A Glittery Saturday 9...

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Diamonds

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Saturday 9: Diamonds (2012)

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

1) In this song, Rihanna sings that when she looks at her lover, she sees the light in his eyes. The internet is filled with makeup tips for making your eyes look brighter. Drugstores sell eye drops that promise to get the red out. Are you bright-eyed this morning?  I have a Saturday with nothing to do but clean the house so I am sleeping in and then getting some work done. Bright-eyed?  Probably not so much! LOL

2) She likens him to a shooting star. Astronomers tell us that shooting stars aren't that rare at all. They occur when dust, asteroids or comets enter the earth's atmosphere, and are often visible on clear, pollution-free nights. Have you ever seen a shooting star?  Yes, I have. My childhood bedroom allowed me to lay in bed and look out the window where I saw shooting stars often (and also thought there were UFOs!!).

 
3) In ancient Rome, shooting stars were considered good luck, especially for those going into battle, while some tribes in East Africa believed shooting stars were a harbinger of doom. Are you superstitious?  No, but I do "knock on wood" now and then.

4) The singer of "Diamonds" hosted a lavish Diamond Ball to raise funds for education programs in Malawi, Senegal, and the country of her birth, Barbados. Rhianna named her charity initiative the Clara Lionel Foundation after her grandparents. If you were to name your foundation after your grandparents, what would it be called?  It would be the Ora Leota Foundation.  What would you ideally like to do in their honor?  Since they were farmers, I would help to support New Paths Horse Sanctuary in their names.

 

5) Rhianna recently had her first baby, a boy. According to the Social Security Administration, the top names for baby boys in 2021 were Liam and Noah. Is there a Liam or Noah in your life?  Nope.

 

6) When she was still in her teens, Rhianna entered a beauty pageant on a dare, and won! Can you recall a time you acted on a dare?  Yes, I can. One summer, working at the ice cream parlor, the owner's daughter dared me to drop a sundae in a boy's lap because we didn't like him.  She actually bet me $5.00 that I wouldn't do it.  Well, I did it, and exclaimed how sorry I was!  I made him another sundae and collected my $5 bucks. Yes, I did!

7) While on tour, she likes to sneak out into the audience, just to get the vibe from out there. To disguise herself, Rhianna slips on a black oversized hoodie. Are hoodies a staple of your wardrobe?  No.  I do have one that I have worn, maybe three times, and not with the hood up.  This is Florida.

  

8) In 2012, the year this song topped the charts, London hosted the Olympic Games. If you won a trip to London, what would you like to see?  If I was in London, I would ask to meet up with my blogging friend, Wendy, and would ask her what I should see!!  I'm sure Joyce could give me advice too since they lived over there for several years. I will say that London has not really ever been on my list of places to see. The English countryside appeals to me, however!

 
9) Random question: Did either or both of your parents go to college? No, they did not. My dad didn't even graduate from high school. He quit his senior year to join the army at the end of WWII.  The war ended before he finished boot camp (thank God!). All four of us 'kids' did finish college though. Joe's folks didn't finish school but his dad always said he wanted his boys to get good grades and go to college. All three of them did.  The world has changed.

Peace & hugs!

Proverbs 18:15  An intelligent heart acquires 

knowledge and the ear of the wise seek knowledge.

PS:  Thank you for the sweet words concerning Helen yesterday.  I said visiting her is not fun and it isn't, but I love her and find joy in being able to care for her needs.  She is still a blessing to me even though seeing her makes me sad.