Saturday 9: The Promise of a New Day

Saturday 9: The Promise of a New Day (1991)

Hello and happy new year! This is my first post since before Christmas. I feel like I've been gone for ages and ages. How is everyone? Were your Christmases wonderful? I do hope they were. I also hope and pray that your new year is filled with blessings and joy beyond compare.

Now, with thanks to Sam @ Saturday 9 for the music and questions, let's get on with the show!

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

 

 

Welcome to the first Saturday 9 of 2022.

1) In this song, Paula Abdul celebrates the promise of a new day. Here at Saturday 9, we're celebrating the promise of a new year. What do you hope 2022 will bring?  An end to the pandemic and lives put on hold...an end to all the hatred and division along political, racial, and vaccine lines...health and unspeakable joy for all my family and friends.

 

2) She sings that we should see the wisdom from mistakes of the past. What wisdom did you gain in 2021?  Life is lived and ends in the blink of an eye, so appreciate every minute, let go of the crap, forgive more, and love more.

 

3) What is something you'd like to spend more time doing in 2022?  Eating better and exercising.

 
4) Paula Abdul was once a "Laker Girl" and performed at L.A. Laker games. Do you have a favorite NBA team?  Nope

 

5) In 2009, she hosted RAH!, an elite cheer leading competition.  Do you remember any cheers from your school years?  A couple. One from when I was a midget cheerleader and some from high school pep rallies.

6) While famous for performing, Paula has arguably been more successful for her work behind the scenes, winning an Emmy for her choreography. Are you comfortable being the center of attention? Or would you rather work behind the scenes?  It totally depends on the situation and what's going on, what I'm doing, and who is paying attention. I'd be okay in some situations, but not in a lot more.

 

7) She taught actor Val Kilmer how to dance for his role as Jim Morrison in the biopic The Doors. What talent, knowledge or advice have you recently shared?  Earlier this week a small group of women from the church met to discuss what we can do as a church to meet the needs of seniors who are alone and/or isolated. We all shared ideas and experiences.

8) Paula was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis in 2005 and uses a prescription biologic every day to help her cope with pain in her toes. On your last trip to the drug store, did you pick up a prescription, or something else?  The last trip? Tim got a sample of some new CBD capsules and I got fuzzy socks.

9) Random question: You have been house-hunting for months. You finally find your dream home and are just about to say "yes" when you spot a mouse scurrying across the floor. Would you take the house anyway?  I would probably ask a few more questions and have it checked out. As long as the walls are full of them I'd probably still buy the house. There are ways to take care of the mice.