HODGEPODGE WEDNESDAY

These are fun questions for today's hodgepodge. Head to this blog to link up!

1. On July 29th 1957 The Tonite Show premiered with Jack Parr as it's host. This marked the beginning of the modern day talk show. Do you watch any daytime or late night talk shows today? Do you have any thoughts on the hubbub surrounding the cancellation of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, or are you more in the camp of 'who is Stephen Colbert? 

I'm retired from teaching full time but when I was on holidays or a day at home...way back in the 80s, I loved Regis and Kathie Lee, mainly because Kathie is a Christian. And it was a great, fun day time talk show. Now that I'm retired, I don't watch television. I do stream movies on various streaming services that we get via Apple tv. Day time talk shows totally bore me and in today's culture it's so argumentative from what little I've seen about them online/you tube. 

I honestly don't know much about the whole Stephen Colbert fiasco. I mean, honestly, who the heck cares?? So he was vulgar.....it's HIS show! and it's late night television. What do ya expect??? That's all I know of it; that he supposedly made a bunch of vulgar references to Paramount or something?? I honestly have way more important things to dwell on than old white men trying to be funny. 

2. What's the best part of your day? 

When I smell that first brewed pot of coffee around 6 AM. I've always had to get up at 5:30 due to teaching, raising  children, commuting. Now that I'm retired, I don't set an alarm but my natural wake up time is between 6-6:30 AM. The coffee brewer is set to start our drip at 5:45 AM as hubby still works full time. There's nothing like that first Sumatra Starbucks scent! or French Roast...or Veranda....or Nantucket Blend (Green Mountain). 

3. What's something your generation does that you actually dislike? 

hm...well...I'm  in the young baby boomer generation. I'm 65. I  don't like that they complain about politics, changes, teenagers, body aches. I'm married to a Gen X, have a young millennial daughter and a Gen Z daughter. The baby boomers are the worse complainers in the nation! It's embarrassing and I also dislike that they tend to not tip well. (the ones I know anyways...especially the ones in their 70s and 80s). Also, many of the ones I know or who are in my extended family, openly display their implicit biases and I cannot tolerate that. 

4. When you cook do you clean as you go, or clean it all up once you're finished cooking? What's the last thing you cooked/baked in your own kitchen? 

I definitely clean as I go.  I have a glass cutting board for cutting things like chicken or salmon and I have a wooden one for cutting fruit, veggies. I have a bit of OCD when it comes to my white kitchen counters. Dave on the other hand.....oiy....he waits until dinner is done unless I come in and clean while whatever he made is cooking. 

The last thing I cooked in my kitchen was my breakfast about 20 minutes ago:  an over easy egg with a slice of cheddar cheese and "Smart" bacon (overly processed vegan bacon which I needed to use up before I buy the healthier tempah bacon) on an English muffin and I cut up some cantaloupe and watermelon. Dave is off today using his birthday holiday time so we walked at 6:30 AM for a 1.5 mile power walk before the heat  got any higher, and he doesn't eat breakfast so I cooked for my self. It's now 8:45 AM and I need to shower as soon as the kitchen is cleaned up. 😏

5. Sum up your July in ten words or less. 

Hot, humid hiking days; family birthday celebrations

6. Insert your own random thought here. 

My Gerberas are bouncing back!!!  

I don't know much about them. It seems like they need a bigger pot.  I need to research this. 

HAPPY WEDNESDAY!!