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Thursday February 20, 2025
Thursday morning in Nashville and it’s still a little white outside my windows this morning. Just 20 for a high today in Nashville.
YESTERDAY
However, the weather guy was predicting more than we got and before days end yesterday the road we live on was clear. This is how it looked at about 7 AM yesterday morning.
And by early afternoon the road was clear.
Until this year they never plowed our road. We had to wait for it to melt to get out…especially with no 4-wheel drive. So, thanks to whomever put us on the “plow” list!
THE COLD…NOT THE WEATHER…THE OTHER COLD
The rest of the day was spent nursing this cold or whatever it is I have. I’ve drained the medicine cabinet by now and I’m still waiting to shake this thing. I’m thinking I might be rolling my sleeve up later today.
NUMBER 1
Some good news came in yesterday morning when the song “Country Faith” that I helped write went to #1 on this gospel-grass chart for Kristen Bearfield that features gospel great Karen Peck singing on the record.
This is a song that Kristen asked me to help her write along with Tim McGraw’s great guitar player Bob Minner. Boy, am I glad she asked. Thank you so much Kristen.
And down just a few slots below is “God Never Made A Mountain” that I wrote with Josh Shilling and Andrea Pearson that recorded.
Really good news. Thank you to all involved with these two singles.
SONG OF THE DAY
Today I’ve selected the song “My Favorite Color” (Is the sunset) that the two of us wrote in her Grandma’s little beach cottage in Pensacola one summer. I was hanging with my friend Brent Burns for a few days in Gulf Shores and Jessie asked if I’d be interested in driving over to Pensacola one day to write. I accepted and then we wrote this song from the idea that Jessie had in her mind. Turned out great…check it out by hitting the link.
BRAGGING
You’re not a good Dad if you don’t brag about your kids every now and then. That’s my theory anyway. So, I want to share these fashion figures my daughter Heather has drawn. And this is her FIRST attempt.
I can’t draw a stick figure man for gosh sake.
Heather has gotten into fashion and sewing over the last year and has made (in her Dad’s eyes) some incredible looking clothes all ready.
Just another talent she has that doesn’t come from me.
HEALTH NOTES
We had a lot of people out shoveling snow over the past couple of days. 5 inches in parts of middle Tennessee. And with that the American Heart Association says that anyone 45 or older should exercise caution if they are going to try and clear snow.
An alarming study from Sweden claims that a chemical found in US drinking water is linked to 15% higher risk of colorectal cancer, 33% for bladder cancer. The culprit is something called trihalomethanes.
This is chilling news. It’s been 5 years since COVID broke out. Over those 5 years so many Americans died from that virus that the nation’s Social Security trust fund will see a net increase of hundreds of billions of dollars as a result of retirement benefits that will not be paid out.
HERE’S YOUR SIGN
True.
ALDI
That grocery store chain is going to expand by 100 stores. Budget conscious folks trying to save money shop there…so does our little family. Statistics say that right now 1 in 4 of us shop for groceries there. Our daughter and son in law live in Germany where Aldi’s originated from and got us hooked on some of their products years ago. Like these Knoppers.
Pretty danged good treat.
Now if someone can put up a chain of budget conscious chicken and egg-stores we’ll really be in business.
THEM AND US
Kansas City Chief Travis Kelce spent $100,000 on his girlfriend Taylor Swift for Valentine Day. Meanwhile this was my Valentine gift to my wife.
I won’t tell you what it says inside but it made her laugh. It wasn’t a $100,000 laugh…but a laugh all the same.
DELTA
The Airline will reportedly pay all those passengers that were flipped upside down on the runway in Canada $30,000 each with no strings attached. Which means they can take the 30 grand and still sue if they want to…and many will.
I think they are referring to that as the “hanging upside down like bats” lawsuit.
HEADLINE
Scientists To Kill Ducks To See Why They’re Dying. (Yep…that oughta do it.)
TODAY
More resting up trying to kick the crud. My entire week of writing appointments were cancelled trying to get over this…and I’m hoping today is the day I turn the corner on this a bit.
Have a great Thursday!
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