Wednesday's Hodgepodge!

Hodgepodge Questions-Volume 166 

Welcome to another week of Hodgepodging. Answer the questions on your own blog, then scoot back HERE to link up with all the other lucky people joining the fun. See you there!

1. Do you have an interest in learning about your family's heritage? Why or why not? If you know a little bit about your roots, share an interesting piece of trivia or a fun fact about someone who goes way back on your family tree.  Why, yes indeed I do have an interest in my family’s heritage. I am a member of DAR and enjoy genealogy. I think knowing your ‘roots’ is important to understanding family dynamics and your own genetic makeup.  I have two fun facts about two of my ancestors!  My Revolutionary Soldier ancestor, John Mahaffey, was actually a spy!! He went to England and sent back information for our side!! I found that in a newspaper article not too long ago! My great-great-grandfather (my Granny’s grandpa) was reputed to be quite a ladies man. He left my Granny’s grandmother for another woman (terrible thing back then). They later learned that he had left that woman and lost touch with him. I hired a genealogist (this was before computers, in the 70s!) in Illinois, because we heard that is where he ended up living. She did find him for me, and sent me some very funny divorce papers, written out in long hand. He divorced his THIRD wife because she gave him “…a disease commonly called the clap”!!  That is actually written in the divorce papers and was his grounds for getting the divorce. My granny had died by the time I learned that information, but I’m sure she would have loved hearing about it.

2. Branch Rickey, the baseball exec credited with signing Jackie Robinson, is quoted as saying-

"Luck is the residue of design."

Agree or disagree? Why?  If I am interpreting it correctly, I think I agree. I really don’t believe in “luck”. We plan our lives and make our choices, some good-some bad.  If something good happens, it is probably not “luck” but because you chose to be in the right place at the right time.  He chose to sign Jackie Robinson…in the right place, at the right time.

3. In the town where you currently reside, what's your favorite green space?  I am so blessed to live in Lakeland, FL. We have so many beautiful green spaces!!  I work a half block from Lake Morton Park, which is a bird sanctuary, with over 40 swans. I work a half mile from Lake Hollingsworth Park, which is the walkers’ lake (3 miles –or 5K – to walk all the way around it), and I work a half mile the other direction, from Lake Mirror Park and the beautiful Hollis Gardens.  Then there is the lovely Munn Park in the middle of our historic downtown. They are all favorites. I love my entire city, actually! Lakeland is "The City of Swans".

4. Who is your favorite comedian?  Most any who don’t use bad language!  The “F” word does not make me laugh. What is wrong with people?  Jeanne Robertson is hilarious!!

 

5. March is National Nutrition Month, and almost everyone needs to improve their diet in some way.  What about you? How can you improve your nutrition on a daily basis? Will you try?  I need to stop eating sugar and white flour. If I could just give up carbs…… I have tried – over and over and over.  I lose 10 pounds and gain back 10 pounds. Yes, I'll keep trying, but right now I am in a terrible "I don't care" place, and I need to move away from it soon!!

6. Which of these green expressions have you 'experienced' in recent weeks -green with envy, green thumb, green around the gills, or give the green light? Explain.  I don’t envy other people; I do not have a green thumb; thank goodness I haven’t been sick for months now; so I guess I gave the green light to get the floors redone, but that was back in January/February. I don’t need to explain that one, if you have been reading my blogs for a while.  All I did was complain about my messy house.

7. Where is one place you don't mind waiting? I hate waiting. Period. Doesn’t matter where.

8.  Insert your own random thought here.  I am so happy that my friend (who is also my barber), Teena, has healed from her recent emergency surgery and is back at work!! It was great catching up with her last night, when she cut my hair for the first time in weeks and weeks. Her son did a great job for me, but I am so happy to have Teena back.  I didn't even care if she cut my hair, it was just good to see her doing so much better!