Saturday 9

Saturday 9: Bye Bye Bye (2000)

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

1) In this song, a man predicts his lover will start an argument. Is there anyone in your life who can be quarrelsome? Sometimes my friend Nancy can be very negative. She reminds me of that old joke, "The food here is terrible, and such small portions!"

2) He says he's had it, he's checking out and signing off. Can you think of a time you were glad you walked away from something? Yes. There are relationships I no longer maintain and I don't miss those people. This has been a big lesson for me. I can forgive someone in my heart, but that doesn't mean I have to keep them in my life.

3) This week's song was performed by the band NSYNC. The group was formed in Orlando, FL, which is world famous as home to Walt Disney World. Today there are 12 Disney theme parks located around the globe. Have you ever visited one of these Magic Kingdoms? Disneyland twice, Disney World once.

4) They made a celebrity appearance on The Simpsons. What's your all-time favorite cartoon show? I remember being so happy whenever I saw Rocky and Bullwinkle was about to begin.

 

5) In 2000, the year "Bye Bye Bye" was popular, Brad Pitt was named People's Sexiest Man Alive. Are you crushing on anyone right now? This is Josh Duhamel. He was on the series Vegas and makes lots of movies you can find on streaming (which I watch only because he is so handsome). My friend Joanna recently confessed to being in love with him, too.

 

Let's look back on 2025 ...

6) What's the farthest from home you traveled in 2025? Chicago to Los Angeles, 2030 miles.

7) What was the biggest purchase that you made in 2025? My Connie Cat ran up a big vet bill this past spring, but getting her healthy was worth every penny.

8) What was your favorite book of 2025? I read quite a few standout books this year, so this is hard. So I'll go with the first really good one I finished in 2025: Trial by Ambush: Murder, Injustice and the Truth about the Case of Barbara Graham. In 1955, Barbara Graham was one of the first women to be executed by the State of California. This book is a readable, relatable, and heartbreaking account of her case. It becomes obvious that she did not commit the murder but was sent to the gas chamber along with the men who did because, well, she was a slut. (If sleeping with the wrong men was punishable by death, it would be much easier to get a parking space.) Justice was not done here. I often think about poor Barbara and what her case says about the media and misogyny.

9) What are you looking forward to most in 2026? No one thing especially, but I have a really good feeling about 2026.