Wondering, Wandering Hodgepodge

 

... with our Quiz-mistress, Joyce.   Welcome back!

What's something bizarre you've seen or heard recently?

Like many, we've been caught up with the mysterious disappearance of Carlee Russell.
It almost sounds like an episode of 48 Hours Mystery:

|.....She calls 9-1-1 to report a toddler walking alongside a busy Birmingham-area freeway.

.....a second call to a friend. A scream. Then nothing.

.....Mercedes left running with her personal effects inside.

.....Rumors of dwarf sightings. (Seriously!)

.....49 hours later Carlee shows up back home on foot.

So far, police haven't said much, but I understand they're holding a press conference this afternoon.

* UPDATE *

Sadly, it seems Carlee's abduction turned out to be a hoax.
Here's a recap of today's press conference

https://www.newsweek.com/carlee-russell-researched-amber-alerts-before-abduction-1814146

July 18 is National Sour Candy Day.  Who knew?  Do you like sour candies or other foods with 'sour' flavors?  Kimchi, rhubarb, gooseberries, tamarind, dill pickles, sour cherries, sauerkraut, cranberries and grapefruit, for instance.  Of the sour foods listed, which is your favorite?

I'm not usually a fan of 'sour'
but I love grapefruit.

Share a favorite memory of an aunt or uncle.

Gosh, I had so few relatives (who) I saw more than a half dozen times.  My choices:

Uncle Lu-the-minister and his wife who, I believed, hated little children.

Adele and Mike seemed nice, but were caught up with social functions and their 4 perfect children, always trying to 'out-do.'

We cousins adored crazy, eccentric Edric-the-undertaker. His stories kept us in stitches.

I'm going with my mother's bachelor brother, Roland.

As a little girl, I thought him so handsome.

He'd always made time, letting me tag along to the barn or help drive the tractor.  What a tease!  When I fell in love with a particular calf, he pointed out its name should be 'hamburger.'  (Noooooo!)

We shared a fondness for Bubble-up (pop) and lefse, thick with butter.  To this day, I can't hear 'Tom Dooley' without remembering him teaching me to sing it.

How would you describe your ability to manage stress?

Pretty good, I think.  It depends.

If it's anything within my control, I try to adopt a realistic posture -- and fall apart after the fact.

Second.  I'm thinking of the long hours spent in hospital waiting rooms.  An old childhood coping mechanism is mentally transporting myself to another place where I'm the film's director and can control the outcome. 

What do you think about when you let your mind wander?

See above.

Sometimes, if I'm caught up in a good book, I get to imagining who I'd cast to play the parts of the characters -- actors or ordinary folks I've known.  Anything's possible in my daydreams!

Insert your own random thought here.

Whew, I'm letting my tongue go rogue again.

Let's just leave with a smile?

(Boy, I'll bet he wishes he had a hat)

(This is me)

What-cha say, let's go out there and enjoy a great day?! 

Hugs, Myra