BILL BLOG
Thursday, November 12, 2026
Hello, Thursday morning. It’s packing day once again.
The high will be just 59 degrees today in Nashville, and it’s getting colder the next few days.
I wonder if I have any flannel or corduroy in my closet anymore. Checking.
YESTERDAY
Rick Lang was in from Maryland on a regular trip he makes every other month to write songs with folks like me.
Before our writing session yesterday, Rick sent me an idea for a chorus to the song, and by the time I sat with him, I had the first verse written. So, all we needed was one more verse, and that didn’t take long.
So, it gave us a chance to catch up, which is always fun. Rick is working on an all-girl gospel album and is looking ahead to producing a southern gospel album as well. When we write, we’re writing towards those projects, so I’m hoping some of these songs will land on those projects. We’ll see.
SONG OF THE DAY
Here’s a duet from the Boston husband and wife team that is Rob Bellamy and Ayla Brown. “Nothing Gonna Stop” is a song the three of us wrote when the two of them lived here in Nashville a few years ago.
HEALTH NOTES
A death has been reported in an E coli outbreak linked to a California pumpkin patch.
An experimental weight-loss drug significantly reduced chronic knee pain and improved mobility in people with obesity and knee osteoarthritis, according to two clinical trials led by researchers at Northwestern University.
Here in Nashville, a patient is claiming the hospital she was in injected the wrong drug during knee surgery, leaving her unable to walk.
HERE’S YOUR SIGN
Wait, what?
TICK TOCK
Sales of watches have dropped 43% since 2026. I can’t remember the last time I wore one, and I have a few. My cell phone is my watch, as it is for many. I’m sure the folks at Timex didn’t see that coming.
HOWEVER
I might wear this one.
Or maybe this one.
But not this one.
I HAVE THE ANSWER
I saw this question posed in an online article today.
“Is underwear a boring holiday gift?”
Yes! It is. And so are socks.
I’m sure some folks are still traumatized from opening gifts under the tree and finding underwear or socks in their package. There should be a Christmas law preventing that from happening.
OLIVE LOVERS
Some folks take a shot of olive oil per day. Healthy, they say.
For olive oil fans, did you know you can own your own olive tree in Italy? You can. Here’s the WEBSITE to check that out.
You can follow your tree's harvest, and then olive oil arrives at your home from your own tree.
Now, that’s a better gift than underwear at Christmas.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
From Gustave Flaubert:
“Travel makes one modest. You see what a tiny place you occupy in the world.”
TODAY
Packing up for an early start to head to North Carolina for shows in Concord and Clayton tomorrow morning. The stage is already set for Clayton, as you can see in this picture.
Linda Davis, Lang Scott, and I are looking forward to these shows.
Have a great Thursday!
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