Saturday 9: Purple People Eater (1958) Unfamiliar with this week’s tune? Hear it here. 1) When actor Sheb Wooley brought this song to MGM Records, they initially rejected it, saying it just wasn’t the kind of thing they wanted to be associated with. Then executives discovered how popular the audition recording was with the 20-somethings in […]
play along here 1. What is the least organized area of your daily life? Probably my bedroom, but even that isn’t really too bad. I’m a pretty organized person overall. 2. What is the most organized area of your daily life? My planner. It’s my weapon of choice. I use a dot-grid notebook to track […]
I thought I’d deep-dive my maiden name today and explore all things “Ingram.” Some are related, most are not! And some aren’t people at all! 1. Ingram, Texas When I was stationed in Texas back in the early 1990s, I happened upon Ingram, Texas. Somewhere, there is a photo of me with a different town […]
1. Tell us about one small blessing you have counted in the past week? On Sunday, my 19yo son and I had lunch and then we sat outside our favorite coffee shop on the North Shore, chatting under the palm trees. 2. Bastille Day is celebrated on July 14th…have you ever been to France? Any […]
click the image above to play 1. A movie theme song will play every time you walk in the room.. what is it? (consider asking family or friends) Simple Mind’s Don’t You (Forget About Me) from The Breakfast Club (1985) 2. What movie, book or TV program could you live in? I could happily live […]
So a few weeks ago, I told you the story of “Marge” and how she signed me up for online dating sites without my permission or my knowledge. You can read about it here. (It’s quite a story.) However, I can’t blame all my weird dates on her. Some I’ve managed all on my own, […]
Saturday 9: Mairzy Doats (1944) Unfamiliar with this week’s tune? Hear it here. 1. While today this is considered a children’s song, “Mairzy Doats” was a #1 hit and a staple on radio stations in 1944. Do you know any of today’s most popular songs? (Here’s this week’s Hot 100.) I know most of them. These […]
play along here 1. What’s got you feeling chipper these days? The book I’m writing is flowing from brain to Scrivener really well, which makes me very happy. 2. About what did you decide to let the chips fall where they may? It wasn’t recent, but there was a time when I had to take this attitude with […]
I love music, and I LOVE a good cover song. Here are some of my faves, in no particular order 1. The Sound of Silence by Disturbed OG artist: Simon & Garfunkel (1965) 2. The Unforgiven by Algar the Bard OG artist: Metallica (1991) 3. Blister in the Sun by Trixie Mattel OF artist: Violent […]
1. July 5th is National Hawaii Day…have you ever been to Hawaii? Any desire to visit or make a return trip? Pineapple, mango, or guava…what’s your pleasure? I live in Hawai’i, on the island of O’ahu. I lived here in the mid-1990s and it took twenty years to get back. I’ve been back five years […]