The Saturday 9...

Treat You Better

Welcome to Saturday: 9. What we've committed to our readers is that we will post 9 questions every Saturday. Sometimes the post will have a theme, and at other times the questions will be totally unrelated. Those weeks we do "random questions," so-to-speak. We encourage you to visit other participants posts and leave a comment. Because we don't have any rules, it is your choice. We hate rules. We love memes, however, and here is today's meme!

Saturday 9: Treat You Better (2016)

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


This song was chosen because October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Please share this information about The National Domestic Violence Hotline. Let's spread the word that there's help out there.

1) In this song, a young man advises his neighbor to stop wasting her time with a guy who makes her cry. What is something you regret wasting time on? (It doesn't have to be a romance.)  I waste too much time online, but I don't really regret it.

2) Much of this video takes place in a very sparely-decorated apartment. Because Shawn Mendes and the girl he’s singing to both appear young, it’s easy to assume they are both in their first apartments. Tell us about the first place you ever rented.  My first apartment as a single (newly divorced) woman as a really great 2-bedroom 1 and 1/2 bath apartment in Fairfax, VA.  I loved it but the complex went condo after two years and I couldn't afford to buy.

3) It's clear he can hear his neighbors' conversations and arguments through the walls. Are your neighbors quiet? Do you consider yourself a quiet neighbor?  I have never had really noisy neighbors and I am not noisy.

4) This song received a lot of attention and airplay because it was used in a Southwest Airline commercial. When you last visited an airport, were you traveling yourself or meeting someone?  We haven't flown in a long time so I think it was picking someone up.

5) This week's artist, Shawn Mendes, was a serious skateboarder during his high school years. Sam has never even set foot on a skateboard. How about you?  I had a skateboard back in high school. Yes, there were skateboards in the 60s!!  Mine was red and had metal wheels. The best place to skateboard was the sidewalk up to our high school's front door.  It was a slight hill that was perfect for not falling!!  LOL

6) Shawn is happy eating cold cereal with milk for every meal -- breakfast, lunch, and dinner. He prefers cereal with almonds in it. What about you? Do you have a favorite cereal?  I am not a cereal lover.  If I have to have it, I'll eat Cinnamon Toast Crunch and in the cooler months, I will eat oatmeal now and then. I would much rather have protein for breakfast. I'm a meat and eggs kind of girl.

7) He says he started eating cereal beyond breakfast because it's convenient, and it helps him avoid "junk food" when he's in a hurry. Do you often order your food "to go?"  We do get food "to go" or delivered.  I would much rather eat at home, actually.

8) In 2016, when this song was popular, a German shorthaired pointer named CJ won Best in Show at the Westminster Dog Show. Is there a dog who holds a special place in your heart?  I had a 90-pound collie named Sarge.  My ex got him and the house when we split.  I got that great apartment mentioned above.  I do think of Sarge often.  He was a sweet boy.  He ended up with cancer and had to be euthanized.  Here is Sarge with my brother, Randy (a very long time ago!).

9) And this week, we're trying a random fill in the blank: I wish someone would create an app that tells me what to make for dinner each night, based on the food I have in the house.  If you know of one, let me know!!  
 

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