A Trio Write...Ice Cream...Chasing Pigs

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Wednesday July 3, 2025 

 

It’s the first Hump Day in July, and it’s the 4^th of July Eve. Let the fireworks begin.

 

Sunny with a high of 89 today, then up into the 90s for the holiday weekend. 4^th of July weather for sure.

 

YESTERDAY

I wrote something really fun with Victoria Camp and Kennedy Scott yesterday, two of the female vocalists in the all-girl trio Three Times A Lady.

 

One of those song ideas that takes some pot shots at the boy that had the three of us laughing a lot as we were creating it.

 

Both girls do shows as solo artists, as well as doing shows with the trio. They recently did a residency for a couple of months over at Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, singing songs of “The Trio” that featured Dolly, Emmylou, and Linda Ronstadt.

 

It was a fun day at the writing office for sure with those two.

 

 

SONG OF THE DAY

And since I wrote with the “Three Times A Lady trio yesterday, I share “Come Back To Me” that they recorded on their album a couple of years ago when my friend Lauren Mascitti was still part of that group. Lauren is singing the lead on this song, and I was in the audience the night the girls recorded this in front of a "live" audience as you'll hear when you listen to to it.

 

 

HEALTH NOTES

Over 368,000 pounds of Oscar Mayer turkey bacon products are being recalled over possible contamination with listeria bacteria that can cause food poisoning.

 

Health experts suggest that a low-fat vegan diet may be better for weight loss than a Mediterranean diet.  (Both are better, I’m sure, than my Cracker Barrel weight loss diet.)

 

A leading nutritionist says that hot dogs are both good and bad. The good is that hot dogs have protein. The bad news is, hot dogs have nitrates. But there are some nitrate-free hot dogs on the market. Overall, the nutritionist says that a hot dog is “not going to break your body”. (I think I’ll have a couple then over the 4^th)

 

HERE’S YOUR SIGN

 

Yep…hard to disagree.

 

SPEAKING OF THE 4^TH

There will be over 45,000 visits to the ER on July 4 and July 5. The most common injuries are related to firework accidents, alcohol related incidents, and heat-related incidents.

 

So…don’t drink in the heat and light fireworks. That should help.

 

WHO COULDN’T USE THE EGGS?

Good news. The price of eggs has dropped. How much? Well, Waffle House dropped its 50-cent surcharge yesterday on them.

 

And all is right in my breakfast world once again.

 

I’LL TAKE ONE!

I’ve posted before about how happy I am with the gift my wife gave me for Christmas one year.

 

Now they’ve rolled out a soft serve version!

 

How many days until Christmas rolls around this year?  I’ve always thought someone should sell a dozen soft serve ice cream “finishes”. As in, the last bit you take of a soft serve ice cream cone. The best part of an ice cream cone.

 

If I open a store, I’ll call it “Cone Ends”.

 

SOOEY

You don’t see cops chasing a pig on the highway every day. But that just happened in South Carolina as a feral pig got loose on one of the highways and cops had to give chase like they were competing at a State Fair.

Fortunately, one of the State Troopers was raised on a farm, so it was nothing new to him. At least it wasn’t a greased pig, or they might still be chasing ole Porky.

 

TODAY’S HEADLINE

This one, once again from the funny folks at The Babylon Bee:

 

Jeff Bezos’s Wedding 100% Funded By Your Wife’s Amazon Purchases. (I’m checking my Prime bill right now. Pretty sure I’ve paid my part)

 

TODAY

I’m packing for a road trip tomorrow for those two shows over the 4^th of July weekend.

 

Once again, I will play for an hour at the big Liberty Fest, in Louisiana, Missouri, on Saturday, July 5. I’m on stage at 11 AM that morning.

 

Then Sunday, I’ll travel up to Stoutsville, Missouri, to play at the Florida Resort and Winery from 2-4 pm.  

 

 

I’m looking forward to seeing a lot of old friends and family.

 

Have a great Wednesday!