Saturday 9: New Year's Day (2017)

Saturday 9: New Year's Day (2017)

On Saturdays I take a break from the heavy stuff and have some fun… 

Welcome to the first Saturday 9 of 2026.

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

1) In the lyrics, Taylor Swift promises she'll not only be there for the party, but for the clean up afterward. As we say move on from the holiday season, could your home benefit from a thorough cleaning? 

Yes. Those who follow me know that my health has been dropping off, mostly I have chronic back problems that makes cleaning my house especially hard. But I have great friends, one friend has come over each day after Christmas to clean my house, and her cousin has taking up the old rug and putting down laminate.

2) This song describes a party where guests took Polaroid pictures. Have you ever owned a Polaroid camera? Do you have one now?

No, I don’t have one now. Back before I retired at work we had one, in the days before digital cameras.

3) Taylor sings that we should "hold on to memories." What special memory from 2025 memory will you hang onto?

Get a new eyeball.

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Hun? I had a cataract operation

 

4) Taylor Swift grew up on a Christmas tree farm in Pennsylvania. Have you taken your tree, or other holiday decorations, down yet? If you didn't decorate at all, let us know that, too.

Naw, I leave it all year, just move it over to one side and throw a sheet over it.

5) Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce announced their engagement but no wedding date has been shared. Do you anticipate attending any weddings in 2026?

Naw, we are in the gap… the grandchildren are not old enough to marry.

6) Travis' team, the Kansas City Chiefs, is currently 6-10. Not exactly the record their fans hoped for. According to a 2024 Pew research study, 53% of Americans said football is their favorite sport. Have you watched much football this season? 

- Zero -

7) In 2017, when "New Year's Day" was released, Wonder Woman was a hit at the box office. While Wonder Woman's superhero abilities vary depending on which TV show, movie or comic book you refer to, some of her powers remain consistent: a) immense strength, b) superhuman speed, c) the ability to almost instantly recover/heal from injury. Which would you like to possess – a, b, or c?

C) Can she heal a chronic back pain? 

8) Have you made any New Year's resolutions for 2026?

Yes, and my 2025 resolution came true… I made it to 2026

 

9) What was the first thing to make you laugh in 2026?

Trump still blaming everything on former President Biden.