’s 239 years of external and internal peace and security in all western Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, except for two brief civil wars (69 and 192–195 A.D.).
Of the past 3,400 years, humans have been entirely at peace for 268 of them, or just 8% of recorded history.
Today Includes: Morse Code Day
Denim Day
Prime Rib Day
This Week Includes: American Quilters Week
Dance Week
Today's Picture: San Diego, CA, moored sailboats at night.
Made freely available on pixabay.com
May your Thursday be securely moored to the dock of your choosing!
Today's Question(s): Did your home(s) have air conditioning when you were growing up? No, but during my early childhood when we lived in Southern California, we had one of those swamp coolers that was installed in a bedroom window. If not, how did you survive? The summer temperatures aren't that extreme in Northern California, so I never missed having one.
Do you have air conditioning now and, if so, what temperature do you like to set it on? No need for it here. The Pacific Ocean is a natural air conditioner.
How else do you keep cool:
-Open a window? Sometimes.
-Use a fan? We don't have one.
-Awnings on your house, its windows or over a deck or patio? We don't have awnings, either. -Other? On the rare days when it's very warm, we might take the duvet off and substitute a lightweight cotton blanket. Bonus: Something breakable: Hearts
Something lucky: A winning lottery ticket.
Something that made you dizzy: Getting up from a chair too quickly
Foodie Q: Last food or drink you mixed or blended? I blended some dressing into salad greens.
Just for fun: If you ever called in sick when you weren't, what's something you did instead? That didn't happen very often because I've always been one of those super-honest types. But once I took a day off just after I'd moved into my first apartment. I wanted to stay home and enjoy my new living space. Another time I took a Friday off in order to drive from New York to Florida for a long weekend with my boyfriend. I hated that job and quit shortly afterward, so I didn't care whether they believed I was sick or not. But mostly I never called in sick unless I really needed to. For every time I called in sick, there were three or four times that I came to work when I really should have stayed home.
Today's Question(s): Did your home(s) have air conditioning when you were growing up? Nope. We sweltered in the summer heat.
If not, how did you survive? We just hung in there and hoped for cooler weather. My sis and I had upstairs bedrooms (attic bedrooms with slanted ceilings) and it was extremely hot up there in the summertime. Dad put a big fan in one of the windows, facing out, to pull air through the rooms so there was at least a bit of air circulation. We'd just lie in bed, wet with sweat, and hope morning would come quickly so we could go downstairs where it was a little cooler.
Do you have air conditioning now and, if so, what temperature do you like to set it on? Yes, I have A/C now. I'm pretty frugal when it comes to utilities, so when the weather gets hot I turn the A/C on but keep it around 80, or 78 if I'm feeling indulgent. If I have company over, I'll turn it lower so they're comfortable.
How else do you keep cool: -Open a window? Yep. -Use a fan? Yep. -Awnings on your house, its windows or over a deck or patio? Nope. My house had awnings on it when I first bought it in 1990, but when I had the outside renovated in 1998 the awnings were removed. I wish I'd kept them. -Other?
Bonus: Something breakable: Teacups.
Something lucky: Me.
Something that made you dizzy: I'm dizzy all the time, from an inner disease I've had since 1989. (Meniere's Disease) The dizziness is well controlled most of the time with a mild medication. I'm fortunate that it's not worse and it does not curtail my activities.
Foodie Q: Last food or drink you mixed or blended? Yesterday I mixed a packet of diet Swiss Miss cocoa with coffee for a homemade mocha latte. (Why pay 4 or 5 bucks for a fancy coffee drink at Starbucks when I can pay about 30 cents and make just as good a drink at home or at my office? )
Just for fun: If you ever called in sick when you weren't, what's something you did instead? I've never done that. I could not live with myself if I lied like that. It's just wrong.
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Warm weather is just around the corner or already arrived in some places. So tell us . . . Whaddya mean around the corner, we've had warm weather for months, hot now, 90's...
Today's Question(s):
Did your home(s) have air conditioning when you were growing up? No, it wasn't invented then.
If not, how did you survive? Palm leaves, windows open, sleep in screened in porch.
Do you have air conditioning now and, if so, what temperature do you like to set it on? Yes, set at 74F.
How else do you keep cool:
-Open a window? And let the hot air in, no.
-Use a fan? Ceiling fans.
-Awnings on your house, its windows or over a deck or patio? We have a 12'x 22' aluminum patio awning. -Other? Take off shirt.
Bonus:
Something breakable: My heart.
Something lucky: Craps roll #7.
Something that made you dizzy: Heights/vertigo.
Foodie Q:
Last food or drink you mixed or blended? Coffee.
Just for fun:
If you ever called in sick when you weren't, what's something you did instead?
Warm weather is just around the corner or already arrived in some places. So tell us . . .
Today's Question(s):
Did your home(s) have air conditioning when you were growing up? I did not grow up with a/c. The closest thing was the 4/55 a/c in our car. Well actually with my dad driving it was more like 4/45 a/c in the car. When we moved to Alaska there was no need for a/c.
If not, how did you survive? Most places we lived while growing up usually only got into the low 70's during the summer
Do you have air conditioning now and, if so, what temperature do you like to set it on? I do. Have not used it yet this year so not sure what it is set on
How else do you keep cool:
-Open a window? This one
-Use a fan?
-Awnings on your house, its windows or over a deck or patio?
-Other?
Bonus:
Something breakable: My piggy bank
Something lucky: My lottery ticket (I hope)
Something that made you dizzy: Way too much cheap beer
Foodie Q:
Last food or drink you mixed or blended?
Just for fun:
If you ever called in sick when you weren't, what's something you did instead? I probably have. I think I just needed a day off from the world.
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If not, how did you survive? 
If you ever called in sick when you weren't, what's something you did instead? 
Rabbit's foot. 
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