BILL BLOG
Tuesday, May 12, 2026
And now it’s Tuesday. We will hit 80 for the high today in Nashville, and it’s warming up. We’ll hit 90 come this Saturday.
YESTERDAY
Darin and Brooke Aldridge had to move our writing appointment that was scheduled for yesterday, as they are in the middle of a move, and needed the day for that. And that opened up some fun back-and-forth texts between Brooke and me.
I congratulated her on the duo’s new gospel album “Soul Condition,” which is tearing up the bluegrass-gospel charts, with songs like this, "I'm Going Up, When He Comes Down."
And then I texted her that I could not believe that they did not record my song, “Sometimes Religion Scares the Hell Out of Me.” You can imagine her reaction. I sensed that she had never heard this song, which was included on my first comedy song album, so I sent it to her. And she replied, “If there’s a rattle in the pew, you’d better think twice, "before you take your seat, with a bunch of laughing faces, and then, ‘You won’t do Bill Whyte.”
I appreciated her flattering me by picking out a line in that song. So…
SONG OF THE DAY
Let’s make that the “Song of the Day.” When you hear the verse that starts, “When I was a kid, I worked at a radio station," all of that is true about watching a Pentecostal Preacher sit down at the radio station I worked at as a kid. I turned on his microphone, left the studio, and he was shouting into the microphone and pounding the table. That truly did scare the hell out of me at the time. I thought he might have a heart attack while preaching ‘damnation’ on the air. Geez.
MEMORIES
Kind of reminds me of some of the preachers I heard pounding the pulpit growing up as a kid in Missouri. I never understood why they were shouting. And their message never landed with me.
I learn more about God, the Bible, and faith when someone is talking to me, not shouting at me. A conversation. Conversations that don’t include words like “verily.” I don’t think I’ve ever used the word “verily” in any sentence or conversation.
I’m blessed to have some great friends who are great communicators about their faith, the Bible, and why they believe. I get MUCH more out of those conversations.
And that, folks, is about as religious as this Blog will ever get.
HEALTH NOTES
A top WHO official warns that cruise passengers are ‘high-risk contacts’ as Americans return from that hantavirus ship.
Doctors warn that rectal cancer cases are increasing among millennials.
The FDA has approved the first AI test to guide breast cancer chemotherapy.
HERE’S YOUR SIGN
Never thought about that before.
GAS
The national average is now $4.52 per gallon. It’s $6.16 in California. I saw one pump in Nashville at $3.99 yesterday.
Someone pointed out that gas prices are higher than some people’s credit scores.
FUNNY
My friend out in Texas, Randy Brooks, who wrote “Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer,” posted this yesterday.
Made me laugh.
AI GLASSES
My co-writer friend Angus Gill, who I’ll be writing with tomorrow, was an early buyer of those Meta glasses that let you video and record, and more, while you wear them. Turns out they can do LOTS more.
The newest models can translate, remember faces, remember where you put your keys, or where you parked your car.
It might be worth purchasing a pair for me, just to put a name with a face that I can’t remember for anything. So the next time an old friend walks up to me (who I can’t remember) and says, “You don’t remember me, do you?” I can say, “Sure, I do, Gertrude, how ya been?”
YOU DON’T SEE THIS EVERY DAY
Yep, a motorcycle hit a car in Vancouver and flew up and got stuck up in the traffic light pole. The good news is that everyone involved is going to be okay.
Must have been an interesting call to police headquarters. “Uh, send a firetruck and a long ladder.”
AMAZON
In several cities, Amazon Prime is now able to deliver within 30 minutes or less. Groceries included. That means it will take a lot less time to accumulate these.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
From the comedienne Rita Rudner:
“In Hollywood, marriage is successful if it outlasts milk.”
TODAY
I’m writing with Kevin Williamson this morning, who is the Dad in the family band, “Williamson Branch.”
Have a great Tuesday!
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