Friday Fill-Ins

1. One of the best concerts/plays/movies I ever saw that I really didn’t think I’d like was Bed of Roses.

2. Turkey pizza with roasted red peppers and pesto is a recipe I recently made that was delicious!

3. It’s time for bed, little mouse, little mouse–darkness is falling all over the house.

4. Italian lemon creme cake is quite refreshing.

5. If I never hear the word “Play some Bob Seger” again, it’ll be too soon.

6. To one side of the curving road was a smoking wreck, and on the other was an ambulance.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to bed, tomorrow my plans include going to a church meeting, and Sunday, I want to do something interesting, but I don’t know what!

1. October is my favorite month.
2. Susan waking from a dream and screaming scares me!
3. Leaves are falling all around, it’s time to read some Ezra Pound.
4. My favorite horror movie is “Bram Stoker’s Dracula“ because it’s pretty true to the original book. (And, it’s not too scary!)
5. My childhood = good memories.
6. It was a dark and stormy night filled with masked pizza delivery boys, and balls of flame shooting from the eyes of giant grasshoppers, who roamed the streets, their screechy legs rubbing together with a “fingers on the chalkboard” sound.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to getting home from my gig, tomorrow my plans include some rest before my next gig, and Sunday, I want to ride the scoot!

1. Apple cider, pumpkin donuts, and leaf jumping are some of the things I’m most looking forward to in October.

2. Sometimes I like to go downstairs and beat drums!

3. You don’t really know the future, and that’s why there is a saying, “never say never”!

4. When I’m down, I listen to sad music.

5. At the office is where you’ll find me most often.

6. A rainy day is good for sad music and red wine. (It’s not good for riding your brand new scooter! It figures we’ve got three days of rain coming!)

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to roast turkey, tomorrow my plans include hunkering down in the rain and cleaning house, and Sunday, I want to have enough sun for a scooter ride!

1. I enjoy breakfast.

2. The housing market is something I wonder about often lately.

3. In your heart, you knew I was the one for you, even as I passed you quickly, you kneeling at the milk cooler.

4. Take cheap chicken fingers, add a little Frank’s hot sauce and you end up with a kicked up kids meal you can actually (almost) enjoy.

5. Life has gifted me with a wonderful family.

6. Having the kids go to Grandma’s house is an instant vacation.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to possibly watching a movie with Susan, tomorrow my plans include house cleaning and a trip to Bar Harbor (a gig) and Sunday, I want to see what happens, as I have no real plans!

This week I’m going to use rather obscure song lyrics; you can fill them in with the correct words if you know ’em…but wouldn’t it be more fun to do it a bit differently?And…here we go!

1. If I was to walk into your life, would you recognize me, since we’ve never met?

2. Catch a bright star and place it in your living room. (You’ll save on your light and your heat bill!)

3. And you can send me that $50 bucks you owe me.

4. I’d like to forgive you for that time you smashed up my kitchen cabinets with a baseball bat, but I’m dealing with a memory that never forgets.

5. I’m the innocent bystander / Somehow I got stuck in traffic behind the bait truck.

6. What’s keeping us apart isn’t selfishness, it’s the fact you’re in Thailand and don’t have a driver’s license.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to an evening at home, tomorrow my plans include going to the farm market, and Sunday, I want to listen to the wind and the rain!

1. When I’m sick I’m a bear. (I don’t get sick very often, and when I do, I just want to be in bed.)

2. When I take a walk, I think about the architecture of the buildings around me.

3. Money can’t buy happiness but it can sure help making sure the rent is paid.

4. Cotton makes me comfortable and leather makes me wonder who’s clothes I’m wearing, ’cause I don’t own any leather.

5. The strangest person/character I’ve had lewd thoughts about was actually so forgettable, I can’t really think of any.

6. My favorite color these days is purple because it’s been my favorite color all my life.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to an evening home with the kids, tomorrow my plans include two (!) gigs and Sunday, I want to just relax!

My answers are in bold, of course.

1. Dancing to the sounds of Jobim while holding Susan close in the kitchen makes me want to leave the kids with someone and head out on a exotic vacation alone with my wife!

2. The last time I went to the dentist I nearly floated out of the office on a giddy cloud. (The hygienist was very pleased with the condition of my teeth. I’ve been very diligent with my brushing and flossing.)

3. When I drive I always try to use my turn signals–even in parking lots.

4. I saw the murderer standing next to the grave.

5. Give me a long weekend in the fall, give me a convertible with a full tank of gas, give me Susan and three Beds and Breakfasts. (The result? The dream getaway I’ve been planning for years!)

6. Next week I am looking forward to nothing in particular. (It’s just another busy week.)

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to supper at Moody’s Diner, tomorrow my plans include a gig and Pirate Days, and Sunday, I want to catch that mackerel that’s been avoiding me all season!