This one’s for you…

 And you DEFINITELY know who you are.  As I’ve been learning how to blog, this computer genius (and I use the term in all seriousness!) has been so wonderful in helping me navigate my site and how to do things.  The really last thing that I needed to know was how to post video for you all to see.  It’s taken me a couple of days, but I’ve done it, so in honor of the one who’s always gotten me out of trouble more than she got me into trouble.  I present:

 

Duran Duran were always our Wild Boys!  (Can I really be that old? )

Thoughtful Queston #1- On Race

After watching the new Reality TV show the Power of 10.  According to the survey that they took 57% of Americans said that they would NOT want to move into a neighborhood if they were they only one of their color (meaning race) living there.  After all of my work with racism I was really surprised with the number.  I’m wondering what others think.

Minnesota Quiz

 Since I spent some wonderful years in Minnesota, I found this quiz both humorous and insightful.  P.S. Some of the words are in Minnesota speak!!

Minnesota Millionaire

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Regis Philbin and the “Who Wants to Be A Millionaire?” television show have been successful. Since there was at least one special show with theme questions (Super Bowl), it only seemed appropriate to have more special versions.  Today we find out who is a true Minnesotan.  No fair looking at the answers!  If you are ready, let’s play Who wants to be a Minnesota Millionaire?  **********************************************************$100 How many Super Bowls have the Vikings won?

a.   1

b.   2

c.   0

d.   4

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$200 The Mississippi River starts at which lake?

a.   Lake Superior

b.   Lake Itasca

c.   Mille Lacs

d.   The General Mills Pond

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$400 “Choppers” are worn on which body part?

a.   Hands

b.   Feet

c.   Head

d.   Over da lower end of yer backside der.

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$1,000 Which city is furder up nort der?

a.   Ely

b.   Dulute

c.   St. Cloud

d.  Waseca

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$2,000 The Minnesota State fish is?

a.   Bass

b.   Walleye

c.   Carp

d.  Eelpout

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$4,000 St. Paul is smaller than which other city?

a.   Rochester

b.   Dulute

c.   Minneapolis

d.   Osseo

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$8,000 Lutefisk can be found where?

a.   Mississippi River

b.   Lake Superior

c.   Mille Lacs Lake

d.   The basement of a Lutheran Church

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$16,000 Which is considered a Minnesota “State Holiday”?

a.   St. Patrick’s Day

b.   Fishing Opener

c.   Labor Day

d.   Hopkins Raspberry Days

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$32,000 Who are Ole and Sven?

a.   The Mayors of Bemidji and Elk River

b.   The Governor and Lt. Governor

c.   The perpetual stereotypes of “Dumb Scandinavian” jokes

d.   The former owners of the Vikings.

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$64,000 Which color becomes fashionable each Fall?

a.   Brown

b.   Teal

c.   Blaze Orange

d.   Gray

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$125,000 W-A-Y-Z-A-T-A is pronounced which way?

a.   WAY-zat-A

b.   why-ZET-a

c.   way-ZOT-a

d.   WHY-zate-a

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$250,000 How thick should the ice be before driving onto the lake?

a.   ½ inch

b.   1 inch

c.   10 feet

d.   12 inches

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$500,000 Which star was not born in Minnesota?

a.   Judy Garland

b.   James Arness

c.   Jessica Lange

d.   Peewee Herman

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$1,000,000 Who was the first governor of Minnesota?

a.   Verne Gagne

b.   Alexander Ramsey

c.   Henry Sibley

d.   Nick Bockwinkle

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Answers below: ......................... 

100     c. 0

200     b. Lake Itasca

400     a. Hands

1,000   a. Ely

2,000   b. Walleye

4,000   c. Minneapolis

8,000   d. The basement of a Lutheran Church

16,000  b. Fishing Opener

32,000  c. The perpetual stereotypes of “Dumb Scandinavian” jokes

64,000  c. Blaze Orange

125,000 b. why-ZET-a

250,000 d. 12 inches

500,000 d. Peewee Herman

1,000,000 c. Henry Sibley 

Some like it hot…

Yesterday I saw the movie “Some Like It Hot” with Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon and Marilyn Monroe for the first time.  For some reason I’ve never seen the movie before.  Don’t know why, I just never have.  My parents were never big Marilyn fans, so I was never introduced to her films as a child.  The movie was ok, nothing special, nothing I’d want to watch over and over again.  What struck me was that there was this beach scene where Marilyn and the girls were playing with a beach ball on the sand.  They were all in bathing suits.  Marilyn would definitely not be classified in what today would be a size 0.  I wish that we had more movie stars today who looked like Ms. Monroe to show girls, young women and even women today that it’s okay to be comfortable with themselves.  And that all body shapes and sizes are wonderful. 

I try and teach the girls and young women that I mentor that we are all created by God in God’s image and that a piece of God is in each of us.  So it’s okay to be who ever we are!