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Wednesday October 2, 2024

 

Wednesday morning…up early and rolling towards Orange Beach, Alabama. It will be 87 and sunny on the beach there today with some rain moving in after that.

 

YESTERDAY

It was packing day for yet another road trip. Tonight and tomorrow I’m with Freedom Sings USA for a songwriter retreat with our veterans in beautiful Orange Beach, Alabama.



 

Then Friday and Saturday I’m part of 3 song writers show at the Pensacola Songwriters Festival with two of those shows being on stages that look at the water…if we don’t get any rain. Looking forward to both. I always like trips that require packing some sunscreen in the bag.


 

 

CMA AWARDS

I also took some time to cast my vote for this year’s CMA nominees. The show itself will air Wednesday November 20 on ABC and will be hosted by Peyton Manning, Luke Bryan and this year Lainey Wilson will join them. That could be fun. Good luck to all. The night of the CMA’s I’ll once again be doing my “running commentary” on Facebook and Twitter if you care to follow along for the observations and fun.


 

 

 

DEBATE
Nope…I did not watch the VP debate. Nope, and nope again. But the Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals, San Diego Padres and New York Mets won their opening baseball playoff games.

 

SONG OF THE DAY

This morning I’m choosing the song “Church Bells A Ringin” that Danny Paisley sang the lead on that’s on the Blue Collar Gospel Project…Songs of Rick Lang. Rick sent me a chorus idea for this gospel grass song ahead of our writing appointment that day, and by the time he popped up on my Zoom Call that morning I had added a bunch of thoughts to it. Both of us attended small country churches growing up…and we tried to capture what that looks and feels like in this song. If you’ve attended a small church yourself, listen and see if you can’t see what we wrote about in this song.



 

HEALTH NOTES

An alarming new report says that breast cancer is rising at an alarming rate among younger women.

 

Another study claims that high cholesterol is not always bad for you. (Good…then maybe my wife will let me eat something that’s fried today?)           

 

Southern California’s latest wellness trend involves holding 5 foot pythons. Nope…nope…and nope.

 

HERE’S YOUR SIGN



 

COLLEGE PAYS OFF

The online publication Stacker just listed the college major that makes you the most money in each state…and the one that will make you the least in that state. These figures are based on 3 years after graduation.  I took a look at the states I’ve lived in.

 

Illinois

Highest is Mathematics and Statistics. $99,815

Lowest is Dance at $25,046

 

Indiana

Highest is Mathematics and Statistics $99,815

Lowest is No Professional Legal Studies $27,346

 

Missouri…my home state

Highest is Petroleum Engineering $81,649

Lowest is Dance $26,612

 

Ohio

Highest is Petroleum Engineering $89,305

Lowest Music $25,564

 

Tennessee

Highest is Nuclear Engineering $83,022

Lowest is Social Sciences $24,018

 

Wisconsin

Highest is Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods $91,0778

Lowest is Theological and Ministerial Studies $25,109

 

The lesson here kids is study your math, and don’t dance…or sing. Like I chose to do!

 

THINGS YOU HEAR AT MICKEY D’S

I’m sitting at a McDonald’s off I-65 South this morning finishing up today’s blog. Behind me are three gentleman in their 70’s and or 80’s having coffee and talking about who’s prettier. Linda Evans from the “Big Valley” who’s 81 years old now.



 

Or Wonder Woman…Lynda Carter…who’s 73.



 

The debate is still raging. And I’m still laughing quietly at their conversation.

 

HEADLINE OF THE DAY

“I Just Learned You Can Turn A Grasshopper Into A Locust By Tickling It, And I Wish I Wasn’t Kidding” (Let the tickling begin)

 

TODAY

Time to finish up my trip to the Gulf Coast. Next blog from Orange Beach in the morning.

 

Have a great Wednesday!



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